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Old 02-24-2011, 03:47 PM   #84
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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon View Post
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.
In the modern context of the word 'democracy', a single vote allowing for a potentially permanent theocracy is not a 'democratic' government... more like a one-time or repeating referendum.
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