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Crossroads

Where Faith and Politics Meet
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Crossroads: Where Faith and Culture Meet” is a 30-minute podcast and radio program hosted by Christian constitutional attorney Rita Peters and COS President Mark Meckler.

For the devoted follower of Christ, faith informs every aspect of life. Peters and Meckler discuss controversial issues of culture, public policy, and law from a Biblical perspective, hoping to inform and instruct listeners in how to effectively engage with an increasingly hostile, secular society in ways that are wise, gracious, and winsome.

 

The radio version of Crossroads is broadcast on the following stations, which cover parts of Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland:WBTX (1470 AM and 102.1 FM) Saturday at 4:00 p.m. and again on Sunday at 7:30 a.m., WSVA (550 AM and 92.1 FM) at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, ESPN (1360 AM and 106.9 FM) at 9:00 on Sunday, and on WNLR (1150 AM) at 11:30 on Sunday.

Rita Peters is National Legislative Strategist for Convention of States Action. She earned her  J.D., cum laude, from Washington and Lee University School of Law as a Benedum Scholar, as  well as a B.A. in Political Science, summa cum laude, and a B.S. in Journalism, summa cum  laude, from West Virginia University. She is the author of Restoring America’s Soul: Advancing Timeless Conservative Principles in a Wayward Culture, and writes an online column for The Stream at http://stream.org . Rita is a member of the Virginia State Bar and the bar of the United States Supreme Court.Mark Meckler is Founder and President of Convention of States Action, arguably the largest grassroots organization in the country. He was a co-founder of Tea Party Patriots. Mark is a regular guest on national television and radio programs to discuss various legal and political topics. Meckler earned his J.D., cum laude, from UOP McGeorge School of Law and his B.A. in English Literature from San Diego State University-California State University.

 

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Sign the petition to call for an Article V convention!

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Petition your state legislator

Almost everyone knows that our federal government is on a dangerous course. The unsustainable debt combined with crushing regulations on states and businesses is a recipe for disaster.

What is less known is that the Founders gave state legislatures the power to act as a final check on abuses of power by Washington, DC. Article V of the U.S. Constitution authorizes the state legislatures to call a convention to proposing needed amendments to the Constitution. This process does not require the consent of the federal government in Washington DC.

I support Convention of States; a national movement to call a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution, restricted to proposing amendments that will impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, limit its power and jurisdiction, and impose term limits on its officials and members of Congress.

I want our state to be one of the necessary 34 states to pass a resolution calling for this kind of an Article V convention. You can find a copy of the model resolution and the Article V Pocket Guide (which explains the process and answers many questions) here: https://conventionofstates.com/handbook_pdf

I ask that you support Convention of States and consider becoming a co-sponsor. Please respond to my request by informing the national COS team of your position, or sending them any questions you may have:

info@conventionofstates.com or (540) 441-7227.

Thank you so much for your service to the people of our district.

Respectfully, [Your Name]

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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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