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> 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 officia
by 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.