As analysts and activists debate how to respond to the regime?s draft constitution, others ask if it will cement the generals? hold on power or trigger a popular uprising... "FOR the generals who rule Burma, it is a step closer to the coveted goal of permanent military control of the country?s politics. For its detractors, it is a potential lightning rod for decades of pent-up discontent. But for most, it is still a mystery, as they wonder if this is really a distant light at the end of the tunnel or the headlights of an impending disaster. The Burmese regime?s draft constitution, which Burmese voters will be asked to endorse or reject in a referendum in May, has drawn many reactions from people both inside and outside the country. Although there is little consensus on the constitution, which was 14 years in the making, few doubt that the referendum, if it actually goes ahead, will be the junta?s most significant political move since elections in 1990, when voters unequivocally signaled a desire for an end to military rule..."