> Yeah I don't think it would work, even in principle. Being an idiot is not a crime, and you can't prosecute politicians for being grossly incompetent, unless

> Yeah I don't think it would work, even in principle. Being an idiot is not a crime, and you can't prosecute politicians for being grossly incompetent, unless they break the law. Depends what you’re doing. Here in the UK, it is a crime to be an idiot if you’re a member of senior management in bank (there 10 or so “prescribed roles” that can only be held by a single individual at a time that are considered senior management). Laws exists because wilful ignorance and deliberate idiocy was a large component of why no banker went to jail after 2008.