Ben Sheehan explains what happened at the first Convention and if the U.S could have another. You probably learned about the original Constitutional Convention (the one from 1787) in history class.

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Forty years ago, Rhode Island became the last state to hold a constitutional convention, and one state senator notes some lawmakers have fought every 10 years to prevent another one As a young, Black, ...

Some Republicans have said that a constitutional convention is overdue. Many Democratic-led states have rescinded their long-ago calls for one, and California will soon consider whether to do the same ...