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Ian Troesoyer's avatar

Terry, it's unclear to me in this chapter if you think that the policy peeling method logically leads to constitutional or charter reform by sortition, or if you think that a separate, political movement is needed to work on constitutional change.

It seems to me that the peeling method can increase expertise, familiarity, and goodwill for sortition, but I don't think peeling logically results in sortitional constitutional reform. Peeling seems to be something that is comfortable and at the behest of politicians. I doubt that the mechanics of governing itself would be given up so willingly. The rhetoric and esteem of democracy has grown since the US revolution, but I think there are plenty of elites that still look with mistrust and dislike at the potential for increased democracy and "levelling" of wealth built on "passive income streams."

One way or another, eventually, I think we will need a grassroots political movement aimed at changing the constitution (the US, but other places as well).

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Max Clark's avatar

i have a young georgist friend who's interested in sortition, but also interested in running for local office and was wondering if advocating for sortition from office would be effective. would you have any advice for him? i did direct him here, maybe he'll follow through.

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