The author is no
t inroercct as B
ill claims. The
Supreme Court ha
s never decided
whether all peti
tions, regardles
s of their subje
ct, or only thos
e on the same su
bject, count tow
ard the two-thir
ds threshold.The
above comment by
Bill interprets
the constitution
one way, but cle
arly Congress do
es not agree, si
nce it has not c
alled a conventi
on. At best, th
is remains an un
settled issue of
law. Of course,
the supposed ad
mission of the
government as a
party to litigat
ion is not bindi
ng as a matter o
f constitutional
interpretation.
The courts inter
pret the law.The
author is correc
t (as Bill's own
website indicate
s) that 32 state
s have petitione
d Congress to ca
ll a convention
on the subject o
f a balanced bud
get amendment.
Two more petitio
ns would trigger
a call for a con
vention if the c
onstitution is i
nterpreted to re
quire two thirds
of states to pet
ition for a conv
ention on the sa
me subject.Let's
find two more st
ates!