RE: Is Veto Power Really Democratic?

I think democracy is a good idea in theory, but falls apart in practice because if the majority agree with something the chances are it's the minority who are going to lose out one way or another.

I like the idea of a power of veto, but for it to work the person with the right to veto needs to have absolutely no interest in the outcome. That way, they can work purely on ethical grounds. This is where the UN Security Council fails; every single member gains or loses from every vote. What I feel is needed is a way to select those who can exercise veto from a pool of people least open to corruption; when there is a vote, one is selected at random, and if they opt to veto then they are then removed from the pool so they only get to cast one veto. This would avoid the failing of the Roman Republic, where the Tribunes of the Plebes (who could veto pretty much any other official's actions) sometimes bought the entire government to a standstill with repeated vetos.