top | item 33517553 (no title) kylebyproxy | 3 years ago So glad to see others calling-out the Permanent Apportionment Act. Maybe it made sense in a world without communications technology, but today we're able to scale to the numbers needed to support that ratio of representatives:constituents. discuss order hn newest hawkesnest|3 years ago Would the House be more or less effective if there were 10,000+ representatives to meet the 30,000:1 ratio in the original Constitutional setup? squokko|3 years ago More, because the House is not a deliberative body. Reps could stay in their districts and just vote online.
hawkesnest|3 years ago Would the House be more or less effective if there were 10,000+ representatives to meet the 30,000:1 ratio in the original Constitutional setup? squokko|3 years ago More, because the House is not a deliberative body. Reps could stay in their districts and just vote online.
squokko|3 years ago More, because the House is not a deliberative body. Reps could stay in their districts and just vote online.
hawkesnest|3 years ago
squokko|3 years ago