Do you know the Preamble to your states' constitution?

[DesertPirate]

Do you know the Preamble to your states' constitution?

Alabama 1868, Preamble: We, The People of the State of Alabama, ... invoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God, do ordain and establish...

Alaska 1956, Preamble: We, the people of Alaska, grateful to God and to those who founded our nation and pioneered this great land...

Arizona 1911, Preamble: We, the people of the State of Arizona, grateful to Almighty God for our liberties, ordain this Constitution...

Arkansas 1874, Preamble: We, the people of the State of Arkansas, grateful to Almighty God for the privilege of choosing our own form of government...

California 1879, Preamble: We, the People of the State of California, grateful to Almighty God for our freedom...

Colorado 1876, Preamble: We, the people of Colorado, with profound reverence for the Supreme Ruler of the Universe...

Connecticut 1818, Preamble: The People of Connecticut, acknowledging with gratitude, the good Providence of God, in having permitted them to enjoy...

Delaware 1792, Preamble: Through Divine goodness all men have, by nature, the rights of worshipping and serving their Creator according to the dictates of their consciences...

Florida 1885, Preamble: We, the people of the State of Florida, grateful to Almighty God for our constitutional liberty, ... do ordain and establish this Constitution...

Georgia 1777, Preamble: We, the people of Georgia, relying upon protection and guidance of Almighty God, do ordain and establish this Constitution...

Hawaii 1959, Preamble: We, the people of Hawaii, Grateful for Divine Guidance ... establish this Constitution...

Idaho 1889, Preamble: We, the people of the state of Idaho, grateful to Almighty God for our freedom, to secure its blessings...

Illinois 1870, Preamble: We, the people of the state of Illinois, grateful to Almighty God for the civil, political and religious liberty which He hath so long permitted us to enjoy and looking to Him for a blessing on our endeavors...

Indiana 1851, Preamble: We, the People of the state of Indiana, grateful to Almighty God for the free exercise of the right to choose our form of government...

Iowa 1857, Preamble: We, the People of the state of Iowa, grateful to the Supreme Being for the blessings hitherto enjoyed, and feeling our dependence on Him for a continuation of these blessings...

Kansas 1859, Preamble: We, the people of Kansas, grateful to Almighty God for our civil and religious privileges ... do ordain and establish this constitution...

Kentucky 1891, Preamble: We, the people of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, grateful to Almighty God for the civil, political and religious liberties...

Louisiana 1921, Preamble: We, the people of Louisiana, grateful to Almighty God for the civil, political, economic and religious liberties we enjoy...

Maine 1820, Preamble: We the People of Maine, ... acknowledging with grateful hearts the goodness of the Sovereign Ruler of the Universe in affording us an opportunity.. and imploring His aid and direction...

Maryland 1776, Preamble: We, the People of the state of Maryland, grateful to Almighty God for our civil and religious liberty...

Massachusetts 1780, Preamble: We, therefore, the people of Massachusetts, acknowledging, with grateful hearts, the goodness of the great Legislator of the Universe, in affording us, in the course of His providence...

Michigan 1908, Preamble: We, the people of the state of Michigan, grateful to Almighty God for the blessings of freedom ... do ordain and establish this constitution...

Minnesota 1857, Preamble: We the people of the state of Minnesota grateful to God for our civil and religious liberty and desiring to perpetuate its blessings...

Mississippi 1890, Preamble: We, the people of Mississippi in convention assembled, grateful to Almighty God, and invoking His blessing on our work...

Missouri 1845, Preamble: We, the people of Missouri, with profound reverence for the Supreme Ruler of the Universe, and grateful for His goodness ... establish this Constitution...

Montana 1889, Preamble: We, the people of Montana, grateful to Almighty God for the blessings of liberty establish this Constitution...

Nebraska 1875, Preamble: We, the people, grateful to Almighty God for our freedom, do ordain and establish the following declaration of rights and frame of government, as the Constitution of the State of Nebraska.

Nevada 1864, Preamble: We, the people of the state of Nevada, grateful to Almighty God for our freedom, establish this Constitution...

New Hampshire 1792, Part I. Art. I. Sec. V. Every individual has a natural and unalienable right to worship God according to the dictates of his own conscience...

New Jersey 1844, Preamble: We, the people of the state of New Jersey, grateful to Almighty God for civil and religious liberty which He hath so long permitted us to enjoy, and looking to Him for a blessing on our endeavors...

