| | '''Convention of States''' (COS) is a half-baked variation on the discredited idea of a [[Con Con]], by attempting to change the [[U.S. Constitution]] by holding a convention of delegates. The Convention of States is a gimmick which in the best case is merely a waste of time, but in the worst case could enable [[liberals]] to rewrite the Constitution. | | '''Convention of States''' (COS) is a half-baked variation on the discredited idea of a [[Con Con]], by attempting to change the [[U.S. Constitution]] by holding a convention of delegates. The Convention of States is a gimmick which in the best case is merely a waste of time, but in the worst case could enable [[liberals]] to rewrite the Constitution. |
| | After years of effort, the Convention of States had passed in only 19 states as of January 21, 2023: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Missouri (with conditions and a 5-year sunset later repealed), Mississippi, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas,<ref>https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=85R&Bill=SJR2</ref> Utah, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. Even then, some of their resolutions differed from each other, casting doubt on whether they can be counted together. A total of 34 states are needed under Article V of the [[U.S. Constitution]] before [[Congress]] could call a new constitutional convention. '''''The states do not "call" a convention, but merely apply to Congress to request that it calls one'''''. | | After years of effort, the Convention of States had passed in only 19 states as of January 21, 2023: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Missouri (with conditions and a 5-year sunset later repealed), Mississippi, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas,<ref>https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=85R&Bill=SJR2</ref> Utah, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. Even then, some of their resolutions differed from each other, casting doubt on whether they can be counted together. A total of 34 states are needed under Article V of the [[U.S. Constitution]] before [[Congress]] could call a new constitutional convention. '''''The states do not "call" a convention, but merely apply to Congress to request that it calls one'''''. |