> ... what Ershad did in Bangladesh: he changed the constitution from its original meaning, without going through the proper means for amending the constitution

> ... what Ershad did in Bangladesh: he changed the constitution from its original meaning, without going through the proper means for amending the constitution. Tangential: Seems analogous to changing code without changing the documentation — if the change makes things run better, well .... (And saying, "you're never, ever allowed to change the code unless you change the documentation first" seems to have priorities backwards.)