Sorry, Sci, that I misunderstood you. It's just that so many people seem to oppose an Article V convention with no understanding of how it works.

There is no possibility of a "hijacking", or a "runaway convention". and it is NOT a Constitutional Convention. Neither are the state legislatures and their delegations going to repeal, rewrite, or in any way threaten the Bill of Rights.

Read Article V carefully. There are TWO procedures for amending the constitution. Briefly, by federal congress proposal, and through a convention of the state LEGISLATURES.

In congress, 2/3 of BOTH houses propose an amendment/s.
or 2/3 of state legislatures call a convention. (that's 33 states)

In either case, when an amendment/s is finally agreed upon and is officially proposed, it must then be submitted to all 50 state legislatures for ratification. The amendment becomes a part of the constitution if and when 3/4ths of the state legislatures v**e for ratification. (38 states)

As we speak, I believe at last count, there are 4 state legislatures who have passed resolutions for a convention and 27 state legislatures discussing and debating. And even more are becoming interested.

Two things must be understood about the Convention of the states for proposing amendment/s. One, Congress can neither hijack the convention, nor can it deny the states permission to proceed, or in any way block it. Second, in 2014, Republicans made historic gains in the nation’s state legislatures. The GOP now controls 68 out of 98 partisan state legislative chambers -- the highest number in the history of the party. Republicans currently hold the governorship and both houses of the legislature in 23 states, while Democrats have that level of control in only 7.

(Note: Nebraska, with a unicameral legislature, is the missing state in this count. Note also that neither the POTUS nor the governors have any say whatsoever in this procedure.)

I reckon the fundamental question for all of us is: If we agree that our nation is in peril, and if we agree that the majority of those we elected to the federal government have betrayed us, then what recourse is left to us?

As you will learn if you read The Liberty Amendments, the Founders suffered intense debates over what might be a recourse for the states if the federal congress went rogue and the government as a whole became tyrannical. The inclusion in Article V for a convention of the states for proposing amendments was their solution. As things now stand, short of a miracle at the polls, e******ns will not change the direction we are headed. At best, a favorable e******n might slow us down, but a complete reversal is a pipe dream. This convention, should it go forward to conclusion, is the last peaceful Constitutional recourse we have. Failing this, the outlook is grim indeed. We either succumb to a dictatorship, or we "go rogue". As a bumper sticker I saw recently put it:

"If our Founders were here today, they'd be shooting by now."

Sorry, Sci, that I misunderstood you. It's just that so many people seem to oppose an Article V convention with no understanding of how it works.

There is no possibility of a "hijacking", or a "runaway convention". and it is NOT a Constitutional Convention. Neither are the state legislatures and their delegations going to repeal, rewrite, or in any way threaten the Bill of Rights.

Read Article V carefully. There are TWO procedures for amending the constitution. Briefly, by federal congress proposal, and through a convention of the state LEGISLATURES.

In congress, 2/3 of BOTH houses propose an amendment/s.
or 2/3 of state legislatures call a convention. (that's 33 states)

In either case, when an amendment/s is finally agreed upon and is officially proposed, it must then be submitted to all 50 state legislatures for ratification. The amendment becomes a part of the constitution if and when 3/4ths of the state legislatures v**e for ratification. (38 states)

As we speak, I believe at last count, there are 4 state legislatures who have passed resolutions for a convention and 27 state legislatures discussing and debating. And even more are becoming interested.

Two things must be understood about the Convention of the states for proposing amendment/s. One, Congress can neither hijack the convention, nor can it deny the states permission to proceed, or in any way block it. Second, in 2014, Republicans made historic gains in the nation’s state legislatures. The GOP now controls 68 out of 98 partisan state legislative chambers -- the highest number in the history of the party. Republicans currently hold the governorship and both houses of the legislature in 23 states, while Democrats have that level of control in only 7.

(Note: Nebraska, with a unicameral legislature, is the missing state in this count. Note also that neither the POTUS nor the governors have any say whatsoever in this procedure.)

I reckon the fundamental question for all of us is: If we agree that our nation is in peril, and if we agree that the majority of those we elected to the federal government have betrayed us, then what recourse is left to us?

As you will learn if you read The Liberty Amendments, the Founders suffered intense debates over what might be a recourse for the states if the federal congress went rogue and the government as a whole became tyrannical. The inclusion in Article V for a convention of the states for proposing amendments was their solution. As things now stand, short of a miracle at the polls, e******ns will not change the direction we are headed. At best, a favorable e******n might slow us down, but a complete reversal is a pipe dream. This convention, should it go forward to conclusion, is the last peaceful Constitutional recourse we have. Failing this, the outlook is grim indeed. We either succumb to a dictatorship, or we "go rogue". As a bumper sticker I saw recently put it:

"If our Founders were here today, they'd be shooting by now."

there's two kinds of conventional one is to change and rewrite the constitution and the other is conventional the state's that amends only the a artc. that is injust to the ppl.and to add artc that the state's fill that protect the ppl. and stops the big runaway gov.it to repeal and rewrite injustice arc.like the 17 and yes we need to ligament gov.spending. the ppl, has a cap on us so they need one.yes liment terms on congress yes we need it .stop executive order this is what we need because if the lifers like mccain and a few others that been bought by the donors and the party

Actually, Blade, "our Founders," were extremely patient with British rule over the original Colonies, and for many decades sailed back and forth in dastardly conditions to avoid a physical conflict with the King. Out Founders gave us the necessary documents to avoid all the uncertainty of armed revolution and "WE" MUST exercise EVERY possible "solution" our Founders pondered in such extreme and life-threatening conditions.

Our individual states must decide the outcome of a "YEA" of "NAY" v**e for an Article V convention; and "WE" must let the chips fall where they may. I do believe, as you mentioned, that our normal v****g process and e******ns will have a really tough time turning this ship around; if at all. And "the last peaceful solution before tyranny or the grim reality of 'going rogue,'" is certainly better than none.

Rather than search for something to discredit such a convention or otherwise attack the idea, why not first research the procedure to gain a better understanding of what so many who don't understand it are attacking. And the idea that such a convention would have no limits is clear evidence of a lack of understanding.

As for a threat to the Bill of Rights, that just ain't going to happen. Even if a repeal of any of the first ten amendments was actually proposed, there is no way that 3/4ths of the state legislatures would ratify it.