Introduction
The position and representation of both President and Congress in United States have brought huge debates. Some people argue that Congress does not really represent the constituents.
While the position of the president is certainly preferred since it is considered to represent the opinion of the people. Delegates’ representation is a body or an individual who cast votes which are consistent to the wishes of the voters which he represents. The trustee hypothesis proposes that the duties of representatives are to serve in the interest of his voters or constituents.
The delegate method proposes that the representative must serve merely on the instruction of his voters (Kernell, Jacobson and Kousser 23). This form does not provide voters the privilege to provide their own views and fails to address the needs of their country, district or the state. Basically, the representatives serve as the opinions of the people who are not literally at attendance.
The most common way of representation at the national stage is delegate representation, which can be observed at the presidential stage through elections, public participation, political stand, and election campaigns.
Congress and president should listen and react according to the views and the opinion of the people or the voters. The best practice for the delegate representation is to use some approaches or strategies which satisfy the needs and desires of the people.
President Acts as Delegate
The president mostly acts as a delegate and often consults the people in some matters which he reflects to be important to the people directly. It would be appropriate for the president sometimes not to consult the people in some matters since the people trusted him and voted him to take the position. He should consult Americans directly but not the electorates.
These are voters who the president represents when creating the laws and when the president meets with representatives from other countries to address the treaty or any other related issues. He is not representing the Congress or the government, but he is representing the entire nation.
However, as earlier mentioned, the president has the privilege to make some decisions without consulting the public since the people elected the president and acts as a trusted person. Additionally, the voters trust him and believe in his thoughts (Kernell, Jacobson and Kousser 23).
The people elected the president to act and create things to happen and by electing a president who is representing the public in the way of the trustee alone is not a wise idea. There is no need then to have the president and the people should go straight to Congress.
Congress has not been fully showing the qualities of delegate representation. They have been voting without analyzing the opinions of the people. A direct democracy appears to adapt the current system of government and the modern world than the Congress form of representation.
Besides, it is reasonably obvious that representatives in Washington do not represent the desires of the people any longer. Instead, Congress represents particular desires of the corporations which protect them in their offices. So the very institution which was intended to represent the public has betrayed them and turn into a device of corporations which are destroying and exploiting the public for their own interests.
While acting as a delegate in representing the people of America, the president should put more effort in representing the entire population. It is practically difficult to make everybody pleased and if only the elitists are pleased, who compose a very minimal ratio of the population, the president is fundamentally showing that he would not be elected for another term in the office.
Since the elitists compose only small percentage of the population and if the larger ratio of the population is not pleased and unhappy about the form of leadership, they may create huge opposition to the president (Smith, Roberts and Vande 40).
While representing the Americans in a delegate’s manner and training the public so that they have a better opinion of what is taking place, the president must also avoid representing the people in expressive manner.
The voters often have the difficulty in getting in touch with their representatives and they have no idea what is happening in their districts or states.
Certainly, the members of the Congress claim that they are representing the people while they are seen flying around in magnificent jets and are provided with free medical cover on the Congressional health insurance benefits plan. However, this does not enable the public to be aware or the things which are taking place in their districts or states.
Political Positions
The president shows his qualities of a good delegate representative if his leadership responds to some changes in people emotions or sentiments. The people analyze public policy through either proposing the government to improve it or reduce it and that conclusion changes as opinions of the world change.
The president predicts these changes and reacts consequently (Smith 442). When the public policy changes from people’s demands for policy, the representation arrangement serves as a control tool to maintain policy on the right track.
The president often worries a lot regarding the opinions of the people since he understands that the conclusion he makes can be examined in a future election and utilized as bullets by his opponents. The president way of leadership has more delegate representation and changes according to the public opinion.
If there is no delegate representation and the people are not pleased by the president or the Congress, the public may consider that they are not represented well. The president often considers the expediency position to increase his possibility of being reelected in the coming election since it almost certainly to influence the voters.
This is the stand the president understands that most of the voters are consistent with and will be happy with the president for following this position. However, the president should keep himself updated regarding the state of the opinions of the voters to help him understand the expediency position (Smith 442).
These fluctuations in opinions atmosphere provide vital impacts on policy plans and policy results. This means that when the voters or people change moods, president is fast to be delegate representative and satisfies his voters since he wants to stay in office. Through this normal expectation, the president changes policy from the changing or drifting opinions.
Apart from controlling changes in public policy, the people indicate the strengths and trends of the policies. This means that they have views whether the president or the government is either very dynamic or not dynamic enough and whether policy must be more liberal or more conservative.
The president cannot disregards the public and he can declare himself in political positions which are positive to the people or voters as well as changes policy to satisfy the public’s desires all in an effort to remain in office for the remaining constitutional term in office.
Public participation in the affairs of the country is yet another approach the president uses in his way of delegate representation. The president has been engaging the public so that the public can trust him (Smith 442).
The political polls give a foundation in which the policy can be created. Again, President Clinton made use of political polls and became admired leader for acting in a delegate representation way and he also acted the way the people or his voters needed him to do (Smith, Roberts and Ryan Vande 40).
Conclusion
The public is a huge factor in establishing public polices and handling public issues. The president and the Congress frequently serve in ways they consider satisfies public policies as observed in their political stands and campaigns.
The president follows the public polls and information to be informed. He always understands the public’s emotions or climate since he understands that this will support him in the future elections. Both the congress and president take reelection as their key objective.
Delegate way of representation by the president has been favored by Americans since they are allowed to provide their own views. They are involved in decision making in all issues which affect their lives. The president is elected by the people and is considered that he is a trusted part of the government.
He consults the public in all the issues which he considers appropriate for them. Since he was elected and trusted person, sometimes he should make decisions by himself. The president acts both as delegate and trustee. If the powers of the president are increase, he can fully represent the country without interruption from Congress who works for their own interests.
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Smith, Steven, Jason Roberts and Ryan Vande. The American Congress. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011. Print.