Politics Debate Topics for Students — page 17

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• I, Pro, will be arguing that the US needs to step out of the global spotlight and focus on its own people before giving aid to other countries. Con will be arguing that the US's support on the global stage is necessary and by pulling out troops and ceasing financial aid will be…

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• You have my sincere apologies aaltobartok. I did not intend my title of the debate topic to be offensive in any way, next time I will be sure to use the topic to title the debate instead of my voiced opinion. Now to the matter at hand, "No disrespect should be shown to the flag…
• I cannot see how someone could tolerate the burning of a United States flag during a protest. I think it should be treason. yes, we have freedom to gather and protest. Yes, we have freedom of speech. Yes, we have the freedom to do whatever the heck else we want, but this is…

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• you claimed that the tens of thousands of lives where OK because there were chemical factories in japan the majority of the people in those cities had no part in the war what so ever. you also said that i thought we got pleasure out of cruelty, i only meant the 3rd definition.…
• atomic bombs are awful sadistic weapons of mass destruction that have no place in this great world that has been given to us. they do gruesome things and prevent any innocent civilians from escaping total annihilation.

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• Expansion is in the interests of NATO
• There is a strong precedent for expansion

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• It's fine. This'll just be a shorter argument. I'll hit each of your contentions. 1.) There will always be people who want to be in office. Teaching jobs don't pay well, but there are still kids that want to be teachers. If anything, this will help us get a better pool of only…
• First, I extend the idea that people who say that minimum wage is enopugh to live off of should live off of it. Now I'll address onne of the problems commonly associated with raising minimum wage and show why it doesn't apply: inflation. The problem is that when we raise wages,…

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• Now Bee, listen, there's organization which is always appreciated… and then there's this spreading out thing that you do which makes something that should be 1 page into 3. Lol, I implore you to see that there is a difference. =P Do Founders Really Matter: My opponent has…
• --Background/Points:-- Definition of Marxism: The political and economic philosophy of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in which the concept of class struggle plays a central role in understanding society's allegedly inevitable development from bourgeois oppression under…

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• Here we go.... If your like most Americans, you probably have heard the requirements of being president. They are; Must be at least 35 years of age, must have lived in this country for at least 18 years, and you must be a natural born citizen. When our founding fathers created…
• If someone will help, I have to do this same debate tomarrow in class and I need some practice!

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• Hello guys, I am radicalguy44 and I will prove in this debate that jury nullification actually is a good and just check on government. I would like for this to be an LD debate, where value and criterias are used, and burdens are also upheld. To my opponent, good luck my friend!…
• Sorry for forfeiting, I haven't had much time. I'll start by attacking 1) "The argument that he makes here is that jury nullification isn't fair, makes mistakes very often, and isn't a check on government. It seems as if Pro has switched his position, and is now attacking jury…

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• Hi every one i believe that democracy in INDIA is magic ,it looks like this fellow is mad ,but its true in my point of view.Because we have seen countries with no diversity are getting bifurcated ,but INDIA being a country with different religions and different languages ,still…

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• I will let my oppenent choose his/her arguments first. I would like to see why they think that CD is not appropriate.

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• Tell me how are FOX news viewers supposed to interpret a debate that fox showed of Obama, only they used an Obama impersonator to substitute for Obama? http://elections.americablog.com... How are viewers supposed to interpret Fox news editing a discussion with John Stewart?…
• --I will mean political propaganda --by spreads I mean broadcasts it --By Fox news I mean its shows. There have been over 5 research studies that show that the simple act of watching fox news makes one more misinformed and ignorant. I will post each one.…

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• Brenavia builds his argumentation against allowing naturalized citizens of the United States to become eligible to run for the office of President on the assumption that loyalty to one country is driven by the place of birth. I believe this is a fallacious and discriminatory…
• Section 1 of Article Two of the United States Constitution sets forth the eligibility requirements for serving as President of the United States: "No person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall…

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• Before we start I would like to define Drone warfare as: a pilot less air or ground vehicle equipped for military purposes being for either offensive, defensive or recon uses. Assuming that this definition is acceptable I would like my opponent whom ever that ends up being to…
• Im very sorry, but somthing has come up and i wont be able to do this debate.

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• Well, ..., 1Alyssa appears to have conceded the argument as best as I can tell. At the very least, 1Alyssa has not contested My rebuttal. So, ..., yeah.
• [As noted in the 'comments' section, I apologize if the formatting of My previous argument appears odd; it did not look this way when I typed it up.]1Alyssa, having forfeited the previous round, I take it You are conceding the points I raise.

