Democracy Democracy Things are decided by a combination of direct and representative democracy. Remember first of all that the primary power and freedom of choice resides with individuals. People have the right to govern their own affairs. They have no inherent rights to govern the affairs of others.
Any group is free to establish any system of governance within their group that they desire.
That is, they can decide that everything is voted on and the majority rules, or they might elect leaders who will decide what goes. A key principle is, however, that any individual member of a group is free to leave if he or she does not agree with the way the group is working. One is not forced to stay within any particular group, but as long as one is there one is subject to the rules and norms within that group. A group is free to establish any criteria for membership that it chooses, and any rules of behavior for members. It is also free to expel members that are deemed to not abide by those rules.