By The Numbers!
By 2050, the U.S. population is projected to reach about 435 million.
Question:
Is "...one Representative for every thirty Thousand inhabitants", (Federalist Papers #55 and #56), the same as ONE FOR EVERY MILLION?
Here's what those
Read more…Vacated Seats
This comes to us via Wayne Bachman from a comment in "The Dangers of a Salaried Bureaucracy" by Keith Broaders
I agree with all comments. Let me carry it one step further.
The problem (with the current administration), would immediately
Read more…Representation has a Limit!
There is no question that Article I, Section 2, Clause 3 was not only intended to limit the size of Congressional districts, but says as much, to whit;
"The number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty
Read more…I'll Bet You Didn't Know!
In 1919, Representatives had a staff of two assistants per Congressman. That made a total of 435 politicians and 870 in staff for a total of 1305 people taking care of Congressional districts. Today, every member of the Hous
Read more…The Inverse Conclusion
This is a no-brainer folks. Everybody thinks the word exceed means "no more than". Nothing could be further from the truth. A simple examination of the words in Article I, Section 2, Clause 3, will reveal the original intent of
Read more…When the delegates at the Constitutional Convention met in Philadelphia the debate over representation in Congress was the most contentious. The delegates initially recommended that the states should be entitled to one representative for every 40,000
Read more…Apportionment
in The House
Wyoming has a population of 563,000 and has only ONE Congressional Representative. Montana's population is 989,000 and still has only ONE Representative. According to Article I, Section 2, Clause 3, that the number of repre
Read more…If we reduced the size of Congressional Districts to 30,000 as mandated in Article 1, Section 2, Clause 3, of the Constitution we could eliminate congressional districts and instead, allocate a minimum of 1 congressional representative to each count
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