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justme
2012 Aug 6, 10:59am
So let me get this straight:
You rip into the proposed system of sortition based on what you THINK will happen but then declare that our current system is definitely failing.
And what are the lobbyists going to do to people who don't need campaign contributions, btw? It is clear you haven't even thought this out.
No, you didn't get it straight. Pointing out that the proposal of random legislator selection is even worse than what we currently have is a completely defensible position to have.
By the way, you seem to think money in the form of "campaign contributions" is the only way to corrupt a legislator. A randomly picked legislator can be corrupted in any number of different ways:
For example, they can be promised a fat job by a private corporation if they vote a certain way. Or they can be threatened with loss of their old job unless they obey. The possibilities for coercion and/or payoffs are endless.
What does that tell you of the man.
He was not among the "Sheeple"... He lived and died by his convictions!
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Think about it:
Who is it that gets power? Nice people, or sociopaths?
The people who get power are generally those who are willing to do almost *anything* to get it, no matter how devious.
I really don't understand this humanistic belief that "good government" is just around the corner. I'd say the belief is no more "rational" than religious belief.
The only thing good about Democracy is that we can have a "bloodless revolution" every two years if necessary. As the old saying goes, "politicians are like diapers...they should be changed often, and for the same reason." We can at least replace the current sociopaths with different sociopaths every election cycle.