I, too, am coming to the opinion that a convention of the states is worth a shot. We’re being ruled by an oligarch, anyway, as Scalia so ably points out. The one safety valve in the convention of the states is 75% ratification.
13 states can block anything, good or bad. Surely there are 13 states who would oppose giving away the farm???
FWIW, I agree with you about the 17th amendment.
**Alabama
**Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
**Idaho
Illinois
**Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
**Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
**Mississippi
Missouri
**Montana
**Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
**Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
**South Carolina
South Dakota
**Tennessee
**Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
**West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
76% of the states have supported gay marriage. Is that the 75% is what you want to dicker with the constitution? Until we have more voters persuaded by our arguments and willing to support conservative candidates none of this really matters.