Tyranny by our elected representatives is Tyranny nonetheless

Next week, our elected representatives will begin working on a health care bill.
They will be using a process called "reconciliation" to push this momentous bill through the Senate and House in very little time and with very little debate.
"Reconciliation" is this, in a nutshell--our government has stated it needs to save $1 billion dollars. It has stated it will do this by passing a national health care bill. Because it is "reconciling" the budget, there's no need for discussion.
No need for our elected representatives to work on this bill. No need for us, the voters, to see the bill or to have time to contact our representatives about it.
Don't you think we, the people who put these folks in office, have a right to have a say in our government?
What happened to government for the people and by the people? What happened to our democratic system? When did despotism sneak in the door?
Tyranny by our elected representatives is tyranny nonetheless.

P.S. How you can reconcile a budget by passing a spending bill is beyond me. Wish I could do this with my household budget.