> the legislature would have 5,000 people in it — clearly not realistic. Perhaps one solution would be for those 5,000 people to be entrusted with the job of p

> the legislature would have 5,000 people in it — clearly not realistic. Perhaps one solution would be for those 5,000 people to be entrusted with the job of picking (for each bill being considered) 100 "second-level representatives" to go forward and do the hard work of debating and evaluating proposals and reaching consensus. These SLRs could be a mixture of subject matter experts and people good at political logrolling, so that the legislation which passed would reflect the priorities of the 5,000 representatives (and their voters) while still allowing a meaningful discussion to take place and shape the result.