I’ve been observing for longer than you and perhaps closer as well.]
I have to agree with you in part; ever since the 16th and 17th and Amendments, States have been relegated largely to the status of administrative regions and have to a great degree lost their way as they lost their independence and their independent funding.
But there is a groundswell of sentiment in the many states (but not all) that this situation can and should be changed. This needs to be nurtured and encouraged and the the greatest degree possible, expedited.
That’s what we’re about.
I have no issue with that. But the enemy always gets a vote, so we'd better be paying close attention. The Left would like to push forward on an Article V too, for their own reasons. And they won't be playing fair.
You can expect bribery, intimidation, and street action. The reason an Article V would have to be closed, is because rioting would otherwise ensue (and it might anyway).
Anticipate everything that the Left could possibly do to hijack the process and have plan B, C, D, E, etc. And I would add that you best plan for civil war to follow, because an Article V to our liking would be a wooden stake through their heart. They'll burn the cities before they accept the consequences. So we'll need to be ready for that as well.
So given the 2012 general election map, which blue states are you counting on to get to 38? I don't mean that as a taunt, but an observation of just how hard its going to be.
You'll need all but 12 states. New England, the West Coast, and Hawaii are 14, so you will need all of the others, plus two of those.