Sorry world, most of us did not vote for the resident. The Republicans froze the size of our House of Representatives at the 1910 census level so the archaic Electoral College does not reflect the true opinion of most US citizens and hasn’t for quite some time.
" … in 1920, the Republicans removed the Democrats from power as the Whigs had done in 1838, taking the presidency and both houses of Congress. Due to increased immigration and a large rural-to-urban shift in population from 1910 to 1920, the new Republican Congress refused to reapportion the House of Representatives with the traditional contiguous, single-member districts stipulations because such a reapportionment would have redistricted many House members out of their districts] A reapportionment in 1921 in the traditional fashion would have increased the size of the House to 483 seats, but many members would have lost their seats due to the population shifts, and the House chamber did not have adequate seats for 483 members. By 1929, no reapportionment had been made since 1911, and there was vast representational inequity, measured by the average district size; by 1929 some states had districts twice as large as others due to population growth and demographic shift. …"
sipsienwa Premium Member over 5 years ago
Sorry Mexico. I did not vote for him.
kfccanada over 5 years ago
Hang in there, Lady America….your turn’s coming…..
Zebrastripes over 5 years ago
He thinks he’s the King of the heap….a heap of Sh*t that is….
superposition over 5 years ago
Sorry world, most of us did not vote for the resident. The Republicans froze the size of our House of Representatives at the 1910 census level so the archaic Electoral College does not reflect the true opinion of most US citizens and hasn’t for quite some time.
" … in 1920, the Republicans removed the Democrats from power as the Whigs had done in 1838, taking the presidency and both houses of Congress. Due to increased immigration and a large rural-to-urban shift in population from 1910 to 1920, the new Republican Congress refused to reapportion the House of Representatives with the traditional contiguous, single-member districts stipulations because such a reapportionment would have redistricted many House members out of their districts] A reapportionment in 1921 in the traditional fashion would have increased the size of the House to 483 seats, but many members would have lost their seats due to the population shifts, and the House chamber did not have adequate seats for 483 members. By 1929, no reapportionment had been made since 1911, and there was vast representational inequity, measured by the average district size; by 1929 some states had districts twice as large as others due to population growth and demographic shift. …"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reapportionment_Act_of_1929
Radish the wordsmith over 5 years ago
Republican motto; all for us and none for anyone else!
mourdac Premium Member over 5 years ago
A rival for the Tower of Babel.