A four-volume series
We already trust twelve strangers with a defendant’s liberty. Why not with the government that writes the laws they’re tried under?
The Lottery Republic is Princeton Zen’s case for replacing competitive elections with sortition — the random selection method Americans already trust to fill every jury box in the country — and the complete manual for building it, from city hall to the Constitution.
The Lottery Republic series
One argument, developed in four parts: the diagnosis, then a working manual for adopting it at the city, state, and federal level — in that order, because that is the order in which it actually becomes possible.
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Volume One
The Lottery Republic
How to replace a broken election system with a government chosen the way we choose a jury
A full diagnosis of how money, gerrymandering, the revolving door, and media incentives captured American government — and the complete architecture of the alternative: a sortition-based Civic Assembly System for the city, the county, the state, and the federal government.
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Volume Two
Building the Local Assembly
A municipal and county implementation manual for a new civic governance system
The practical manual for the fastest path to reform: a city or county charter amendment, using authority most municipalities already have. Real sampling mathematics, a model first-year budget, annotated charter language, and a ballot-campaign playbook.
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Volume Three
The State Convention
A state-level implementation manual for a new civic governance system
State government is where judicial elections do the most damage — and where the single highest-leverage reform is available. A full state constitutional amendment kit: bicameral design, ballot-initiative strategy, and a redesigned judiciary.
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Volume Four
The Federal Assembly
A federal implementation manual for a new civic governance system
The capstone: a complete draft constitutional amendment for Congress and the presidency, including the hardest questions a federal campaign will face — nuclear command authority, foreign policy, and continuity of government.
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