The United States Constitution allows for a constitutional convention if two-thirds of states vote to have one.
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The Joe Rogan ExperienceNov 6, 2026
Article V of the Constitution directly provides that Congress must call a convention for proposing amendments when the legislatures of two-thirds of the states apply, so the core of the claim is supported.
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… The only there's two, there's two ways that you can drive institutional reform in this country. One is, as I mentioned, the president jams it down as their top priority. There's actually a second route in the Constitution, where states can create a constitutional amendment without Congress at all. It's never happened, but if two thirds of states actually vote to have a constitutional convention, they can meet, all 50 states, and pass amendments without the federal legislature. It's actually an issue that I think a lot of people should look into. That's very interesting. But those are the two routes. We can have institutional reform. …
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Supports. The Constitution's Article V text states that Congress shall call a convention for proposing amendments on the application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the several States.[2]
Supports. The Congressional Research Service describes the Article V convention as the second method of amending the Constitution, requiring applications from two-thirds of the states (34 at present), and notes it has never been implemented.[3]
Supports. AP reporting likewise describes the never-used second prong of Article V, under which two-thirds of states calling for a convention triggers the process.[1]
Context. Any amendment produced by such a convention would still require ratification by three-fourths of the states, so states cannot pass amendments on their own without Congress's ratification process.[2][3]
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3 sources: 1 fact-checker, 2 primary
- 1Past midterms, some zero in on amending Constitutionapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2U.S. Constitution - Article V | Resources | Constitution Annotated | Congress.gov | Library of Congressconstitution.congress.gov · primary source · cited for: supports, context
- 3The Article V Convention for Proposing Constitutional ...congress.gov · primary source · cited for: supports, context
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