2007-01-18 09:15:54 · 8 answers · asked by bedbug722 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
It means to provide an safe nation for all people.
Provide for defense is self-explanatory.... "common" here just means for everybody.
Hope that helps.
2007-01-18 09:20:35 · answer #1 · answered by ya_tusik 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We got something backwards somewhere in the past, didn't we? Provide means "give ahead of time" and promote means something more like we'll encourage or run an ad campaign. Our military should be provided for, the general welfare should be strongly encouraged. People need to work to provide for themselves. The government wasn't established to do that, but here we are, feeding the lazy and unmotivated. If you aren't particularly hungry and neither are your kids, why do anything but call your social worker and demand more benefits? In what other country do the poor have cable or satellite TV, cell phones, subsidized homes with heat and food provided? It's sure not a sustainable model, is it? I like your question, but not the causes for it or our circumstances. I believe that working Americans are guilty and can't enjoy the fruits of their labors when others are perceived to be "suffering".
2016-03-29 03:36:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"For the common defense" is one of the reasons given in the Preamble of the US Constitution for forming a union of the states. Others are "establish justice" and "ensure domestic tranquility"...
The new nation was fearful of attack from all sides - and no one state was really capable of fending off an attack from land or sea by itself. With a wary eye on Britain and Spain, and ever-watchful for Indian attack, no one of the United States could go it alone. They needed each other to survive in the harsh world of international politics of the 18th century.
2007-01-18 09:29:32 · answer #3 · answered by revart42 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To interpret it simply, it means just what it states, common defense for all that inhabit the United States.
2007-01-18 09:27:35 · answer #4 · answered by madisonian51 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The use the word common because this was a common wealth annex at the time and not a seperate nation.
2007-01-18 10:05:02 · answer #5 · answered by BionicNahlege 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Establish military forces to 'protect' the country from enemies.
And if the enemy is thousands of miles away in the Middle East - send the forces over there to 'defend' the USA by invading and executing 'criminals'!
2007-01-18 09:24:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means that the us government has the right to maintain militias and form armies during times of conflict.
2007-01-18 09:24:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means the government establishes and maintains military strength (army, navy, etc.) to protect and defend the country.
2007-01-18 09:21:12 · answer #8 · answered by MOM KNOWS EVERYTHING 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