Convention of states is not a “we’ll rewrite the Constitution meeting”
It is a method for States to reign in Federal encroachment of States authority. It’s been a creeping disease for my lifetime.
I understand your concern, but I don’t think you understand the process.
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The amendatory process under Article V consists of three steps: Proposal, Disposal, and Ratification.
Proposal:
There are two ways to propose an amendment to the Constitution.
Article V gives Congress and an Amendments Convention exactly the same power to propose amendments, no more and no less.
Disposal:
Once Congress, or an Amendments Convention, proposes amendments, Congress must decide whether the states will ratify by the:
The State Ratifying Convention Method has only been used twice: once to ratify the Constitution, and once to ratify the 21st Amendment repealing Prohibition.
Ratification:
Depending upon which ratification method is chosen by Congress, either the state legislatures vote up-or-down on the proposed amendment, or the voters elect a state ratifying convention to vote up-or-down. If three-quarters of the states vote to ratify, the amendment becomes part of the Constitution.
Forbidden Subjects:
Article V contains two explicitly forbidden subjects and one implicitly forbidden subject.
Explicitly forbidden:
Implicitly forbidden:
Reference works:
Frequently Asked Questions About a Convention of the States
Proposing Constitutional Amendments by a Convention of the States: A Handbook for State Lawmakers
State Initiation of Constitutional Amendments: A Guide for Lawyers and Legislative Drafters
The reason I would LOVE to have a convention of the states IS TERM LIMITS!!!
That is what You want it to do but legislation in progress has a strange way of being amended as it goes along. The final legislative product is NEVER what it started as.
Of course what do I know? Only 40 years in government ranging from a senate staff to a defense bureaucracy and the intelligence community.
What are your qualifications to speak at all?