519 sats \ 3 replies \ @kr OP 25 Jan \ parent \ on: What’s happening at the Texas border? culture
interesting. i had to look up what constitutional conventions were, sharing a response from ChatGPT in case others following this thread aren’t aware
- Constitutional Convention of 1787: This is the most famous constitutional convention, held in Philadelphia, where the current United States Constitution was drafted. Delegates from the thirteen states convened to address the problems of the weak central government that existed under the Articles of Confederation. The result was the creation of a new constitution, which established a stronger federal government with an intricate system of checks and balances.
- Confederate Constitutional Convention of 1861: This lesser-known convention was held by the eleven Southern states that seceded from the Union, leading to the formation of the Confederate States of America. They drafted the Constitution of the Confederate States, which was heavily modeled on the U.S. Constitution but with several key differences, particularly in relation to state sovereignty and the institution of slavery.
It's a pretty drastic measure and a complete crap shoot. Everything's on the table for revision, unlike the precision of an amendment.
The reason I could see it going that route is because DC does not have to be involved. There are nearly enough red states to convene one right now, so if this crisis worsens we may see that happen.
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how many states are required to convene one?
It's a pretty drastic measure and a complete crap shoot. Everything's on the table for revision, unlike the precision of an amendment.
sounds consequential, but perhaps the upside of something this drastic is that it can act as a reset button, similar to the idea of zero-based budgeting in accounting
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A convention requires 2/3's of the states, so 34, but changes would have to be ratified by 3/4 which is 38.
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