On Tuesday, December 5, Mark Meckler, President of the Convention of States Project, came to Manhattan to do a presentation at the Gertrude & Morrison Parker Westside Republican Club.
Prior to that, the leadership teams from New York and New Jersey had the opportunity to sit down and chat with him. Lawrence Holzapfel, the COS New York State Director, arranged for us to meet at a room in St. Paul & St. Andrew Methodist Church on 86th Street in Manhattan.
It was a wonderful and amazing experience for all involved. Being as Mark’s home state is California, he was very astute in understanding what it means to be a conservative in a blue state.
We discussed and shared strategies for promoting our cause. An opportunity was had by all to ask questions and gain insight on how we will proceed in the future to grow our grassroots and promote self-governance.
Next, we all headed over to the Westside Republican Club, just a few blocks away, where Mark Meckler was well-received and gave a wonderful presentation to its members. He began by explaining how the Tea Party and Citizens for Self-Governance were founded and why George Mason added the clause in Article V of the U.S. Constitution that gives the states the power to make amendments.
After his presentation, Mark spent much time chatting with members of the club, including several millennials. It appeared to be an eye-opening, informative, and inspiring experience for all. Everyone was sure to stop at our table set up in the lobby with COS literature and petitions ready to be signed on their way out.
It was a terrific experience for the NY and NJ teams to meet in person. I believe I speak for all of us when I say that we were in awe meeting Mark Meckler in person. We cannot thank him enough for starting this project and guiding us to learn how to self-govern, giving us the tools we need to educate ourselves and spread the word to the citizens of our great country, The United States of America.
Stay tuned for follow-up blogs that will go into more details of his presentation, including the history of the formation of the Tea Party and the significance of the 17th Amendment.
