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Trumpocalypse

(6,143 posts) Sat Jul 27, 2019, 09:07 AM Jul 2019

Two charts to consider about the House of Representitives

Repeal the Reapportionment Act of 1929

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Two charts to consider about the House of Representitives (Original Post) Trumpocalypse Jul 2019 OP

The bill of rights was originally 12 amendments - one of the two that didn't make it rurallib Jul 2019 #1

Doesn't have to be 50,000 Trumpocalypse Jul 2019 #2

Sure that's not the chart for classroom sizes? lame54 Jul 2019 #3

rurallib

(62,371 posts)

1. The bill of rights was originally 12 amendments - one of the two that didn't make it

Reply to Trumpocalypse (Original post)

Sat Jul 27, 2019, 09:38 AM

Jul 2019

would have limited the size of a congressional district to 50,000.
Not sure why it failed, but have read that the founders never expected the country to get much bigger than 10 million or so.

So if we had districts at 50,000 we'd have a House of 6500 or so today.

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/amendments-left-bill-rights-article-1.2374371

Trumpocalypse

(6,143 posts)

2. Doesn't have to be 50,000

Reply to rurallib (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 27, 2019, 09:44 AM

Jul 2019

But it could be more equitable. Maybe adopt the Wyoming Rule.

lame54

(35,248 posts)

3. Sure that's not the chart for classroom sizes?

Reply to Trumpocalypse (Original post)

Sat Jul 27, 2019, 12:19 PM

Jul 2019

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