Reply #31: The thing that scares the hell out of congress is the idea of

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the people amending the constitution without congressional vetting of anything brought forward.

You couldn't get enough states to abolish the Electoral College. But you probably would end up with congressional term limits, or each state having the option to establish term limits for their congressional delegation. And roughly a 50-50 chance for mandatory retirement age for federal judges/justices. Congress and/or states would be given explicit powers to limit/regulate abortions. Finally, no state or city would have the authority to bar sane non-felon adults from protecting their homes (and maybe their persons on public property) with firearms. Perhaps an English-only Christian nation codified in the Constitution. I doubt the income tax would fare all that well. Say hello to a national consumption (sales) tax instead, of course without any degree of progressivity. Strict limits on Emminent Domain.

A Constitutional Convention would unsettle "settled law" in myriad areas, particularly in value areas.