Rep. Blumenauer (D) introduces bill to expand size of the House

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And now to do some redistricting specifically for this...

Speaking of which, the more districts you have, the harder it is to gerrymander. Added bonuses are that lobbying is more expensive this way and it is cheaper for candidates to run.

The New Hampshire State House does this very well. I can't think of any downsides to this idea.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

And now to do some redistricting specifically for this...

The New Hampshire State House does this very well. I can't think of any downsides to this idea.

Think about how many more House members we would get from, say, Northwest Georgia. East Texas. Florida's Panhandle. Northwest Arizona. Western Colorado.

That's the funny thing about the NH State House: the upside is anyone can get elected there. The downside is anyone can get elected there.

But obviously there would be plenty more House members from other parts of the country as well.

Is the New Hampshire House actually bigger than the U.S. House?  If so, the U.S. House should always be the biggest.

I'm in favor of enlarging the size of the House - maybe to 501.  That seems like a basic number (taking into account the need for a majority threshold in a two-party system).  The residents of D.C. need a fully voting member for sure so that would be the first new seat I'd add.

Not quite. Still, 400 members: each representing about 3,300 residents.