Abstract
A constitutional law professor would note that thirty-four- the smallest whole number greater than twothirds of fifty- is therefore the number of state legislatures that, under Article V of the Constitution, must have asked Congress to call a convention in order to trigger Congress's constitutional duty to call such a convention. 1 The latter method was designed as an alternative permitting the people to circumvent possible congressional intransigence in proposing needed constitutional reforms- perhaps including such things as reforms limiting national government power, something that Congress as an institution might not be inclined to propose. [...] choose a nice central location and a convenient time for the first meeting.