The most obvious amendment to propose through a convention of the states is term limits on Congressman and Senators, as it is obvious that the Congress will never propose such a amendment.
Some people might feel the following are too lax, but I’d go with 24 years for Senators, and 12 years for Congressmen.
Specially, that a person could not be elected to a term that would exceed 24 years for Senators, or 12 years for Congressmen.
I would also consider 24-year terms for Judges and Justices.
Specifically, that once a judge or Justice is confirmed for a district court judge, an appellate court judge or a Supreme Court justice, they would have a non-renewable term of 24 years at that level. They could be nominated for a higher court and, if confirmed, have a fresh, non-renewable term of 24 years.
After this, a lot of clean-up of elections could be proposed.
I’d like to see D.C. vote along with Maryland in federal elections. I’d also like to see incorporated territories vote along with a state in federal elections, where the two places agree. The experiment with a non-voting capital district hasn’t worked out. And, there are some territories that are too small for statehood.
Then, there should be a balanced budget amendment. I’d recommend the balanced budget we have in Mississippi, Ohio and Virginia (involving the budgeting of a surplus and a build-up of a rainy day fund, that could be drawn on during a recession).
There could be yet other amendments, but getting 3/4ths of the states to ratify is going to be tough. Besides, if this convention of the states works out well, we could have another.
The most obvious amendment to propose through a convention of the states is term limits on Congressman and Senators, as it is obvious that the Congress will never propose such a amendment.
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With a “grandfather clause” in it, excluding all current sitting senators and reps it might and the goal would be achieved in due time.