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I don't imagine exile would be as bad today as it would back then. Our national level politicians are fairly wealthy too. Getting exiled as a local level politi

• earleybird 5y ago
  Assuming that would be exile relative to the jurisdiction of service - you might have to move to the next town :-)
• marginalia_nu 5y ago
  You got to keep in mind most Athenian officials were selected via sortition (i.e. random lot), not elected. If you were eligible to vote, you were eligible for a term in office. Only a small fraction of the officials were elected, including for example generals.
  • ThalesX 5y ago
    IIRC, you could basically put your name in the lot, or put the name of whoever you thought would make a fit candidate.