Politics Debate Topics — page 60

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• ok well i think you win thank you for proving me wrong (not in like a jerk way) that was actually kinda hard but thank you
• well we could have a family from England that is royal or we could do the things like the hunger games and do that

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• When i look at USA, i think of how big of a super power, how well it stood against communist ideas and extremists, how much good it has done for the world. but when on looks deeper, the truth surfaces, USA's wrongs do outweigh the rights, they've caused and got involved and…

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• The impending NWO is not a debatable in its existence. It is obvious that it is happening, so please do not make this an argument debating on whether this is a false "conspiracy". I believe that the best way to hault this conspiracy is through educating the American public of…

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• This topic is not talking about partnerships, trade, or any of those connections we have with other countries. This is about passion. America is a land of the free, home of the brave- but how are we brave, when we can't stand for what's right? The only reason I haven't stood…

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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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• My opponent has accepted a rematch.
• Unfortunately, my opponent has forfeited the round. He agreed in the first round to not forfeit, so I guess I win the debate. If anyone would like to debate this against me, or my opponent would like a rematch, send me a message. Thanks.

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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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• First to refute a point the opposition has said, you said that if Irish is not the official language, than it will be considered "dead" but what I am saying is that Irish won't be discarded or forgotten, we would preserve the language as part of our history but it won't be…
• Ireland has two official languages, Irish being the first. But we never use Irish on a regular basis. What is the point of learning a language that we can't use. In my opinion, Ireland should have only one official language, and that should be English. I will discuss under the…

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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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• So then you agree with me....given the current circumstance of Ghadaffi's broken promises and move towards violence, Canada should help (and is helping) the people of Libya.
• Canada has the resources (planes and bombs) to protect countless innocent civilians from being slaughtered before the eyes of the world. There are two types of modernized countries, one is noble and protects those in the world from murderous governments, and the other is…

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• This debate is argueing for the right to screen any family, people or persons obtaining welfare from the government. The screening will be for everything from illegal drug use to internet and tv.

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• Rebuttal to your childish claims and accusations:"I'd like to start by reminding you that I'm British so sarcasm is inevitable." - Wow! Are you a child? Bring professionalism into yourdebates. And, if you really believe in this statement, then consider your conduct points…
• On http://www.economist.com..., Mr. Henkel states that: "First, politicians broke all promises made in the Maastricht agreement. Not only was Greece let into the European Union for purely political reasons, but the fundamental rule, "no member to exceed its yearly budget…

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• I wish you good luck in the final round. I will begin to refute my opponents case, and then go on to defend my own [Opponent Value] --> He does not present one, thus mine is superior and the 'higher standard'. Whomever upholds democracy throughout this debate the best will win…
• AFFIRMATIVE [Quote] "The love of democracy is that of equality." Charles de Montesquieu [Definitions] Modern Democracy- a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly Preferable- having greater value or desirability…

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• I would first like to state the format of this debate: Round 1: Constructive Round 2: Rebuttal Round 3: Summary I am in the firmest affirmation of the resolution when in conflict, the United Nations should prioritize global poverty reduction over environmental protection for…
• I would like to apologize for forfeiting that round, I could not find the time to post, I was busy. I believe I won because neither me nor my opponent rebutted, and I feel as though I had the better constructive. I did not copy and paste the motto, instead I cited my sources…

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• I will say this talk to young Chinese folks, They are happy their progress their nation makes, Few object to communists running things or attempting a socialist path as long as progress such amazing progress is made in improving the standard of living, Individual freedom is…
• Between Capitalism and Communism is a transitory period known as Socialism where the society moves toward an communist and egalitarian utopia, Before any of this may happen a rurla society must go through a period of capitalist development, This is consistant with both marxist…

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• Do you really think any of the direct trade income would flow through the hands of the Cubans? No, this is not a capitalistic state this has a pure communist regime in place. Why should we make deals with people associated with dictatorships? We shouldn't that defeats American…
• Your missing a big point here Logan! We should not take this off because the communist dictatorship has done nothing to lift the embargo. President Kennedy told them that he would lift the embargo if they meet the requirements, which was to ease off of the Cuban people and give…

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• No problem, Con. I would be more than happy to continue this debate with you at a later time. Good luck with whatever you're working on.
• Thanks, Con. It seems my opponent has already argued against and subsequently defeated his own case. "Despite highly extensive differences, people all have that common ground [credo] ... I advocate a world government which is strong, and prudently federalized, yet gentle, in…

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• America I believe is in a medium paced downward spiral. We are destroying ourselves from within, such as unchecked immigration, loss of family fabric and attack on family fabric. Progressive left wing media that is unethical and free to attack anyone with outright lies, without…

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• Here are the points made in the last Con post I. Children age 6 to 7 are not participating in gang violence II. Younger children would be incapable of formulating this type of student government III. Access to programs should be brought to the children in at-risk families, not…
• (Let me start by thanking you for your courtesy, and apologizing in advance if my argument gets a little heated, it's just the way I am.) The argument that these children are not leaders due to the fact that they come from at risk families, although logical at first glance,…

