at first glance I am sceptical,,
The 1787 Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia also involved states without input from Congress. Most delegates were under the impression the purpose of the Convention was to merely modify the Articles of Confederation but James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and John Jay had different plans. They intended all along to use the Convention as a means to replace the Articles of Confederation with a stronger Federal Government via the Constitution. They were able to bargain with most of the delegates, bit by bit, to support a stronger federal government. Some objected and left before the Convention was adjourned but most supported the Constitution.
Article 12 of The Articles of Confederation required approval from all the states and Congress to alter the document. This process did not occur. Only 9 states were needed to ratify the Constitution. Congress under the Articles of Confederation never approved the Constitution. It can therefore be argued the Constitution is illegal.
An equally important point is that delegates and those they represent can demand the Convention for a particular purpose or purposes but all that can change once delegates get behind closed doors. Anything can happen as occurred in 1787 and no one on the outside can stop a sudden turn of events. The result could very well be a document unlike what was originally intended. A Convention would be a dangerous proposition.
The motivation is the fact that states can take power from the Federal Government through a Constitutional Convention and would not be allowed to do so any other way, plus, if the Convention is pirated to destroy the Bill of Rights, those same states can refuse to ratify, as only a quarter of states plus one will kill the pirated document.
However, nothing is without risk, including inaction which will likely lead to a Soviet Islamicist America.
/johnny
I have felt since the mid-60s that there are a few areas of the Constitution that need to be groomed or tweaked or whatever one wants to call it.
No one could cheat on that.
This just might be LIVING HISTORY - Big time!