Convention of States Encounters Monumental Public Support at Iowa State Fair

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Contact: Karen Schuster
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Convention of States Encounters Monumental Public Support at Iowa State Fair

“Iowans are beyond frustrated with the unchecked power and overreach of the federal government. Educating fair attendees about the mission of Convention of States to restore self-governance proved to be the inspiring message Iowans needed to hear. ~Karen Schuster, Iowa State Director

DES MOINES, IA, August 19, 2024— Convention of States (COS) Iowa realized more than 4,000 new petition signers at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. The ten-day event spanning August 8–18 brought the total number of Iowans who have signed the COS petition to nearly 56,000, joining 2.5 million COS petition signers nationwide! COS Iowa State Director Karen Schuster comments on her team’s success, “The Convention of States message was one of hope for the future of America, and it resonated with Iowans loud and clear.” Several state representatives and senators also stopped by the COS booth to glean more information about this robust grassroots effort looking to affect real change in Washington, D.C.

Under the authority of Article V of the U.S. Constitution, the Convention of States Project promotes the invocation of a limited state amending convention to propose amendments to the Constitution. The COS resolution specifies three areas that can be addressed in this convention: limiting the authority and jurisdiction of the federal government, imposing fiscal restraints on the federal government, and establishing term limits for Congress and all federal officials.

While our Constitution establishes a framework for limited federal power and expansive personal freedoms, self-interested politicians and activist court rulings have destroyed federalism, diminishing state sovereignty. “Supporting the passage of the COS resolution in our state is a way Iowans can safely and legally address federal overreach and curtail federal spending,” adds Schuster.

As part of the U.S. Constitution, Article V indeed allows for a safe, peaceful, and lawful solution for taking back power from Washington insiders and corrupt politicians and putting it back in the hands of the states and the people where it belongs.

Petition signers across the nation pledge their support of the COS resolution in their respective states. Per Article V, once 34 states have passed the COS resolution a convention can be called. Any amendment proposed in convention must be ratified by the legislatures of 38 states. For more information, please contact Karen Schuster or refer to www.conventionofstates.com.

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Convention of States Action is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization dedicated to reestablishing a culture of self-governance in America and limiting federal overreach. We boast a grassroots network comprising millions of dedicated supporters and volunteers in every legislative district across the nation. Currently, 19 out of the constitutionally mandated 34 states have successfully passed the Convention of States Resolution. For further information on Convention of States visit www.conventionofstates.com.

Physicians for COS

The diagnosis is clear.

We have a growing cancer today known as the Obamacare.

As a result physicians are no longer free to practice medicine.

No profession feels the full force of the federal government more than physicians. The medical profession is the most highly regulated profession in the United States. The practice of medicine is controlled, taxed, and regulated to the point of being destroyed by the heavy hand of the federal government.

Physicians are told how to bill, how much to charge, and how to treat patients. They are mandated to use expensive electronic medical records. The federally enacted HIPPA (Health Information Privacy and Portability Act) makes the communication between physicians and atients burdensome, inefficient,and expensive. Every physician is required by federal mandate to register with the government to obtain an NPI (national provider identifier.) We are required by federal law to obtain and pay for a license to prescribe medication through the DEA, which is separate from our state licensure.

This heavy hand of government not only oversees the largest federal health bureaucracy ever created, but by extension reaches into every state, every city, and every small town to regulate how every licensed physician practices the art of medicine and how citizens obtain care.

The treatment is also clear.

The prescription for a cure was written into our constitution by our founders. Article V of our constitution allows for the states to call for a convention of states to limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government through the proposal of constitutional amendments. Physicians should be the strongest supporters of this brilliantly-crafted states’ rights tool placed into our constitution by our founders.

I urge my fellow American physicians to join with me in supporting an Article V Convention of States to take back control of the practice of medicine. It’s the only way that we can return the practice of medicine back to the intimate relationship between a doctor and patient without interference by the heavy hand of a distant, national government.

Jeffrey I. Barke, M.D.

Family Physician Newport Beach, CA

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