New Mexico 1911, Preamble: We, the People of New Mexico, grateful to Almighty God for the blessings of liberty...

New York 1846, Preamble: We, the people of the state of New York, grateful to Almighty God for our freedom, in order to secure its blessings...

North Carolina 1868, Preamble: We the people of the state of North Carolina, grateful to Almighty God, the Sovereign Ruler of Nations, for our civil, political, and religious liberties, and acknowledging our dependence upon Him for the continuance of those...

North Dakota 1889, Preamble: We, the people of North Dakota, grateful to Almighty God for the blessings of civil and religious liberty, do ordain...

Ohio 1852, Preamble: We the people of the state of Ohio, grateful to Almighty God for our freedom, to secure its blessings and to promote our common...

Oklahoma 1907, Preamble: Invoking the guidance of Almighty God, in order to secure and perpetuate the blessings of liberty; to secure just and rightful government ... we the people of the state of Oklahoma, do ordain and establish this Constitution...

Oregon 1857, Bill of Rights, Article I. Section 2. All men shall be secure in the Natural right, to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their consciences...

Pennsylvania 1776, Preamble: We, the people of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, grateful to Almighty God for the blessings of civil and religious liberty, and humbly invoking His guidance...

Rhode Island 1842, Preamble: We the People of the state of Rhode Island ... grateful to Almighty God for the civil and religious liberty which He hath so long permitted us to enjoy, and looking to Him for a blessing...

South Carolina, 1778, Preamble: We, the people of the state of South Carolina ... grateful to God for our liberties, do ordain and establish this Constitution...

South Dakota 1889, Preamble: We, the people of South Dakota, grateful to Almighty God for our civil and religious liberties...

Tennessee 1796, Art. XI.III. That all men have a natural and indefeasible right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their conscience...

Texas 1845, Preamble: We the People of the Republic of Texas, acknowledging, with gratitude the grace and beneficence of God...

Utah 1896, Preamble: Grateful to Almighty God for life and liberty, we establish this Constitution...

Vermont 1777, Preamble: Whereas, all government ought to be instituted and supported, for the security and protection of the community, as such, and to enable the individuals who compose it, to enjoy their natural rights, and the other blessings which the Author of existence has bestowed upon man...

Virginia 1776, Bill of Rights, XVI Religion, or the Duty which we owe to our Creator ... can be directed only by Reason ... and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian Forbearance, Love and Charity towards each other...

Washington 1889, Preamble: We the People of the state of Washington, grateful to the Supreme Ruler of the Universe for our liberties, do ordain this Constitution...

West Virginia 1872, Preamble: Since through Divine Providence enjoy the blessings of civil, political and religious liberty, we, the people of West Virginia ... reaffirm our faith in and constant reliance upon God...

Wisconsin 1848, Preamble: We, the people of Wisconsin, grateful to Almighty God for our freedom, domestic tranquility...

Wyoming 1890, Preamble: We, the people of the state of Wyoming, grateful to God for our civil, political, and religious liberties, establish this Constitution...

After reviewing acknowledgments of God from all 50 state constitutions, one is faced with the prospect that maybe the ACLU and the out-of-control Federal courts are wrong!

If you read these constitutions, you will find that at no time is anyone told that they "MUST" worship God.

 

[mynameisben]

I thought the preamble for my state was "Take out your wallet and bend over."

 

[_Lynn_]

No clue what it was.

 

[Huckleman2000]

Ummm... the ACLU and what federal courts are wrong about what, exactly?

If you're going to post weird chain letters that look to be spam-address harvesters, at least try to justify yourself.

 

[Lauren Hynde]

PREAMBLE

The Constituent Assembly affirms the decision of the Portuguese people to defend their national independence, to guarantee the fundamental rights of citizens, to establish the basic principles of democracy, to safeguard the primacy of the rule of law in a democratic state and to open the way to a socialist society, with respect for the will of the Portuguese people and the goal of building a freer, more just and more fraternal country.

The Constituent Assembly, meeting in plenary session on 2 April 1976, approves and decrees the following Constitution of the Portuguese Republic.​

That's the way it's done.

 

[rgraham666]

You know, as an outsider, looking at the preambles to the various Constitutions of the States, the United States looks like a theocracy.

 

[bb_peaks]

Oklahoma 1907, Preamble: Invoking the guidance of Almighty God, in order to secure and perpetuate the blessings of liberty; to secure just and rightful government ... we the people of the state of Oklahoma, do ordain and establish this Constitution...

