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CK_John

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5. Each house district represent the same number of the population

Reply to world wide wally (Reply #2)

Thu Nov 24, 2016, 10:03 PM

Nov 2016

as set by census every 10 yrs.

There are 435 congressional districts in the United States House of Representatives,[1] with each one representing approximately 711,000 people.[2]

Each district get 1 EC seat.

My understanding is the Census is based on population which would include both citizen and Non.

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Now. [View all] madamesilverspurs Nov 2016 OP

I wish we could get a constitutional amendment yeoman6987 Nov 2016 #1

I don't know if we even have to eliminate the EC. world wide wally Nov 2016 #2

Each house district represent the same number of the population CK_John Nov 2016 #5

That accomplishes she's very little in terms of making anything fair when you have 200,000 world wide wally Nov 2016 #6

How do you get that when each district has 711,000? CK_John Nov 2016 #7

Yes, in California, but Wyoming gets one EC vote for every 193,000 world wide wally Nov 2016 #8

Yep. Lucinda Nov 2016 #3

N O W !!! liberalla Nov 2016 #4