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Title: August-September Newsletter
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“A Republic…if you can keep it”
| View this email in your browser |  | ====== Passed State #6 ====== | ====== 70,255 INDIANA STRONG! ====== | COS Indiana Vision: To build a strong, engaged army of self-governing activists. |  | CELEBRATING OUR REPUBLIC And Remembering the Noble Obligations of Citizenship As we spent our long holiday weekend enjoying family gatherings, outdoor activities, fireworks, cookouts, and long relaxing summer days before the kids get back to school, let us remember that our way of life, our freedom and independence, was fought for during a time of tyranny, and won by the blood and treasure of vigilant, honorable, and courageous souls. Surely there are many descendants of those founders alive today. We must be the generation who is called to set the bar of integrity, loyalty, patriotism, faith, family values, and courage for the unborn, for the future, for the desperate, for the hungry, and for the wretched. We light the torch. We shine the light. We set the standard of excellence. We The People guard the Republic. Others cannot do everything for us, and when we sit back in apathy, looking to the federal government to solve all of our problems, we absolutely invite and enable the government to overreach its boundaries. Our country and republic is a rare success story in a world where democracies in history have failed sooner or later. Our way of life is precious – worth celebrating, preserving and defending. Our U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights allow for each of us to pursue happiness as an individual, while we must also be conscious of the need for self-governance – knowing that we are living among a group of fellow citizens with those same rights, hopes, dreams and aspirations of the pursuit of happiness. The ideal is moral free-will, rather than selfish and unbridled false liberty. Let us take a moment to reflect upon what freedom means to each of us, and ask ourselves what we are willing to give back to ensure that our way of life goes on for our children and grandchildren. Voting is not enough to restore security and balance of powers amid such comprehensive corruption, propaganda and the tyranny of the Deep State. Remember the wisdom of Ben Franklin: “It is a republic, if you can keep it.” Please speak out against evil and share your truth with others. That is the very least you can do. Make sure to vote, stand up for the rights of the people to hear from all legitimate candidates in a debate, and you might volunteer at your local voting precinct, but please also consider choosing one cause that you are very passionate about and do something additional to improve the situation to make the world better. When we ACT and PRAY, we also give our angels something more to work with. No one can do everything, but each of us can contribute something more. Together we can and will make the difference!  | STATE NEWS | COS INDIANA EVENTS CALENDAR |  | Click on the Event Calendar to go directly to Teamup for more details. Events & Festivals | Visit Indiana – A great resource to schedule and host a COS booth! |  | MARENGO MIKE |  | (Click on image to play video) Marengo Mike is created by COS Indiana State Comms Director Ken Kashuba | COMING EVENTS | COMING SOON! SAVE THE DATE! COS IN ANNUAL STRATEGIC PLANNING MEETING All Active Volunteers are Welcome to Attend Maple Grove Church of God 2729 E. 38th Street, Anderson Indiana OCTOBER 5, 2024 from 10 AM-3 PM Eastern Time We will be setting goals for 2025. We need everyone's input and involvement! DOOR PRIZES! SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER – MARK MECKLER! (Via Zoom) RSVP to State Events Coordinator, Stacey Garrett, via slack. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| COS INDIANA LIVE BROADCASTS With Host Dale Parrish and Co-Host Ken Kashuba   Dale's broadcast is live-streamed on Facebook and Youtube Every Monday at 7:00 PM Eastern Time DON'T MISS THIS JULY J6 EPISODE!  JeremyBrownDefense.com TUNE IN FOR ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS! (4th Mondays – Special Topics) August 26th and September 23rd, 2024  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PROMOTE YOUR EVENTS HERE! Be sure to post dates/times/details of your event on the Teamup Calendar, and after the event please share your pictures in the Events channel on Slack and include some details about your event and the great volunteers who helped make it a success. You all just might be featured in the next newsletter! |
| PAST EVENT HIGHLIGHTS |
 Great turnout at the IN HD 19 Meeting in Crown Point. Dale Tipton was singing your praises patriots – setting the bar high with outstanding refreshments and great videos! |
 Region 5 Meeting and Breakfast is Lookin' Good at the Liberty Diner! |
 COS info booth at CarmelFest, 2024 Independence Day Celebration on 3 and 4 July. Ten volunteers worked the booth over the two-day period and managed to get 64 signed petitions. Great teamwork by all involved, Debbie, Susan, and Tom are pictured above. Thanks to Larry Hutson for the report and images! LW and John are pictured below.  Dr. Dan Stock always brings his passion and knowledge to the COS booth!  John and Tim are pictured below.  |
| THE DIRECTOR'S CUT |
