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Nathan Tankus @nathantankus.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

The biggest thing missing from conversations about Democracy is the concept of deliberation. Democracy doesn't truly exist without mechanisms to thoughtfully deliberate. One of the things that makes sortition such a valuable tool is it allows for deliberation with large populations.

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Steve Randy Waldman @interfluidity.com · 19/04/2026

“we should establish judicial review by sortition. A Supreme Court empaneled with a random draw from the entire federal judiciary. A jury of judges.” @justinbriley.bsky.social www.liberalcurrents.com/break-up-the...

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Break Up the Big Court

The federal court suffers simultaneously from lawless leadership and chronic understaffing. Let's fix both problems at once.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

I sometimes wish the Democratic Party in Congress consisted of any 260 people in the Minneapolis telephone directory rather than the 260 dignitaries now representing us.

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

it is honestly remarkable how the average Senator is, I would argue, about 10 percent worse than if you literally selected them by lottery.

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Assemble America @assembleamerica.org · 08/07/2026

Terry Bouricius has a new book out, Democracy Without Politicians. Listen to him explain why sortition--random selection of representatives--is actually democratic, not electing politicians. youtu.be/5ysFjMDouYs?...

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Hoping to Fix Elections is a Dead End: Sortition is the Real Fix

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Assemble America @assembleamerica.org · 07/04/2026

'If we actually want a democracy that reflects the thoughts of the country as a whole and delivers for everyone, we need to stop designing institutions around the “natural leaders.”' #democracy #citizenassemblies #sortition www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/o...

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Opinion | No Shy Person Left Behind

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Assemble America @assembleamerica.org · 15/09/2025

Our very own @nickcoccoma.bsky.social joined The Democratic Constitution Blog to ask a basic question: what is democracy? (Hint: It's not elections, parties, or parliament.) #democracy #citizensassembly #sortition #constitution assemblingamerica.substack.com/cp/173659014

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What is Democracy?

Sortition is fundamental

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Assemble America @assembleamerica.org · 31/07/2025

Stanford’s Jim Fishkin contrasts the ills of elections with the virtues of deliberative democracy:“In a healthy democracy, politics shouldn’t just be a contest of strength between parties — it should be a battle of ideas.” #Democracy #Sortition jacobin.com/2025/07/deli...

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Trust in the Demos Isn’t Naive — It’s Empirical

Democratic deliberation asks us to meet as moral equals, exchange reasons for our beliefs, consider evidence, and remain open to changing our minds. Evidence from real-world examples shows that it can...

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Assemble America @assembleamerica.org · 31/07/2025

Our own @nickcoccoma.bsky.social appeared on the [Undetermined] States of America podcast recently to discuss all things sortition. Have listen to Part I. #Democracy #Sortition #CitizensAssembly www.undetermined.us/p/usa-ep-2-n...

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[U]SA Ep. 2: Nick Coccoma from Assemble America (Part 1.)

I interview Nick Coccoma, founder and Executive Director of Assemble America

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Assemble America @assembleamerica.org · 17/06/2025

🧵 1/7 @markruffalo.bsky.social and Free Our Feeds are billionaire-proofing social media. But what about billionaire-proofing democracy itself?

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Political Quarterly @politicalquarterly.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

"Introducing within-party sortition would break the systems that enable political careerism." Digested Read of an article by Keith Dowding, William Bosworth and Adriano Giuliani. politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/sortiti... #UKpol #politics

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Sortition, Parties and Political Careerism

Are democracies producing a political class of careerists? If so, would parties choosing candidates from their membership by lottery help?

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Imprint Academic @imprintacademic.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

CALL FOR PAPERS 🔖 The Journal of Sortition is open to submissions! The journal welcomes contributions from all sides of the debate – including sceptical voices. Head over to our website: 🔗https://www.imprint.co.uk/product/jos/

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Lawrence Lessig @lessig.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Citizens Assemblies could legally constrain delegates at an Article V (some say "constitutional") convention, building democratic accountability into the amending process. So incredibly happy this truth is finally breaking through. Excellent article in the Fulcrum. buff.ly/xuqihGo

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How Citizens’ Assemblies Can Rebuild the House of American Democracy—Before It’s Demolished

The house of the American republic is tottering. Once unthinkable, it’s now undeniable that our shared home has deteriorated the same way you go broke: gradually, then suddenly. At the time it was…

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Assemble America @assembleamerica.org · 23/05/2025

"When fundamental changes to a government are needed, who should get to make them? Elites and politicians who benefit from keeping things as they are? Or We the People?" #DemocracyByAssembly #PeoplesConvention #Sortition #Democracy #CitizensAssembly open.substack.com/pub/assembli...

