Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker would support a convention led by state legislatures to amend the U.S. Constitution, he told listeners in a telephone town hall last week.
Walker was asked during the Dec. 14 call for his thoughts on what is known as an Article V Convention.
“It’s not an easy process, our founders intended that, so that only substantive changes that had the overwhelming support of the American people would go forward,” Walker said. “I think it makes sense to do things like that.”
A convention of the states is one of two ways the U.S. Constitution can be amended. As laid out in Article V of the Constitution, two-thirds of the country’s state legislatures can call for a convention to amend the Constitution. Any amendments passed in such a convention would then have to be ratified by three-fourths of the states to take effect.
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Good News: Wisconsin Gov. @ScottWalker joins growing list of leaders supporting Article V Convention. @COSProject https://t.co/UBZEQlEGZN
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) December 20, 2016
I am pleasantly surprised. Good for Walker.
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