COP on the Hill: Stories from the weeks of August 24 & 31, 2019

COP on the Hill

Stories from the weeks of August 24 & 31, 2019

Delivering Knowledge: I spent one whole day dropping off a “how to arrest a citizen who is DUI Marijuana” to all House Members on the Judiciary Committee. This remains a black hole for most Members, as panels on MJ do not have street cops who can answer the question.

I will distribute the same to Senate, judiciary members next week.

Misc: I was asked and agreed to spend several hours this week reading a 190-page manuscript on the Drug War which the author will have published later this fall. I made a fair number of comments in the margins and the author I had a solid phone chat. It is an excellent primer for anyone who wants to know all the issues surrounding this disastrous, social policy…I’ll let you when it comes out in print.

This week’s stats:

3239 Presentations to Congressional staffers… 08 this week
374 chats with other elected officials, state reps, senators, VIPs, etc. 01 these weeks (R State Senator from Missouri)
02 Meetings – Grover Norquist,

COP stats since inception: August 2009
312 personal chats with a Member of Congress… this week.
85 Radio Interviews.. 0 this week
164 interviews and reports in minor media = 0 this week
102 Appearances/Interviews on major TV/Radio/Print media. 0 This week
Blaze TV {new, popular right-wing}, (Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, Univision, BBC, CNN, NPR, German, Swiss, French, Spanish TV and radio) Detroit News, Detroit Free Press, Grand Rapids Press + 9 other MI papers. Chicago Tribute, Honolulu Star Advertiser {foto and caption}, Reason Magazine, Reuters
31 major conferences attended – (UN drug conference, CPAC, LULAC, NRA, CBC, ASA, DPA, Dem & Repub. Presidential conventions., National Review, Republican Annual Retreat etc.) 0 this week
Weekly attendance at Grover Norquist’s Wednesday brunch attended by 150 conservative leaders. Named the “Grand Central Station of the Conservative Movement.”
* 2 editorials in daily papers mentioning Howard’s efforts & in support of COP position
84 published letters to the editor (value per MAPINC in free publicity: $83,000) 0 this week
43 published interviews/foto in major (daily) newspapers or magazine… 0 this week
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