Had the founders wanted a form of government in which their representatives acted as a direct conduit for the thoughts and passions of the day they would have constructed a democracy rather than a constitutional republic.
It is not too much to ask that our elected "leaders" exhibit some measure of intellect, wisdom and leadership rather than act upon a wet finger thrust into the prevailing breezes and manipulated public opinions. Conservatives only want the original constitutional contract restored and respected.
Me ? I prefer to steer a middle course: between the fuehrer prinzip of one side, and the "dictatorship of the proletariat" of the other.