Perhaps they don't like the limits on the powers that have been granted them by our state and federal constitutions. Or maybe they have other self serving motivations. Whatever the case may be, only knowledge of our heritage will enable us to anticipate such schemes and act accordingly to right the direction of our Republic. Such is also the case with a democracy, for this form of government is traditionally controlled at the top by a small ruling oligarchy. The people in a democracy are conditioned to believe that they are indeed the decision-making power of government, but in truth there is almost always a small circle at the top making the decisions for the entirety.
Authority is derived through mass meeting or any other form of direct expression.
Results in mobocracy, attitude toward property is communistic - negating property rights. Attitude toward law is that the will of the majority shall regulate, whether it be based on deliberation or governed by passion, prejudice, and impulse, without restraint or regard to consequence. Result in demagogism, license, agitation, discontent, anarchy. The 1928 definition of a democracy was later changed by those who write Army manuals, however. These people do this by electing representatives, and these men and women then carry out the wishes of the people.