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A weekly discussion concerning the fifth article of the U.S. Constitution, the amending provision, with a general view on the phrase "convention for proposing amendments", and specific focus on the Convention of States Project. Hosted by Paul Hodson, Texas Co-Director of the Convention of States Project
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optimise are thrilled to host the riskologists podcast, where we will be speaking with some of risk management’s most respected and esteemed thought leaders from across the UK and beyond. Throughout the opening series of riskologists, we will be chatting intimately with our distinguished guests to firstly understand how their journey into risk management began, as well as delving into their unique insights and invaluable first hand experiences, around some of the industry’s most pressing top ...
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This is the Closing Monologue for our second Season of riskologists. Our host, Andy Haslam, will be flying solo to round off the season and to go over some of the key takeaways listeners have provided. He will cover: Risk management is so much more than a tick box exercise To be a valued risk professional, you need to work on facilitation Engagemen…
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In Episode 11 of riskologists Season 2, our host, Andy, is joined by Lisa Street, where they discuss the need for Project Managers and professionals to be self-sufficient in their risk practices. This includes: - 𝘓𝘪𝘴𝘢'𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘴𝘶𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘳. - 𝘙𝘪𝘴𝘬 𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱. - 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧…
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In Episode 10 of riskologists Season 2, our host, Andy, is joined by Sarah Williamson, where they discuss the importance of having Risk Management at the forefront of every Project Professionals mind. This includes: - 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬. - 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦. - 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪…
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In Episode 9 of riskologists Season 2, our host, Andy, is joined by Paul Hodson, where they discuss what comes after Quantitative Risk Analysis, the benefits and how they can positively enhance decision making. This includes: - 𝘗𝘢𝘶𝘭'𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘘𝘙𝘈 - 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘱𝘶𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢 𝘘𝘙𝘈 - "𝘎𝘰-𝘵𝘰" 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘴 - 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦…
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In Episode 8 of riskologists Season 2, our host, Andy, is joined by Ade Orchard, where they discuss Operational Risk Management (ORM), its benefits and how it can be utilised across multiple industries. This includes: - 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘖𝘙𝘔? - 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘈𝘥𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘖𝘙𝘔 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴. - 𝘛𝘩𝘦 4 𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘖𝘙𝘔 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘮𝘦…
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In Episode 7 of riskologists Season 2, our host, Andy, is joined by Kathryn McCloghrie, where they delve into the world of Strategic Planning and how good risk management practices can help. This includes: - 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 - 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 - 𝘙𝘪𝘴𝘬 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘪𝘯 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯…
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In Episode 6 of riskologists Season 2, our host, Andy, is joined by Claire Gallery-Strong, where they discuss the benefit of effective facilitation and how to best manage engagement across the risk process. This includes: 𝘋𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘧 𝘗3 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬 𝘙𝘪𝘴𝘬 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰…
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In Episode 5 of riskologists Season 2, our host, Andy, is joined by Jason Dardis, where they discuss the benefit of effective facilitation and how to best manage engagement across the risk process. This includes: What makes a good facilitator Unique facilitation techniques Pros and cons of engaging through virtual meeting platforms Evolution of app…
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In Episode 4 of riskologists Season 2, our host, Andy, is joined by Scott Macaulay, where they discuss the benefit of risk management across high hazard environments. This includes: Do risk and leadership go hand in hand? Risk management helping leadership teams Managing risk to gain intended added value The "7 Pillars" The art of interpretation En…
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In Episode 3 of riskologists Season 2, our host, Andy, is joined by Val Jonas, where they discuss how best to implement risk management within the C-Suite. This includes: Val's experience of managing project and strategic business risk The difference between Project, Business and Operational risk Improving team buy-in for differing practices Adapti…
