Author Archives: Common Lot Sortitionist

Chapters 4 & 5 of “The Common Lot: Take Off”

Chapters 4 through 6 of “The Common Lot: Take Off”

These are the first three chapters of a 225 page novel about what a sortitionally-chosen federal Citizen Legislature in the U.S.A. might look like. It is as much a character study as a political investigation. Hoping for feedback and discussion … Continue reading →

Professor Donald Kraybill on Amish use of sortition (4 min 40 sec) from David Grant on Vimeo.

Take note that Common Lot Productions is seeking donations (not tax-deductible) and SALES — of DVD, manuscripts and presentations. Please recommend the site and the effort to re-establish the true hallmark of democracy: sortitional selection. It is accepted as democratic … Continue reading →

Here’s an example that demonstrates that citizens can effectively grapple with the difficult issue of budgeting.  The only piece missing, as far as true ‘government by the people’ is concerned, is that the groups convened to make these decisions should … Continue reading →

Using the ’20-20′ discipline as presentational format (i.e., 20 panels, each strictly 20 seconds long), “Next Step for Democracy” explains why sortition (random selection) is — as Aristotle said of the first democracy — the defining hallmark of democracy … … Continue reading →