Just for reference. Our population has gone up 85X since the nation was founded. The size of the US House of Representatives has increased ONLY 7.4X. YES, we have LOST that much representation, in a nation that supposed to be a "republic." REPRESENTATION is the KEY to a republic. Thanks to a 1910 law, the US House can NEVER get bigger, no matter how many more millions of people we add. If we were to have the representation level we STARTED with...back when there was NO income tax, vastly smaller government, virtually no debt, etc. we would need a House that was 11,400 members. This is NOT sustainable...and it is NOT representation. THAT is what we should be discussing while they distract us with the "redistricting" BS.
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Just for reference. Our population has gone up 85X since the nation was founded. The size of the US House of Representatives has increased ONLY 7.4X. YES, we have LOST that much representation, in a nation that supposed to be a "republic." REPRESENTATION is the KEY to a republic. Thanks to a 1910 law, the US House can NEVER get bigger, no matter how many more millions of people we add. If we were to have the representation level we STARTED with...back when there was NO income tax, vastly smaller government, virtually no debt, etc. we would need a House that was 11,400 members. This is NOT sustainable...and it is NOT representation. THAT is what we should be discussing while they distract us with the "redistricting" BS.
ReplyDeleteSo you Demos can pack the House another wayt?
DeleteMrLiberty, when the population grows so does representatives. I was going to read up on it in the Constitution but I ran short on time.
Deleteedutcher, Dems are a busy group.
DeleteHey, tell the guy that made the Amish meme that Amish men don't have mustaches.
ReplyDeletehjets, hmmm, I keep learning here.
DeleteNice droll on 2.
ReplyDeleteedutcher, the professor needs to watch his step.
DeleteI need that chair.
ReplyDeleteAnon, I don't thank goodness.
DeleteLove 3.
ReplyDeleteedutcher, true story.
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