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The judicial branch needs to get involved when the election process is being tampered with. In the past there were times when "democracy" won, but society lost:

The judicial branch needs to get involved when the election process is being tampered with. In the past there were times when "democracy" won, but society lost: 1789 France, 1933 Germany, 1949 Romania, etc. If only the will of the people rules you sometimes get abuse and dictators. The concept of a "republic" means the rule of the people under a set of laws and a constitution which protects all people from abuses of the majority. The decision to call for another presidential election was taken by the Constitutional Court - similar to the Supreme Court of US, which is the one that needs to validate the results of elections before they can produce results.

mmooss 2y ago
> The concept of a "republic" means the rule of the people under a set of laws and a constitution which protects all people from abuses of the majority. I agree, but I think that's called 'constitutional democracy'. Democracy can't be mob rule, is another way of looking at it; it can't be 'two wolves and a sheep voting on what's for dinner'. > In the past there were times when "democracy" won, but society lost: 1789 France, 1933 Germany, 1949 Romania, etc. Yes, the cardinal sin is someone who uses their power to prevent future democracy (or to oppress the minority).