At the core of our republic are the ideas of liberty, equality, and justice. As a nation we have held these three fundamentals as the pillars of our very society. Our Bill of Rights itself embodies these core beliefs. It has been the paramount struggle of this country to interpret these rights, and to apply them to “the people.” But who are “the people.” Who was speaking when our preamble opened, “We the People…?”

In the first half of the nineteenth century, “We the People…” were white males, most of whom owned property. In the latter part of the nineteenth century, “

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