I didn't claim they were a democracy. In fact, I alluded that you might want to rethink that only democracies are "popular soveignities" with my England quote.
Can we define popular soveignities? What makes a popular soveignity?
Does an approval rating of 35% make a popular soveignity? Are only soveignites that are elected "popular"? What if they elect a non-popular government?
(And popular to whom?)