Draft:Convention of States
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“”The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate.
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| —Article V of the US Constitution.[1] |
A convention of states is a meeting of commissioners from all of the states in the USA for the purpose of discussing issues and proposing amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The provision for a convention for proposing amendments is found in Article V of the U.S. Constitution. This provision has never been used but several groups are seeking the necessary approval of 34 state legislatures to call for such a convention. Any proposed amendments will require the ratification of 38 states before it goes into effect.