[Don Corleone]

If amendments and direct democracy are how the people wish to govern, then, let’s get rid of representative government

We pretty much did that when they allowed lobbyi$t$ into the halls of government.

[adorno]

We pretty much did that when they allowed lobbyi$t$ into the halls of government.

While I agree that lobbying is ill-advised, it's not quite the same as allowing amendments to bypass representative government. Lobbying is actually democratic, since it's a form of petitioning the government officials and a form of getting issues brought to the forefront.