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What do you think of the arguments in this article to increase the size of the House?
Basically it argues-
-It would reduce the huge number of constituents per member currently over 700,000, higher than any similar legislative body except India's.
-The growing number of single member states is contributing to malapportionment. Rhode Island and Montana after 2020 will each have a member representing over a million people each compared to over 700,000 for the average district and about 600,000 for Wyoming.
-It'll reduce the impact of gerrymandering.
-It'll increase the amount of rural representation. With the increasing district size it's becoming harder to draw any districts without major population centers.
It's unlikely of course that this will ever happen because the House would have to approve it. I doubt they'd approve something that would reduce the influence of each individual member.
What do you think of the arguments in this article to increase the size of the House?
Basically it argues-
-It would reduce the huge number of constituents per member currently over 700,000, higher than any similar legislative body except India's.
-The growing number of single member states is contributing to malapportionment. Rhode Island and Montana after 2020 will each have a member representing over a million people each compared to over 700,000 for the average district and about 600,000 for Wyoming.
-It'll reduce the impact of gerrymandering.
-It'll increase the amount of rural representation. With the increasing district size it's becoming harder to draw any districts without major population centers.
It's unlikely of course that this will ever happen because the House would have to approve it. I doubt they'd approve something that would reduce the influence of each individual member.