Bb5a31f81ClaimIn October 2020, Utah Senator Mike Lee criticized rank democracy, asserting that the objective of governance is human flourishing rather than democracy itselfAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimAristotle defended political participation on intrinsic grounds, defining democratic citizenship as ruling and being ruled in turnAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimDemocratic political equality requires threshold process rights among citizens, including voting rights and freedom of speechAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimDemocracy is defined by Jedediah Purdy as a decision process of majority rule among political equalsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimTechnocratic governance removes distributive decisions and core value judgments from deliberate collective popular choiceAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimShunting value-laden political decisions to expert institutions subjects those bodies to intense partisan pressure and conflictAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimPolitical questions are collective decisions that establish the fundamental legal terms of shared societal lifeAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimAristotle characterized democratic government appointments as functioning by lottery and oligarchic appointments as functioning by electionAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimIn 1787, James Madison wrote that representative appointments are sought from ambition, personal interest, and the public good, with ambition and personal interest proving most prevalentAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimIn Terry Bouricius's sortition framework, statistically representative Policy Juries vote on whether draft bills proposed by Review Panels become legally binding lawAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimTerry Bouricius proposes a multi-body governance model by sortition consisting of Agenda Councils, Review Panels, Policy Juries, and Rules and Oversight CouncilsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimIn Terry Bouricius's sortition framework, Rules and Oversight Councils chosen by lottery establish operational rules, speaking limits, and compensation for all participating governing bodiesAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimFollowing the 2008 financial crisis, Iceland organized a 950-person randomly selected National Assembly to draft principles for a new national constitutionAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimIn Terry Bouricius's sortition framework, Review Panels draft proposed bills based on Agenda Council priorities but lack the authority to enact them into lawAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimParaguayan banking regulators shut down Ueno Bank after determining the institution held insufficient reserves to cover loan risksAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimCVS Health filed legal challenges against state statutes in Tennessee and Arkansas designed to separate pharmacy benefit managers from pharmaciesAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimTennessee and Arkansas enacted state laws requiring the separation of pharmacy benefit management operations from retail pharmacy operationsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimThe Federal Trade Commission has conducted regulatory scrutiny of pharmacy benefit management operations at large integrated healthcare companiesAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimRoman philosopher Seneca wrote that individuals who suffer before it is necessary suffer more than is necessaryAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimIn 'Meditations,' Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius wrote that the best revenge is to not resemble those who commit wrongsAgreeDisagree