tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987534787618835775.post1858506958454734825..comments2022-03-07T21:50:30.620-08:00Comments on Real Democracy = Ordinary People Make the Laws: Big Money's Politicians Make Bad LawsJohn Spritzlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08229808563043761975noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987534787618835775.post-73250259363378900592010-03-11T14:15:25.002-08:002010-03-11T14:15:25.002-08:00Based on your ideas to use random selection to imp...Based on your ideas to use random selection to improve democracy, I believe you will like the YouTube video "A NEW DEMOCRACY" and the website www.globalpublic.org. They introduce new ideas on how to effectively combine elections with random selection. It produces a more corruption resistant democracy. It suggests using random selection with some form of society's screening -- receiving at least 1,000 votes from local peers to enter a candidate pool for random selection.<br /><br />Democray does not work in ignorant societies. Better people make a better world... so the website also covers this aspect of democracy.<br /><br />Best regards,<br />Ross KingRoss Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16239679265368960121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987534787618835775.post-68594310416467903982008-11-04T00:09:00.000-08:002008-11-04T00:09:00.000-08:00After learning about the fact that this question w...After learning about the fact that this question will indeed be on the ballot from my own ward in Somerville, I researched where it came from and why it was being proposed. Thus, I found your site and I truly appreciate the time and effort that has gone into this. I believe you are to be commended on taking the time to create such a referendum. However, please do remember that we live in a Republic. Even using referendums like this really creates an Ochlocracy. If majority rules, then every minority could be crushed. I believe the democratic republic, with the system of representatives, works to prevent "mob rule" and "off-the-cuff" legislation. Furthermore, it creates accountability that would not be there if "random people" were to act as a legislative branch. Last, we already have a system whereby the jury decides what is right and what is not: it is called the judicial branch of the government; are we to now have the same system in both the judicial branch as well as the legislative branch and if so, where are the checks and balances? I appreciate the fact that your question on the ballot serves as a reminder to our representatives that they should truly represent the people; again, my commendations for reinforcing this fact. However, I prefer to go with a system that allows for accountability of elected officials to do what is best for ALL the people, with ALL the people having a choice of the elected official. -BoBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987534787618835775.post-82206950231970239382008-10-20T08:58:00.000-07:002008-10-20T08:58:00.000-07:00So would this be mandatory service like jury duty,...So would this be mandatory service like jury duty, or you have the option to decline if you're picked ?Drew Maroldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09370446627830161845noreply@blogger.com