Having seen just how vulnerable a government could be, and not trusting their own mixed record in open elections, it was clear to some ASP leaders that drastic measures were warranted to secure the survival of what was now being called "The Revolution".
Baadhi ya viongozi wa ASP baada kuona kwamba serikali itakuwa haina udhibiti na uwezo kujilinda na kutokuwa na imani matokeo ya chaguzi huria zilizofanyika, viongozi hawalitafuta njia za haraka za kuhalalisha udhibiti yale ambayo yaliitwa sasa "Mapinduzi".