“Think about it, if the Democrats IGNORE the Constitution as written, which they clearly do, why wouldn’t they simply IGNORE an updated version of it.”
Repeal of the 17th Amendment could not be ignored. That should be the only objective. Adding anything else is a diversion for the reason you mentioned.
Ok, let us say we repeal the 17th Amendment and return to a Senate with members appointed by their State Legislatures. Is it going to make a difference?
NO.
The effects of the 17th were long to realize, but it changed the thinking of the nation. The State legislatures are corrupted by big government thinking. There will be no difference in the Senate.
As far at the V-Convention goes, changing something we don’t follow in the first place is useless.
There is much more to do than just repeal the 17th.