Tennessee lawmakers approve 'atomic bomb of politics' (Convention of States)

sun-sentinel.com ^ | 2/4/16

[Publius]

Congress has the job of tabulating applications from the states for a convention. When the two thirds threshold is reached, now 34 states, Congress is required to call a convention, that is, set the time and place, and list the subject matter which is extracted from the applications. After that, Congress is out of the picture.

The states appoint delegates who meet, elect their own convention officers, set rules of procedure, and formulate amendment proposals.

Upon adjournment, the proposed amendments are transmitted to Congress which then passes the proposed amendments to the states for ratification. Congress decides whether the states will ratify by state legislatures or state ratifying conventions. Go back to my boilerplate post for details.

[Cen-Tejas]

So, basically, an Article V Convention, or Convention of States, substantially limits the federal involvement which is a good thing!

[Publius]

Correct. It is the method that George Mason believed would permit the states to bypass a tyrannical Congress and federal government.

[Lumper20]

It depends on the issue.

[editor-surveyor]

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I was being sarcastic.