http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sortition http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sortition "In governance, sortition (also known as allotment) is the selection of officers

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sortition http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sortition "In governance, sortition (also known as allotment) is the selection of officers as a random sample from a larger pool of candidates. In ancient Athenian democracy, sortition was the primary method for appointing political officials and its use was conventionally regarded at the time as a principal characteristic of democracy." I think we ought to give it a go, see what happens.