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South Carolina COS Serves

We are all concerned about the current public health crisis and its impact on our communities, states, and nation. But as citizens who are deeply committed to self-governance, we also see this situation as an opportunity for us to put our hands and feet where our mouth is.

We don’t need a distant bureaucracy in Washington to take care of us. We can, and will, take care of our own.

So we're excited to launch a new initiative called "COS Serves."

Our state leaders have been reaching out to state legislators to see if they have constituents in need. If we hear of a particular need, would you be willing to help?

Families helping other families, neighbors helping other neighbors--this (not big, overreaching government) is the stuff that made America great.

Join with us today as we care for our communities and show the world the power of self-governance in action.

If You Would Like to Help - Please Click Here to Take a 2 Question Survey

Frequently Asked Questions:

Q: How can I sign up to help?

A: Please take the 2 question survey above. That will let your district captain know that you are willing to be contacted if a need arises.

Q: What will I be asked to do?

A: Needs will vary. Some examples may be: picking up groceries, medication or pet food for an elderly neighbor or cutting the lawn of a health care worker who is working overtime.

Q: Am I obligated to help if I check the box?

A: Absolutely not. You can decline any request for help for any reason.

Q: What if I need help?

A: As a member of the COS family, we treasure you and want to help you. If you need assistance please call our State Director Chris Neely at 803-360-4586 or email our Legislative Liaison Wendy Damron at wendy.damron@cosaction.com. He will coordinate with the South Carolina Team.

Q: Is it safe to help others at this time?

A: Yes, with the necessary precautions. At the time of the request for assistance, we will provide the necessary CDC guidelines and other state/local information. Your safety is paramount.

Q: I would like to help; however, I am in a high-risk category. Is there a way that I can participate?

A: Yes, we have a need for people to help us coordinate and help contact our supporters. Please answer the survey above that you would like to help coordinate.

Click here to get involved!

Physicians for COS

The diagnosis is clear.

We have a growing cancer today known as the Obamacare. As a result physicians are no longer free to practice medicine.

No profession feels the full force of the federal government more than physicians. The medical profession is the most highly regulated profession in the United States. The practice of medicine is controlled, taxed, and regulated to the point of being destroyed by the heavy hand of the federal government.

Physicians are told how to bill, how much to charge, and how to treat patients. They are mandated to use expensive electronic medical records. The federally enacted HIPPA (Health Information Privacy and Portability Act) makes the communication between physicians and atients burdensome, inefficient,and expensive. Every physician is required by federal mandate to register with the government to obtain an NPI (national provider identifier.) We are required by federal law to obtain and pay for a license to prescribe medication through the DEA, which is separate from our state licensure.

This heavy hand of government not only oversees the largest federal health bureaucracy ever created, but by extension reaches into every state, every city, and every small town to regulate how every licensed physician practices the art of medicine and how citizens obtain care.

The treatment is also clear.

The prescription for a cure was written into our constitution by our founders. Article V of our constitution allows for the states to call for a convention of states to limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government through the proposal of constitutional amendments. Physicians should be the strongest supporters of this brilliantly-crafted states’ rights tool placed into our constitution by our founders.

I urge my fellow American physicians to join with me in supporting an Article V Convention of States to take back control of the practice of medicine. It’s the only way that we can return the practice of medicine back to the intimate relationship between a doctor and patient without interference by the heavy hand of a distant, national government.

Jeffrey I. Barke, M.D. Family Physician Newport Beach, CA
Convention of states action

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