COS Talking Points with your Legislator

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Talking Points with your Legislator

Nervous about calling your state legislator? We’d like to help! Here’s what you do:

1.

Find their contact number

. Most state legislatures have a website where you’ll find

all the contact information you need. Just do an internet search: “[My State] State
Legislature.”

2.

Call them

. Try to use a landline, as this will give you the clearest signal. You don’t

want to drop this call!

3.

Introduce yourself

and thank them for their service:

“Hi, my name is [Your Name]. I live in your district, and I appreciate your service in
our state legislature.”

4.

Explain why you’ve calle

d

:

“I’m calling because I’d like to talk to you about an opportunity the states have to
take back power from the federal government.”

5.

Explain the problem

:

“Almost everyone knows our federal government is on a dangerous course. The
unsustainable debt combined with crushing regulations on states and businesses is a
recipe for disaster.”

6.

Explain the solution

:

“Fortunately, the Founders gave state legislatures the power to make changes to the
federal structure when Washington, D.C., starts to abuse its authority. Article V of the
Constitution authorizes the state legislatures to call a convention for the limited
purpose of proposing amendments to the Constitution.”

7.

Explain the COS Project

:

“The Convention of States Project was launched to call a convention for the purpose
of proposing amendments that impose fiscal restraints and limit the power of the
federal government.”

8.

Voice your support

:

“I support this approach. I want [name of your State] to be one of the necessary 34
states that passes a resolution calling for a Convention of the States. You can find a
copy of the draft resolution and a legislator’s handbook (which briefly explains the
process and answers many questions) at www.conventionofstates.com.”

9.

Give them an action step

:

“I ask you to support the Convention of States Project and become either the lead
sponsor or co-sponsor of a resolution in the next legislative session.”

10.

Thank them again and give them some contact info

:

“Thanks so much for your service to the people of our district. You can reach the
COS Project at< >

<[email protected] >

or call them at 540-441-7227.”

When you finish your conversation, let us know what your state representative thinks!

We need a legislator to sponsor our application in every state, and we’d love to talk to a state
congressman from your area.

That’s it! Of course, it’s always best to use your own words and explain it however you

feel most comfortable. We’ve provided this outline as a guide. Don’t feel like you have to follow
it verbatim.

Good luck!

-The COS Project Team

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