Yes we are!  Now...if the govt doesn't heed our requests (e.g. same sex marriage, males using girls bathrooms w/out regard to the age of the male, admin law system allowing unelected state agencies to create, implement and enforce "regulations" or "guidelines" that have the force of law [DLNR, EPA, etc.]) then our recourse is clear.  Term limits.  It's just that we already have that, too, in the form of elections.  To paraphrase:  Evil can only succeed when not enough good men do nothing.  No hew and cry that there are NO Republicans in our state senate.  Auwe!