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Hello and welcome!

This subreddit was created to be a place to share ideas and theories relating to the 435 Member Cap on the House of Representatives. If you are interested in this topic, please join us!

For those that are unsure about this topic, here are a few bits of knowledge to get you started:

• The 435 Member Cap was not set by the Constitution. The reason the House is capped at 435 members is due to an Act of Congress passed in 1929. This Act is aptly named the Permanent Apportionment Act of 1929.
• The original draft of the Bill of Rights (the one displayed at the National Archives in Washington D.C.) contained not 10 Articles that we are likely familiar with, but contained 12 Articles for consideration. Articles Three though Twelve of the proposal were ratified in 1791. Article Two was not ratified until 1992. This leaves only Article One -- the only proposed article that was never ratified into the Constitution. Article One was (as you might have guessed) about the size of the House of Representatives and Called the Congressional Apportionment Amendment. Article One would have made the Permanent Apportionment Act of 1929 unconstitutional. However, it was one vote short of being ratified with the original Bill of Rights. Even without the ratification, Congress apportioned as if it was for nearly a century.
• The First Presidential Veto in U.S. History was used against an act regarding congressional apportionment.

Why do we want to Uncap The House?

We at /r/UncapTheHouse believe capping the House of Representatives at 435 members has led to many of the issues that exist within current government: our politicians are too disconnected from the average person and big money interests have a disproportionate role in deciding elections. By Uncapping the House, the Constitutional compromise agreed to at our Nation’s founding would be better reflected by a House that favors opening government to include more people. We intend to have the voice of the people heard in the "People's House."

Where you can find us:

Along with Reddit, our campaign is active on:

• Twitter - (@UncapTheHouse)

• Facebook - (@uncapthehouse)

Articles Worth Reading:

1. To Fix Congress, Make It Bigger. Much Bigger. - Washington Monthly
2. U.S. population keeps growing, but House of Representatives is same size as in Taft era - Pew Research

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