The topics under discussion back in 1787 were fairly foundational, but we have no shortage of hot topics which would surely end up &#x27;needing&#x27; to be addressed in a convention.<p>It&#x27;s amusing to think with congress as gridlocked as ever, the idea you could touch the constitution with a 10-ft. pole. And of course that&#x27;s the point, it should take something fairly amazing and universal to get any kind of change through. Diversely conflicting viewpoints are good for some things.