Congress has not formally proposed an amendment to the states in over a generation (30+ years)...
…which is why things look the way they do—lobbyists are often former members of Congress. Public government is gridlocked with private interests and whatever group can throw money at a campaign chest (members of Congress spend most time in office dining/dialing for dollars). The common sense of the Constitution provides for amendments/additional protections against emerging threats to society.
Americans have informally discussed the idea of a constitutional convention for decades and mainstream editorials refer to it as a risk, as if merely discussing an idea might somehow lead to a wholesale rewrite of the Constitution even though 75%+ approval of the entire country is required for any change to occur. 3/4 approval is a political principle which mathematically precludes Republican/Democrat issues from becoming part of our highest law.
Recent scholarship and re-discovered congressional records show unequivocally that Congress is holding the American people hostage by denying the right to formally discuss the collective situation.
Convention: May 25th, 2023
The requirement for a convention has been legally satisfied, there are hundreds of state applications on record, and one session of Congress after another simply ignores its constitutional obligation to issue the call. That being the case, there shall be a convention beginning May 25th, 2023. Because delegates will not be tasked with reinventing the wheel, we imagine the process will last a week or so, requiring no more time than one spends on social media already. No phishing/cookies/bots or anything of that nature, just Americans who still care, discussing amendment language.
My name is John De Herrera, and along with Michigan Chief Justice Tom Brennan and constitutional scholar Bill Walker, I was co-founder of the national group Friends Of The Article V Convention. Tom’s and Bill’s passing prompted me to build this site, to hold a convention, secured in a cloud. I encourage any American 18 or over to participate, all we need are fifty delegates. Please sign up, and please invite others!