Law Debate Topics for Students — page 4

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• I have been criticized by some for a perceived over-reliance on semantics. But there is a big difference between my opponent's argument when he mentions "My opponent is essentially trading off one right for another..." and his more recent reference to that same argument where…
• I will counter my opponent's arguments in the order in which they appear in his argument. ". .. the resolution will in fact make it so private employers will have no right to restrain speech in their workplace. " Not so. Instances of speech containing threats, sexual or ethnic…

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• Well.. I assume this is a forfeit. That's a shame.
• Not much to say here. Don't text and drive kids....

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• Ladies and gentlemen, we live in an age where society is becoming increasingly integrated and multicultural. This is a more tolerant and liberal era than any in human history - in most of the world, people of every nationality, religion, age, gender, gender identity, sexual…
• Thanks to my opponent for an engaging discussion. In this round I will offer a quick summary of what just happened. First, let's look at what pro said:1. ArbitraryMy opponent first tried to say I was only protecting some groups at the expense of others. I responded in round two…

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• I feel that teens need their freedom, do you remember when you where 16 and you were looking forward to your driver's licence, I sure was. I use to dream about the day I would get a car, I didn't even care which kind I just wanted one to call mine. Why would anyone want to…

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• Local police departments are inefficient. Except in large municipalities, they tend to drain local tax revenues (say when politicians splurge on public safety investment during their campaigns as a means to be "tough on crime" like in the wasteful and not-so-effective war on…

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• Tragedy in one's life does influence our ability to reason and make sound decisions. For example, soldiers returning from overseas may suffer PTSD, when they're exposed to loud noises like fireworks or other like experiences it may trigger a response that's not based in their…
• Tragedy can be defined as, "an event that causes great suffering, stress, or destruction." This could be interpreted to include those afflicted with mental illnesses or other like ailments. Is it just to consider tragedy when deciding punishment?

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• i would like to do this lincoln dougls debate style The actual resolution states Resolved: The United States ought to submit to the jurisdiction of an international court design to prosecute crimes against humanity I affirm the resolution Resolved: The United States ought to…
• i am sorry i shorten the some words in the topic the resolution states Resolved: the united states ought to submit to an international design to prosecute crimes against humanity and the obs means observation of the resolution which is me defining what it is saying and that we…

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• Let the battle begin!
• Thanks for the debate, Aburk. =Framework=Vote on whichever world provides the most justice. In this final round, I will go over the arguments made in the debate and attempt to prove that I have clearly provided a world with a greater amount of justice. =My case=Let's start with…

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• We still need to protect the youth of this nation.How are youth protected when many lie about their age. 7.5 million children are on Facebook, which shows children are not protected.http://abcnews.go.com...Quote from…
• The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) requires websites to seek verified parental consent before knowingly allowing children under 13 to sign up. I think the law should be abolished or amended.http://en.wikipedia.org...'s_Online_Privacy_Protection_Act1. Allowing…

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• I believe that it is unconstitutional for the government to say who can get married to who.
• Please respond if you accept the challenge. Rules- No feel arguments-work in facts and mainly the constitution of the U. S.

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• Absolutely no one on any side is trying to fight for there right to bear nuclear weapons. As you said, its hardly plausible. Your argument that the definition of "arms" has expanded is really missing the point at hand. While technology has advanced significantly...the purpose…
• The right to bear arms is absolutely crucial to individual freedom. The right is clearly set forth in the US Constitution in the second amendment. It is also extremely important in the idea that citizens should have the means to overthrow an oppressive government, if necessary.

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• As my opponent has forfeited again I restate my original post. As my opponent, who bears the burden of proof has failed to provide a single argument, address a single counter-argument, has forfeited every round and has failed to explain his absence in person or via a third…
• My opponent has again forfeited. I restate my original argument.

