Since we are talking baout democracy in Jordan, let me give you an example: In the late 80s, the Jordanian parliament comproising mainly of the radical islamists were trying to pass certain bills that could be considered "illiberal" the King intervened and blocked those bills from passing. So who is liberal- the parties or the King? Elections and freedom of speech, not necessarily produce the same results in many parts of the world as they do in the US and Western Europe. = Since we are talking baout democracy in Jordan, let me give you an example: In the late 80s AND EARLY 90s, the Jordanian parliament comproising mainly of the radical islamists were trying to pass certain bills that could be considered "illiberal" the King intervened and blocked those bills from passing such as one that wanted to make the Peace Treaty With Israel nullified. So who is liberal- the parties or the King? Elections and freedom of speech, not necessarily produce the same results in many parts of the world as they do in the US and Western Europe.