Fearing that elections might bring an Islamist majority to Parliament and to the assembly that will write a new constitution, most secularists demanded supra-constitutional principles (akin to a bill of rights, with a few twists) or a constitution to be enforced by the SCAF before elections. They staged street demonstrations, mobilized media pressure, and lobbied the SCAF.
但相互冲突的要求也不少。由于担心选举结果会产生一个伊斯兰主义者占多数地位的议会和新宪法起草委员会，大多数世俗派要求制定最高宪法原则（类似于人权法案，但有所不同），或是由SCAF在选举前修订宪法。为此他们走上街头，动员媒体，并游说SCAF。