His Majesty King Abdullah II's meeting with the permanent members of the Senate is a precisely calculated political act occurring at a sensitive regional moment, revealing the logic behind the management of the Jordanian state. In such moments, the state does not react impulsively but rather summons its most composed and experienced institutional mind.
One of the first things that catch the eye in this meeting is the choice of the permanent office rather than the full council; it sends a clear political message. When external pressures intensify and intersect with internal tensions, the state turns to the rational decision-making core within its institutions—a circle with constitutional legitimacy, accumulated experience, and the ability to assess risks calmly. Here, the permanent office embodies the state's composed mind that thinks with cool nerves when street tensions rise.
In contrast, the House of Representatives lives in emotional turmoil as the deputies stand in direct contact with the street, absorbing its anxieties and daily questions. Under the Chamber's dome, emotions speak in the language of politics, turning suffering into sharp stances and sometimes into hurried demands or escalations. This emotional reaction itself is an expression of a representative function, but it becomes problematic when not balanced by an institutional mind that sets the pace.
Here, His Majesty's emphasis on maintaining coordination between the Senate and the government serves as a precise health check for the relationship between the authorities. In times of turbulence, governments tend to speed up driven by crisis management, and representatives tend to escalate driven by representing the street, while the Senate is asked to be the balance valve, neither exaggerating nor obstructing nor rushing. This delicate balance is the essence of the royal message: no modernization without institutional harmony and no stability without a clear distribution of roles
Moreover, discussing files of the region—Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, and Syria—in this meeting is a clear acknowledgment that the Jordanian interior is no longer detached from the external world—politically, socially, nor psychologically. The fundamental difference here is that these files are discussed within a calm constitutional framework as the state clearly indicates that interpreting the public mood, the risks of escalation, and the implications must go through institutions, not just emotional speeches.
In this context, the Senate stands out as a knowledge repository between what the state knows in its deep circles and what the street can bear in terms of debate, legislation, and positions. This is a highly sensitive role that involves translating strategic anxieties into balanced policies and softening the clash between the state's cool mind and the hot emotionality of the street as reflected by the representatives.
The Senate President Faisal Al-Fayez's statements deepen this idea, emphasizing the dual legislative and oversight roles coupled with coordination with the government, confirming that the stage cannot withstand a conflict over powers due to oversight being a guarantee of decision quality and legislation being a tool to stabilize the state’s course
Meanwhile, the permanent members' discussion on political, economic, and administrative modernization reveals the depth of the meeting. Political modernization without legislative maturity could cause chaos under the deputies' dome, economic modernization without a social cover could exacerbate the anger expressed by deputies, and administrative modernization without a constitutional mind could create a maze filled with impulsivity. Here, the Senate steps forward as the guardian of rhythm and guarantor of the course quality
The Senate's appreciation of the King's insistence on regular meetings is a clear acknowledgment that leadership in Jordan is a continuous network of communication with government institutions, varying in specialties.
Between the composure of the Senate and the emotionality of the representatives, the Jordanian governance equation is manifested: represented emotion, controlling mind, and leadership holding the thread between them—and this is the essence of Hashemite leadership that is based on moderation, balance, and state management with a mind that remains connected to the people.
