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The problem of randomly select citizens for office is that they are as vulnerable to be corrupted as the current elected officials. But, I would like an approa
by huherto 11y ago
The problem of randomly select citizens for office is that they are as vulnerable to be corrupted as the current elected officials.
But, I would like an approach where we randomly select "electors". They are sequestered, listen to the arguments of the candidates, hold several election rounds and finally come out with he elected officials. Like a jury. They would be dismissed after that.
- marcosdumay 11y agoI'd argue they are not. For a start, there'll be no campaign contributions to deal about later, and no seeking of campaign funding.
- randcraw 11y agoRight. I'd argue that most of the distortion in US governance is due not to incompetance but malice (like bias that serves moneyed interests), and this malice is deliberate. Random selection alone would cause the 'malice factor' to diminish to the mean. Thus future governors would be no more malevolent (or incompetent) than the average Joe.
- huherto 11y agoOrdinary citizens will suddenly have this huge power. And then they have to go to their former lives. They would be very easy to buy. May be a job offer as consultants after their term is over.