On April 19, the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 1905 by a vote of 241-177. It expands the size of the House from 435 to 437, and gives another seat to Utah, and a seat to the District of Columbia.
On April 19, the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 1905 by a vote of 241-177. It expands the size of the House from 435 to 437, and gives another seat to Utah, and a seat to the District of Columbia.
I guess the Constitution doesn’t mean anything to 241 Representatives.
How would you solve the problem? The U.S. has signed several treaties in which we promise to treat all our adult citizens equally, in regard to voting rights. Treaties are supposed to be the law of the land.
The Constitution ststes “To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten miles square) as may, by Cession of particular States, and the acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government of the United States.”
Simply redraw the District lines to include areas with no “residents” and include the rest of the land in Maryland, where it came from in the first place.
The COUNTY of Columbia, not the District of Columbia!
Or, we could pretend this is a democracy and give them the right to vote…
We are NOT a democracy, but a Constitutional Republic.
Why only 437 members? Why not 1776 members for the House? If 437 is more democratic than 435, then 1776 is even more democratic. The Constitutional limits is about 10,000 members, so we are no where near going ‘overboard’ with this democracy thing.
I agree with everything Daniel W. Perry has said above. Thank God someone still reads and understands the Constitution!
The Constitution is the law of the land. I a treaty violates the constitution then it is invalid.