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Would you sit on a jury to review government regulations? Citizen oversight panels could make this process more open and democratic

  • Written by Samuel Bagg, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of South Carolina
Would you sit on a jury to review government regulations? Citizen oversight panels could make this process more open and democraticJuries render decisions on complex legal questions and could do the same as part of the regulatory process. image Source, via Getty Imagses

Who makes the rules that govern our daily lives? In a democracy, it’s natural to think that “the people” are in charge, or should be.

Of course, hundreds of millions of people can’t...

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