"A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where 51 percent of the people may take away the rights of the other 49."

majority of people don't know this. Maybe this helps them wake up, so the study is not for nothing.

Take the rights away? That's not usually the result. People are quire good, and from practical point of view, there is not usually that uniform 51 % of people that they would agree to take the rights from the rest (rest who?).

But even your scenario is more democratic and better one, than 1 % of people deciding for the rest, based solely for their own benefit.

So, how many of you USA folks are going to change your voting behaviour to change America to more democratic direction?

My two cents is that it requires voting some other party, than the ruling two (or one).