[ILUG] Democrats Abroad

[Brian Foster]

  | From: Conor Wynne <mariconor at gmail.com>
  | Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:11:13 +0000
  |[ ... ]
  | The world needs to revert to the one true democracy once more, that of
  | Cleistenes in Ancient Athens. "Cleisthenes also instituted a council
  | (and the) use of a lottery to make the final selection of members,
  | ensured that no individual, however wealthy or powerful, could
  | improperly influence its decisions."

 worked great.  ensured people eligible for the
 lottery stayed eligible, and no-one else (e.g.,
 slaves, females, non-citizens, and other such
 undesirables) became eligible.  and wasn't the
 eligibility hereditary?

cheers!
	-blf-

p.s.  is this thread in some competition to see
      just how off-topic it's possible to get?

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