Politics Debate Topics for Students — page 30

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• Ok that sits fine with me. I can repost my challenge, it is no problem. No votes on this debate.
• Conditions: I will be arguing for the resolution, Con will be arguing that the Affordable Care Act is NOT beneficial legislation. I had some trouble wording the title of the debate, so any questions make them clear. This is an open challenge, I expect Con to be able to source…

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• An Expansion On The Moral Justification For Intervention The legal justification for intervention has already been made, but the humanitarian argument is just as strong. Putin intervened to protect Ethnic Russians. The illegitimate Ukrainian parliament, once it came to power,…
• The Revolution In Ukraine Was Unconstitutional: President Removed From Power Unconstitutionally The rebellion completely disregarded the Constitution of Ukraine and used forceful coercive means to seize power from the legitimate government. The "uprising" can only be described…

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• No-fly zone would significantly benefit Libyan rebels
• Libyan rebels want a no-fly zone.

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• Indeed, apparently this debate has come down to the realm of technicalities. "My opponents definition of voting is so one-dimensional." First of all, regardless of how unconventional my Round 1 definition may seem, my arguments are based off of it. I am sure that, in an…
• Nonetheless, my argument still stands. In my opponent's Round 2, he states that voting will still be used, regardless of the better form of law establishment I have proposed. However, he has failed to refute the claims I have made regarding such a new form of law establishment,…

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• With this being the final round, I shall address my opponent's second round argument. ===Defense of Case===My opponent briefly touched on my case in R2, so I shall address it here. My opponent argues that Nationalism isn't the same as a national identity, but that's not true.…
• Due to unsportsman like conduct. I forfeit the debate. I'm sorry and deeply ashamed of such a terrible action that was undertaken by my part.

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• I am pro, would like to see arguments against
• I am pro suspending US assistance to pakistan. I don't have much, but ill say what I got. If we suspend assistance, we will be getting rid of wasteful expenses. We don't need to be spending millions helping out a corrupted place. The Pakistan government is so corrupted the…

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• I understand that the stimulus spending is apportioned to more than just labor although Stanford University's Taylor, and Cogan authored a paper analyzing the recent stimulus package in which they conclude: "changes in government purchases have had no material effect on the…
• Let's bring this argument back to the point. First. The argument/debate surrounding what caused the Great Depression and what brought the US economy out, is still being conducted. Economists have proffered a few theories, unfortunately we cannot conduct a controlled experiment…

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• Going right into rebuttals... "Agreed, but some of the stuff the government supports doesn't "benefit society"." Give us an example or two, and we can talk about [argue] their beneficial effect upon society/ negation of the overall benefits of government spending. "We can deal…
• Good Afternoon Chevy10294, I come here today to argue that paying higher taxes is patriotic. Well its really pretty simple, taxes are funds that are collected by the government, and represent part of the social contract that all people agree to when they choose to live in the…

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• .. You say that i have no evidence to support my claim. Neither do you that the lack of Term Limits would help. Yes, Rossevelt was an amazing president, but one of the few. Last I checked, there are inly 4 heads on Mt. Rushmoore, and can't think of a president who would be…
• I shall now start with my opening statment, if there were no term limits then the government would be much easier to corrupt. If the same person could be president in an unlimited number of times then it would be simple for that administration could rig election after election…

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• Alright Emily here are the reasons why UN should have a standing army:1. It's not effective as it is "The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945 after the Second World War by 51 countries committed to maintaining international peace and security,…
• UN: United Nations, the famous peace-keeping force of the worldMilitary force: an army of soldier under the UN's command that can be deployed whenever necessaryHonored to be debating an unbeaten. :DRound one acceptance only.

