I know Mark Levin is a big proponent of this, but doing this is a really really bad idea for us.
Who decides who gets sent to the convention? Is it Congress? We just saw them certify Joe Biden. Do the states? Several states with Republican legislatures delayed and refused to do anything but hold hearings which only came after public complaints.
Who is sent to the convention? The Republican Party doesn't care about limited government. Do you think they're going to send constitutional conservatives to do the reforms?
Can you guarantee the ratifiers wouldn't come out with an entirely new progressive or weakened document?
Do you trust your state to refuse to ratify a new document or a weakened Constitution?
What is the recourse if they ratify a new weakened constitution? Do you trust your state enough to take a risk?
Most want anything but to need to get involved personally through giving up hobbies, Internet time, or sports to go to meetings to discuss tough issues and give up more time to run for a GOP, not a local, position. This is how you top down politically change the party and country. It's not going to come when you rely on the current GOP to decide your representation for you and just go vote on primary and general election day. It takes a lot of work that frankly I don't think a lot of conservatives want to do.
No, there's no guarantee we would keep the Constitution. The framers started with the Articles of Confederation and finished with the Constitution.
https://www.cato.org/blog/libertarian-progressive-conservative-constitutions
I know Mark Levin is a big proponent of this, but doing this is a really really bad idea for us.
Who decides who gets sent to the convention? Is it Congress? We just saw them certify Joe Biden. Do the states? Several states with Republican legislatures delayed and refused to do anything but hold hearings which only came after public complaints.
Who is sent to the convention? The Republican Party doesn't care about limited government. Do you think they're going to send constitutional conservatives to do the reforms?
Can you guarantee the ratifiers wouldn't come out with an entirely new progressive or weakened document?
Do you trust your state to refuse to ratify a new document or a weakened Constitution?
What is the recourse if they ratify a new weakened constitution? Do you trust your state enough to take a risk?
Most want anything but to need to get involved personally through giving up hobbies, Internet time, or sports to go to meetings to discuss tough issues and give up more time to run for a GOP, not a local, position. This is how you top down politically change the party and country. It's not going to come when you rely on the current GOP to decide your representation for you and just go vote on primary and general election day. It takes a lot of work that frankly I don't think a lot of conservatives want to do.