“A broad range of constitutional scholars holds that a convention may, in fact, be limited to a specific area or areas contained in state applications, or indeed, that it must be so limited.” Neale, Thomas H,, The Article V Convention to Propose Constitutional Amendments – Contemporary Issues for Congress, Congressional Research Service, 11-Apr-2014 pp. 25-27.
Our Founders' Warning: “Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves are its only safe depositories.” (Thomas Jefferson)