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Originally Posted by willravel
Faith is the devotion to an idea without evidence being necessary. You seem to have faith in this idea.
Sorry, I'll try to be as specific as possible. Can you provide evidence or data that supports the idea that changing the number of representatives will be a boon in any way to the process of representation of the people?
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Yes, I have total conviction that we should signficantly reduce the size of our Congressional districts. However, I respect your criticism.
Regarding "evidence", if you're really interested in considering this subject (rather than simply defending the status quo) then please read the
15 Questions & Answers on TTO's home page at
http://www.thirty-thousand.org.
Numerous arguments are provided that support my contention. Some you will accept, so let's focus specifically on those that you don't accept. There is a half a gig of well cited information on the TTO website, so there's a good chance that I can provide some level of substantiation for any point you want to challenge.