The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[sleepyjeff]

Originally Posted by Alex

In other words, significantly increasing the number of office holders may decrease the value of a single "bought" congressman but it also would make it cheaper to "buy" a congressman.

Fair enough, but the see-saw you describe isn't centered...IE, at some point, if enough members were to be added, the going rate would be lower than what most congresspersons would be willing to sacrifice their ideals for.