Our Declaration of Independence declares: 1) All people are created equal and endowed with certain equal rights; 2) Governments derive their power from the governed; 3) When a government cannot secure the rights of everyone, it is best to change it, abolish it, or establish a new government better suited to their needs. It is the right and duty of the people, and 4) the people are more likely to tolerate failed governments than to abolish them.
I declare that now is a good time to change the “used government.” Because it fails in its primary purpose of securing the rights of all. The rights of many people in our country are not guaranteed because they do not have governing representatives to protect them and regularly do not have practical means of representing themselves. If we are truly equal in the ultimate source of rights and governmental power, then we should have equal opportunity to be represented.
How can we provide this level of opportunity? One way is through a lottery. Citizens who are not eligible to serve as jurors (those who are 18 years of age or older, have sufficient English proficiency to adequately understand courtroom dialogue, and do not have a felony conviction or disqualifying mental or physical condition) can volunteer. . A randomly selected winner will likely serve one term for two to three years, but will not be eligible for the lottery for that office for 10 years.
Now is a good time to start a conversation.
