@publicdemocracyla.bsky.socialReflections from Micah Weinberg, one of the organizers of the Oakland Civic Assembly, "...Oaklanders from every corner of the Town are showing what democracy can and should look like."
#sortition #civicassemblies #citizensassemblies
Read the full article:
civicassembly.substack.com/p/reflection...
@solarpunkpress.bsky.socialEver seen a city pick reps by lottery? Athens did it, and now we’re seeing it again. No more party‑games. It could finally let folks like my mate stop whining about potholes and actually be heard. Dive in: participedia.net/met... #sortition
@sortitionusa.bsky.socialProve us wrong: The reason liberal democracies trend toward oligarchy is that they use elections to choose their lawmakers and executives. The cure? #Sortition #CivicAssemblies #democracy
@kairos.socialGood nose. Democracy stands at a crossroads between regression and evolution.
Fascism or #sortition
@publicdemocracyla.bsky.socialAkron, Ohio's first Civic Assembly, a group of randomly selected, representative residents came together to work on one issue: housing. From March-May 2026, delegates learned about housing, listened to each other, and deliberated a dozen proposals. #sortition
Read about it here:
www.unifyakron.org
@mrliquid.bsky.socialWe could try #sortition
@sortitionusa.bsky.socialHow can only the wealthiest, most self-confident, most able to play act, most prone to psychopathy among us truly and ably represent the needs of the vast majority of us in our legislatures? How can we correct this seemingly intractable injustice?
@sortitionusa.bsky.social"Democracy needs a society whose members are connected by a minimum degree of trust, belonging and shared responsibility."
How far are modern polities, like Germany and the U.S., from this basic foundation for actual democracy? And how can they lay these foundations?
@publicdemocracyla.bsky.socialIn 2024, Deschutes County held a civic assembly on Youth Homelessness. Read about how and why it came together and what was the result:
@mrliquid.bsky.social5% of Aussies own more than one investment property
70% of pollies own more than one investment property.
We are not properly represented. The wealthier you are the better you are represented in parliament
Democracy fails us now and into the future
#sortition would fix this on day one
#auspol
@sortitionusa.bsky.socialThis article raises a valid criticism of the way the MICRC commissioners, who were selected from the public by #sortition to redraw Michigan's Congressional districts, were instructed by experts who had bad information that disqualified three Detroit districts. We can learn from mistakes.
@sortitionusa.bsky.social#Sortition as a topic and a phenomenon in the real world is getting hotter every month.