Bob Kolar MT Testimony: Fear

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Fear

Mr. Chairman and Committee Members

My name is Bob Kolar, COS volunteer from HD81.

Mr. Chairman, I would like to speak to the power of fear.

Opponents to HJ5 have a simple strategy for stopping the passage of HJ5. They play on imparting the emotion of fear rather than embracing objectivity.

They cast doubt on the process by inserting…

Fear of any COSPA morphing, and replacing our US Constitution.

Fear that the US Congress will commandeer the COSPA to control the results.

Fear that the COSPA will wander off topic with unpredictable results.

Fear that Montana will not have equal influence and an equal vote.

Fear of change.

The false fear narrative pushed by HJ5 opponents has no historical precedence. Fear is an easy sell to people with limited historical knowledge and it strikes an emotional response. Fear paralyzes.

What is a possible consequence of giving into fear and not doing anything? I hear every day from people I talk to that they fear if what is happening in Washington is not changed or stopped we will find ourselves in a civil war. David Horowitz says, in his book FINAL BATTLE, and I quote “America is on the precipice of another civil war” end quote.

On the other hand, proponents of using Article V COSPA have a much more difficult strategy for passage of HJ5.

Proponents have to educate and education perpetuates knowledge and understanding which calms fears..

In closing, I ask you to put aside your unsubstantiated fears, step up to the leadership role that the founders provided under Article V. Make Montana the next state to pass HJ5, and let's reverse the craziness inflicted by the federal deep state. Do this for the sake of our children, grandchildren and all Montanans. Thank You.

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