[Publius]

If the States ever did convene a Constitutional Convention it would probably be an ugly scene.

Not true. In 1992 Congress, after being surprised by the unexpected ratification of the 27th Amendment, finally got around to regulating the amendatory process with respect to housekeeping. It also took the 1965 American Bar Association report on a Convention for Proposing Amendments (the correct name) and codified it into law.

Read "A Convention for Proposing Amendments...as Part of This Constitution", which is a primer on how the 1992 law would work.

[circlecity]

Where does congress get the power to regulate how the states run their constitutional convention? Not from the Constitution. No, once they convened the rules would be whatever they say they are. And all subjects are open for discussion. You would see a level of treachery and grasping for power never seen before.

[Brytani]

Constitutional Convention not as scary as you think thread ping.... get in here.. :-)