Saturday, July 13, 2013

The U.S.House Role in Keeping Our Republic




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The U.S.House Role in Keeping Our Republic



Thirtythousand.org is a website and a great reference for the history and political practice of limiting the number of congressional districts despite the continuing growth in the nation’s population. This practice began about 100 years ago when the additions of Arizona and New Mexico brought the total number to 435 members. It started out at 60 members and grew after each census until it stopped at 435. It did briefly rise to 437 after the additions of Alaska and Hawaii, but returned to 435 after the 1960 census.
The Founders were very careful to create a House of Representatives that would be the closest to the people.






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