“No one has yet convinced me that even a few states-—let alone 34-—would structure the “state” response in a way beneficial to us.”
Typical class of ‘98 SPOT ON!!
Article V efforts are NOT to be trusted period.
The assessment of the John Birch Society, Concerned Women for America, and the Eagle Forum are absolutely 100 percent correct in regards the Article V. It is dangerous, potentially uncontrollable, and requires almost if not more consensus than the first Convention in an age of snakes, backstabbers, and politicians, who would do anything to gain control over the Republic.
IMHO the only way that requires far fewer states to be effective, is for ten to fifteen Western and Mid Western States to start exercising their Sovereignty and pushing back against every misstep by the Federal Leviathan. They would first have to steel themselves against the Federal Government cutting off funding, by having their citizens send tax money to and through the state treasury and the state then being the entity responsible for the tax if any.
Remaining comments self censored.
References, please.