This is the prototypical "wow the nerd tried to solve law and lawyering". Yes, the constitution can be ammended to be less democratic. It can also be entirely ignored by everyone, and things can also happen in ways that go against its text, with judges looking the other way!
People are not magically bound by words on a piece of paper, so if you end up being able to go through the (extremely arduous! Moreso than many countries) ammendment process successfully you probably have enough popular support to do whatever you would want in any universe, even with a stricter requirement.
It's embarassing that this anecdote is given almost any weight. It's absolutely the most navel-gazing useless analysis. It does help to serve as an excellent counter-argument to "philosopher kings", though....
People are not magically bound by words on a piece of paper, so if you end up being able to go through the (extremely arduous! Moreso than many countries) ammendment process successfully you probably have enough popular support to do whatever you would want in any universe, even with a stricter requirement.
It's embarassing that this anecdote is given almost any weight. It's absolutely the most navel-gazing useless analysis. It does help to serve as an excellent counter-argument to "philosopher kings", though....