A More Perfect Union

A More Perfect Union Much has been said and written about those few words in the Preamble of the Constitution for the United States. Generally the courts and others have claimed these words prove that the secession of states in the 1860s violated the ideals of the Constitution and the Union. Those expounding such lies are wrong. What is more perfect than a Union whch leaves its members the authority to join or leave and recognizes thaat the People are superior to all government. A more perfect Union would first and foremost recognize the Rights and powers of those who make up the Union. The Rights of the People as enumerated in the Bill of Rights and elsewhere are paramount, absolute above violation by any government. The States being next in line from the People and superior to the federal government in all areas not delegated retain all authority not delegated or specifically withheld. In fact a more perfect Union would recognize the authority to a State to join the Union and the authority of a State to leave the Union, unmolested. Those who claim the States cannot secede have no grasp of the true flow of power/authority. In our system, God is supreme and God endows His creation with inalienable Rights, power over themselves. Those individuals then transfer some power to various levels such as family, local society, local government, regional government and lastly, with the LEAST amount of power, the federal government. Just as always occurs, the federal government usurps powers from the States and the People. Today we see some attempting to reign in the usurpation through a convention of states. While removing stolen powers and placing the federal government in its correct, limited place is well meaning, these people ignore the fact that the various parts of the federal government ignore the controls already in place and are highly unlikely to follow any new changes.