Resumes to be Reviewed in 2016
What
if applications for the US President’s position had to go through a Human
Resource department instead of being elected by the people? As we know, a US
president is elected into office by our popular and electoral votes. But what
if one day that ritual is changed? What if the United States Officials decide
that the office of the president is too important and should no longer be
decided by its citizens? What if every four years, all candidates have to apply
for the position like any other job and then be offered the position by a
QUALIFIED, bipartisan Human Resource Panel?
Now,
you have to be thinking this is certainly no longer a democracy I’m talking
about and you’d be right! It may sound like socialism, but it’s not. The
closest form of government supporting my theory is a “Corporate Republic” which I found in
Wikipedia. According to this source, a
corporate republic is only a theoretical form of government, which currently
exists only in fiction. Interestingly, corporate republics in these fictional
scenarios, “usually arise when a single, vastly powerful corporation deposes
[overthrows] a weak government, over time or in a coup d’etat.” That in itself sounds like Big Business
taking over a weak nation and certainly doesn’t bode well for Americans born
and raised in a democracy that we cherish. In fact, it sounds like
insurrection. However, my idea is not to upset our democracy, but rather to add
another facet to the hiring process of such an important position—dare I say—the most important position
in the USA.
Just
to indulge my curiosity further for a moment, let’s say we are still exercising
our democracy by voting for this qualified Human Resource Panel of say, 8
people. Each of them is a natural born US citizen, has the highest business
acumen, esteemed character, ivy leaguers, and proven records to substantiate
their reputations… and of course, they must be bipartisan.
Knowing
how some Human Resource departments operate, I can only imagine the position of
the US presidency would be scrutinized to the hilt and candidates grilled
relentlessly in the interview process. To my knowledge, the only interview
process we currently have for presidential hopefuls is listening to debates.
History shows that candidates are allowed to use any means necessary to degrade
their opponent in order to influence votes for themselves while campaigning. We
know this as “mudslinging.” Many people would rather not vote at all because
they are leery of politicians in general and fear their political “claptrap” (my favorite word in politics), and
their empty promises. Others feel their vote is insignificant or that they
should leave voting up to the folks who very well educated about the political
issues at hand. Not to mention the illegals trying to vote, the electoral
college’s existence, the disenfranchised, rigged polls, miscounts, the biased
media, etc.
This
in mind, I feel the office of the president is just too important not to be
scrutinized more judiciously. I feel a president’s qualifications should be
fully investigated and perhaps even followed up with drug testing. After all,
don’t we have to run through the same battery of tests in order to get a much
“lesser” job?
Back
to reality. Since the process of hiring a president is unlike what most of us
face in order to obtain jobs, we must abide by the current system, but keep in
mind typical interview questions when deciding for whom you will cast your
vote. Either way, we are the ones hiring our president. We are the boss. HE
WORKS FOR US.
Read this!
by Geri Zabela Eddin
