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A '''Con Con''' – [[Essay:Best New Conservative Words|short for a new "constitutional convention"]] – would be an dangerous, unprecedented assembly of representatives nationwide in order to rewrite the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]] as permitted by its Article V.  Sometimes this is euphemistically promoted as an "Article V" convention, despite how most people do not know what Article V is and that Congress has complete control over Article V conventions.

A '''Con Con''' – [[Essay:Best New Conservative Words|short for a new "constitutional convention"]] – would be an dangerous, unprecedented assembly of representatives nationwide in order to rewrite the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]] as permitted by its Article V.  Sometimes this is euphemistically promoted as an "Article V" convention, despite how most people do not know what Article V is and that Congress has complete control over Article V conventions.

Some supporters of a Con Con have good intentions, believing that it will reduce the size and scope of the federal government. However, it is expected by many that the media and a relatively small number of people would dominate the process, with predictably [[liberal]] results.<ref>[http://www.sweetliberty.org/issues/concon/effort2dismantle.htm The Effort to Dismantle Our Constitution]</ref><ref>Byas, Steve (August 13, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/29775-will-some-conservatives-hand-the-left-a-new-constitution Will Some Conservatives Hand the Left a New Constitution?] ''The New American''. Retrieved August 13, 2018.</ref> Other supporters of a Con Con include [[globalist]]s and members of the [[Council on Foreign Relations]], and some organizations supporting a Con Con have refused to identify their donors.<ref>Shaw, C. Mitchell (August 29, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/print-magazine/item/29820-who-s-behind-a-constitutional-convention Who’s Behind a Constitutional Convention?] ''The New American''. Retrieved August 29, 2018.</ref>

Some supporters of a Con Con have good intentions, believing that it will reduce the size and scope of the federal government. However, it is expected by many that the media and a relatively small number of people would dominate the process, with predictably [[liberal]] results.<ref>[http://www.sweetliberty.org/issues/concon/effort2dismantle.htm The Effort to Dismantle Our Constitution]</ref><ref>Byas, Steve (August 13, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/29775-will-some-conservatives-hand-the-left-a-new-constitution Will Some Conservatives Hand the Left a New Constitution?] ''The New American''. Retrieved August 13, 2018.</ref><ref>Wolverton, Joe (November 10, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/30604-why-would-conservatives-want-a-constitutional-convention Why Would “Conservatives” Want a Constitutional Convention?] ''The New American''. Retrieved November 10, 2018.</ref> Other supporters of a Con Con include [[globalist]]s and members of the [[Council on Foreign Relations]], and some organizations supporting a Con Con have refused to identify their donors.<ref>Shaw, C. Mitchell (August 29, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/print-magazine/item/29820-who-s-behind-a-constitutional-convention Who’s Behind a Constitutional Convention?] ''The New American''. Retrieved August 29, 2018.</ref>

Justice [[Antonin Scalia]] described a Con Con as a "horrible idea" during the question-and-answer session of a public event in May 2015, in New Jersey.

Justice [[Antonin Scalia]] described a Con Con as a "horrible idea" during the question-and-answer session of a public event in May 2015, in New Jersey.