1. Mock Constitutional Convention was successful.
2. Congress is broken.
3. Congress acts when 2/3rds of votes are near.
4. Congress will limit topics and set a deadline.
5. States and Congress will specify attendees.
6. 3/4th of States have to approve any amendments.

Mock Constitutional Convention was successful. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99_Percent_Declaration 2012 national assembly resulted in 15 amendment-like grievances by 75 people in 3 days. Arizona State University is hosting another one. https://constitutionaldesign.asu.edu/2024-model-constitutional-convention/

Congress is broken. 2023 was one of the worst years for Congressional productivity.

Congress acts when 2/3rds of votes are near. 27th Amendment passed in 1992 when state approval was near. See “The People’s Constitution” book page 245.

Congress will limit topics and set a deadline. Congress will limit convention topics to the state resolutions so no new Constitution will result. Congress will also set a deadline.

States and Congress will specify attendees. Some state resolutions specify attendees. Congress will designate the rest.

3/4th of States have to approve any amendments. Per Constitution Article V a whole new Constitution will never pass in 3/4th of States.

Why a Convention?

1. Get Capitalism out of politics.
2. Rights in the Constitution are for each person not groups of people like Super PACs. (Reverse Citizen’s United)
3. Campaign finance limits and lobbying limits are mandatory.
4. Term limits are needed.
5. Filibusters are unconstitutional.
6. Gerrymandering is unconstitutional.
7. Unanimous consent is unconstitutional.

What about a runaway Convention?

“Much of the fear surrounding a convention is unfounded. The Convention Clause’s text and history indicate that it grants power to the States to limit the scope of any such convention. In addition, the States have the ability to reject any amendments proposed by a convention through the (3/4th of States) ratification process.”

– The Other Way to Amend the Constitution: The Article V Constitutional Convention Amendment Process, Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy, Vol. 30, Issue 3