No, I think his point was that the tail isn't supposed to wag the dog', that if less than 20% of the people voted and force their will on the rest, that's not very democratic, and "democracy" is how the system is supposed to work at the local level! (And I hope you're aware that police protect society "as a whole".  They have NO responsibility, legal or otherwise to protect you as an individual.  That is YOUR responsibility!  Even if you've had a problem, requested extra patrol, and something STILL happened to you, courts have said, the police are NOT responsible.   Forewarned is Forearmed!)