To think my plan for democracy is awesome and should be installed Immediately

[Metoodear]

Just as the title says my plan would turn have everyone who has no criminal record and of sound mind and body over the age of 21 to be enetered into a sweepstake and names of the primister and the following cabinet post to be filled

Once your term is up your name gets removed from the sweepstakes their are no forfights

Everyone has a chance it crosses all genders,race and age groups we would have true representation
Gueius
That is all

I think the sound mind thing might cause a few issues

And it would put to bed career politicians

I recently read a good book that basically proposed this (albeit with a few more conditions / caveats), as a far preferable way of organising things. It was called against democracy, and I’d thoroughly recommend it!

I totally agree with no career politicians. Anyone who wants to be a politician should instantly be disqualified. My idea is that anyone who is shit hot at a job should be made to be a cabinet minister for that area. Eg best head teacher would be minister for education, great nurse gets to be minister for health etc.

The problem is, I know a lot of absolutely idiotic adults who, while technically of sound mind, would be truly useless lumps of broccoli in the political arena. No one would elect them, and with good reason.

Also - if you're not fighting for re-election at the end of your term in office what would stop people from just making policies to suit their own interests at the expense of the nation?

Most people haven’t got a clue though, look at what happens when there is a -Brexit- referendum.

I can’t even work out the striketrough, how would I be supposed to run a country :D

I think this is actually the system in some country. I remember reading about it. What would that system be called?

OP, congratulations on making our current political system look better than I thought it was.

EatTheChocolateTeapot

Most people haven’t got a clue though, look at what happens when there is a -Brexit- referendum.
.yes shocking people had a binary vote and voted how very dare the proles vote the wrong way

This way everyone has a chance regardless of where you went to school because all cabinet posts will be filled this way you will get balance in views

or as a default the cast of gordie shore

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I think this is actually the system in some country. I remember reading about it. What would that system be called?
The EU

Most people of sound mind over the age of 21 would be dangerously ill-informed and ill-equipped for any such role. I certainly would be!

*The EU

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I think this is actually the system in some country. I remember reading about it. What would that system be called?please tell me we’re I want to know thought I could get down dragons den with this but it may be already on the go

I’m wracking my brain. I think a small country.

LorelaiVictoriaGilmore

Most people of sound mind over the age of 21 would be dangerously ill-informed and ill-equipped for any such role. I certainly would be!

Well if I was drawn as transport mister I would be sorting out the standard with of parking spaces sharpish I would be shit hot

Randomly choosing political officials is known as "sortition". The Ancient Greeks used it, as did some other states in history, and it's still how we select jurors.

My 2 pence: I'm not sure it would help much, as I expect it would be "captured" by lobbyists and vested interests who will influence the randomly chosen ministers and become in essence the true government.

That would all be banned no lobbying just the sweepstakes

Oh and there would be a whipping with a cod or possibly a haddock if the fishing quotas allow if their was any misbehaviour

This isn't serious? We're playing "who had the biggest plate of Crazy for dinner" right?

I didn’t read about it

I heard about it on QI

Stephen Fry explained it, pretty much as safari has just done!

So you can joke about the EU but I can’t about the referendum, touchy much?

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Lighthouse

The political system is in the shit we need to act now

I can’t see any other way

May be allow children to run for election see if the kids can make a better go anyone under 18 then

I've always thought democracy was overrated. Except of course for the places that don't have democracy and it's a nightmare.
Thing is, there really should be some kind of general knowledge exam befoee abyone is allowed to vote. And perhaps especially before they're actually allowed to stand for election. Democracy would work so much better if all voters were actually fully informed.

Failing that, let's go for the OPs method.