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COS Maryland - Get Involved

Get Involved - Make it Happen!

Things to Do Now!

For us to be successful in calling a Convention of States, we need to pass our resolution in 34 state legislatures. This will only happen in Maryland if we lobby our legislators, get the word out to our fellow citizens, educate them, and motivate them to also lobby our legislators. 

There are a number of things we can all do to contribute to this effort. Here are some easy and impactful things that you can do right now:

  1. Sign the petition.

    Your legislators will be notified that you support a Convention of States. Click on the Take Action link to view and sign the petition.

  2. Share the petition on social media.

    Facebook
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  3. Create a profile on this website.

    Look for the profile link in the upper right hand corner of this page. You can enter and edit your contact information and notification settings here. Also, you'll be able to access the free online courses at Convention of States University through your profile.

  4. Like, follow, and subscribe to Convention of States on social media.

    Facebook - National COS
    Facebook - Maryland COS

    Youtube
    Twitter
    Instagram

    When you see a post you like, share it!

  5. Email, call, and write a handwritten letter to your legislators.

    Check out our Maryland Legislators Page for more information on this.

  6. Get informed.

    We have a lot of great resources to help you better understand the Convention of States Action movement and relevant topics.

    Check out our Get Informed Page for information on Convention of States and the Maryland government as well as the Resource Page on this site. Our Youtube channel for Introduction to Convention of States is a great place to start as well.

  7. Make a monetary donation.

As you can see, there are many things you can do without even moving from the couch!


For information on how to spread the word, check out the next page of our Get Involved Section >>> Spread the Word


Maryland State Director: Michael Rilee
michael.rilee@cosaction.com


Convention of States Action - Maryland Site Links

Get Informed - Maryland Government
Get Informed - COS Overview
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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
Convention of states action

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