Uncapping the U.S. House is achievable and impactful

(cmarmitage.substack.com)

21 points | by JumpCrisscross 13 hours ago ago

5 comments

  • blowsand 10 hours ago ago

    “You can also reach out to your local County Democratic Party, Indivisible Chapter, or other activist group and request they add uncapping the U.S. House of Representatives as an officially endorsed policy”

    I’m unfamiliar with this idea. I read the entire post. When I got to the above quote I am unsure why the suggestion is to reach out to only a Democrat Party rep. Is this idea not also beneficial/desirable for the Republican Party?

    • jdlshore 9 hours ago ago

      Republican states are mostly lower population than blue states, so they have disproportionate representation in the electoral college. This would give Democrats more power in presidential elections than they currently have, if I understand it correctly.

    • tstrimple 10 hours ago ago

      Not really. Republicans fight explicitly to disenfranchise people for their own benefit. “More representation” isn’t even something they pretend to want.

  • Sabinus 6 hours ago ago

    Highly important reforms the USA desperately needs. Please advocate for this, ranked choice voting, and independent redistricting algorithms.

    If the political system itself is not set up to function well the country inevitably suffers. Our greatest human ability and largest impact on national success is group coordination and cooperation.