I know that many people don't think anything would get done with a representative for every 20,000 Americans (15,000 & change, as of late 2008). Questions would be raised about two major issues - the committee system, and how to apportion the representatives.
Committee System - Obviously, the current committee system would be done for in this vision of democracy. However, let us start with a question - does the committee system work? At best, it's a back door for pet projects and obstructionism. With a new representative structure, a new committee system would emerge, not based on seniority and favoritism, but merit and experience.
District Apportionment - The other obvious criticism is that this system would be ripe for gerrymandering and mismanagement. The control for this would be to remove the human element from district apportionment. GIS (computer based Geographic Information Systems) would apportion districts once every ten years based on population data from the last census. Population would be the only factor in district apportionment. Not which neighborhood would vote for a Democrat or which subdivision would vote Republican - just population, kind of like the Constitution says to do.
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