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====== Rotary Meeting Florence Arizona ======



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|{{https://dashboard.conventionofstates.com/admin/blog_posts/18763/edit}}{{https://gallery.mailchimp.com/3a21cd3d06284c105dbd92fee/images/479e78b1-a12b-4958-9442-31f2967b8cd8.jpg?1200x142}}\\ \\ {{https://dashboard.conventionofstates.com/admin/blog_posts/18763/edit}}By Pam Tittes, AZ VCD, SGC Team\\ \\ {{https://content.conventionofstates.com/cosaction-prod/public/content/images/63389/63389_original.jpg?194x200}}\\ \\ My local Rotary Club in Florence, AZ meets weekly, and the members are asked to provide short presentations on a rotating basis on whatever subject they feel might be interesting or beneficial to the rest of the membership. In the past I have considered presenting on Convention of States (COS); however, I have hesitated because I feared some attending might find the subject a bit too political. But sometimes you just have to go for it. This week I gave a short presentation on COS to my local Rotarians, and, in fact, received a very positive response.\\ \\ I started out with a short summary of COS, and I followed by playing one of COS’ standard short videos (3+ min.). I finished by reading an excerpt from Dwight D. Eisenhower’s May 26, 1963, address to the graduates of Defiance College. It was an amazing speech on the application of Article V for a Convention of States, ending with:\\ \\ ==== “… Moreover, constitutional amendment is not to be lightly undertaken.  But if you and your generation, fortified by a superb education, with access to the knowledge and wisdom of the ages, and imbued with the spirit of our founders, decide that reformation of a radical kind becomes due – then I say, let nothing stop you! Study, examine, survey, think, consider, decide, and then – by all means – act!” ====\\ \\ No matter what your political background, the average American can see spending by the Federal Government is not sustainable. Something must change! And that was the response I received from the Rotarians present.  Everyone there either signed our petition (“Passed State” version) or took one to return to me later. I guess the moral is to never assume anything.\\ \\ To learn more and to join our team, go to [[http://conventionofstates.com/?ref=71919|Conventionofstates]].com and click on the “Take Action” tab.\\ \\ |
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|Created:                 |2023-01-20 04:17 GMT|
|Updated:                 |2023-01-24 03:34 GMT|
|Published:               |2023-01-23 05:00 GMT|
|Converted:               |2025-11-11 12:01 GMT|
|Change Author:           |Ernie Borgoyne      |
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