The Mejia administration is under much criticism these days for its decisions and subsequent changes of mind, and for issuing decrees that are being disputed for having illegal clauses. The government mishaps have been so frequent since its start that the revoking of decrees has almost become the norm. The El Siglo newspaper editorialist today suggests that if the President would seek the company of the nation’s best in his cabinet this could be avoided. The newspaper reminds President Mejia that even Dictator Trujillo sought the best minds for his government. He recalls that Trujillo looked for men more educated than he, the most cultured, with the most formal studies. "He sought and hired experts in banking, university level education, commercial law," reads the editorial. The editorial says that the basic mission of government is to organize collective services and to do this requires capable people who are dedicated to their tasks. The editorial specifically mentions that the legal advisor to the Executive Branch should draft bills or supervise their drafting so that they are not contradictory or ambivalent. The editorial urges the President to seek the cooperation of people with "experience, equanimity and wisdom." It states that their job would be to prevent the head of government from being placed in difficult situations. "When a government officer has his own political agenda, the President will, in the best of cases, have to suffer somersault after somersault. It is impossible to maintain social peace, economic growth and political power without capable ministers who watch over the form and fundaments, the details and the content," concludes the editorial writer.
