[GeronL]

and will be ignored like the rest of the Constitution

[Publius]

The Constitution is not ignored. It is followed to the letter. Unfortunately, it is the Living Constitution, not the Constitution of Original Intent, that is followed. The government follows the Constitution of penumbras and emanations, not what the Framers wrote.

The purpose of an Amendments Convention would be to make structural changes that would empower the states to rein in the federal entity. The government will not and can not ignore this. As a rule, it takes the federal government about a century to twist the words of the Constitution to meet its desires. This is a way to plug the holes.