Thats FAR beyond just swapping two files though . And it also relies on the encryption method having a recent unpatched vulnerability to exploit . TrueCrypt being an example . <| sep |> No we ' re a representative republic . the constitution is fairly explicit i that we are not a democracy . Founding fathers were terrified of mob rule . And here ' s the thing one of the central tennants of our government is that the majority doesn ' t get to just roll over the minority and get everything they want the minority gets disproportionate pull so that their interests also get represented . This is why so many things require more then a simple majority to pass , it ' s why less populous states get more EC votes per population , why every state gets 2 senators , and lies near the heart of much of the bill of rightsespecially the first amendment . The idea is that everyone ' s interests get represented not just the everyman who most closely resembles the majority of the population . And honestly that ' s how it should be we are a collection of states which in some cases have wildly different views and cultures if we want stability we can just adopt nothing but laws that suite the tastes of urban center states and leave entire swathes of the country out in the cold that ' s how you build unrest .