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Opp-Choice: In the United States Government Issued Photo ID Ought not be Required at the Polls


First round is acceptance. Anyone is welcome to take on this debate. This may be a little confusing, but I want this to be Opp-choice. PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THIS WHEN VOTING. OPP choose your side when you accept in the first round and let me know. I'll then begin my first constructive in the second round in favor of the side you didn't choose....
RESOLVED: Homosexuals (or MSM) should be able to donate blood


Since the 1980s, when the AIDS epidemic decimated their community, gay men — or MSMs (men who have sex with men) as they are called by federal agencies — have not been allowed to donate blood. This ban has been present for way too long and has overstayed its welcome in the United States. The original intentions of this ban were to prevent the spread of AIDS/HIV due to a lack of technology to test the blood. Obviously it is 2012 and this law is no longer necessary.Anyone who believes...
Resolved: States ought not possess nuclear weapons.


This is the debate topic for September/October. I thank my opponent ahead of time for what I know will be a fun and challenging debate. :-) I'd like to start off by defining some words and phrases. "States", as defined by Merriam Webster, is a politically organized body of people usually occupying a definite territory; especially one that is sovereign. According to Patricia Greenspan, a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Maryland, "ought not" means a moral obligation to not do somet...

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| Lost: | 0 |
| Tied: | 2 |
| Won: | 1 |
| Win Ratio: | 100.00% |
| Percentile: | 82.56% |
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