Saturday, March 20, 2010

Selecting Leaders, Illustration

This table provides a visual description of the Active Democracy (or Troika) method of selecting public officials. It uses the 2004 voting-eligible population of New Jersey reported by Dr. Michael McDonald, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA.

At about the seventh level, unselected candidates may enter a secondary process for selection to positions in municipal, county, state and federal governments.






Level
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
9)
10)
11)
Electors
5,637,378
1,879,126
626,375
208,791
69,597
23,199
7,733
2,577
859
286
95
Selected
1,879,126
626,375
208,791
69,597
23,199
7,733
2,577
859
286
95
31
Unselected
3,758,252
1,252,751
417,584
139,194
46,398
15,466
5,156
1,718
573
191
64

CONCLUSION
The idea presented here will be considered radical. It bears little chance of adoption because it protects no vested interest. The only way such a process will ever be adopted is if the concept can be made a topic of discussion, particularly among students interested in achieving a righteous government.

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