@engineer,
engineer wrote:
Would you randomly choose someone to run the local bank? How about a randomly selected citizen to represent you in court? The idea that governing is a low skill job that can be done by anyone seems to be very prevalent but also seems absurd when you think about it. Like any job, to do it well, you have to have relevant experience, pertinent knowledge and a passion to do the work. I don't think you will get that with a random process. You can argue that we don't get that now, but I think we generally do and in the cases where we don't, it is our own fault.
People might chosse to be their own banker, or represent themselves in most matters in court... There is no reason with self government why everyone could not have a vote, but it is purely stupid to think the current house can be representative when the parties go to such trouble to divide districts so no one person can represent all... How about each district sending two people, each representing their portion of the vote??? No... Both sides are happy with winner take all even if they don't win because they still have their power, which is really our power denied to us because they perverted a system of government that was already perversely set against working people...
I know what they thought: That what the rich want, what the rich think is good for them will be good for the whole country... It is not true... The rich are blind even tot heir own long term self interest... They want to bleed the whole place for profit just as quickly as they can, leaving nothing for tomorrow... In just this fashion parasites kill their hosts... They all think they can take just a little bit more... The working people of this country do not think they can take any more, but they are a long ways from the bottom... If they were suddenly to hit rock bottom the might find they still have the morals to defend themselves and their families, but the slow grind to destruction demoralizes them and makes them worthless examples of humanity...