Constituent assembly

ing votes to get what the majority wants, including term extensions, no anti-dynasty provisions and federalism, whatever this last concept means to the public which so far is vague, menacing and impractical.

Those who will compose the constituent assembly have already stated that federalism is the answer to our problems. No study of the context that will support it has been made, or the peculiar circumstances that may or may not allow it to succeed in this country at this time has been argued. All that is heard is that federalism is what we need and therefore will be imposed via the constituent assembly without any explanation, study, or even a clear will operate. More than ever under these circumstances do we need a constitutional convention of duly and freely elected representatives to tackle constitutional change in a reasonable and comprehensive manner. A Constituent assembly under present circumstances will not be able to deliver that.

As for the time element, is the rush for the sake of the present legislature and the present admin- istration? Constitutional change is the work of the public through its duly and freely elected representatives for the express purpose of constitutional change. Whether it is needed or not needed is for such a body elected for such purpose to tackle at its own reasonable good time. So, it is best that such a body only have one purpose and not mix it up with political considerations - sembly this is unlikely to happen.

what a society is, how it sees itself, what it means to be. It has to be the work of the majority of that society - nates to make its will known and followed. That makes it imperative that freely elected representatives make up such a body that will be tasked to tackle constitutional change.

After which, the people will either ratify or not ratify their work in a referendum. As someone said of attempts to make the present legislature the body to work on the Constitution

Note that this is the public take without even considering federalism in the mix.