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I am so freaking excited to release this one. After the recent Supreme Court Chevron decision, I think this is now more relevant than ever.

But what do you think? Should the the U.S. House of Representatives expand its membership? Let me know. I'm really curious what y'all think about this issue. I truly believe it could be the key to solving a lot of our country's current problems.

Thank you for your continued support!

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Why are there only 435 members in the U.S. House of Representatives?

PrettyLitter helps keep tabs on my cat's health - and keeps odors down. Save 20% on your first order and get a free cat toy with code "mrbeat" at https://PrettyLitter.com/mrbeat Mr. Beat explains why there are 435 members in the U.S. House of Representatives. Get involved at https://nocapfund.org/ Thanks for reading the description you lovable dork. This was produced by Matt Beat and Beat Productions, LLC. All images and video by Matt Beat, used under fair use guidelines, or found in the public domain. Music by @ElectricNeedleRoom(Mr. Beat's band), Dan Lebowitz, Otis McDonald, and Media Right Productions. Here's an annotated script with footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mDA1o4LilbZNCXJsP6f1OKn6n1sBGrzLS26MCT7sUfg/edit?usp=sharing Sources/further reading: https://nocapfund.org/ https://thirty-thousand.org/ https://www.vox.com/2018/6/4/17417452/congress-representation-ratio-district-size-chart-graph https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_Apportionment_Amendment https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/its-time-to-increase-the-size-of-the-house/ https://archive.fairvote.org/?page=526 https://www.census.gov/history/www/reference/apportionment/ https://www.census.gov/history/pdf/Fairness_in_Apportionment_Young.pdf https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2020/06/23/two-thirds-of-americans-think-government-should-do-more-on-climate/ ​​https://www.npr.org/2021/04/20/988865415/stuck-at-435-representatives-why-the-u-s-house-hasnt-grown-with-census-counts https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/435-representatives/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives https://archive.fairvote.org/library/history/flores/apportn.htm Another good video about Uncapping the House: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YMVF0PU-ic Related videos: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/c7T2_NidRyM https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TYD8Ql3LM_w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAqoKS8X0q8&t https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7CFo0XKLmo&t https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mrw0gGlHVQ&t Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmYesELO6axBrCuSpf7S9DQ/join For business inquiries or to send snail mail to Mr. Beat: https://www.iammrbeat.com/contact.html https://www.youtube.com/c/iammrbeat/about How to support and donate to my channel: Subscribe to @iammrbeat & hit the notification bell 🔔 Join for great perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/iammrbeat Donate to Mr. Beat on Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/mrbeat Buy Mr. Beat a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/iammrbeat Cameo: https://www.cameo.com/iammrbeat Subscribe to my second channel: The Beat Goes On Patreon for The Beat Goes On: https://www.patreon.com/thebeatgoeson Connect with me: Links: https://linktr.ee/iammrbeat Website: https://www.iammrbeat.com/ Podcast: https://anchor.fm/thebeatpod Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/mrbeat/ @beatmastermatt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beatmastermatt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iammrbeat/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iammrbeat Beatcord: https://discord.gg/g8cZPjt TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iammrbeat Merch: https://matt-beat-shop.fourthwall.com/ https://www.bonfire.com/store/mr-beat/ https://sfsf.shop/support-mrbeat/ https://amzn.to/3fdakiZ Affiliate Links: Useful Charts: https://usefulcharts.com/?aff=12 Fourthwall: https://link.fourthwall.com/MrBeat StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5272340869152768 Why are there only 435 members in the House of Representatives? #ushouse #government #politicalscience

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Jack Long

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brian hancock

Hope they expand … see #55 Fed Paper … divide by least populated state. This could help get more political parties as influence.

Naterade

I am all for more reps! I don’t know how as a country we can justify Wyoming and Delaware getting the same number of representatives, especially when Delaware has damn near twice as many people, but falls short of the mathematical mark to get another representative? Besides social media, I think gerrymandering is one of the biggest causes of increased polarization. North Carolina a true swing state is exhibit A of the worst of gerrymandering and how the legislative branch will do anything to help their chances to stay in power.

DANTE VERONA

Here's where I'm at: Abolish the Senate. Abolish the Electoral College. Expand the Supreme Court and yes, expand the House of Representatives. As correctly stated above and in the video, gerrymandering is a real problem. It's distorted our representation... While there are good arguments behind all these positions I don't see any good evidence that it has any pragmatic traction to manifest in reality.

Matt Beat

Woah woah woah...one thing at a time Dante. 😆 But seriously, I think expanding the House membership is a good first step. It's certainly not the end game.

Kyle Haines

Yes we definitely need a drastically expanded House. It’s a crucial first step in addressing many of the issues we’re facing today