“Thirty-four states are needed just to get Congress to call for an Article 5 Convention. However, getting states to ratify a new amendment is an even heavier lift for lawmakers.’
I thought states called for an Article 5 Convention. If left to the Senate, it probably won't be called. Senators do not owe their loyalty to their states, nor their voters. “They owe their soul to the company store” (Their campaign contributors).
It will get very interesting.
Just read Article V. Of interest is that the Framers had the individual states make an ‘application’ rather than a ‘petition’. Petition implies subservience.
I agree with your estimate that congress will never call for a convention, no matter how many applications it receives.