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  • Shannon ClarkRycaut@mastodon.social
    Nov 4, 2026, 3:21 AM

    This won’t happen but one idea for the incoming Democrats to upend US politics but do so in a way that would be very very hard for conservatives to argue against.

    Repeal the “permanent apportionment act” and set the number for representatives far lower than the 800k+ people it is today (even higher in states like CA).

    This would add a massive number of new representatives and make each more accountable (and shift the electoral college) all by going back to the original constitution

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  • Shannon ClarkRycaut@mastodon.social
    Nov 4, 2026, 3:27 AM

    And of course this would cause nearly all house districts to be redrawn so yes this risks a lot of gerrymandering

    But smaller districts and a LOT more representatives would also make the US House a lot more responsive to voters and probably make for a wider range of elected officials and I personally think more diversity and opportunities would be healthy for the country. We would get better laws and build a deeper bench of experienced elected officials

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  • Shannon ClarkRycaut@mastodon.social
    Nov 4, 2026, 3:48 AM

    And it’s worth noting that the last 100+ years we as a nation have had a largely fixed number of representatives which isn’t what the Constitution originally called for - in that time the US population has grown considerably (under 100M in 1913 to over 340M today). Going back to a non-fixed number of representatives would make the US House more complex but it is very much what the constitution called for - so “originalists” would be hard pressed to argue against it

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