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Originally posted by ignorant_ape
with only a 3 month mandate - no long term project would survive
Originally posted by ignorant_ape
reply to post by fossilera
with only a 3 month mandate - no long term project would survive
fossilera
1. Instead of "electing" officials for office, a random selection of people would be picked to represent the USA.
2. This "random draw" would be held on 3-month intervals (in other words, every three months, a new set of people would be randomly drawn in).
3. The people eligible for being picked would need to be of legal age and legally living in America (as in, 21 years or older, and must be an official member of the USA).
4. The number of people that are selected would be an odd number, so that if a vote ever came to a battle between two sides, at least one side would be able to pull a win.
5. If, for whatever reason, a particular person could not fulfill the three month term (such as an active member in the armed services, or someone attending college), then another random person would be selected until all positions are filled.
6. If no common agreement could be met on a bill or item that needed passing, then an anonymous vote (yes or no), would be conducted. Because of the odd number of people, there should always be a yes or no answer, and no standoff.
These were the strong points of using such a system (at least, according to my friend).
1. A "fresher" pool of people that can be used to represent the USA - Part of the problem is that we always elect those that "make a campaign"; what if someone, out in the middle of one of the states, had a brilliant idea to make their nation better, but could not get anyone to listen? Giving a random pool of people this kind of power might allow that one person to share his idea among others, and maybe, the issue would pass.
2. A random selection might also help to better represent the US, as a whole - With politicians, they always seem to be considered above the normal, everyday human. Now, put someone into the seat that has worked with everyday, normal humans on a regular basis - they may know some of the hardships that are experienced by those "everyday Joes", the ones that do not get their voices heard.
3. The three month term would allow for a shorter waiting time to refresh the political pot, so to speak. So instead of seeing the same old faces make the same old mistakes, every three months would bring fresh, new faces into the pool.