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In reply to the discussion: California has just called for an Articale V Convention [View all]radiclib
(1,811 posts)Article V does not propose amendments, it calls for a convention in order to propose amendments. An Article V convention will only be called if the resolution language is nearly identical in every one of the 34 ratifying states in that it addresses a specific purpose for the convention. Yes, any amendment can be proposed once the convention is seated, but the only amendment that has a snowball's chance in hell of then being ratified by three quarters of the states would have to be addressing the issue that caused the convention to be called in the first place. There have been Article V proposals languishing for years that call for shit like a balanced budget amendment, term limits, the ERA. None of them have gotten any real traction because they lack the momentum of public support that the growing opposition to the corruption of unlimited money has.