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The Preamble to the Constitution is elegant, emphatic and explicit. It declares before all mankind that “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”
Note that there are six grand objects of the Constitution specified in this Preamble: Forming a more perfect union, establishing justice, insuring domestic tranquility, providing for the common defense, promoting the general welfare, and securing the blessings of liberty for ourselves and our posterity. Note further that one of these six objects of the Constitution is to “provide for the common defense.” This objective is placed in order before that of promoting the general welfare - and for good reason.
The Founding Fathers knew that before one can promote the general welfare, one must first have a society in which to promote it. And in order to have a society, one must first be prepared to defend it from foreign attack. Thus, an effective national defense is one of the most nec
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