We're a democracy, and yet many of the founders' greatest constitutional innovations *restrain* popular will. (Can you name some?) 

That's why the criticism "that's antidemocratic!"--without more--isn't a very compelling argument. 

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https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/full-text

Yes!  And even after the 17th Amendment mandated direct election of senators, the fact that each state gets two no matter its population is a check on pure democracy (much like the electoral college).

Electoral College, no direct election of senators, 10th amendment

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We = the people of the US.  Sorry to be unclear, especially on an international platform!

Your use of the word we here is confusing. Are you referring to the Warpcast community? Or the government of the United States. Are you a part of that government? Last time that I checked, the founders of the US were anti-democracy, and designed a constitutional republic as the system of government.

First past the poll voting… and that’s not even a constitutional constraint, just an inane convention that’s been held for centuries because it serves the ruling class