Let's test the best democracies in the #world to see whether they even meet the simplest basic principles of #democracy.
Today I start with the respectable democracy of the United Kingdom.
I only check a single criteria and that is equality before the law.
The British take a lot of pride in their Magna Carta, but they don't even have a constitution. The lack of a constitution is one of the biggest problems with the British legal system, as you can easily invoke in court a law passed in 1518 by some random bastard who had a bit of power at the time. The biggest problem, however, is that you cannot be an archaic monarchy and a modern democracy at the same time.
Based on history, the royal family is above the law. Scotland Yard is not allowed to investigate any crime on the King's estate without his consent. So if a crime is committed at the royal salmon farm, the police must first ask the king if they can enter the crime scene.
This made Trump hesitate to enter the royal palace, as bad things could have happened to him there.
No equality before the law, so no democracy. Great Britain has failed the democracy check.
What supposed democracy should I review next? Write it in the comments ...
#politics #rights #law #justice #equality #HumanRights #ethics #moral #test #check
