When the General Assembly's legislative season frigidly ended by not even glancing at our COS resolution, Convention of States Virginia brought on the spring thaw with numerous events around the Commonwealth.
As a result, Virginia has grown by several thousand.
COS Breakfast Chats
COS Breakfast Chats are growing in popularity across Virginia.
Setting the pace for COS Breakfast Chats has been Team Fredericksburg, holding monthly breakfasts every month for the last couple of years.
Williamsburg and Chester have been popular breakfast sites for the last couple of years, as well.
The spring season saw the premiere of COS Breakfast Chats in Ruckersville and Lynchburg.
Be sure to check our Event Page for the next COS Breakfast Chat near you.
Gun Shows
COS Virginia was busy this past spring bringing the news of our Constitutional Rights from a Second Amendment focus to local gun shows.
March 30-31 Richmond Gun Show: Thirteen COS Virginia volunteers effectively educated Richmond Gun Show attendees about Article V Convention of States. Regional Captain Russ Beyer reports nearly 200 petitions were signed and 20 new volunteers were gained.
April 14-15 Chantilly Gun Show: At the end of the first day, District Captain Bob Tyskowski reported 50 paper petitions signed, and double that completed on-line.
Conservative media personality and COS supporter Tucker Carlson stopped by to chat with the COS volunteers in Chantilly.
April 20-21: District Captain Karen Greenhalgh and her husband, Ty, led a team of volunteers at the Virginia Beach Gun Show.
May 4-5 Fredericksburg Gun Show: COS volunteers effectively engaged with the public, collecting over 100 petitions and 22 new volunteers.
Want to help volunteer at a future event?
Local Meetings
April 9 - Legislative Liaison Chris Walker spoke to the Amherst County Republican Committee.
May 6 - Several COS Virginia volunteers educated attendees of the Amherst County Republican Mass Meeting about Convention of States.
If you'd like to join our volunteer team, sign up here.
Convention of States on Virginia Radio
Media Liaison Barry Stanton organized several radio hits with national COS speakers, Rob Natelson and Mark Meckler.
Rob Natelson is a U.S. Constitutional scholar, with expertise focus on Article V of the Constitution. He was interviewed on two Virginia radio stations.
On April 8 Professor Rob Natelson was interviewed by John Reid of Richmond's Morning News WRVA.
On April 19 Professor Rob Natelson was interviewed by The Schilling Show of Charlottesville WINA:
Professor Robert G. Natelson, U.S Constitutional scholar and author of The Law of Article V: State Initiation of Constitutional Amendments, discusses Article V, Pre-ratification discussion, and dispelling the myths.
Mark Meckler is co-founder of the Convention of States Project and president of our parent organization, Citizens for Self-Governance.
On May 23 Mark Meckler was interviewed by The Schilling Show of Charlottesville WINA:
Mark Meckler, president of Citizens of Self-Governance, grassroots activist, and member of the great California exodus, discusses the socialism threat to America, the recent Rasmussen poll, and the breakdown in civil society.
On May 23 Meckler also spoke on The Larry O'Connor Show WMAL Washington D.C. (Washington D.C. is also known as Virginia's backyard). Listen in, not only as they talk about Washington D.C. but they talk big news about Virginia.
Listen as Larry spoke with Mark Meckler, President of the Citizens of Self-Governance and The Convention of States, about the Convention of States, the Constitution and more!
On May 24 Meckler was interviewed by The Joe Thomas Show of Charlottesville WCHV:
Mark Meckler is on with good news from the Convention of States movement and high hopes going into Virginia's 2019 General Assembly overhaul and talk about the recent Gallup poll that claims 40% of Americans want Socialism.
Virginia now has over 41,000 supporters. Growing the grassroots will make the difference in persuading the state legislature to use their unique role in calling a Convention of States.
Want to be part of the action? Join like-minded Patriots in preserving our 400 year history of self-governance.
