The US House as a representative body.

[Vintage_DM]

Currently, there are only two political parties with members in the House. But, each party has members who cover the entire political spectrum. Instead of two parties, for the sake of argument, there were four parties. An ultra-conservative party, an ultra-liberal party, a middle-of-the-road conservative party, and a middle-of-the-road liberal. A majority of the members of the House would elect the Speaker of the House. To become the Speaker, the individual would likely have to develop coalitions who would support them. The number of Representatives in the House was last set in 1929. Today the population exceeds 333 million

 

[Vintage_DM]

To become the Speaker, an individual would likely have to develop coalitions who would support them. The number of Representatives in the House was last set in 1913. Today, the population exceeds 333 million, but the number of representatives has not changed. If you look at the state with the smallest population and use that population to determine how many seats there should be in The House, you get a body with 577 members. Each member would represent about 577,000 people, which is the population of Wyoming, the state with the smallest population. I suggest doing this would yield a legislature that reflects who we are as a nation.

 

[ll74]

I agree that the House count needs to be increased.

 

[Dribble]

Won't make any difference unless districts are drawn using the smallest possible perimeter +1%. But I agree that representation should be equal as close as possible

 

[Chernosoth]

More representatives with more federal salaries, staff, and campaign funds is the usual nonsolution of throwing money at a problem. What is starting to happen instead is the federal government loses power back to the states. That is less convenient for ranting on an international site, so some of that may be done for a while on regional and local sites.

 

[Escierto]

What a terrible idea. Why not 1000 representatives or 5000? They are not representative anyway - it’s just a club for senile old white men.

If you want democracy we should just dissolve the US and form 6 to 10 nations with compatible interests and similar perspectives.

 

[ll74]

What a terrible idea. Why not 1000 representatives or 5000? They are not representative anyway - it’s just a club for senile old white men.

If you want democracy we should just dissolve the US and form 6 to 10 nations with compatible interests and similar perspectives.

The way the House was established was based off of proportional representation.

Sorry you don't like the Constitution

 

[Chernosoth]

House expansion was stopped when it was becoming too big for debate. Since then, more work has been moved to committees, and debate is mostly on twitter, cable news, and meetings with pollsters.

And the Senate is still the higher house. Expanding the lower house is more expense for little return.

 

[Sean Renaud]

House expansion was stopped when it was becoming too big for debate. Since then, more work has been moved to committees, and debate is mostly on twitter, cable news, and meetings with pollsters.

And the Senate is still the higher house. Expanding the lower house is more expense for little return.

While I don't disagree with this the reality is that because of how the EC works states with large populations aren't given the power they deserve as the economic powerhouses. We're being fucked.

 

[YDB95]

House expansion was stopped when it was becoming too big for debate.

"Too big for debate" in 1920 != too big for debate now.

 

[Chernosoth]

Suppose it does expand, enough that both parties have new factions. The Dems get an extra Squad who squabble with the current Pelosi equivalent and the Pubs get an extra Gang of Eight who torpedo the speaker again for completely different reasons.

 

[Sean Renaud]

Honestly I don't think that 435 people can have a conversation. I find that there is usually a hard limit of around ten people other wise they break off into smaller more managable groups. Sucks but there it is.

 

[Chernosoth]

With climate change and aquifer depletion, some states will probably lose so much population they can't maintain statehood. Puerto Rico as a territory has more population than many states, but it will also be increasingly hammered by hurricanes. House representation is one of many issues that could go nowhere for a long time, until the environment casts the majority vote.

 

[YDB95]

Suppose it does expand, enough that both parties have new factions. The Dems get an extra Squad who squabble with the current Pelosi equivalent

I don't consider that a bad thing at all.

and the Pubs get an extra Gang of Eight who torpedo the speaker again for completely different reasons.

The more the GOPers show their true colors, the better for the country in the long run.

 

[Chernosoth]

We could afford as much legislative branch expansion as anyone could want if we cut a few thousand unelected bureaucrats out of the executive branch.

 

[Fuzzy1975]

We could afford as much legislative branch expansion as anyone could want if we cut a few thousand unelected bureaucrats out of the executive branch.

Then who would actually write the laws,and implement the process those laws dictate? Fuck you're stupid. Simple thoughts from a simpleton.