At the time of the American Revolution the majority of the colonist were not in support of the revolution. They either remained loyal to the King or they simply did not want to risk what they had. It was the courageous few that that took up arms to defend the principles of liberty.
The colonists were divided into the traitors, cowards and patriots. The majority were motivated by fear of the potential negative consequence while the courageous minority were risk takers who understood that their failure to act would lead to their enslavement. I believe that those who oppose obeying the provisions of Article V have been deceived by listening to propaganda presented by the enemies of the Constitution and the people.
I agree that a Constitutional Convention is a very bad idea, but a meeting of the states to propose amendments is not a con con. At a con con every thing is on the table, but in a Convention of the States what can and can not be addressed is controlled by the legislatures of the states.
Holding a meeting presents very little risk, but allowing Congress to continue holding the keys to amending the Constitution is like giving a thirsty alcoholic with the keys to your liquor cabinet.
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Trusader you have built your argument against Article V on the false premise. You have swallowed the lies of the enemies of the people hook, line and sinker. The fact is that the Constitutional Convention produced a such a great document testifies that it was not a runaway convention.
The Convention was called to discuss how the Articles of Confederation could be changed to strengthen the Union. It was not called and organized by the authority of the Congress of the United States, it was called by the states. The rules they were obliged to follow were the one's that were established at the convention. Since the meeting was not sponsored by Congress the states were not obligated to obey the rules established in the pre-existing Constitution,
If the Convention had been called by Congress the delegates definitely exceeded their Constitutional authority. The Articles of Confederation required a unanimous vote to change any of the provisions in the Constitution. Since Rhode Island did not even participate in the Convention it would have been impossible to obtain unanimous support of all of the 13 colonies.
A Con Con is one things and a Convention of the States is another. A Con Con is a serious threat, but a Convention of the States is the remedy provided to us by our founding fathers.