Facts:
1. The House of Representatives has been at 435 members since 1911.
2. In 1911, the country was a third of its current population.
3. In 2009, a group filed suit in Mississippi calling for the enlargement of the chamber's population.
4. For the first 13 decades of its history, the houses population was ever-expanding.
5. The average US congressional district now contains roughly 640,000 citizens.
6. The argued number of how many seats the House should have is 650.
7. This figured is based on the "cube root law"
8. The House of Representatives is seen as the "people's house".
9. Most support for a higher number of House seats comes from Democrats,women, and African Americans.
10.Public opinion on the issue of expanding the house is: 60% want to keep it the same, 20% want fewer seats and 20% want more seats.
Questions:
1. If more seats are added, won't our taxes increase?
2. Do a significant number of Constituents truly feel underrepresented?
3. Isn't the house already really big? I mean the Senate only has 100 members.
4. Is gerrymandering the bigger problem?
5. Would this lessen the power of the Senate?
I do not think the House is too small. I feel the current size is acceptable because it has been working fine for a long time with 435 members. I think 435 is enough so that everyone is represented. It's not like anyone isn't in a congressional district. Also, expanding government never leads to anything good.
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