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One way to combat the issues you bring up is to add more members to the House of Representatives. Keep the same districts, but have each district elect five me
by Vvector 3y ago
One way to combat the issues you bring up is to add more members to the House of Representatives. Keep the same districts, but have each district elect five members.
A cluster of a minority population might be able to elect 1 of 5 members, instead of being shut out.
Representatives would still represent the same geographic area and have the same community ties.
The main argument against is the difficulty of running the House with ~3000 members. There isn't a room big enough, and there isn't time for all to get their 5 minutes to speak on each bill. That said, there is no constitution requirements for either. Changes would have to be made to accommodate.