Fight is Sweet

Plots to tinker with the Constitution will not succeed. Any country who senses that its sacred laws are to be changed to advance the cause of a few individuals or to extend the terms of office of a national leader will fight tooth and nail to prevent it from happening. Why is that? It's elementary. The Constitution is the reason why a country exists or why its people behave. It is a set of laws that that is the lifeline to the country's continuing survival. It can be amended to add more changes that will protect the rights of its people or cause progress and prosperity to grow, but the procedure to amend it takes time and countless procedures and discussions emanate. It does not happen at the whim of one person trying to find a way to perpetuate himself or herself in power. The people can easily sense whether attempts to inject amendments to their Constitution are just extension of plots by misguided sectors of society, including those in the seats of power, to continue with their brazen cling to power. Then what follows are concerted efforts to prevent the Constitution from being "raped" by gangs of corrupt leaders and misguided military officers masquerading as protectors of the people. This is now what is happening in the Philippines. It maybe difficult to foresee what the outcome will be, but once you fight tooth and nail to protect your Constitution from being destroyed or tinkered with, the fight is just sweet.