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• __________ Observations __________ You stated: "I would like to begin by attack(ing) my opponent's case and then rebuilding mine. In the first two rounds my opponent has said many things that prove that stable nations are greater threat to the United States than failed nations.…
• Thank you and Sorry for the Late Post, Life stuff. I'll add an Observations topic and rename Negations to Contentions. -Observations- Just Noticed Your definition of Threat is wrong, See mine: An act of coercion wherein a negative consequence is proposed to elicit response. All…

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• My opponent can accept or go first.
• I apologize to my opponent for not being able to participate in this debate, and there was a lot of stuff going on that prevented me from doing so. I would like to speak to my opponent about tieing this debate, and challenging him to a rematch later. Does that sound good Gotleib?

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• The electoral college is not representative of America that was the point of this debate :L
• I would like to refer my opponent to the 2000 general election. Even though the democrat (and possible communist) Al Gore received more vote than his opponent the Republican (and devout christian) George W. Bush he lost the election because because George W. Bush had won more…

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• Okay, ground force includes all troops, vehicles and weapons on the ground, such as infantry, tanks, humvees, miniguns, turrets, artillery etc. ISIS' base can only be pierced through ground force as the other two methods of attack are air and the navy. A complete air raid can't…
• As in the instructions for this debate, I will now waive this round. Good debate!

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• Hello, and thank you for posting your arguments. I'll take this time to reconstruct my own points when necessary and deconstruct your arguments in preparation for the rebuttal rounds.To all who vote on this debate, let me remind you that I set forth very specific and…
• Looking forward to a fantastic first experience for the both of us. I see that many of you have already made up your minds in the comment section, but please refrain from deciding the winner before the debate occurs and judge solely on the outcome of this debate and the clash…

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• I'm glad to hear that you have come to the conclusion that we cannot judge what people actually want over the customs union. My original point was that there is diversity of opinion and that there is no mandate to take us out. That doesn't mean that there is a mandate to stay…
• Thanks for your response. To clarify my stance:I think it was an error in your typing but you said that: "You believe that since the referendum was simply on whether or not Britain should leave the customs union". Just to clarify, I said that the referendum was only about…

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• I would like to first to over my opponents arguments and then my own if necessary. My opponent's first point seemed to just talk about why its a bad idea, but the question is: do we have good reasons to (Justification)? Nuclear proliferation is one of our largest threats to our…
• We are all aware that there is a McDonalds in about every city in the world. Imagine if for every other one, there was a nuclear weapon in the world. According to McDonalds, that would be a lie. There are actually even MORE nuclear weapons than that. I stand in firm affirmation…

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• You are wanting to debate if Canada is a dictatorship; but the debate is that Canada is not a Democracy, by the legal definition, which requires free sovereign people. You have not posted any document that States when the people became free from colonial rule; or when the…
• What did the free sovereign people do in 1949 as reported in hansard to become a democracy. Did you vote in a referendum in 1942 to adopt a constitution as created by the people of Canada or was it just a government bill. Their is nothing in hansard record showing the people of…

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• Yeah, well I think the arguments (or lack thereof) speak for themselves. I urge you to consider that my contentions have been untouched, and therefore deserve the votes. I do appreciate the honesty though, Thoreau.
• Alright. .. Well, I guess that's it then. I have to post at least 100 characters though, so I'll just keep talking for a bit.

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• I am a firm believer in the 2nd Amendment and right to bare arms. I believe that citizens should be armed ( who have a clean background and is a certified user). Many people who are murdered or raped and anything else (victims) are not armed. They have no defense for themselves…
• The right to bare arms is restricted as I said. We should only have people who have a clean record and only a certain type of gun. If you are a hunter you may have a shotgun and/or a handgun. Besides I am a hunter and I would be very displeased if they banned guns. So here what…

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• In conclusion, ISIS has gained incredible notoriety in the media and for good reasons such as robbing, killing and pillaging. They are a growing terrorist cell, and are causing widespread terror. Isis is the greatest threat to world security since the beginning of the 21st…
• I as side affirmative firmly believe that this resolution will and must stand. I has already explained in great detail the extremist group that is the Islamic State, and the need for military action. I will be talking mainly about why America should participate in this military…

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• Definitions: Healthcare reform: Affordable Healthcare Act, also known as ObamaCare Banned: in this sense I assume repealing. //abbreviations\ OC: ObamaCare HC: healthcare --Rebuttals-- My opponents main claim is OC helps the uninsured. Although this is true, one must ask of it…
• I win

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• My opponent has forfeited again.
• My opponent forfeits.

