Insisting on opting for appointing mayors instead of electing them represents nothing but a regression and clinging to an outdated management mentality that no longer suits a state striving towards a civil, democratic, and advanced future. Merely thinking in this direction reveals a lack of civil maturity among those holding this view, and a clear detachment from modern governance principles which now focuses on involving people in determining the fate of their cities through an original right that is inviolable, which is the right to vote.
The problem is not in the method of attaining the presidency: elected or appointed. The real issue lies in the maturity of the voter himself. Some voters, and perhaps many, fall prey to kinship emotions, blind bias, and stagnant thinking, thus drifting away from an informed choice based on competence, integrity, and vision. Here lies the flaw, and here must be the battle for reform: reforming awareness, not confiscating the right.
Nevertheless, returning to appointments is not a solution, but rather an escape from facing the truth and an attempt to cover up the community's flaws with means that take us back to ages of traditional management which no longer fit today's world. Calling for appointments directly means confiscating the Jordanian citizen's right in cities to elect and nominate, and contradicts the constitutional spirit that protected people's right to manage their local affairs by themselves.
Those who advocate for appointments stand against the current set by His Majesty the King, aimed at elevating society towards a civil, democratic state that unleashes creativity, entrepreneurship, freedom of expression, and believes that capable individuals to build their homeland are the ones who should choose their local leaders through their free will.
Let these individuals know that the era of guardianship is over, that cities are not built with the old mentality, and that the future does not revert to the past no matter how much some might try. The future is made by the will of the people, by choosing the best, and by establishing a culture of participation, not by restricting it.
