WITH the Senate preparing to debate filibuster reform, now is a good time to consider a similarly daunting challenge to democratic representation in the House: its size. It’s been far too long since the House expanded to keep up with population growth and, as a result, it has lost touch with the public and been overtaken by special interests. Indeed, the lower chamber of Congress has had the same number of members for so long that many Americans assume that its 435 seats are constitutionally mandated. But that’s wrong: while the founders wanted to limit...
Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2011/01/24/it039s_time_for_a_bigger_house_249261.html
Chuck Hagel Stephen Harper Dennis Hastert Vaclav Havel John Howard
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