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TIL according to the Constitution, a Constitutional Convention can be convened if 2/3 of the states (currently 34 states) ask for it. At such a convention, amendments to the constitution can be proposed bypassing Congress. Due to vague wording, the scope and power of such a convention are unknown.

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