Elected officials trying to do what they told voters they would do is literally the textbook definition of monarchy.
I expect that you intended to say "textbook definition of democracy", but the Freudian slip is quite something.
I merely suggested that what was happening seemed at odds with the intent of the founders of the United States, in that even in 18th century England it would have been perceived as vast over-reach of a monarch to behave in a similar manner.
If you're all happy with it, fine. It just seems remarkable, hence my original comment.
I never voted for Trump, but I did vote for my state to defy federal cannabis laws. Guess what, my vote to shit on federal laws was legal.
Different thing if they uphold the checks and bakances.