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Alternatives to congress (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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What alternative ways can you think of to handle making legislation and passing laws that would negate the increasingly polarized political climate that is happening in more and more countries?

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[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

I've toyed with the idea of staffing the House by sortition. Maybe not entirely random, pooling from State and local offices might be more practical, political efficacy is a skill and a little experience is valuable.