Dalton Conley and Jacqueline Stevens have been getting media attention lately with their idea that a larger House of Representatives would be one way to diminish the impact of special interests and to lessen the amount of campaign spending. While I can see how that might be accomplished, the ability of a larger body to function better leaves some room for doubt. However, they are right about the elected officials having more of an impact and it is a discussion worth having. Here is the article http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/24/opinion/24conley.html?adxnnl=1&emc=eta1&adxnnlx=1295982595-0CY906PECpIpTfT1/zHgxw&pagewanted=print