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• My opponent states that not all forms of intrusion are crude, Of course not all forms are crude, and if that is the case then in most cases people would not try to have it removed. If someone uploads a photo of you playing hockey with them, then odds are you will not want to…
• I will be running for the positive side of the "right to be forgotten" on Internet searches. Each and every single human being has a secret. The exact definition of a secret is: "not known or seen or not meant to be known or seen by others." I would like to put extra emphasis…

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• Felonies, decribed in lawinfo. com as "any crime punishable by more than one year in prison or by death for capital offenses". In this debate, it should be argued wether or not all Felonies including, but not limited to Assult, Rape, Murder, and Illegal Possesion of Narcotic…

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• Probable cause, the 4th amendment, search and seizer. School administrators face severe threats to school safety and are simultaneously held increasingly accountable to the public and policymakers to keep students safe. To keep schools safe, most administrators err on the side…
• *Side note: I believe all kids are good. There are some who are more susceptible to making bad decisions. Who isn't? But, the amount of bad decision a kid is prone to can be reduced when the source can be identified. Probable cause should be alright in school K-12 to aide in…

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• I never actually mentioned legalizing weed, although I am completely for it. I asked if you believe it should be decriminalized which is not quite the same thing. If it were to be decriminislied the only effect it would really have on society would be that when a person is…
• Weed should decriminalised do you agree?

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• I am going to organize my argument on three contingencies, labels alphabetically. But first, I would like to proved some simple definitions that suit the overall topic. Civic Virtue: "Civic virtue is the cultivation of habits of personal living that are claimed to be important…
• I believe that schools are entitled to check students for contraband or weapons, so long as they do not go too in-depth with searches. For example: a school should be aloud to search cars in the school parking lot, however they should not be allowed to strip search students.…

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• I don't think you can delete whole debates. I guess we just have to hope no one votes on this one. Send me the challenge whenever you're ready. DO NOT VOTE ON THIS DEBATE!!!!
• Hi Toored, You have very good arguments, but they didn't address the topic. I'll admit that my first sentence might have been misleading, but I am debating over whether FCC censorship is justified, and whether their control over media content violates the first amendment. So,…

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• Sadly, hun, I must deeply apologize; I feel horrible for having to do this. I simply don't have time to complete this debate or research the facts I need. I was really looking forward to seeing it through. But, tomorrow is the beginning of my new semester and I have eighty-odd…
• (( Keep in mind that I'm not a horrible person, that I do not wish to form grudges, and that this is all for fun. )) Let me, first of all, clarify what it is I am talking about. I propose that websites displaying content and/or videos that are incessantly insulting, bashing,…

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• C1. A ban would save lives. Put simply assault weapons are designed for assault, therefore their proliferation should be prohibited in law. To put things into the general context of gun crime within the United States every year 17,000 people are killed, 70 percent of them with…
• Round 1- AcceptanceRound 2- ArgumentsRound 3- Rebuttals and last points

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• My opponent made the statement that said this resolution was failed because the Federal Government does not have the power to do this, but when we look at what the Federal Government really is we see that yes they do have this power. The Federal Government is broken up into…
• Guess what we could give millions of people the nutrition that they need, cut down on deforestation, bring back the agricultural industry, and you won't even get high in the process. It's time that America faced the facts Hemp is a vital and needed resource that America needs…

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• 26 Minutes to make a complete vote worthy conclusion? I'm game. In conclusion: More emphasis should be placed on retribution over rehabilition. This is supported by two core facts I've proven below. - Rehabilitation Programs for violent offenders such as Sex Offenders do not…
• 1. Felony List Defense" For a retributive system, all crimes must be punished. Since he's restricting himself to his list of crimes, he's rendering his argument irrelevant." The above is a falsehood that my opponent is attempting to pass off as truth. At no point did I agree…

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• My opponent has not responded, I shall withhold further arguments until answered.
• This could have been a clever tactic in order to attack the constitutionality of flag burning in Iran, but you don't actually attack the constitutionality of the action. But when we look at this statement what we can see is that Flags have been burned and that people did not…

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• Here is the source you wanted about Llandudno and it's existence. http://www.llandudno.com... "They tazed him for what he said, if my opponent had their audio on. Therefore, my opponent is doubly incompetent. " First of all, I never said my audio wasn't on. Nonetheless, it is…
• I will begin by refuting my opponents case. First of all my opponent says that Llandudno, North Wales is not a real place. On the contrary, it is very beautiful, and in fact, real. http://images.google.com... He then goes on to say that, "last resort is also the name of a…

