America's Liberty is God's gift (except in Oregon, the "euthanasia" State)
Many of the preambles seem almost like opening prayers set before the text of the constitution of a free republic.
They “invoke,” “recall,” “acknowledge with gratitude,” and express “reverence.” The reason for this appears to be that most Americans believe that liberty is a gift of God, and therefore that their opportunity to erect a republic is also a gift of God. Here is how the state constitutions read:
Alabama, 1901: “We, the people of the State of Alabama, in order to establish justice, insure tranquility, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, invoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God....
The list of Alabama through Wyoming (including Oregon). It seems Oregon was
a dangerous place from its beginning.
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