🧵 Least Populism State Doctrine 🧵
I've shared my idea with lawmakers in California and I shared it once here but I want to share it again. My tweet was about how we can get better representation in Congress.
Here's how my plan works.
#DemVoice1
I've shared my idea with lawmakers in California and I shared it once here but I want to share it again. My tweet was about how we can get better representation in Congress.
Here's how my plan works.
#DemVoice1
Right now, a district's population for a congressional district is about 800k. The one person, one vote is not a realistic goal but having better representation should be. My plan would not mean amending the constitution.
Every 10 years when we go through redistricting we need to take the least populous state, in this case Wyoming, and use their state's population #s as to how many will be in a Congressional district.
Let's say Wyoming has 500k as a population. That 500k would represent how many
Let's say Wyoming has 500k as a population. That 500k would represent how many
voters will be in each member's district. So, for every 1 million voters, 2 districts would be created. Under this scenario, and if my math is correct, California would increase their representation by 26 seats with a population of 38.95 million. The HoR would increase from
435 to 677 and when we include the Senators the electoral college now sits at 777. This isn't a perfect solution but the idea of better representation and a pretty simple way to do it is something this country should seriously consider. The numbers have not changed since 1910
The population in 1910 was 92 million, today it's 338 million. This will stop the incentives for gerrymandered districts. It may not be the perfect solution but it's something I think we can all agree on. We need more representation and we can only do that by increasing the house
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