Re:Most Americans support using the popular vote to decide U...
by tech2 on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @09:24AM
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I've occasionally toyed with the thought that political duty should be managed in a similar manner as jury duty.
(One of) The problems with political representatives is that they _want_ to be politicians. Either as a means to an end, or as a mechanism to better serve themselves or others like them. On more rare occasions you find the occasional altruist.
Since there's a selection bias going on, how can the current crop act as representatives of their populace when they aren't _like_ those they claim to represent?
Re:Most Americans support using the popular vote to decide U...
by shlurpy on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @09:39AM
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I think the jury thing is onto something... a small group rather then an individual can work wonders to cover for the failings and corruptability of the others.
(One of) The problems with political representatives is that they _want_ to be politicians. Either as a means to an end, or as a mechanism to better serve themselves or others like them. On more rare occasions you find the occasional altruist.
Since there's a selection bias going on, how can the current crop act as representatives of their populace when they aren't _like_ those they claim to represent?