candycorn
Diamond Member
Each representative speaks for 760,000 people. This number is clearly too large for effective representation.
theharvardpoliticalreview.com
Most would be gerrymandered, of course. But there will be more purple districts if we increase the number. The larger issue is, of course, how to expand it and to what number. I don’t know the former. The latter...we need to essentially double the size of the house. Espansion should take place in three stages over 16 years. This would eleviate any shocks to the system to where there are too many of any one party elected at once. Whats more is that this can (and likely will) create seats for third parties since it will tkae fewer voters to win a seat in Congress.
It’s Time to Expand the House of Representatives - Harvard Political Review
An increase in the number of U.S. representatives would remedy a century-old policy misstep and help the House better serve its purpose of serving the needs and interests of American citizens.
theharvardpoliticalreview.com
Most would be gerrymandered, of course. But there will be more purple districts if we increase the number. The larger issue is, of course, how to expand it and to what number. I don’t know the former. The latter...we need to essentially double the size of the house. Espansion should take place in three stages over 16 years. This would eleviate any shocks to the system to where there are too many of any one party elected at once. Whats more is that this can (and likely will) create seats for third parties since it will tkae fewer voters to win a seat in Congress.
