119 Preamble Series 5of6: Promote The General Welfare

We discuss thoughts that come to mind, when the Preamble to the
U.S. Constitution says that one of its goals is to “promote the
General Welfare.” This is the second-to-last episode in this series
on The Preamble. Here’s a short list of things we cover.
positive peace, negative peace
CitizenUniversity.us
how we spent part of Election Night
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: remarks from a Naturalization Ceremony in 2018
– "First, our government has limited power. It can exercise only
the authority expressly given to it by the Constitution; and,
second, citizens of this country enjoy certain fundamental rights.
Those rights are our nation’s hallmark and pride. They are set
forth in the Bill of Rights and other amendments to the
Constitution. They are inalienable, yielding to no government
decree. ... As new, well-informed citizens, you will play a vital
part in that endeavor [of achieving a more perfect union] by first
and foremost voting in elections, serving on juries, and engaging
in civic discourse. ... We sing of America sweet land of liberty.
Newcomers to our shore, people like you, came here from the
earliest days of our nation to today, seeking liberty, freedom from
oppression, freedom from want, freedom to be you and me."
“With All The Stars” the song that closes this episode, is on Apple
Music (iTunes):
https://music.apple.com/us/album/with-all-the-stars/1525066865


and at Daniel's website: https://danielho.com


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