Politics Debate Topics for Students — page 14

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• Ugh. Next time, don't take the topic so literally, bro. Now I have to repost the argument. And my argument has to be 100 characters long so I'm just going to type about nothing so I can fulfill the limit.
• What your talking about is just semantics, which doesn't change my argument at all. I just didn't word it clearly. Please don't tell me that is your whole argument.

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• Since this is the 5th round, con and I cannot introduce any new points to the debate. So, I will use this round to summarize and explain why I have won this debate. Part One1. It was the burden of con to prove that "A" state had "SOME" right to secession whether it is a legal…
• "Let's look back to my turn on his 3rd contention. This is cleanly extended in round 2 as Provision 1 subpoint 1 ii: " My opponent states himself 'the Constitution and Declaration of Independence do allude to the peoples right to form a revolution and create a new government,…

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• the first gun made in 1640 but there is evidence of slavery over 11000 years ago in the Neolithic revolution. so you wouldn't have a gun because the power house slave owners would have you working their fields picking cotton whipping you across the back every time you thought…
• ever sense 1783 there has been a government that gives you rights such as the second amendment that allows you to bear arms. without the government that second amendment goes away and you no longer have your gun or any bullets to put in it.

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• Efficiency is the key, you are entirely right. As I said in the second round "Acting in an independent capacity, such as the Federal Reserve, the company would execute it's charter." This would solve your problem of having any decisions bounced between congressional committees…
• I sympathize with your points on administration and finance. However the I would disagree with you to say you get the best of both worlds and ditch the problems. First of all I am sorry if in my first statement I did not make clear that the corporation in question would be 100%…

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• Many in the media have been enchanted with Barack Obama; Lee Cowan of NBC News actually admitted that "it's almost hard to remain objective." Meanwhile, MSNBC's Chris Matthews claimed that Hillary Clinton won her Senate seat only because "her husband messed around." The Factor…
• Fox News has been getting a lot of bad press, saying it is not telling the truth or is to far to the right, now I am going to give examples of how it is fair and balanced. according to a statistic, Fox News is about 50-50 with positives and negatives with politcal candidates.…

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• I cannot believe how incredibly stupid you are. I mean rock-hard stupid. Dehydrated-rock-hard stupid. Stupid so stupid that it goes way beyond the stupid we know into a whole different dimension of stupid. You are trans-stupid stupid. Meta-stupid. Stupid collapsed on itself so…
• I cannot believe how incredibly stupid you are. I mean rock-hard stupid. Dehydrated-rock-hard stupid. Stupid so stupid that it goes way beyond the stupid we know into a whole different dimension of stupid. You are trans-stupid stupid. Meta-stupid. Stupid collapsed on itself so…

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• First, there is a right to self defense, especially in the situation when South Korea is receiving severe imminent threat. The Korean war has still not ended. Although the last fight had occurred 60 years ago, there was no treaty or declaration confirming the end of the war,…
• I would like to define this motion and state the status quo in the first round. First, I would like to define possess as in developing and owning something (in this case, nuclear weapons) for one's own country. Nuclear weapons are powerful weapons that derive their force from…

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• Thank you for your replies, now lets jump straight into rebuttals. "Weak Government is better than no government at all." This is not true in the slightest. While a weak government clings to the reigns of power like a disease they will use old tactics to improve themselves, if…
• First for the start of the debate I will more thoroughly define weak governments, essentially I am arguing that governments that are weak in any way, (through economic weakness, corruption, war etc. ) should be overthrown. Keep in mind however that things like plague, which…

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• On my opponent"s contention: His chart is directly contradicted by Pakistan"s own foreign ministry, which claims at least 400 civilian deaths (1). The accuracy of information from Long War Journal is questionable because it contradicts the reports of more widely-recognized news…
• CRITERION: This round should be evaluated on net benefits, which is implicit in the resolution. If I can prove that the total harm that has been caused by drone strikes exceeds the good things that happened because of them, I will win the round. If I cannot, Con will win.…

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• Con may begin their argument in round 1 if they so wish, but if they do, they must waive round 4 and say something like "I'm waiving this round as agreed upon" since I am not using round 1 for debate. This is to keep the amount of rounds used for debate even. Otherwise, begin…
• As I stated, this round will be used for conclusion and reasons why you won. We can restate arguments here but no new arguments.To restate what I have stated:1) Business owners will not have people protecting their private property rights under an anarchist society, which can…

