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I practice the religion adjacent philosophical ideal known as "We the people"ism. We signal membership by publishing documents that begin with the words, "We the people".
There's an obligatory meeting everyday where we try to all coexist on the same spherical rock in space. Technically, I think all Americans are required to be members, except for astronauts. Those brave men and women have been excommunicated for failure to attend the meetings.
The depressing thing is that "We the People" was just about as hollow a phrase then as "Citizens United" is today. It's really just a bunch of greedy old white dudes who hate paying taxes. Always has been.
That said, just because it's meaningless doesn't mean the preamble shouldn't constitute a legally binding thesis statement and explicit expression of the role of government. Rights that exist but are not expressed should be held to those standards to determine their existence. Instead it's just legal fluff in a nation that sees no rights beyond financial nor purpose to government beyond stopping undesirables