Blake had a feeling of urgency and sometimes he probably just couldn't understand how come others don't have it. It reminds me of a poem by Bertold Brecht, Buddha's Tale of a Burning Home. Buddha sees a burning house. He enters and yells to the people that their roof is in flame, and that they should come out quickly. But they're not in a hurry. One of them, whose hair is already singed, asks whether it's rainy or windy outside, whether there are other houses nearby, and so on. Buddha says, 'To those who think this world isn't so hot that they'd rather replace it with any other than stay here - I've got nothing to say.' For Blake, the Federation is a burning house. The others are still discussing the weather. Democratically.

Which means missing the point of democracy; you have to persuade the others it is urgent. Once the Federation is replaced, there will doubtlessly be other urgent problems. Do people learn to vote on them, or does the person with the most power say "We do it my way, for now"? If that happens, democracy never has a chance. Begin as you mean to continue.