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To: icwhatudo
I'd suggest drilling down a bit more on Section 5...

Whatever came from this would be legal proposed amendments that would need 3/4 state-by-state ratification.

And, bear in mind that with each state having 1 vote, that heavily tilts this in favor of more conservative states, and removes the advantage of leftist east/west coastal states.

11 posted on 11/07/2013 3:11:13 PM PST by C210N (When people fear government there is tyranny; when government fears people there is liberty)
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To: C210N
I have two reference works.

The first is from the American Legislative Exchange Council, a conservative pro-business group. This document has been sent to every state legislator in the country.

Proposing Constitutional Amendments by a Convention of the States: A Handbook for State Lawmakers

The second is a 1973 report from the American Bar Association attempting to identify gray areas in the amendatory process to include an Amendments Convention. It represents the view of the ruling class of 40 years ago. While I don't like some of their conclusions, they have laid out the precedents that may justify those conclusions. What I respect is the comprehensive job they did in locating all the gray areas. They went so far as to identify a gray area that didn't pop up until the Equal Rights Amendment crashed and burned a decade later. Even if you find yourself in disagreement with their vision, it's worth reading to see how the ruling class will try to dominate an Amendments Convention.

Report of the ABA Special Constitutional Convention Study Committee

21 posted on 11/07/2013 3:31:02 PM PST by Publius ("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill & Publius is now available at Amazon.)
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