There are not 28 states calling for an Article V convention on the same issue. One of the few things that most critics of Article V do not understand is that the Washington establishment, Republican and Democrat, oppose the Article V movement precisely because it aims to cut their power and restore it to the people and to the states. Therefore, when the matter comes to the House of Representatives to fulfill its duty to "call" a constitutional convention it will use every ruse conceivable to avoid doing so, as it has done historically. This demonstrates the difficulty of passing any amendment because, even before we get to arguing amendments, we have difficulty even getting into an amendment process. The difficulty of passing a constitutional amendment is evidence that those who fear such amendments do not understand the process.
The reality is that 13 state legislatures out of 99 can stop any constitutional amendment. I repeat, 13 state legislatures from different states out of 99 state legislatures can stop a proposed constitutional amendment. There is no reason to believe under these circumstances that anything will "go south."
Whether Donald Trump is president or not has virtually nothing to do with the Article V process. The president plays absolutely no role, has no control, has no input.