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In Episode 2 of riskologists Season 2, our host, Andy, is joined by Tom Carey, where they discuss Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA), it’s benefits and value in P3 space. This includes: 𝘛𝘰𝘮𝘴'𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘘𝘙𝘈 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘺 early 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴/𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘘𝘙𝘈 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦…
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In Episode 1 of riskologists Season 2, our host, Andy, is joined by Henry Stevenson where they discuss risk management and the NEC suite, how they complement each other and potential room for improvement. This includes: 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘌𝘊 𝘚𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘏𝘦𝘯𝘳𝘺’𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘋𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘌𝘊 𝘚𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘰…
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This is a teaser for the upcoming Season 2, where our host, Andy Haslam will be flying solo to give a brief intro of whats to come, as well as asking you, the listeners, to get involved. He will cover: What to expect in Season 2 A glimpse of the upcoming guests Call to action - guest spots for listener involvement/suggestions Enjoy! Please get in t…
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This is the Closing Monologue for our debut Season and will act as a conclusion and recap, where our host, Patrick Bradshaw, will be flying solo to offer some insights into the topics and guests we have had the pleasure of speaking with throughout the course of the season. He will cover: A brief recap of the opening season A focus on the main theme…
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In Episode 13 of riskologists, our host, Patrick Bradshaw, is joined by Dr. David Hillson, also known by his alias The Risk Doctor, where they discuss ‘Black Swans’ and how best to prepare for them. This includes: What constitutes a Black Swan and where this originates from Examples of Black Swans in recent history and whether the coronavirus pande…
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In Episode 12 of riskologists, our host, Patrick Bradshaw, is joined by Dan Patterson, where they discuss the evolution of project risk assessment techniques and what we expect to see in the future. This includes: Risk management in the context of CapEx projects The biggest impact of current project risk assessment software over the last decade and…
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In Episode 11 of riskologists, our host, Patrick Bradshaw, is joined by Graeme Miller, where they discuss risk complexity, factors to consider when identifying complex systems and its significance in the profession. This includes: What we mean by complexity What we mean by complexity in the context of risk management The importance of understanding…
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In Episode 10 of riskologists, our host, Patrick Bradshaw, is joined by Brenda Begg, where they discuss diversity in risk management, the different types of diversity and what can be done to tackle this in the profession moving forward. This includes: What is meant by diversity, particularly in the context of risk management. The different aspects …
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In Episode 9 of riskologists, our host, Patrick Bradshaw, is joined by Rebecca Gabriel, where they discuss risk management in major programmes and how its application can vary across programmes and projects of differing sizes and complexity. This includes: When a programme is considered 'major' and its characteristics How the delivery of risk manag…
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In Episode 8 of riskologists, our host, Patrick Bradshaw, is joined by Wes Cadby, risk management maturity particularly in the supply chain, and the benefits of this. This includes: What supply chain risk management is The importance of high supply chain risk management maturity How well supply chain risk management is currently implemented by orga…
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In Episode 7 of riskologists, our host, Patrick Bradshaw, is joined by Peter Simon, where they discuss upside risk management, how to extract the most value from it and its limitations. This includes: What upside risk management is Consistency in the meta-language and its importance Positive risk and whether this term is oxymoronic The chronologica…
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In Episode 6 of riskologists, our host, Patrick Bradshaw, is joined by Darren Mullan, where they will discuss how to design and implement an effective risk process. This includes: The difference between a risk process and a risk framework Advice in selecting the right process or framework How the risk process changes in terms of focus, resources an…
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Patrick Bradshaw is joined by Mark Turner live from the optimise stall at Project Controls Expo UK. They explore Marks experience with the Expo and public speaking, what he sees as the main trends in Risk Management at the moment and some news Mark is proud to share with the Risk community! Keep an eye out for her taking part in a full episode for …
