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The way I see it, parties would morph into lobbies or think tanks.
The problem would be that parties would have no democratic legitimacy, and in particular, no obvious basis for public funding. i.e. the think tanks would be dominated by moneyed interests. It is rightly acknowledged that people of faith have no monopoly of virtue - Queen Elizabeth II
Currently, (mileage may vary in your jurisdiction) a party which gets 10% in elections at a particular level of government is entitled to (say) 10% of the available public funding. The party is resourced, not only for its electoral action, but as lobbyist or think tank, in function of its democratic legitimacy. This is why we have public financing, without which the left is completely kneecapped (absent mass movements of the working class).
Where does that leave parties in your sortition system? De-financed and de-legitimized.
Just because we don't like any of the parties much, it doesn't mean they don't have a useful function as mediators of the political system. Probably they need to be regulated more (transparency and democracy in their internal functioning would be a good start!) It is rightly acknowledged that people of faith have no monopoly of virtue - Queen Elizabeth II
Two possibilities :
The essence of democracy is government by consent. This does not require the active involvement of every citizen; and clearly it's too much to ask of most people. Sortition may be asking too much. It is rightly acknowledged that people of faith have no monopoly of virtue - Queen Elizabeth II
Are you against jury duty or drawing lots for manning polling stations?
It's not a favour being asked, it's a civic duty. Plus, it would be remunerated as a full-time job. Possibly at a couple multiples of median income so as not to make it an overly onerous duty.
Military service or mandatory civic service are other examples of civic duty. If you are not convinced, try it on someone who has not been entirely debauched by economics. — Piero Sraffa
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