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The President Of The United States Is Not The Most Powerful Individual In The World, And Never Has Been.
POTUS is not the most powerful man in the world and he never has been. The US at one time or another and perhaps currently is the most powerful nation in terms of economics, military prowess, etc., but the president himself has always been curtailed, so to speak, by the checks and balances and restrictions built into our Constitution. This is due to the acknowledgement that man's nature can become very corrupt with more and more power. Therefore, when the US government is operating correctly, no one person, is really carrying a very big stick.
 charlee  12 Sep 2009 04:52
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This is very true. The claim is completely overblown.
 
 Cemetary  14 Dec 2009 16:41
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I think you might be able to make the argument that specific presidents might have been the most powerfull person for at least short periods of time. But by in large your probably right. Of course I doubt you could even get a consensus on what 'most powerfull' even means.
 
 finsch  13 Sep 2009 19:56
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 Yeah, I think you're right about getting a consensus on that one----I would like to think that ultimately the one who represents the fullness and goodness of what a human can be at the end of the day would be also the most powerful, at least most influential.
by  charlee
 13 Sep 2009 21:22
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Nope. The most important people in the world? Those who advise and influence the president. The president is merely the posted boy for the United States; sure, he can do some pretty sweet things that most people cannot do, but I don't find him to be the most powerful person in the world. In fact, I think the president is one of the weakest people in the world because he can't even enjoy the freedoms given to him; he's stuck with the problems of a nation whereas I get to go home and do whatever the hell I want. Freedom is power in my book.
 
 Damien  12 Sep 2009 21:36
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:D Yep
 
 ImBecca  12 Sep 2009 17:24
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Yeah I always thought that claim was overblown too.
 
 Grenache  12 Sep 2009 13:00
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Any leaders that can send us into a world war. Any leader that can galvanize a following of countries to attack one little country like an Iraq. I think they can be on the top of anyone's list as at least being one of the most powerful in the world. Even the richest men in the world cannot prevent from being killed in a large war.
 
 moreno  12 Sep 2009 15:25
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Try against it!
 
 belief_key  12 Sep 2009 06:57
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