COS Utah November 2023 newsletter

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November 2023

Utah Pioneer Patriots Newsletter

Let’s Go Team Utah!!

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COS National Update:

Mark Meckler remembers when Convention of
States was just getting started -

We didn’t have any

volunteers or a single state onboard.  It was just a
handful of people, sitting around a table, talking
about the significance of the journey we were about
to embark on - We predicted that one day, as we hit
the tipping point, we would get Congress’s
attention.

They would hold hearings about us (which just
happened), and they might even start to discuss
trying to “appease the people” by tossing around
the idea of proposing amendments like term limits
or a balanced budget.

But when we hit that point of critical mass, we’d
also wake up our opposition.  They would realize
that

“We the People,” working through the states,

posed the ultimate threat to undoing the decades of
progressive agenda they’ve shoved down our
throats, riding on the backs of corrupt bureaucrats
and politicians.

We can assure you that our opposition is awake.
We’ve seen everything from Soros operatives
testifying against us in state legislatures to hit
pieces in the news.  But there was one more thing
we predicted on day one.  We believed, and still do,
that on that day, the American people would rally.
That the silent majority would become the

vocal

majority

.

That they would say, “Enough is enough.

We will no longer sit idly by.” And we would serve
lifetime politicians their eviction notice.

Together, we would stand on the frontlines of
history as the states proposed and then ratified
amendments that would breathe life back into this
nation and ensure that our children and
grandchildren would enjoy the same freedoms we
once did.  Today, we are standing at that tipping
point, and I’d like to invite you to join us.  There is
much work to be done, and we can’t do it alone.

Mark Meckler

President

Convention of States Action

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COS Nat

’l Last Month:

COS Champion Rep. Mike Johnson
Elected as Speaker of the House

After a weeks-long struggle to select the next
speaker of the House, Convention of States
supporter Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana clinched
the position on Wed. Oct. 25, 2023.

Before he was elected to Congress, Rep. Johnson
helped Louisiana become the 8th state to join the
movement as a member of the Louisiana House of
Representatives.  In fact, he demonstrated his
knowledge on the subject when speaking in favor
several times on the floor before the COS Action
resolution was ultimately passed by a 62-36
margin.

“Regardless of party, regardless of political
ideology, I think one thing most of us…could agree
on is that the government has grown too large,” he
declared during debate in the Louisiana legislature
in 2016.  “It's doing way more than the Founders
intended or designed it to do.  And so, they had the
wisdom to put a safeguard in the Constitution.”

Last month Rep. Johnson chaired a congressional
committee hearing on the Article V convention
process:

Click here to read more

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Utah November Update:

We will be holding an

In-Person

Salt Lake County

COS multi-Utah House District (HD) and Regional
meeting at:

Location:

  Sandy Library, 10100 Petunia Way,

Sandy, Utah

Date:



November 8th

(the 2nd Wednesday of each

month)

Time:



7:00 to 8:00 pm

–

We want to be respectful of your time and just keep
it to an hour, but if you would like to stay longer and
chat that would be great.
This will be a group of likeminded people meeting
together to discuss our ideas on how to progress
the COS grass roots movement here in Utah,
utilizing COS volunteers and Article V of our
divinely inspired constitution.  Hope you can join us!

COS Utah is contacting our local state
Legislators

to complete a survey to get a baseline of

their support for COS. We are sending handwritten
letters/notes, emails, texts and phone calls. Please
contact us if you would like to join us.

Mary Wenner letters/notes and business card.

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Utah Last Month:

Saturday, October 7, 2023

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COS Utah attended in partnership with

Patriot

Academy

-

Constitution Coach Training
Just Say KNOW, YOU Are the Answer to what Ails
America - With Rep. Ken Ivory and Rick Green.

Debra, Scott, Barbara, guest, Rep. Ken Ivory, Mrs. Ivory, Mary, and
Andrew.

As well as - Fireside - How to Defend Our Divinely
Inspired Constitution
With Rick Green and Rep. Ken Ivory.

Quinn, Karen, Scott, Rick Green, Mary, guest, Debra, Andrew, and
Barbara.

Friday, October 20, 2023

-

COS Utah held a State social dinner in Sandy.

Maurine, Mary, Barbara, and Scott.

Joyce Berry and Debra

Tom and Scott

Saturday, October 21, 2023

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COS Utah held our State Strategy planning
meeting in Park City.

Barbara, Jared, James, Nichole, Mary, Debra, Scott, Maurine, and
Jolene.

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At our State Strategy meeting we got to have a
Zoom call with COS President, Mark Meckler.

Jared, James, and Nichole

We had lots of good discussions of the direction we
want to go this coming year.

Debra, Barbara, Scott, Joyce Berry, Jolene.

We did lots of brainstorming and came up with
some fun and great ideas.

Maurine, Jared, and James.

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Legislative Liaison:

Be sure to contact your Legislators -
Elected officials represent our community and
our interests, so let them know who you are
and what you care about!  Take time to
introduce yourself and your organization to
public officials serving your community

–

including both federal and state
representatives.
Make an appointment and discuss:

1-   Their stance on Convention of States.
2-  What Bills they are working on that COS

could possibly get behind and support.

3-  Notify your District Captain, or Regional

Captain, or Legislative Liaison with the
results after contacting them.

Contact Your Government Official | Utah.gov

Contact the House| | Utah House of \\ Representatives (utleg.gov)

Utah State Legislative District Maps

District Map (utah.gov)

by Nichole Klosowiak

Legislative Liaison Utah

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Utah Veterans Update:

Welcome to all our Veterans!

