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I DON'T B/LIEVE THAT THERE'S REALLY A WE IN WE R THE PEOPLE THERE MAYB SOMEONE AND THAT SOME ONE IS THE PERSON THAT IS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF SOMEONE ELSE B/C FOR ME THAT'S AMERICA THAT'S WE THE ONE THAT HAS CONTROL AT THE MOMENT " =) "

Well, it's really worth nothing because I don't really have much interest in the question.... but okay...

Here we go:

"We" when written by the founding fathers was meant to include all white, male, landowners. Over the years it's supposedly been expanded to include women and various other minorities. However, since the only presidents (and the majority of other people with any political power) have fit the original standard I would venture to say that the "we" never really included anyone outside of the current population of white males of voting age and a bunch of other dead guys.

I don't expect that to make sense, afterall, the comment was only worth 2 cents to begin with.

this is short but yea... in the statment "we the people"... we are suppose to be equally in this world because of all the laws we have... but people break the law and people space is broken... example like freedom of speech... we never can say everything we feel and want to say because at times we know it could hurt someone... WE = EVeryone in da world...(that what it is suppose to mean) but in reality it doesn't

In terms of diversity, America has come a long way since the 1700's. "We" in "we, the people" refers to every human being living in America. Male or female, white or black, citizen or immigrant, we all work together to form a more perfect union.

i feel both pride and frustration for the expanding horizons of the word "we."

this nation has come a long way since the days when "we" was reserved for the white male protestant demographic. over time--and under pressure from social movements for change--the word has broadened to include blacks, women, latinos, asians, indigenous peoples, and non-christians.

but there are also forces at work here in the US that seek to reverse our fragile march towards greater diversity. the intolerant right has for the most part given up their attempts to reverse racial diversity by strictly limiting immigration (mainly because it is politically unfeasible), but it remains a malevolent force against openness and equality. progress towards true democracy, equality, and diversity has slowed dramatically in the last few decades. the right has reframed the entire debate about americanism to the detriment of american ideals. they encourage us to fear those who are different, those who do not conform to the classic american image. those who disagree with them are un-american.

maybe one day when america understands that "we" means "everybody," we will all wake up and realize how hypocritical and unjust this country has been, and how long and hard we have to fight just to include one more demographic group under "we, the people."