Is it the most Democratic?
Perhaps this is a silly question since elections are so deeply entrenched, but humor me for a moment. Aristotle and Montesquieu both suggested that elections are best suited to Aristocratic government and that Democracy is better supported by some form of lottery. The Athenians used this mechanism extensively. In the U.S. lotteries has been confined to Jury selection but couldn’t we use this approach more broadly, perhaps even to include legislators?
I realize this may seem like an absurd "pie in the sky" proposal but I would love to hear some opinions on this subject.