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" ... The “long-shot” critique of a convention of states argues that it would waste precious time and resources pursuing an unrealizable goal. As noted, there is an historical basis for their skepticism. Despite being an element of the original Constitution, a convention of states has never occurred in American history, because of the enormous difficulty of getting 34 states to agree on anything. ... "
" ... The “long-shot” critique of the Convention of States movement argues that it wastes precious time and resources in pursuit of an unrealizable goal. There is a historical basis for the critics’ skepticism. Despite being included as an element of the original Constitution, a Convention of States has never occurred in American history. And for good reason: It takes 2/3 of the states (34) to call a Convention, and it takes 3/4 of the states (38) to ratify an amendment. These are tall orders, and well they should be. After all, the Constitution was passed by supermajorities, and hence it is just that the Constitution requires supermajorities to ratify amendments. ... "