Clearly when terms such as "the general welfare" are used it's meant to intend the well-being of the entire citizenry. Slam dunk.

Another slam dunk involves gun control. Clearly a "well-regulated militia" signals the intent that gun ownership of militia-men should not be regulated. It obviously doesn't mean that everyone and his dog needs an assault rifle.

Unless they are in a well-regulated militia. Not any old militia, but one that is well-regulated.

The gun folks have tortured the Constitution to the point they managed to separate out that phrase. Activist judges, making their own laws ignoring the intent of the Founding Fathers.

It's all context.

Arf