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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed should be tried in a US federal court.
The Administration has recently come under heavy fire because of wishes to try terrorist Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the notorious self-proclaimed mastermind behind the events of 9/11, in a United States federal court in New York. Critics claim that justice would be better served through trial by military tribunal. The Affirmative posits that such critics are misguided in their analysis and that the infamous terrorist should be tried in a federal court. Most criticisms of a federal trial for KSM...
The use of "A.D." verses the use of "C.E."
I am in support of the use of A.D. as a historical reference, as opposed to more recent acceptance of C.E. I look forwad to evaluating my opponent's position....
Post-retributive felonial disenfranchisement in the United States should be abolished.
The Affirmative advocates that citizens convicted of felonies under the legal system who have subsequently fulfilled all allotted punishment requirements, including jail time, parole, probation, etc. should regain their right to participate in the American democratic process. Throughout this discussion, felons who meet the above criteria shall be referred to in shorthand as "ex-felons". "Felon(y) disenfranchisement" will also be used to refer to the resolutional topic. Under the status quo...
Promoting world wide democratic principles should be a higher priority than promoting sovereignty.
I affirm: Promoting world-wide democratic principles should be a higher priority than promoting sovereignty. To promote: to contribute to the growth or prosperity of : further (Merriam-Webster) Some brief resolutional analysis: 1. Pro is under no obligation to promote via militaristic action. I simply have the burden to prove that, with regards to priority, there should be some sort of effort to instill democratic ideals prior to national sovereignty. Nor do I need to prove that one sh...
Public Forum, October Topic: Poverty Reduction vs. Environmental Protection
NOTE: Disregard any contextual inaccuracies (my partner and I) that result from the direct usage of in-round formalities within both debaters' first respective speeches. To my opponent: feel free to copy and paste your in-tournament PRO case if you already have one prepared. In resonance with Public Forum conduct, I ask my opponent to exclude any attempts of refutation in his first speech. Resolution: When in conflict, the UN should prioritize global poverty reduction over environmental p...
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| Debate Statistics | |
| Debates: | 16 |
| Lost: | 5 |
| Tied: | 2 |
| Won: | 9 |
| Win Ratio: | 64.29% |
| Percentile: | 96.73% |
| Elo Ranking: | 2,348 |
| Statistics based on completed debates. | |
| Activity Statistics | |
| Forum Posts: | 349 |
| Votes Cast: | 81 |
| Opinion Arguments: | 0 |
| Opinion Questions: | 0 |
| • | Abortion | Con |
| • | Affirmative Action | |
| • | Animal Rights | N/S |
| • | Barack Obama | N/S |
| • | Border Fence | Con |
| • | Capitalism | N/S |
| • | Civil Unions | Pro |
| • | Death Penalty | Con |
| • | Drug Legalization | Con |
| • | Electoral College | N/S |
| • | Environmental Protection | |
| • | Estate Tax | Con |
| • | European Union | N/S |
| • | Euthanasia | |
| • | Federal Reserve | N/S |
| • | Flat Tax | Pro |
| • | Free Trade | N/S |
| • | Gay Marriage | Pro |
| • | Global Warming Exists | |
| • | Globalization | N/S |
| • | Gold Standard | N/S |
| • | Gun Rights | Pro |
| • | Homeschooling | N/S |
| • | Internet Censorship | N/S |
| • | Iran-Iraq War | Pro |
| • | Labor Union | Pro |
| • | Legalized Prostitution | N/S |
| • | Medicaid & Medicare | Con |
| • | Medical Marijuana | Pro |
| • | Military Intervention | N/S |
| • | Minimum Wage | Con |
| • | National Health Care | Con |
| • | National Retail Sales Tax | Pro |
| • | Occupy Movement | N/S |
| • | Progressive Tax | Con |
| • | Racial Profiling | Pro |
| • | Redistribution | N/S |
| • | Smoking Ban | Pro |
| • | Social Programs | Pro |
| • | Social Security | Con |
| • | Socialism | N/S |
| • | Stimulus Spending | N/S |
| • | Term Limits | |
| • | Torture | N/S |
| • | United Nations | |
| • | War in Afghanistan | Con |
| • | War on Terror | |
| • | Welfare |