Where I live in a town of about 100K, 46,000 people voted in the election for mayor. If there's a hearing for some project, maybe 10 or 20 people show up, most

Where I live in a town of about 100K, 46,000 people voted in the election for mayor. If there's a hearing for some project, maybe 10 or 20 people show up, mostly old, wealthy people who 'got theirs' and want to complain about change. People's votes are a far more inclusive way of letting 'the commoner' have their say than hearings at 11AM.