[little jeremiah]

The founding fathers envisioned a government where the people were sovereign, and what a majority of the people thought would be reflected (if Constitutional) in the ideals and goals of their Representation.

Thay also said many times that this government will only work if the people are moral and religious. It will not work with feral hedonist atheists. It will fall apart. They way things are heading there is every chance that in a decade or so consensual cannibalism and no age of consent needed for sex acts will desired by the majority. That is, if the headline dive into the abyss is not stopped.

[little jeremiah]

Correction:

That is, if the headLONG dive into the abyss is not stopped.

[wagglebee]

The Founding Fathers DELIBERATELY gave us a Constitutional Republic, they were horrified at the prospect of a democracy (e.g. where laws were passed based on what the majority wanted). Pure democracy was and always will be a slippery slope that inevitably results in anarchy.