[peyton randolph]

You can make up all kind of straw men, but the words in Article V stand.

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You can pretend the Constitution will be followed for an Article V ConCon. It's pleasantly naive.

Here's the real question.

Why would Obama, the Congress, the federal judiciary, Democrats, GOPe, media, the unions, etc. follow the constitutional requirements for a ConCon that's against their interests?

[JRandomFreeper]

None of them are involved in an Article V convention. States only.

/johnny

[Jacquerie]

From your screen name alone, I'd like to think you are knowledgeable of our revolutionary and constitutional history.

The states are very aware of what ails our republic. They endure it from both ends. They have pissant bureaucrats from DC pushing them and their constituents around. Said constituents complain to state reps who have no ability to correct the problem.

Nothing is guaranteed, but I know that over half the states filed suit against Obamacare. AZ was told it couldn't defend its southern border. States around the nation are so much as told not to identify voters. The media purposely avoid our nascent resistance movement. Good. Let it build below the national radar.

So I believe the states know they can perhaps regain the power taken away from them 101 years ago. I doubt the states will dance around the edges, for structural reforms are needed and they know it, regardless of party.

Structural changes, like repeal of the 17th cannot be ignored.

If, as you predict, the states will weasel around amendments, we'll be no worse off, for America 2014 is a police state.