That’s not possible.

That's very possible. It's just not what Americans are used to doing.

We voted on what game we’re playing

That's a naive perspective, as it misses the historical, financial, and sociological roots of the game. You can't play a game of basketball if the other team picks up the ball and walks off the court.

This is Lockean Theory 101, and its the entire basis of democracy. We use democratic tools to divine popular intent. But when the democracy is subverted and political leadership is divorced from public sentiment, the institutions fail. But if institutions aren't failing because people are too afraid to withdraw their support from them, the system is implicitly endorsed and corrupt officials get to continue abusing their social mandates.

It’s a stupid world and we all live in it.

Its only as stupid as we make it. Atm, we've got a country that's invested an enormous amount of time, energy, and labor hours in infesting our senior population with brain worms. That needs to change and simply voting isn't going to be the thing that does it.