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Pete Buttigieg: “The way we elect members of Congress is not set in the…”

Featuring: Pete Buttigieg, Democratic | Former Secretary of Transportation, Former Mayor of South Bend | National

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Deans Forum - A Conversation with Pete Buttigieg: "Leadership, Innovation and the Next Generation"

Published | Video Starts at 57:27

And so we got to design government to be more responsive. What does that actually look like? I think it's more proportionality in our government. You know, The way we elect members of Congress is not set in the Constitution. This first pass the post, winner take all. There's actually other ways to apportion. You could just do it by law, not a constitutional amendment, obviously. (57:27–57:30)

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Asserts that the current method of electing Congress members is not constitutionally mandated.

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