# Resolved: The Preamble to the Constitution is the test of all Political ideals and Government action

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [October 26, 2017, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-the-preamble-to-the-constitution-is-the-test-of-all-political-ideals-and-government-action/799926 "2017-10-26T22:37:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2017, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-the-preamble-to-the-constitution-is-the-test-of-all-political-ideals-and-government-action/799926/21 "2017-10-29T15:29:20Z")

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> [@2sense](#):
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> No matter what policy outcome a person prefers they can argue that it is to promote the general welfare or establish justice or form a more perfect union or something.

Or the other way around: every law that does not insure domestic tranquility is unconstitutional, so every person in the United States has veto power.

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