How do the demos arrive at a decision? It doesn't. After endless discussion of this, that, or other, the lowest common denominator is selected by no one in particular. The entire process of "democracy" hinges on the fallacy that men will obey a set of laws and reason them out themselves. This is the liberal myth of laws being a force onto themselves. Sovereignty and political decisions are made by someone with the ability to write new laws and the capacity to enforce the said laws. The nonsense political system "democracy" is no different from the libertarian idea that "market" laws will correct society and enforce itself. Both systems deny the necessity of personal rule, a sovereign decision-maker.
Democracy has been a failure. How has democracy achieved happiness for its subjects, when the West is plagued with epidemic of mental illness, rampant addiction, and high suicide rates? Merely measuring shiny things that clink does not adequately evaluate social well-being. The duty of the government and the sovereign is to prioritise values and reorganise principles. The legitimacy of any government derives from the sacred, whether it be god, gods, or myths, not from the vulgar opinions of the populace. The liberal myth, which provides legitimacy to the current Western humanist governments, is dangerously flawed and needs to be reorganised.