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Patrick Bradshaw is joined by Val Jonas of Risk Decisions live from the optimise stall at Project Controls Expo UK. They explore a brief synopsis of Val's journey into the profession, her experience with the expos and what she sees as the main trends in Risk Management at the moment. Keep an eye out for her taking part in a full episode for Season …
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optimise partners Danielle Mudd & Paul Disley speak live from the optimise stand at the Project Controls Expo UK about Paul's path into Risk Management and advice he would offer his younger self. Enjoy! Please find Paul on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-disley-72b88b19/ Please find Danielle on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danie…
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In Episode 5 of riskologists, our host, Patrick Bradshaw, is joined by optimise Partner Paul Sutcliffe, where they will discuss the distinguishing features and benefits between the risk owner and the risk carrier. This includes: The origins of the term 'Risk Carrier' The distinguishing features between the two roles How to apply them in practice Ex…
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In Episode 4 of riskologists, our host, Patrick Bradshaw, is joined by Chantelle Morrissette, where they will discuss Risk Management myths & misconceptions, and go about debunking and shedding some light on these points. This includes: What are the most common misconceptions surrounding risk management. The world beyond cost and schedule. The risk…
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In Episode 3 of riskologists, our host, Patrick Bradshaw, is joined by Sarah Gordon, where they will discuss ESG & Sustainability's relationship with Risk Management, and how we as a profession can approach this topic more positively. This includes: What ESG is and why it's relevant to Enterprise Risk Management Examples of Sustainability in Infras…
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In Episode 2 of riskologists, our host, Patrick Bradshaw, is joined by Deepak Mistry and Richard Bendall-Jones, where they will discuss the relationship Risk Management currently has with Data and Analytics, and how innovation within this space can improve the profession. This includes: Should risk as a profession challenge itself to innovate and e…
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In Episode 1 of riskologists, our host, Patrick Bradshaw, is joined by Donna Festorazzi, where they will discuss the embedment of the ERM framework in organisations and how leadership can influence this, which includes: Why it’s relevant The importance of embedding RM into organisations Potential blockers The importance of risk culture in this proc…
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This will be an opening monologue and will act as a prerequisite to the forthcoming series where our host, Patrick Bradshaw, will be flying solo to offer some insight into the podcast. He will cover: A brief introduction into riskologists, optimise & himself How the idea was born Who riskologists is for What you can expect from the first series of …
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We'll be live on Saturday morning, June 17, 8:30 a.m. Central Time. Listen through your browser at the link. Our call in number is (914) 205-5632. I'll try my best to make time to take calls. A Convention of States summer consists of not just vacation, but prime preparation time for the upcoming legislative session. National Legislative Director Ri…
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We'll be live on Saturday morning, June 10, 8:30 a.m. Central Time. Listen through your browser at the link. Our call in number is (914) 205-5632. I'll try my best to make time to take calls. Two weeks ago we surveyed some of the scholarship and books promoting the use of the State-Initiated Amendment process found in Article V, and we noted the dr…
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We'll be live on Saturday morning, May 27, 8:30 a.m. Central Time. Listen through your browser at the link. Our call in number is (914) 205-5632. I'll try my best to make time to take calls. For two centuries, almost no scholarship existed regarding the state-initiated amendment process described in Article V of the US Constitution. 1988's "Constit…
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We'll be live on Saturday morning, May 20, 8:30 a.m. Central Time. Listen through your browser at the link. Our call in number is (914) 205-5632. I'll try my best to make time to take calls. We're going to discuss how we won in Texas, and what we've learned through this proces. The Convention of States Project is a grassroots led effort to encourag…
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That Provident Article returns with big news - Texas, and Missouri, have joined 10 other states joining the call for a Convention of States. We'll be live on Saturday morning, May 13, 8:30 a.m. Central Time. Listen through your browser at the link. Our call in number is (914) 205-5632. I'll try my best to make time to take calls. We're going to dis…
