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This would not work in USA haha. We'd inevitability have method heads getting elected yo office at some point.
I love the idea though. Maybe we could implement it at some point with some minimum qualifications or something.
If you have a large enough parliamentary body whose members are chosen randomly, then having a couple of nutjobs on it, also maybe one or two murderers or rapists, would not take away from the entire body being able to function and make sensible decisions.
I'd argue the current Western democratic systems based on elections lead to a stark overrepresentation of criminals and assholes in government.
The electoral system we currently have is not democratic. Sortition/aleatoric is the only real form of democracy.
George Bush Jr was a coke head so close enough
You kidding? Lots of politicians now are on way more than just meth. Sortition with a recall vote and the ability for those selected to recuse themselves would be a much more representative sample than the politicians we have now.
I mean the states isnt the only place that has folks who are out in the wilderness. in dublin par examplé, if you go north of the river that divides the city in half on the main street you will encounter a herion user in under 30 seconds