You're onto something but missing the deeper point. Even if we voted directly on policy, we'd still be imposing the majority's will on minorities. That's not freedom, that's mob rule with extra steps.

The real issue isn't WHO makes decisions but that we accept the legitimacy of ANY group forcing others to comply. Direct democracy can be just as tyrannical as representative democracy.

True freedom means voluntary association, not better ways to dominate each other through ballots.