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To: John Valentine

There is no Article V requirement that applications must be on the same subject.

The Framers made calling an amendments convention fairly easy. Getting 3/4 to ratify is far more difficult.

Over 34 applications have been made. A convention must constitutionally be called.


38 posted on 12/04/2014 1:51:14 AM PST by Jacquerie (Article V. If not now, when?)
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To: Jacquerie

Jacquerie-

Yes, I realize that Article V makes contains no such requirement, but from all my reading the archivist does not add, for example an Article V petition from one State on one subject with another petition from another State on a different subject. If I am wrong on this point, I would like to be corrected.

My understanding is that there is no specific time limitation on such petitions and if petitions on different subject matters were to be aggregated regardless, then perhaps there are already more than 34 pending petitions. Apparently you believe there are. But there has been no call by the Archivist.

I frankly cannot see how it would make any sense that petitions on different subjects could be aggregated. This would force states to participate in a Convention considering subjects they might be barred from considering.

Not only that, such a view plays into the hands of the alarmists who contend that once called an Article V Convention would rapidly spin out of control.

If I may say, I think yours is very much a minority opinion.


42 posted on 12/04/2014 2:58:50 AM PST by John Valentine (Deep in the Heart of Texas)
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