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• It is to my disappointment that my opponent did not provide an argument for the second round, because until he does give a rebuttal I am unable to continue this debate. This, I think, does let us all see weakness and a lacking of credibility in my opponent. But like I said, I…
• Firstly, on the note of the Preamble to the US Constitution, while it does state that is our responsibility to provide for the common welfare, I must remind the opposition that it is "the people" who establish such welfare. While the government is designed to oversee this…

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• You do bring up some important points: "It's better to prevent a victim than to deal with it after a person has been hurt in some way." But at what point do you "prevent" victims or not? Knives have the potential to injure or kill someone, but are you going to arrest everyone…
• Just to make everything clear with this subject, I'll list a few definitions:Victim: a person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event or action. Crime: an action that constitutes an offense that may be prosecuted by the state and is…

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• To start off, this is obviously my first debate on here and I have no experience "formally" debating subjects, so please stick with me. I will argue that the United States Constitution (now to be called the Constitution) should be interpreted as a living document rather than as…
• I appreciate the challenge, and hope to answer your questions and then present my points. Question 1) Will our definitions contradict each other or should we establish a set definition? I dont want this to be a debate of a definition, I want a simple debate over this topic.…

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• So...my opponent forfeited his final arguments. I urge a vote for Pro's side, because: Con forfeited the last round. Con did not touch my first two points: 1. Work-for-hire contracts are BS 2. Record executives b*tching about lost sales are the ones really hurting the industry…
• Okay, are ya ready? Here we go! My opponent offers this definition of "music piracy": "Illegal duplication of sound recordings" Whereas my definition offered in the first round does not include the act of duplicating CDs or DVDs and reselling them. There are two reasons why I…

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• "you have yet to argue my legitimate interpretation of the resolution" I believe I have but you continue to spin it to mean something predominantly evil. The way I understood the Resolution I devised to be was that Pro would mean FOR gun rights and Con would be AGAINST Gun…
• You misunderstand me, my fault for not being specific in round one. I am only talking about every US citizen having the rights to OWN guns not to rob banks with them or even use them in anything else than self defense. the topic says the right of the people to keep and bear…

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• Wow, well done, been a while since i had to pull research.R1- According to the National Canine Research Council "Dog bite statistics include a range of types of Dog bites. The vast majority.... they fail to accurately show which dogs bite, why dogs bite, or just how frequently…
• Across the United States there is a trend that local governments, normally city or sometimes counties whereby they will prevent the ownership of certain types of dogs, most notably the "pit bull " breed. As a pretty conservative follow I am morally outraged at the governments…

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• Debate challenges on DDO confuse me immensely. In the WODC, there are no round structure specifications Since this is technically considered the first round of debating for the WODC, I will follow my usual format of framing arguments in the first round. 1. Media can complicate…
• For WODC 2016.

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• I absolutely disagree . Drinking ages should lower to age 18 because its RATIONAL. 1) drinking at the age of 18 should be allowed because it makes sense to allow a 18 year old to drink a beer if he is legible to serve in war.Tennesee Law Professor ,Glenn Reynolds said, "If you…
• I accept.muwahhahahahahahaaahahahahahahahahahhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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• if a boy/girl can possibly die in a horrific way at such a young age, then I believe they should have the right to have a drink with friends or a parent, so long as they are responsible.
• also when enlisted 18 is the age to buy a firearm so long as you were trained.

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• Road map: I will first attack my opponent's case than move on to rebuild my own My opponent states "In order for our society to truly achieve its best, we need the use of these juveniles in the future." we need juveniles, correct but it would be best not to have these juveniles…
• Littleton, Colorado, two students at Columbine High School go into the school, armed and planning to blow up the entire school, although they did not succeed in blowing up the school, they killed thirteen people, the majority of them high school students who didn't even get a…

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• Well this is most unfortunate... I suppose I get somewhat of a default bye for this round. No jail time for minors... loop-de-doo... 100 characters...
• I'm taken aback by my opponent's lack of response... I stand by my previously mentioned assertions and hope for a rebuttal in the future...

