What many people don’t understand is that although the founders wanted the people to have a say, they were also fearful giving the public TOO much of a say would result in government catering to voters own self interest over the interest of the nation as a whole (which is what you are seeing now with the massive welfare state). The system was designed so the House or Representatives was the “people’s house” and elected by and answerable to the people. The Senate, on the other hand, was appointed by the states, the Senate was to represent the interest and rights of the state NOT the individual. This was to create a balance where the neither the interest of the state or the interest of the individual would be able to run roughshod over the other. Unfortunately, with the direct vote for senators, we now have two houses that are answerable to the voters and nobody to advocate for the states, that is why you see a behemoth federal government, and massive welfare state where individual states rights are left to the mercy of the courts...
Now "democracy" and the "right to vote" are seen as laudable. It's going to come crashing down, one of these days, and it's going to be an ugly mess.