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• Judges, please excuse my forfeit earlier considering my inability to be able to respond on debate. org because of strapped time. However, even with this one forfeit, I can explain to you why you should vote for me rather than my opponent based on what I have argued and what my…
• Alright, so it definately shows that my opponent has made a case, and with this, I will move on to addressing it and explaining to you why my case should win. When it comes to the state itself actually legalizing or illegalizing the marriage, it requires a defense at the…

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• Thank you for taking the time to participate in this debate, Now lets move on to round 2. You state that this is cruel and unusual punishment. How is this cruel compared to what a serial killer does to his victims, A rapist does to women, A pedophile does, To a child? This is…
• The Parole Boards should implement fight clubs in prisons. Fight Clubs would be set up as UFC is set up in the general public, We can have betting, Pay per view and essentially make millions of dollars off, Of convicts who do not contribute to society but put a burden on the…

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• First off I would like to apologize for forfeiting I completely forgot I had this debate going. hold on now in the 2nd round you said " Pro has given us a declaration of religious freedoms that are given to Americans. The problem is...foreigners are not Americans, nor do they…
• Ok first off most people that argue your point would say, that Terrorist are mixed in with them and it would just be better if none of them were let in. Here is the problem with that, the first amendment clearly states that anyone within the united states has freedom of…

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• Can be reserved for the worst of the worst
• Necessary for punitive justice

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• I will respond to each issue presented by my opponent, followed by my conclusion to this debate. -Response 1 – Secondhand smoke, revisited. Con seems to believe that secondhand smoke is dangerous, even outdoors, and that no smoking should be allowed anywhere: "Indoor or…
• Once again, I am grateful to my opponent for taking this topic. He mentioned some excellent points, and I intend to retrace each of them in order to substantiate my position against the War on Drugs. First, I would like to clarify to my opponent that my stance on legalization…

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• Everybody seems to have debated this so I should too.
• This has been an enjoyable debate although because of several factors I couldn't do my best. 1.Argument of potentiality My opponent has successfully proved that sperm by itself isn't a potential. 2.Abortion happens naturally This hasn't been addressed 3.Brian Elroy points This…

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• Rules:Please be respectful and nice. Please do not be rude. No personal attacks against other members or a member's opinions.You must agree that this will be a fair debate, using unfair advantages is not allowed.No use of profanities or swear words.No use of racial, sexual or…
• "This is what I could find by searching for a few minutes with minimal effort and no with no experience looking up medical studies."I am not going to answer any of your arguments. You have failed to prove the evidence. And I don't mean an article that you read that says it's…

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• I believe that if that if there were more harsh punishments in Canada for certain crimes, overtime, criminals would rethink committing such crimes due to the fact they would be put to death

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• Thank you for such a solid argument. "PRO CONCEDES THE RESOLUTION" There is a difference between the concept of judicial review (http://en.wikipedia.org...) and how we allow the courts to use judicial review today (http://en.wikipedia.org...). I am arguing that we are currently…
• I will begin by questioning the validity of the sources provided by my opponent. Although his link to the Wikipedia article on Judicial Review was broken, I was able to locate it anyway. This article makes no mention of any of the arguments advanced by Pro, nor does it cite…

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• First of all, i would like to point out your interpretation of the "cocktail of drugs." Cannabis is not a cocktail of drugs, although it is known to have more than 66 other cannabinoids, which are a group of terpenophenolic compounds present in Cannabis (Cannabis sativa L) and…
• My position on this incredibly volatile and subjective topic is pro, the reasons being many and varied but mostly i am for because most arguments i have assessed in regards to this topic have been very well cited by the pro side, as well as having the classic arguments with…

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• Forfeiting is not a good way to win. Anyone else want to finish this? We can just start a new debate or something.
• I do not disagree with your argument. While I do not support homosexuality I do not feel it is my nor anyone else's place to keep two people from having a relationship. Homosexual couples who want to be married are no different than other couples who are likewise in love, in…

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• As a response to your first argument, That quote is fully an opinion, Not based in fact. As a response to your second argument, Why would murderers ever get less time than thieves. Murderers should definitely be punished in some way. In your third argument you are saying in…
• The death penalty should be completely abolished. It is wrong to kill people. If we want to punish someone for killing someone else, Is it not hypocritical for us to kill them? Two wrongs do not make a right.

