America (like most "liberal democracies") doesn't have a democratic process to begin with, so your point is moot. Your reps control your entire country and can do basically whatever the fuck they want for 4 years (in the house/presidency), 6 years (in the senate) or life (for SCOTUS).

In theory, the power of recall or impeachment exists, but you've seen yourself how trying to impeach even someone as corrupt as Trump goes.

Even in cases where there is a semblance of direct democracy (such as state wide propositions), the capitalists own the entire media aparatus (on top of basically every other part of society and nature).