brockm on Nostr: The argument is basically that a lottery approach to picking representatives would be ...
The argument is basically that a lottery approach to picking representatives would be *more* democratic than voting, because it would be statistically representative of the whole population and their views, and there wouldn't be an obvious way to capture the politicians for special and private interests -- they don't need to fundraise. It's more like jury duty.
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