You know something special is going to happen when a super Full Worm Moon rises on the same day of the spring equinox!
The 2019 edition of the Old Farmer’s Almanac describes this time of the year “when the ground begins to soften enough for earthworm casts to reappear, inviting robins and birds to feed—a true sign of spring. Roots are building strength to begin their push up through the soil, and the Earth experiences a re-birth as it awakens from its winter slumber.”
On this very brilliant evening in Montrose, Colorado, a small group of Convention of States supporters found a nest in the cozy earth toned library of the beautifully restored historic Masonic Building. The building, locally known as the Lark and Sparrow, is now the home of Harris and Yvonne Meek.
They graciously offered Joe Fockler, the COS District Captain for House District 58, the use of the magnificent library as a meeting spot for citizens--an Article V nest, of sorts, to build constitutional fellowship.
Joe, an usually quiet man, jumped on the offer. Through the CitizenBuilder email tool, he created an invitation to local Article V enthusiasts to gather at the Lark and Sparrow for a weekly book club to discuss a selection of books related to constitutional studies. Rightly so, the first book on the list was The Liberty Amendments by Mark Levin.
The group of nine settled into the comfy chairs, and Joe began the discussion.
One passage (page 22) regarding congressional term limits gave the attendees a moment of pause. Levin, points out that although term limits was not originally included in the Constitution as drafted, Benjamin Franklin felt strongly enough about this issue he included a specific article in the Pennsylvania Constitution preventing any citizen servant from serving more than four years out of seven. Interestingly, a similar term limits tenet was also written into the Articles of Confederation as Article V.
A lively discussion ensued about term limits for current members of Congress (and SCOTUS) and how a convention of states to propose this amendment is the answer to draining the swamp of self-serving career politicians. The group concluded this should be the first proposed amendment when a convention of states is assembled.
Joe Mason, who recently heard about COS from listening to the Ben Shapiro Show, was thrilled to be sharing this fellowship with like-minded thinkers. He signed the petition in February after he and his teenage son listened to Shapiro expound on the virtues of Article V and encouraged his audience to join the movement.
Building fellowship is critical to the success of Convention of States Action. The 14 states which have successfully passed a COS resolution did so by having hundreds of responsive grassroots advocates ready to hand-write letters to legislators, get on the airwaves, send letters to editors of local newspapers, visit their legislators, rally at state capitols, and to educate their neighbors.
Springtime in the Rockies is the time to grow the grassroots, nurture the Article V nest, and empower our citizens. We accomplish these goals by building fellowship. The 2020 state legislative session will be our battleground. Colorado citizen advocates will be ready!
Join the revolution at www.conventionofstates.com
