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I don't see the advantage of such a system over some form of direct democracy. A right to call for a referendum puts the final say always to the people. So po

I don't see the advantage of such a system over some form of direct democracy. A right to call for a referendum puts the final say always to the people. So policymakers will need to ask themselves "Can this law pass a popular vote?" instead of "Will this law increase or decrease the probability of my reelection?"

namlem 9y ago
The advantage is this: A randomly selected jury has the time to carefully consider a bill for days at a time, whereas any particular member of the voting public cannot be expected to devote more than an hour or so considering it.