You are quite correct, the forces of inertia are massively aligned against effectuating new constitutional amendments by either side by either process. That is why it has long been my belief that the Article V amendment process will only succeed in the wake of some national event, what some have described as a "black Swan" event. We should get ready for such an event because in the absence of reform the country is hurtling ever faster toward a reckoning.
I do not underestimate the malevolence of the other side, I simply say that a good general chooses the ground on which to give battle and I would much prefer to fight in the legislatures of the 50 states than in the federal legislature or in the United States Supreme Court. But make no mistake, fight we must.
The left is fully capable of bringing on a constitutional amendment-in fact it is already doing so-they are fully aware of their options under Article V acting through the federal legislature or the state legislatures. Right now they are prudently acting under the federal legislature. Failing that, they will continue on as they have been, amending the Constitution in the courts, in the Oval Office, in the bureaucracies and we will go on debating the dangers of Article V and decrying the unfairness of it all.
I advocate taking hold of the events before they take hold of us.
Thank you for a thoughtful reply.
I think the true battleground is the culture: the schools, universities, news and entertainment media, Hollywood. The battle will be a decades-long slog, and it is late in the day. Until the tide starts to turn, the role of political battle will be mostly defensive: to prevent further losses and preserve freedom of action for the cultural battle. Trying for offensive gains with inadequate force and on unfavorable terrain is likely to result in serious defeat and loss of positions that could have been defended.