And yet people still wonder why Oklahoma is called the Buckle of the Bible Belt. And no I never knew there was even a preamble to the State's constitution.

 

[cloudy]

Just another stupid chain email - where DP gets all his "facts."

 

[DG Hear]

Interesting DP
Thanks!

 

[off2bed]

And which of those preambles is not reproduced accurately?

 

[DesertPirate]

Ummm... the ACLU and what federal courts are wrong about what, exactly?

If you're going to post weird chain letters that look to be spam-address harvesters, at least try to justify yourself.

About their constant problem with the word God. Like you couldn't figure that out for yourself

 

[DG Hear]

DP I can't understand why anyone would object to the posting of the different State Preambles. I found it very interesting. If one happens to be wrong they could just post the correct one.

I liked the other one from a different county also. Those who live in other countries, does your country have Preambles? If so, please post them also.
Thanks again DP

 

[rgraham666]

About their constant problem with the word God. Like you couldn't figure that out for yourself

Which God? There's a lot. Allah to Zeus, take your pick.

 

[cloudy]

Which God? There's a lot. Allah to Zeus, take your pick.

Don't confuse him with reality.

 

[off2bed]

Don't confuse him with reality.

You were obviously confused by reality.

Just another stupid chain email - where DP gets all his "facts."

Those really are the preambles. Deal with it.

 

[cloudy]

Those really are the preambles. Deal with it.

And I don't care what god is mentioned in the preambles. Deal with it.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

The Florida Constitutional Preamble is E PLURIBUS UNUM, SEMPER FIDELIS.

Translated it reads: Hoory for me and fuck you.

 

[pleaz_me]

Illinois 1870, Preamble: We, the people of the state of Illinois, grateful to Almighty God for the civil, political and religious liberty which He hath so long permitted us to enjoy and looking to Him for a blessing on our endeavors...

Amazing. I have this nagging feeling in the pit of my stomach that our politicians really do think their illegal acts are blessed by Him.

 

[Belegon]

The relevance of the fact that the majority of this nations constitutional scribes were all Christian to whether or not the rule of law and a doctrine of universal human rights is valid is, in my opinion, none.

I believe in human rights as a matter of ethics. Not as a dictum from a supreme being. I believe in the rule of law as a matter of principal. Religious attributions are meaningless to me, save that they open the loophole that a person who does not believe in your god has a reason to dispute the validity of your argument.

 

[off2bed]

And I don't care what god is mentioned in the preambles. Deal with it.

Then why did you post in this thread? And with such apparent hostility?

(Hint: a simple, "I was wrong, DP was right" will suffice. )

 

[cloudy]

Then why did you post in this thread? And with such apparent hostility?

(Hint: a simple, "I was wrong, DP was right" will suffice. )

Hint: there was nothing "right" to apologize for.

Even if DP wasn't the type of superficial "Christian" that I despise, I still wouldn't care. What difference does it make if this god, or that god is mentioned in a state's preamble?

What's the point of his post at all, other than to try to claim superiority for Christians? He's saying that human rights exist because of his god, and that's bullshit. Read Belegon's post above.

 

[Anna_Malia75]

After reviewing acknowledgments of God from all 50 state constitutions, one is faced with the prospect that maybe the ACLU and the out-of-control Federal courts are wrong!

If you read these constitutions, you will find that at no time is anyone told that they "MUST" worship God.

I'm faced with the prospect that the constitutions all contain references to "God." Is the ACLU suing to have these references removed? Have the "out-of-control Federal courts" agreed?

I didn't think so.

Thanks for the history, though!

 

[Leto Degeneres]

The relevance of the fact that the majority of this nations constitutional scribes were all Christian to whether or not the rule of law and a doctrine of universal human rights is valid is, in my opinion, none.

I still wouldn't care. What difference does it make if this god, or that god is mentioned in a state's preamble?

So well said. I'm pretty happy we just have one. I never really wondered too much why God was mentioned so much, until now. Maybe the idea was that having rights defined by man or men that could be defined wasn't as good an idea as having those rights defined by a God that couldn't be defined. It avoids the whole issue of "these men granted these rights".

 

[Rumple Foreskin]

Just to compare and contrast preambles; this is the one to the US Constitution.

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, 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.

Rumple Foreskin

 

[Leto Degeneres]

Just to compare and contrast preambles; this is the one to the US Constitution.

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, 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.

Rumple Foreskin

Yeah, that's true enough. Maybe if Nevada had a Declaration of Independence we'd take it out of the state constitution.