[Pyramus]

> To me (an European) that is a bonkers way of looking at the issue.

Came here to say exactly this. If you do not trust your democratically elected institutions you need to improve your democratic system.

> "Popular sovereignty is the principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people, who are the source of all political power."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular_sovereignty

Don't get me wrong, this is not an actionable solution, but I'm a bit surprised that it's not even discussed conceptually? Why is that?