Agreed we are losing liberties and freedoms, but a convention has landmines and pitfalls. Who will be the leaders in this convention? It will not be constitutionalism, it’ll be the same leaders of both parties that we contend and battle with today. A convention puts the entire Constitution on the table to amend, what if strengthening State rights over Federal control is horse traded by “our leaders” to amend or remove the 2nd amendment?
WE don’t need a convention to write language to strengthen State rights over Federal rights, those rights are quite clearly stated in the Constitution. We need States to continue challenging the Fed overreach.
The convention will elect it's own leaders. Why is this important?
"it'll be the same leaders of both parties that we contend and battle with today"
No, the Washington elite will not be in control o the convention. That's the whole point.
"A convention puts the entire Constitution on the table to amend"
I don't know where this comes from. Any proposed amendments must be ratified by 3/4's of he state legislatures. This means that any 13 states can say, "No".
The greatest danger from a convention is not that something bad will come of it, the greatest danger is hat nothing will come of it at all!
". . . to amend or remove the 2nd amendment?"
Is the 2nd Amendment secure today? What if Ubama gets one more appointment to the Supreme Court replacing a conservative? Will it be secure then?
"We need States to continue challenging the Fed overreach."
How do you suggest they do that?