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> The person on the other end of the phone has near complete discretion and the process is still not auditable or verifiable to you.

Does every administrative process have to go to a plebiscite or a Judge to be valid? Where do you draw the line?



There needs to be some mechanism by which the people can check the process. An elected official would likely suffice.


> elected official would likely suffice

For adjudicating traffic tolls? Why do you think election is going to produce a good outcome? Some jurisdictions would collect zero revenue while others would refuse any appeal on principle.


You're thinking one step on the line. If a jurisdiction refused appeals regularly, the elected official doing that would become more likely to get replaced.


> the elected official doing that would become more likely to get replaced

I’m saying there are jurisdictions where this would be desirable to voters. Any area where most tickets are issued to non-locals, for example. If I were running in those races, I’d advertise my zero clemency attitude towards outsiders tearing up our streets or whatever.




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