[GSlob]

Well, if we could somehow staff that Convention with the likes of Jefferson and Madison, then not many people would object, I suppose. But as the things stand now, we'd get an approximation of the present Congress in the hypothetical Convention, with the likes of hillary and kerry in attendance. And to this many people WOULD object.

[jecIIny]

"Well, if we could somehow staff that Convention with the likes of Jefferson and Madison, then not many people would object, I suppose. But as the things stand now, we'd get an approximation of the present Congress in the hypothetical Convention, with the likes of hillary and kerry in attendance. And to this many people WOULD object."

There were some pretty unsavory characters at the original one too. More than a few staunch defenders of slavery etc. But more to the point, times have changed. Special interest groups would try to control the convention. The first one nearly disintegrated even without those leaches we have to deal with today. One of the main reasons it was able to succeed was that it was a closed convention. No press, no galleries, no lobbyists. All of the delegates took an oath of secrecy. What do you think the odds are of that happening today?