If sortition is used to select the members of a second legislative chamber, then we would expect the randomly chosen set of people to have the same average inte

If sortition is used to select the members of a second legislative chamber, then we would expect the randomly chosen set of people to have the same average intelligence as the general population. This chamber would have the right to veto and suggest changes to legislation, but not initiate it or unilaterally change any laws. Just as politicians may not be experts in the specific areas that they legislate on, the members of this second chamber would have the right to ask for input from specialists. This could be seen as an extension of the right that juries have in some states to ask questions of expert witnesses. Even if, in practice, the second chamber end up mostly listening to advisers (or lobbyists) provided by the existing political parties, they would at least have to hear a variety of opinions, let's say in proportion to the partisan leanings of that chamber. This would eliminate gerrymandering and other problems like campaign financing.