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In 1793 there were 34,436 constituents per representative. In 1913 when it hit 435 it was 1 rep per 210,583 constituents. Today it's almost 700,000 per rep. -- nm

Posted by Ender Oct 2 '14, 12:17

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So we did a thousand more assholes in Washington? -- nm - ty97 Oct 2, 12:22 2
- what happens in DC stays in DC. -- nm - znufrii Oct 2, 13:46
- did = need. -- nm - ty97 Oct 2, 12:23
What's scary is that out of 700k people, the voting majority in those regions feel Michelle Bachmann, Louis Gohmert, or the crazy-ass Democrat is the - Will Hunting Oct 2, 12:22 5
- Wait till Rep. Paul Broun's replacement in the House starts making sound bytes for the media. - Strongbad Oct 2, 12:43 3
  - I have read about him. - amoxy Oct 2, 12:53 1
    - If you didn't like Broun, just wait. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 2, 12:54
  - This was Hice's first mention on ST. Definitely not the last. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 2, 12:46
- "Who?" - most Republicans in the district -- nm - Tim Oct 2, 12:27
Sorry, I think I'm just being slow, but when what hit 435? -- nm - mara Oct 2, 12:21 3
- The # of House seats. - Will Hunting Oct 2, 12:22
- The size of the House of Reps. (Technically it briefly hit 437 when AK & HI came it, but those were reapportioned away with the next census.) -- nm - Ender Oct 2, 12:22 1
  - It would make the Presidential calculus more interesting, particularly in NE and ME. -- nm - Reagen Oct 2, 12:26
FWIW in Canada it ranges from 35k per (because of a Constitutional requirement) up to 110k or so. -- nm - Reagen Oct 2, 12:20
"Welp. Better pass a Constitutional amendment that'll dramatically decrease my power and influence." -- nm - con_carne Oct 2, 12:18 4
- It can be done in state houses without the approval of Congress, but it's a pipe dream either way. - spamlet Oct 2, 12:22 3
  - That's interesting, I didn't think of state house involvement - con_carne Oct 2, 12:23 2
    - It's never been used but could be (in theory). - spamlet Oct 2, 12:28
    - We mean that they can call a constitutional convention, not that they can just show up at the Capitol Building, right? -- nm - Ender Oct 2, 12:24

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