[sloop]

levin said the subjects of the amendments in the CALL for a convention by the states must be SIMILAR for congress to call for the convention

not sure where he gets that from but he does

but if your phrase about controlling the process was referring to what amendments come out of a convention, my answer is who cares what comes out - outlaw gravity if they want - the states must ratify it and that won't happen

[TomGuy]

not sure where he gets that from but he does

Then, you need to do a lot more research before jumping on those who disagree with your opinion.

A regular constitutional convention is open to all issues the delegates want to bring.

An Article V Convention is supposedly limited to a pre-agreed upon list of amendments that 2/3 (?) of the state legislatures have approved.

The problem is that an 'article V' type meeting of a convention to improve the Articles of Confederation resulted in it being tossed out in favor of a completely new constitution. Can such happen at a new Article 5 Convention? No one really knows, because there has never been an Article 5 Convention under the current US Constitution. Many of us think it is a can of worms that could result in massive 'unintended consequences'.