ABSTRACT
As is well known, each Member State of the United Nations is entitled to several delegates to the General Assembly, even though only one carries the vote. In the US, all five are appointed by the President; presumably, all delegates of other countries are also accountable to the executive branches of their respective governments, rather than directly to their peoples. A broadly-based nomination process, geared to attract candidates widely known for their humanitarian, educational, social or other services to their national – or even the world – community, would encourage the widest possible participation in such elections. Considerable public interest in this idea has already been discovered by the Federalist Caucus. Although the election of one delegate per nation would make this second house no more proportionally representative of the people than the General Assembly now is, with respect to the Member States, it could become so over time.
