[Discussion] Why do we have presidents?

[Norman Bates]

I do not know, but it is the system we have and it seems to work. It would work better with Mother as president. Mother should be president. She would make an amazing leader.

 

[Fire Goddess]

Anyone but Donald Trump would make a good president, but it's a system that worked great in history... Our country started with be a free country that's why we have presidents.... Instead of Kings or emporers where you have to be born into power...

 

[Kishi Uzumaki]

The real power in the government lies with the congress and the senate you moron. If you paid attention during the government section of your 9th grade social studies class you might not need to ask this question.

You don't think only US have a president right ?

in here president have too much power and no one above him and can create a dictator at least that's what opposition said when they came to power but they're not much different anyway

@ op

Not many are aware of what they're doing or what they should do that's why people need leaders .

 

[Yubel]

Presidents aren't monarchs. They can be impeached if they abuse power.

They might aswell be dude. They're always doing corrupt shit behind the public's back.

 

[Pukkake Pokayo]

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[Ryu Kishi]

We should have a council that represents the whole world that way there's no separate country's just one world and there won't be any wars and stuff

 

[Lightbringer]

They might aswell be dude. They're always doing corrupt shit behind the public's back.

Not all of them, and again, if such things were discovered they would be impeached.

The U.S. is not solely controlled by the President. You have branches of government to balance each other out in case one tries to abuse power, and when that fails, you have the voice of the people.

 

[LustyLover]

We should have a council that represents the whole world that way there's no separate country's just one world and there won't be any wars and stuff

:lol.

 

[DominiqueX]

We should have a council that represents the whole world that way there's no separate country's just one world and there won't be any wars and stuff

Yes, would be cool.
No different nations, just one government for "humans".

 

[The Great Second Hokage]

You don't think only US have a president right ?

in here president have too much power and no one above him and can create a dictator at least that's what opposition said when they came to power but they're not much different anyway

@ op

Not many are aware of what they're doing or what they should do that's why people need leaders .

I want to respond to this in a civilized way but I can't. I simply can't do it. I tried to read your rebuttle I guess you could call it that. You're fighting me on something I didn't even say. At least I think you are, I had a hard time reading it because your english skill are atrocious.

 

[Kishi Uzumaki]

I want to respond to this in a civilized way but I can't. I simply can't do it. I tried to read your rebuttle I guess you could call it that. You're fighting me on something I didn't even say. At least I think you are, I had a hard time reading it because your english skill are atrocious.

Firstly that was a simple question i asked and you could simply said you knew or not

secondly i was not interested in fighting with you but if others replies were too much to you and my reply made you go overboard then that wasn't my intention .

okay but i thought it was simple English i used even if i used best English out there many people have a hard time understanding what i say anyway

 

[ahmo]

Let's ask a slightly different question. Do we need any leaders or authority? The answer is currently yes.
However, the real answer assuming you provide everyones needs is no. We don't need anyone in power.
Infact leaders do more harm than good, it doesn't matter what their intention is, power corrupts.
Who whips the leader back in line? You might say the people but most of it is hidden from the public.

if its hidden from the public, then the illusion is necessary also. The power Game isnt as moral and ethical as they would want you to see. But thanks to all the hypocrissy and deceit, the world is where it is now. And i'd like you to best believe the world isnt such a bad place if compared to what it was just a few centuries ago.

 

[Yubel]

if its hidden from the public, then the illusion is necessary also. The power Game isnt as moral and ethical as they would want you to see. But thanks to all the hypocrissy and deceit, the world is where it is now. And i'd like you to best believe the world isnt such a bad place if compared to what it was just a few centuries ago.

But we could do alot better than we are right now.

 

[Lightbringer]

But we could do alot better than we are right now.

That literally could be said about every government in the world. There's no such thing as a perfect government.

But our government is a lot better than the majority of other nations.

 

[WalksInShadows]

A president is someone who represents the people and speaks for the people. That means their policy align with our views of shaping the country. The president run the country 24/7. People have everyday jobs to do. People do not have time to focus on the country. That is why we elect a president who feels is best to get the job done.

when i take a look at ppl living below the poverty line, ppl living barely living above the poverty line, and the homeless, i wonder just how true that is when i see how the president gets to live like a monarch in a neighborhood where hearing gunshots isn't commonplace.