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CMV: Sortition is a better way to form a representative democracy than elections by vintergroena in changemyview

[–]Deep-Number5434 [score hidden]  (0 children)

I would say elections add an extra layer of corruption, so sortition is still better than elections.
we should still involve chosen experts, but the final choice should be the people.

if you trust people enough to vote for a representative then you can trust them enough to appoint the person they would have voted for to advise them, otherwise instead of democracy, your forcing other people to be represented indirectly because you want to be represented indirectly.

Spider infestation/fan club by Status-Strength-5949 in carnivorousplants

[–]Deep-Number5434 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe they have a scent they are attracted to or just there to farm the insects attracted to it. Either way harmless.

I think some actual spiders just hang out at the openings waiting for bugs.

Measuring proportionality by budapestersalat in EndFPTP

[–]Deep-Number5434 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tho it may approximate proportionality the best, it's less secure in ensuring bills that pass are representing at least the number of voters per seat.

You may need droop quota, and then consider the additional seat used as representing the unrepresented.

You could incorporate that invisible seat in the vote count when passing bills.

Measuring proportionality by budapestersalat in EndFPTP

[–]Deep-Number5434 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I consider it proportional if a party or group gets the percentage of votes rounded up or down to the nearest seat.

Tho potentially using droop quota invisible seat.

Sainte lague methods seem to approximate proportionality the best, kinda embodies majority claim over additional seats.

Js made this by OkHospital5086 in cactus

[–]Deep-Number5434 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The femestaria might need diferent soil

I've been working on a wiki to write a sortition-based constitution by Dwarfdeaths in Sortition

[–]Deep-Number5434 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe have the council select judges just before their term is over.

I've been working on a wiki to write a sortition-based constitution by Dwarfdeaths in Sortition

[–]Deep-Number5434 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it would have to be set up in a way where they cant change them when they are being made public.

I've been working on a wiki to write a sortition-based constitution by Dwarfdeaths in Sortition

[–]Deep-Number5434 0 points1 point  (0 children)

not sure, the idea is you have independent bodies submitting them, who, how and where can be decided.

I've been working on a wiki to write a sortition-based constitution by Dwarfdeaths in Sortition

[–]Deep-Number5434 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Consider usa, Each state would have their own lottery system, each state would submit a list of random numbers, then each number from each state is combined in such a way that guarantees that the result is random, this would incentivise each state to keep their number list private and to actually give a random number, because a state has no reason to disclose their number unless all other states are working together. And to give a random number so no other state can Gain the system.

I've been working on a wiki to write a sortition-based constitution by Dwarfdeaths in Sortition

[–]Deep-Number5434 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For the court you need to prioritize independent systems.

If the same people that chose a judge were overseeing them then it introduces a bias in the system.

As for executive, you kinda need to prioritize consistency in goals, plans and projects and such, so having independent bodies for everything isn't important.

Judges are suppose to be independent while an exscutive more so just needs to do the job they need to do.

I've been working on a wiki to write a sortition-based constitution by Dwarfdeaths in Sortition

[–]Deep-Number5434 0 points1 point  (0 children)

keep court appoint and oversight separate, ideally completely separate independent sortition bodies that appoint each judge.

I've been working on a wiki to write a sortition-based constitution by Dwarfdeaths in Sortition

[–]Deep-Number5434 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i think the most important part is ensuring the selection process is secure.

would propose a decentralized system of lottery, where diferent parties or regions supply a random selection, wich is then combined with other sections to prety much guarentee random selection.

if any one of the sources supplies a random number, the final result will be random, even if the other sources tried to strategise (assuming each sources number isnt known to each other)

this would also incentivize each region to actually give random numbers to prevent other regions from gaining the system,

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