The people voted for their representatives, who then voted the law into effect.
"A government is republican in proportion as every member composing it has his equal voice in the direction of its concerns: not indeed in person, which would be impracticable beyond the limits of a city or small township, but by representatives chosen by himself and responsible to him at short periods." --Thomas Jefferson
I am a conservative, currently registered as Republican here in WV. We are more libertarian here. We speak guns and liberty. Your cute lefty references don't validate anything. You have made no argument past your love for controlling the behavior of others. Obama would love you...