You're making my case for me. The premise of Democracy is accountability to the people. We are watching that erode one Patriot Act, NDAA, Drone Strike, or bit of corporate subversion at a time. The whole damned thing needs to be brought before the people, it has gone far enough.
Unfortunately for you, at this point the people will plump for the system, or at least not nearly enough are disgruntled to your level for profound changes to occur.