SJ1 would apply to Congress to call a “convention of the states” under Article V of the U.S. Constitution.

The House rejected SJ1 on February 28, 2025, by a vote of 25 to 32. We have assigned pluses to the nays because efforts to call an Article V “convention of the states” must be resisted. A constitutional convention (Con-Con) would have the power to make major changes to the U.S. Constitution, or even completely rewrite it. Instead of risking the danger of a “runaway convention,” which could act as a “trojan horse” to destroy many of the Constitution’s limitations on government power, state and federal lawmakers should simply uphold their oath of office and follow the Constitution as originally intended. Article V was designed to correct potential errors or defects in the Constitution, not to “misconstrue or abuse its powers.” We must use Article VI to enforce the Constitution, rather than use Article V to alter or abolish it.