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• Through empirical analysis and hard evidence, I will show you several interests of the United States of which Russia has become a threat to, proving an affirmation of the resolution. The following interests are named as such by President Bush on the official White House…
• Russia being a threat is a very current topic. I dont make the resolutions, i just debate them, and if we agree that Russia is a proliferation threat, i win this one too. Dont tell me how to debate PF, ive broken at emory and gone to nats, stick to the topic, pal. i said if…

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• Sorry but between school and college applications I just have not had time to look at this debate. I will probably revive it in the future.
• I defer this round so my opponent has a chance to voice his opening statement and outline his arguments

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• For practical purposes, let us have this debate simply regard the U.S. Sorry for not clarifying. As for religion, I am fairly sure that we both know what we are talking about regarding definitions, so there is little need to go further in depth at the time. "A policy that is…
• Greetings, I thank you for participating in my debate, and I hope this turns out to be an enthralling discussion. Before you proceed with the debate, I would like to note how I used the word "should" in my title and opening argument of the debate. The word "should" refers to…

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• Firstly, my argument is not that the "milk snatching" was irrelevant to Thatcher"s legacy; it was the best way to save money without having to reduce the quality of education by reducing numbers of teachers, etc. Poor children were entitled to subsidised milk, and even those…
• To begin, Margaret Thatcher stopped free school milk for children when she was Minister for Education, before she was Prime Minister and even before she was leader of the opposition. She did so because it was better to stop wasting money on milk no one drank anyway (even my…

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• I hate the fact that Quebec wants to leave Canada and become a new country, first it would separate Canada into two parts, if Quebec started a war it will create havoc every ware and every map of Canada would need to change.

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• I will conclude in round 4, as per rules, but first I want to address a couple concerns and likely confusions my opponent may be having. My issue with my opponent's proposal is not that he is proposing Federalism. I have nothing against Federalism and I find it to be an…
• "My opponent and me have agreed on a few things in the comments. - China will follow the US and Korean Three Branch system.(House,Executive,Senate)"I have already given in to 2 handicaps for my opponent's convenience, so I shall not be granting a third. I will retract my…

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• I would like to begin by stating that when ever there is a devision in a unified body, corrupting, greed, and progress will halt. This is a situation which has happened, and is bound to happen again. The list includes but is not limited to: The USSR The Union v. The Confederacy…
• I am affirmative on the issue.

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• Please use more than personal opinion in your arguments. Do not use Wikipedia for a source, but instead, go to the bottom of the Wikipedia page, find the source, and cite the original website that the information was on. If you cannot find the source, then the Wikipedia…
• I must make one thing clear for you. Official language does not mean only language. People would still be able to live and work here if they speak Chinese only. Also, you misunderstood what I said about Xhosa. Few Americans speak it, and without an official language, the…

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• As my opponent has forfeited another round, I will write my conclusion. On balance, the NEA should be abolished on the following grounds. First, they are taking government money, no matter how little or much, from things such as education, military, e.t.c. Second, all the…
• The NEA is taking government funds from more important projects, and bringing it to local artists. Which in my opinion they should have to earn the money themselves. The NEA as an organization to promote local artists and projects should be a privately funded organization. I…

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• First 1 - If Eu had one army all the 27 member states would have to make one decision about the war ,they all have to support it or not . So Eu would not be divided on the subject of war and their foreign policy would be the same .So Eu would be more united and exercise more…
• First of all i am sorry for not posting debate resolution and for my English grammar mistakes . 1 - Eu is not united on my causes about the war . Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain,…

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• Apology is accepted and I also appreciate your civility as we discuss this very important topic. You're terminology is a way of sounding more intelligent, but no really making good points. MY REBUTTAL: First of all I want to ask you to not change the topic please. It is a…
• Thank you very much and I hope you can join my side when its over lol. Please, no need to apologize for these minor errors; its more important to get a well rounded idea backed with facts, rather than using fancy words sounding smart. (I dont call your ideas "folderol" which…

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• Though the idea of a monarchy takes away the power of both the monarch and the citizens choice, and they very well might not want the power, I disagree with "There will be people with powers that they may not be suited to handle", in the case of a monarch every moment before…
• By objectively bad I mean inherently unethical. Government system the system by which a state or community is controlled. I'm arguing for the idea of an absolute monarchy (I have been having bad memory problems, so I couldn't remember the word or how to look it up at the time),…

