To: GQuagmire
Are you saying we should have more reps in Congress? I say this with all due respect if you are espousing this; Are you insane? LOL. Actually, there are some points to be made for expanding the size of the House.
A big point is the size on house districts is now headed North of 800,000 people and in another 20 years or so will probably be over a million. The Framers intended the House to be the people's body where the reps are close to the pulse of the people. How close can a rep stay to that many people?
19 posted on
12/30/2010 11:06:54 AM PST by
Ditto
(Nov 2, 2010 -- Partial cleaning accomplished. More trash to remove in 2012)
To: Ditto
A big point is the size on house districts is now headed North of 800,000 people and in another 20 years or so will probably be over a million. The Framers intended the House to be the people's body where the reps are close to the pulse of the people. How close can a rep stay to that many people?As another poster pointed out, perhaps Congress needs to go back to being part-time. That would give legislators plenty of time to mingle with the electorate. The last thing we need is more legislators to screw things up.
35 posted on
12/30/2010 12:00:42 PM PST by
pnh102
(Regarding liberalism, always attribute to malice what you think can be explained by stupidity. - Me)
To: Ditto; GQuagmire
Also, the more members, the more work it is to do anything.
42 posted on
12/30/2010 12:14:20 PM PST by
ROTB
(Sans Christian revival, we are government slaves, or nuked by China/Russia when we finally revolt.)
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