Politics Debate Topics for Students — page 51

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• My inherency is topical to the debate because it is saying that there are little gaps in the current system for warrants and the police are taking advantage of the gaps extending surveillance. When in your house, the could tap your phone, computer and that's surveillance. So my…
• My inherency is topical to the debate because it is saying that there are little gaps in the current system for warrants and the police are taking advantage of the gaps extending surveillance. When in your house, the could tap your phone, computer and that's surveillance. So my…

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• See above.
• This is a big surprise. My arguments remain. I'd like to further assert that there is a financial burden to NATO that the U.S. Cannot bear. In the Serbian conflict where NATO was employed in this post Soviet era engagement, it cost the US $9B when all was said and done, for a…

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• I beg to differ that by changing the leaders, it is merely changing the face of the party, and not the party itself. The Politburo that is being sworn in would ultimately change the direction of the party and where it is headed. With the changing in leaders, the Chinese…
• China has recently had a change in leadership within the China Communist Party, from Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao to Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang. As a new generation of leaders in China rises, should China be a cause of worry for the America as they are now completely unable to be…

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• In this context, pro is agreeing that "America gives a illusion of security" whilst con disagrees that "America gives a illusion of security". First, let me elaborate my belief. I believe that The United States brings a large sense of protection that isn't there. Attempting not…

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• Oh gosh, your pandering to the peanut gallery is disgraceful. In this case the country is the most important because we live under the constitution of the US of A-----merica!!!!!! The document of the founding fathers ideals, no matter their period correct ideals that resulted…
• Thanks for the acceptance. Are you a USA fan, or a USSA fan? Well then, what?

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• France and Britain should be willing to give up their seats for the European Union.
• Only a more representative United Nations Security Council is legitimate.

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• In 2006, a Saudi woman was alone in a car with a man who was not related to her, and a gang of seven men found them and raped them. They were given 10 months in jail. She was given six months and 200 lashes. Now I understand that Saudi Arabia is predominately a muslim state,…

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• Term limit: a statutory limit on the number of terms an official may serve: the Twenty-second Amendment, which imposed term limits on U.S. presidents. http://dictionary.reference.com... limit The definition we will use for ammentments is: an alteration of or addition to a…
• Voters this is a tournament so do not vote on spelling, grammar, or conduct. Also definitions will be posted next round. Also the term limits apply to the congress (house and senate), and the limit is for the house is 6 two year terms (house), and 2 4 year terms (senate). Any…

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• I'm sorry, but it seems to me like my opponent is not reading my arguments. I am not blaming America for anything. Instead, I was responding to your point of how china's market is going down the drain. Well, if you refer back to my second post and the Goldman Sachs article…
• In this rebuttal I shall address my opponents arguments and try to prove them wrong. So, my opponents stance seems to be that since China's market is going down the drain, it is making our markets drop as well. Well, my first refutation is, who is to say this is not because of…

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• Their is one difference between the ancient democracies and the modern democracies, that is the the latter have been extremely influence by the monotheistic religions. Monotheistic religions cannot go hand in hand with democracies since they themselves teach monarchy. and thus…

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• Cooperation is the best way to gain influence
• China will simply get similar products elsewhere

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• I would like to begin saying that , this debate will consist of three rounds, 1. Your Case 2. Rebuttals 3. Closing Statement Here are the definitions of today's debate (ALL from merriamwebster.com) Should: used in auxiliary function to express what is probable or expected.…

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• Con states that ther eis no vetting process because the information is hard to get. Lack of foresight on USA's part when going to war means they have to take in the refugees with little information as a price. Next time do your research before going to war and if you think USA…
• You are correct that ISIS didn't form as a result of USA's actions, but you are incorrect that USA's choice to attack Assad's army wasn't the sole cause of ISIS's sudden growth and power spurt. On top of weakening Assad's army the very fact that the big bad America is the one…

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• Uti Possidetis
• Self determination

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• First off, my opponent argued that the census releasing data so that people could be interned could "never be done again" However, in the years 2002 and 2003,information that is discriminating and was from the census was released. "The tabulations were produced in August 2002…
• First off, I would like to give you some FACTUAL involving the US census that proves that it is totalitarian. My source will be listed at the bottom of my argument. It is biased, yet all of it's information is factual. (text in quotation marks was taken word-for-word from the…

