Monthly Archives: January 2010

Should sortitional selection be used for the executive and judicial branches also?

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Common Lot Sortitionist

No, definitely not. The executive and judicial branches must be chosen meritocratically, based on skills. The executive is charged to carry out the will expressed by the legislature and therefore requires management expertise.Similarly, judicial appointments require extensive training in the … Continue reading →

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How would sortition work to choose legislative representatives?

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Common Lot Sortitionist

“The Common Lot: Next Step for Democracy” advocates that sortition (random selection) be used to select among qualified citizens who are willing to serve in the legislature. In order to be entered into the pool for random selection a citizen … Continue reading →

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What is sortition?

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Common Lot Sortitionist

‘Sortition’ means ‘choice by lot; random selection’. Random selection in a large population will automatically produce, with small deviations, a proportional representation of that population. This is ‘automatic’ because of probability theorem: ‘The Law of Large Numbers’. A random selection … Continue reading →

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The Common Lot: Home

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Common Lot Sortitionist

For years, American citizens across the political spectrum have cried out for change in Washington, and for years nothing has really changed about the way governments have operated. Our elected officials are ever more beholden to special interests and pockets … Continue reading →

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