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No, no, no. It will not do anything to the Constitution. Only add amendments. The restrictions, limitations, and controls on the Article V process include all of the following,
acting in conjunction: The convention’s agenda is set by the 34 state applications (for the Convention of States Project, amendment proposals must “impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit the terms of office for its officials and for members of Congress”). Once 34 states apply for a convention on the same topic and the convention is called, state legislatures select and instruct their delegates;
At the convention, any single delegate can object to off-topic proposals as “out of order,” for which the objection must be sustained. At the convention, a majority of the states must vote in favor of any proposal in order for it to advance to the ratification stage;
Any delegate who proposes or votes in favor of an amendment beyond the scope of the agreed agenda OR beyond the scope of his/her state legislature’s instructions can be recalled by the state legislature and subjected to penalties according to state law;
Because delegates act as the agents of their state legislatures, a delegate’s vote that exceeds his/her instructions or authority is void. The courts could be called upon, if needed, to protect the process at any point (there are abundant precedents demonstrating that, in fact, the courts DO acknowledge and protect the historical Article V procedures) 38 states must ratify any proposed amendments for them to become effective. This means that it
only takes 13 states to block a bad proposal. Nothing wrong there. Right?

No, God did not issue an eleventh. But He did trust us to have good sense and understand what a COS will do. Are you not tired of the corruption? How about regulations? Or do you think the Fed Gov’t will willingly let go of the power it has claimed? If you do, I have some desert property in the Keys to sell you. And the COS movement is a God given movement. You’ll see that this time next year.

Thank you for this, Scott. And Jacquerie as always, thanks for posting. The Founders gave us a solution as big as the problem. They gave us Article V and the The Convention of States. And I’m grateful they added a second clause to Article V of the United States Constitution providing that:
. . . on application by two-thirds of the state legislatures, Congress must call a convention of the states for the proposal of amendments, valid when ratified by the legislatures or by conventions in three-quarters of the states, as Congress chooses.

For the proposal of amendments says nothing about re-writing the Constitution.

We have to get 34 states to agree on the subject matter of the convention. Congress is required to call the convention. They have no option otherwise. The specific amendments, the specific wording and language – will be decided at the Convention. Simple majority vote to send to states for ratification (26 states). If 38 states vote to ratify – the proposed amendments become part of the Constitution.
Congress plays NO substantive role. They call the convention (time and place) and they choose the method of ratification.

This writing is heartfelt, Scott. Thank you so much. Happy New Year.

She’s great. Would love to see her get Megyn Kelly’s slot. Shannon is the consummate nice gal who loves God and her country. And she is beautiful and intelligent too. What more could Fox ask for in personality, beauty, and brains?

I like Schiff. He calls them as he sees them. He’s a great patriot.

The ‘transparent’ Obama administration has been ensconced in secrecy for the last eight years. More so than any other. Schiff has viewed Obama with a critical eye but mostly he has talked about this great President and the magnificent things he has accomplished. I view him with a critical eye.

Maybe. But we will never know. Happy New Year.

I like your way. Wish we could. This child has to live with this for the rest of her life. Sickens me.

My thoughts exactly. And that school is filled with morons. I’m in NC and every day there is more crap from this school. I am sick of it. He is not going to go away anytime soon. He’s a controversial jerk. He thinks that there was a legislative coup because the legislator upheld the transgender thing. He is the head of the LGBTQ group there on campus. But a well-respected man on the campus. Well respected for all the wrong reasons.