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• It is the only reasonable thing I can think of. This is just the first step, there are many more. I don't see how any other plan has any merit.
• World peace is not possible, but if it is, the only way to do it is to kill off everyone who is different, physically, racially, mentally, etc. Then have the government raise the kids so they are all raised the same.

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• Are you suggesting that a nation should change it's language because there are immigrants who want to use their own language instead of the country's language they immigrated to? Keep in mind there is a reason they immigrated in the first place. It might not be such a great…
• 1. The Aboriginals may speak another language but that is their constitutional right written down for them in English. 2. Immigration occurs all over the world that does not mean a nation should change their native language. 3. Many Muslims complain that English translations of…

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• A border wall between US and Mexico could produce great results for the United States. I had to hurry up so my arguments might have been typed a little too quick but here are the main points: 1. Influx of illegal immigrants travelling on land from Mexico and Central America…
• My arguments will be listed as so -counter past argument -keeping people in -not fearing illegal immigrants -drug gangs and legalizing the drugs -mexico is the enemy? -my argument -jobs -security -better more effective checkpoints -Improved economy Building a wall between the…

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• It's good to see that we agree that the U.S. is the first modern superpower. Thank you for acceding to my point. Actually, you seem to be very confused as to whether there have been superpowers or not. I quote: "The same goes for superpowers. You say that there have never been…
• Thank you for accepting my challenge. Good luck! I did indeed assume that the U.S. is setting an example. It is folly to believe otherwise. I did NOT assume that other nations will "copy" our actions. Even so, our actions DO set precedent for how other nations will interact. I…

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• In the previous rounds of the debate, academic studies showed that mainstream media news sources had a heavy liberal bias, with the UCLA study showing 18 or 20 to be left of center. Con argues that the conventional definition of "news source" used by UCLA should be broadened to…
• In 1995, I published a short paper in the academic journal 'Science.' In that study, I reviewed how borehole temperature recorded a warming of about one degree Celsius in North America over the last 100 to 150 years. The week the article appeared, I was contacted by a reporter…

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• The United States government is the the ultimate possibility for chaos, disaster, and destruction upon the United States, and possibly the world. I will paste out the conspiracy theories in which it is POSSIBLE (which the con does not understand yet) to happen; and does make…
• "The US military is in place to protect ALL people in the United States, as well as all people who live in nations that are closely allied with the United States as well." I'd first like to point out that the U.S. military include ALL units of the military force, including…

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• According to the World Bank, U.S. GDP accounted for 31.8 percent of all global economic activity in 2001. That number dropped to 21.6 percent in 2011. That is not just a decline " that is a freefall. I'd also like to point out that America once had the greatest manufacturing…
• The United States is clearly in an advanced state of decline. Many people around the world (and even inside America) rejoice at this, but not me. I mourn for the country that I was born in and that I still love. Would anybody like to have a debate?

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• Yes, I fully acknowledge there is heavy discrimination everywhere in the united states. It is terrible, but not many are being killed over it. Or raped over it. Or having their genitals mutilated over it. Or being forced to do terrible things. Sexual slavery, violence all…
• After reading my opponents argument I am overall left confused at what was said to me except for the last sentence. Since that is the only point that seems to make any sense and is relevant in my eyes, I am going to merely confront that one point head on. "So whether you like…

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• Take a look at the European Union. They are basically taking over the world because they will be soon coming out of Europe, as they make other countries join them. They have changed the currency for many countries in Europe, they make many, many laws & they have been having…
• Basically what you're saying is wrong. A OWG would only have to be based in one place, it wouldn't need to be based in several other locations. & it most certainly wouldn't defeat the object. It would be a good, stable idea, which would most certainly take years and years to…

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• If you are interested in debating, accept challenge in round 1
• Your Huffington Post quote, shows no reason of how President Obama ignored Congress, and how he never consulted them on what America was going to do. In the contrary of your statement of Huffington Post, PBS Newshour states and I quote, "Thus far, there has been little clamor…

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• Thanks to the contender for responding. Now, let's go over your three main reasons for staying in war with Iraq and Afghanistan. 1) The United States is fighting for freedom which is a good reason to fight. On the contrary, the United States is indeed not fighting for freedom,…
• For many reasons, I do not support our current wars and want the troops home!!! I'm willing to argue with anyone who would like to.