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• Hitler pretended to be socialist, Didnt make him one, North korea claims to be democratic so did east germany, Mussolini for the record claimed to be right wing once he switched to fascism, Trump claimed to be honest so did clinton. Its not that Bernie is lieing he has like…
• I like Bernie I agree with Bernie on his policies, But the term socialist is so misused today. H e doesnt advocate changing a market system to a state system, He merely advocates radical reforms, To our present Capitalist mixed economy to make it more like Canada or Europe, Not…

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• Congratulations to your sister, and absolutely no need to apologize! I don't accept your concession. I say we call this a draw, and do as you suggested - pick this back up another time with the same arguments. How's that sound?
• Thanks again to Lady4Liberty. It is an intriguing case. I"ll start by noting that she basically dropped my case. She may spend some time rebutting the points I made in the next round (and I hope she will), but for now, voters should extend all my major points, particularly: The…

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• My apologies to my opponent for not responding on time. Now addressing the North Sea Oil, now a point that I would like to point out is the loss of revenue over the past decade has one big overwhelming factor, the war in the middle east, fighting over oil reserves and…
• My main argument is based on the fact that Scotland could survive on its own without reliance on the UK Government, due to North Sea Oil, Gas, Whiskey, Tourist and Golf Attractions, upcoming events such as the Commonwealth Games and Masters tournament and of course Scottish…

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• Protesters are rather irrelevant considering there will always be protesters. Politicians that leave office take with them a lot of experience and contacts that are essential to get things done. New leaders would have to develop these from scratch. Also if they got a third,…
• By getting rid of term limits I mean that we should not put a limit on the amount of time the president/official can run. So if Barack Obama at the end of this term wanted to run again for a 3rd term he would be able to run. Term limits kick out the good leaders who may deserve…

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• I will begin (a reference to my name!! :D) with a disclaimer. I am not going to argue that democracy is perfect. Every system of government has its strengths and weaknesses. Unilateral governmental systems, for example, sacrifice the majority's freedoms for relative efficiency;…
• I thank inaudita for her participation! :)This first round is dedicated to rules and parameters only, so if there is anything you feel is missing, feel free to add it. Oh and.. don't troll me. TToTTAnywho, here are some definitions and parametersDefinitionsDemocracy:- a system…

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• Point I: The challenge at hand is to is to explain whether the human rights violations being committed in Libya justify. Here is how they justify (and this goes back for years which just shows the severity of the situation): 1-Unlawful Deprivation of Life (1) 2-Torture (2)…
• I agree with your definition of military intervention. Point I: The point you make about human rights violations occurring in various nations without any attention brought to them is an excellent point. However, that is another debate for another day. For the time being, one…

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• A outline of what Green party stands for is a non violent approach which i do not have a problem with, what i do have a problem with, as i imagine a large majority do as well is a reduction in military presence when at a time we arguably need it the most in the last ten years.…
• Brighton and Hove is a classic example of what can happen if more power is shared with the green party not only that, but how devastating they can be even for the environment they seek to almost solely to protect. This article is written by Notes from Broken Society" First and…

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• I Forfeit this round, I'll post my agruments the next round
• The Terms for this debate round be the LD debate round. 1. 1AC 2.C/X 3. 1NC 4.C/X 5. 1AR 6. 1NR 7. 1NC 8. voting period. No using Wikipedia as a credible source. Do you accept these terms? Aff: Fundamental Rights Why should we live in a nation that values protection above our…

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• Extend
• Alright. Excited to debate you in the future!

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• Nowadays lots of nations own thier weapons . and these make many problems and benifits. what is your opnion about this?

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• Our opponent could not continue the round, but we think this is an important and controversial issue so we'd like to post a counter argument. In some situations, civil liberties MUST be sacrificed. Take, for example, the civil war. Abraham Lincoln, possibly the greatest…
• Our opponent's argument is based on the assumption that this is a different country, but as the resolution states this is the United States. In his counter argument, he says there are "countless instances of suspension of civil liberties in foreign countries", but the…

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• One person one vote that will count in exactly the same way as everyone else's
• Rationalises an irrational system

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• Hey. Mittens here, doing a debate. If you forfeit, I win.If you mess around too much and I correctly call you out for it, I win.If your arguments are too weak, I win.Definitions1. Privatization - the transfer of ownership, property or business from the government to the private…
• As according to the following stipulation underlying this debate:"If you forfeit, I win."My opponent's forfeiture constitutes a Mittens-victory. Good day.

