State collapse is inevitable when a society’s leaders are insulated from the negative consequences of their bad decisions.
Mike Shelby
Oh. I can just hear the cries of disenfranchisement now. Hell, this may be the thing that sets off a civil war.
Its going to be something that sets it off…guaranteed.
As always, they have us fussing over how much corruption is involved in drawing up 435 districts, while nobody realizes that the US is the SECOND LEAST REPRESENTED NATION ON EARTH. If we were to simply RESTORE the level of representation we had at the founding of this nation, the US House would have 18,400 members, not a pathetic 435.
Does that mean I want 18,000 more inside trading pedophiles getting nearly $200,000 a year for the privilege? Absolutely not. But consider how impossible it would be to carve up 296 districts in VA versus 11. Most would say that 18,400 House members would never be functional. The question then to ask is why we have allowed this nation to get this large, why we have allowed them to STEAL 18,000 representatives from us in 250 years, and where do 435 criminals, AIPAC shills, and worse (yes, not all of them) pretend that they should be allowed to rule over 350,000,000 people?
The Federal government needs to go.
Fully agreed. The present system is hopelessly corrupted and broken. The issue you raise of the ratio of representatives to citizens is only one of many failures. The change making senators directly elected is another issue that broke the original intent in how this system was to function.
There are many more, and none of them can be fixed at this stage, either individually or in combination. The debt, the criminality, the arrogance and entitlement of those both elected and appointed are all so far off the charts that a crash and burn is unavoidable. We are well past the point of needing a clean sweep and fresh start.
For historical perspective, the Progressive Era ideas of the late 1800s/early 1900s had pretty much infected both major parties at the time (still a problem frankly). By the time the 17th was passed, a majority of the states were already holding popular elections for US Senators and simply having their legislatures rubberstamp the votes of the citizenry. Unlike the 16th, whose unConstitutional “ratification” is well-documented, it is highly likely that the 17th passed with the open eyes of 3/4 of the states at the time. Indeed though, it made for a fundamental change in the role of the Senate from being the representatives of the state legislatures to just being another position controlled by bribery, campaign contributions, and big business strongarming.
Not sure how much effect this will have on 2026. Filing deadlines have passed. Primaries have already been held or are coming soon. Legislatures will have to be called into special sessions. Lawsuits will be filed. “This is a racial gerrymandering!” “No it isn’t!”
Have we had any other major election changes that have happened this late in the current election cycle? 2026 would be nice, but major changes won’t hit until 2028.
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