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• guess you withdraw and concede.
• US Law is codified in the United States Code, published and reviewable, which is cited as USC. There are no Statutes in this code relating to marriage. The US Constitution does not address marriage, that is to say it is moot on the subject, which grants any authority which may…

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• Welcome to the final round of the March Tournament Bracket, hosted by Wylted! Congrats to my esteemed opponent, Lee001, on making it to this round! I look forward to a stirring debate on a controvertial topic. Just a note to voters: the ELO minimum has been set to 2500. I think…
• I don't really know what my opponent expected to see in the previous round. Not every constructive round has to include new arguments. I made my case clear in R2, and I planned to use the remaining rounds to clarify it and rebut my opponent's arguments. So I don't see why Con…

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• The Importance of Statistics "You may have graphs and statistics to support your argument yet, in my opinion and hopefully in the opinion of others, these become materialistic and unworthy." Statistics on hundreds of thousands of people dying from something we helped contribute…
• Opening Statements My Arguments will be seperated into 5 parts, with subsections for the first 3 parts. 1. Prohibition has Failed The purpose of drug prohibition is to prevent the recreational use of the prohibited drugs. After decades of using American resources, time, and…

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• Although I admire the case set before me, I see some problems with it. These problems will be explored within my case construction. First, the decision is cast in favor of (I suppose I am arguing Pro in this case) the Pro side of the debate and is asserted as such by the con.…
• OK, ultimately there are two arguments that are left up to debate by the opposition. The first argument is the will of the people and the second argument being that of the role of the judiciary. I will address both these arguments in order and finish with some final…

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• The internet is an echo chamber that will confirm extremists in their views if not stopped
• Link between visiting extremist websites and being radicalised

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• Death is truly the most primal fear we can have as living creatures. It is the single most "valuable" thing we possess, it is arguably the only thing we know; however, if you accept the premise that killing another human being is wrong, if we can avoid killing someone, or in…
• This is going to be kind of sloppy. The death penalty should be abolished. For this, I will be loosely working with Peter Singer's interpretation of utilitarianism, in which equal consideration of interests plays a large role. A vastly simplified example is this: Suppose you…

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• For all I know, you could win this debate by disagreeing with me. In fact, you have accepted the challenge of taking that other side in this debate. So far you are disappointing me, not because I feel you're winning, but because I feel your discussions are unclear and off…
• I feel that you did not address many of the arguments I brought up. Your argument from round 1 was hard to read. Much of what you brought up seemed irrelevant, unclear, and unnecessarily complicated. Much of it seemed too abstract. You assigned some of what you brought up to…

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• An secondly, I would like to apologize for taking so long in the posting of this round of debate, I've had a very hectic weekend, but that besides the point. On to the debate! The con correctly stated that it would be a legal nightmare, and a lot of work to seize all of these…
• Now, as the affirmation on this argument, i normally would be fighting the uphill battle against the current laws and precedents set by the courts of the United States of America. The Second amendment, is quite possibly the most controversial guaranteed privilege in the…

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• Part of what is dangerous about the ACLU is that they hide behind the title of the "American Civil Liberties Union: Keep America Safe and Free". This does not properly reflect their true agenda. They not only ignore the rights of those with whom they disagree, they fight them.…
• It is important to have orginazations who keep an eye out for Americans' rights, that is true, but when an orginazation is biased (which, by your own admission the ACLU is) then it is just another danger. When you say keeping an eye out for "our" rights, then that should…

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• My opponents first argument is that the detainees at Guantanamo bay should NOT receive protections under the constitution or the Geneva convention. I want to make it clear right now, my opponent preceeds to argue not that but to argue that Guantanamo bay is legal and is…
• Should the Guantanamo detainees be given constitutional rights? I believe so. Should they receive protection under the Geneva convention? I also believe that they should. My first argument is that our constitution was created to preserve the rights of American citizens from…

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• I understand this can be a very emotional subject on many levels for many people. I recognize, applaud, and appreciate my opponents ability to remain factual and not engage in personal attacks. I have found it difficult at times to keep from sticking my tongue out as I am quite…
• Thank you for the clarification of definitions, I mistakenly omitted that in my original posting. Let me address my choice of CS as opposed to CC: CS is one (or two) shot deal, thereby removing the temptation to a) 'forget' to show up for treatment, b) 'tongue' the pills , or…

