Criticism Reaffirms We're on the Right Track By Rita Peters, Esq., National Legislative Strategist for Convention of States Action

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Your constituents want you to use the  constitutional solution given to YOU, as their  state legislator, to impose fiscal restraints  on the federal government, limit its power  and jurisdiction, and set term limits on career  politicians and deep state bureaucrats. That’s  what Convention of States Action is all about.  Visit  www.cosaction.com  to learn more. Strong Support for a Convention of States Nationwide for amendments to impose fiscal restraints, limit federal power, and set term limits Convention of States by the Numbers Supporters: 5,408,908 Petition Signers: 2,425,084 Veteran Signers: 275,593 Volunteers: 229,785 Active District Captains: 925 SUPPORT 65.7% OPPOSE 16.6% NOT SURE 17.7% Source: The Trafalgar Group Nationwide Issues Survey, July 2022 Support 50.2% Support 81.3% Support 63.3% REPUBLICANS DEMOCRATS INDEPENDENTS Support for a Convention of States By Party Affiliation for amendments to impose fiscal restraints, limit federal power, and set term limits Source: The Trafalgar Group Nationwide Issues Survey, July 2022 THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA and  the wealthy, career politicians don’t like  what we’re doing; which is why we’re  confident we’re on the right track.  Convention of States Action (COSA) has  been under steady fire for weeks on end.  The attacks appear to be a coordinated ef- fort by the groups whose power would be  harmed most by an Article V convention. Former Senator Russ Feingold of  Wisconsin, an avid socialist who is deeply  tied to the Swamp, largely sparked the  opposition with the release of his new  book titled, “The Constitution in Jeopardy:  An Unprecedented Effort to Rewrite Our  Fundamental Law and What We Can Do  About It.” Feingold claims Convention of  States is a “hushed effort” attempting to  “radically change our Constitution.”  COSA is anything but hushed, and we also  aren’t changing what’s in the Constitution.  Rather, our efforts are supported by the  Constitution, which allows the states to  propose amendments, exactly as the U.S.  Congress has done in the past.  With an extensive base of supporters,  volunteers and staff based everywhere  across the nation, COSA is becoming  more and more foreseeable in the eyes  of the American public. Thus, main- stream outlets including the New York  Times, MSNBC, Business Insider and  Yahoo unified to attack what they see as  a supposed “threat.” The majority of Americans in both  political parties are for this constitutional  movement. Earlier in the summer, polling  from our partners at the Trafalgar Group  found that 65.7% of Americans support  a convention for proposing constitutional  amendments based around our three  limited topics of discussion. It’s not absurd to impose term limits, a  balanced budget and power restraints  on federal bureaucrats.  However, the Washington establishment  would never advocate for a cause that  would make them completely irrelevant  and powerless. The grassroots army at  COSA is stronger than ever and we are  gaining even more supporters through  this limelight.  A brand new COSA volunteer in  Colorado learned about our movement  from these negative attacks and decided  to look more into the organization. After  enough research on the fundamentals,  she not only decided that she was for  COSA, but also decided to immediately  become a volunteer.  She is now a dedicated volunteer com- mitting her valuable time and energy to  further the movement. Negative hit pieces against our free- dom-centered cause can feel daunting,  but it only proves we’re doing something  right. Our grassroots reaffirm this belief  as we continue to expand our reach and  increase support. “We are not a threat to the soul of this  country; we are a threat to the en- trenched deep state in our federal gov- ernment,” another volunteer recently  wrote to the COSA blog page. “They try  to paint us as extremists because they  know we are gaining ground.” That’s exactly what this scheme intends  to do. As a Convention of States becomes  more and more likely, the critics will  only get more vocal. They have the  manipulative tools, dirty connections  and financial resources to blast our  organization in the spotlight, but we have  the resilience and strength to press on. We the People will continue to bring light  against the darkness of today’s world.  (540) 441-7227 | COSACTION.COM | Facebook.com/COSAction | Twitter.com/COSAction “We are a threat to the  entrenched deep state in   our federal government.” CRITICISM REAFFIRMS WE’RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK View Our Progress COS Endorsers Responses to Opposition