This is a republic.
Our Founding Fathers did not establish an oligarchy. They fully expected the citizenry to vote for what made sense and expected morals to be a part of that.
You have a most perverse interpretation of US history, but I expect that from a Canadian, eh?
They fully expected the citizenry to vote for what made sense and expected morals to be a part of that.
Yes, they did. Go back and look at how "the citizenry" was defined in democratic processes back then to see what I mean.
There were fewer than 45,000 votes cast in each of the first four presidential elections in this country. The U.S. Census Bureau lists a total U.S. population of about 5.3 million for the 1800 census.
The founders of this country would find it repulsive that every jackass aged 18 and older who can breathe on a mirror should have the right to vote.