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by HLRoku
3905 days ago
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I'm not too well educated on their gov'ts, but how effective was it? Any signs or indicators that it worked out for the better? Call me intolerant or ignorant, but I personally fear seeing what the general populus would try to get passed in America if such a system were established. Perhaps a naive` worry, but a worry nonetheless. |
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It worked relatively well. The role of government was considerably smaller than it is today. Also, during their term, serving on the council was a citizens full time job [0]. Additionally, their were still career politicians who advised the council; they just did not get a vote. Notably, among the politicians were generals, who were elected and did not have term limits. In addition to being influential with military and foreign policy, they tended to be influential for domestic matters as well.
[0] Rather, It was their full-time job for one month out of their one year term. For the rest of their term, they attended monthly meetings.