Subject: Re: 51st thru 60th States
storehouse of useless minutiae since at least LBJ

But that did partially answer the question, so not really useless. :-)

Still don't know why they settled on 433, allowing for two more for AZ and NM. And why did they not allow for two more with AK and HI? They did temporarily, but then cut it back again.

If we hypothetically absorbed Canada, you would think you would need at least a few new representatives. But we'd have to reapportion back to 435, which seems to arbitrary.