H.J.Res.11 - Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the number of persons in each State who are citizens of the United States.

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  • Official: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the number of persons in each State who are citizens of the United States. as introduced.

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  • kenj0418 03/02/2009 7:11pm
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    only? Surely we can at least count the non-citizens at three-fifths or something?[/sarcasm]

    I can’t see this going anywhere, since it would presumably hurt the four largest states (with or without non-citizens counted): California, New York, Texas, and Florida, and give some of their seats to mid-western states.


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