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

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.

Posted by Will Hunting (aka JoeMetz) Mar 16 '23, 09:01

And there's always going to be a state that ends up on the very slim side of an extra seat or not.

The cutting up of the gerrymander is a far bigger / more real issue than how much land gets a vote.

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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]

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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.

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