CT - The Committee of the Whole on The State of the Union

In practical terms, how many people does it actually take to approve and enact a law that is binding of the people of the United States? Now... you might think that the answer is obvious, but... is it? More importantly, when you finally get that number, does it make sense to you as "representative" of the people of the United States? Brutus continues his explanation as to why the proposed Congress is too small. Not only is too small a group of people subject to easier bribery and influence, it is also not possible to be very representative of the nation as a whole. One of the biggest issues Brutus has though, is just how few people it actually takes to pass a law that effects the entire country. Think about this, in 1791 it would take roughly seventeen Congressmen to actually pass a law. Assuming that the Senate and the President went along with it, that would mean that just thirty-one people were in effect, speaking for the entire (just under 4 Million) people of the United States. You may have thought that today it's a lot better. As Brutus predicted... it's not better... it's far worse...