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Tweaking The Math Behind Political Representation

Posted by timothy on from the as-nature-intended dept.

mlimber writes "Nature magazine's news section has an interesting story about how the seats in the US House of Representatives should be divided up. The problem is that the population isn't evenly divided by the number of seats in the House (435). So how should one allocate the fractional parts? The current method tends to favor big states, while a recent proposal by a mathematician is for what he calls a 'minimally unfair' allotment. He is predicting 'one person, one vote' challenges on this topic in the near future."

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  1. Re:They've finally found it! by pilgrim23 · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Yes, its just that one thing" - Dogbert

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    - Minutus cantorum, minutus balorum, minutus carborata descendum pantorum.
  2. Re:I kind of like the original Constitutional idea by thrillseeker · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'd be willing to bet that a house of representatives with 10,000 people would never even manage to fund the government, let alone get any other business done.

    Perfect!

  3. Re:eh... by IAmGarethAdams · · Score: 2, Funny

    I just want to know who the one person is who gets the one vote. They're the person I want to find.