There Should Exist a Licence System for Drinking Alcohol
This is my first debate on this site, so I'm hoping I get a good argument from my opponent. I am PRO for the resolution that there should exist a licence system for drinking alcohol. I will first describe the system I am proposing, then set forth a few reasons for my opponent to counter. I am proposing in order to be legally eligible to drink alcohol, one should be made to get a licence proving they can handle it. Nobody would be stupid enough to suggest that the second someone turns 18 (s...
The death penalty is just
Dear Ladies and Gentleman, First of all, I would like to specifically define the topic. I do not believe that our death penalty system in the United States of America is just. Some people may have heard this before, and I will use it now: "Why do we kill people who kill people to show people that killing is wrong?" I belive that is true. Our death penalty system is designed to execute criminals who have murdered a person or maybe even more. Their crime is the act of killing people. So we...
Gay marriage should not be banned
I take the affirmative side of the topic and will give a brief summary for my reasons in support of my case. First I will define key terms: Gay: To be happy or another way of saying homosexual (in this case, it refers to homosexuality of course) Marriage: Union of individuals that creates kinship. Kinship: (To give a brief meaning) Relationship. I as well as many other people in the world are pro gay marriage. There are those who dispute it and say it is "immoral", though of cour...
Abortion
I believe that abortion is wrong. I belive this for one simple reason: 1) Once a baby is concieved it is alive and killing it should be counted as an act of murder. I recognize that the mother should have a choice as it greatly will affect her life but if you ask me the choice was made when she did the actions that caused her to have a baby. Who in this world should have the right to condemn a living soul when it hasn't do anything and has no say in the decision. I ask whoever my opponent...
Mafias are not all bad.
I affirm that a mafia is not all bad. Mafia - a: a secret criminal society of Sicily or Italy b: a similarly conceived criminal organization in the United States ; also : a similar organization elsewhere (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mafia) My first contention: strong mafias often lead to safer streets....
Resolved: Public high school students in the United States ought not be required to pass standardize
ok i really need help on my aff case so if you could post some good contentions that would like amazing. I have some ideas for a neg but it isnt done so who ever does this you dont have to do really anything other than help with contentions. thanks...
Same Sex Couple Raising A Child
This debate is a challenge to USAPitBull63. In a forum (http://www.debate.org/forums/health/topic/2180/), PitBull says: "That said, on moral grounds (on whether or not such a law should exist), a child does have a natural right to (be raised by) a mother and a father, and by allowing gay in-vitro fertilization/adoption, that right is potentially violated." Resolution: A child should be allowed to be raised by a same sex couple. This is not a violation of a natural right. Both Pro and Con w...
People over the Age of 55 should be put to sleep for population reduction
The human population of are planet is too high and unsustainable. I believe that for the sake of humanity we must take action. We need to use the government to help drastically reduce this high population. Once a person reaches the age where they are no longer productive to society which is normally when they retire age 55. They should be leave society in a peaceful non painful productive cooperative method. They will leave knowing that they are helping society and putting there duties to societ...
Polygamy is morally permissible.
Definitions Polygamy: marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time. (Merriam-Webster) Morality: A code of conduct put forward by a society; used to determine right and wrong. (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy; Wikipedia) Morally permissible: Allowed or permitted by the rules of morality. Pre-Contention/Secondary Definition: Source of Morality Morality originates from evolution: what is evolutionarily beneficial is also moral. For example, mu...
Burning the Flag of the United States of America Should Be Legal.
As you should well know, the flag of America is the good 'ole red, white and blue. As a symbol of our nation, I contend that the burning of it in any way for whatever reason - as long as it doesn't physically harm another individual like burning people's houses down - should be legal. My argument in favor of this is that freedom of speech and expression allows us to burn the flag for reasons such as protest. The First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America reads as...