Is the US House too Small?

Facts:

• In 1789 there were 65 members.
• The US House has fewer members than the British House of Commons and the German Bundestag which   both have smaller populations.
• Democrats support a larger House
• 20% want to increase, 20% want to decrease, and 60% want to keep the same size.
• In larger institutions it becomes more challenging for members to get to know and trust each other, which in turn makes it more difficult to build the coalitions and consensus essential for smooth functioning.

Questions:

• Why 435 members?
• What is the process of changing the number of representatives?
• Why use the cube rule?
• What are the pros/cons of a small house?
• Is it inevitable that the number will eventually change?

In my opinion, the current size needs to change.  America is only getting bigger.  Although it was set in stone in 1911, we had a smaller country at the time.  I think the House should be larger but only to a certain extent. The Federal Government should put a cap on how big the House can get and not let it exceed that number.  If the house ends up getting too big, nothing will be done efficiently.  It would take up too much time.