Let’s talk about the government. Not this particular one but about the role of government in modern human societies. According to Constitutional Law, the government is considered the highest “collective” body, which exercises public administration in the State. Government is the lead of the main bodies through which the executive power is exercised. And consequently, the Prime Minister is the CEO of this collective body. And the citizens are the shareholders of the State, i.e. those who own the property and to whom the CEO and the Board of Directors (the Government) are (must be) accountable. In the same way that a CEO proposes to the meeting of shareholders the plan with which he will exercise the administration, in the same way a Prime Minister proposes to the citizens his government program. The methods and ways in which a CEO and the Board of Directors will implement this plan are determined by ethical, legal and corporate policy rules, which in business is not coincidentally called corporate governance . Thus in the administration of the state, there are specific methodologies and commitments for the implementation of policy, those of which ethics do not determine, the Constitution does.

Perhaps these comparisons sound a bit technocratic to some and a bit narrow in scope. Perhaps some want the government to play a more romantic role, more intellectual and ideological. But unfortunately, the truth is that they are rong.

Government, any government, normally has a very limited role, or at least it should.

The Prime Minister has authority over his government . He rules, administers, operates his government and not the country . The country is run by the activities of the citizens . A successful government manages to match the speed of the country’s operation with its government program. This is essentially self-evident and is clearly seen in the failures of a government. When e.g. the government sets economic goals, say to reduce the revenue deficit, but fails to achieve them. This of course happens because the measures he announced do not match the functioning of the country, which the government, as I said, does not control.

And shouldn’t control. Since a government is transitory and not permanent.

Government is just a servant—a temporary servant. It is not its job to define what is right and what is wrong and to decide who is a patriot and who is not. Its job is to obey orders, not give them. Mark Twain

The government does not exist to take the place of “a rich uncle” or “our good friend” and cannot “make everything fair”. Government exists to protect the life, liberty and welfare of citizens, at all levels. To make sure that we do not fall prey to those who plot this triptych, whether at home or abroad. It exists to protect the liberties of citizens. The more this role expands, the more moves away from this specific context, the more problematic it becomes.

A government’s primary duty is to protect citizens, not to run their lives. Ronald Reagan

Nowadays, as societies have moved away from this logic of governance, and the more they expect government to take on a wider role, and the more we give to goverment omnipotence and at the same time we expect that exercises power in a benevolent way, the more we weave a web of failure and frustration. .

Such simplistic depiction of the governing body is so naive that it becomes extremely dangerous. Because people run the government and ultimately they only promote interests… A different government visage would certainly be beneficial, but it would also require different social structures than the ones we experience today.

The Constitution exists precisely to limit the power of governments , delimiting the inviolable provisions that describe the citizen-power relationship and that ensures citizens. That is why in most states, the Constitution has been established after social and popular struggles and not by the initiative of rulers . That is why all Constitutions limit the power of the authorities and not the citizens. That is why when oligarchic systems of government take power, they abolish the Constitution (and not just some of its provisions).

Possibly this explains why the “democratic” European Union governs the citizens with a phantom Constitution, which the European peoples have never been asked to accept, approve, draft or vote on. Thus the E.E. it can rule, in absentia and essentially against the European citizens, obeying programs that benefit the oligarchic elites . As a result, there are large discrepancies between the will of the people and the actions of the Brussels Directorates. The same discrepancies are observed in national governments, which regardless of what they promise and regardless of what the citizens want, impose policies e.g. of illegal immigration and submission to the American factor, against the will of their citizens. It all boils down to the naive mindset that an all-powerful government will exercise silk power…

Loyalty to the country, always. Loyalty to the government when it is deserved. Mark Twain

In the so-called “West” prevails the belief that the voice of the citizens is freely expressed and that we live in democratic countries. But is it so? We must clarify here that, for democracy to exist, there must be a basic parameter. A necessary condition is required for a political system to be called democratic. And no! It’s not the elections, it’s not the equality, it’s not the majority or anything like that, they’ve been misleading us to think. The necessary component of democracy is accountability . Whoever exercises power in the State, must be accountable to the owners of the country, to the citizens.

Now take a look back, and reflect on how many times those in power in our country or in Europe in general, they have been held accountable for the thousands of scandals that are constantly being revealed and for governmental incompetence. It won’t take you long, since the answer is: never!

Every government is ruthless, because nothing is as ruthless as impunity. George Bernard So

So it is necessary to start from the basics. To review the role (and power) of each government. To escape from theoretical utopian meditations and to redefine the scope of power. Then, we must redesign its operating frameworks as well as install mechanisms of control and substantial accountability .

Nothing less than the above, is going to promote efficiency, progress and accuracy of the State. Nothing less than the above will restore the prestige, security and prosperity of the country.