There are two ways listed to propose amendments.
Thirty-eight (38), or three fourths, states must ratify any proposal coming from either method before it becomes an amendment.
Thirty-four (34), or two thirds, states are needed to call a convention to propose amendments. Each state gets one vote no matter how big they are or how many delegates they send. One state, one vote. A simply majority is all that is needed to pass any proposal. Each proposal must be ratified or reject by the states, no grouping of proposals allowed.
A convention can be limited in scope and the Supreme Court verified this in 1933.
The COS resolution does not need to be validated or OK’ed by the governor, nor does any part of the federal government have anything to do with the convention or the ratification process.
There is a long list of Supreme Court cases upholding the state’s power and the validity of the Convention of States. The listing is longer than this entire explanation. Here it is.
Let’s have the discussion. America deserves it. The People demand it.
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