There are protections against unconstitutional laws/policies being passed. YOur freedoms are based on what the majority have already agreed upon.. Democracy is rule of the majority.. There is no alternative except tyrannical rule. I bet you like that since you post no alternative. Either way denouncing democracy is the height of ignorance or elitism..
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A republic and democracy are not the same thing, the constitution was meant to protect the individuality of the states from the democracy rule of a federal government. Simple put if this were a democracy, it would be more of a dictatorship, because NY and CA would rule all states. Not to get into a whole argument here, its just democracy is not liberty or freedom. In fact it's very far from it.
I can't say it much better than this website does, https://wallbuilders.com/republic-v-democracy/
The idea of a Republic, particularly the U.S. Republic puts law and the constitution above men and was structured in such a way to create everlasting stability. A democracy put the power of law and the constitution in the hands of men, because of this there can never be stability or order. This always leads to collapse. Democracy sounds great, but it is not, men can be manipulated so easily. If anyone is scared of the rich now, just imagine what they could do if they started paying masses to vote a certain way. Or pushing billion dollar agendas to manipulate the vote. This happens now, but it doesn't work as well as it does in Europe, because we are a Republic.
I'll argue from the other spectrum, Brexit. The people voted for Brexit, because they didn't like the mass immigration. But do you think for a second the masses understand the complexity of the trade laws between the UK and the EU? But the masses can potentially make or break their country based on the mass populace.
I prefer the U.S. (a Republic) and think I'll stick with that.