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Day 683. LFG!! Uncap the House
NBC News: Delaware residents file lawsuit seeking a second House seat for the First State
They want a federal court to overturn the House’s 435-seat cap and create a second congressional district for Delaware.
nbcnews.com/politics/congres…
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#NEW: Two Delaware voters are suing for a second House seat, arguing that one at-large member for 991,000 residents gives Delaware the least representation per person of any state.
They want a court to strike down the 435-seat cap and expand the House to 436 in time for 2028. nbcnews.com/politics/congres…
Day 682. Veterans Day began as Armistice Day, Nov 11, 1918. Those soldiers came home and were counted in the 1920 census. Congress never reapportioned with it, then froze the House at 435 in 1929. Our Veterans serve the people, but are not heard in our House. Veterans deserve to be heard. Uncap the House.
Day 681. If I traded stock on what a client told me, I'd lose my license. Congress needs a bill just to hold itself to that standard. Here's a better check: districts small enough that your rep would hear about it at the grocery store. Uncap the House.
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Every time Twitter pays me, I donate that money to help raise awareness about Uncapping the House. #projectnocap
Day 680. Live stream tonight with @kevinrkosar on the Station @Projec_No_Cap at 6pm mountain.
With 109 new House members starting orientation this week, the biggest freshman class since 1933, nothing much will change. New faces, same 435 seats we've had since 1911. An election can change who holds the seat. It can't change how many of us are put into the same box with a Hollywood wannabe. Uncap the House.
Day 679. It's Sunday, and I'm thinking about the people at my kitchen table.
My kids will grow up in a country where one member of Congress speaks for about 760,000 people. They will probably never meet that person. Their letters will get a form reply. Their town meetings will be a livestream.
It wasn't always this way. The founders meant the House to be the people's chamber, close enough to know us by name. For over a century it grew as America grew. Then in 1911 we stopped at 435, and in 1929 we locked the door.
I don't want my children to inherit a republic they can only watch. I want them to have a representative who has shaken their hand, heard their story, and owes them an answer.
That isn't a partisan dream. It's a family one.
Uncap the House.
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Day 678. Both parties are picking House leaders, with a Dem vote set for Nov 10. With only 435 members, a few leaders decide which bills ever reach the floor. A bigger House spreads that power out, brings in new rules, and new committees, so your own member, and you, matter more. Uncap the House.
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Day 677. If Republicans want to save the party, the stock market, and the Country, they should push @realDonaldTrump to work with @HouseGOP to pass a bill Uncapping the House passed before January.
Something not too divisive. Some @HouseDemocrats will support a reasonable bill. I know the swing voters do.
And it will wildly change the math for 2028 so that the People have a chance.
A quick enough turn could also force another vote for more reps before investigations and impeachment could be concluded....@elonmusk @IOHK_Charles
The Bill could also create regularity for voting methods for representative across all 50 states per Art 1, Sec. 4. What say you @grok?
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Day 676. Michigan's 7th District drew record outside spending, and it was decided by about 3 points. When each district holds 760,000+ people and only a few are in play, money floods those few. Smaller districts can be won with handshakes, not ad buys. Uncap the House.
Day 675. States redrew dozens of House districts to protect a razor-thin majority. Voters flipped the House anyway. Gerrymandering wars are dumb. With only 435 seats, a few lines on a map can decide who governs, and whose voice matters the most. Bigger House means lower stakes for every line, and more voice for each individual. Uncap the House.
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Day 674. Election Day. States redrew their House maps and only 18 races are rated toss-ups out of 435 seats. When a few lines on a map matter this much, the system is too brittle. More seats, smaller districts, less riding on any one line. Uncap the House.
Day 673. Tomorrow all 435 House seats are on the ballot. In 18 districts, voters get only one major party to choose from. In 5, the incumbent has no opponent at all. A trial with no opposing counsel isn't a trial. Smaller districts invite more challengers. Uncap the House.
Day 672. Two days out, and early voting is breaking records in many states. All that energy is going into a House that hasn't added a seat since 1911. Turnout can change who sits in the chairs. Only Congress can add more chairs. Uncap the House if you are tired of driving in this Ford Pinto.
Day 671. 45 House members just asked the Commerce Secretary to count only citizens for apportionment. Whatever you think of that, ask why the fight over who counts gets so fierce. The pie is fixed at 435. Every seat one state gains, another loses. Uncap the House.
