The one with 38 votes gets the convention, but all of that (and everything else) would be up for grabs.
The one for Direct Election of Senators was taken care of 110 years ago with the 17th Amendment, but that shows how Article V is supposed to work: they tried for 30 years go get direct election of Senators (which under the original Cons…
The one with 38 votes gets the convention, but all of that (and everything else) would be up for grabs.
The one for Direct Election of Senators was taken care of 110 years ago with the 17th Amendment, but that shows how Article V is supposed to work: they tried for 30 years go get direct election of Senators (which under the original Constitution were chosen by State Legislatures, which is how we got the states of North and South Dakota, Montana and Wyoming all in 1889 - all reliably Republican then and since, cementing Republican control of the Senate at the time the Populist Movement was threatening R control of other western state legislatures, and the senatorial appointment power). So they pushed for the Constitutional Convention, which neither the Republicans or Democrats at the time wanted (since they weren't insane then) so they put forth the 17th Amendment to avoid the possibility of a radical rewrite.
Thank you, TC. I am so grateful for your knowledge. You have increased my understanding. So, now we are back to The General and Unlimited Article V Convention state applications being dangerously close to qualifying for a Constitutional Convention that could also place on their agenda any of the other state applications. That is scary!
The one with 38 votes gets the convention, but all of that (and everything else) would be up for grabs.
The one for Direct Election of Senators was taken care of 110 years ago with the 17th Amendment, but that shows how Article V is supposed to work: they tried for 30 years go get direct election of Senators (which under the original Constitution were chosen by State Legislatures, which is how we got the states of North and South Dakota, Montana and Wyoming all in 1889 - all reliably Republican then and since, cementing Republican control of the Senate at the time the Populist Movement was threatening R control of other western state legislatures, and the senatorial appointment power). So they pushed for the Constitutional Convention, which neither the Republicans or Democrats at the time wanted (since they weren't insane then) so they put forth the 17th Amendment to avoid the possibility of a radical rewrite.
Thank you, TC. I am so grateful for your knowledge. You have increased my understanding. So, now we are back to The General and Unlimited Article V Convention state applications being dangerously close to qualifying for a Constitutional Convention that could also place on their agenda any of the other state applications. That is scary!