Can't believe I couldn't find this anywhere on the site! In the aftermath of Wesberry v Sanders and Reynolds v Sims, Supreme Court decisions that mandated one-man-one-vote legislative representation on the state and federal level, Senator Everett Dirksen led a campaign for an Article V convention with the specific focus of amending the constitution to overturn the rulings. His proposal passed in 33 states by 1969. One more - perhaps pushed over the top by Dirksen surviving a little longer instead of dying mid-campaign - and the convention would have been called.
Obviously, simply overturning those decisions would be a huge change in itself, returning power to rural conservatives. But as I understand it, there's no scholarly consensus on whether or not an Article V convention is restricted to the subject for which it's called. Imagine a runaway convention - with delegates proposing amendments willy-nilly - in the tense political atmosphere of 1969!
Obviously, simply overturning those decisions would be a huge change in itself, returning power to rural conservatives. But as I understand it, there's no scholarly consensus on whether or not an Article V convention is restricted to the subject for which it's called. Imagine a runaway convention - with delegates proposing amendments willy-nilly - in the tense political atmosphere of 1969!