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This article should ease fears about a convention: https://reason.com/volokh/2022/09/05/my-skepticism-about-fears-of-a-constitutional-convention/ https://reaso
by hirundo 4y ago
This article should ease fears about a convention:
https://reason.com/volokh/2022/09/05/my-skepticism-about-fears-of-a-constitutional-convention/ https://reason.com/volokh/2022/09/05/my-skepticism-about-fea...
Whatever is passed in such a convention must be ratified by legislatures (or state conventions) in 3/4 of all states (38 states). It is very unlikely that particularly conservative or liberal proposals could meet that bar.
- christophilus 4y agoYeah. That was my conclusion too, but the fact that some prominent people are calling for a convention is startling to me. It opened my eyes to how out of touch I am with the current political pulse.