The way Congress is structured in regards to the House of Representatives is not proportionally fair to citizens located in areas such as Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, Guam, etc. In addition, given the current way that the House of Representatives is set up, it gives states such as Wyoming more representation than states such as Montana, even tho Montana has more citizens. One of the few ways to make this system more fair in my opinion would be to go redistribute the number of representatives based on the number of citizens accounted for in each state and or territory that is controlled by the United States. By redistributing the number of representatives in each area, Congress would then account for not only American states, but also territories, giving those citizens a say in what happens in their government. Accounting for the American citizens that live in those territories is not only fair, but it is necessary.
In addition, another way to incorporate this policy at a faster rate would be to shorten the length of a representatives’ term in the House. This would then give the representatives more incentive to be active and serve on behalf of their state of territory. Now, in regards to accuracy, one way to guarantee that there is fairness in the system would be to make the census done every five years so there is an updated record of the number of citizens in each state. Since this is an expensive task, one way to provide funding would be to take a small portion from the defense budget. Since this is already a very large budget, taking a small portion to provide for an accurate census and thus representation should not be too much of an issue.
In conclusion, the current state of the House of Representatives is not acceptable in today’s society. Millions or more Americans that are legally registered as citizens, do not have a say in the government, which is not fair. Furthermore, states that already have representation, are not represented accurately based on their population. A redistribution of representatives to not only states based on a census done more frequently, but also to territories would make this system more fair, while shorter terms for representatives would give them the incentive to be more active and serve on behalf of their state or territory.