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• Extend all arguments Class Struggle: con agree's that it has been a part of human struggle and re aferms my point. Checks and Balence: Having a middle class that evryone is in IS structure, and might remind you that this is on PAPER, and so any arguements pretaining to prctice…
• The Communist Manifesto can be broken down into multiple key points: 1: History can be viewed as a constant class struggle Marx and Engel argued that history has always been the same, from living standards to revolutions and that often classes divide us more than nationality,…

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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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• You have all your facts incorrect, my friend. You start by saying we already vote on these issues? I would like you to cite the last time, We the Voters were allowed to vote on any NATIONAL ISSUES directly on any Federal Ballot. The rest of your arguments are all the same,…
• We have Ballot Measures in about 35 of the 50 states. People have used them to lower their taxes, support great ideas like California just passed a STATE BALLOT MEASURE to allow Stem Cell Research and even funded it, so now the largest scientific community in this field is…

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• Now why countries need a missile defense system is for their own protection. This can be optional for them and they can make as complex or as simple as they wish. They can make as cheap or as expensive. They can decide how long they wish to have this missile defense system. The…
• In my opinion, a missile defense system is needed for defense and protection from other countries in case of a war. A missile defense system provides great protection from missiles which could destroy a targets. It can be a military target or civilian target which could kill…

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• Our roads and bridges are crumbling. It's only a matter of time before we have another disaster of the type that befell the Twin Cities. The problem is that the desperately needed funds to rebuild and maintain our infrastructure are few and far between; the Highway Trust Fund…

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• I agree with your argument but we cannot blindly believe in the news and what we are told we must go and see for our selves. I agree the US isn't dying but it is fading away from the global stage its losing its ferocity on a global stage our nation no longer is feared and…
• The United States has been a super power since the end of WWII but with the combination of weak leadership and a weakening economy the enemies of the USA have taken this time to strike and have seen no resistance from the United States there enemies are slowly taking the mantle…

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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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• Round 1: Statement of claim and acceptance only Round 2: Argument Round 3: Rebuttal Round 4: Conclusions Claim: The only way to effectively organize and distribute goods and services in absence of the state is to have as capitalist society. True capitalism actually requires…

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• I am sorry it took so long to post this; I had a chemistry test today that I had to study for. The most "straightforward" option was to try to create a new federal government after Saddam; we have been trying that since we ousted him over 4 years ago. Its time for a new…
• For your points: (note: I numbered these for my own convenience, and to make it easier to find my rebuttals of your points in later rounds) 1 while this may be true in soft partition cases in the past, Iraq is an unique situation, in no other historical case of soft partition…

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• A UN Standing Army would solve the problem of American military hegemony.
• A UN standing army would be ideally suited to respond to contemporary crises.

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• Sounds like a bad idea to me.
• Yeah. I am cool.

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• Obama has already received enough critique for being a possible islamist, but now he has given more opportunity for an atomic war on Isreal by not taking the appropriate action to stop the development of nuclear weapons in Iran.

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• He definately would have gone at least one more. Perhaps we could have avoided the entire Clinton era.
• No problem, I'm glad we can agree on this issue. Frankly, I'm surprised it doesn't get more attention in contemporary society.

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• 1.I repeat, our deficit is NOT ok. It is not ok by any means. In fact, we are headed into what is inevitably going to be a repeat of the great depression. The US dollar is at an all time low. Oil prices have peaked. US inflation could drive interest rates to 20%. This would…
• 1. We are not fine rght now. Funding for Iraq has put us in debt. How long will Americans allow for taxes to be raised? For all we know, spending money on Africa will send us into economic recession that we cannot escape from, and lead to another depression similar to the 30s.…

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• I don't have a lot of characters, so forgive me if I skip the pleasantries and cut to the chase. 1. My opponent agrees that freedom to do wrong is a not justified standard of right. Point won by the pro. 2. The sacrificed freedoms we are discussing are the ones that grant the…
• Freedom to do wrong is not a justified standard of right. How could it be? Thus the freedoms that are sacrificed (spelled with a "c", not an "s") are the ones that grant the ability to be immoral. The "contradiction" in my introduction was intended to illustrate that I do not…

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• No, he just cried at how terrible you are. Sorry. It was ridiculous to even try and continue.
• =============================== Definition debate =============================== Overview: Extend that we have an interpretation of normalize - from the 1ac, "It is because the U. S. embargo is the main strain on relations between the two countries that Chris and I see the…

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• I apologize for my forfeit. I am starting school in 3 days.
• I would now like to provide some refutation and present some of my own contentions. Foreign aid is given to the governments of these 3rd world countries. That is correct; the money is given to the government. Firstly, if you look at my uncontested definition, in no part does it…

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• If I understand your position correctly you are arguing that Wikileaks did a good thing correct? Well considering I am arguing against you I must say that what was done was an attack on our national security. After Wikileaks released their cables foreign powers have done less…
• I'm sorry my opponent forfeited the last round but since that is what happened we must extend all my arguments across therefore I win.

