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Virginia volunteers mobilize statewide at 'Unassembled' Convention

Published in Blog on August 20, 2020 by Warren Wheeler

Undeterred by soggy weather on August 15, Convention of States Virginia’s volunteers spread out from Virginia Beach to Wytheville, Salem/Roanoke to Doswell, and on up to Leesburg.

With pandemic-compliant drive-by voting, the Republican Party of Virginia (RPV) selected party leaders and delegates to this month’s GOP National Convention.

COS volunteers at each of 10 different RPV locations were on hand to educate them about Article V and our COS resolution. More than five dozen signed petitions were piled up, despite the challenges of COVID-19 restrictions.

In addition, COS Virginia volunteers engaged a dozen state legislators to discuss their stance on supporting our COS resolution.

State Grassroots Coordinator Nancy Koenig (right) and volunteer Jim Myers (left) discussed COS with Del. Mike Webert (seated) as he waited his turn for drive-by voting. 

All of Virginia’s lawmakers gathered in Richmond on August 19 to convene a special session of the General Assembly. With them now back in their offices, we can amplify our efforts.

Senator Amanda Chase (left) met with volunteers in Roanoke and again in Doswell. Here she is with the Doswell team, which included Grassroots Coordinator Randy Schmidt, Regional Captains Scott Camden, Russ Beyer, John Dahmen, District Captains John Roy, Trevor Wells, Gary Seyster and Steven Hylan, among other volunteers.

Please reach out to the following legislators (contact data is linked) to thank them for engaging with our volunteers and to ask for support of our COS resolution during the 2021 General Assembly session.

State Senators
Amanda Chase (Senate District 11)
Mark Peake (Senate District 22)
Bryce Reeves (Senate District 17)

House of Delegates:
Amanda Batten (District 96)
Robert (Rob) Bell (District 58)
Mark Cole (District 88)
Hyland "Buddy" Fowler, Jr (District 55)
Nicholas (Nick) Freitas (District 30)
John McGuire (District 56)
Wendell Walker (District 23)
Michael Webert (District 18)
Scott Wyatt (District 97)

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Almost everyone knows that our federal government is on a dangerous course. The unsustainable debt combined with crushing regulations on states and businesses is a recipe for disaster.

What is less known is that the Founders gave state legislatures the power to act as a final check on abuses of power by Washington, DC. Article V of the U.S. Constitution authorizes the state legislatures to call a convention to proposing needed amendments to the Constitution. This process does not require the consent of the federal government in Washington DC.

I support Convention of States; a national movement to call a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution, restricted to proposing amendments that will impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, limit its power and jurisdiction, and impose term limits on its officials and members of Congress.

I want our state to be one of the necessary 34 states to pass a resolution calling for this kind of an Article V convention. You can find a copy of the model resolution and the Article V Pocket Guide (which explains the process and answers many questions) here: https://conventionofstates.com/handbook_pdf

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