Convention of States Action

What's happening with the Santa Rosa City Council?

Published in Blog on August 30, 2019 by Debra J Oresko

Attending the city council meeting is an opportunity to observe the City Council in action and engage with members of the community.

Proud to be an American: Unalienable, Self-Evident Pride

Published in Uncategorized on August 28, 2019 by Gary Wesley Smith

America is not just an idea. It is a people and nation unlike any other.

Orange County shows up for red, white, blue solution

Published in Blog on August 13, 2019 by Debra J Oresko

6th Annual Grover Beach United All Vehicle Auto Show

Published in Blog on August 12, 2019 by Kimberly Hogan

Convention of States Meet-and-Greet in Tustin, CA

Published in Blog on August 12, 2019 by Kimberly Hogan

Tulare, CA! Come Meet & Greet Your Areas Volunteers

Published in Blog on August 09, 2019 by Kimberly Hogan

Government overreach is destruction

Published in Blog on August 06, 2019 by Gary Wesley Smith

“Whatever social reform you may envision, the version the government implements will be something completely different. However lofty your purpose, it will be debased by compromises in the legislature, in the administration of the program by thousands of government employees, and in the settling of the inevitable disputes.” Harry Browne

Convention of States Meet & Greet Sat. Aug. 10 in Tustin

Published in Blog on July 31, 2019 by Debra J Oresko

The entire COS California team is focused on building the grassroots.

Distorted Judicial Review (Part IV): How the Supreme Court unleashed bureaucracies into every corner of the American economy

Published in Blog on July 29, 2019 by Gary Wesley Smith

The co-founder of Home Depot observed in 2011 that he could not start his original business in the current regulatory environment. What might be the basis of that startling statement?

Distorted Judicial Review (Part III): The Supreme Court's record on Naturalization

Published in Blog on July 16, 2019 by Gary Wesley Smith

The Declaration of Independence established that our rights originate from God--not from government, not England’s King, and not from the judiciary in Article III.

Words Matter: Distorted Judicial Activism (Part II)

Published in Blog on July 07, 2019 by Gary Wesley Smith

The Supreme Court was originally bound by three basic principles.

Distorted Judicial Review (Part I): Judicial Review vs. Activism

Published in Blog on July 01, 2019 by Gary Wesley Smith

Supreme Court Justice Warren Burger once said, “We trespass on the assigned functions of the political branches under our structure of limited and separated powers when we assume a policymaking role.”