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The number of members of the U.S. House of Representatives over time.
 


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Dr. Psycho link
03/08/2010 08:53

Think it's time yet to bump those numbers up just a trifle?

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MarcinAsia
03/09/2010 00:14

I get the idea of a mesofact, but this is not one. This is a fact which changed for a period of 100 years or so and has been fixed for the past 100. Very few living people remember a time when the number of representatives was not fixed by law.

If the inventor of a concept can't think of even a few examples without a bad clunker, maybe its not really worthwhile?

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Samuel Arbesman link
03/09/2010 07:08

@MarcinAsia While the size of the House fluctuated in 1950's (the blip might be hard to see), you're right that this was more of a mesofact in the 1800's. Perhaps @Dr. Psycho is correct that it's time for this to become more of a mesofact again.

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thephilwells link
03/18/2010 10:30

At first I was like, "Wait, what happened there in the 1860's?" Then I was like, "Oh yeah."

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Mdh
03/19/2010 13:19

The number has always been established by law. The ratio of citizens to reps has changed.

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maroochydore Accommodation link
03/12/2012 23:59

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