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Convention of States Action (COSA) is a project of the right-wing nonprofit, Citizens for Self-Governance, and has a web page devoted to its new initiative, "Open the States".
- 1 2 Tina Nguyen (April 24, 2020), How a tea party-linked group plans to turbocharge lockdown protests, Politico
- ↑ Isaac Stanley-Becker; Tony Romm (April 22, 2020). "Inside the conservative networks backing anti-quarantine protests". The Washington Post – via MSN.
- 1 2 Lissandra Villa (April 22, 2020). "How Some Anti-Quarantine Protests Are Being Promoted by National Players With Ties to Trump". Time .
- ↑ Rich Barlow (April 24, 2020). "Could Anti-Lockdown Protests in the United States Help Trump Win This Fall?". BU Today. Boston University.
