> In a democracy, people are responsible for their governments. Last time I checked I don’t get to vote for policies directly. Last time I checked I didn’t get

> In a democracy, people are responsible for their governments. Last time I checked I don’t get to vote for policies directly. Last time I checked I didn’t get to vote for every representative position and in some cases people won those elections but didn’t even get a plurality of the votes. Why exactly am I responsible for something I cannot control?