Linda Chavez: Another sham election in Iran

By Linda Chavez

Published June 13, 2013 4:00am ET

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Linda Chavez: Another sham election in Iran — In this photo released by an official website of the Iranian supreme leader's office, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei casts his ballot in the presidential election without publicly endorsing a candidate, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 14, 2013. On Friday, Khamenei delivered a salty rebuke to U.S. questions over the openness of the presidential contest , telling Washington "the hell with you" after casting his ballot in a race widely criticized in the West as pre-rigged in favor of Tehran's ruling system. (AP Photo/Office of the Supreme Leader) | Uncredited

Like most people who live in democratic countries, Americans believe elections matter. But elections alone don’t define democracy. Elections are simply the mechanism by which free people choose the leaders who will uphold the rule of law and protect basic human rights, including the rights of those who did not vote for them.

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