As I remember delegates would be in proportion to the populations of their respective states. No thanks. We would end up with a totally socialist government.
<>As I remember delegates would be in proportion to the populations<>
Did you actually read my short vanity post?
ALEC says that the state legislatures would appoint delegates. ABA says they would be elected by the state's voters.
ALEC says that an Amendments Convention is the property of the states and that Congress has no say in the matter. ABA says that Congress can regulate the amendatory process due to two Supreme Court decisions from the early 20th Century, and thus Congress can regulate an Amendments Convention.
I side with ALEC, and I'll tell you why.
According to James Madison, the Constitution and the Union were formed by the Whole People via their separate political societies, the states, as their agents. Thus, the right to alter and abolish is at all times retained by the Whole People through their states. The Constitution created Congress; Congress did not create the Constitution. Therefore, Congress has no purview in this case and no right to interfere with the Whole People should they convene the states to alter or abolish the present arrangements. An Amendments Convention is a sovereign body during the brief term of its existence, and it is beyond the regulation of Congress because it represents the sovereignty of the people, a sovereignty that supersedes that of Congress.
1 state gets 1 vote. Doesn’t matter if they send a million delegates...
We already have a socialist/fascist government. You must be young perhaps 12? Are you a child that was born yesterday?