Don't worry. Bishops won't be chosen any other way than they currently are in your lifetime. Bishops were chosen by priests and laity, in various ways, for nearly 1800 years.
Selecting bishops with the current politics is working well, isn't it?
Yes, with relatively few exceptions, the current system is fine. On the other hand, there does seem to be a problem with suitable seminarians. Dr. Brown, I suppose, is your idea of the laity being more involved. Frankly, I'm grateful that there are enough holy priests and religious that the mess in the church is not much worse.