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We still need elections: There are policy decisions that really need to follow popular support; and there are situations where the general public needs to be ab
by gwbas1c 10mo ago
We still need elections: There are policy decisions that really need to follow popular support; and there are situations where the general public needs to be able to overrule the legislature. (For example, marijuana legalization in Massachusetts was by a ballot initiative.)
That being said:
1: I think some aspect of randomly choosing legislative bodies helps avoid leaders who are power-seeking.
2: I think "Breaking the Two Party Doom Loop" speaks a lot more about how to fix the issues with elections. https://leedrutman.org/breaking-the-two-party-doom-loop https://leedrutman.org/breaking-the-two-party-doom-loop