Remember our current constitution came out of what was just suppose to originally be a small adjustment to the articles of confederation. But once a convention is called.. they are not limited to any specific changes and can literally throw out the current constitution and start fresh if they so wish.
And you can bet that our 2nd amendment rights would be gone on a re-write and that abortion would probably be written into any new constitution as well as homosexual rights, ect. This could be a nightmare that we might not want to push for.
You are absolutely correct. I fear any Constituional Convention would devolve into 0bama making changes with the support of his nazi followers like Harry Reid that would legitimize his dictatorial regime.
Tex, study Article V further ... you will see that such a convention can propose amendments. The amendments would need approval of 3/4 of states. 38.
By your logic, Congress can toss out the whole constitution and start over.
There was going to be a federal convention in Philadelphia regardless of what congress did or did not do. Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress had no power over a convention. There was nothing to prevent congress from proposing amendments on its own, which it did, regarding taxes and trade a couple of times in the early 1780s. Why did congress need a convention to propose amendments, when it had already done so in the previous few years?
Timeline:
1786.
November 23, New Jersey elects delegates.
December 4, Virginia elects delegates.
December 30, Pennsylvania elects delegates.
1787.
January 6, North Carolina elects delegates.
January 17, New Hampshire elects delegates.
February 3, Delaware elects delegates.
February 10, Georgia elects delegates.
February 21, Congress calls for a federal convention.
Just as the federal convention of 1787 was extra-congressional, our future amendment convention of the states will also be extra-congressional. Unlike nullification, the state amendment convention will be constitutional.