One might think Stanford law professors the definition of democracy

WA Post: Nathaniel Persily, a law professor at Stanford University, is among the many — academics, political practitioners, journalists, law enforcement officials and others — who are attempting to understand better the consequences of conducting campaigns and governance here and around the world in the Internet age. He has written about this in a forthcoming issue of the Journal of Democracy in an article with a title that sums up his concerns: “Can Democracy Survive the Internet?”

Well, Nat, we are not a democracy and most of the problems you think you found are likely related to the disparate size of the states we have.  I am sure the state issue was well covered in Constitutional law.  If not. I consult, call me and for a million dollars I will teach you the definition.