“Liberal democracy, or democratic rule of law, is essentially a political system whose primary goal is to guarantee the intrinsic and inalienable rights and freedoms of all citizens by limiting state power within a democratic framework.

The intrinsic and inalienable rights and freedoms we all possess simply by being human are life, liberty, and property.

The fundamental logic of this system is to limit state power to prevent arbitrariness and authoritarianism by rulers, which could lead to violations of these intrinsic and inalienable rights and freedoms to which, I reiterate, all citizens are entitled simply by being human.

To achieve this, democratic rule of law relies on a series of principles and institutions, such as equality before the law, the exercise of state power through pre-established norms while respecting due process, the separation of powers, freedom of expression, and respect for the popular will within the framework of these principles of liberal democracy, among others.

It is, therefore, essentially about limiting state power within a democratic framework.”

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