“not taking action” is an action. That needs to be clearly understood.
I contacted my congressional representatives and told them to fight Obama’s unilateral, dictatorial, authoritarian executive orders with everything they have. If they don’t we’ve lost the republic.
Exactly. That's how the process works. Our Congresspersons and Senators are the ones closest to their constituents and most accountable to them. If those elected officials do nothing, it's because they don't have the support of their constituents.
We are a republic, not a direct democracy, and certainly not ruled by a monarchy.