Reluctant Article V ping. This particular effort is an exercise in futility.
Cruz himself should not openly turn to this, but it could be a useful cat’s paw for him, and a chance for conservatives to unite. Builds a bridge rather than stage a cage fight between Cruz supporters and everyone else.
Might as well give it a shot. It corners the worst Cruz critics — how badly do they want to criticize his eligibility? But we could put some teeth in it.
A convention would have the power to subjectively amend that English-speaking parents with Canadian citizenship also help qualify natural born status. Why not? It’s not some radical Islamo-nut nation like Indonesia after all. Even Quebec is not so bad either.
But Cruz himself? If he turns to this openly as a solution, I would think it makes him look weak.
Overall, this is a good thing. It gets people thinking about how national conventions can solve problems. And states will begin the process of networking and learning the process.