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AgnosticAsian t1_j3e4419 wrote

Reply to comment by RickMoranisFanPage in [OC] Relative Share of Representation in the US Congress Compared to Lowest Represented State Leaves Montana with 80% More Representation in the House. by SexyDoorDasherDude

>Congress hasn’t increased it from 435 for over 110 years

Another legacy of Woodrow Wilson.

There are many contenders for worst president ever but for me, he tops the chart easily.

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RickMoranisFanPage t1_j3e56hw wrote

Was he against increasing the number of House seats?

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AgnosticAsian t1_j3e8iy2 wrote

If you believe the freezing of House seats was at least partially motivated by racism and fear of the growing black population, it would certainly match with what we know of Wilson.

His opponent in the 1912 election, Taft, was also the last president to sign a bill increasing the number of House seats so there's that.

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RickMoranisFanPage t1_j3ef2b4 wrote

Wonder why no subsequent President raised it since though

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AgnosticAsian t1_j3ehuig wrote

Because everyone has just accepted the state of things and it hasn't become that big of an issue.

Yes, it's an issue but it's not something that greatly affects the daily lives of many. At least not in an immediate sense.

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