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• Are you kidding? They wouldn't let you evacuate the building until the fire actually spread to your floor? How did that work then? "Excuse us for disturbing you, Mr Big Boss Man, sir. A fire has broken out on the floor below us and we can see that it is quite localised at the…
• Most modern fire alarms combine a siren with a recorded message which usually goes something like this: "A fire has been reported in the building. Please leave by the nearest exit as soon as possible" and this message is repeated ad-infinitum until the alarm is either…

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• The "Right to be Forgotten" should not become a civil right because it restricts simple freedoms. The system can be abused. As already implemented in Europe, more than half of the cases for the Right to be Forgotten are being rejected. This is a matter between privacy, public…

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• Car insurance is mandatory; why not health insurance too.
• Federal mandates are common; no problem with insurance mandates

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• Violent crime in the 1990's was high, But crime occurred more in eastern cities like New York City. The eastern side of the country had less guns and a city will have less guns than the country. The east part of America has less guns than the North, South, And West. High crime…
• This is very true about many countries that the lower the crime, The more guns the people have.

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• I thank my partner for the last submission. I have presented one example of how the Citizens United decision will harm our democratic traditions, and this example has not been rebutted. To recap: If the freedom of speech should be extended to groups such as corporations and…
• Many thanks to my debate partner for proposing this discussion. I am rarely afforded an opportunity to defend my views on the subject against a heartfelt opposing argument, and so I am looking forward to better understanding the "other side" in this matter. It is rare that any…

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• I think we can agree that I may skip sections 1-3, them being agreed upon. 4) Quote: It was not an unnecessary section, it was an opening statement. Let us move on. 5) First Amendment: I apologize, I wrote it late last night, and that was a typographical error, for lack of a…
• Thank you for your very thoughtful response! 1) Burden of proof: Sure... But you have yet to negate my resolution. 2) Definitions: I agree with all of them, we may proceed. 3) Notes: 1. I agree. 2. I agree. 3. Yes, I worded it that way on purpose. We may proceed. 4) Quote: I'm…

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• Well... thanks.
• Oh come on.

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• I would like to apologize to my opponent and concede this debate. I had a family mater that I had to tend to and was no able to post for rounds 2 or 3. If my opponent would like to have a second debate, I am open to that idea, but as far as this debate -- I would like to…
• The United States Constitution was written in such a way as to be a flexible an ever-changing document so that future generations can interpret the intent of the writer's broad and yet dynamic framework for the country. The founders of the country, specifically those who wrote…

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• Because you are young when committing a crime should you be held responsible for your actions

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• np.
• sure, ill send u the corrections through the message system, and I'll check if I have any spare cards u can use.

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• "thett3"- Thank you for accepting! Also, thank you for the clarity, and yes, it is U.S. specific. Counter- refutations: 1) • "an innocent convicted to life without parole has a significantly slighter chance of walking free than someone sentenced to die ever does." You are…
• Slogan: En eye for an eye makes the whole world blind. Capitol punishment should be abolished because of a high possibility for error, the fact that it is an unethical practice, and its high cost. 1) Capitol punishment should be abolished because of its high possibility for…

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• Con begins by suggesting that pot cannot be legalized, because people might smoke and drive. First, extend my argument that drinking and driving is infinitely more dangerous than smoking and driving [1] yet alcohol remains legal. For Con's argument to have merit, he would have…
• Smoking pot is a victimless crime; that is it does not infringe upon anybody else's rights. Instead people have the right to exercise their personal freedom to smoke. It is not the government's responsibility to legislate morality. The government exists to protect people's…

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• >The Constitution permits freedom of speech. I do not see where it says anything about Censorship. Please point me to this spot. I'll do better than that. I'll point you to this exchange between a complaining "censored" poster asking advice from a legal expert at About.com and…
• In my experience with largely political message boards all over the internet, in my experience the posters who intend to cause the most trouble are the ones who assert that their "Freedom of Speech" is being violated if posts are deleted, or if they are called on the carpet for…

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• First what is justice?Justice: http://oxforddictionaries.com... [mass noun] just behaviour or treatment:a concern for justice, peace, and genuine respect for people the quality of being fair and reasonable:the justice of his case the administration of the law or authority in…

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