This is the danger of mob rule democracy. The founders never meant us to be a democracy.
Like old people voting against anyone who wants to reform SS. You can’t vote yourself money out of the public trough forever without major consequences
Don't forget the positive power of public opinion polling. NYT is going to die of hubris and bias, because of the broad public loss of trust. GM is likely to die, with the objections of patriotic Americans who despise the bailout being the final nail in the coffin of a company mortally wounded by poor management and parasitic unions. Within four years, the socialists will either destroy our country or destroy their own credibility, and I'm praying for the latter.