Reminds me of Athenian ostracism. I always thought we should have a write-in line on ballots where if more than a third of voters write one name, they’re banned from public office for ten years.
The point is to expel demagogues, thereby incentivising compromise and not demonising a series of minorities. Athenians just banished the least popular person, assuming a quorum was met [1]. (I made up the one third threshold with limited thought.)
Reminds me of Athenian ostracism. I always thought we should have a write-in line on ballots where if more than a third of voters write one name, they’re banned from public office for ten years.