This had little to do with democracy. This was a coupe by the oligarchs. The people would not had voted for Obamacare or homo-marriage. The oligarchs pushed those through. The people are being duped, but that’s also on the oligarchs.
It was well documented that BHO was a far left radical well before the November 4, 2008 election.
Mass democracy has been destroying the country since the New Deal at least. Actually since the Wilson Administration.
You cannot have both a limited government republic and mass democracy. The people will simply vote for more free stuff at the expense of others.