Indeed, the founding fathers had more criticism of democracy than praises, and the term is found no where in the Constitution. Instead "majority rule" was established in 1861 when the Yankee majority overthrew the Constitutional restraints (e.g. State's rights, 10th amendment) and provoked a secession, which was only turned to a Union by force of arms.

A Union by Force can hardly be considered a government "of the people, by the people, for the people", or by consent of the states. It is a government of the majority, by the tyrannical majority, which holds such union by gunpoint to prevent any further attempts of secession.

Democracy: The substitution of election by t...

Indeed, the founding fathers had more criticism of democracy than praises, and the term is found no where in the Constitution. Instead "majority rule" was established in 1861 when the Yankee majority overthrew the Constitutional restraints (e.g. State's rights, 10th amendment) and provoked a secession, which was only turned to a Union by force of arms.

A Union by Force can hardly be considered a government "of the people, by the people, for the people", or by consent of the states. It is a government of the majority, by the tyrannical majority, which holds such union by gunpoint to prevent any further attempts of secession.

Democracy: The substitution of election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

Obama's popularity demonstrates the truth of this statement. People will see the truth too late, and then defend their Democrat just as the Republicans defended theirs in the White House.

Democracy is always revolutionary, and upon dangerous whim of the majority.