re: #4 teleskiguy

I’d point out the panel can’t control the nominations. From the article:

Being nominated for the prize doesn’t mean the Nobel Institute has approved anything — thousands of people around the world are allowed to nominate, including: members of national legislatures and top government officials, current and former Nobel Committee members, previous Peace Prize laureates, certain types of professors, members of international courts, and the heads of some think tanks.

I’m sure we have a few legislators stupid enough to write the letter.