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• I would like to apologize first because I realize I gave the same source to my argument. But now I will go into my main argument. What I believe is that the parents of the child didn't want to go through the pain of a pregnancy, which means they didn't want to go through the…
• Now an extremely large number of people will see this debate, and think like almost all do that the Con side has the moral high ground and I would agree with that. On legal grounds the surrogate mothers have the right to keep the baby if they would like to, Biological or not.…

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• I was having a heated discussion tonight with classmates of mine over our opinions on capital punishment. I believe, that if a criminal is without a doubt 100% guilty, (the example we used is a someone caught raping or murdering a child - one of the most disgusting examples we…

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• I don't think that religion has anything to do with it. Are you saying that it is unnatural for two human beings to be with each other? How does it hurt churches. It doesn't affect them. The only people that it is going to affect are the two individuals. Is is strange that a…
• That is a good point but many people aren't that cruel. These specific people you talked about - these might have been raised in an environment where gays weren't accepted into the family. They could have been influenced that gays are bad etc. Two of my friends, my aunt and my…

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• The illegal market will expand under normalization The preexisting illicit market will still exist under a normalized environment. A 2012 study [1] found that there were two major factors affecting the size of the illicit market post legalization "The scale effect of legalized…
• I will be arguing that prostitution, or the act of providing sexual intercourse or other related activities should not be legal in the United States. I believe that the resolution is relatively self evident, however if there are any questions in regards to clarifying the…

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• Scientist have proved that the THC in Cannabis can reduce the risk of breast cancer in women as well as promote healthy brain functions as well as reducing chronic pain. So with that being said I believe that Cannabis should at least be legalized on the medicinal level if not…
• I assume I win.

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• Lets get down to rebuttals and rebuilding contentions. Rebuttal (This is an all one one rebuttal)My adversary says this was not properly defined. I never even tried to play semantics with this at all. In "most" cases is a pretty common sense resolution, clearly meaning the…
• So lets get straight down to the point, we are debating if the death penalty should be illegal in a majority of cases. I am pro to this resolution. I do however affirm that the death penalty should be left open for a few cases in where it is absolutely and totally justified.…

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• Ok I will be quick to start of so get ready. My first point is that there is such a thing as freedom of choice. My opponent states that the average person is a Utilitarian he is assuming that every person on this earth from the richest tycoon to the poorest man follows this…
• Thanmkyou for the opportunity to do thisin some ways unqiue form of debate I accept and relish the challenge already p.s Game on +

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• Army Field Manual won't meet interrogation needs
• Islamic terrorists can release info after reaching pain threshold

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• I accept
• I didn't realize this until just now, but my opponent is using a very narrow definition of the word polygamy. He is specifically using it to mean a man with several wives. Here is what the definition of polygamy is. Polygamy- marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have…

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• As it is the last round I will refute my opponent's arguments in her last speech. The refutation will include contentions and criterion clash. For the layout of round 5 I will put what my opponent says in quotations and then respond to it below. ""My opponent argues that…
• Extend arguments.

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• Con says, "Let me sum up the two points my opponent has made thus far; ... 1. Abdulmutallab should not be afforded a legal trial ... 2. Abdulmutallab should be interrogated by any means that results in information given, whether that be plain interrogation, or torture…
• Since Con completely misunderstood the resolution, I'm not exactly sure how to proceed with the debate. Since there are two more rounds for Con, I'll press the current resolution. The resolution does not call for torturing or waterboarding Abdulmutallab, it calls for…

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• You: "But it makes more sense to say that I am against the greedy corporation that is the American legal system than it does to say that I am for my own argument..." No, because then your oppenten would be arguing in favor of 'the greedy corporation that is the judicial…
• The topic of the debate was "The American judicial system is a horrible, greedy corporation," which you are in favor of. It might be ambiguous on the debate creation page, but at least now you know what it means. It lets you choose pro or con so that you could have made the…

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• Would extend this debate to anyone willing to seriously debate this topic.
• Extend my arguments above. More on Singapore and their judicial system =) 'The strict laws in Singapore have been made fun of, but crime, especially serious ones like murder and drug trafficking, are no laughing matter,' said Ivan Tan, a 24-year-old undergraduate. 'The death…

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• I think marijuana should be legal..
• Marijuana is not a lethal drug and is safer than alcohol. It is established scientific fact that marijuana is not toxic to humans; marijuana overdoses are nearly impossible, and marijuana is not nearly as addictive as alcohol or tobacco. It is unfair and unjust to treat…

