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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jan/17/power-to-the-people-could-a-citizens-assembly-solve-the-brexit-crisis
I found this article really informative. I felt like it gave good context and addressed many concerns one might have if only just hearing about them on a superficial level. I found the analysis of the Irish citizens assembly as part of their referendum on abortion laws actually really interesting. I didn't even know that they had one! It cites many other examples of assemblies that have worked surprisingly well. I had no idea that they existed before reading this and in many ways they certainly sound like they're worth a shot. I'm personally pretty open to alternative ways to progress our democratic system considering how inadequate it currently seems to be.