But you can't evaluate it in a vacuum. It needs to be compared to the current state of affairs, and to other realistic alternatives.
Our political system effectively selects for sociopathic con men. So would you prefer your laws to be written by those people vs a random group?
Two relevant quotes from writers who could not be more different:
“I would rather be governed by the first 2,000 people in the Boston telephone directory than by the 2,000 faculty members of Harvard University.” - William F Buckley Jr
“Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.” - Douglas Adams