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The Christopher Peter Review is the Capitalist Reality Check providing a common sense economic perspective on salient current events with a focus on identifying effective and efficiency ideas and solutions.
In a democracy, the government at any level is supposed to be governing at the will of the people. Especially one built on a government of the people, by the people, and for the people. So elected officials should be sensitive to the needs and views of the public.
But the public is not always well versed on the intricacies of every critical issue and needs to rely on the integrity of those in power. People are generally not an expert across all fields and subjects. Usually a jack of all trades is a master of none and a specialist has a number of blind spots.
Even those we empower are not a broad expert on every issue, but the good ones are willing to learn and hear a variety of expert opinions and use judgment that aligns with the views of the people they represent. Not the special interest, movements, donors, or bad actors but the voters and general population of American citizens.
A problem is sometimes these experts do not handle power and visibility well. Instead of acting in the best interest of the people, they use their influence to expand that influence and act in manners that betray the faith in themselves and the institutions they spent their lives supporting.
People are generally mostly good with some bad. If you do not address the bad, it will spread and set a bad example for others in the sphere of influence. And that is what happens when we do not address bad policy and methods that drastically altered our society, way of life, and trust in our institutions.
In general, I do believe that our elected officials need to do a better job of streamlining the purview and unvetted power of unelected people who become policymakers. Of course, we should protect the independence of institutions that need to be non-political, as long as they remain non-political and non-partisan.