Florida People are Under Represented

[Keith Broaders]

The single most important right of the people is the right to be fairly and adequately represented in Congress and in their state legislatures.

In 1961 Florida has a population of 5,243,000 and had 94 representatives in the state legislature, The people had 1 representatives for every 55,776 constituents and the people were fairly and adequately represented.

When Florida adopted a new Constitution in 1968 the state's population had grown to 6.643,000 and as a result 26 new legislative districts were added to maintain a proper ratio between the number of representatives and the number of people being represented.

Today,  Florida has a population of 21,780,000 and we still have the same number of representatives that we had in 1968. The population of Florida has nearly quadrupled, but the number of representatives has remained constant.

If Florida's House of Representatives was properly apportioned we would have 432 representatives instead of only 120.  The political power that rightfully belongs to the people has been transferred cato an oligarchy of career  politicians

The average ratio for all 50 states is approximarely 50,000 to 1. Florida  has a ratio of 1 representative for every 181,000. Only the people living in Texas and California worse ratios.