Tim Fewless: Why We Need a President

I believe that the establishment of a President of the United States was a necessity in order to promote the smooth and effective flow of governance. The idea of creating a republic where the people elect representatives and form assemblies to govern is a noble idea but without a central executive officer an assembly will not function properly. As the text states the initial confederation government struggled with foreign relations and in dealing with foreign heads of state due to the lack of a singular voice. I believe that a singular voice at the executive level is a necessity for the stability of governance and this stability is why I believe that we have a President. 

The danger in investing power in an executive branch to achieve stability of government is the potential for the individual to abuse the power given to them. The founders recognized the need for the stability of an executive officer and sought to balance that need with protections against the individual usurping power. The solution was to give the newly created President enough power to address the flaws that the government had while at the same time limiting their authority in such a way that power could not be pulled from the people. The important concept was that the executive would be given specific powers and not general powers. General powers allow for the individual to mold and shift the government in a way to promote self-interests and the promotion of a powerbase. 

I believe we also need a President in the role of commander and chief. Countries which do not have civilian control over the military run the risk of a junta. The President, as the dually elected representitive of the people ensures that the people are in control of the military aparatus. If the president is necessary for the stability of foreign policy and the control of the military it could be said that the office of the President is then a force of stability within the overall government. 

To me the presidency is the ‘face’ of the American people. In other words, apart from the President’s functional role in the government the office serves as a symbol of the government itself. When people abroad envision the government the image of the presidency comes to mind. In some cases this can be an image of hope and inclusion which promotes the ‘American dream’ and at other times it can be a divisive image. Whatever the occupant of the office presents in terms of character it is important that the citizenry of both the nation and the world have that image to look to. Thus, the office to me represents stability as well as an image which can promote justice and equity. 

15 thoughts on “Tim Fewless: Why We Need a President”

  1. But why does it end up as a “central executive officer”? Why not an executive council as proposed by many states as the government was designed? You write about why you think we need a president but not about why at the time of the Founding we went for a singular person (looks like a King right?) rather than an executive group or process that broke up the power to “take care the law is faithfully executed.” The discussion of this office in Article Two has both specific power but also much implied power, so it isn’t as though we designed the office with many limitations. Rather, subsequent presidents have enlarged (occasionally shrunk) the office based on the precedents they set. For example, Andrew Jackson defying the Supreme Court or Jefferson buying the Louisiana Purchase.

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