Most people don't really care, and will not act
Until their personal sacred ox gets gored. And as long as they have their bread and circuses, they may not act even then.
Compared to what our Founders were willing to put up with we live today in an incredibly regimented nation under tyrannical leaders. Even though we do choose them ourselves, they rule us with what I think the Founders would see as a heavy hand. Not the heaviest hand possible, but a heavy burden nonetheless.
And the rate of adding new restrictions has increased in recent years, along with the cost of doing those things we are still allowed to do.
Just look at the number of people (percentage wise) that turn out to vote on a regular basis. Those people are at least interested enough to express their choices from those offered. The rest of us...we are too involved with our lives to be bothered with it. Until something directly impacts them. Do something that takes away or makes more expensive something they like to do, or have to do, and then they will get involved. Until then, as long as they are not going hungry and have their toys (whatever they are) they don't care.
No matter who get elected, some of the people will be upset with what they do. But remember that the President is not the king. He doesn't operate in a vacuum. remember 1994? Even though they passed the AWB, they went too far, and too fast. And the voters (us) sent them a message in that next election. Will they remember? Will we?