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• Like I said, people come to see the sights and the palace. Not the people themselves.
• Actually the entire royal family spends about an estimated "202 million a year, enough to pay for thousands of teachers, nurses or police officers at a time of sweeping public spending cuts. There is no reason to believe that if Britain abandoned the monarchy tourism would…

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• Good luck in your final round. -------- I would also like to introduce a new definition: Motto: 1. a short saying expressing the guiding maxim or ideal of a family or organization, esp. when part of a coat of arms 2. a verse or maxim contained in a paper cracker 3. a quotation…
• 2 Round Debate 72 Hour Rounds 8,000 Character Limit 2 Week Voting Period ====== Resolved, That the motto of the U.S. should be changed. I propose that the motto of the United States of America be changed from "In God We Trust" back to the original "E Pluribus Unum" (Latin for…

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• "Official English" does not mean "English only"
• Official English only limits federal govt, not others.

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• ROUND 1This debate will be about the constitutional monarchies of Europe and whether or not this form of government should be accepted. The premise of this debate is the Constitutional Monarchies of Europe ought to be dissolved. I will take the Pro side of the premise, while my…
• ROUND 3 I would first off like to apologise for the delay for my response. Procrastination for my Biology lab resulted in procrastination for this debate. I am stuck in the everlasting circle of procrastination. Oh well. Anyways, let us return to the debate!ECONOMIC BENIFITS OF…

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• Report me. You won't do it. This debate never started but I'm going to finish it. I'll go out with a bang, just like kamikaze pilots. I never joined this site to debate. My ignorance and your wasted time is my win.
• Freedom rings here in America. I lick my feet and you smell like beets. You can't change the government from this website. Get out there and aggressively mame some fools. Cabbage head flatulant.

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• Observation 1: This debate is looking at whether super pacs are a harm to the election process not just the presidential outcome. The argument that Obama won even though he had less money from outside sources isnt a defining argument, we have to look further into what is the…
• I feel I have won this debate as I have successfully refuted my opponents points and my opponent also dropped to rounds. I urge you to cast a Pro ballot.

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• Thank you, Con, for supplying your opening case. I look forward to refuting it to the best of my abilities. I have developed a refutation and I will address several of the most prominent issues in your opening statement. As a quick side note, I will mention that much of this…
• Note to the Judges Note to the judges of this debate. There was originally a flaw in the initial rules. They way rounds were set out would have left Pro writing a rebuttal to Con's opening case before Con's case was even written. A revision is being made. Here is the new round…

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• Although the royal family may create income through tourism, this does not benefit the tax payers who are yearly paying for the royal family. Also, the royal family themselves are not appealing to tourists, it is the history and architecture of buildings, such as Buckingham…
• As a British resident myself, I believe that the British royal family is a waste of time, money and publicity. My first reason, is that the British Royal family brings shame and unwanted attention to Britain. In July 2012, on a holiday to Los Vegas, Prince Harry was…

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• We humans are our own worst enemy. We have to unite under one flag or parish from our own self destruction. This is the sad truth of the human race."Only two things are infinite, the universe and humanity and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."Albert Einstein…
• "Where does it say so, in the last 50 years the nr of countries has actually risen as larger countries are divided. EU is also deep into massive problems that makes more people wanting to go out and dependable on what happens to Greece, Italy the future of EU might be very…

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• Well with an opening line like that, I guess I was supposed to know you just thought he was bad. /end sarcasm Either way, I think of Bush more as a completely inconsequential president. I mean, it's not like anything he's done can't be fixed, all things considered. No Child…
• Ok I have to say first that even though I agree Bush sucks, your evidence and bad humor compels me to act against you in the name of all INTELLIGENT Bush haters. President Bush is without a doubt not the worst president in American history. I would put my money, the smart…

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• You see, if Mexico and America has a criminal extradition treaty, which is one country transfers a suspected or convicted criminal to another country, therefore allowing both nations to take criminals (drug cartel leaders, human trafficking leaders, organized crime leaders) to…
• Illegal immigrants are people who enter into a country ILLEGALLY. Open Borders means that people can go through borders without any restrictions from stopping them. Also, about disease, that has not been proved because international airports is an hot spot for disease since…

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• I would like to conclude by saying that my opponent has failed to refute any of my contentions or attacks. He has not replied at all; because of this I believe that the vote should be for the Pro. Thank you.
• To avoid being too abusive I will not post any arguments this round, and give my opponent a chance to post in the next round.

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• Thanks JustinAMoffattP1."Certainly, money has some affect on elections, but not so much that we should be willing to amend or violate the constitution to get rid of it." In that statement, you have conceded a crucial part of the entire debate. Money does indeed have an effect…
• Ok, a policy debate it is! I would like to start by agreeing with my opponent's, perhaps slightly informal summary of my 3 policy arguments. However, my opponent unfortunately fails to provide successful rebutall to my arguments. I will now respond to what he has claimed.…