that keep commenting on France being a democratic country...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10611398

'French MPs vote to ban Islamic full veil in public'

Now correct me if I am wrong, but it would seem like they did vote on it and it was a majority rule to ban the veil...

and the last time I looked, MP's are the voice of their constituencies.... in plain English... they are voted into parliment by the people, for the people...

So I would say... democratically, its a pass!