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Alternatives to congress
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I honestly wonder if sortition is actually the answer.
Not much would stop special interests from influencing the random. IT would probably cost less even.
Isn't the strongest point of leverage that special interests currently have how expensive political campaigns are in terms of both money and time (and special interests' ability to provide both)? Sortition would eliminate this.
I think spending on political campaigns is just one way to provide support to a politician. And I don't think it is the strongest. A promise of a well paying job after thier term is up would sway a lot of randos. Or even cheaper, parties and "speaking" engagements that are really fancy vacations would probably do the trick even while they are in office.