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Snowballing Issue of Fifth Constitutional Amendment
Many issues began to emerge soon after the general election ended. The issue of amending the 1945 Constitution is clearly avalanching. It is seeing a strong onslaught of ideas, either as a natural response to the needs of the nation or as an unnatural response that is triggered simply by political agendas.
In actual fact, while change is necessary, clear demarcation is needed on which matter is urgent in terms of the national interest and which is mere political marketing. Do we need to amend the Constitution? This question can be answered by asking whether the legal structure of our 1945 Constitution is appropriate. A detailed reading of the Constitution reveals many areas that need touching up.