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I do not not know if this is a good idea. I do not know if this is a bad idea. I do know it is an interesting idea.
I believe I would get very little argument if I were to state that our current process of electing folks to public office is dysfunctional trending towards the cluster f*** arena.
I’m not sure where this idea first originated, but they have been experimenting with this election process in Bolivia, in schools there. The process is basically instead of having traditional elections with campaigning you have a lottery. Everyone who might want a particular office puts the equivalent of their name in a hat. If their name is drawn out they get the office. At least at this low level Continue reading “Elections by Lottery”