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The limit law is something congress enacted. The Constitution has a much higher limit based on population. Granted I don't think the house could function with
by normaljoe 10y ago
The limit law is something congress enacted. The Constitution has a much higher limit based on population. Granted I don't think the house could function with over 10K members but then again it would make gerrymandering impossible.
- __derek__ 10y agoIt's not as though it functions well now. At least with that many members it would not-function in ways that more frequently benefited areas where people actually live.
- notduncansmith 10y agoWith some technological assistance, it seems like a group of 10,000 representatives would actually be robust to many of the problems with the current smaller group.