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• It doesn't matter! Sure, the South had several reasons to secede, many of them not related to slavery at all. However, the connotation that the flag carried during and after the civil war for blacks was and is obviously offensive. The South, among other things sure, carried the…
• The key here is symbolism. Yes, Americans favored slavery during the revolution. But, the North became the symbol for freedom during the civil war. The south and its flag were the symbol of opression and racism during and after the civil war. No, slavery was not the only issue,…

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• im new trying to work on my debating skills hope there good enough

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• I'll put it plain and simple: con forfeited. This is an auto-win for me, even after my concession. I hope that the voters can see past my original blunder to what has happened.
• I feel that I cannot argue my case. I cannot argue that UN should repeal all economic sanctions on Iran. This was my mistake; I saw my opponents first argument, and thought it was an argument, not merely the title of the debate posted again. In my defense, this debate was not…

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• "Shut up and support the government "?? What an obnoxious statement this is. Not some unknown great man, but yeh Cinstitution of india states that each and every citizen of this country has the right to freedom of speech and expression. There fore I see no reason to shut up and…
• At this stage, there is not much unrest against kejriwal in Delhi. So yes, it is unlikely that kejriwal will resign. But then again, the topic is not whether Arvind kejriwal WILL resign or not. It states that arvind kejriwal SHOULD resign. Then don't you agree with the agenda…

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• Well..there we have it, people. Thanks for debating...I guess..
• How disappointing! We have a forfeit. This really shows how strongly the opposition feels about this argument.

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• Good luck, Username. As a note, this debate is a Conservative vs. Libertarian clash, so if you are Liberal, or Progressive, keep that in mind when voting. Or turn your head. 1. Economic PolicyRon Paul's economic policy can be explained in six words; lower taxes, lower spending,…
• A formal Challenge to TakenUsername on whether Ron Paul could have been a good President.

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• I affirm resolved: The United States is justified in intervening in the internal political processes of other countries to attempt to stop human rights abuses. Justified means permissible. For example, I am justified in drinking a bottle of water after I run because I am…

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• To say the Monarchy serves no role in society is definitely erroneous. The whole point is Monarchy brings people together in celebration, irrespective of politics and social class. When you see people gathering at occasions such as the annual Trooping the Colour or the Royal…
• The British Monarchy is the most famous in the world. For centuries, it has been at the heart of British life with support at its highest levels for decades at the current time (an estimated 80% of Britons support the Monarchy).Despite how it's presented, the Monarchy remains…

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• Thanks to Con for his arguments. My opponent has given me many things to think about. Con has misconstrued my arguments. I never argued that economists are better at handling the economy, nor did I argue that economic matters should be put solely in the hands of an "economic…
• Today, there are evident flaws in our system of democracy. These flaws are exemplified by the bankruptcy of Greece. To win votes, politicians must "bribe" citizens with promises, and often times, these promises place heavy strains on the country"s economy. Today"s citizens want…

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• My opponent was last seen running for the border. Arguments are continued.
• The ResolutionCon claims I did not define "border fence." I defined "border fence" in paragraph 3, and in more detail in 2.1. There is no need to define terms if they are used with the standard meanings in the dictionary, as all other terms in the debate are used. "Maintain"…

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• History: America was the ultimate underdog in the American Revolutionary War so I don't see that point as valid, in addition America has never lost a war. http://en.wikipedia.org... Even in Vietnam 1. America never declared a state of war. 2. Americans killed over 1,000,000…
• First Military Strength Army Russia has the 4th biggest army while the U.S. is 2nd http://opishposh.com... Air Force Rank 1 - United States Air Force (USA): http://military-navy-army-airforce.blogspot.com... 2,132 Fighter Aircrafts Aerial Refueling aircrafts Attack Aircrafts…

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• Corruption is very bad for democracy as it can lead to the capture of the state by special interests. it is economically disastrous as it gives those in power the incentive and ability to continually create new laws and regulations which they can then exploit in order to…

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• Modernisation
• Remote electronic voting can be conducted very safely.

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• Major changes need to be put to the people and the people must be trusted.
• Reform treaties are too important to be left to politicians of the day

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• This debate is deals with the future relationship that the United States will have with South Korea. Should we send over more aid and help to ensure the SK military's safety or withdraw due to threats made from North Korea.
• I thank my contender as well for his response to my stance. Throughout your second contention you mentioned how we agreed on some aspects but one aspect that we disagreed on was the North Korea nuclear program. You make a point in how you say that it's not up to par with our…

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• The world will still exist, there will just be no life on it. There will be a period of time where there is an earth, but no humanity.
• Eventually, our sun will explode, ending all life on earth, and ending all conflict. This would technically be world peace.

