To the average American in the street, if you were to ask them whether in America the "Majority Rules", then would almost, without exception, nod their head in affirmation. After all, isn't that how all our elections are held, that the majority wins by virtue of having received greater than 50% of the votes or a plurality of the votes cast? What the average American is missing though, is just because a certain person or a particular ballot proposition passed by a majority or a plurality of registered voters this has very little to do as to whether the majority rules, as this is simply the most superficial view of American democracy. In actuality, when someone wins an election, or a ballot proposition is passed, one must look behind the curtain to see as to who actually gained and who actually lost, and in many instances, the answer will point to those that are in true control of our liberties.
It is imperative to understand that in virtually any country, in virtually any company, in virtually any organization, that none of these institutions are truly democratic, to wit, not all are treated equally, not all are given an equal voice, and not all have an equal influence. While some of this is purely the natural course of events, it is important also to recognize that in actuality no matter the motto or principles of said institution, none of these organizations are truly setup to provide an equal opportunity to all, they are all in their way, managed, so that a few will lord it over the many, perhaps, in a few exceptional cases, unwittingly.
Within the American psyche there are very few people that having gained ground, material wealth, property, power, and such, fairly or not, would willingly wish to relinquish it to some other entity or other person. In fact, power and influence once obtained, are attributes that few are completely satiated with, and many would do much to oppose those that would try to take these very things away from them. One must comprehend that although America has, for instance, two great political parties that appear to be at loggerheads to each other, as well as major multi-national corporations such as Microsoft and Apple, that appear to compete against each other, that in many instances, almost all instances, that "there isn't a dime's worth of difference between the two," that they are all, in fact, in the same boat, that the elites within each major political party, as well as the powerful corporate executives within each gargantuan multi-national corporation, have more in common to each other than they do to the common people, which means that at the end of day, whether one party wins the election or one corporation takes more market share from the other, in aggregate, they always win, because as time goes on they achieve more power, more money, more influence, and more domination over the common man who often times is oblivious to it all.
Commerce, media, and justice, are controlled, or at worse, heavily influenced by those that have the appropriate power apparatus already in place, the deep pockets of monetary wealth, and the fear factor to make good on their situational leverage. In today's modern world, you cannot hope to rise in power or into meaningful authority, without the support of money, connections, and media play. Those that can make you, will only let you in, with the implicit understanding that you have to "play ball" to do so. The choices and the change that so many Americans believe are possible are, for the most part, a complete charade.