When the elected oligarchs in a constitutional republic consistently break the rules to reward political loyalists, it’s time for a whole new set of rules if we aim to perfect our #democracy.
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@sortitionusa.bsky.socialWhen the elected oligarchs in a constitutional republic consistently break the rules to reward political loyalists, it’s time for a whole new set of rules if we aim to perfect our #democracy.
@sortitionusa.bsky.socialElection 2024 caught three flavors of public opinion (if you don't count the number of third-party voters). Are we truly satisfied with this level of nuance in our political system?
(There's a much better way to capture the wishes and desires of the people. It's called #sortition.)
@mrliquid.bsky.socialIf we adopted #sortition as our method of choosing representation we wouldn't have these issues
@mrliquid.bsky.socialSo hard to get proper accurate representation in parliament via democracy.
We have tried for over 100yrs and not once did parliament accuratteflect the populace.
It's always loaded with rich white men
#sortition would sort that on day 1
Sortition, a better way to choose
@sortitionusa.bsky.socialYou can watch this whole conference on Article V of the #USConstitution from Harvard #Law School this weekend for free on VthePeople.org
#sortition #civicassemblies #democracy #citizensassemblies #justice #politics
@sortitionusa.bsky.socialYale Political Science Professor Hélène Landemore explains why the era of #elections is ending and the age or #sortition as the engine of #democracy is (or should) be at hand. #populism
@sortitionusa.bsky.socialHow does #sortition solve the (mis)information problem an anti-democratic poll test certainly would not?
Watch this TEDTalk for a quick answer to this question. #democracy #elections #politics
@sortitionusa.bsky.social#Sortition provides a means for this change to happen in a way that enhances #democracy, the rule of all of the people, even misinformed people. #directdemocracy #elections
@sortitionusa.bsky.socialThe solution for #darkmoney buying politicians and corrupting our politics is moving away from #elections altogether toward #sortition (random selection of representatives from the population being represented, like a jury or a poll sampling).
@simon-brooke.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy@conunitucl.bsky.social Surely, for all the reasons set out in this essay, this is a situation where only a #CitizensAssembly with membera appointed by #Sortition will do?
@sortitionusa.bsky.socialTranslation to English.
#Bügerrat #CivicAssembly #Sortition
The whole world is moving toward greater democracy. The U.S. must not stay behind.
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@publicdemocracyla.bsky.socialPhotos of PDLA members at the LA Congress of Neighborhoods this past Saturday. In addition to a booth, Alex Levy Kuntzman, Max Clark, Hunter Futo, and Derek Galey facilitated a "demo assembly," educating attendees on how civic assemblies can help reform and strengthen our democracy #sortition
@sortitionusa.bsky.socialWhat is #sortition? Why are #elections not democratic? Why do we need #constitutionalreform? And what is Sortition USA doing about all this?
@sortitionusa.bsky.socialWe have a followership problem because of the leadership problem. We think we have a democratic system. We don't. We elect oligarchs who keep the people as far from power as possible without making it obvious we're not a democracy.
@sortitionusa.bsky.socialThere are no Congressional districts with sortition. No need for constant redrawing of lines to keep one party in power and the other out. No parties at all. Just people representing themselves and what they want and believe.
@sortitionusa.bsky.socialDo we really want our elected oligarchs chasing down and arresting members of the community for what they say at public meetings? Is that really what we mean by #democracy?
@sortitionusa.bsky.socialWe believe citizens assemblies whose members are chosen by lot from the affected community to demographically represent it offer the most just and effective means of governing the development of tech infrastructure. We can help Nevadans with this.
@sortitionusa.bsky.socialIn the US's electoral oligarchy, voting in a local election could, for some people, result in a jail sentence.
#sortition (random selection of decision makers from a local population) is the answer.
@christofpierson.bsky.socialOur elected oligarchs are in a club the rest of us are not in. This kind of anti-democratic dysfunction disappears in a system that selects representatives randomly from the locality through #sortition.
@sortitionusa.bsky.socialDo you trust governments and industry to look out for your interests around AI safety standards?