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Under this procedure, the states initiate the amending process by petitioning Congress for a constitutional convention. When two-thirds of the states have submitted petitions, Congress must call a convention. Any amendments approved by such a convention must be ratified by three-fourths of the states.
Jeffrey: One last idea you put out, Mark, I want to talk about here: Under Article V, the state legislatures can vote to call a national convention to propose amendments to the Constitution, but in your set of amendments you suggest even liberalizing that policy a little bit.nly we can--through our state representatives from the bottom up.â. Levinâs proposal is based on Article 5 of the Constitution, which says constitutional amendments may be proposed in two waysâeither by two-thirds majorities in both houses of Congress or by a convention called by two-thirds of the state legislatures.