The death penalty should be abolished

2013-05-25T18:07:51-08:00

(Voting Period) There are many cases where people debate on this topic on how "humane" it is, but I want to talk more about effectiveness. I'd be glad to challenge anyone to this debate.

Islamic Socialism Is Superior To Atheistic Socialism

2013-05-23T13:47:49-08:00

(Debating Period)

This is not a theological debate but the merits of Islamic Socialism and Atheistic Socialism in political theory and application.

1st round is for acceptance.
Open to anyone.

Resolved: North Korea and South Korea should just have sex and get it over with already

2013-05-11T17:13:27-08:00

(Voting Period) The debate resolution is that North Korea and South Korea should just have sex and get it over with already. THIS IS A TROLL DEBATE 1st round acceptance only 4000 character limit Can now be accepted

We should relax restrictions on guns

2013-05-25T09:11:02-08:00

(Voting Period) Here are some things I agree with: 1. Universal background checks 2. The prevention of allowing guns in the hands of people with certain mental health conditions. Although we cant stop them, I agree that they shouldn't have guns as easily as others. 3. People kill people, not guns. If everyone was armed, there would be less crime because nobody would want to commit crime against an armed person. 4. There should be armed policemen at every school, he can stop the killer before he even kills any innocent lives. With that being said, gun restrictions can make everything worse because it would create a black market which would kill more people. The same thing happened with alcohol, marijuana, and prostitution. If there is something that people want, they will get it. Criminals don't follow laws, to anyone who simply says that it would make it harder for them to get it: this may be slightly true, but reality is they will find a way. For example, Switzerlan

Gun Control is wrong and the government shouldn't infringe on the Second Amendment

2013-05-24T16:25:24-08:00

(Debating Period) The government should not infringe on the Second Amendment Obama is far from the solution on Gun Control. Why should people tell me what to use to protect my family. if it's an AR-15 or a double barreled shotgun that I use, it should be fine. The NRA is closer to the solution than the Liberals are on Capitol Hill are. The 2nd Amendment says 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. A person with a gun is a lot faster in dealing with an intruder than the police.An average time for police to respond to a 911 call is about 4 minutes and a private citizen response is about 30 seconds. Which one is faster and gets the job done quicker?

The US Should Have Better Gun Control

2013-05-18T23:13:42-08:00

(Voting Period) I believe that the lack of gun control in the Unites States is a serious danger to the public, in nations with full gun control the homicide rate, armed robbery rate, and suicide rates are much lower. First Round is for acceptance Second Round is for initial arguments & rebuttals Third Round is for further arguments & rebuttals Fourth Round is final rebuttals & concluding statements only, no new arguments

The Town Deer Should Be Culled

2013-05-24T21:48:23-08:00

(Debating Period) The town deer are going to be culled because us as the human race started to feed them food

Resolved: Hitler vs Justin Bieber

2013-05-24T11:12:33-08:00

(Challenge Period)

After doing thorough research I have failed to find a single debate that addresses the issue of who is more evil, Hitler or Justin Bieber? This is an issue that millions of people ask themselves every day, and it is apalling that this topic has not been debated here on DDO. After making this discovery I realized that as the head troll of the site it is my sworn duty to bring this legendary debate ready to happen into fruition, and I will be arguing that Bieber is indeed worse then Hitler.

This is a complete legit debate (that I intend to troll anyways) and I fully expect this to become the debate of the month here on DDO.

4 rounds
6000 characters
Con may give only an initial statement in his first round, meaning it doesnt have to be acceptance only and con may give a little background info of each person or lay out how he/she will make their case.

9/11 Conspiracy

2013-05-24T09:23:12-08:00

(Debating Period) I am not debating whether or not the planes hit the Two Towers because they did, but I am arguing that there is more to the story than what the 9/11 Commission tells the public. Round 1- acceptance Round 2- arguments/rebuttals Round 3- arguments/rebuttals Round 4- closing

Should the United States have more and stronger laws for gun control?

2013-05-24T08:42:00-08:00

(Debating Period) Hi, before we start I'd just like to welcome my opponent whoever it may be and say that I look forward to a friendly and reasonable argument. So lets start things off. Several amendments in the bill of rights come with limitations, such as freedom of speech and freedom of religion. You have freedom of speech, but you can't yell bomb on an airplane or threaten the president. You have freedom of religion, but it cannot contain human sacrifices as a part of it. It seems as if there are little to no limits on the second amendment, and the limits that it does have are not on par with the limits on other rights. However, the second amendment is also a much more dangerous right for certain people to have and should have stronger limits on it because of the potential dangers it creates. First off let's start with the biggest possible restriction being considered; a national ban on assault weapons. I agree with this restriction, but to me it depends on what they def

Does Israel torture Palestinians?

