Should the U.N. care more about homeless people or the environment?
Resolved: In crisis, should the United Nations prioritize global poverty or environmental factors?...
Gay marriage
Gay marriage is not a constitutional right. I will allow my opponent to begin....
Abortion
[Definitions] For clarity I pose the following definitions. Trimester: 3 months Conception: meeting of the sperm and egg [Contention] I hereby propose illegalizing abortion after the 21st day of conception except to save a woman's life, or in the case of rape or incest. [Reasons] 1. On the 21st day after conception the fetal heart starts to beat and most major organs are functioning. The common law definition of death is the stoppage of a heartbeat and most functioning organs. Mos...
There is no better alternative for society than debt free currency
For the sake of this debate, the issue here is that debt free currency, created by fiat, produces no national debt, allowing a society maximum flexibility in organizing its resources for the benefit of the majority. There are two, basic monetary systems which nations might adopt. The first, is a system where money - legal tender is created by a public authority, and allocated for the public good without an interest charge. [debt free currency] The second, a private entity obtains the autho...
Gay marriage ought to be legalized in the United States.
INTRODUCTION: I'd like to thank my opponent in advance for accepting this debate. Before we begin, I'd like to make a few clarifications regarding the resolution. First, I'd ask that my opponent avoid any semantics arguments (i.e. Gay Marriage is already legal in SOME states, etc.) as the resolution implies legalization of gay marriage at the federal level. Second, the resolution also implies that gay marriage should be recognized in the U.S. so long as heterosexual marriage is legally recogn...
Barack Obama will be a great leader because he gives great speeches and promises hope and change.
Some people claim that the above is true. I don't get it. Barack Obama - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama great - used as a generalized term of [overall] approval (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/great) leader - a person who has commanding authority or influence (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leader) speech - a usually public discourse promise - to pledge to do, bring about, or provide (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/promise[2]) hope - desire...
George Bush Was a Good President
I would like to open up my argument by saying that I believe that President George W. Bush did a great job as president and does not deserve all of the criticism he received when he left office. I will support this statement by using these arguments: a) Bush reacted to the best of his ability in the 9/11 situation. He worked fast and efficiently under enormous amounts of pressure. b) He always did what he thought was right. Bush did not cave into the demands of Congress and the people, he...
Barack Obama should not disarm the general American public of their guns.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifEg1aq6Emo Barack Obama clearly does not like the idea of Americans wielding guns. However, there are three reasons why this should not be done. 1. It is unconstitutional. The second Bill of Rights amendment: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution#Text 2. It hurts th...
The CWO "vote bombed" no one.
Hello and good day to you all! Good luck to you scissor. I will expect this debate to be fact-based, and I would like for the voters to vote with this expectation in mind. "The CWO" will be defined as a group of people. Fact-Based will be defined as staying away from statements such as "The CWO vote bombed ____" the debater must use his facts to make that statement for him, he can however use the statement in his summery after the facts were presented. My opponent has made accusations again...
On the following proposed "economic stimulus" plan
The resolution is affirmed if the economy as a whole would be helped by these proposals. The resolution is negated if otherwise. ********************** ECONOMICS FOUNDATION ****************************** "THE produce of labour constitutes the natural recompense or wages of labour." http://www.adamsmith.org/smith/won-b1-c8.htm "But the whole price of any commodity must still finally resolve itself into some one or other, or all of those three parts; as whatever part of it remains after payi...