You and I are in general agreement. IMHO we need to win over folks having heartfelt concerns about the CoS in order to be successful. So I was thinking that a proof of concept CoS would be a way to go in order to build confidence in the process among those with concerns. A CoS with a very limited agenda. And what better way to significantly increase state power in relation to the federal government than to repeal the 17th. I think once we have completed the first one in a controlled manner, subsequent CoS will be. Much easier to convine to address the serious structural issues we face. Anyway, the thoughts of a simple man.
I don’t know what planet you CoS folks live on, but the odds of eliminating the Electoral College are higher than repealing the 17th Amendment. I doubt that half of any group of Americans could even tell you the subject of the 17th, and would oppose its repeal because they support, like, democracy.
(Hell, half wouldn’t know The Bill of Rights!)