What would you think if the size of the House of Representatives was expanded? This guy is on a one man campaign to “uncap the House”.
Before you say “More Congressmen bad” hear him out. The video is under nine minutes long.
The guy in the video is Mr. Beat. (Not to be confused with Mr. Beast). He is a middle school social studies teacher who has a YouTube channel where he mostly does history videos with a lot of focus on presidents. I think he has quit teaching to focus on content creation. I have seen a lot of his videos and he is pretty entertaining in a dorky sort of way.
Fair warning, he is somewhat left of center but his content usually isn’t very political and I don’t see him as a radical leftist. He lives in Kansas and has done videos showing he admires Bob Dole.
I think he makes some good arguments. The House was capped when the population was about 1/3 the size it is now and having smaller districts would make them better able to serve their constituents.
That said, no idea is perfect and there is no ideal solution to Congressional reform. There would also be a financial cost in paying more Congressmen and their staffs.
I can see it being a hard sell to the masses as most people would freak out at the idea of more politicians and everyone would see it as a plot to benefit the other party. The proponent being a liberal would likely turn the MAGA crowd against the idea. It also might benefit third parties, which neither of the P2 parties want.
I don’t have a strong opinion either way but I think it is something worth considering.
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