• HelixDab2@lemm.ee
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    3 days ago

    CA would need 68 representatives just to have the same representation as Wyoming.

    Every state is guaranteed one representative, and then otherwise by population. Wyoming has one representative.

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      2 days ago

      Exactly and then based on that number what we SHOULD do is do proportionality based on that in the most even way possible. But then the issue is states like delaware with almost double Wyoming population would still be unequal since they would still get 1 representative but would be more fair for California. Congress shouldn’t have a capped number. Every population of Wyoming size should have one representative in Congress this would give California 68

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        2 days ago

        How about selecting reps independently from home state in a national election. Every million people get to send someone from anywhere. The dakotas can share one

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        2 days ago

        The number should have been capped smaller. As it is, there are too many representatives; it’s already impossibly hard to get anything through congress. If you want to make gridlock even worse, then sure, add more people.

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          3 hours ago

          No more representation the better. It is easier to vote someone out and be more engaged when there is a representative for every 250k to 500k people. I don’t agree one person should be able to gridlock congress though. Key thing is there is laws in the books to unlock more there would have to be a changing of a law to reduce then less people for billionaires to buy off