Saturday, March 13, 2021

Brett Hennig: What if we replaced politicians with randomly selected people?

In the TED talk "What if we replaced politicians with randomly selected people?", Brett Hennig makes a case for sortition, a system of governance which replaces at least a part of the elected government officials with randomly selected people.

If you think democracy is broken, here's an idea: let's replace politicians with randomly selected people. Author and activist Brett Hennig presents a compelling case for sortition democracy, or random selection of government officials -- a system with roots in ancient Athens that taps into the wisdom of the crowd and entrusts ordinary people with making balanced decisions for the greater good of everyone. Sound crazy? Learn more about how it could work to create a world free of partisan politics.

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