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====== How a Article V convention Will Work ======


An Article V Convention of States has never happened in American history, so how do we know how it will work? Article V experts Rita Dunaway, Jess Fields, and Thomas Lindsay explain. Learn more: http:%%//%%tinyurl.com/jy8noyy 0:01 Introductions 17:00 How is the convention's agenda defined? How do we know? 23:20 What happens when 34 states pass identical resolutions and trigger Article V power? 27:30 Who will select the commissioners to the convention? 31:40 How will the states be represented? How will they vote? 33:15 How will the convention's legislative rules work? 37:50 What kind of reforms will be discussed/proposed? 41:20 What happens once proposals are passed? 43:30 The Safeguards 52:50 Audience question: Could the courts corrupt the process? 58:00 Audience question: Can we trust state legislators? 1:04:30 Audience question: What's the timeline? Could litigation slow it down? 1:13:55 Audience question: What if some states leave the convention? 1:16:20 Audience question: How could a restoration of the Commerce Clause affect drug legalization? 1:18:10 Audience question: What are some other groups working in this sphere? 1:21:20 Audience question: Can we tie spending limits to a balanced budget amendment?

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|Created:                 |2016-06-10 19:03 GMT        |
|Updated:                 |2025-10-22 17:27 GMT        |
|Published:               |2017-07-18 00:00 GMT        |
|Converted:               |2025-11-11 12:43 GMT        |
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