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

"In governance, sortition (also known as allotment) is the selection of officers as a random sample from a larger pool of candidates.

In ancient Athenian democracy, sortition was the primary method for appointing political officials and its use was conventionally regarded at the time as a principal characteristic of democracy."

I think we ought to give it a go, see what happens.