Right, this system of government is obviously not working very well at representing the will of the people currently, nor has it ever.

You can debate why turnout is so low in this country for something so high stakes. The obvious things to reach for are the electoral college (where votes simply don't matter unless you live in a swing state) and the two party "system" (where you have to vote for an omnibus which will definitely have things you disagree with).

But it's just plain rotten. The only people this seems to work for consistently are the wealthy.