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The constitution of the united states preamble 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. 178 report of examination for the decedent, including the autopsy report, toxicology report, lab. We also have pictures of the constitution on this site from may to september 1787 a group of men known as the framers met. Set on one page against a parchment background, this printable bill of rights has the first ten amendments to the united states constitution.
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