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>It's all by design I don't think that design ever expected a class of professional politicians who spend their lives in office. I think the expectation was th
by adamsmith143 4y ago
>It's all by design
I don't think that design ever expected a class of professional politicians who spend their lives in office. I think the expectation was that people would serve a few terms as a service to the Country then return to their private lives, not dictate policy for entire generations.
- golemotron 4y agoFixing gerrymandering is the answer.
- landemva 4y agoFor that to work, it would need the House to encourage frequent turnover every two years. This could be done by having more Reps with each having fewer constituents, so each Rep has less influence and power. It was like this, until the lobbyists realized that too many Reps would be difficult to control and influence so the size of House was capped in 1929. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/05/31/u-s-population-keeps-growing-but-house-of-representatives-is-same-size-as-in-taft-era/ https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/05/31/u-s-populat...