Convention of states push hits halfway mark with Nebraska

[Tickle]

We are have way there with

States where the Convention of States Application has passed in one chamber but not the other (all time)
New Mexico, Iowa, South Dakota, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia, New Hampshire

States considering the Convention of States Resolution in 2022:
Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia, Washington


https://richmond.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/convention-of-states-push-hits-halfway-mark-with-nebraska/article_5a6c17e9-8d26-59dd-93ed-e23a08c3bb36.html

INCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska on Friday became the 17th state to call for a convention of states to consider making changes to the U.S. Constitution, putting supporters halfway to their goal of getting the 34 states needed to trigger a convention.

Nebraska lawmakers gave the measure final approval with a 32-10 vote, just three days after Wisconsin passed a similar proposal.

[PortTack]

1. It will never happen!

[Tickle]

2. ok nt

[paleotn]

3. 2/3's of the states to call a convention, 3/4's to ratify anything from such a convention....

i.e. ain't happening.

[LonePirate]

4. They should have no trouble getting to 25 but it gets trickier after that.

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This convention is bad news as it is being pushed by the extreme right wing states and not in the national interest. We will need our blue states to block anything that emerges from such a convention if it happens.

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

5. Yup.

It's a bad idea.

[patphil]

6. In the highly unlikely event that 2/3 of the states agrees to have a constitutional convention...

Where would it be held? Who would pay for it? How long would it run? How could they ever get enough agreement of convention attendees to complete a document?
How long would it take to get 3/4 of the states to approve the document?

It seems to me that the convention part of the process would take years, and in that time the political climate, and even the actual delegates, would continue to change, leading to endless alteration of the final document. I can't see this evolving beyond being a debating/shouting/fist waving/chest beating chaotic mess.
Given the polarization of today's society, I don't think there could ever be enough cooperation and compromise to actually produce a cohesive document that 3/4 of the states would accept.

It would just be another public forum for the wolves to howl at the moon.
We already have that, it's called Fox News.

[PCIntern]

7. When I was a young child in the early 1960's

The RW was calling for a Constitutional Convention in order to repeal certain provisions but ESPECIALLY the Freedom of the Press.

My mother had said that if they hold it and do so, we would be emigrating.

[Tickle]

8. well I just scared myself

but it looks like they want to implement term limits

Here's the link, it has a list of states that passed, states that have passed in one chamber and states that want to pass convention V this year

https://conventionofstates.com/states-that-have-passed-the-convention-of-states-article-v-application