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0 pointsbryanl11y ago0 comments

It actually is a problem. The residents of DC don't have fair representation. Politicians and the like are actually a very small portion of the population in DC.

0 pointsbryanl11y ago0 comments

It actually is a problem. The residents of DC don't have fair representation. Politicians and the like are actually a very small portion of the population in DC.

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seanflyon11y ago· 4 in thread

If DC had 2 senators they would have ridiculously high representation per person.

AnimalMuppet11y ago

OK, but they only have one representative in the House. Nonvoting, IIRC.

seanflyon11y ago

They are under-represented because that representative is non-voting, but they do have fewer residents per member of congress than California.

peterwwillis11y ago

No. It would have the same representation as Vermont and Wyoming, both states that have smaller populations and larger land masses.

seanflyon11y ago

You are right that Vermont and Wyoming are even more ridiculously over represented than DC would be.

I may be biased as a Californian, but I don't see why a person from Wyoming should have 25% more representation in the House and 6500% more representation in the Senate.

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seanflyon11y ago· 4 in thread

If DC had 2 senators they would have ridiculously high representation per person.

AnimalMuppet11y ago

OK, but they only have one representative in the House. Nonvoting, IIRC.

seanflyon11y ago

They are under-represented because that representative is non-voting, but they do have fewer residents per member of congress than California.

peterwwillis11y ago

No. It would have the same representation as Vermont and Wyoming, both states that have smaller populations and larger land masses.

seanflyon11y ago

You are right that Vermont and Wyoming are even more ridiculously over represented than DC would be.

I may be biased as a Californian, but I don't see why a person from Wyoming should have 25% more representation in the House and 6500% more representation in the Senate.

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