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Resolved: States ought not possess nuclear weapons.

2010-08-25T01:20:54-08:00

(Voting Period) 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 something. Saying "ought not" implies a specific reason not to do something. Weapons of mass destruction that are powered by nuclear reaction. http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com defines "nuclear weapons" as types of nuclear weapons that include atom bombs, hydrogen bombs, fission bombs, and fusion bombs. The core value I uphold is that of Peace. Benjamin Franklin, a well-known political theorist, said about peace, "There was never a good war, or a bad peace." I

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

2012-07-28T21:15:41-08:00

(Post Voting Period) 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

2012-07-24T20:39:14-08:00

(Post Voting Period)

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 different can accept this debate, although I will ask/recommend for a few things:

Be serious about this debate, I will not tolerate trolling or any nonsense.
Do not accept this debate if you will forfeit rounds
Use respectable grammar, I'd like to understand what you are trying to say.
Be logical

The first round is