"It would likewise stand to reason if the states losing House seats — New York, Ohio, Massachusetts, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri, Michigan, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania — had all lost residents since 2000. But except for Michigan, all of the reapportionment losers gained population over the past decade. Massachusetts grew by nearly 200,000, yet it is losing a seat in Congress. There are more than 400,000 additional New Yorkers, but the number of House members representing them will drop by two.
For most of American history, the size of the House was adjusted upward every 10 years."
I'd be interested to hear what blog readers think about this argument to expand the size of the House.
