Ask John Adams.
"Democratic self-government does not work, according to Plato, because ordinary people have not learned how to run the ship of state. They are not familiar enough with such things as economics, military strategy, conditions in other countries, or the confusing intricacies of law and ethics. "
http://faculty.frostburg.edu/phil/forum/PlatoRep.htm
It is my understanding that the founding fathers knew the dangers of a democracy. Our government was intended to be a Republic. In a Democracy, when the ruling class (democratic majority/mob) determines they can vote in their own benefits.... they slit their own throat. This is what is happening today. Look at the California Correction Officers....
http://www.marinij.com/opinion/ci_10434946
considering their salaries (averaging 62K/ year)
http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/Career_Opport...R/COIndex.html
and their penchant for disability claims, it won't be long before the tax payers (non-government employee) drown.