Whose original idea is it? I actually think it's a wonderful thought puzzle at the least. The two problems I have with it though, are reflected in Lincoln's 1

Whose original idea is it? I actually think it's a wonderful thought puzzle at the least. The two problems I have with it though, are reflected in Lincoln's 1st inaugural address: * His criticism of the idea that only the Supreme Court can determine constitutionality: the instant they are made in ordinary litigation between parties in personal actions the people will have ceased to be their own rulers, having to that extent practically resigned their Government into the hands of that eminent tribunal * His assertion that rule by a minority leads to tyranny or despotism. If the thought puzzle could be extended by substituting the current closed party primary system with random selection initially - but still have a general election to choose among those candidates, you might find a way of creating a random-democracy hybrid.