What is this so called "democracy" that we can or can't afford? Is it the right to elect a dictator for a fixed term instead of one for life? Is it the right to guide a government that will respond to our wishes or at least the wishes of the majority throughout its term? Do we as a majority have the right to de-throne a government that was elected by lies that were never enacted once they were elected?
I am not a citizen of the USA but bullshit written by slave-owning founding fathers about all being created equal sticks in my craw!
In ancient Greece citizens could individually vote on issues but women and slaves were excluded, so democracy was born in the midst of injustice!   
There is no true democracy on the face of Earth today, but it is a goal that I would like to see happen! As long as money mongers control our world it will not happen within my lifetime and that saddens me!