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This is a POD that never gets discussed: In the early 20th Century, a Constitutional Convention was almost called.
The 17th Amendment, calling for the direct election of senators, kept getting vetoed by the Senate. To get around this, several states started calling for a Constitutional Convention to get around Congress all together. It was that threat of a convention that made the Senate vote in favor the the amendment. They were afraid of what the convention would create.
What happens if the Senate refuses and the convention is called? Would 1912 politicians alter the Constitution in other ways?