Title: Battle Practice Archive Original CoS Document (slug): [[https://conventionofstates.com/battle-practice-archive|battle-practice-archive]] Login Required to view? No Created: 2023-12-02 13:54:17 Updated: 2024-11-16 15:59:56 Published: 2023-12-02 01:00:00 Converted: 2025-04-14T20:34:58.029949285 ---- **Article V Convention Day:** When it will be and where it will take place remains to be seen. If it will happen is up to us. And, like any decent army, we must constantly prepare for battle. And this battle will be one of words and ideas.\\ \\ The fearful are already crying for a ceasefire of our words and ideas. How should the COS Grassroots Army respond? Nope, nope, nope and nope!\\ \\ Look upon their fear as an opportunity to practice for the future when the whole nation will be divided between those who want the Swamp drained and those who fear any kind of change. And, you can be sure that the mainstream media will be stoking those fires of fear. Mark Meckler's thoughts about what the convention will be like: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wreDVCb3K8&list=PL8h4sleiAEjXuJmncGPEO8UyxT-5dVJtS&index=4|COSU: The Vision of Convention of States with Mark Meckler (2023)]] (Video 12:06) **What is Battle Practice?** In the armies we are familiar with it is often called 'maneuvers' or 'war games.' In an army that fights with words and ideas it involves learning about ideas consistently until understanding becomes as innate as muscle memory on a warrior.\\ \\ **Suggested training links:** [[https://conventionofstates.com/news/tx-boxing-with-shadows-how-socialists-in-america-gaslight-the-american-people-to-push-their-anti-american-marxist-agenda?|"Anti-Racism" the Mainstream Media Won't]] [[https://conventionofstates.com/news/tx-boxing-with-shadows-how-socialists-in-america-gaslight-the-american-people-to-push-their-anti-american-marxist-agenda?|Cover]] Published 5/7/21 by Terri Swisher [[https://conventionofstates.com/files/the-article-v-solution-the-way-to-implement-the-tenth-amendment-1/download|The Article V Solution - The Way to Implement the Tenth Amendment]] By Rita Peters, Esq., National Legislative Strategist for the Convention of States Project [[https://conventionofstates.com/news/the-authoritarian-history-of-critical-race-theory|The authoritarian history of Critical Race Theory]] Published 7/26/21 by Article V Patriot [[https://conventionofstates.com/news/the-big-government-sponge-part-1|The Big Government Sponge: Part 1]] Published 9/4/23 by Michael Harper [[https://conventionofstates.com/news/the-big-government-sponge-part-2|The Big Government Sponge: Part 2]] Published 9/7/23 by Michael Harper [[https://conventionofstates.com/news/the-big-government-sponge-part-3?|The Big Government Sponge: Part 3]] Published 9/11/23 by Michael Harper [[https://conventionofstates.com/news/the-big-government-sponge-part-4|The Big Government Sponge: Part 4]] Published 9/18/23 by Michael Harper [[https://conventionofstates.com/videos/cos-live-ep-204-best-of-cos-testimony|COS Live! Ep. 204: Best of COS Testimony]] Published 4/22/22 (Video 42.22) [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEcly3RF3-U|2 Big Differences Between Article V Convention of States and a Constitutional Convention]] (Video 2:36) [[https://conventionofstates.com/news/an-insider-s-look-at-cos-block-walking|An insider's look at COS block walking]] Published 3/14/23 by Jakob Fay [[https://conventionofstates.com/news/mike-farris-why-is-freedom-better-than-slavery|Constitutional Philosophy Part 1 - Why is freedom better than slavery?]] Published 7/9/18 by Article V Patriot [[https://conventionofstates.com/news/constitutional-philosophy-for-regular-citizens-part-ii-government-vs-family|Constitutional Philosophy for Regular Citizens, Part II: Government vs. Family]] Published 7/10/18 by Article V Patriot [[https://conventionofstates.com/news/constitutional-philosophy-for-the-regular-citizen-part-iii-congress-can-t-delegate-its-powers|Constitutional Philosophy for the Regular Citizen, Part III: Congress Can't Delegate Its Powers]] Published 7/11/18 by Article V Patriot [[https://conventionofstates.com/news/constitutional-philosophy-for-regular-citizens-part-iv-the-immorality-of-long-term-national-debt|Constitutional Philosophy for Regular Citizens, Part IV: The Immorality of Long-Term National Debt]] Published 7/11/18 by Article V Patriot [[https://conventionofstates.com/news/constitutional-philosophy-for-regular-citizens-part-6-why-are-checks-and-balances-important|Constitutional Philosophy for Regular Citizens, Part V: Why are checks and balances important?]] Published 7/12/18 by Article V Patriot [[https://conventionofstates.com/news/constitutional-philosophy-for-regular-citizens-part-vi-why-federalism-matters-more-than-you-think|Constitutional Philosophy for Regular Citizens, Part VI: Why Federalism Matters More Than You Think]] Published 7/18/18 by Article V Patriot [[https://conventionofstates.com/news/constitutional-philosophy-for-regular-citizens-part-vii-shakespeare-the-commerce-clause|Constitutional Philosophy for Regular Citizens, Part VII: Shakespeare & the Commerce Clause]] Published 7/20/18 by Article V Patriot [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWpGRlcIC4Y&list=PL8h4sleiAEjXuJmncGPEO8UyxT-5dVJtS&index=10|Dispelling the illegitimate Constitution myth]] (Video 2:09) [[https://conventionofstates.com/videos/dr-rob-natelson-runaway-convention|Dr. Rob Natelson - "Runaway Convention"?]] (Video 5:19) [[https://conventionofstates.com/the-founders-library|The Founders' Library]] This is a compendium of historical documents. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRQvmz358PY&list=PL8h4sleiAEjXuJmncGPEO8UyxT-5dVJtS&index=12|How do we know a Convention of States is safe?]] (Video 5:27) [[https://conventionofstates.com/files/let-s-provide-our-children-common-sense-not-common-core-1|Let's Provide Our Children Common Sense, Not Common Core]]  Published 2/8/24 by Convention of States **//The Liberty Amendments' Articles//** [[https://conventionofstates.com/news/liberty-amendments-book-blog-series-1-introduction|Liberty Amendments Book - Blog Series #1 - Introduction]] Published 12/26/23 by Peter Sprung [[https://conventionofstates.com/news/liberty-amendments-book-blog-series-2-chapter-1-why-we-the-people-need-an-article-v-convention-and-need-it-now|Liberty Amendments Book - Blog Series #2 - Chapter 1 - Why We the People Need an Article V Convention, and Need it Now!]] [[https://conventionofstates.com/news/liberty-amendments-book-blog-series-3-chapter-2-term-limits|Liberty Amendments Book - Blog Series #3 - Chapter 2 - Term Limits]] Published 1/5/24 by Peter Spung [[https://conventionofstates.com/news/liberty-amendments-book-blog-series-3-chapter-2-term-limits|Liberty Amendments Book - Blog Series #3 - Chapter 2 - Term Limits]] Published 2/19/24 by Peter Spung [[https://conventionofstates.com/news/liberty-amendments-book-blog-series-4-chapter-3-repeal-the-17th-amendment|Liberty Amendments Book - Blog Series #4 - Chapter 3 - Repeal the 17th Amendment]] Published 2/26/24 by Peter Sprung [[https://conventionofstates.com/news/liberty-amendments-book-blog-series-5-chapter-4-scotus-term-limits-and-ruling-overrides|Liberty Amendments Book - Blog Series #5 - Chapter 4 - SCOTUS Term Limits and Ruling Overrides]] Published 4/29/24 by Peter Sprung [[https://conventionofstates.com/news/liberty-amendments-book-blog-series-6-chapter-5-budget-discipline-caps-and-tax-limits|Liberty Amendments Book - Blog Series #6 - Chapter 5 - Budget Discipline & Caps and Tax Limits]] Published 6/1/24 by Peter Sprung   [[https://conventionofstates.com/videos/passed-states-self-governance-is-more-than-a-convention-of-states|Passed States: Self-governance is more than a Convention of States]] Published 7/22/22 by Convention Of States Project (Video 3:48) [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW7Fd4EiI7w|President Ken Ivory makes closing remarks at Convention of States Simulation]] (Video 5:08) (From the 2016 Simulation) [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHZCv7jqj74|A Primer on Article V History with Rob Natelson]] (Video 11:30) [[https://conventionofstates.com/videos/rick-santorum-in-iowa-we-can-give-teeth-to-the-tenth-amendment-with-article-v-convention|Rick Santorum in Iowa: We Can Give TEETH to the Tenth Amendment with Article V Convention]] (Audio 7:16) [[https://conventionofstates.com/videos/the-purpose-of-article-v-convention-of-states|The Purpose of Article V Convention of States]] (Video 3:20) [[https://conventionofstates.com/news/the-17th-amendment|The 17th Amendment]] Published 10/21/21 by Halsey Green [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmtfLVe_6_g&list=PL8h4sleiAEjXuJmncGPEO8UyxT-5dVJtS&index=9|The 3,000 Page Constitution]] (Video 1:29) [[https://conventionofstates.com/videos/cos-live-ep-205-worst-of-cos-opposition|COS Live! Ep. 205: Worst of COS Opposition]] (Video 45:46) [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZGl_RiQQx4&t=4s|Mark Meckler: We aim to save the American experiment]] (Video 16:42) [[https://conventionofstates.com/news/speaking-of-cos-delegates?|Speaking of COS Delegates]] Published 4/18/22 by Cynthia Kisby [[https://conventionofstates.com/news/what-is-socialism|What is Socialism?]] Published 4/8/22 by Jeffrey W Brown