The Permanent Apportionment Act of 1929 fixed the number of representatives at 435. Today this means that we are asking a sole congressman to speak on behalf of an average of 721,839 citizens.
James Madison argued that the size of the House of Representatives has to balance the ability of the body to legislate with the need for legislators to have a relationship close enough to the people to understand their local circumstances. Congress has lost this balance, lost touch with the average American citizen, and lost the trust that those citizens have in its ability to govern.
I propose that we either repeal the Reappointment Act of 1929 entirely, or rework it in order strengthen the voice of the individual American in Congress by increasing the number of seats in the House.