Two numbers that we need to repeat, over and over again, as loudly as we can:

[Donald Ian Rankin]

58,541,130

60,252,696

[el_bryanto]

1. I feel foolish but - what do those numbers refer to?

[Donald Ian Rankin]

2. Popular vote in the last congressional election.

We're currently in the midst of a "clash of mandates" between the two parties/two houses.

It cannot be stressed loudly enough that the Republicans do not have a popular mandate - in the last congressional election, non-trivially more people voted for Democrats than Republicans, but the Republicans won more seats thanks to gerrymandering.

[stevenleser]

3. If I'm not mistaken, the popular vote for the US House. The lower number is Republican votes. nt

[The Magistrate]

4. Exactly, Sir

[NuclearDem]

5. Abolish the district system, have seats in Congress allocated proportionately.

[GreenStormCloud]

6. Get buwy on that constitutional amendment.

Requires 2/3 majority in each house and 3/4 ratification by the states. Any 13 states can veto it.

[Donald Ian Rankin]

7. Two things are obvious about that proposal, I think.

1) It's not going to happen
2) It would be a good thing if it did.

It's not an uncommon combination in American politics, sadly.

[spin]

8. Would it actually be a good thing if it happened? ...

Obviously if you lived in a state with a large population, you might feel it was a fantastic idea. That feeling would last until the lower populated states decided to secede from the union.

Don't kid yourself and say this could never happen. It not only could happen but it would. The country would not be divided north and south this time but right down the middle.

Fortunately there is absolutely no way that this will ever happen under our current Constitution and we both agree on this point.

[Donald Ian Rankin]

9. I don't think it could or would.

For one thing, small population states aren't a recognisable block like "The South" or "The Northeast".

For another, if they're only staying because their bribed with more votes per capita than the rest of the country, good riddance to them.

One man, one vote. Equal representation for all.

[spin]

10. Take a look at this map of the 2012 Presidental election. ...

I see a recognizable block of red states in the middle of the nation and also in the south with the exception of my state of Florida.

This argument is a waste of time as there is no way the Constitution will be changed to allow "equal representation for all." You even admitted this in reply #7.