You said — “Interesting that as the communists take over our country we havw this happening at the same time.”
The request for a Constitutional Convention is the second method by which the Constitution has for proposing amendments. It was put in there in case the Congress would not act to propose an amendment. This is the second way it is done.
Now, any amendment is still required to be ratified by 3/4 of the states.
And besides that, this particular call for the Balanced Budget Amendment (since Congress has not put it forth) is being done by the “second method” for proposing amendments to the Constitution. And, as I said (and as the Constitution says), it still requires 3/4 of the states to approve for ratification.
It is my understanding as the article points out that they are under NO requirement to only address the balanced budget amendment, they can re-write the US Constitution.
I think you may be in error as to the states having to ratified the new document or amendment.
I’ll have to re-read the article that staes what you have said.
Do you know which amendment that may be?