Changing the U.S. Constitution can be a rather tricky
proposition. To amend it under normal circumstances requires a
proposal to be deliberated and approved by at least two thirds
of both chambers of Congress, a procedure familiar to most
Americans. Assuming acceptance, it is sent to the various state
legislatures where a minimum of 75% must approve of it for
passage. However, Article V of the Constitution has a provision
whereby a Constitutional Convention (aka, Article V Convention,
or Amendments Convention) can be called by at least two-thirds
of the states (34) whereby amendments can be drafted by a
separate body of delegates, not the Congress, before being sent
to the state legislatures for ratification (again, at least
75%). The scope of the convention must be very specific in terms
of what it proposes to address. Although this vehicle is at our
disposal, the last time such a convention was called was back in
1787 in Philadelphia. That's right, 234 years ago. Although
there have been suggestions of hold