[lbo-talk] jury duty

JBrown72073 at cs.com JBrown72073 at cs.com
Wed May 17 15:07:07 PDT 2006



>I gotta say, there's a lot that's fundamentally wrong with our system
>of government; I'm a devoted follower of Dan Lazare's critique of our
>constitutional system. But the justice system seems pretty solid
>conceptually. Sure there are tremendous inequalities of
>representation - rich man's vs. poor man's justice, etc. But those
>are problems of the larger society. Seems like arguing out disputes
>before a jury composed of ordinary citizens is a fundamentally great
>idea.
>
>Doug

Allin Cotrell and Paul Cockshott envision 'juries' making economic planning judgments in 'Toward a New Socialism.' They also project a lot of voting, but for more multifarious decisions, they suggest supervisory committees chosen by lot. It's a good exposition.

Jenny Brown



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