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• I'm not saying we should be unarmed of military weapons, I'm saying for the US, we should cut the budget of building new weapons. Our allies will still have weapons, and since we already have a great military power, we can ask allies to help countries in need. I understand that…
• We could convince other allies to help, and in return pay with money or other ways. Its all about diplomacy. We could share military powers with a trusted country such as Canada. If we join forces with other allies, it'll reduce the chances of nuclear war. And being peaceful…

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• ISIL- The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant- to be around thirty to fifty thousand people. The wikipedia entry regarding the Military of ISIL makes a great summary of all of the information we have regarding the presence and operational forces of ISIL. Military of ISIL…
• ISIL- The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant- to be around thirty to fifty thousand people. The wikipedia entry regarding the Military of ISIL makes a great summary of all of the information we have regarding the presence and operational forces of ISIL. Military of ISIL…

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• Thanks Con.First, I must point out that my opponent is under the misguided assumption that I advocate authoritarianism from a King; while in fact the opposite is true. One of my fundamental points of contention is that Princely rulers are, on balance, less oppressive and…
• Thank you FourTrouble, for your acceptance! This will be pretty straight-foward, I'm presenting my case. C1: Foreign Relations A. WarWar in the modern sense is perhaps the most economically destructive of all Human activities, because it forces nations to use resources for the…

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• Im disappointed to see that Con forfeited the last round. Well if Con wishes to use the last round to do both his rebuttal and closing statement, he can feel free to. For my closing argument, I will reiterate my position. Democracy is not the best form of government. Allowing…
• I did not make a common error. Not allowing "everyone- to vote violates what a democracy stands for. For example, let me clarify the last three definition of aristocracy from dictionary.com: 3. government by those considered to be the best or most able people in the state 4. a…

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• In the case for the 2010 republican blow out, this was a reactionary measurement republicans took as a result of Obama"s victory and his terrible health care agenda. The republicans planned these state representative victories and redistricting for years unlike the democrats…
• I don"t believe political gerrymandering limits democracy in any way and it is justifiably constitutional.

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• George Bush was one of america greatest leaders in American History he did many things 1. He passes massive tax relief for the american people because they needed and that setted off huge job growth for many years he greatly stimulated the economy 2. He freed Iraq took out a…
• Let me just address the economy first for the first seven years of his presidentiay unemployment was low in may of 2007 unemployment was 4.4 percent and when he came into to office the econmy was in recession he got us out of it and he left the defcit at 455 billion obama has…

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• I disagree. The older the better as the person is more informed and the chance of an unplanned pregnancy goes way down. Please put forth a real argument, please. P.S. That's messed up! >:(
• Rules: To disprove my claim give me a country that you believe is better than America. (Don't do Norway as I've already shredded that country from being better) No arguments like: It's an opinion.

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• My opponent can refer to his experience and complain about a supposed ad hominem attack (interesting that you can't even spell it correct and yet claim to know it when you see it), but unless he actually knows what the fallacy is he's simply embarrassing himself. Here's a…
• My opponent's round is similar to his previous rounds in the sense that he consistently argues from a jaded perspective - he's constantly and conveniently ignoring obvious contentions, making bold claims with no evidence, or distorting historical facts. To begin, he responds to…

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• I hope everything turns out alright Lannan.
• Dropped Arguments My opponent dropped quite a few arguments. He conceded the following: - That personal autonomy allows human beings to be distinct, moral, and valuable individuals. - That totalitarian states put flawed humans in positions of immense power. - That totalitarian…

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• If we had a more controlled political campaign in our country, it would not take $100 million + to be a President. Iowa is not diverse, and also very "inwartd thinking" according to sqharawa below in the comments section. Thats not a represnetation of the majority of this…
• I live in the most populous state in the union, and my vote is much less important then some small town farm boy in Iowa. Thats not fair. We should have a national primary, to allow my voice to be just as important in picking my nominee as someone in a diner when its 10 degrees…

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• The Armed Forces are less than honest
• US military recruitment in schools has a very sinister side.

