[MoreMoore]

Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if it worked. I also wouldn't be surprised if it led to better outcomes if that's how we chose political representatives. The way we do it now just seems to select for the most corrupt, greedy and manipulative, who are constantly pushing the boundaries of what they can get away with personally and professionally.

[BitwiseFool]

This process is known as Sortition.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sortition

[jll29]

Goodness you read my mind. (Or rather, I should have read on first before commenting!)

[perilunar]

Yes. The type of people who seek out political office are least fit for it, and should be deliberately excluded. We should use sortition, not elections. And if we are going to have elections, we should have limited fixed terms — career politicians are the worst.