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joshcryer

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39. I think that 70-100k is reasonable, but I think Washington was speaking ideologically.

Mon Dec 26, 2011, 05:35 PM

Dec 2011

It was hard for them to be able to see a Rep being able to Represent so many people back then. With technology it's arguably a bit easier, but there becomes a point where technology itself creates a human disconnect between Representatives and the people, so you wind up with one Rep per million people.

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You get to amend the Constitution... [View all] cthulu2016 Dec 2011 OP

Senate votes will be weighted by population. TheWraith Dec 2011 #1

We call that the 'House of Representatives' Richardo Dec 2011 #2

Still disproportionate. joshcryer Dec 2011 #4

+1 Motown_Johnny Dec 2011 #5

Which is irrelevant, since the Senate is the problem. TheWraith Dec 2011 #7

Which is precisely how it was designed. Richardo Dec 2011 #12

I'm with TheWraith on this one. The U.S. Senate is a profoundly anti-democratic (lower-case 'd') coalition_unwilling Dec 2011 #22

Bicameralism. It is a good idea in principle. joshcryer Dec 2011 #25

How about Peregrine Dec 2011 #26

That is a really cool idea that defuses a good deal of my coalition_unwilling Dec 2011 #28

That's cool. cthulu2016 Dec 2011 #29

I find this interesting. TheWraith Dec 2011 #32

That's a really good idea Aerows Dec 2011 #37

Thanks. The Senate is the biggest problem in US government, I think. TheWraith Dec 2011 #33

No legal entity shall be bestowed with any right nor any privilege Motown_Johnny Dec 2011 #3

Reapportionment shall be 50k people per rep. joshcryer Dec 2011 #6

I like this one gratuitous Dec 2011 #14

Agreed, but 50k per rep is too far. TheWraith Dec 2011 #16

An effective jobs program, at least cthulu2016 Dec 2011 #17

George Washington thought 30k was reasonable. joshcryer Dec 2011 #21

Yes, but back then the population of the United States was like 2.5 million. TheWraith Dec 2011 #38

I think that 70-100k is reasonable, but I think Washington was speaking ideologically. joshcryer Dec 2011 #39

I would not change anything. It's fine the way it is. badtoworse Dec 2011 #8

Nonsense Courtesy Flush Dec 2011 #40

All elections at the Federal level shall be funded LiberalEsto Dec 2011 #9

Yup, Sherman A1 Dec 2011 #30

Yes, it would fix a whole hell of a lot that closeupready Dec 2011 #44

And ban soft money. Angleae Dec 2011 #41

Congressional representation shall be elected on an "at large" basis in each state. cthulu2016 Dec 2011 #10

Spelling lessons for all. nt Dreamer Tatum Dec 2011 #11

The extra m is for marbury v. madison cthulu2016 Dec 2011 #13

!! Richardo Dec 2011 #20

No vowels. And we should switch to a nice, sans serif font. DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2011 #15

Where are you going to store all that left over vowel removement? Bucky Dec 2011 #45

Amendment Section 1 [A corporation is not a person and can be regulated] Zorra Dec 2011 #18

I wonder if in your ammendment "artifical" should be something like ... JoePhilly Dec 2011 #23

This all gets tricky in terms of interstate commerce cthulu2016 Dec 2011 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author coalition_unwilling Dec 2011 #19

Corporate "personhood" would be abolished. hifiguy Dec 2011 #24

Two changes DavidDvorkin Dec 2011 #31

End corporate personhood Prophet 451 Dec 2011 #34

The laws of The United States of America must safeguard a strict separation of Church and State. Adsos Letter Dec 2011 #35

Pay to Play Waltons_Mtn Dec 2011 #36

Free Pizza Fridays Norrin Radd Dec 2011 #42

Amend it so that all campaigns are publicly financed. closeupready Dec 2011 #43