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prolife folks should agree, abortionist tiller should have been shot

2013-05-22T09:43:35-08:00

(Challenge Period) in this debate id like to focus on the two year old hypotheticals. any argument u make, address that hypo. HE DID THEM ILLEGALLY... (and carhart does too . http://www.christianpost.com............ Operation Rescue ran its own investigation and released reports of former patients who testified that the Women's Health Care Services in Wichita " where Carhart was employed at the time " falsified the gestational age of viable babies to avoid complying with the law and performed illegal abortions. Kansas law prohibits abortion when the fetus is viable unless the mother's life in danger. and Quote Luhra (Tivis) Warren, a former Tiller employee, wrote the following: "I was required to falsify the medical records. But not just that, related to that, I was required to lie to the women over the phone. And the way he'd explain it to me was, without coming right out and saying it, these are really third trimester abortions, but we're going to tell them th

courts have the responsibility to create racially balanced schools

2013-05-22T09:16:01-08:00

(Challenge Period) affirmative 1 In 1964 many kids started boycott 1 kids refuse to attened there school many kids got home school 2 kids started throwing eggs and other metarals at the buses which the black were on 3 kids and there parents started protesting around boston affirmative 2 In 1974 court ordered busing was the only strategy that could have desgregated 1 blacks already tired different things but didint have enough money 2neighboohs were segragted and kids went to there neighboorhood schools 3 the parents still didnt had a choice by the court of law there had to bring both kids togther so now thats started a problem beteween the people and the court of law affirmative 3 Race should be used as a basis for school assignment 1 justic sstephen breyer wrote down yess putting kids togther race would related a conflict 2 judge alex member of the arh circut started putting both black and whites togther which made him thinks that now one race have a power o

Should homework be banned in middle and elementary schools?

2013-05-22T09:02:06-08:00

(Debating Period) I believe homework in elementary schools should be banned. I believe this mainly because 88% of students grades 3-8 participate in at least 1 out of school activity after school, and with homework, this can cause them to be jam-packed and/or stressed.

Who's Sexier ; Justin Bieber Or Taylor Lautner ?

2013-05-22T08:51:00-08:00

(Debating Period) I Think Justin Bieber .

Courts have the responsibility to create racially balanced schools

2013-05-22T08:49:21-08:00

(Debating Period) Negative assertion: Race should not be used as a basis for school assignment Evidence: Students attend a school that is 80% white, while 70% of black students attend schools where nearly two-thirds of students are black and spanish. Evidence: Schools force teachers to teach kids they dont want to teach. Evidence: Any policy based on race is a violation of every childs 14th amendment. Evidence: Desegregation does not speak to dropout rates that hover near 50% for black and hispanic students. Assertion #2: Courts have the power to reduce the effects of racial discrimination. Evidence: People were still fighting. Evidence: People who live in a particular neighborhood. Evidence: A court can make a decision but can not change peoples minds. Assertion #3: To create a desegregated school system, a judge should not be able to tell parents where their children must attend school. Evidence: The mayor thinks the new plan will create quality

IPL should be banned. Yes/No

2013-05-22T08:12:56-08:00

(Challenge Period) IPL should not be banned. It is very good and entertaining.

Courts have the responsibility to create racially balanced schools

2013-05-22T09:02:56-08:00

(Debating Period) Affirmative assertion #1 : Courts order busing was the only strategy that could have desegregated Boston public schools in 1974. Evidence: " Neighborhoods were segregated by race and kids went to neighborhood schools. " Boston built new schools but they were still segregated " Things got worse in Boston even after the law said schools had to be segregated Affirmative assertion #2 : Students and social benefit when more children are able to attend racially integrated schools . Evidence: " School students are more likely to feel safer, less bullied when they are in diverse schools " If they had ethnically diverse classrooms and schools , it would decrease bullying " Schools continue to be educated largely in ethnically segregated schools Affirmative assertion # 3 : To create a desegregated school system, a judge should be able to tell parents where their children must attend school Evidence : " If students go to school closer to home, the

People should stop farting.

2013-05-22T07:24:56-08:00

(Debating Period) Obviously people should stop farting! It stinks and it will poison the Earth and cause global warming. Lol.

abortionist tiller should have been shot, prolife folks should agree

2013-05-22T06:50:01-08:00

(Challenge Period) in this debate id like to focus on the two year old hypotheticals. any argument u make, address that hypo. HE DID THEM ILLEGALLY... (and carhart does too . http://www.christianpost.com......... Operation Rescue ran its own investigation and released reports of former patients who testified that the Women's Health Care Services in Wichita " where Carhart was employed at the time " falsified the gestational age of viable babies to avoid complying with the law and performed illegal abortions. Kansas law prohibits abortion when the fetus is viable unless the mother's life in danger. and Quote Luhra (Tivis) Warren, a former Tiller employee, wrote the following: "I was required to falsify the medical records. But not just that, related to that, I was required to lie to the women over the phone. And the way he'd explain it to me was, without coming right out and saying it, these are really third trimester abortions, but we're going to tell them the

Can the value added education change the present scenario in the society or not?

