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Totally Tunsie

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25. Rhode Island is also facing the same fate, pitting our two solid Dem Reps,
Tue Dec 25, 2018, 04:19 PM
Dec 2018

David Cicillini and James Langevin, against each other.

Don't count on the repugs to want changes bitterross Dec 2018 #1
The next time we control both the House and the Senate, as well as Celerity Dec 2018 #3
Here's another factoid Major Nikon Dec 2018 #2
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
We also need to do away with the Senate Major Nikon Dec 2018 #10
I have no answer on how to fix the Senate (I asssume you are joking Celerity Dec 2018 #11
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
I don't think your right about US Parliament Bucky Dec 2018 #18
UK Parliament, including House of Lords. 650 is House of Commons only Celerity Dec 2018 #21
Ah. Of course the Lords don't really work like a senate Bucky Dec 2018 #22
They still do have some legislative power Celerity Dec 2018 #23
Just to clarify.... clementine613 Dec 2018 #29
yes, so sorry to not be more clear!! I should have said 92 IN THE HOUSE Celerity Dec 2018 #30
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
You make a great suggestion. bitterross Dec 2018 #6
Because of the smaller states... Wounded Bear Dec 2018 #7
Just ensure every state gets at least one house seat dansolo Dec 2018 #12
Well, WB, I'm not sure it has to be exact ProudLib72 Dec 2018 #28
I did say round up ... eppur_se_muova Dec 2018 #33
One per million is the opposite direction. That would reduce House size to only 330 or so. Celerity Dec 2018 #9
Agreed! ProudLib72 Dec 2018 #27
IF this happens DFW Dec 2018 #5
It's done via a mathematical formula. clementine613 Dec 2018 #16
The size of Congress Freddie Dec 2018 #17
I'm not sure about your timeline Bucky Dec 2018 #20
Alexander Hamilton: "Even 1000 Socrates would still be a mob" Bucky Dec 2018 #19
I could see moving the cap up to 400 or 450 Celerity Dec 2018 #24
Yeah, I got the numbers wrong. I mean increasing by a 100 or so Bucky Dec 2018 #34
Rhode Island is also facing the same fate, pitting our two solid Dem Reps, Totally Tunsie Dec 2018 #25
Oh wow, you are going to lose a seat?! Celerity Dec 2018 #26
It's highly likely, with Arizona benefitting from our loss. Totally Tunsie Dec 2018 #31
If we were not moving back to London, Providence is deffo Celerity Dec 2018 #32
So, lower income out of staters are undesireable, higher income only MichMan Dec 2018 #35
NY, NJ and New England should become provinces of Canada. roamer65 Dec 2018 #36
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