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Ro Khanna: “There are already 25 states that have an amendment saying to…”

Featuring: Ro Khanna, Democratic | U.S. House California, 17th Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 30:37

And to me, that is the biggest issue. And I believe we need a constitutional convention. Have the states do it. There are already 25 states that have an amendment saying to regulate private money. And if you can get to 2/3, you could have an Article 5 convention. We've never done that before. But for the direct election of senators, we got to about 30 states and then Congress moved. (30:37–30:43)

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