2013-05-22T08:34:01-08:00

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Yes, The value added education is a tool to remodel our society. In my opinion a person can sustain in the society by following the morals and values only. We can change the society by offering our future generations with the value added education.

The Biblical God cannot be shown immoral

2013-05-22T09:25:20-08:00

(Debating Period) I propose a simple debate that I'm sure many critics of the Bible will find intriguing, that the God of the Bible cannot demonstrably be shown immoral, and His actions in both the Old and New Testaments can be justified. I contend that no definitely complicit actions exist by God as recorded in the Bible, and a contextual reading of the Bible as a whole reveals a depth of moral soundness to God's actions. I look forward to a professional and courteous debate on this subject.

Obama is corrupt, immoral, and similar to Bush on foreign policy and economics

2013-05-22T00:53:02-08:00

(Challenge Period) I will provide the bulk of my evidence and reasoning in my next post, this first post will serve simply as a summary. Sourcing will be provided once I have a debate opponent. I am a lifelong Illinoisan who voted for Alan Keyes' 2004 opponent Alan Keyes, even as I voted against George W. Bush and for Michael Peroutka in the presidential election. In short, I have been looking into these matters for quite some time and have numerous reliable sources that will be provided. 1. Corruption I argue that Obama has displayed corruption throughout his political career. -In 1996 he used a team of lawyers to disqualify all four opponents on petition technicalities after the filing deadline so he could run unopposed, and a judge dismissed the appeals. -In 2003 he struck a deal with the Illinois senate leader Emil Jones, asking Jones to make him a U.S. Senator in a well-established conversation. Jones then appointed him head of much of the major legislation i

Trotskyism is inferior to Third universal Theory

2013-05-21T23:07:05-08:00

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Simply prove them to be equally valid or trotskyism to be superior.

Marriage is strictly religious and is between a man and a woman

2013-05-22T06:21:52-08:00

(Debating Period) Marriage comes from the church, and the church intended for it to be between a man and a woman. Why should the government be allowed to interfere with religion? People argue separation of church and state, but that's just it, the state is interfering with the church. Marriage should stay between a man and a woman, because that's how it was intended, it isn't fair to go and change original, religious views and beliefs.

Soccer is better then hockey

2013-05-21T22:21:36-08:00

(Debating Period) Soccer is better then hockey

Gun Control is an ineffective comfort tactic used by the government to fool the American people

2013-05-21T22:07:40-08:00

(Debating Period) Gun Control does absolutely nothing but provide a temporary positive feeling towards the American people, it hasn't worked even in our most violent cities and gun owners are labeled as enemies due to it

butt is better than boobs

2013-05-21T21:59:35-08:00

(Debating Period) Butt is better than boobs because you look weird if you dont have a round hiny and u just look odd and boobs are not as important to have

How Big Was Spinosaurus?

2013-05-21T21:33:31-08:00

(Challenge Period) How big was Spinosaurus actually? The truth is, no one knows. The big question is, how big was the entire body? Many people have been arguing about how big the spinosaurus is, but no one will ever know. Some people think the spinosaurus is just massive, up to 60 feet, or even more, long,(And yes you can tell my user name is a bit young and I am a bit young for me to actually say something adult like.) and others say it was only 45 feet or less. The real answer of how long it is, is no one will ever know. You can say spinosaurus was 100 feet, or 40 feet or 50 feet, you will never know. We don't have evidence. You can't pin one single number on the size of the spinosaurus for crying out loud! Scientists have actually made research papers on this and one scientist says the skull they found is huge and must have had a massive body. The thing is, you don't even know if the skull is an adult male, an adult female, an infant male or female, a teenager, or full grown.

Is God Necessary for Morality?

2013-05-22T00:08:01-08:00

(Debating Period) I believe that atheists can be just as rational and consistent for believing in an objective morality as theists, and I'd like to see if anyone can prove otherwise. I believe that God is not necessary in any way for the existence of objective moral values and duties, that is objectively true propositions concerning matters of moral value and moral obligation or duty. Furthermore I don't think that the existence of objective moral values and duties even offer evidence for the existence of God. So the debate topic, despite the title, is a two pronged topic. My opponent can choose to either support the stronger claim that "God is necessary for objective morality", or the weaker claim that "God's existence is more likely than not given objective morality". If either of these claims can be supported, I will consider myself defeated.

Are the recent incidents regarding the IRS and Fox News an example of government overreach?

2013-05-21T21:19:27-08:00

(Debating Period) Here are the rules for the debate. Breaking of these means a forfeit. 1)No Swearing 2)No Name Calling 3)No forfeiting a round. 4)No continuing argument in the comment sections 5) First round is acceptance only. Thank you and look forward to it.