A recent American Thinker article made a strong case for amending the U.S. Constitution to restore federalism and re-establish constitutional authority.  Unfortunately, the author erred in calling the amendment proposal process a "constitutional convention" (con-con).  There is no active effort to call a con-con.  There is a very active effort for state legislatures to call an Article V Convention of states.  The difference between a con-con and a convention of states is more than semantic. There is no provision for a con-con in the Constitution.  A con-con starts with a blank sheet of paper to create a wholly new constitution.  Throwing out our current Constitution – easily the most effective constitution in the world for guaranteeing liberty under a representative republic – is a non-starter.  Our Constitution is not broken and should not be replaced. The founders understood that as the challenges facing the republic...(Read Full Article)