&gt; Democracy is far too important to be left in the hands of the people, it would seem.<p>Very contradictory, and some would say elitist. Many of the problems with our democratic republic system (we don&#x27;t live in a democracy) arise due to the entrenched oligarchic power structure and excessively lenient campaign finance laws, which basically give the power of the purse to corporations and executives. The people are not to blame when political parties only choose to push candidates who have wholly existed within this power structure and are completely out of touch with the needs of the country as a whole.<p>If a government represents its people within constraints (avoiding discrimination or prejudice and avoiding harm to people by way of a Millian criminal justice system), those people should logically be happier.<p>Examples: marijuana legalization, welfare, basic living income, civil liberties, non-interventionist foreign policy, checks and balances on law enforcement.<p>If the government couldn&#x27;t be trusted with the masses, voter suppression laws would be successful at turning the tides of the country away from unrest and inequality and unhappiness. They haven&#x27;t, and to suggest otherwise is a laughably elitist and ridiculous sentiment.