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Vaguely related, It would be really interesting to see a government try juries for legislation. Let representatives do everything they normally do but vote. A
by jfoutz 10y ago
Vaguely related, It would be really interesting to see a government try juries for legislation.
Let representatives do everything they normally do but vote. A jury selected from voters in proportion to representatives is convened. The bill sponsors and opponents make their case to the jury. The jury votes.
It might be an unmitigated disaster. But, it would be interesting.
- tdeck 10y agoThis is how democracy worked in ancient Athens: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sortition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sortition
- majewsky 10y agoTIL there's a word for that strange political idea that I like very much. Thanks!
- coldtea 10y ago>Vaguely related, It would be really interesting to see a government try juries for legislation. That -- random selection -- was the original, and more advanced than ours, conception of democracy. Not for all posts, mind you.