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Just how big should the House be? Let’s do the math
- nh23423fefe 4y agoIncoherent > with today’s high ratio of residents to lawmakers, representatives are too removed from their constituents. Constituent services are strained. Smaller districts would mean better responsiveness > the cube-root method comes to seem the simplest, soundest method for managing growth over time 435 now v 692 cbrt > a bigger House with smaller districts would enhance equal protection and inclusivity. More seats would mean more shots; smaller districts would give candidates from minority groups and nontraditional backgrounds a more feasible path to electoral victory so nazis in congress?
- gus_massa 4y agoGreen party in the congress. Pacifist party in the congress. Communist party in the congress. Socialist party in the congress. Gay party in the congress. Lesbian party in the congress. Latinx party in the congress. Asianx party in the congress. ... Anyway, with only one seat per district it's impossible to break the two party system.
- bediger4000 4y agoSince we fixed the number of house seats by statute in 1927, we should just ratio up by 2020 population vs 1924 population, giving us about 1100 Representatives. This would water down the highly undemocratic Electoral College, make it harder (or at least much more expensive) to "donate" legislation into existence, and give FL, TX, NY and CA residents, and urban areas in general, a fair voice.