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…State of The House
Boy are we in trouble! The latest word is that the Democ-Rats, (aka the Democratic Socialists or Progressives), are poised to take over The House in '20. Let me play Nostradamus for a minute and tell you what the future holds, shou
Read more…In the case of Reynolds v Sims, the Supreme Court revealed their collective stupidity when they rendered a decision that had disastrous consequences. Before this horrendous decision, the counties in each of the states were represented in their state
Read more…This has got to be the best explanation of where we are in terms of Representation in Congress and why we should be very alarmed at the resulting loss of the people's voice. Take a close look at the "Past Apportionments" graph.
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Our Federal Government was created by the states. The states created two legislative houses, one to represent the states and one to represent the people.
This great compromise prevented the large states from dominating the small states. This bicame
Read more…The Power of the Office
The Constitution calls for a way to limit the power of the office of Representative as a check against arbitrary power by government. It was created to limit the number of constituents of a given Representative to 30,000. It
Read more…The True Cost of a Congressional Seat
I get the same reaction, virtually every time I mention having over 10,900 Congressional seats.
Are you Crazy?
I don't purport to understand every single issue incumbent before Congress at any given moment or ses
Read more…The Truth About The Nation
The State of the Union Address is now incumbent upon Trump to deliver. I can't WAIT to see what he thinks of our current state of affairs. I don't think, however, that he will talk about anything on my list.
Give ME the mik
Read more…Congressional Record
What we should be asking is "what are they doing right?"! That's an easier question to answer, but as long as we're on the subject, let's list what we DON'T like.
Dateline Pennsylvania:
January 23rd, 2018
"Constitutional Emergency"
February 9th, 2018, is the deadline for the Pennsylvania Legislature to submit redistricting plans to ?(the Attorneys General)? or some body politic, for "them" to decide on what th
Read more…Thirty Thousand What?
A valid Question!
In response to a question I received from one of our members about Article I, Section 2, I wrote the following reply.
In a discussion about representation, he asked;
"...Is it [One Representative for every] 30,
Read more…What Would The Government Do?
(WWTGD)
The question arises; When a government seat is considered to be "empty" for whatever reason, how does our system of governance "fill" that empty seat?
I believe the Constitutions, state and federal, are there to
Read more…Course of Action
Please take note, that although the goals of COS are laudable, the question remains.
What makes you think "they" are going to "listen" to us this time and follow the "rules" of ANY new amendment?
I have personal
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