Democracy theorists have been thinking about this for a long time. Technically, electing representatives through lotteries is still completely democratic.

Democracy just means that everyone has equal political rights and equal political franchise. A random lottery still fits this definition!

The arguments for it are reasonably compelling. Trial juries are often cited as an example of how randomly selected citizens do a much better job at making dispassionate decisions than self-selected groups are.

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