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• The United Kingdom should remain a member state of the European Union. There is no reasoned argument that suggests it is a good idea for Britain to secede from the Union. All statements must be well qualified and backed up with citations where possible.
• Ladies and Gentlemen, at least those of you still reading, my opponents argument has descended into nothing more than a racist rant attacking Islam culture. While I do not condemn my opponent taking a stance on such a topic I believe that they have greatly diverged from the…

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• Thanks to Con for diligently posting his arguments. I'll move on to my rebuttals right away. Rebuttal) 1. About his first rebuttal) I'll start from the back. First, about the government. I think Con may have misunderstood me. Let me try and explain things a bit more clearly. No…
• Thanks to my opponent for responding to my challenge so enthusiastically. Now I'm going to move on to my rebuttals. Rebuttal) 1. About that 'invisible hand'- My opponent has agreed that these corporations are more interested in profit. So, to repeat, because they want more…

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• My opponent has dismantled my argument, and due to lack of resources, I am unable to to provide a counter point.
• Corruption in the world must always be needed in the world. People will argue that corruption, whether it's in government or any other section, must be stopped. Corruption does hurt the General population as people do seek to gain money and power for there own gain like former…

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• I think I understand what your saying. But in the case of Oprah,what if she endorsed Senator Barack Obama because of what she believes he can do for this country! Should she be harassed just because he happens to be black? I don't think so! I think that voting in a minority…
• I am in favor of a minority becoming president! As long as he/she can get the job done that they are elected to do!

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• it will create more jobs

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• You want proof?http://www.globalissues.org...http://en.wikipedia.org...http://en.wikipedia.org...http://www.globalresearch.ca... World Trade Center not bombed?! If an airplane crashes into your house would you consider it a bombing? No wait, it's obviously a shooting...…
• I understand where you are getting at. 1% of our budget is not a lot. And over time the amount we spend is an investment.But here is where the argument starts:How much more will we need to spend? As I have stated, we spent 6 trillion US dollars to fight the War on Terror. You…

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• Please present argument in 3 point style, no Rebuttles until second round and 3rd round for closing statements. ----------------- 1. It promotes collectivism. Collectivism is when the government wants to sacrifice the rights of the individual for the better of the whole.…
• Alright, good debate,

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• My opponent have forfeited this round. However, I believe that this have the potential to be a very intuitive debate. If you wish, you could leave arguments in the comments section. I will try to respond.
• Abortion is not the topic of debate here. I of course wish we could still have a respectful and engaging debate. So, the first problem is domestic. Japan have survived for 70 years without a military that is allowed to fight overseas. In fact, the SDF is unconstitutional to…

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• There is a lot of talk about taking back America...but no ACTION!!! You noticed in history, Americans took action against the British. So, how do we take it back??...you revolt. Oh, you dont want to die for freedom/change/take back...sooner or later, you or your children will…

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• The United States should get rid of the Democrat, Republican, and all other political parties and have a bracket style elections.

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• 1. On this point you basically argued we had global competitors in four groups: China, Russia, India, and Terrorists. Well, as for the first three, I agree they COULD fill the role we need, but the problem isn't that we lack candidates; the problem is that we lack a centric…
• Well, I'd be more than happy to get further in depth after my opponent brings up his points, but here are mine: The United States is on the decline. This is because of several reasons, not all of which are necessary for a downfall, but just contribute. 1. Lack of serious global…

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• Precedent (Romania and Bulgaria)
• Turkey is a large country in European terms.

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• *sigh*... One of these debates.... I hate this sh*t...
• So, Big Australia, as defined by the amazing Wikipedia, is "Big Australia is a term used by Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to describe an increase in the population of Australia from 22 million in 2010 to 36 million in 2050 along with the policies needed to react to it. "…

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• The involvement of CSOs promotes good governance practices
• Civil society's involvement in political life is necessary to strengthen democratic accountability

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• Participatory forms of Democracy Can Restore Trust in Politics
• Representative Democracy Enables Rule by Elites

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• UK will be disentangled from EU affairs
• Britain will have greater ability to respond quickly

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• Thank you for the opportunity to participate in this debate. I will quickly go over my points: 1) Sanctions are immoral because they violate human rights. I measure this by using Kant's Categorical Imperative. Basically the people are being used like tools in order to…
• I still stand in firm affirmation of the Resolution: economic sanctions ought not be used to achieve foreign policy objectives. I will first go through my opponent's case then with remaining time (characters) I will strengthen my own. My opponent's definition has no source and…