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Its final clause established a maximum, not a minimum, on congressional size.

Even worse, this maximum was more stringent than that in the existing Constitution.

Tellingly, not a single state ratifying convention had proposed a stricter constitutional maximum on the size of the House.

Why, then, did the joint House-Senate committee insert a maximum?The lack of extant records of the committee's deliberations requires us to speculate, but the most plausible culprit is James Madison, one of three representatives (the other two being John Vining and Roger Sherman) appointed by the House.

As noted earlier, Madison's Federalist presupposed an absolute maximum on the size of the legislature: Sixty or seventy men may be more properly trusted with a given degree of power than six or seven.

Thus when Madison initially offered up to the First Congress his proposed amendments to the Constitution, he integrated both minimum and maximum, without specifying the numbers: "the number shall never be less than --, nor more than --."Alvah Bessie, the successor chosen by the higher-ups, was to get forty-five, the Party's maximum (so one heard), but he changed his mind when summoned by Hollywood.

Couldn't he make them undo this injustice?Hadn't he told me I edited his columns better than anyone ever before?He received the maximum salary, so they obviously set great store by him.

The maximum free time granted by the crew dispatcher was ten hours, but usually a trainman without a regular run got only eight.

Cylinder deactivation is an effective way to reduce fuel consumption because only a small fraction of a vehicle's maximum horsepower - typically less than 30 for today's aerodynamic cars - is needed to maintain highway cruising speeds.

What is more, were the trustees of the BM to comply with such an outlandish scheme, they would be in breach of their obligation to use the objects in their care for the maximum public benefit.

He said the buildings would be "as beautiful as possible and consistent with the maximum income that could be developed." Mr Ghanim said his country wanted to "accelerate to the maximum" ending the project.

The new law for small loans allows lenders to collect a fee of up to 15 percent on the first $100 and 10 percent on each subsequent $100 amount, up to $400 -- with a maximum of $35 per loan.

The UPFA manifesto declares that the alliance will “maximise the benefits of globalisation and minimise its adverse effects on society and the economy.” Emphasis is placed on managing foreign investment to build “a strong national economy” with “top priority” given to “welfare and the uplifting of the standard of living of workers and their family members.”

* The cig industry, including the burn accelerant suppliers, hasn't paid a dime in compensation to victims or survivors...including firefighters...for maximizing the fire risks...or making them virtually inevitable.

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