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Re:Unratified Amendments to the U.S. Constitution by rgbrenner on Sunday March 11, 2018 @03:33PM (#16564393)
On that last part, they can just remove one of the tables in the middle of the chamber...
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Re:Unratified Amendments to the U.S. Constitution by spc476 on Sunday March 11, 2018 @10:17PM (#16565817)
With the current US population, one Representative per 30,000 people, we would have nearly 11,000 Representatives. I think it'll take more than just removing a few tables to fit that number ...
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Re:Unratified Amendments to the U.S. Constitution by philwelch on Sunday March 11, 2018 @04:52PM (#16564715)
I think the actual number I saw was either thousands or tens of thousands, at which point you start having to worry about the fire code.
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Re:Unratified Amendments to the U.S. Constitution by rgbrenner on Sunday March 11, 2018 @06:55PM (#16565174)
thanks, I was thinking of the dc amendment.. not the apportionment amendment. Obviously removing a couple of tables wouldn't make enough room for thousands of additional people
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