"Because the Constitution uses the word shall, Congress has no legal authority to debate whether a convention is a good idea. They cannot vote it down. If 34 states submit valid applications, Congress's role is reduced to purely administrative work: they simply have to set the time and the place for the convention to happen."

"One of the most powerful aspects of this mechanism is that it entirely bypasses the executive branch"

"Because this has never happened in American history, there is no precedent. However, constitutional scholars generally agree on the sequence of events .. The case would be fast-tracked directly to the U.S. Supreme Court .. Assuming the Supreme Court follows the plain text of the Constitution, they would have to order Congress to call the convention under threat of being in contempt of the highest court in the land."

"the Founders specifically designed this clause to be a loaded gun aimed at Washington. If the states pull the trigger by reaching the number 34, the Constitution legally binds Congress to hold the convention, whether they want to or not."

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