Lumpenproletariat
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What would be a better political structure than this crap we put up with now?
The Trump vs. Hillary circus might be the most extreme political election farce up 'til now, but this whole system was already pretty rotten even before the 2016 election.
And the rottenness goes beyond just the Presidency. What would be a better system than this soap opera?
IDEALISM should be acceptable for this topic, and the following is idealistic, in the sense that "It will never happen" or "You'll never get that passed" etc. However, it would work in the real world, I claim. It would work, even though it has no chance of ever happening. BUT, if it somehow could happen, it would work great.
So, how about . . .
A Council of 5 Dictators, chosen by lot.
This Council would be empowered to make ANY change to the current system and enact any law of its choosing and put in place any enforcement procedure needed.
But, it could do nothing except by a 5-0 UNANIMOUS VOTE of the Council.
And the entire existing system would remain in place, as is, unless this Council of 5 decides to make any change, in which case that one change would be imposed while leaving everything else in place as is. And there would be a delay, maybe one year, before anything enacted would take effect.
So in the U.S. the current Congress and President and Judicial system would remain in place, but the Council of 5 could make any change to these which it chooses, by unanimous vote.
The Lottery Procedure
The 5 "dictators" would be chosen from a pool of all registered voters of the country, and it might be a requirement that only those who had voted in the last several consecutive elections, without missing any election during that period, would be in the pool. This requirement would narrow down the lottery pool to mainly citizens who are interested in what's happening, and exclude those who are "apathetic" or ignorant about issues.
No two of the "dictators" could be from the same state. So the 5 would be randomly from 5 different states.
Sequestration of the Council
The 5 "dictators" would reside at a compound where they are monitored 24-7, with no privacy at all, no private meetings, no private contact even with their families. They would be on camera and on mike 24-7, though maybe they could have a private quarters where they could escape the camera, but absolutely no one else would be allowed with them in the private quarters.
There would also be 95 or 100 ALTERNATES, ready to serve on the Council when needed (if one of the 5 gets sick and cannot function for a time). These Alternates would serve many useful purposes, working at the compound and holding meetings and helping the 5 "dictators" do their decision-making. The Alternates also would be chosen by lot and have no private contact with anyone ever. All are implanted with mikes and cameras and monitored 24-7.
There would be no "vacations" or other absences from the compound. The members could resign when they wish, after which they could never serve again. As the number of Alternates dwindles to a certain level, a new lottery is held to add replacements.
How the Council would function
The Council of 5 would be required to perform its function every day with continued appeals to it from everyone in the nation who wants to address them and make demands. There has to be a way that ANY citizen can approach the Council to make requests or proposals for changes. So there would need to be rules about the Council's procedure that would be dictated to it, which it could not change, to force the 5 "dictators" to serve the whole country and not exclude any voices. The 100 (95) Alternates would be involved in the procedures to bring issues before the Council.
Obviously not every individual citizen could appear before the Council of 5. Most of the communication with the public would be electronic, by Internet, but even this would not make it possible for every person with a demand to address the Council directly. So indirect methods of presentation would be arranged for providing every citizen equal access to the Council.
There could be "lobbyists" or other interests involved, but nothing could be communicated privately. ALL their communication has to be monitored and recorded, with nothing private whatever.
I'll stop here for now to see if anyone else wants to contribute to this topic. There's obviously much more to be said about how this Council of 5 Dictators would function. And I haven't mentioned the advantages of it yet. Are they obvious?
But also, there might be other possible scenarios or grand schemes for creating a better political decision-making apparatus. If anyone has something to suggest.
The Trump vs. Hillary circus might be the most extreme political election farce up 'til now, but this whole system was already pretty rotten even before the 2016 election.
And the rottenness goes beyond just the Presidency. What would be a better system than this soap opera?
IDEALISM should be acceptable for this topic, and the following is idealistic, in the sense that "It will never happen" or "You'll never get that passed" etc. However, it would work in the real world, I claim. It would work, even though it has no chance of ever happening. BUT, if it somehow could happen, it would work great.
So, how about . . .
A Council of 5 Dictators, chosen by lot.
This Council would be empowered to make ANY change to the current system and enact any law of its choosing and put in place any enforcement procedure needed.
But, it could do nothing except by a 5-0 UNANIMOUS VOTE of the Council.
And the entire existing system would remain in place, as is, unless this Council of 5 decides to make any change, in which case that one change would be imposed while leaving everything else in place as is. And there would be a delay, maybe one year, before anything enacted would take effect.
So in the U.S. the current Congress and President and Judicial system would remain in place, but the Council of 5 could make any change to these which it chooses, by unanimous vote.
The Lottery Procedure
The 5 "dictators" would be chosen from a pool of all registered voters of the country, and it might be a requirement that only those who had voted in the last several consecutive elections, without missing any election during that period, would be in the pool. This requirement would narrow down the lottery pool to mainly citizens who are interested in what's happening, and exclude those who are "apathetic" or ignorant about issues.
No two of the "dictators" could be from the same state. So the 5 would be randomly from 5 different states.
Sequestration of the Council
The 5 "dictators" would reside at a compound where they are monitored 24-7, with no privacy at all, no private meetings, no private contact even with their families. They would be on camera and on mike 24-7, though maybe they could have a private quarters where they could escape the camera, but absolutely no one else would be allowed with them in the private quarters.
There would also be 95 or 100 ALTERNATES, ready to serve on the Council when needed (if one of the 5 gets sick and cannot function for a time). These Alternates would serve many useful purposes, working at the compound and holding meetings and helping the 5 "dictators" do their decision-making. The Alternates also would be chosen by lot and have no private contact with anyone ever. All are implanted with mikes and cameras and monitored 24-7.
There would be no "vacations" or other absences from the compound. The members could resign when they wish, after which they could never serve again. As the number of Alternates dwindles to a certain level, a new lottery is held to add replacements.
How the Council would function
The Council of 5 would be required to perform its function every day with continued appeals to it from everyone in the nation who wants to address them and make demands. There has to be a way that ANY citizen can approach the Council to make requests or proposals for changes. So there would need to be rules about the Council's procedure that would be dictated to it, which it could not change, to force the 5 "dictators" to serve the whole country and not exclude any voices. The 100 (95) Alternates would be involved in the procedures to bring issues before the Council.
Obviously not every individual citizen could appear before the Council of 5. Most of the communication with the public would be electronic, by Internet, but even this would not make it possible for every person with a demand to address the Council directly. So indirect methods of presentation would be arranged for providing every citizen equal access to the Council.
There could be "lobbyists" or other interests involved, but nothing could be communicated privately. ALL their communication has to be monitored and recorded, with nothing private whatever.
I'll stop here for now to see if anyone else wants to contribute to this topic. There's obviously much more to be said about how this Council of 5 Dictators would function. And I haven't mentioned the advantages of it yet. Are they obvious?
But also, there might be other possible scenarios or grand schemes for creating a better political decision-making apparatus. If anyone has something to suggest.