Tweaking The Math Behind Political Representation

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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Re:some of us have no representation

[Ironsides]

Hey, it's not our fault you don't live in a State. Move to one if it means that much to you. Also, it's going to take a constitutional amendment to give DC a vote in the House and Senate.