The modern US is notoriously run for lawyers, by lawyers, and every facet of everything is contoured by what lawyers want. But does this lead to a viable country or is it a path to paralysis?
> In ancient Athenian democracy, sortition was the traditional and primary method for appointing political officials, and its use was regarded as a principal characteristic of democracy.[5][6] Sortition is often classified as a method for both direct democracy and deliberative democracy.
No one that thinks they should lead, should actually lead in my opinion.
What the author misses is the fact that lawyers in American politics have been supplanted by businessmen (with a significant admixture of celebrities). This vitiates his point about the importance of rules.
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[ 3.0 ms ] story [ 23.7 ms ] thread> In ancient Athenian democracy, sortition was the traditional and primary method for appointing political officials, and its use was regarded as a principal characteristic of democracy.[5][6] Sortition is often classified as a method for both direct democracy and deliberative democracy.
No one that thinks they should lead, should actually lead in my opinion.
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