 Never afraid to speak his mind , in July 1991 in an interview by The Straits Times Woon commented : " We effectively don 't have a Constitution . We have a law that can be easily changed by Parliament , and by the party in power because the party is Parliament . The changes themselves might not be controversial , but it is unsettling how flexible the Constitution is , unlike , say , in the United States . " In reply , Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong pointed out that past changes to the Constitution had been made only with a two @-@ thirds parliamentary majority and not done lightheartedly , as the intensive discussions and the two @-@ year gestation period of the Elected President Bill proved . He affirmed that the Constitution had to evolve to reflect the changing needs of the people , and that it could not be assumed that the Constitution , drafted in 1965 , would be the best Constitution for always and should be frozen in time . " So to say that because the Government in power changes the Constitution there is no Constitution is ridiculous , to put it mildly . " 
