The Constitution provides for proportional representation in the U.S. House of Representatives and the seats in the House are apportioned based on state population according to the constitutionally mandated Census. Representation based on population in the House was one of the most important components of the Federal Constitutional Convention of 1787.
Wyoming has a population of around 600,000 and has one representative in Congress. There are Congressional Districts in other states that populations of nearly 1,000,000. The voice of the people in Wyoming is not equal to people living in New York City or Los Angeles. If people were being denied representation based upon race, religion or sexual orientation rather than on their location the people would be outraged.
By limiting the size of Congressional Districts to a maximum of 50,000 as mandated in the originally proposed 1st Amendment, equal representation could be achieved. Eleven states have already ratified the proposed amendment and if 27 more states vote on its ratification Wyoming would be entitled to 10 members of the House of Representatives instead of only one.
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