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one if the problems is that most elections are only for one person, so only the majority (the person with the most votes) wins.

give everyone half a dozen votes or more, and and you'll get a more representative sample.

for example instead of electing a president, elect a while leadership team. independent of party affiliation. (i'd get rid of parties completely while we are at it, every candidate should be independent (the expanded version of that gets even rid of candidates, every adult can potentially be elected, but that is a more complex system that needs more elaboration))

by naasking10 hours ago|

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You could have a system where everyone is directly elected while keeping checks and balances, if voting were restricted, eg. maybe everyone can vote for a president/prime minister, but only non-teachers can vote for an education minister, and only non-finance people can vote for something like the Fed chief, etc. The point being the checks and balances now happen because other groups keep your group in check by voting.

by Kim_Bruning10 hours ago|

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Absolutely! That does keep some of the checks. You can do better than that though!

It's like on the Apollo missions where some parts were made by two completely different manufacturers and worked completely differently.

Hybrid political systems are best. Of course if we like democracy (and most people do), then that should be the most common kind of component. But I'd still like to have some different paradigms mixed into the system. And that's exactly what most modern constitutions do, for better or for worse.

by miki1232118 hours ago|

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I'd personally go for a two-chamber system (like congress/senate or commons/lords), with one chamber being elected and the other being chosen by sortition.

Maybe also a 3rd chamber, where the weight of your vote was proportional to IQ (much more palatable in EU than US).

by vrganj7 hours ago|

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This sounds like the opposite of what should be happening? Like an anti-technocracy aiming for an electorate as little informed as possible?

Why exclude teachers from picking the education minister? If we're restricting votes, shouldn't they be the only ones doing so instead?

by naasking5 hours ago|

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