At one time kings were anointed by Deity, so the problem was to see to it that Deity anointed the right candidate. In this age the myth is ‘the will of the people’ . . . but the problem changes only superficially. Comrade Adam and I have had long discussions about how to determine the will of the people. I venture to suggest that this solution is one we can work with.”
Democracy is about manufacturing consent. By devising a democratic system whereby a superior body over congress (like the Senate) has only the ability to repeal or veto by a 1/3 minority, bills that are passed 2/3 by the majority in the lower legislative branch, you could theoretically design a system of governance that cancels itself out unless nearly 3/3 reach consensus (supermajority, nearly unanimously) which would rarely ever happen.
