(Come to think of it, the latter may be easier to do than the
former: set up neighborhood level organizations and then
organize them in turn.  But it'd take a pretty good
organizational talent - and a lot of work - to pull it off.)"

Good Morning, Kristofer On January 16th, you wrote to Juho: "It's hard enough to think of how to effectively do basic electoral reform, but I have no idea how one would go about, say, replacing a representative democracy with one where the assembly is elected by lot, or one where the assembly is chosen recursively, e.g. in the manner Fred Gohlke advocates. (Come to think of it, the latter may be easier to do than the former: set up neighborhood level organizations and then organize them in turn. But it'd take a pretty good organizational talent - and a lot of work - to pull it off.)" Actually, my thought for representative democracy was that the local government would assign the community's voters to triads, record their choices and assign those chosen to new triads in a pyramidal fashion. That would be a pretty simple and straightforward operation. That's why I am interested in the events in Frome, UK. They've shown an inclination to avoid party politics, and the report suggests other towns are considering similar actions. Lest you fear special interests will be overlooked, I'd like to mention that the suggestion includes a means for partisan interests to select their best advocates to ensure the consideration of diverse special interests. I plan to post the full description. Perhaps it will attract a thoughtful critique. Fred Gohlke