I propose a set of introductory amendments affirming the life and dignity of the human person: Article 1. The United States affirms that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of charity. Human beings are ends to be served by the institutions that make up the economy, not means to be exploited for other goals. Human personhood is to be respected with reverence. Article 2. Every citizen is entitled to the rights and freedoms set forth in this Constitution, without distinction of any kind, such as race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Article 3. Whatever insults human dignity—such as war; genocide; torture; terrorist acts; poverty; slavery; discrimination; arbitrary imprisonment or deportation; vast inequalities in living conditions; as well as disgraceful working conditions, where people are treated as mere tools for profit, rather than as free and responsible persons—all these things and others of their like are to be shunned. Congress shall have the power to enforce the provisions of this article by appropriate legislation. Article 4 The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. No State, state agency, or state officer shall enjoy immunity from liability for violating any act of Congress, or any provision of this Constitution. Congress shall have the power to enforce the provisions of this amendment by appropriate legislation.