the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation
Ok, now tell me how much of the policy passed in the country, or the court rulings for big things like Roe v Wade, or the actions of police, are agreed by the majority of the population. Most policy goes against the explicit wishes of voters. Choosing a “representative” without any further mechanism to ensure that the representative actually, you know, REPRESENTS the wishes of the voter, is absolutely undemocratic.
Ok, now tell me how much of the policy passed in the country, or the court rulings for big things like Roe v Wade, or the actions of police, are agreed by the majority of the population. Most policy goes against the explicit wishes of voters. Choosing a “representative” without any further mechanism to ensure that the representative actually, you know, REPRESENTS the wishes of the voter, is absolutely undemocratic.