When the people are not adequately represented an oligarchy of rich and powerful individuals are able to exploit the people for their own benefit.
The 435 members of the House of Representatives do not represent the people that they were elected to serve. They represent the Wall Street bankers and corporations that get them elected.
When the House of Burgesses was established in 1619 the population of Virginia was only 2,400 and 22 men were elected to represent the people. They had one representative for every 109 people.
In 1776 the 595,034 people living in Virginia were represented by 126 people or one in every 4,722.
In 1787 the population had grown to 752,908 and they had one representative for every 5,975.
Today, Virginia has a population of 7,952,000 and they have 100 representatives or one representative for every 79,520 residents.
In 1790 Virginia had a population of 747,160 and they had 10 Congressional Representatives or one for every 74,716 people.
The people in Virginia and every other state are not being adequately represented in their state legislatures or in the Congress of the United States.
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