Why we should capitalize “the People”
When you read the preamble to the US constitution, notice how “We the People” is capitalized. I think it’s very powerful.

While most nouns in the constitution are capitalized due to an archaic grammatical rule, capitalizing the P in “the People” is symbolic of the significance and power we the People have in our relationship with government.
The traditional motto of the United States is “E pluribus unum”, meaning “out of many, one”. We are more than just a nation of many individual people. Together, we form one united entity, which our government was formed to serve: the People.
We capitalize the names of politicians, corporations, political groups, legislative acts, court cases, and many other political actors and actions. So why should we not do the same for the entity which our government is established of, by, and for? Why should we not give equal respect to the People, for whom the constitution was written to empower and protect?
We, the People, are meant to be the beneficiaries of our government. We, the People — each of us and all of us — are the most important entity in this nation, but most of our government representatives and officials refuse to give us the respect that we deserve.
To capitalize “the People” is to give our radically inclusive group the respect and rhetorical power it’s entitled to. It is to empower all of the United States’ people, without exception.
Capitalizing “the People” proclaims our unity. It reminds us all that we are one, that we are all in this together. We all share the same nation and the same destiny. It reminds us that when united, we will stand.
Capitalizing “the People” proclaims our significance. It reminds those who hold power that they are accountable to us, that the power ultimately lies with us, and that their power is only temporarily and conditionally delegated to them for the purpose of promoting our general welfare and securing for us the blessings of liberty. It elevates all of us to at least the same level of rhetorical respect as the corporations which our confused politicians currently believe they are meant to serve.
Capitalizing “the People” is a small step towards reclaiming the respect that we, the People, deserve from our government.