An Article 5 convention would not permit the writing of a new Constitution - it is only for the purpose of proposing amendments to the existing Constitution. Each of those amendments would still have to be ratified by 38 states.
> “An Article 5 convention would not permit the writing of a new Constitution - it is only for the purpose of proposing amendments to the existing Constitution. Each of those amendments would still have to be ratified by 38 states.”
I have to give credit to CA Conservative, he got that spot on.
An Article 5 convention would not permit the writing of a new Constitution - it is only for the purpose of proposing amendments to the existing Constitution.Yea, that's how it get's rewritten. For example the 18th was repealed (rewritten) by the 21st.
They could propose new amendments to clarify the language of the first and or the 2nd.. I dare say that WILL be on the agenda of some.