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Originally Posted by blankall
No it's not by definition a democracy. A democracy by definition has to protect basic civil rights. Having an election is not enough.
If the majority elects every 4-5 years to take away civil rights (in this case freedom of religion) that is mob rule. Not a democracy. Not even close.
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democracy is defined as no more than goverment by the majority through the means of enfranchisement, the definition of basic civil rights is up for negotiation after that, the UK has a state religeon protected in law, it has no constitutional rights, no constitution even, and yet it is a democracy.