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My name is Jennifer Nguyen. I am originally from Houston, TX. 18 years later I find myself living in the fastest growing city in the nation(according to Forbes), Austin, TX. My political stance is usually post-modern. I am very inbetween the two major parties. The reason behind that is because I am always open to new information. I am constantly changing my young mind, and exploring new ideas. It is impossible to put a label on me. Unless it is "Indecisive", which then of course, it is possible. I have never voted before, but I am registered to do so. Before I get the chance to vote, I would like to learn more about political issues and more information about each major and minor parties. On the Civic Literacy Quiz, I scored an astonishing 50%, ranking me as a Tribune. On the Current Event quiz, I scored 6/13 correctly.

Sunday, December 8, 2013

Expansion in the House for Better Representation?

In the House of Representatives there are 435 members who represent about 700k constituents each. It is not hard to see why this is a major problem for most of the population. One man/woman is responsible to make 700,000 voices heard loud and clear. The idea is far-fetched and unreasonable. 
Many ask "How will the system work?"
Even if the House were to expand by tripling the number of representatives, each member wouldn't have less than 250,000 constituents. I firmly believe that expanding the house will not solve any major issues. The most it will do is produce more "backbenchers", people who do not have any exact responsibilities but have plenty of noise going on around them. 
Another problem with having a bigger House is that the nation would end up with more unbalanced districts. Expanding the Congress would literally make more problems rather than solving them. 
I do believe that expanding could help in the long-run, but only when/if people get smart. The reason why there is only a 12% approval rate is because there is a 95% re-election rate. If every district believes that their congressman is superior to all the others, there will never be change. The House needs new, fresh representatives, raise the approval rate, and actually contribute to make the difference everyone is always talking about. 
In conclusion, we should not expand the House of Representatives. Until the population can open up their eyes and make the change, expanding will be a waste of time and money. 

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