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Election Reform

Jerry2144

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7. Fixing the House size can help too

Reply to Voltaire2 (Reply #4)

Thu Oct 10, 2024, 11:20 AM

Oct 2024

A small state still only gets 1 House seat. But a state with 70 times that population gets 70 seats. This lightens the imbalance but doesn’t fix it since the Senate is still 2 seats per state. We can expand the House since that’s only set by a law. Anything else involves a constitutional change or rewrite which is dangerous if too many Christofascist Republiklans get input

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I think everyone needs to vote but [View all] kacekwl Oct 2024 OP

Preaching to the choir. Ferrets are Cool Oct 2024 #1

Not until we change the Constitution Jerry2144 Oct 2024 #2

If the number of seats in the House expanded Jerry2144 Oct 2024 #6

Yep. "It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing". Mister Ed Oct 2024 #3

Popular vote compact Voltaire2 Oct 2024 #4

Good information. kacekwl Oct 2024 #5

Fixing the House size can help too Jerry2144 Oct 2024 #7

Yeah, the House ought to go back to something much closer to 30,000 people per representative. Voltaire2 Oct 2024 #8