Yes. It has been long known as "lawfare" In practice it means that we are pretty close to how ancient Greeks (in the city state of Athens) defined democracry:

Yes. It has been long known as "lawfare" In practice it means that we are pretty close to how ancient Greeks (in the city state of Athens) defined democracry: ~3% of the population decided - by voting - how the remaining 97% would live their lives.