Article V:
1) Congress must call for the convention upon application of 2/3 of the states
2) Congress decides the”Mode of Ratification”
If there’s a way to gum it up, Congress and the feds will find a way.
Its a lot easier and faster to just invoke the 10th Ammendment. :-) Case in point: 31 Governors telling Barky not gonna take any refugees. See how easy that was?
Now how about 31 or more Governors telling the EPA to pack sand on the Waters of the whatever regs. or not gonna close down those coal fired power plants or a thousand other things that are not enumerated powers of the Federal Govt.
Can Congress Block a Convention of States?
Answer:
No. As long as each states applies for a convention that deals with the same issue (i.e., limiting the power and jurisdiction of the federal government), Congress must call the convention. Congress can name the place and the time for the convention to begin. If it fails to exercise this power reasonably, either the courts or the states themselves can override Congressional inaction.