[throwaway27448]

It is the notably the not-democratic branch of an allegedly democratic system

[oblio]

Because absolute democracy doesn't work.

For the same reason public administrations aren't fully staffed with elected officials. An accountant needs to be a professional judged by peers, not a reality show actor that played an accountant on TV.

[throwaway27448]

ok, but the English/anglophone style of democracy is why anglo countries have so many homeless people. It clearly doesn't work either

Let's stop arguing about aesthetics and start caring about reality