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The issue with Reps could be solved by expanding the House. The Senate will always be biased against equal representation -- nm

Posted by TWuG Mar 16 '23, 08:53

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Alternatively, there's no need to expand the House -- every state gets their population share -- it's just a larger number than in the past. - Will Hunting Mar 16, 09:01 5
- More house reps would also equalize the electoral college better. -- nm - Reagen Mar 16, 09:22
- gerrymandering would be more irrelevant if there were enough congressional districts to support tripling the number of reps -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 16, 09:07 3
  - Goddamnit, I hate that there's something in politics we agree on! -- nm - Ender Mar 16, 15:32
  - I think more districts would generally increase the opportunities for gerrymandering. - Roger More Mar 16, 09:40
  - *twitch* -- (link) - znufrii, meh and problematic Mar 16, 09:13 [Backboard]
the plains states were carved up specifically to give Republicans a disproportionate advantage over actually populated states in the Senate -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 16, 08:55

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