[SatinDoll]

Yes, and I prefer proposed amendments to the U.S.Constitution to continue being created in Congress, thank you very much!

Are 3/4’s of the States presently dominated by Conservatives? I really don’t think so, and any such Convention will in general have the appearance of a pooch sc..w!

[Doug Loss]

I think you're intentionally missing the point. First, you don't need 3/4s of the states to be "dominated" by Conservatives. You only need 1/4 + 1 to refuse to ratify any proposed amendment you think would be injurious. Second, if you think only Congress should propose amendments, you're the rankest of elitists. Oh, and if you think Congress will ever propose an amendment that will in any way rein in the increasing power and scope of the federal government, you really aren't paying attention. And you don't know much about basic human nature, either.