On June 11, 1929, the House passed the Permanent Apportionment Act of 1929, fixing the number of Representatives at 435. This law single-handedly subdued due representation in the house of representatives and is in gross violation of both the Constitution and the principles by which it was created.

We have moved so far away from the ratio of representation initially used that to say an extreme loss of representation is a gross understatement.

To put it into perspective - in 1840 the state of New York had 40 federal representatives in the house for a population of 2,428,921, today it has only 27 for a massively increased population of 20,201,249.   New York is not alone as we also see this trait for every other state without exception:  In 1840 there was 1 federal representative per 100,000 people (3x times lower than the allowed amount) and in 2020 this has dropped to 1 federal representative per 759,000 people.

As it was written orginally:

The number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty Thousand, but each State shall have at least one Representative;

U.S. Constitution Article 1 Section 2

Why did our founders use a ratio instead of a fixed number?  The reasoning and basis of using a ratio are largely based on an excerpt from the pamphlet titled "Common Sense" and describes the importance of increasing the representatives with the population to prevent conflict of interest.

"If the colony continues increasing, it will become necessary to augment the number of the representatives, and that the interest of every part of the colony may be attended to, it will be found best to divide the whole into convenient parts, each part sending its proper number; and that the elected might never form to themselves an interest separate from the electors, prudence will point out the propriety of having elections often; because as the elected might by that means return and mix again with the general body of the electors in a few months, their fidelity to the public will be secured by the prudent reflection of not making a rod for themselves. And as this frequent interchange will establish a common interest with every part of the community, they will mutually and naturally support each other, and on this (not on the unmeaning name of king) depends the strength of government and the happiness of the governed."

Paine, Common Sense

Help repeal this unconstitutional law and let states send a meaningful amount of representatives to the house, we can then begin to restore a government for the people by the people.