Young Convention of States activist says Missouri is ready for return to work

Bradley Cooper is young but already involved in politics and government.

The 16-year-old high school sophomore is a Convention of States information analyst who said he is concerned about government overreach during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Communities like Kansas City and St. Louis have taken this crisis and turned it into an opportunity to restrict liberty without an end in sight,” he said. “Indefinitely keeping an economy closed is not what is best for the people of this state. The people of Missouri want to work. It is important to be working on a plan to reopen our economy, collaborate with state and federal officials on creating the safest plan to reopen the economy, and it just doesn't seem as though those communities are doing that.

“Instead of proactively working to safely reopen our economy, some communities in our state are more focused on putting restrictions on small businesses and their citizens. That is unacceptable. More must be done to safely reopen our economy.”

He said the Show Me State is well equipped to thrive once the shackles are removed.

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