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| DALE TIPTON – COS Indiana State Director The State Director's Summary Report: This is the summary report for COS Indiana for the month of June 2024. Action Reports Action reports totaled 215 (+6). Our past high was recorded in March 2023 (309). Vickie Moring's Region 5 continued to lead the way statistically. Individual volunteer standouts across the state include Diane Jones, David Aronson, Lisa Phillips, David Nally, and Stacey Garrett. ––We currently list 66,338 petition signers (+171). We have 70,255 total supporters (+174). Active district captains’ number 13. (NC). Active region captains’ number 7. (-1). Monthly COS financial donors totaled 98 (+2). The previous high was 117 in October 2023. ––Social media efforts are built around Convention of States Indiana Live. Social media hits: 118,544 (+106,185). The previous high was April 2024 with 32,586. This constitutes another record buster month. Goals are being met faster than we can set them! Congratulations to all. ––Michael Baugh stepped down this month as a Region Captain in Region 10. He will remain a volunteer activist. We thank him for his significant contributions and service to COS. ––Michael Gibson was a recipient of the Patriot Pin this month for outstanding service as a District Captain. ––Marty Wood and Dan Stock have stepped up to represent Indiana in attending the COS sponsored Article V Experience to be held at the Patriot Academy Campus in Comfort, Texas during the month of September. This event will provide our grassroots a commissioner experience regarding the Article V process which can be utilized in education our local legislature. This event is also a fundraiser for COS with both attendees expected to pony up $1,500 each with the assistance of state volunteers. This is an election year, and donations are essential to keep our work going. The fund-raising link has been posted in Slack and distributed via email. Any size donation is appreciated. COS needs your help. Click on this link to donate today. |
| IDEALS OF SELF-GOVERNANCE |
COS AMATEUR (HAM) RADIO Ham radio is a licensed radio service that enables you to communicate all around the world and even in outer space with your equipment. It’s vital for emergency communications, and technological advancement, and it’s an incredible hobby with over 750,000 licensed hams in the United States. To learn more, click on the image above. Our Mission: To engage COS volunteers reaching out to American patriots and build an engaged army of self-governing grassroots activists using HAM radio communications. |
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| “Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves.” – Abraham Lincoln |
 | John Aukerman – John's Journal Topic: Reagan COS |
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| PATRIOT VOLUNTEERS |
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| COS INDIANA WE NEED YOUR HELP! Marty Wood and Dr. Dan Stock are scheduled to go to the Grassroots Article V Experience in September but we need to raise $3000 to get them there. We have currently raised over $1600 and are falling short of funds needed by WEDNESDAY, JULY 31st. We ask you to pray on the request to donate to this effort, and if you feel so moved, use this link to make a donation. https://secure.anedot.com/convention-of-states-foundation/gave-in Just 50 patriots donating $20.00 each gives us a great start to reach our goal. Join me in supporting Convention of States, and thanks for all you do! |
| “SHARE THE PETITION” MONTHLY CHALLENGE These are critical times! 2024 has already been a historic year! Forward this newsletter to your family and friends! Explain why this project is so important! THE CHALLENGE: Share the COS Project with at least one person each month! Get them to sign the petition. It's the least you can do!  THE NEW 2024 GOAL: 80,000 SUPPORTERS! www.conventionofstates.com When you sign the petition, go to the volunteer page to see available service options! |
| ONE NATION UNDER GOD |
| Aspirational Goal: To bring a Political and Spiritual Awakening to America. |
 Pray Against the Spirit of Complacency by Tim Heidenreich – COS Indiana Prayer Contact Pray against the spirit of complacency among many of our fellow citizens who are frustrated but see no hopeful way forward in our political system. Pray that God fills them with hope and courage regardless of expected outcomes. Please join all of the COS Prayer Warriors in persistent prayer for Jeremy Brown and all other J6 political prisoners. Pray for their early release and pardon. Pray for their living conditions to be comfortable, and treated with compassion while they are being held. Pray for their faith and courage to remain strong while they wait for justice. I'm sure we are all praying for President Trump and for justice to prevail. And for all the corruption and evil to be displayed clearly to the world. May God bless the United States, and reveal the lies and treachery around us in our political leaders. Heavenly Father, we thank you today for our Constitution, for our forefathers who wrote it and put it in place, and for blessing us with citizenship in the United States of America. We pray for a peaceful election season in the coming months and for healing of the division that restricts free and open discussion. You gave us Revelation to provide comfort to us, to know that Jesus is coming again for us. “…Worship God” (Rev. 22:9b) We know that when we worship you, sing your praise, and commune with you in prayer, that you will draw us near. Give us strength and help each of us be a walking testimony to your glory through lives dedicated to doing your will. Amen. Please feel free to email Tim with your prayer requests… PRAYER REQUESTS Spiritual battles cannot be fought without prayer… |
