Replies

As I understand it, the Article V convention meets to address specific items. Its topics can neither be added to nor deleted from. Every state agreeing to the Article V convention must have passed language almost identical.

So, what are items that these state legislatures who are calling for the Article V are tending to present?

The items seem to vary from state to state.

The current Constitution grew out of a similar convention that met to correct and review some items in the previous convention. Behind closed doors, the attendees came out with a new constitution.

That is what bothers many: once the doors close, will the agenda change and will the results be changes to The Constitution go beyond the intent of the Article V?

Additionally, it seems that the attendees are ‘appointed’ by the state governments, not elected by the populace. The ‘people’ have little say, but as SCJ Roberts said, ‘you voted for these people, so you have to live with whatever they do.’

I do not trust the concept, unless and until the Article V pushers publish a list of the ONLY agenda items that ALL attendee states have agreed to consider.

So far, each state has been voting on its own lists.

I don’t trust politicians even at the state level to pass a list of constitutional changes that benefit the populace over the politicians’ agendas.

The FED only enforces laws they want, now. How is that going to change, even if an Article V convention does pass a list of consitutional changes?

Unintended consequences.

An Article V could be rife with them.