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• For my last argument ill state the possible outcome if North Korea shots the missiles anywhere: other countries will retaliate and shot their missiles hitting North Korea and making this beautiful country into a toxic wasteland.
• To start my argument ill state why is the reason that North Korea hates America. The leader of North Korea are scared of the power of the western country USA they saw what happened in Vietnam also know as the Nam war which in 2000000 Vietnamese people did wille a few thousand…

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• I understand the military needs them, I'm talking about civilians. Civilians don't need them.
• There's one key problem with this... you're talking about people committing these crimes. Guns in themselves are not inherently bad. It's the people behind the crimes who commit this. Let's take a look at where crime sours the most.If the person didn't have the assualt weapon,…

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• Cross apply all arguments from Third Round. Proud to propose.
• I'll rebuild my case and then address my opponents: Current photo ID legislation is just a new form of gerrymandering. It is used to exploit a demographic trend that the minorities tend to vote Democrat and are less likely to have government issued photo ID. It's not an…

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• I extend my arguments once more.
• Seeing as my opponent has forfeited his round, I suppose this means he has no rebuttals. I'd like to take this opportunity to refute his opening statement then."Why corruption has been started it is just because of our lackness, non fulfill of requirements of statutes, whenever…

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• I was a pleasure debating you, and i am from texas too! Houston specifically so i understand the morality value being used often. I am running societal welfare on the neg as well. but i will run a just decision value on aff.
• Oh thats interesting, where are you from? I could tell you were at varsity level, you were one of the few able to truly attack my case. I am a novice. Most novices i go up against with this case are clueless. You would definietly crush me had this been a real round. I have…

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• I would like to point out to my opponent that the title of the debate is "Term limits for Congress". This refers to our current congress, not one in your proposed system. To rebut my opponent's statements on my 2nd attack: This is exactly what I mean. If you know you have no…
• I would like to begin by asking that my opponent focus their attack on the subject matter, not a voting system. While on the matter, however, I would like to point out that I found some potential issues I found with their system. If you would like to discuss them, please…

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• My bad. I didn't mean for the debate to five minutes. Sorry.
• Government should run exactly like a business

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• My opponent's arguments and propositions are not what this debate was supposed to be about. VOTERS: Please do not vote on this debate so it can run into a tie. Again, my resolution was misinterpreted by my opponent and was not the kind of debate he was looking for. Next time, I…
• I will be debating against the three wars and his general non-interventionalist foreign policy (it's not really isolationalist).

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• In conclusion, it remains my assertion that many of Ireland's problems could be resolved only if it leaves the EU. In 2008, when this crisis exploded in Europe, Iceland was able to make its own decisions because it was not an EU member state. As a result, Iceland, an even…
• Ireland, as a small nation, has no need to compete against massive entities. Despite this, Ireland has nevertheless managed to be competitive in that is has one of the lowest corporate tax rates in Europe at 12,5% which was established by the Irish government and not the EU. In…

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• A lot of people say that socialism and democracy are opposites, and that they can't exist together. Pro is that they aren't opposites, con is arguing that they are. Round 1 is acceptance only. Round 2 is opening statements. Rounds 3 and 4 are rebuttals. Round 5 is closing…
• Believe it or not, there are plenty of people who wouldn't believe the two are compatible, regardless of what they actually are. Regardless, I was prepared to argue as well that socialism could work in America, although since I have about 5 minutes left I can't now, but maybe…

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• Your rebuttals were 1. "Are you suggesting that September 11 is proof that Iran will attack us? You missed my point. I was simply pointing out that a small force can cause great harm" 2. "Iran realizes that the repercussions of a war with the US would be devastating for its…
• Thank you for the good luck, it's a nice change to debate someone that has some sense of manners First, I will attack your individual points, bring up new points if need be, and summarize 1. Iran not foolish September 11, 2001. Those terrorists were only a few people, yet…

