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The Shia say that imamate is necessary, because the imam is successor to the prophet (pbuh) and is to preserve his religion, protect it from alteration and guide the people to the right path. They also say that the imam must be appointed by the prophet (pbuh) and because the world needs him, it is mandatory for the prophet (pbuh) to do so , and that imamate is wajib because it is a form of grace from Allah (swt) since he is the one who defends the helpless and makes the people live righteous lives and forbids them from living sinful ones, he causes the people to get closer to virtues and part from corruption; all of these matters can be considered grace.
In response, they are told that other than Ali (as), none of the other imams ever came to power and weren’t able to accomplish what the Shia expect their imams to! So why do they make false claims about their imams?! If they think a bit they will realize that according to their own beliefs, those who they think to be their imams actually aren't, because none of the objectives they have been sent for have been accomplished.

Allah’s (swt) wisdom is what calls for Him to appoint imams after the final prophet (pbuh) in order to carry on his responsibilities so that the main goal of sending all previous prophets and the perfection of man remain possible.  It is because of this that the Shia believe that the imams are directly appointed by Allah (swt) and that all of the prophet’s (pbuh) responsibilities (other than receiving revelation) rest on their shoulders; governing the Muslim nation being one of them.  Therefore, the existence of the imam itself is a grace, regardless of whether he ever possesses political power or not.

  

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