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The Peach State Patriot Volume 2 Issue 8

		THE PEACH STATE PATRIOT A MONTHLY EMAIL NEWSLETTER —-	JUNE 2022	VOLUME 2 - ISSUE 8
—-				===== ===== === === === We're growing, and we've added more District Captain positions. Your Country needs you now more than ever before. Join us for a rewarding and fun experience! === District Captains help recruit, welcome, and educate other volunteers in their local area (district) and are proactive in raising grassroots support. They are leaders who typically do the following: * Welcome new volunteers into their district, and act as point people as they join the COS family. COS assists District Captains by providing training to connect with people who have expressed interest in getting involved. District Captains can also reach out to people in their circles of influence. * Educate friends and others about Article V and the Convention of States in their district. COS provides them with everything they need. * Inform their in-district volunteers of when they can have their voices heard at local government meetings, hearings, and floor votes. * Stay in touch with their State Leadership and participate in state and national conference calls to keep updated with all the exciting news. The expected approximate commitment level is 15 hours per month. That equates to 3-4 hours per week or less than 1 hour per day. === To Apply: === * Step 1: Go to the District Captain application page on the Convention of States Website. If you have a COS account, please sign in before applying by clicking the blue “Sign In” button on the top right of the page. If you do not have a COS account, proceed to step 2, and one will automatically be created for you. * Step 2: Answer the questions on the application page and click the “Submit Application” button. We will contact you shortly after you've submitted your application. Please contact us if you do not hear back from your state team within a few days by emailing training@cosaction.com. Thank You. We hope to see you soon. The Georgia Grassroots Team _______________________________________________________________ ===== Branches of Government ===== The first three articles of the U.S. Constitution dictate that the federal government shall be divided between three separate branches. Our founding fathers developed this organizational structure to keep anyone or any level of government from becoming too powerful. The three branches of government are the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Branches. Each branch is independent, has its specific role and responsibilities (Separation of Powers), is monitored by another branch (Checks and Balances), and cannot seize the functions of another branch. ===== Judicial Branch ===== The Judicial Branch is our court system. The Supreme Court is the highest level in the system. The President of the United States chooses Supreme Court Justices, which then must be confirmed (approved) by a Senate majority vote. The Judicial Branch does not make laws. Instead, they interpret laws and decide individual cases. However, their decisions sometimes cause the Legislative Branch to create a new law or force an existing law to be changed. The Judicial Branch monitors the Executive and Legislative Branches when it interprets the Constitution to make sure the President and the Congress have the power to make the laws they create. In addition, the Judicial Branch itself is monitored when the President appoints judges and by Congress when it votes to impeach a federal judge. ===== Powers of the Supreme Court: ===== * Decide if Congress' laws or executive orders signed by the President are constitutional and legal. It ensures that each branch of government recognizes the limits of its power. * Declare acts of the President and Congress “unconstitutional.” It strikes down laws that violate the Constitution, thus protecting civil rights and liberties. * When cases in the lower courts are challenged, the Supreme Court hears the case and renders final judgment. It is the court of last resort for those looking for justice. * Set limits by ensuring that popular majorities cannot pass laws that harm and/or take advantage of unpopular minorities. It ensures that the changing views of a majority do not interfere with fundamental values common to all Americans, e.g., freedom of speech and freedom of religion. The three branches of government create laws and make crucial decisions. Therefore, regardless of race, religion, sex, political party, etc., all U.S. citizens should exercise their civic duty and vote for the persons who will best represent their interests and values. By: Brenda Heidman _______________________________________________________________ ====== History of June 6th ====== “History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived; however, if faced with courage, need not be lived again.” - Maya Angelou. ====== What is D-Day? ====== On June 6th, 1944, the combined allied forces of the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and France attacked German forces on the coast of northern France. D-Day involved landing up to 7,000 ships and landing craft, delivering 156,000 men and 10,000 vehicles to five beaches along the Normandy coast. It was the largest naval, air, and land operation ever attempted and was the start of the campaign to free Nazi-occupied Europe from the Germans. As many as 4,400 troops died on D-Day from the combined allied forces, and 9,000 were wounded or missing. German casualties are unknown but are estimated to be between 4,000 and 9,000 men. By: Brenda Heidman _______________________________________________________________ ====== June 14th ====== ====== Flag Day ====== ====== Proudly Fly Your Flag ====== Elizabeth “Betsy” Ross is famous for making the first American flag. Although she purportedly sewed the first flag in 1776, Ross never received credit for this work during her lifetime. Her story was first publicly relayed to the Historical Society of Pennsylvania nearly a century later, in 1870, by her grandson, William Canby. According to Canby, Ross had often recounted a visit she had received in late May or early June of 1776 from three men: General George Washington, financier of the Revolutionary War Robert Morris, and Colonel George Ross, a relative. During this meeting, she was allegedly presented with a sketch of a flag that featured 13 red and white stripes and 13 six-pointed stars and asked if she could create a banner to match the proposed design. Ross agreed to sew the flag, suggesting a couple of minor changes. First, she suggested arranging the stars in a circle, and second, reducing each star's points to five. A year later, on June 14th, 1777, Congress officially adopted the Stars and Stripes as the national flag. By: Laura Schumm _______________________________________________________________ ===== Words of Wisdom ===== “America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we lose our freedoms, it will be because we have destroyed ourselves from within.” - Abraham Lincoln. _______________________________________________________________ ===== May Upcoming Events ===== * June 3rd, & 4th, Alma Blueberry Festival * Details * Contact Sharon Fuhrman or Don Gardner * June 4th, Dunwoody COS Town Hall Meeting * Details * Contact Jeffrey Erickson * June 7th, Waycross COS Town Hall Meeting * Details * Contact Blake Edwards or Sharon Fuhrman * June 9th, Rome COS Town Hall Meeting * Details * Contact Jennifer Hillegas * June 9th, Vidalia COS Town Hall Meeting * Details * Contact Sharon Fuhrman * June 10th, College Park COS Town Hall Meeting * Details * Contact Angel Payne * June 11th, Duluth - Johns Creek COS Town Hall Meeting * Details * Contact Bradford Brown * June 16th, Jesup COS Town Hall Meeting * Details * Contact Sharon Fuhrman * June 18th, HD177 Block Walk * Details * Contact Rob Rodman * June 20th, Cartersville COS Town Hall Meeting * Details * Contact Jo'El Lapp * June 25th, Blue Ridge COS Town Hall * Details * Contact Ann Hofstadter * June 25th, Evans COS Town Hall Meeting * Details * Contact Joey Gibson * June 28th, Valdosta COS Town Hall meeting * Details * Contact Rob Rodman _______________________________________________________________ ===== ===== _______________________________________________________________ ===== That's a Wrap! ===== from 'The Platform with a Pulse' See you again on July 1st The Georgia Communications Team _______________________________________________________________

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