This is accurate, but it's not just due to gerrymandering or FPTP voting. The US government was specifically designed as a representative democracy. There's no

This is accurate, but it's not just due to gerrymandering or FPTP voting. The US government was specifically designed as a representative democracy. There's no federal ballot proposition mechanism that allows the public to vote directly on issues, so it's up to elected officials to represent their constituents (or not). It's also worth noting that voters overwhelmingly re-elect their members of Congress, 80-90% of the time[1], despite Congress having a ~20% approval rating[2]. It's hard to imagine that puts a lot of pressure on members of Congress to enact the will of the people. [1] https://www.opensecrets.org/elections-overview/reelection-rates https://www.opensecrets.org/elections-overview/reelection-ra... [2] https://www.statista.com/statistics/207579/public-approval-rating-of-the-us-congress/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/207579/public-approval-r...