The 50th anniversary of the Constitution and the complexities surrounding the appointment of judges to the Constitutional Court have brought renewed focus to constitutional matters. The author clarifies a historical misconception regarding the 'activism' of former President Cavaco Silva during the troika era, noting that it was actually a group of 25 deputies—just over the required one-tenth threshold—who successfully challenged the 2012 State Budget laws in the Constitutional Court. This power, granted to one-tenth of the members of the Assembly of the Republic, serves as a vital constitutional safeguard for minority oversight, acting as a check on the power of the majority.