Is there a way?

Is there a way?

I say yes,

Will it work?

Again, I say yes.

Is it legal?

Definitely, as authorized by the Constitution.

How does it work?

Through the voice of the people of the United States.

Explanation please

As you wish

Article V of the Constitution of the United States of America provides that

“The congress, whenever two thirds of both houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose

Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States , shall call a convention for proposing amendments which in either case shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as part of the Constitution, when ratified by the legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or Conventions in three fourths thereof, as one or the other mode of Ratification may be proposed by Congress; provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State, without it's Consent shall be deprived of it's equal Suffrage in the Senate.”

Simply speaking the Constitution authorizes the Congress of the United States to call for Amendments TO the constitution or on Application (formal request) of the Legislatures or two thirds of the total States of the United States or 34 States, SHALL, not should, but shall call a Convention for the express purpose of proposing Amendments to the Constitution, which in either case are valid as to intent and purpose, as Part of this Constitution when approved by 3/4ths of the States. That means that State legislatures can at the behest of it's people make application to Congress for the express purpose of proposing Amendments to the Constitution which are in agreement with the intent and purpose of the Constitution, not to take away from the existing Constitution.

When the people make such a request to the Legislature it cannot be haphazard in nature since if ratified, it becomes the Law of the Land, so as was the constitution, it has to be hammered our before presentation, that means it has to follow certain protocols as to intent and purpose or it will face being rejected even before it gets started.. The first requirement is to the intent of the Amendment, why is it being suggested, what are the causative factors that went into the fabrication of the amendment, the second is the purpose of the amendment, or what shall the measurable outcome be and how will it be fulfilled. The specifics of the intent and purpose of the Amendment must be clear and concise, any vagueness will be cause for scrapping and redoing the verbiage until it meets the requirements for functionality. An amendment can be singular of purpose, as in proposing a limitation of term for politicians in the congress, or multifaceted as in a series of proposals of the same nature and of the same outcome as the others being proposed, or a bundled package to serve a singular purpose. The suggested proposals must reflect a need to the continuation of the foundations of our government as described in the official documents of the United States of America.

A Convention of States cannot and I repeat CANNOT do anything to detract anything from the existing Constitution, because to do so would negate the Constitution, and thereby negate it's own existence because the existence of the Convention of States is derived from the Constitution.

I have heard that some think the calling of a Convention of States will put the Constitution on the chopping block to be decimated and cut up by any number of representatives from the states.

Two things in response

In order for the Constitution to be changed after all the arguing has been completed it takes a vote of ¾ of the State Legislatures to Ratify the changes before it becomes law, if there is no agreement, there is no change.

AND

Prior to going to the Ratification process the amendments have already been hammered out at the Legislatures submitting the applications. And the applications are limited to specific functions for specific purposes. Any Delegate (Commissioner) who goes against the mandate of the Legislature is subject to immediate removal and the possibility of a three year prison term. There is no limit to the amount of delegates that can go from any state, but, there is only one vote per state. That one vote, and set agenda precludes any tampering with the intent and purpose of the makeup and functionality of the Constitution.

That is the function and purpose of the Convention of States, to date there have been approximately 788 Article V Convention of States Applications filed the first in 1788 by Virginia and the last in February 2015 by New Jersey that's 227 years. In that 227 years there have been 17 Amendments added to the Constitution, so what does that say about the Constitution being torn apart by calling for a Convention of States?