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USA TODAY NETWORK, and Getty ImagesModel bills snake their way through legislatures, affecting cities and state agencies, but their effects could shape policy at the federal level – if enough states get with the plan. One example is the efforts to trigger . Under Article V, the Founding Fathers offered states the opportunity to hold a convention to tweak the Constitution – if two-thirds of states would agree.
of their 34-state goal. The group says such a convention poses an "unacceptable risk" if it occurs in today's polarized political climate.More in this series
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