Article 1 section 2 paragraph 3 of the US Constitution (2014)

Re:Article 1 section 2 paragraph 3 of the US Constitution (2... by lucb1e on Monday September 19, 2016 @07:49AM (#12530587)

> The other possibility is that corruption would be reduced in scope as to make it difficult to detect and and root out. Do you know 10 of the 435 representatives? The average person doesn't. Have you seen a corrupt city council? Now imagine every 9400 of those people representing 30k and imagine the possibilities for corruption.

To me it seems like you have a lot higher chance of personally knowing someone who represents 30k people instead of the current figure. Finding a bad apple among a lot more apples sounds harder, but each 'apple' will have a closer relationship with the people they represent.

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Re:Article 1 section 2 paragraph 3 of the US Constitution (2... by hyperpape on Monday September 19, 2016 @08:13AM (#12530722)

But personal relationships aren't what fight corruption. If anything, they contribute to it when you get people thinking "I have a history with this guy, he'll help me out".

What fights corruption is overall social trust, which is a wash because changing the size of the legislature won't change it, official policies, and oversight by regulators, courts, and journalists. And increasing the number of representatives would be bad for that oversight--more people to keep track of.

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