CAIRO: Thousands of Egyptians are marching to the Presidential Palace on Tuesday evening in a massive protest calling for the downfall of President Mohamed Morsi. Reports of clashes and tear gas being fired has also been seen on the social networking site Twitter. The chants, “the people want the downfall of the regime,” is echoing throughout Cairo near Morsi's residence in what activists and citizens have described as a “revolution in the making.” The march comes less than two weeks after Morsi issued a presidential decree that gives him powers above judiciary review, which activists have called a power grab. The boisterous march, dubbed the “Last Warning” is seen by many as the final attempt to open dialogue between the left and the conservative Morsi regime. Tens of thousands have also gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square to continue their demonstration calling for an end to dictatorship. All this also comes on the heels of a draft constitution, which was pushed through by Morsi and the Constituent Assembly tasked with its writing on Friday. A referendum has been set for December 15. But that draft has left many fearful over the future of Egypt and has increased calls for more forceful protests to force Morsi to withdraw the decree and restart the drafting process of the constitution, which has seen women, liberal groups and unions remove themselves from the process. One activist, sitting at a local cafe watching the protest, told Bikyamasr.com that “this is the final days of Morsi. It feels a lot like February 2011. I just hope the army doesn't come in. We can handle change without them.”
