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And replace elections with what? Democracy is the only system that has ever served any kind of majority of the population. Ours may be in rough shape right now
by _bxg1 7y ago
And replace elections with what?
Democracy is the only system that has ever served any kind of majority of the population. Ours may be in rough shape right now, but burning it all down instead of fixing it helps no one.
- sethhochberg 7y agoPlus, surely we'd need some kind of way to decide which of our current leaders get the guillotine... maybe by asking everyone to write down their opinion, and counting up the results...
- ben509 7y agoOnce the mob gets blood lust, any kind of system or thought goes out the window and everyone will be desperate to put the brakes on.
- gnode 7y ago> Democracy is the only system that has ever served any kind of majority of the population. I disagree. Sortition / demarchy, which is the selection of officials randomly from the population (much like a grand jury), has been used throughout history, and is a strong contender. It's exponents tend to state diversity of representation, anti-corruption, and the minimisation of factionalism as advantages.
- ben509 7y agoSo that's what it's called. An appointed Senate and demarchist House would be ideal. An interesting advantage is courts can readily convene a committee to clarify the meaning of legislation, which is largely impossible with a fixed number of reps in the House. This removes the specter of a handful of justices legislating from the bench.