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by JEQuidam
Wed Apr 19, 2023 10:41 am
Forum: Additional Discussions Related to Representational Enlargement
Topic: A dialogue with ChatGPT regarding one person, one vote, and more…
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A dialogue with ChatGPT regarding one person, one vote, and more…

Several dialogues have transpired with ChatGPT relative to representational enlargement. Below is an unedited excerpt of one such exchange. It begins by focusing on how the House of Representatives is in violation of the Constitution’s one-person-one-vote equality principle as a consequence of there...
by JEQuidam
Mon Apr 10, 2023 11:05 am
Forum: Repealing the 17th Amendment: Pros and Cons
Topic: NR: How the 17th Amendment Ruined Federalism
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NR: How the 17th Amendment Ruined Federalism

National Review article: How the 17th Amendment Ruined Federalism . Here are some excerpts… The Senate was meant to protect states as distinct governments with independent powers. State legislatures are part of those governments. Thus, in pursuing their self-interest, they will tend to seek to prote...
by JEQuidam
Fri Apr 07, 2023 4:49 pm
Forum: Take it outside!
Topic: Historical US Eligible Voter data project
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Views: 12028

Historical US Eligible Voter data project

This posting will be updated as new information becomes available. Updated May 10, 2023 See description below. Inquires can be directed to Jeff at: Quidam at Thirty-Thousand.org Thirty-Thousand.org , a small nonprofit & nonpartisan organization, is looking for researchers or scholars who are de...
by JEQuidam
Tue Mar 21, 2023 1:57 pm
Forum: Section 5: Eliminate gerrymandering to achieve true representation
Topic: Brookings: The gerrymander myth
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Brookings: The gerrymander myth

Relative to gerrymandering, it turns out that, as of now “ neither party enjoys a significant aggregate advantage in either districting or geographical efficiency of voter distribution ”. This refers to the net effect in the House of Representatives. That is, one party's advantages in some states ar...
by JEQuidam
Thu Mar 09, 2023 11:07 am
Forum: Section 9: The House of Representatives is Scalable
Topic: WashPo editorial: The House was supposed to grow with population.
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WashPo editorial: The House was supposed to grow with population.

In an excellent Washington Post editorial by Danielle Allen, she addresses the question of whether a bigger House would make it “harder to get things done”. With regards to that, she notes that “ the most important point is that the principle of inclusion requires us to learn how to operate on a lar...
by JEQuidam
Wed Dec 14, 2022 10:14 am
Forum: Public Opinion and Polls
Topic: Americans' dissatisfaction with the government #1 problem in 2022
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Americans' dissatisfaction with the government #1 problem in 2022

According to this Gallup Poll , once again Americans identify our government as the nation’s #1 problem in 2022. All the other problems they identify are either created by, or aggravated by, our government. (December 2022 poll.) We need to greatly enlarge our House of Representatives in order for th...
by JEQuidam
Tue Oct 04, 2022 10:51 am
Forum: Section 7: Establish citizen equality nationwide
Topic: Newsweek: The Outrageous, Republic-Distorting Census Error
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Views: 10754

Newsweek: The Outrageous, Republic-Distorting Census Error

In a recent Newsweek editorial, Ben Weingarten (Claremont Institute Fellow) discusses The Outrageous, Republic-Distorting Census Error You've Heard Nothing About . For a deeper analysis of this same subject, and how it relates to having a grossly undersized House of Representatives, see our Analysis...
by JEQuidam
Wed Sep 14, 2022 8:37 pm
Forum: Section 3: Take Control Away form the Special Interest groups
Topic: 72 members of Congress have failed to report their financial trades
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72 members of Congress have failed to report their financial trades

Business Insider: 72 members of Congress have violated a law designed to prevent insider trading and stop conflicts-of-interest . “Insider and several other news organizations have identified 72 members of Congress who've recently failed to properly report their financial trades as mandated by the S...
by JEQuidam
Wed Sep 14, 2022 8:33 pm
Forum: Section 3: Take Control Away form the Special Interest groups
Topic: NY Times: Thousands of stock trades posed potential conflicts
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NY Times: Thousands of stock trades posed potential conflicts

Stock Trades Reported by Nearly a Fifth of Congress Show Possible Conflicts According to the New York Times’ analysis of stock trades from 2019 to 2021, “more than 3,700 trades reported by lawmakers from both parties posed potential conflicts between their public responsibilities and private financ...
by JEQuidam
Wed Aug 17, 2022 7:46 pm
Forum: Section 3: Take Control Away form the Special Interest groups
Topic: Representative’s net worth quintuples+ in two years
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Representative’s net worth quintuples+ in two years

