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You can’t repeal that what was never passed.

If you try to have a limited Con-Con once opened then they can do anything they want.

See Dr. Edwin Vieria and his books and articles on the subject. He nails it.

If you have the Con-Con who will be the delegates? Any one you trust in politics today?

If you have the Con-Con who will be the delegates?

Concerning how delegates to an Amendments Convention would be chosen and how it would conduct business, I have two reference works. I respectfully suggest you print them off and study them because they have two completely different visions as to how it would work.

The first is from the American Legislative Exchange Council, a conservative pro-business group. That makes me believe they just might be the good guys. I like the conclusions to which the author arrived. This document has been sent to every state legislator in the country.

Proposing Constitutional Amendments by a Convention of the States: A Handbook for State Lawmakers

The second is a 1973 report from the American Bar Association, a lobbying group, attempting to identify gray areas in the amendatory process to include an Amendments Convention. It represents the view of the ruling class of 40 years ago. I don't like some of their conclusions, but they have laid out the precedents that may justify those conclusions. What I respect is the comprehensive job they did in locating all the gray areas. The even identified in 1973 a gray area that didn't pop up until the Equal Rights Amendment crashed and burned in 1982. Even if you find yourself in disagreement with their vision, it's worth a read to see how and why the ruling class will try to take over and run an Amendments Convention. (For the record, I am not on their side.)

Report of the ABA Special Constitutional Convention Study Committee