It is not my impression that debate in most representative democracies are led by academics and experts. Many high-level decisions are not one of expertise in t

It is not my impression that debate in most representative democracies are led by academics and experts. Many high-level decisions are not one of expertise in the first place; take the whole business with the anti-smoking bill in the UK: of course you can and should consult experts on the effects of it all, but in the end the decision is not really a matter of expertise.