[Larry - Moe and Curly]

A quick search this morning found conflicting information, as usual. Saw articles mentioning 30 states, 40 states, etc.

Looks like this may have started as far back as 1972.

Here’s a site that lists 26 states allegedly signed up:
http://www.sweetliberty.org/standing_calls.htm

[1rudeboy]

Thanks. I couldn’t even find that. All I found was stuff that was clearly out-of-date.

[ExSoldier]

IIRC Florida is one of the states originally calling for a con-con but later rescinded it's vote. However there has been some discussion as to the constitutionality of the vote to rescind.

A con-con is the nuke of platforms to Amend or junk the entire document.

Here is a quote from the textbook that I use in my Honors American Government class on the subject:

The Constitution provides that a national convention requested by the legislatures of two-thirds of the states can propose a constitutional amendment. Congress has received some 400 convention applications since the Constitution was ratified; every state has applied at least once. Less than 20 applications were submitted during the Constitutions first 100 years, but more than 150 have been filed in the last two decades. No national convention has been held since 1787 and many national political and judicial leaders are uneasy about the prospect of convening a body that conceivably do as the Constitutional Convention did -- create a new form of government. The state legislative bodies that originate national conventional applications, however, appear not to be uncomfortable with such a constitutional modification process; more than 230 state constitutional conventions have been held.

[pepperdog]

Everyone from these states should contact their representatives and tell them to rescind their state’s call immediately.

[savedbygrace]

Ah, an anti-semitic, 9/11 Truther website. No credibility.