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The push to convene a constitutional convention under Article V is reckless and dangerous. Legal experts warn this could lead to sweeping changes, like weakening Congress or extending presidential terms, without the public’s full understanding (ProPublica, March 2025). Common Cause calls this effort “an uncontrollable process that would put Americans’ rights up for grabs” (defendourconstitution.org, March 2025). History shows us where this path leads. Germany’s 1933 Enabling Act allowed Hitler to bypass parliament and destroy democratic safeguards (en.wikipedia.org, March 2025). Venezuela’s 1999 constitutional overhaul similarly concentrated power in the executive, resulting in authoritarian rule (freedomhouse.org, 2022). This is a direct threat to American democracy. I urge you to stop this power grab now—before we irreversibly damage the checks and balances our founders enshrined in the Constitution.