So that amendments going through state legislatures would have the same bar to meet as the ones going through the federal congress. The current 3/4ths seems onerously high.
If possible, could you express "seems onerously high" in more concrete terms? I believe the ERA could have been ratified under a lower standard, but can you come up with any other positive examples?
In my view, folks are more inclined to do ill rather than good when amending the constitution. For example, based on recent discussion here, there is a lot of hostility to a number of the provisions of the first and fourteenth amendments among certain groups of folks. I don't want the current state legislatures anywhere near being able to tinker with those things.
Maybe I'm paranoid, but I don't trust even well-meaning folks with the power to "Animal Farm" the constitution. The current bargain is not perfect, but its proven flexible enough without amendment to handle most changes although there are some important notable exceptions.
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