Punchbowl News reports that the former Senate majority leader, who is retiring after his current term ends in January, lost consciousness at his Washington, D.C., home at 8:36 a.m. on June 14, before a dispatcher sent over an Advanced Life Support ambulance. Journalist Desiree Townsend posted a recording of the call from the emergency dispatcher Tuesday afternoon to X.
Worth noting Athenian citizens were only about 10% of the population.
Of them, only maybe 1/6th could actually serve, as military or any other citizens too far away from the Ekklesia were excluded.
Also worth noting the Ekklesia was limited in voting on items presented to them by the Boule, which was basically a smaller council made up entirely of rich folks
Athenian democracy wasnt as democratic as advertised
Right, but with modern technology there wouldn’t be a distance restriction nor am I suggesting we reduce the citizen class to ~10% of the population. The primary similarity would be that citizens would be summoned to serve.