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Rael
03-26-2010, 04:47 AM
If the population makes a difference in representation...why is it that the number of congresspersons has been kept by law at 435 since 1919? It obviously does not make a goddamn bit of difference. We have had 9 censuses since then, and the population always goes up, but the number of legislators is never increased.

Not that the "representation" we have now is worth a shit anyway. But at any rate, the oft repeated idea that filling out your census form ensure you are represented is crap.

nobody's_hero
03-26-2010, 05:06 AM
Just in case there is a massive population growth in one state and a loss of growth in another, I think.

I had heard rumors over the past year that Georgia was supposed to pick up another House seat. I'm not sure which states would be losing seats, though.

California May Lose a Seat (http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jul/15/local/me-california-delegation15)

Rael
03-26-2010, 05:08 AM
Just in case there is a massive population growth in one state and a loss of growth in another, I think.

I had heard rumors over the past year that Georgia was supposed to pick up another House seat. I'm not sure which states would be losing one, though.

California May Lose a Seat (http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jul/15/local/me-california-delegation15)

That's true, but it doesn't really change the representation. It just shuffles the shit around a bit :D

nobody's_hero
03-26-2010, 05:10 AM
That's true, but it doesn't really change the representation. It just shuffles the shit around a bit :D

Well, maybe they can shuffle out a Nancy Pelosi in California and shuffle in a Ron Paul in Texas. :)

RforRevolution
03-26-2010, 05:56 AM
The average is just gonna change from 1 rep per 700,000 to 1 rep per 850,000 on average. Some rearranging of the deck chairs may occur.