The Role Of Citizen: Relating To Elected Officeholders

 

The Role Of Citizen: Relating To Elected Officeholders

Imperial Democratic Republic Mode- Citizens are expected to vote on election day. That is the extent of their participation in governance.

direct democratic republic mode- Citizens are actively engaged in petitions(written and phone calls), mass mailings,and forums with elected officeholders. Furthermore, polls are frequently used to gauge the viewpoints of the constituents on various issues and topics. Additionally, referendums in direct mode are commonly used in which the electorate vote on specific issues and policy.

Representative Democratic Republic Mode- In this mode, just like the Imperial mode, the constituents vote people in office to use his/her judgment to make or execute the law. In this mode, there is no need for any constituent to "pressure" any elected official to take a specific stance and/or vote on an issue if that individual is indeed the right individual to be in office(dual government branch participants are not eligible). The saying is "When you give them a job, let them do it"! Petitions, forums, and polling are not necessary. They have to perform their role without the undue influence of populist winds.

However, unlike Imperial mode, an elected officeholder will publish a newsletter at least once a month to be distributed to every media outlet. Every elected official will have one employee who will be responsible for intake from individual(s) and groups. This appointed intake "civil servant" will give higher priority to malgovernance issues.

Referendums are only used in this mode to change the form of government. It cannot be used to enact policy. Government officeholders must serve the basic needs of the People without being influenced by the People's majority or by any special interest group or individual(s).