Political systems are run by self-selecting politicians. We don't draft people; it's not jury duty.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Jury selection is strictly an emotional process. They're looking for people they can manipulate. Both sides are.
In Europe and the United States, you've got different systems to select candidates, and no system is perfect.
We are not educated well enough to perform the necessary act of intelligently selecting our leaders.
We tend to think of politicians as time-servers and slackers. But on those committees they usually have an interest in the subject. And they're quite clever. I've seen them pick people apart.
Registering people to vote is not partisan activity.
We operate under a jury system in this country, and as much as we complain about it, we have to admit that we know of no better system, except possibly flipping a coin.
You need a certain standard of literacy, moral and ethical values, to be able to run a one man, one vote system.
I think we need politicians; we need people who want to serve.
Self-government can succeed only through an instructed electorate.
The great thing about our system of democracy is when they call you for jury duty, you have to come... It's an honor and a privilege. I was called and I've got to be here.