wow. this isn’t rocket science. a simple analysis convinces me she and other’s like-minded are flat wrong.
the logic boils down to this for me: 13 states have a veto over any amendment proposed in the convention no matter how it’s set up. therefore, if the d.c. party is serious about getting anything passed, it would have to try to set up a way for each state to have an equal say. (win)
if the d.c. party was just trying to destroy the convention of states or circumvent it, well then perhaps 3/4 of states would finally get that we need a defacto “second” party to oppose the d.c. one, which is what we need anyway. (win)
or if the convention fails somehow. (no worse off than now)
or >3/4 of the states gut the constitution. (the worst case but very unlikely and still no worse since the republic is dead anyway)
no other logical cases come to my mind.
thus, imo, this is a no brainer. it’s a win no matter what happens. So for God’s sake, all conservatives should support an attempt to get 2/3’s of the states to petition for the article V convention, asap.
Your logic is good except for one flaw in assumption:
> “if the d.c. party is serious about getting anything passed”
They’re not interested. Therefore, all the wins turn to ashes which is what they want.
Phylis’s flaw is she assumes the states will take it lying down. She’s right that Congress shall ‘call’ a convention upon applications of 2/3s of the state legislatures etc. but she is wrong in thinking that Congress calls the shots thereafter. Those applications aren’t empty and in fact there is beaucoup precedent in state legislature applications for amendments. In other words, the states will propose amendments.
So let the Beltway crowd try to dictate how it’s going to be under Article V. Do they think voters are going to stand idle while they trash the states?
I think after the critical mass is reached in the Article V movement that strong and forceful personalities and powers will descend upon the ruling class and confront them directly. That in itself will be historical.