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• Politics often present many conundrums. Often times one may find themselves in a situation where the candidate they truly support is unlikely to be elected. Possible reasons a voter may presume their choice candidate may be unlikely to be elected: They're running under a party…
• Debate is 4 rounds. 1st round is for acceptance, defining of terms, etc. 72 hour debate rounds, 1 week voting period. 4,000 max character arguments. This debate is for those with less than 3 completed debates (I'm new to this too!) Resolution: Americans should not be dissuaded…

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• Thank you for accepting kind sir. the power to determine action without restraint.- definition of freedom by dictionary.com. Now when I say the US is not the land of the free, I'm not saying that its people are oppressed like North Korea. I'm just saying it shouldn't act like…
• this debate is about whether the US is the land of the free or not. No rudeness, trolling, etc. Round 1- accept. Round 2- Make case. Round 3- Rebuttal

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• I extend my argument that the US is a democracy, and extend everything said in the previous round
• Sounds great and good luck! As defined by professor Solt from the University of Iowa a democracy must meet 4 criteria 1) The Country Must Hold Elections 2) The Elections Must Be contested 3) The Contested Elections Must Directly Contribute To Who Holds The Most Important…

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• Aremis, You still have not responded to my opening argument: selective recognition of only certain types of consensual partnerships is arbitrary and unfit for the law, so government must recognize all of them (which would assuredly be the most complicated in practice) or not…
• Aremis, All I said was that the government cannot recognize certain types of consensual partnerships without recognizing others, unless it sets an arbitrary definition of what such partnerships are legitimate – a subjective distinction with no just place in the law. Whether…

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• This is for Lincoln Douglass debaters only!! Please don't accept if you're going to forfeit.Round 1: Affirmative Constructive, Negative Constructive + RebuttalRound 2: Affirmative Rebuttal, Negative RebuttalRound 3: Affirmative Voting Issues, Negative Voting IssuesNote: I…
• Extend my arguments. I'll go ahead and provide voting issues in case con decides to post an argument next round.1. Human Rights = Justice through Preserving Human DignityHere we can see that justice and preserving human dignity are the best value/criterion pair because they…

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• In conclusion, my hypothesis is that Australia is its own independent nation, but yet the flag still bears the flag of Great Britain. Australia and New Zealand are the only two nations that have gained independence, and kept the motherland flag as part of their own. To…
• Because MURICA!

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• I didn't think you would catch the Confederation and Confederacy in the question. Nice One. When I read your argument it hit me right in the gut, I was literally dumb founded to see that you pulled that one out. The examples you put out are quite intriguing, I almost agree with…
• I thank my opponent TheBlueWizard for that "state" pun! Very Nice. (I agree the US Gov. does need some reform!) I agree, the transformation from Federal Republic to Confederation will be very hard and may even damage things; as it did in the civil war. However in the long run,…

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• Alright so ladies and gentlemen , the only rebuttals we've seen from side Opposition were some unfounded claims that Democracy in all cases does uphold the will and promises made to the people. We say that in the majority of countries this is not the case. We say that…
• Before I begin , the format we'll be using is standard WSDC. There will be 3 rounds. Debaters will refer to each other as Side Proposition and Side Opposition or we if referring to one's self. NOTE : LINE OF ARGUMENT (LOA) IS A SERIES OF INTERLINKED ARGUMENTS. NO LINKS ALLOWED…

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• 1. Every country would eventually elect a new leader. Thus, we get new problems. Therefore, if we destroy every country and its inhabitants, there would be no problems. 2.This is not counterproductive. To have peace, there must be war. 1. Color blindness actually just hides the…
• 1. Everything you are about to read is satirical but will work in creating world peace 2. I do not believe world peace is even possible, but if it is, this is how it is done. 3. Down to business 1. In order for world peace, we must destroy every other country in the world so…

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• You mentioned in your previous round that amending the Fourth Amendment will prevent criminals from getting away for the crimes they have committed; however, now you are claiming that reforming laws is not the solution to the problem. Subsequently, you changed it again and said…
• The United States Constitution is the supreme law that citizens of the United States must follow. In addition, citizens of nation are protected by these laws particularly called the Bill of Rights. As to law enforcers, they need to obey the law before enforcing it. The examples…

