[ExI] Fail to the chief?/was Re: Religious Idiocy Triumphs Over Science Yet Again

[Adrian Tymes]

On Wed, Dec 16, 2015 at 8:07 AM, Tara Maya <tara at taramayastales.com> wrote:

> One of the few serious alternatives to democracy that I’ve considered
> might work is a system of Representative Consensus. A council of twelve,
> rather like a jury, is chosen by random selection from the pool of eligible
> citizens, and they perform as the Executive, discussing decisions and
> coming to a conclusion by consensus. In rare cases where consensus could
> not be reached, the entire council would be re-drawn. (So it would be like
> the Ultimate Game, in that those groups who could not reach a compromise
> would be punished.)
>

What about issues where specific technical expertise is needed to make a
good decision?  (Admittedly, that's not entirely solved in the current
system either.)

More importantly, what about cases where a majority of the 12 represent
views opposite the majority of the population, and take measures to extend
their reign?
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