IMO, when we have a Constitution convention next yr, I'm going to push for a 6yr, 1 term, starting

[CK_John]

at least age 55.

Also I will push for reduce SocSec to age 40 with medicare (my version of UBI).

Should DU setup a convention forum?

[PJMcK]

1. You're OP is a bit vague, CK

When is the Constitutional Convention? I've missed that bit of news.

One 6-year term? For president? What do you mean, "starting at least age 55?"

Thanks, in advance.

[CK_John]

5. You have be 55 or less to start your 6 yr term.

[brer cat]

11. Are you seriously suggesting that the country

adopt ageism as official policy?

[Spider Jerusalem]

25. Lincoln FDR, TR, JFK and Obama wouldn't make the cut (n/t)

[DetroitLegalBeagle]

2. Since when is a Constitutional Convention happening?

There is the Article 5 proposal, but I don't think enough states signed onto that one yet.

[CK_John]

4. They only need 4 more states to demand a convention; I believe the March election will provide the 4

states.

[brooklynite]

13. We have a March election?

[onenote]

29. Consider the source.

And then consider the concept of an alternative reality.

Then it makes sense.

[Squinch]

3. Who is having a constitutional convention next year?

[CK_John]

7. Mostly lead by those who want to tryout the third version of the Confederacy.

[Squinch]

14. Again, who is having a constitutional convention next year?

[FreepFryer]

6. THE LAST THING WE NEED NOW IS A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.

[CK_John]

8. I think it is kind of late when 30 states have already signed and only 4 needed

[regnaD kciN]

9. Keep in mind that the resolutions of a Constitutional Convention...

...still have to be approved by the states in the same way as a current proposed Constitutional amendment does.

[FreepFryer]

15. +1. Say no to impotent fearfulness. Say yes to action based in knowledge and wisdom

[roamer65]

10. I want to see a secession amendment, similar to the EUs Article 50 of their Lisbon Treaty.

If they load it full of RW crap, we will need it.

[brooklynite]

12. Why? There won't be one.

This "we're really close to having enough States to call for a Constitutional Convention" panic has been going for years. No State that hasn't voted for it so far is likely to do so now.

[FreepFryer]

16. Fearmongering to break Democratic momentum and focus

[left-of-center2012]

17. There is no (real) Constitutional Convention next year

If there were, the GOP would use it to take away our remaining rights.
Any dream of using it to "reduce SocSec to age 40 with medicare" would not be on their agenda.

[shraby]

18. A whole bunch of state legislators need to vote to have it and after that, a huge majority of both

houses need to vote for it before one gavel hits the podium.

[longship]

19. You better pray for no ConCon!

All the ConCon talk originates with the Christian Right and their followers.

Pray that they don't get their way.

A ConCon would end our Republic.

[CK_John]

20. How come they only need 4 states and nobody seems to know about it.

More they can't do that after they do that.

[stevenleser]

21. How come you can't provide a link if everyone is supposed to know about it? nt

[longship]

22. Just pray for no ConCon.

And many of us have been paying attention all along. We know what a ConCon means.

That's why we will fight it with our dying breaths.

[Demsrule86]

26. They could never get it passed by the states...it is a non-starter.

[fescuerescue]

23. I doubt if DU has enough influence

to trigger a Constitutional Convention.

But its fun to talk about.

[Matthew28]

24. It will be the end of America as a world power

because the Ayn Rand asses will vote to make any and all investment in infrastructure, science and education illegal. We better fight this with our last breath!

[stonecutter357]

27. lol NO UFC is not national champions .

[zaj]

28. I suggest reading this article...

Thanks for raising the issue here, I found this article and it was helpful for me to understand what you mean by 4 states to sign on.

https://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21729735-if-it-did-would-be-dangerous-thing-america-might-see-new-constitutional-convention

In recent years the Balanced Budget Amendment Task Force (BBATF)—a shoestring group that received just $43,000 in donations in 2015—has been campaigning with great success for such an “Article V” convention. There are now 27 states in which the legislatures have passed resolutions calling for a convention that would propose a balanced-budget amendment. The two-thirds-of-the-states threshold for calling a convention is 34. And, as it happens, there are seven states which have not yet called for a convention to propose a balanced-budget amendment, but in which Republicans control both houses of the legislature.

The earliest all seven could plausibly make the call is 2019, because Montana’s legislature is not in session again until then. Bill Fruth, a co-founder of the BBATF, says that by that point he hopes to have the other six in the bag. If he does, then a convention would be on the cards. If his efforts falter, a bigger push is waiting in the wings. Called the Convention of States (CoS), it promises amendments on three topics: a balanced budget, limiting the federal government’s power and establishing term limits for members of Congress. Led by Mark Meckler, a former Tea Party activist, the CoS got its first resolution passed in 2014. But it has grown fast. It is far better-funded than the BBATF and claims 2.2m volunteers across the country; its advisers include Jim DeMint and Tom Coburn, two influential former Republican senators. Its resolution has now passed in 12 states.

[crazycatlady]

30. Democrats will take a few more state houses this year

[randr]

31. You better hope we do not have a CC

This had been a nefarious goal of the radical right for decades and the reason for the damage they have brpught so far.
Given a CC they will end thr America we have enjoyed and drfended since the revolution.

[CK_John]

33. The current Constitution was the outcome of 10yrs of a confederation and formed by a cc

[L. Coyote]

32. Fake News. Please Cease and Desist.

[WillowTree]

34. Where are you getting your information that "......30 states have already signed and only 4 needed"?

Sourcing such a statement would be helpful.

[snooper2]

35. LOL, I guess it has been two months