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MrSlam31's Debates
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Homosexual Marriage Should Be Allowed
Under the 14th Amendment: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."...
The Big Bang Theory does not disprove God.
I always find it interesting that there is often an assumption that God and science cannot exist simultaneously. I have heard many people say that the "accepted" theory of the universe is that of the Big Bang, and that it disproves creationism. I contend that not only is the Big Bang Theory not completely proven, but that if it was a fact it does not prove that there is no supreme being....
The US's War On Drugs ought to end.
I tried this argument once before and ended up debating someone who doesn't speak. So this is my second shot. I will save the most of my arguments for when I have loured someone into debating me. Until then I will make a simple argument that initially tilts the scale in my favor. Everything should be legal until a case for criminalization has been proven. I contend that there are almost no arguments for drugs to be illegal and a multiplicity of quality arguments for the legalization of dru...
Mormonism is a Denomination within Christianity
My belief is that Mormonism is a form of Christian belief, thus valid enough to be called Christian. Just like a Lutheran is called a Christian Just like a Baptist is called a Christian And so forth and so forth. Mormonism is a denomination within Christianity. Now, I shall outline my argument in this fashion- A) Establish my Argument 1) State my Criterion 2) Use Biblical evidence and more to support my Criterion 3) Background Information on Mormonism 4) Establish Mormonism as a denomin...
Should eminent domain be allowed for private use? (private use includes economic development)
5th Amendment: "nor shall private property be taken for public use without just compensation" Americans used to live in their homes with the knowledge that the government was there to protect their lives and property from anyone who threatened them. If a widow didn't want to sell his/her home to a developer, he/she didn't have to. That was the end of the story. The developer then had 3 options, one of them illegal. The developer could build around him/her. The developer could find somewhere e...
George W. Bush is a good president.
Hi, I think George W. Bush (our current president as of Dec. 6, 2007) is a good president. He may not have been the most articulate or intellectual individual elected as president, but nonetheless he has made a genuine effort to better the world we live in. Today, so many Americans blindly oppose Bush without ever paying the slightest attention to the matter on hand. They don't really understand the concepts, yet they argue against him since so many others are. I think it's safe to say that a ma...
war on terror
The definition of "terror" is fear. We call it a war on terror, but what are we really fighting? Fear? How can you fight and win against fear? Fear has always been and always will be a part of our life, so why is it that this administration thinks it cant when a war about fear?...
A true "Conservative Republican" Would Favor the Legalization and/or Decriminalization of Marijuana
Let me begin by saying I am NOT debating whether or not marijuana should be legalized. That can be a whole other debate, if need-be. What I AM stating is that right now, a typical Republican would say "Marijuana should not, and most likely never will be made legal." This defeats the principles of conservativism. Conservatives desire as little government control as possible. This is why they are for gun-rights, against raising taxes, against national health care, etc. Why, then, should t...
flag burning
Flag burning needs to be illegal. Burning the flag is simply unpatriotic. A loyal american would protect the flag, not destroy it. The flag is the national symbol of our country....
If you're "pro-life" then you necessarily must be against sexual reproduction
I remembered hearing in a class I took a while back that a large percentage of fertilized eggs (conceptions) do not make it to full-term birth. To back this fact up, I did a quick search on the internet and found a New England Journal of Medicine article which confirms this fact, by claiming that "Only 50 to 60 percent of all conceptions advance beyond 20 weeks of gestation. Of the pregnancies that are lost, 75 percent represent a failure of implantation and are therefore not clinically recogniz...