A pillar of Athenian democracy was sortition: selecting officials at random among a large pool of valid candidates. It can be very effective at preventing tribalism and corruption.
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Note that your argument would also hold even more strongly for jury service, and yet we choose juries from a broad cross-section of society, not just those with legal training. The Athenians were right and you are wrong on this one!
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At the very least bring back ostracism. All we need is some broken pottery.
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