Haha that's an interesting refinement. I would argue, however, that deliberate bodies of citizens are better than elected officials on pretty much all issues. nytimes.com/2021/02/23/…
OK, I focused too much on the earlier part of the sentence - you did say 'than elected officials or judges'. It's a BROAD statement which always scares me but I get it.
Juries definitely have less push and pull from external forces than elected officials. And judges are usually just a single person so a pool of folks is going to be a better decision maker by dint of hearing multiple voices.
Haha that's an interesting refinement. I would argue, however, that deliberate bodies of citizens are better than elected officials on pretty much all issues. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-helene-landemore.html
OK, I focused too much on the earlier part of the sentence - you did say 'than elected officials or judges'. It's a BROAD statement which always scares me but I get it.
Juries definitely have less push and pull from external forces than elected officials. And judges are usually just a single person so a pool of folks is going to be a better decision maker by dint of hearing multiple voices.