ED2030 IS NOT POLITICS, IT IS A HOSTAGE NOTE

This whole talk about extending the president’s term is not normal politics. It is a warning sign. It is power asking the people how much they can take before they stop caring. When leaders start changing rules to stay longer, it is never about service. It is about fear. Fear of elections. Fear of judgment. Fear of what comes after power.

I do not believe people want this. Not because everyone supports one party or another, but because people understand something simple. If leaders can change the rules when they feel uncomfortable, then voting becomes a joke. And when voting is a joke, citizens are no longer in charge of their own future. That is how theft becomes legal. Not just theft of money, but theft of choice, dignity, and hope.

What hurts the most is how we are being treated. Like children who can be distracted with slogans while serious decisions are being made behind closed doors. A country is not protected by loud speeches and flags. It is protected by rules that apply to everyone, especially those at the top. When those at the top start playing with term limits, they are not playing with paper. They are playing with the only thing that protects ordinary people from permanent abuse.

Some say the constitution has been broken many times, so maybe it no longer matters. That thinking is dangerous. If rules stop mattering because they are broken, then crime becomes normal if it is repeated. That is not justice. That is surrender. The right response to broken rules is not to throw away the rulebook, but to hold the rule breakers accountable. Because once we accept that power can break the law and still be rewarded, then we are teaching future leaders that there is no price for wrongdoing.

A constitution is not a decoration. It is a fence. It says leaders can lead, but they cannot own the country. Once that fence is removed, citizens are no longer protected. They are managed. Controlled. Used. And history shows that when leaders are not forced to leave, they do not suddenly become kinder. They become bolder, because they know no one can touch them.

Let us also be honest about what more years of the same system really mean. It means more struggling hospitals. More young people with degrees and no jobs. More vendors treated like criminals. More teachers begging to survive. More families depending on relatives abroad. More corruption becoming normal business, not a scandal. More silence forced on people who just want a better life. This is not abstract politics. This is daily suffering being extended by law.

This is why ED2030 is not a small issue. It is not just about dates and terms. It is about killing the idea that leadership is borrowed from the people. Term limits are not a technical detail. They are the people’s hand on the leader’s shoulder saying, “Your time is not yours to decide.” Remove that, and leadership turns into ownership. Presidents turn into rulers. Elections turn into rituals with no meaning.

Some try to confuse the debate by saying we must defend the country, not the constitution. That makes no sense. A country is not just land and borders. A country is people living under agreed rules. Without those rules, what remains is power backed by force. You cannot protect a nation by throwing away the system that defines it. Defending the country without defending the rules is like protecting the house while removing the doors.

This moment demands clarity, not clever language. Any attempt to extend terms is an attack on the people’s right to choose. It is an attack on accountability. It is an attack on the future. It should be rejected fully, loudly, and without apology.

What is being tested right now is not only the strength of the constitution, but the courage of citizens. Silence will be taken as approval. Confusion will be used as cover. Distraction will be used as strategy. But the truth is simple. When leaders try to stay longer than the law allows, they are telling the people that their will no longer matters.

And a country where the people no longer matter is not being governed. It is being captured.