the empire isn't a democracy and here's proof;

The Senate on Thursday voted 82-15 and 83-15 against two resolutions seeking to block the latest round of arms sales to Israel -- even though polls show the majority of Americans want to end all military aid to the Jewish state.

From TruthOut, "Only 15 Senators Back Sanders Bid to Block Arms to Israel as Gaza Deaths Top 50k":

On Thursday, the Senate rejected Sen. Bernie Sanders's (I-Vermont) resolutions to block the sale of $8.8 billion in weapons to Israel by an even wider margin than in similar votes last year -- despite Israel having since violated the Gaza ceasefire agreement.

The Senate's opposition to the resolutions comes as Israel has maintained a total humanitarian aid blockade on Gaza for over a month.

Sanders forced votes on two resolutions on Thursday, the first to block the sale of 35,000 2,000-pound bombs to Israel, worth $2 billion, and the second on the sale of tens of thousands of other bombs and JDAMs, worth $6.75 billion.

Both resolutions failed with overwhelming bipartisan opposition, by a vote of 15 in favor and 82 against for the first vote and 83 against for the second. Similar votes on Joint Resolutions of Disapproval brought by Sanders in November, to block $1 billion of tank rounds, mortar rounds, and JDAMs, failed but with smaller margins; several Democrats flipped their votes, despite the sales being pushed by the Trump administration this time around.........more.....