https://www.commoncause.org/our-work/constitution-courts-and-democracy-issues/article-v-convention/
TOPPING A DANGEROUS #ARTICLEV CONVENTION
Wealthy special interests are pushing for a #constitutional convention that could put everyone in #America’s #rights up for grabs. It's on us to stop them.
..."Under Article V of the U.S. Constitution, Congress is required to hold a constitutional convention if two-thirds of state legislatures (34 states) call for one.
But here’s the catch: there are absolutely no rules for an Article V Convention outlined in the Constitution.
That means the group of people convening to rewrite our Constitution could be totally unelected and unaccountable. There is nothing that could limit the convention to a single issue, so the delegates could write amendments that revoke any of our most cherished rights – like our right to peaceful protest, our freedom of religion, or our right to privacy. There are also no rules preventing corporations from pouring money into the convention to ensure they get their way.
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Right now, there are four major campaigns for an Article V Convention: the Balanced Budget Amendment (BBA) campaign, the Convention of States (COS) campaign, the Wolf-PAC campaign, and the term limits campaign.
Each has different goals, but together, they have convinced 28 states to call for a convention. That means they have just six states to go.
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