According to a report in the Deseret News, there is a bill in Congress to create a U.S. representative for the District of Columbia. But, because the likely winner of that seat would be a Democrat, the bill adds an at-large district in Utah, seen likely to be won by a Republican.
The fight for Utah’s potential fourth seat in Congress moves to the Senate today as Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., introduce the bill that creates the new seat and grants voting rights for the District of Columbia.
The bill passed the House last month . . . .
My Constitutional history is a little vague on this, but do you suppose this is what the founders had it mind?
Are they increasing the total from 435? If not, which 2 states are losing districts? Why now, and not after the next census?
See later post.