Georgia CommonsPreamble. Preamble
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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 Bless-ings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this CONSTITUTION for the United States of America.
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Law reviews
For note, “The Application of the Constitution Outside the Continental Limits of the United States,” see 21 Ga. B.J. 246 (1958). For article, “The Literary Force of the Preamble,” see 39 Mercer L. Rev. 879 (1988). For introduction to symposium on religious dimensions of American constitutionalism, see 39 Emory L.J. 1 (1990). For article, “Religious Dimensions in the Development of American Constitutionalism,” see 39 Emory L.J. 21 (1990). For article, “Constitutionalism as the American Religion: The Good Portion,” see 39 Emory L.J. 203 (1990). For article, “In Celebration of the Constitution,” see 19 Ga. St. B.J. 4 (April 2014).
Other notes
- State prisoners.
- Constitutionally protected freedoms enjoyed by citizens-atlarge may be withdrawn or constricted as to state prisoners, so far as justified by the considerations underlying our penal system. Polakoff v. Henderson, 370 F. Supp. 690, 71 Ohio Op. 2d 106, 1973 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12414 (N.D. Ga. 1973), aff’d, 488 F.2d 977, 1974 U.S. App. LEXIS 10357 (5th Cir. 1974).
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