Election Reform Ideas: What, How and Why

[Brainspore]

@popobawa4u

If you are willing to consider compulsory voting, how about compulsory government service? Filling offices by lottery instead of vote is one way to get rid of entrenched power structures. On the average it is less ideal than voting for real experts, but perhaps better than relying upon career politicians.

I’m not clear on why having “career politicians” (i.e. a person who has dedicated their professional life to public service) is an inherently bad thing. Nobody bats an eye when a corporation appoints a CEO who is a “career businessperson.”