Political
executives are commonly referred to as the 'core of the government'. In many
ways these executives are expected to oversee and channel the policy making
progress and ensure its implementation. Because of this important role, a lot
is expected of these executive bodies and they cannot always live up to the
high expectations that the people and other government structures have of them.
In
Pakistan, the system of “democracy” gives the executives an imbalanced amount
of power. In many ways executive power goes unchecked and unrestricted. With no
one to oversee the policy making and implementing process, many executive
structures do as they please. For example there have been many times when the
military has taken action separately from the government. This is a warning
sign depicting the imbalance that exists in our democratic system. This
imbalance may pose a direct threat to the presidential government and may lead
to its unpopularity with the general public. When executives are unable to implement
the policies made, the people become disillusioned with the entire system of
government and this could be a major cause for waning government support.
I agree with Yasra's point of view, but to some extent. I also believe that theoretically, the immense power exercised by the executives pose a threat of their power going 'unchecked and unrestricted'. However, practically it is quite different. The power of the executives can actually get restrained while dealing with the conflicting wants and preferences of different bodies. This might also give way to other entities such as the political parties to act instead and influence the executive with their opinions.
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