> No, we vote to elect parties and party representatives to take decisions on our behalf. Kind of, but only to a limited degree. We vote for administrations th

> No, we vote to elect parties and party representatives to take decisions on our behalf. Kind of, but only to a limited degree. We vote for administrations that should deal "in our interest", but there's e.g. no legal mandate for them to decide to give up democracy and choose a King. Many EU-states recognized that and went for referendums on large items, e.g. on the European Constitution. A large-scale change of the nation is certainly not within the mandate given to them in any normal election. I understand the hesitance regarding direct democracy, because it's inconvenient. You have to actually convince people, and not broker a deal behind closed doors where you bribe people and they say yes "on behalf of everyone who voted for them". It works great in Switzerland though, they're peaceful and happy and free, and have been doing it successfully for quite a substantial amount of time.