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Would you say an average person who works an average job has a reasonable shot at getting into elected office in the United States Congress? If no, then that b
by chroem- 11y ago
Would you say an average person who works an average job has a reasonable shot at getting into elected office in the United States Congress? If no, then that by definition is a form of oligarchy.
Though random samples and a large enough sample size, you can ensure that at least those in elected (sortitioned?) positions are not members of the oligarchy. Additionally, since sortition is much more efficient in selecting candidates, it's possible to replace some formerly unelected bureaucrats with sortitioned ones. Even if it's not perfect, it's still an improvement.
- chongli 11y agoWho administers the process of sortition? Who ensures that it is properly random and fair? Who enforces the law if it isn't?
- puredemo 11y ago>Who enforces the law if it isn't? Your randomly selected police officer.. ;)
- Retra 11y agoI don't think the 'average person' who works an 'average job' has any qualifications for acting as a member of congress. Taking into consideration that they can't even select competent members of congress, I find it hard to imagine that they would be one.