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To: Repeal 16-17
Thank you for fixing it. I was about to jump in, but you caught it.

Not that I want to criticize, but the term "Consttutional Conventon" is incorrect. Article V only speaks of "a convention for proposing amendments," and that is a far cry from a genuine constitutional convention.

Please read this essay, which is a primer on how a Convention for Proposing Amendments would work, based on the 1992 law where Congress finally got around to regulating the amendatory process for housekeeping purposes after the surprise ratification of the 27th Amendment.

27 posted on 03/22/2010 4:05:33 PM PDT by Publius (The prudent man sees the evil and hides himself; the simple pass on and are punished.)
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To: Publius
Not that I want to criticize, but the term "Constitutional Convention" is incorrect. Article V only speaks of "a convention for proposing amendments," and that is a far cry from a genuine constitutional convention.

So because Article V didn't say "Constitutional Convention" that's not the correct name? Even if you are correct, the average person will refer to it by that name. How about we call a "Type 2 Constitutional Convention" (Type 1 being for a complete rewrite)?

29 posted on 03/22/2010 4:15:58 PM PDT by Repeal 16-17 (Let me know when the Shooting starts.)
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