Everything I have been exposed to about a Constitutional Convention gives me pause...It could easily go against conservative virtues, dismiss original intents, and those are just a couple of concerns I have...
To sum it up, my opinion is to be careful what you wish for...
I have to disagree for the very reason that the conservatives can run the table at a convention. Save for one proposal everything that is the conservative movement has already been proposed by the states. The only thing standing in the way of the conservative agenda becoming the law of the land is conservatives themselves. Liberals have not been interested in the convention whatsoever and even now barely even discuss it. The reason is basic. The states are basically conservative in nature and thus reflect that in their applications. Amendments deal with issues which must be resolved using facts and logic something frequently missing in liberal positions on some issues. The first party that finally realizes the people want action not blockage is the party that will win election after election.
Right now conservatives need a new approach, a new direction to offer the people. Frankly I don’t see anything else that can be offered. Leadership is about taking risks and moving forward. Washington took risks and won a war he was not supposed to win. If he had given into his fears, we’d still be British. Examples like this in our history repeatedly. Fear is neither respected nor honored in our country and those who base and support or oppose an action based on it simply will fail in the end.
Being American is about winning. If people say holding a convention is impossible, I ask, since when has that ever mattered in America? We have problems to solve and we aren’t about to do it by doing nothing.