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Beginning with her title, “Failed Republicans Want to Rewrite the Constitution,” Mrs. Schlafly goes on to imply that since the former candidates Huckabee, Rubio, Jindal failed in their bids for the GOP presidential nomination, whatever they support must be a losing proposition too. Not only are they losers, but since they support what Schlafly derides as “something called the Convention of States,” they are con-artists as well. According to her, these three men and the snake-oil salesmen and volunteers at the Convention of States (COS) project intend to deceive the American people.

I wouldn't call it a "con," but I doubt they're entirely serious. If you want an 18th century constitution, you need an 18th century population that puts 18th century demands and restrictions on government. If you can't get that, if people want more from government and don't want to live with government on an 18th century scale, you won't get what you want, and are better off sticking with what we have -- making it better to be sure, but not scrapping it thinking that you'll get anything like the Constitution of 1787 to replace it. Because you won't.