The representatives will, in practice, make decisions under the system you're describing. It was called the "spoils system" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoil

The representatives will, in practice, make decisions under the system you're describing. It was called the "spoils system" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoils_system http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoils_system), it turns out to be a major vector of abuse by elected officials, and is the reasons the US civil service has safeguards for dismissing civil servants.