2013-05-19T23:02:04-08:00

(Post Voting Period) I've done this debate twice already but I haven't had a good debate in a while and I'm looking forward to one. I'd like to thank my opponent in advance and wish him luck. Israel is the only country in the world whose judiciary has squarely faced the difficult issue of whether it is ever justified to engage in even a modified form of nonlethal torture unlike the current methods being used by the United States on captured al-Qaeda prisoners in order to obtain information deemed necessary to prevent a ticking bomb from killing dozens of civilians. On September 6, 1999, the Israeli Supreme Court decided that not only is torture absolutely prohibited but even the types of physical pressure currently being used by the United States sleep deprivation, forced uncomfortable positions, loud music, shaking, hoods over the head are prohibited by Israeli law, even in cases in which the pressure is used not to elicit a confession but rather to elicit information that c

Individualism is societally destructive

2013-05-04T14:14:09-08:00

(Post Voting Period)

I've made this impossible for anyone to accept, if anyone wants to debate this comment or PM me.

Individualism is defined by Merriam Webster as: "a doctrine that the interests of the individual are or ought to be ethically paramount"

Destruction is synonymous with ruinous. My advocacy will essentially be that the individualism that has sweeped the world, particularly the West, since the enlightenment is responsible for many of society's current ills, along with showing sociologically the inevitable effects of such an individualistic state of mind.

No semantics, I have no interest arguing over what societally destructive means. If my opponent tries to make this an issue, they forfeit the debate. First round is for acceptance and no new arguments in the last round.

Negotiations for the TPP agreement should be abandoned

2013-05-15T21:16:56-08:00

(Post Voting Period) Welcome one and all to the grand finals of the second ELO tournament. Special thanks to Noumena for setting things up, Raisor for suggesting an interesting subject as well as agreeing to the final motion and everybody else who competed for making things fun. Extra-special thanks to anybody that votes. Just try to remember to be fair and constructive if you can. The TPP agreement is a little acronym for the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic "Partnership", which is basically a free trade deal. A mini-version of this deal, called the P4 agreement (of which my country is a signatory, along with Chile, Singapore and Brunei) has existed since 2005, but since then loads of other countries (including the USA and most recently Japan) have tried to negotiate their way into the deal. In this debate, I will argue that this is a dumb idea. In fact, I reckon all of these agreements have been a waste of time. I'd like to wish my opponent good luck and, after this accepta

The Americans with Disabilities Act should be repealed

2013-04-26T18:34:51-08:00

(Post Voting Period)

This debate is about the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 [ADA], including changes made by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-325). The full text of the various versions of the law are linked from the ADA's government site. [1. http://www.ada.gov/pubs/ada.htm] Wikipedia summarizes the law:

The ADA is a wide-ranging civil rights law that prohibits, under certain circumstances, discrimination based on disability. It affords similar protections against discrimination to This is a response to wrichcirw's claim that China is "the next preeminent threat to America": [http://debate.org/forums/politics/topic/28915/]

Allow me to define my position: While I certainly don't think China is not at least a moderate threat to the allies or interests of the US, and I agree on a containment policy, I firmly believe that the current regime is structurally vulnerable and that China's internal and international problems will prevent it from ever gaining real hegemony on a global or even regional scale.

From what I infer, Pro's position is that China could actively check US hegemony in Asia and the rest of the world, and has the potential in the long-term future to challenge the US for supremacy in many of its economic, military, and political spheres of influence.

Ronald Reagan was a Better President than Barack Obama

2013-03-26T22:52:34-08:00
(Post Voting Period)
Debate

I am arguing that President Ronald Wilson Reagan was a better president than the current president, Barack Hussein Obama. My opponent must argue that President Obama has been a better president than President Reagan was.

Rules

Round 1 for introduction.
No trolling and no semantics.

Splitting of the USA

2013-05-19T19:39:23-08:00
(Post Voting Period) I believe that everything from GA to Texas should break away including Oklahoma and everything up to Kentucky. This would be called Dixie. I believe that I should be the Commander of Dixie. My opponent may choose which topics he would like to discuss. (We will assume that a peace treaty between Dixie and the Yankees is in effect. War betweeen the nations is not an issue that I would like to be included.) Any issue, but war between the nations, will be considered.

Debate.org: Politics Debates

The death penalty should be abolished

Islamic Socialism Is Superior To Atheistic Socialism

Resolved: North Korea and South Korea should just have sex and get it over with already

We should relax restrictions on guns

Gun Control is wrong and the government shouldn't infringe on the Second Amendment

The US Should Have Better Gun Control

The Town Deer Should Be Culled

Resolved: Hitler vs Justin Bieber

9/11 Conspiracy

Should the United States have more and stronger laws for gun control?

Does Israel torture Palestinians?

Individualism is societally destructive

Negotiations for the TPP agreement should be abandoned

The Americans with Disabilities Act should be repealed

Ronald Reagan was a Better President than Barack Obama

Splitting of the USA