[zzeeman]

Am I mistaken in my understanding that the scope of the Convention can be *limited* to only those Amendments that the State conventions approve for the Convention? TIA

[Publius]

The states determine the scope of an Amendments Convention in the language of their petitions to Congress for a convention. Under the Principle of Agency, the states are the Principles.

When Congress issues a Convention Call, something Hamilton said in Federalist #85 was mandatory upon the receipt of petitions from two-thirds of the states, it places the description of the scope taken from the petitions into the language of the Convention Call. Under the Principle of Agency, Congress merely acts as the Secretary, issuing an Agency Agreement, which is the Convention Call based upon the states' petitioning language.

The Amendments Convention is the Agent. Under the Principle of Agency, the Agent is bound by his Agency Agreement. That agreement in turn is based upon the language of the petitions from the states.

Anything introduced at an Amendments Convention that is outside the scope of the Agency Agreement -- the Convention Call -- is out of order.