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If we're being honest, what reply would actually be expected other than some kind of canned response? Each representative has around 750,000 citizens to repres
by rootusrootus 5y ago
If we're being honest, what reply would actually be expected other than some kind of canned response? Each representative has around 750,000 citizens to represent -- if even a tiny fraction of them write a letter, the representative is going to be inundated. Some senators have 20,000,000 citizens they represent.
I'd like to see an attempt to go back to the original 30,000 per rep. We have the technology now to make that entirely feasible.
- giantg2 5y agoOften times I am writing to state reps who represent closer to the 30k number. Also, the reps themselves don't often answer letters, but have aides that can do that based on the reps position.
- nickff 5y ago>"I'd like to see an attempt to go back to the original 30,000 per rep. We have the technology now to make that entirely feasible." I agree that congresspeople and senators represent too many people to do so accurately, but enlarging the congress would cause other problems. Devolving power to the states (and municipalities) would likely be more effective.