Agreed, especially when you realize that "it's
turtles republics all the way down, man". At every level of government from Federal, to State, to County, to Local - we simply do not put the actual "writing of the laws" up to a public vote, or even to public discussion/feedback most of the time. That's precisely what elected officials are for - to represent our interests, to have the expertise (lol) to govern effectively, and to enact laws for the greater public good. At least in theory.
But regardless of the efficacy (or not), it's their job to legislate, that duty is not delegated to the people. One does not simply walk into Congress and propose legislation.
And then to top it off, I have no idea how a representative form of government supposedly suppresses voting. If anything, it seems to make voting even more important, to ensure that those you elect will truly represent the will of the people. The "mob rule" mentality that they espouse over at RPG.net works fine for small groups, like enacting the by-laws of your Raccoon Lodge with 20 members, but it tends to break down into chaos with larger groups because there's competing interests and more complex systems to consider.