It's very lucrative to be a member of America’s political ruling class: “Rep. Liz Cheney’s (R-WY) net worth ballooned from an estimated $7 million when she first took office in 2017 to possibly more than $44 million in 2020, according to analysis from the Center for Responsive Politics and her most ...
by JEQuidam
Sun Aug 14, 2022 10:56 am
Forum: Section 9: The House of Representatives is Scalable
Topic: One-third of the House votes by proxy on major legislation
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Views: 11390

One-third of the House votes by proxy on major legislation

Over a third of the 435 Representatives voted by proxy on August 12, 2022, for House Resolution 8. Absurdly named the “Inflation Reduction Act”, this bill authorizes spending several hundred billion dollars on various government programs. That spending includes billions of additional dollars for the...
by JEQuidam
Sun Jul 17, 2022 10:47 am
Forum: Section 3: Take Control Away form the Special Interest groups
Topic: A very wealthy Speaker of the House
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A very wealthy Speaker of the House

Washington Times: Pelosi’s husband buys $5 million in chip stocks before Senate vote on chip subsidy bill . "Mr. Pelosi purchased roughly $5 million, or 20,000 shares of Nvidia, last month ... The purchase comes on the heels of a vote next week ... that would shore up the U.S. computer chip man...
by JEQuidam
Mon Jun 13, 2022 9:57 am
Forum: Section 6: Enable political diversity in the House
Topic: What about packing the House of Representatives?
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What about packing the House of Representatives?

In his article about our massively oversized congressional districts, Professor Swofford sums it up quite well: “ members of Congress tend to be more like other members of Congress rather than more like their constituents ”. That’s the problem: The Representatives rarely resemble their constituents!...
by JEQuidam
Thu Jun 02, 2022 6:28 pm
Forum: Section 7: Establish citizen equality nationwide
Topic: What deviation of Citizen Political Weight is acceptable?
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Views: 3184

Re: What deviation of Citizen Political Weight is acceptable?

My view is that in the absence of Article the first , Congress would be constitutionally compelled to select the House size that results in congressional district sizes with the least amount of variation in their sizes. This is explained here: Achieving One-Person-One-Vote equality in the federal Ho...
by JEQuidam
Wed Mar 16, 2022 2:58 pm
Forum: Section 7: Establish citizen equality nationwide
Topic: Paper: One Person, One Vote, 435 Seats
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Views: 10392

Paper: One Person, One Vote, 435 Seats

I just stumbled across this paper from 2011: One Person, One Vote, 435 Seats: Interstate Malapportionment and Constitutional Requirements Is Our Constitutional Order Broken - Structural and Doctrinal Questions in Constitutional Law: Gerrymandering, Congressional Representation, and Trust in the Poli...
by JEQuidam
Mon Mar 14, 2022 10:42 pm
Forum: Section 9: The House of Representatives is Scalable
Topic: Article: Proxy voting turns one
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Views: 10160

Article: Proxy voting turns one

Brookings.edu : Proxy voting turns one: The past, present and future of remote voting in the House (May 2021) "Alongside these uses of proxy voting as a workplace accommodation are several examples where members of both parties cast votes by proxy but were reported to be engaging in other acti...
by JEQuidam
Mon Mar 14, 2022 10:17 pm
Forum: Section 6: Enable political diversity in the House
Topic: Article: Racial and gender diversity in the 117th Congress
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Views: 9925

Article: Racial and gender diversity in the 117th Congress

OpenSecrets.org: Racial and gender diversity in the 117th Congress (June 2020)

The reason for insufficient diversity: "the sky-high reelection rate of members of Congress".
by JEQuidam
Mon Mar 14, 2022 10:04 pm
Forum: Section 5: Eliminate gerrymandering to achieve true representation
Topic: Article: Republicans Discover the Horror of Gerrymandering
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Views: 13311

Article: Republicans Discover the Horror of Gerrymandering

The Atlantic: Republicans Discover the Horror of Gerrymandering (February 2022)

"The GOP learns what it’s like to be on the losing side of a redistricting power grab."
by JEQuidam
Mon Mar 14, 2022 10:00 pm
Forum: Section 5: Eliminate gerrymandering to achieve true representation
Topic: Article: How Partisan Gerrymandering Limits Voting Rights
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Views: 12869

Article: How Partisan Gerrymandering Limits Voting Rights

AmericanProgress.org : How Partisan Gerrymandering Limits Voting Rights (July 2020) "Districts should be drawn so that people who have been underrepresented throughout American history — such as African American, Latinx, and other communities of color — are fully represented in Congress and st...