Should New Hampshire Call for a Constitutional Convention?

Currently, there are two bills floating around the Statehouse in Concord that, if passed, would add New Hampshire to the lists of states that have called for an Article V Constitutional Convention.  Bill HCR3 calls for a convention of states to pass amendments to the constitution that would specifically revolve around fiscal restraint, term-limits and restored federalism.  Fiscal-restraint, of courses, is conservative code-word for low taxes for business and wealthier individuals, at the expense of social programs, infrastructure, education, veterans and other Federal programs.  Somewhat contradictory of restored Federalism?  No doubt term-limits and the illusion restored federalism were carrots thrown in to try to attract moderates from both parties, who may be disinclined to the "fiscal restraint", so cherished by conservative and proven to be disastrous for the economy by Bush and Reagan (tax breaks have led to the fiscal cliff, don't let them fool you...).


Proposed bill HCR2 has received more broad-based support.  HCR3 calls for a convention of states for the purpose of implementing campaign finance reform, in response to the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Supreme Court decision, which granted unrestricted campaign contributions for any corporation or organization.  Corporations are comprised of people, so they must be people, right?  Well, if you don't want your youtube, Pandora, or regular TV commercials to be flooded with campaign ads every two, four, or six years, then maybe you'll want to support this piece of legislation.  All of these massive political action committees (PAC's or Super PAC's, depending how big they are) and their plethora of billionaire and millionaire donors who aren't required to disclose their information, have the effect of buying candidates, therefore the actual seats and means for which officials get re-elected.  Many have compared this to legalized bribery, and it's not far off, though I wouldn't quite term it bribery, since candidates face strict punishment for using campaign funds for personal use. 


All in all, a constitutional convention may not be the best thing to launch into as we approach a presidential election.  Partisanship is quite heated right now and a convention would certainly convolute things even more.