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• I'm sorry I really wrote out my argument but got into an area without Internet (complicated) when I got back home the whole thing was gone and by the time I retyped my arguments the time was up.
• My amendment is for Puerto Rico and any other territory that might make a 1,000,000. So yes for now the amendment pertains to Puerto Rico. The other territory's are smaller and don't have a big enough population to even represent 1 vote on the electoral college, to even accuse…

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• OPENING STATEMENT. I'd prefer that my statements not be "done away with" as I try to make everything pertinent to the round. Thank you. Of course I realize that the national interest ought to be preserved. If a nation does not seek the national interest, then it is not…
• Greetings, all. I thank my opponent for this interesting topic, and hope to have a lot of fun with it. Before I begin, I would like to clarify a few things about the debate. First of all, we have not yet defined what government we are talking about. Are we referring to the US's…

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• sanx.
• when I have started this debate I have noticed that these things depend on how you(public not just one person) understand the ulterior of the events. my arguments are based on my predictions and analyzes, I can not find a way to explain it and evidence is not evidence until it…

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• its not about paying your way to earn citizenship. you argued that it wasnt easy to be granted citizenship and if people were so willing to pay taxes and become a citizen then why do we have people in our country living here illegally while we pay high taxes ? i dont doubt that…
• yeah it would make things easier if become a U.s. citizen but not all immigrants wish to contribute to all that it takes to be a citizen. most illegal immigrants that are in our country come for economic reasons because their country does not have much of an economy or…

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• I find your definitions, as copied below interesting, though I am not sure I can completely agree with you. MONARCH: Power over almost all state affairs DICTATOR: Power over army PARLIAMENT: Power over the changes in the law and the appointing of a new dictator every five years…
• Interesting, you say not to discuss the religious aspects of this topic and then launch into a question on just that. No, you cannot have democracy under a theocracy, though those who have chosen to accept Christ's rule are currently under Theocracy first and whatever human…

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• My opinion is that the voting age limit should be lowered to 16 as that is in the very center of the passage from childhood to adulthood. Many responsibilities are given to people at the age of 16 and I believe that voting for president should be one of them.
• How can the president accurately represent us if high schoolers, the very soon to be future of our country cannot vote and give their opinion? If 16-year-olds cannot vote, our president, who represents our country, will not accurately represent the people's opinion.

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• The governor did not pull the list of weapons he proposes to ban out of the air. Instead, he took an existing list that is currently subject to extra regulations under state law. That list was created in 1989 and is similar to the list of weapons banned by the federal…
• In 2002, John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo terrorized the Washington region for three weeks by firing bullets at innocent people in parking lots and at gas stations, ultimately killing 10 people and wounding three others. They used a Bushmaster XM-15 E2S rifle, one many…

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• My first point is that oil in the Middle East has been the cause of some major terrorist attacks. 2. My second point is that oil is a BIG part of our nation. 3. My third and final point is that our foreign policy has led to various accidents, or "Blow-backs" I would like to…
• For my rebuttal, I will first tear down my opponent's points and back my points up. First of all, my opponent's argument is based solely on quotes from reporters and regular people instead of hard-core information. Where's the facts? Where do your reporters say that the current…

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• Definitions:
• Party leaders and front-runners are far more than candidates

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• Hey man Im deeply sorry for the forfeit. If you wouldn't mind could we debate this topic again please but this time I wont forfeit.
• RULES- I would just like to start off with a few key rules. First off the first round should be a brief outline with an intro. You can choose to put definitions in here or in the case. 2nd round is the cases of each side. 3rd round is a rebuttal opportunity with the 4th and…

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• The U.S blockade or embargo difficults every action thath an every day cuban takes.every day every minute of his life. -The point of starting muss be the aggressive polecis of the U.S. government uses against cubas people.since even before the revolution took power in cuba.The…
• I see the actions of the US goverment as wrong.I hope some one will take the challenge oppend minded.as will i,good lucke to make em change my mind

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• Ladies and gentlemen, we are in the midst of global uncertainty. Questions abound from the most common to the most trivial. We are concerned about global warming, economic uncertainty, all of us right now, are unsure of what path we take. A technocracy can be defined as a form…