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We'll be live on Saturday morning, December 24th (Christmas Eve, 1st Day of Hanukkah), 8:30 a.m. Central Time. Our call in number is (914) 205-5632. This morning we'll begin with an excerpt from Mark Meckler recorded earlier this week during a Convention of States leadership conference call. Mark explains in detail the Providential Circumstances wh…
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We'll be live on Saturday morning, December 10th, 7:30 a.m. Central Time. We will leave time to take phone calls; our call in number is (914) 205-5632. Over the last two weeks, the Convention of States Texas has met it's objectives it set forth immediately after the last legislative session ended on June 1st, 2015; the message since that moment has…
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We'll be live on Saturday morning, November 26th, 8:30 a.m. Central Time. We will leave time to take phone calls; our call in number is (914) 205-5632. This Thanksgiving weekend, we will give thanks for all of the blessings that have been bestowed upon us, in our nation, our families, and in the Convention of States movement. And then we'll look ah…
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We'll be live on Saturday morning, November 19th, 8:30 a.m. Central Time. We hope to leave time to take phone calls, our call in number is (914) 205-5632. We'll discuss the prognostications prior to the election (not about who would win, but how the country would be governed depending on who would win), the meaning of the results of the election, a…
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We haven't broadcast for nearly 4 months! We're going to go live on Saturday morning, November 5th, 8:30 a.m. Central Time. Plus, we're going to try a live simulcast on Facebook Live, at https://www.facebook.com/COSProjectTX. Sometime this coming Tuesday evening, or Wednesday morning, we should know who will be the next President of the United Stat…
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We're going to try this again after last week's hiccup. Tamara Colbert, the Convention of States Media Director, and my partner in liberty as the Texas Co-Director, will join us for a discussion on messaging. How do we best communicate this great solution provided by the Founders in the Constitution? From books, like "The Liberty Amendments" and "B…
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This is an audience participation show - Our call in number is (914) 205-5632. And a promise to take callers today! We will plan an extended, edited clip from Mark Levin's July 10, 2013 episode, when he first announced his new book, "The Liberty Amendments", and when many of us heard, for the first time, of the state-initiated process the founders …
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This is an audience participation show - Our call in number is (914) 205-5632. On this Independence Holiday Weekend, we will take a look at the relationship between the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. Hat tip to Texas State Senator Brian Birdwell, for piqueing my interest to take a different look at the Declaration and the U.…
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This is an audience participation show - Our call in number is (914) 205-5632. On January 8th, 2016, Texas Governor Greg Abbott advocated the following: "I want legislation authorizing Texas to join other states in calling for a convention of states to fix the cracks in our broken Constitution." During the same speech, Governor Abbott outlined the …
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This is an audience participation show - Our call in number is (914) 205-5632. Amid the growing frustration and impatience with our federal government and it's relentless assault on state and individual liberty, is there any cause for encouragement that a solution, found right in the Constitution, can work? We'll discuss why there is reason to be g…
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This is an audience participation show - Our call in number is (914) 205-5632. The Convention of States Project is less than three years old. In that time we have grown our support to over 1.5 million around the nation. Here in Texas, we are just hundreds of supporters shy of 80,000; we've quadrupled in size since this time last year! The biggest f…
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Two years ago this week, the Republican Party of Texas became the first political party in history to add a pro Article V plank to it's platform. Following Texas' lead, other State GOP conventions are also adding similar pro Article V planks to their platforms. Many other States are considering this action. Just three short weeks ago, the Texas GOP…
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After a two week hiatus, we're back with a fresh look at the Convention of States. And what a week to come back; Louisiana became the 8th State to pass the Convention of States resolution. We'll segue from that news to review some of the debate on the floor of the Louisiana Senate on Wednesday, much of which centered around the core subject of the …
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This week's episode will begin by highlighting news for the Convention of States out of Louisiana, Missouri, and South Dakota.. Then, we'll discuss that there's no denying this has been perhaps the strangest Presidential election cycle in our nation's history. The Republican Party began the process with 17 candidates throwing their hat into the rin…
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