by Jon Dierenfeld

Created on: February 25, 2007   Last Updated: June 03, 2008

BUILDING THE BRIDGE TO SUSTAINABLE PEACE

To begin, we must have a plan, a vision common to all; which, amazingly enough, was provided before you and I were born. A new society in a 'new world' envisioned their people regarding themselves as equal, and equitably responsible. They formed a polity, thinking politics would serve people. Now that must sound odd, because today, the realpolitik of society is more about profit and paper work than people; but politics was the means people meant government to use to implement the intentions of their social contract.

Their social contract was an alliance, an agreement, but knowledge of it depended upon communication, a transfer of knowledge; which, obviously has been lacking, because today there is no common knowledge of social responsibility. The social contract prescribed in the preamble of the US Constitution has lost efficacy; because without common knowledge, its intentional rule of law gets lost in a socio-eco/economic quagmire.

Rule of law is not a commodity, but it does have utility. Government must use it to suppress bad behavior, and establish, ensure, provide, and promote good behavior. Regulating commerce "...among the several states, with foreign nations and with the Indian tribes...", must needs be focused upon the intentional rule of law, which is prescribed in the preamble; to establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense (heart), and promote the general welfare(equality)...", requires commerce to be regulated.

'We the people', people like you and I, have inherited a culture of dollars and cents; but without the social responsibility prescribed in the preamble, there is no cultural sustainability; which gives rise to our consent, and the purpose of government. The preamble explains why, and is a guide to show how 'we the until' want to be self-governed. It amalgamates the metaphysical with the political by enshrining the principles of a 'good king', and then abdicates kingship, relinquishing responsibility, giving it as a gift that keeps on giving.

When there is no dictator, king or, oligarchy, the collective power & knowledge of citizenship is sovereign; but in order to form 'a more perfect union', sound principles of equity must guide government according to the preamble; which makes clear the utility of laws, philosophies, religions, the arts and sciences, and provides business to follow the will of the people. Its keystone is liberty.

Liberty is evidenced by movement and

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