I'd prefer monks or normal people over ruthless lobbyists for vested interests. If we don't insist on completely absolving themselves of vested interest, there

I'd prefer monks or normal people over ruthless lobbyists for vested interests. If we don't insist on completely absolving themselves of vested interest, there's no way we can get close to ensuring our politicians are free of conflicts of interest. At present in Australia for example we have at least one politician whose brother owns a failing/failed coal mining company, and that politician is pushing a coal-fired green energy future.