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• I will be brief with my responses as I can tell from your argument that you are not adamant and may just be misinformed. "1. The US has a tremendous amount of economic investment in Puerto Rico that directly benefits the people. " -Please give examples, and how independence…
• For over one hundred years now Puerto Rico has been in political limbo. It is time Americans recognize the mutual benefit of allowing Puerto Rico to become an independent nation. Statehood advocates argue that we will be entitled to more help (dependence) as a state... Status…

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• I would like to acknowledge their elders past, present and future. The flag of Australia is what represents Australia on an international level. It is not our politicians, but our flag that embodies the Australian system and way of life on the international stage. It is…
• The topic of this debate is: 'That Australia should adopt a new National Flag' I will debate the Affirmative, and the opponent the Negative. The opponent will be preferably an Australian citizen, or someone with experience in the Australian political landscape.

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• What do you think of freedom of speech in the Netherlands? Firstly we will give our opinion and then you can react to this and send in your own opinion or idea about this topic. We think that freedom of speech in the Netherlands should be limited a little bit more, we think…

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• but my point is that this five nations are abusing of the power they were given because they are using it to protect or attack countries according to their interests and not because is what"s best for the world. This was supposed to be a "democratic system" but this is nothing…
• A principal reason for this has been the refusal of one or another of the Five Permanent Members to set aside their own interests. Additionally, the veto is often is "used in order to protect countries with which (permanent members) have close cultural, economic and/or…

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• I accept the interpretation of the resolution, and hold that DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS ARE MORE BOUGHT THAN WON MAKING THEM A COMMODITY Contention 1. Political Campaigns=Advertising Campaigns A) ELECTIONS ARE TV SHOWS i. most citizens do not care entirely ii. most voters know a…

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• ok
• hi i will be doing this some time soon bye

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• Canada. Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Greenland, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, part of Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the UK, and Uruguay have had gay marriage a whole lot longer than the USA.…
• America is not the greatest country in the world. A lot of people say that America is the greatest country in the world because we have freedom. Well we aren't the only country in the world with freedom. Canada has freedom. Japan has freedom. The UK, France, Italy, Spain,…

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• I would also like to point out to all you Americanos that 'this house' is merely a way of introducing a resolution, similar to 'be it resolved. ' I would define 'this house' as the United Nations, 'all governments' as U. N member states and 'force' as to strongly encourage in a…
• My opponent has no understood my arguments. He continues to attack the candlesticks without considering the entire home, let alone the dining room or anything else. The fact of the matter is that there will be sacrifices; we must choose between a new, better way of life and the…

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• First, nations should only take actions that are in their best interest for three reasons. 1. the ultimate purpose of a nation is to protect its citizenry from outside threats or else the citizens wouldn't give up some of their freedoms to be a part of it. If a nation poses a…
• Let's launch right in. On diplomacy, my opponent says that Iran proves that we can use diplomacy and that military did not back it up. But Iran would never have followed our efforts at diplomacy if not for our military prowess. We need to be able to use our military force to…

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• Scotland can VERY easily rejoin the EU. They would not lose money, because they have oil. The oil would make them rich. And what about powerful allies? The only tie they'd lose is that with England. And what if?
• (1) What makes you think that Scotland would suffer? (2) This is NOT about fame. Do you genuinely think that Alex Salmond wants to be an A-list celebrity? Even David Cameron and Alistair Darling have admitted that Scotland could succeed on its own as an independent country. You…

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• I'd like to point out why I'm for the U. S being the worlds police, Because the UN is too weak to do so. I like to think of the U. S as Mandalore from Star Wars. The U. S is powerful and can defeat anyone in a ground war. Guerrilla war not so much. U. S involvement in affairs…

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• Rebuttal I: Constitutional Right.Con does not understand the premise of not being in the Constitution. Being a Right in the Constitution means it can NOT be restricted, with exception of course. Not being a right means it can be restricted.The Government does protect the rights…
• Outline:To prove the Resolution false, I will first prove that Gay Marriage isn't a protected right in Argument I, then move to show why the Government acknowledges Marriage in the first place in Argument II, showing that acknowledging Gay Marriage is outside the Governments…