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Hugin

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5. I keep hoping someone will push expanding the House.

Reply to gab13by13 (Reply #3)

Wed May 20, 2026, 09:53 AM

14 hrs ago

Something that hasn’t really happened in over a hundred years. Sure, it would diminish the power of any individual congress-person. It would make the body more representative of the population and it’s an answer to gerrymandering.

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