It still did not save Athens from initiating an ill-advised, disastrous war against Syracuse that brought about its undoing.
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Funnily enough, the strategoi - the military commanders - were elected, being one of only two positions in Athens which would be filled by election...
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"I would rather be governed by the first 2000 names in the Boston phone book than by the 2000 members of the faculty of Harvard University." (William F. Buckley, Jr.)Sertorio wrote: ↑Tue Jun 19, 2018 12:10 pmIn ancient Greece it could.SteveFoerster wrote: ↑Tue Jun 19, 2018 11:32 amI think where a "jury" approach might help would be as an additional check on a legislature, wherein a board of randomly selected citizens can veto legislation, but not propose it.cassowary wrote: ↑Tue Jun 19, 2018 10:40 amThat's a terrible system. No wonder Greek democracy failed.Sertorio wrote: ↑Tue Jun 19, 2018 9:44 amWho decides what is "good" for the people? Intellectualy superior people like you?...![]()
That's why the wise Greeks decided that people would be chosen for office by lottery, and could only stay in office once in their life, for the period of one year... No better system has ever been designed...
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Jim the Moron wrote: ↑Tue Jun 19, 2018 3:08 pm
"I would rather be governed by the first 2000 names in the Boston phone book than by the 2000 members of the faculty of Harvard University." (William F. Buckley, Jr.)


Good one!