[RipSawyer]

I cannot comprehend why some people think that problems which arise solely from the refusal to follow the constitution as it exists can be solved by changing the constitution which has never been followed. Apparently some think that if it is changed again then, by some miraculous intervention, crooked politicians and judges will suddenly agree to abide by it.

Am I missing something or is this idea of a convention of states just a fool’s errand as it seems to me?

[MrEdd]

It’s a coup attempt.

[tomkat]

I cannot comprehend why some people think that problems which arise solely from the refusal to follow the constitution as it exists can be solved by changing the constitution which has never been followed.

THIS !

[Impy]

I agree with you completely. People see it as a magic wand but there is no such thing as magic. We can make all the structural changes to our government that we want and it won't help anything as long as the people elected to run it are a a$$clowns.

And there is little reason to presuppose that such a convention would get up to anything good. Worst case libs could hijack it and pass bad amendments. Plenty of lib jagoffs are among the voices calling for this. James Madison himself was concerned with Article V's complete lack of details as to how this convention would operate and suggested jettisoning the idea.

Even a no brainer "good" amendment like the Balanced Budget amendment that could probably pass, I fear would just be used as an excuse to raise taxes.

The biggest problem we have in this country is that one of the 2 major political parties is dedicated to it's destruction and has a dedicated voter base of gibmedats. There is no procedural remedy for that.