Trust Ralph

Ralph Lozier served as a representative from Missouri during the 70th Congress, from 1927 to 1929. During the debates to freeze the number in the House against Artile the First, he challenged the proposal, saying:  

“I am unalterably opposed to limiting the membership of the House to the arbitrary number of 435. Why 435? Why not 400? Why not 300? Why not 250, 450, 535, or 600?  Why is this number 435 sacred? What merit is there in having a membership of 435 that we would not have if the membership were 335 or 535? There is no sanctity in the number 435 — there is absolutely no reason, philosophy, or common sense in arbitrarily fixing the membership of the House at 435 or at any other number.”

Ralph was right about blind worship of the number 435! #435deprived #SaveAmerica