Maybe we shouldn't vote for our leaders. Perhaps they should be the products of some civil service type system, with their position the result of training, examinations, prior experience, and peer review.

The democratic input of the people would be after a politician had served part of his term. If the people din't like him, they could vote him OUT of office, and the next man in line would replace him automatically.

It could be argued that the average voter is poorly qualified to evaluate who is suited for political office, but he is perfectly well qualified to identify someone who isn't.