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  1. 02-12-2009 11:10 AM #1
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    Default Why are we less represented than our FF intended?

    A colleague and I were discussing today the 435 limit on the number of representatives in the house.

    This limit was imposed in 1911, 2 years before the birth of the FED.

    http://www.thirty-thousand.org/docum...11July1995.pdf

    I am currently doing a bit of research on this to figure out how many reps we would need today as opposed to say...100 years ago.

    Originally, as far as I know, The Constitution required that the federal government conduct a census every ten years to determine the number and allocation of seats in the House of Representatives. In 1787 the Constitution established the size of the House of Representatives at 65 members. This was roughly equivalent to one Representative for every 60,000 people.

    This of course has not been the case for sometime. Today I assume, In 2004, one Representative speaks for almost 700,000 people, which in itself seems ridiculous.

    So based on the simple equation above, 1 rep per 60,000, we would need roughly 5,000 reps today?

    Imagine how sweet this could be. Nothing would ever get done!
    Which is exactly what the federal government for the most part, should be doing, very little.

    Any thoughts out there on this?

    Sorry if this topic was brought up before, but I couldnt find any references to it in the forum.
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  • 02-12-2009 11:20 AM #2
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    is this what the FF intended? Wouldn't it make it harder to influence the gov't?
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    Perhaps because not enough people bitched about it.
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    Well I know now when have 434 "entitled" politicians that do what they want and swayed by greed and ignore there constitutes. But the best part is all the sheep that continue to elect them back into office...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Truth Warrior View Post
    Perhaps because not enough people bitched about it.
    I posted an article about this subject a few months ago, and your reply was something to the effect of "so MORE criminals will make it better?". Have you changed your mind?
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    Quote Originally Posted by heavenlyboy34 View Post
    I posted an article about this subject a few months ago, and your reply was something to the effect of "so MORE criminals will make it better?". Have you changed your mind?
    I don't see the conflict. My brain has two hemispheres.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Truth Warrior View Post
    I don't see the conflict. My brain has two hemispheres.
    How slick of you! Perhaps you should be in congress. lolz
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    Quote Originally Posted by heavenlyboy34 View Post
    How slick of you! Perhaps you should be in congress. lolz
    No slick, no Congress. Where's the conflict?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Truth Warrior View Post
    No slick, no Congress. Where's the conflict?
    oic. n/m, I misunderstood. All is clear now.
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    Quote Originally Posted by heavenlyboy34 View Post
    oic. n/m, I misunderstood. All is clear now.
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