 | Come Jesus Come – Ce Ce Winans | ||
| OPINION / EDITORIALS |
| Opinions expressed in the following articles are solely the expressed views of the authors. |
 STRENGTH AND LEADERSHIP By Susan Lyon | July 29, 2024 All people begin being idealists until the world demands that we mature and recognize the need to become practical realists – we evolve. At least this is true in this age of vastly different cultures that range all the way from brutal and tribal “death cults” to groups of forward-looking individuals that understand the high ideals of self-governance and who could truly enact the brotherhood of man on earth right now if allowed to do so in peace. If I imagined the perfect world leader – (someone just like Jesus), totally wise, loving, diplomatic, charismatic, powerful – he would not exist as a man. No one is perfect but him. If you, the reader, imagined your idea of the perfect politician and world leader, he or she would not exist either. We all have clay feet. In a perfect world, we might be able to talk about the character traits we value most in our leaders and share what we expect them to do for us. We might understand each other's choices better if we did chat because frankly, we are adults now, we don't select a president like we did our class president in high school based upon popularity. So WHY do we choose so differently? You have your reasons and I have mine. Both are valid. All jokes aside, I am not recruiting a husband, a babysitter for my children, or a pastor. My bottom line is that I want a president who can and will protect this country against threats, both foreign and domestic; a gladiator, but it would be a wonderful bonus if our leader could stabilize the world and make an effort to achieve peace through foreign diplomacy and fair trade. It is NOT collusion to talk to your enemy if peace is the objective. Can you imagine if the three largest superpowers in the world agreed upon peace (in their own best interests) and helped ensure that their allied nations behaved well within the global community? It would be a delicate balance but the superpowers could lead the way for the whole world to cooperate as sovereign nations. It would also be great if our leader was a great judge of character and could not be tricked by wicked advisors. I would love for the swamp to be drained of corrupt individuals who abuse our sacred system of government. Our republic is a beautiful thing if it is working properly and our leaders are all ethical. Of course, we must also have fair and honest elections. However, we live in a diverse world that has barely stepped a big toe into the industrial age while technology is making it very easy for the nature of the barbaric “beast within” to bring us dangerously close to midnight on the “doomsday clock.” If you throw rich and powerful people into the mix – those who believe there are way too many people alive on this planet, the chances are slim of everyone surviving the planetary crisis we find ourselves facing. If we aren't worrying about nuclear weapons, we certainly should be worried about the deadly bioweapons that are being developed. This is explained as 5th generation warfare – where we don't even know we've been attacked or who the enemy is. Think how desperately some people cling to wealth and power. Some are willing to kill for it. We nearly lost one candidate recently. We must guarantee that all of our candidates remain safe. I ask you to consider what would happen if your presidential candidate of choice smiles and laughs their way through policy meetings with powerful world leaders. Do you think they will listen and take him/her seriously? “Death cults” do not like to sit down to tea. If we listen to what they are saying, they speak hatred. They tell us plainly that they intend to kill us. If we try to speak of brotherly love, they can't hear us. For them life is not valued so death has no meaning. Many do not allow women to speak, let alone listen or respect their decisions. Is it wise to choose a woman president at this time in history? Many other moral and social experiments are being tried that may not be wise for the future of humanity. To say we need someone who is of sound mind goes without saying, but perhaps it needs to be spoken out loud again. The leader of the free world must be competent and sharp to endure such a demanding position. There is only one way to speak to barbarians and guarantee that we will be heard. We must speak a language that they understand. Fear they understand. Strength they understand. Who will project enough strength to convince death cults to stay in their lane? That is who you must vote for our next president in 2024. Elect a champion. Choose a defender of the innocent and the helpless, someone who is capable of resolving problems. We must, or we will see how quickly anarchy will spread in our land. If you see the big picture, you will realize that quality of life will be better not just for us, but for everyone in the world. We are on the brink of disaster. Our friends in Israel feel they are facing an imminent danger of WWIII. The world needs strength and stability. They are counting on us to lead the way. Please carefully consider cause and effect when you vote. We are not picking a class president or a homecoming queen. Susan Lyon is a concerned activist, editor and content writer for Convention of States – COS Indiana – the Finish Line. |
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