Our Constitution: We the People

Have you ever read the constitution? It might surprise you that most people haven't. And I would guess that most who have read it for a class of some sort.  

Everyone knows the words: "We the People".... here's the rest of that story.

"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution of the United States of America." 
(Constitution of United States of America. B&N book ISBN: 0760779422)

To secure the blessings of liberty means "to secure freedom." The "blessings" are to have the pursuit of happiness, freedom, or etc. Some confuse this with Domestic Tranquility. Domestic tranquility is when the government has the power to prevent unlawful deed which cause harm to the self and to the society from occurring. An example would be putting down a riot. (http://legal.answers.wikia.com/wiki/What_does_secure_the_blessings_of_liberty_mean)

Liberty is defined as: 1.) the state or condition of people who are able to act and speak freely;  2.) the power to do or choose what you want to.  3.) a political right. (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liberty)