Every ten years, a nationwide census leads to changes in the way states elect members of the House of Representatives.
By its own rules, there can only be 435 members of that chanber, so a change in population leads to a change in membership.
Currently, California leads the pack of states in revising its map so more Republicans will dominate the state's list of Congress members. Some states will gain members and some will lose.
But Texas is also planning some changes, and if Canada becomes a state, as suggested by Donald Trump, it will gain a substantial number of members of the House, while other states will lose. Especially large states, such as Texas and California.
However, every state must have at least one member of the House, no matter its population.
The Constitution says so.
But what if the Constitution is suspended, as some say the current president may attempt?
We live in interesting times.
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