Thank you for your service to all our
citizens and our beloved country!

Rodney Huckleberry

National Veterans Coalition Coordinator

rhuckleberry@cosaction.com

< >

314-709-0327

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Discover the Genius of the
USA Constitution:

“The Theme for this Month:
Remember Your Oath

”

As a reminder to each of you - what is it at
stake, I quote directly from the Declaration of
Independence

–

“But when a long train of abuses and
usurpations, pursuing invariably the same
Object evinces a design to reduce them under
absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their
duty, to throw off such Government, and to
provide new Guards for their future se

curity.”

May I now offer some words of encouragement
of my own:  let us not succumb to fear, apathy,
and despair.  As terrible as things may grow
over time, we ought to be encouraged so long
as we take part in our local communities.
Come hell or high water, let us spend this one
final time we have been granted by Our
Creator to labor in the vineyard and once again
make this republic a haven for all lovers of
liberty.”  Thank you James.

By James Beer

District Captain HD-35

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COS Utah Recurring In-
Person Meetings:

We will be holding an

In-Person

Salt Lake County

COS multi-Utah House District (HD) and Regional
meeting at:

Location:

  Sandy Library, 10100 Petunia Way,

Sandy, Utah

Date:



November 8th

(the 2nd Wednesday of each

month)

Time:



7:00 to 8:00 pm

–

We want to be respectful of your time and just keep
it to an hour, but if you would like to stay longer and
chat that would be great.
This will be a group of likeminded people meeting
together to discuss our ideas on how to progress
the COS grass roots movement here in Utah,
utilizing COS volunteers and Article V of our
divinely inspired constitution.

We will have some lively

conversations about

freedom and the love we have for our country and
constitution.
How can you help?
If you have any comments or questions regarding
this please feel free to contact:

debra.peterson.warnas@cosaction.com

< >

If you have scheduled your House District (HD)

In-

Person meetings

and would like to announce

them in the COS monthly newsletter just let me
know.  Thank you -Debra

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Calendar Events:

National - Battle-Cry with Mark
Meckler

.

Sundays at 6:00 pm MT.

Tune in here.



National - Intro to Convention of
States

.

Daily at 5:00 pm MT:

Register here.

National - Every Tuesdays at 7:00 pm
MTN

– National - District Captains (DC) /

Volunteer webinar call:

Register here.



Call Recordings.

National - Citizen Builder Training

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with Anne Aycock

. Mondays at 6:00 pm MT -

beginning in April and ending in October.
Each week of the month covers different topics
regarding Citizen Builder.
•

Week 1 Citizen Builder Accounts

•

Week 2 People

•

Week 3 Messaging

•

Week 4 Tools

Register in Advance

Anne Aycock, COS Technical Training

aaycock@cosaction.com

< >

615 347-0866

DC Training with Joyce Berry:

Mondays

at 4:30 - 6:00 PM MST.  2 Sessions

- Session 1 covering FUT and District
Dashboard, and Session 2 covering LMT,
email and text blasts.  If you are a District
Captain (DC) and would like to join this training
- you need to send Joyce your email address
so you can get on her list for email messages.

<[email protected] >

Joyce Berry, ARD's Zoom Meeting

Time:

4:30 to 06:00 MST

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3892964946

Meeting ID:

389 296 4946

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First Wednesday of each month at
7:00 pm MTN

–

Welcome to COS Utah

Statewide all COS Supporters Zoom call:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5439732886

In-Person SL County COS meeting

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2

nd

Wednesday of each month at 7:00

pm MTN -

We will hold a multi-House District

(HD) and multi-Regional meeting.  Hope you can
join us!!!

Third Wednesday of each month at
7:00 pm MTN

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COS Utah Business -

Statewide Leaders/DC

’s and above Zoom call:

https:%%//%%us02web.zoom.us/j/5439732886

In-Person Utah County COS meeting

-

4th Wednesday of each month at 6:30
pm MTN

Location

:  American Fork Library Study Rm 2

Questions?  Barbara at 385-201-6839, Nichole at
210-307-8026, or Maurine at 801-636-8659.

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Volunteer Activities:

COS University

Passed States Activities & Resources - \\ COSAction (conventionofstates.com)

Volunteer Sign-up \\
Take action - COSAction \\ (conventionofstates.com) \\

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Other Useful Links:

COS Help Center

COS University

Convention of States Resource Center

COS Presentation:

https://conventionofstates.com/presentation

www.ConventionofStates.com/Stand

COSAction (conventionofstates.com) \\

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Contributed articles and
information:

•

  James Beer, District Captain HD-35

james.beer@cosaction.com

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•

  Mary Wenner, District Captain HD-44

mary.wenner@cosaction.com

< >

•

  Joyce Berry, Associate Regional Director

jberry@cosaction.com

< >

•

  Nichole Klosowiak, Legislative Liaison

Nichole.klosowiak@cosaction.com

< >

•

  Scott Pratt, District Captain HD-42

scott.pratt@cosaction.com

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Editor:

  Debra Peterson-Warnas, Regional Captain

(RC) 4/5/6/7/8 State Communication Coordinator

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If you have any articles or information you would
like to share in our COS Utah monthly Newsletter,
please contact Debra Peterson-Warnas:  801-971-
4534 /< >

Debra.Peterson.Warnas@cosaction.com

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Please submit to me by the end of each month.
Thank you

– In Liberty

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