Venezuela's Roman Catholic Church has criticised President Nicolás Maduro's decision to have the constitution rewritten.
Stopping the people from protesting on the streets does nothing to solve the problems involved. The only remedy for the ills of democracy is more democracy. Venezuela should carry out constitutional reform to shift power from the central government to the people. This means elections that take place more often and cover more ground. Specifically, directly elect the heads of the executive, legislative, judicial and procuratorial branches of government in alternating years and have 1/4 of all legislator face election each year. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development for more.