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There are 435 Congressmen and Congresswomen in the U.S. House of
Representatives. Whether the population of the U.S. is 250 million or one
billion, we
will still have 435 in the House of Representatives.
This means as U.S. population grows, each Representative represents more and
more people, perhaps four times more before the end of this century. Can one
person communicate with and represent 575,000 men, women, and children well?
It isn't easy, but imagine how much more difficult it will be to communicate
and represent 2.3 million men, women, and children. Can it be done well?
Probably not. So what is the alternative?
There are two alternatives, given our present system: 1. Stabilize U.S.
population or 2. Accept the fact that ordinary citizens cannot be well
represented
and only the wealthy and powerful will be able to communicate with their
representatives in Congress.
Why not increase the number of Representatives in the House? If you
understand how difficult it is to make sound legislation with 435
Representatives, try
to imagine how a Congress of 1,740 members would operate. Therefore, unless
you are satisfied to have poorer representation in Congress and/or poorer
legislation, you should work toward population stabilization.
If you know of an organization which makes the connection between
rampant population growth in the U.S. and the declining quality
of legislative representation, please click on "Contact Us"
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