Sample Testimony from Montana #4

Written Testimony graciously provided by the COS Montana Team

Attachment: 4708/COS_Testimony_2023-4_Petitions_and_Term_Limits.pdf

Testimony-4 Petitions and Term Limits

Committee Members –

I have been engaged in collecting petitions, in support of the Convention of States effort, to
encourage state Legislators to pass the Resolution requesting a meeting for the purpose of
proposing amendments to the US Constitution.

Here in Montana, we have collected in excess of 20,000 signatures from your constituents, in
support of passing this resolution so that we may join 19 other states that have passed the
same Resolution.

3579

petitions have been collected in the past year alone, with a broad base

of support across the state.

Our petitioning efforts have included numerous public events with a broad spectrum of interest.
We have found that about 2/3 of the people we engage, are supportive and sign the petition.
Keep in mind that we have collected petitions on election day and have received support from
people of all political stripes, which is consistent with National Polling.

Your Voters! Your voters, are Fed up with the Federal Government and they want change.
When we explain the three tenets of the Convention of States Resolution and get to Term
Limits,   I   personally   have   had   numerous   people   grab   the   clip   board   out   of   my   hand   and
emphatically state “This is a big issue for me, I will sign that.”

Term Limits are a huge issue with your constituents, and they have been quite vocal voicing
their disdain toward politicians with decades long tenure. There are US Senators like Schumer,
Grassley   and   Markey,   that   have   been   in   office   in   Washington   longer   than   some   of   the
members of this committee have been alive.

People   are   sick   and   tired   of   what   is   happening   in   our   Country   and   feel   no   elected
representatives are addressing their concerns. I have found our senior combat veterans to be
the most passionate about what is happening. Many of them that have lost friends in battle,
were wounded after they made commitments to serve our country to defend the constitution.
They have been disgusted with our government and have walked away from me unable to talk
about it further.

Senators, you have the authority and responsibility under the US Constitution in Article V, to
take action. Please pass this Resolution and show concerned Montanans that you are listening
to your voters.

I urge you to be on the right side of pursuing a Convention of States Meeting, by passing SJ2
in support of the COS Resolution.

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