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• There are more than one job in the armed forces,https://www.google.com... my little brother was a 91Z, (yes i had to call him) he was a supervisor, he never saw combat, and perhaps you can use the feminists as psychological warfare, station thousands of them outside towns and…
• My pleasure to debate with you as well, some back story on why a started this debate, my little cousin turned 18 yesterday and i dropped him off at the recruitment center, while waiting i went to go grab a coffee and i struck up a conversation with the barista, somehow she…

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• I'm not going to spend time arguing the conduct statements, as I think my point was rather well made. Anyways, this debate is about Africa, and not him. I will also throw out the refutation rule as a courtesy, as I also refuted after my opponent in R1. I have also decided to…
• Note to my opponent, I have only made one argument for why we should end suffering, and it did not involve raising any budgets.I will also remind him that I was expecting a more thorough argument, not relied on 90% by quotations, but let me begin none the less. I have…

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• Unfortunately my opponent has forfeited both round 2 and round 3. I extend all of my previous arguments.
• Unforunately my opponent has forfeited Round 2. Hopefully he will provide a rebuttal in round 3. I extend all arguments.

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• I have lived in the Falkland Islands and i have witnessed first hand the disagreement of an English rule. There is more to surviving as a nation than trade a peace, it isa proper government that appeals to the people, which there isnt with British, and also the amount of…
• the statement you just made is completly wrong the falkland isalnds are a colony, and would not be able to survive by governing themselves. They need a country to support them and what better one than Argentina which is geographically and culturally related to them

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• I forfeit i don't feel like arguing this topic
• benevolent Communism doesn't exist because communism started with Karl Marx, Also that communism is not socialism but socialism leads to communism. A variety of different forms of communism have developed, each based upon the ideas of different political theorists, usually as…

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• I believe Quotas for Women will not be noneffective as A women only knows what a woman require to become vigilant and bring about changes and amendments to Women's Life at a much more bigger and respectable level like National Parliament. I would like to rebut your previous…
• I propose the motion by saying that women should be given a quota in the national parliament as a Moral Supportive right. Women through the ages have been denied, criticised and hurt on the sentimentality of being a woman( A weak Person). But the 21st Century has been a…

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• darth_timon, in response to your example North Korea, technically a dictatorship/communism/monarchy where one person/ group of people are in total control could hypothetically be the best form of government, but of course having one person/party in control never actually works…
• darth_timon, while you did compare democracy to some other forms government, you did forget some major ones. This brings me into my next argument. I believe there is a form of government better than democracy, it's used in The United States, and it is a republic. Yes, a…

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• First, I got my numbers wrong, I apologize. Another thing, the refugees have been dubbed "Syrian refugees" mostly because that's where the most violence is going on. Second of all, I don't see the benefits of flooding Europe with these aliens. They would provide cheap labor,…
• Alright sources from: http://www.nationalreview.com... http://www.bbc.com... 1.)Anyways, European security officials have stated that there are far too many migrants for each one of them to security checked, this will increase the probability that ISIS sympathizers can break…

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• My opponent has forfeited and failed to present any argument for his resolution. He has failed entirely to meet his burden of proof. I have presented benefits to having the royal family in Australia that went uncontested.
• Extend my argument.

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• https://docs.google.com...
• If I can open one persons eyes to the evil. It will be all worth it. We can't pretend Africa's not there forever. It's time to reunify Ethiopia. https://docs.google.com...

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• This is a debate on CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE don't make into a debate about something else alright? I believe this for the following three reasons: 1.Bring stability to a society 2.Democratic governments accommodate civil disobedience 3.Civil disobedience brings immediate attention…
• Rebuttal: "Okay, I concede that is true, but nonetheless, I cannot see how this is truly important. " It gained women in the US the right to vote and to fair treatment. That is a good thing that civil disobedience has brought about change in a society for justice. And it is…

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• Thanks.
• sorry, but my computer which i had my case on isn't working, so i won't be able to do this debate. I'll accept another debate like this if you want later.

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• I apologize for the confusion in the previous round, and I hope that I can accurately rebut and summarize in this round.RebuttalR1: The Institution of Gun Bans Is Not UniformMy opponent suggests the uniformity of gun bans, and defines them strictly to mean the complete…
• My opponent and I have mutually decided to cancel this debate. Please vote for a tie.