In Federalist Papers No. 55 and especially No. 58, James Madison explained that as America's population grew, so too would the House of Representatives.
He directly addressed the worry that representation might fail to keep pace with population growth, arguing that the constitutional structure provided for "a gradual augmentation" of representatives.
The principle was simple: more Americans should mean more representation — not fewer representatives serving ever-larger populations, as we tolerate today with a House fixed at 435. $435deprived
Let's finally implement what they intended and take back control of our federal government! #28th Amendment
