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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
How many Congresscritters were in the House back then & what was the U.S. population.

It doesn't matter...

49 posted on 02/11/2007 6:35:27 AM PST by Sir Francis Dashwood (LET'S ROLL!)
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To: Sir Francis Dashwood; Extremely Extreme Extremist
It doesn't matter...

If the mysterious "they" have convinced you and a lot of others around here that congressional districts of 750,000/1,000,000 don't matter, that 435 is a number carved in stone, then it really doesn't matter because the battle is already lost to the oligarchy.

There's nothing wrong with this country that repeal of the 17th Amendment and an additional 3,565 congressmen wouldn't cure. We have the tech tools now so that we don't even need Washington as the "center" of gub'mint anymore, except as a national symbol for tourists.

Any way, I think it does matter. The House was meant to be close to the people and even an old blind guy like me can see how the size of districts, the gerrymandering and rigging has exploded exponentially over the years since Congress capped their own number, a number they can change at will.

168 posted on 02/11/2007 8:10:33 AM PST by metesky ("Brethren, leave us go amongst them." Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton - Ward Bond- The Searchers)
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