Democratic Wisdom?

"In America, the founding fathers conceived of democracy as a way of establishing accountability by restricting power.  If the populace as a whole did not like the executive, legislative, or judicial branches of government, the ballot box provided a means of turfing them out.  Strangely, modern politicians speak of 'the wisdom of the American people,' as if special insight resides in the masses.  That was not the perception of the founding fathers; it is certainly not a Christian evaluation" (Carson, The Cross and Christian Ministry, p. 16).