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The People's Convention

It's Time to Upgrade the Constitution

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Imprint Academic @imprintacademic.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Have you got your copy of the 'Politics of Random Selection: Making Good Use of Sortition'? Buy it on our website today! 🔗 www.imprint.co.uk/product/rand... Make sure to also subscribe to the Journal of Sortition, and get the first issue free! 📝 🔗Subscribe here: www.imprint.co.uk/product/jos/

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Sortition Foundation @sortitionnow.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Reform & trust 📊 New YouGov polling on trust commissioned by @sortitionnow shows people who voted Reform n the 2024 General Election trust citizen assembly members more, and members of parliament less, than other voter groups www.858.org.uk #HouseOfCitizens #UKPolitics

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Assemble America @assembleamerica.org · 12/05/2025

"Sortition does not merely offer a more demographically representative body," writes our team member, Paul. "It provides a superior epistemic engine." Read all of his enlightening new piece! #DemocracyByAssembly #DxA #PeoplesConvention #Sortition #Democracy open.substack.com/pub/assembli...

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Seeing the Forest and the Trees

How Randomly Selected Citizens Can Fix Government's Hazy Vision

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Assemble America @assembleamerica.org · 05/05/2025

Terry Bouricius is one of most visionary thinkers on democracy. On this podcast episode, he explains how he discovered citizen assemblies and why he now considers himself a "recovering politician." Check it out! #DemocracyByAssembly #DxA #CitizensAssemby open.substack.com/pub/nickcocc...

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Terry Bouricius on Democracy

The Theory and Practice of Sortition

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Assemble America @assembleamerica.org · 26/04/2025

How do we build a new house for American democracy? The blueprint was laid 2,500 years ago. #CitizensAssembly #DemocracyByAssembly #PeoplesConvention open.substack.com/pub/assembli...

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Why Greece Was Great

And How America Could Be Too

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Assemble America @assembleamerica.org · 22/04/2025

🔥TOXIC TRIBALISM🔥 Partisan politics turn neighbors into enemies: • Family dinners ruined by arguments • Communities divided by signs • Issues reduced to slogans Citizen Assemblies bring Americans together to listen Imagine politics that heals, not hurts #DemocracyByAssembly #PeoplesConvention

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Assemble America @assembleamerica.org · 17/04/2025

The house of the American Republic was built for the People. Now it's crumbling: • Constitutional foundations weakened by corruption • Institutional walls eroded by extremists • Democratic roof leaking away our rights and freedom

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Assemble America @assembleamerica.org · 16/04/2025

CITIZENS' ASSEMBLIES: Democracy's upgrade From Ireland to Oregon, everyday people are solving problems politicians can't: • Ireland's Assembly broke decades of constitutional deadlock, with recommendations on marriage equality and abortion passing national referendums with 62-66% support

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Assemble America @assembleamerica.org · 15/04/2025

⚠️ DEMOCRACY WARNING ⚠️ • Congress: 80% millionaires. America: >5% millionaires. • Members spend 70% of time fundraising instead of solving problems • When donors and voters disagree on policy, donors win Who's really in charge? (Hint: Not you)

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Assemble America @assembleamerica.org · 14/04/2025

🏛️ Democracy by Assembly - America's Last, Best Hope Our democratic house was built for the people. But now it's been captured by elites and extremists. Signs of collapse are flashing red: - Money > votes - Polarization > policy - Elites > citizens - Corruption > accountability

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Assemble America @assembleamerica.org · 08/04/2025

"The appointment of magistrates by lot is democratical and the election is oligarchical." Aristotle For most of history, people knew this to be true. Athens used sortition to fill most offices. Venice used it for 500+ years. Time to bring it back. Time for #DemocracybyAssembly #DxA

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Assemble America @assembleamerica.org · 07/04/2025

1/5 Today we launch Assemble America - a movement to transform democracy by putting everyday people back in charge through Citizens Assemblies. A thread on why this matters 🧵

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