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At this point they may need to use RFK stadium for floor votes, if we were for example to return to the population density per rep that existed before the growth stopped. Using Wikipedia's numbers, we'd have just over 1,050 reps if we used the same density as 1929 when it was capped.


But we have the internet now. They don't need to all meet in the same room anymore.

Having more of them would also make it more difficult to buy votes.


And, at roughly original numbers, ~7,400 representatives.


That's a lot of people to filibuster.


Fortunately the House doesn't have filibusters anymore.




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