Could You Use a Little More Anxiety in Your Life?

UPDATE:

Here's another, different look:

So, what is and why the difference?

The first map shows the number of states that are needed to ratify a proposed constitutional amendment.  The second purports to be the number required to actually bring an amendment into play.  It seems unlikely to me that the states would press for an Article V convention unless they had some realistic belief their proposition would be ratified.  So, we seem to be okay for now, but it does look like the GOP is actually expanding, and not torn apart by Trump at all, even though they themselves feared it.

Article V of the Constitution prescribes how an amendment can become a part of the Constitution. While there are two ways, only one has ever been used. All 27 Amendments have been ratified after two-thirds of the House and Senate approve of the proposal and send it to the states for a vote. Then, three-fourths of the states must affirm the proposed Amendment.

The other method of passing an amendment requires a Constitutional Convention to be called by two-thirds of the legislatures of the States. That Convention can propose as many amendments as it deems necessary. Those amendments must be approved by three-fourths of the states.

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To date, 27 Amendments have been approved, six have been disapproved and thousands have been discussed.

  LexisNexis

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.