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====== Flash Mob Colonial Style ======


Back in the day, citizens called these gatherings “convention” or “assemblies.”  Today we call it a flash mob.


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|The Webster dictionary defines a flash mob as a group of people summoned (as by e-mail or text message) to a designated location at a specified time to perform an indicated action before dispersing.  \\ \\ The colonial delegates also received spontaneous invitations to join a group, were assembled quickly (relatively speaking for the 18th century) in a specific location and at a specified time, and to perform a specific purpose. Back in the day, citizens called these gatherings “convention” or “assemblies.”  Today we call it a flash mob. \\ \\ It was this practice of self-governance, conventions of delegations were called to establish rules among themselves and to resolve intra-state matters. A flash mob of sorts!  Don’t be too surprised, sometime in the very near future, a really big flash mob assembles at a designated location for the specific purpose of invoking Article V of the U.S. Constitution. Be a part of history!  [[https://conventionofstates.com/?ref=21775|Sign the petition!]]|


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|Created:                 |2019-01-17 21:25 GMT|
|Updated:                 |2019-01-18 15:36 GMT|
|Published:               |2019-01-18 15:36 GMT|
|Converted:               |2025-11-11 11:55 GMT|
|Change Author:           |Barb Stoermer       |
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