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• Thats unfortunate. I was looking forward to this round, hearing constructive solutions to the issues we named, the most. I suppose I'll keep it short then and state what positions that Con presented that i'd be willing to concede on given the proper culture was in place to…
• Your initial comparison to the US rate was flawed. I stand by that. Thank you for bringing the proper data forth in round two to support your initial claim. That was an interesting stat you had on Portugal though. It's news to me. If you have a source that would be appreciated.…

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• Yes, the murder rate may have gone down 25 percent in Chicago, but do you blame the guns or the people? You do make a good point about guns meant to kill people and that most are not accidents. It all comes down to knowing if the person is in the right mindset and willing to…
• The amount of guns does not affect the death toll of anything. Yes there may be more deaths, but its not due to the guns being there, its the fact that the person using that gun may be mentally unstable. And guns arn't the only thing that can easily kill people. I mean, how…

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• Looking for a fun person who wants to have a good debate, no forfeiters please.

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• My opponent has had a remarkable argument. He has changed my opinion on the death penaltyI concede.
• C1: Human Rights Violation"Methods of execution are flawed. I will only consider lethal injection as it is widely considered to be the most humane method of execution. Lethal injection causes paralysis and can be considered as cruel and unusual punishment. "The lethal injection…

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• Thank you for accepting my challenge. When you gave me that large chunk of scientific evidence on when a consciousness formed, I sat there in confusion for you completely missed and misunderstood my point. Believe me, I am a big science fan. Science is nothing to be disagreed…
• In the UK, abortion is of course free of charge due to the NHS. However figures obtained in 2011 show that 21% of pregnancies end in abortion and 60% (and rising) of abortions are for social reasons. These facts are highly disturbing for me as a Buddhist. We say life begins at…

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• I"m not trying to say that drugs are not bad and don"t cause major heath issues for those that use them. What I am stating is that I we should decriminalize drugs and not prosecute addicts as criminals. Instead we should focus on rehabbing those individuals. By doing this we…
• The United States currently has roughly 2.2 million people incarcerated in jails and prisons. Over 50% of this 2.2 Million are serving time because of non-violent drug offenses. Because of the criminalization of drugs the United States now struggles with overcrowding in…

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• I'll go through a (main) line-by-line analysis, and then voting issues (I'll sign post as I go along) --> He is saying that morality is self-evident within the court system. This is flawed for two reasons: First, morality is subjective and relative to the beholder. Therefore,…
• I'll go NC, then AC "Secondly, I agree with my opponent's evaluation of the resolution in that the clash should be over the use of capital punishment. I wish for the debate to be over this, the usage of lethal injection in the resolution was merely for clarification." --> Ok,…

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• Thank you for responding. 1. I have already covered this. What you aren't mentioning is that another person is killed by inhumane methods. The family is simply being selfish by wanting the crime perpetrator killed. How can you get closure if you sleep at night knowing that you…
• I doubt my opponent has even looked on my points for he has not touched on them and many of his points have already been disproven by the ones I put down. Let's get crackin'. Refutation 1. If something gives closure and happiness to the victim's family, and it is bad, it…

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• Hey first i would like to state this, Please dont use the word my opponent often,.This so no court, its an online debate Just relax Dont go crazy saying my opponent makes bold claim and all those things with big fonts.Back to the debate, You said Fights dont always solve, You…
• If you have a problem with somebody you totally get rid of them, That is nonsense. If there is a nuclear bomb explosion in India people in america wont get affected, That does not justify that nuclear bomb is not dangerous. Just because you are happy it does not mean all…

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• My defense and rebuttals remain uncontested. Extend all of these.
• Extend arguments and rebuttals...

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• Does my opponent wish to continue this debate?
• In order for this debate to be productive, we must agree on a definition of life. I'll accept your definition, with one change: "the quality that distinguishes a vital and functional being from an inanimate object". A car, a desk, or a dead body are all inanimate objects. This…

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• Therefore, I fully urge voters of this debate to award him the 'Conduct' points.
• My opponent has not provided a reasonable response to either of them. In the previous round, he attempts to critique my second argument. He claims that because 'the global economy is going rather well,' there is no need to decriminalize marijuana to ensure that not so much…

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• Same to you
• Okay