sino ang nagpatawag ng eleksyon upang bumuo ng isang con-con?
A constitutional convention is a method of amending the Constitution. In fact, it’s one of two methods the Founding Fathers put in Article V of the Constitution. Simply put, the convention method originates in the states, while the other method originates in Congress.
More precisely, Article V of the Constitution states, “The Congress … on the application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the several states, shall call a convention for proposing amendments….” This type of convention is what is known as a constitutional convention or Con-Con for short. Other names include a convention of the states, amendments convention, or Article V convention.
Black’s Law Dictionary — the premier dictionary for attorneys, judges, and students of the law — defines a constitutional convention as follows:
Constitutional convention. A duly constituted assembly of delegates or representatives of the people of a state or nation for the purpose of framing, revising, or amending its constitution. Art. V of the U.S. Const. provides that a Constitutional Convention may be called on application of the Legislatures of two-thirds of the states. (Black’s Law Dictionary, 5th edition, 1979) [Emphasis added.]
According to Article V, amendments to the Constitution can be proposed in one of two ways:
two-thirds vote in both houses of Congress (this is how all 27 Amendments to the Constitution were proposed); or
two-thirds of state legislatures submitting their applications to Congress to call a convention for proposing amendments
The Purpose of Article 5
During the drafting of the Constitution, some of the founders agreed there needed to be a way to correct errors that may be found in the new Constitution or even to abolish or replace it if necessary.
The purpose was not to correct the behavior of those who violate their oath to “support this Constitution.” That’s like saying, “Since people aren’t following the Ten Commandments, we should revise them.”
The provision for state-initiated conventions for proposing amendments was added to Article V at the insistence of George Mason. He had written in the Virginia Declaration of Rights:
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