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Random selection is necessary to create stable meritocratic institutions

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360 points namlem | 2 comments | 14 Jul 25 15:28 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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retrac ◴[14 Jul 25 16:28 UTC] No.44562032[source]▶
The technical term is sortition. And it is my pet unorthodox political position. The legislature should be replaced with an assembly of citizens picked by lottery.
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jjtheblunt ◴[14 Jul 25 21:54 UTC] No.44565767[source]▶
> The legislature should be replaced with an assembly of citizens picked by lottery.

that sounds like jury duty selection, in the US anyway, and juries are famously dysfunctional at times, with a single member ignoring the rules and trial and just voting politically.

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1. DennisP ◴[14 Jul 25 22:02 UTC] No.44565820[source]▶
That would be less of a problem in a legislature, where you don't need unanimity and there aren't any comparable rules about how you are supposed to vote.
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2. jjtheblunt ◴[14 Jul 25 23:14 UTC] No.44566381[source]▶
good point!