[Da Bilge Troll]

"I said nothing about it being illegal. What I was pointing out is that once you have a ConCon in session, there is no way it won't run far beyond any mandate it might have."

Running beyond its' mandate to do what? The convention has no power to change the Constitution, only to propose amendments.

"I think history is on my side with this."

No, history is on the other side. There is an extensive record of colonial-era conventions and none of them did any of the things you fear.

[zeugma]

No, history is on the other side. There is an extensive record of colonial-era conventions and none of them did any of the things you fear.

So you think we have statesmen of the quality of Adams, Franklin, Mason and the rest? Who are they?