Full Idea
A liberal-democratic system is one in which those people who are subject to political authority have a right to participate in determining that authority.
Gist of Idea
In a liberal democracy all subjects of authority have a right to determine the authority
Source
Will Kymlicka (Contemporary Political Philosophy (2nd edn) [2002], 8.4)
Book Reference
Kymlicka,Will: 'Contemporary Political Philosophy (2nd ed)' [OUP 2002], p.359
A Reaction
This applies to immigrants. The most anti-democratic move in recent democracies is the strategy of trying to make it more difficult to vote, perhaps by demanding identification documents, or creating huge queues.