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In reply to the discussion: California is in danger of losing a House seat after adding 2.3 million people [View all]Celerity
(43,349 posts)11. I have no answer on how to fix the Senate (I asssume you are joking
about its dissolution).
By the mid 2030's or so, 30%, give or take, of the population will control 70% of the seats, and that 30% will be far older, whiter, less educated, and more fundie religious (hello Rethug) on average than the other 70% of the country who only will control 30 seats.
It is almost unfixable, a true multi-century ticking constitutional time bomb left over from the founding fathers. Increasing the House size to well over 1000 does fix the EC to a great degree at least, and no constitutional amendment needed at all.
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California is in danger of losing a House seat after adding 2.3 million people [View all]
Celerity
Dec 2018
OP
Yes, and one of the ways to gauge the size of the increase in the number of House members is called
Celerity
Dec 2018
#8
I'm just saying if you want to make congress truly representative, you must deep six the Senate
Major Nikon
Dec 2018
#13
you still need both chambers to pass laws, and the Senate doesn't change in size, so that stays the
Celerity
Dec 2018
#15
Actually I do have a fix for the Senate. It is ultra radical and hard to do though.
Celerity
Dec 2018
#14
Why cap the total, and adjust the ratio ? Could easily fix the ratio at say, 1 Rep:1,000,000 voters
eppur_se_muova
Dec 2018
#4
One per million is the opposite direction. That would reduce House size to only 330 or so.
Celerity
Dec 2018
#9
Rhode Island is also facing the same fate, pitting our two solid Dem Reps,
Totally Tunsie
Dec 2018
#25