Politicians are known for kissing babies. Liberty Llama reverses that and gives kisses to the politicians (and anyone else who stops to visit with him). Liberty Llama (aka Reepicheep) is a 13-year old male who lives in Mt. Airy, North Carolina, with his “Uber driver” Greg Hall (with the hat in the photo). Most llamas are born weighing 20-30 pounds, but Reepicheep birthed at only 15 pounds. 
He thus acquired his name after the courageous mouse in The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis. Liberty Llama often visits nursing homes and hospice facilities, but he is also a frequent attraction at COS events. Hall notes that at rallies in Raleigh, the legislators may not notice banners held by supporters, but they will be drawn like a magnet to Reepicheep, receive a kiss, and become informed about COS. Reepicheep is usually decked out in patriotic attire and sports a backpack with a poster printed with a QR code linked to Convention of States Action. Liberty Llama rides in style to such events—not in a trailer, but in the back of the Hall’s mini-van with blankets and toys. Not only has Liberty Llama traversed North Carolina, but he recently journeyed to Texas (the Hall’s personal contribution) to participate in the grassroots activists convention simulation.
In addition to giving kisses, Reepicheep can also open the lid to his can of treats and then pick up the lid from the ground. Hall states that a llama is a smart as a six-year old child and learned his task of picking up the lid in only two hours. He is trimmed once a year at “Floyd’s Barber Shop” (from Mayberry fame) in Mt. Airy with a heart-shaped patch on his back. Llamas are hypoallergenic; eat grass, hay, and alfalfa; and live 15-20 years.
The Halls have been llama wranglers for over 30 years beginning in Washington where Greg worked for Apple. The Halls moved to North Carolina ten years ago where he covered four-five states working in K-12 classrooms as an engineer in education to maximize utilization of
technology. Retiring after 34 years, Greg now volunteers with the Southeast Llama Rescue Team. He recently drove to Kansas City and Wisconsin and back home transporting llamas. He and his wife currently care for fifteen llamas on a farm where visitors are welcome.
In addition to his work with llamas, Hall serves as a COS District Captain for House District #91. He became involved with COS after reading Mark Levin’s book The Liberty Amendments and was introduced to COS. Hall’s greatest skill with COS is being able to explain government over-regulation (often with criminal consequences which have never been approved by Congress) and lack of financial restraint in simple ways. For example, he might ask you how much one trillion dollars is. Many people answer it is one million times one million. Hall will tell you that to spend a trillion dollars, one would need to spend one million dollars per minute every minute for 1.9 years.
Liberty Llama has his own coloring book available to print from www.conventionofstates.com/kids
Go to conventionofstates.com to learn more about the movement that Reepicheep attracts people to engage in, and sign up to volunteer and hear about COS events where you can meet him, and get a kiss and a photo.
