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jicuzi
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beem0r
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beem0r
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should we vote because of race gender or words

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Started: 2/26/2008 Category: Politics
Updated: 14 years ago Status: Voting Period
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jicuzi

Con

I believe you should vote for a person because of his words not because of his race or gender. This is a form of sexism and racism and I am greatly offended because of that.
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beem0r

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Race and gender are valid things to base your vote off of. I will attempt to convince the readers of this.

Voting is a democratic process. When voting, a person is letting their voice be heard - their decisions and views are having some impact on the country as a whole. Consider, then, that some people are still racist or sexist. Some people think that a woman cannot run the government, or that only a white man should be in power. Others think that we need something revolutionary to happen, such as a woman or a black man to hold the highest office in this country. While these are perhaps not the most agreeable stances to you or I, they are people's beliefs nonetheless. A person should vote based on their beliefs, whether you agree with those beliefs or not. This isn't a country where you have less of a say if you hold certain beliefs, or at least it shouldn't be. Everyone should vote based on what they think is right, and if race or gender end up changing someone's vote, that's their decision and they should make it.

So, in summation:

People should vote based on what they believe is best.
Some people believe that women and/or blacks need to either be kept from or be given office at all costs.
Those people should still vote based on what they believe, regardless of the reasons behind their belief.
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 Debate Round No. 1
jicuzi

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jicuzi forfeited this round.
beem0r

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This round was forfeited because the debater already made his case clearly enough in round one, and his points still stand.
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 Debate Round No. 2
jicuzi

Con

jicuzi forfeited this round.
beem0r

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Recap: We should vote based on whatever we believe is important, some people think race and gender are important issues, therefore some people should vote based on those.
Whether you agree or not, my opponent failed to rebut my argument, where I have rebutted him. Ergo, vote Pro.
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Posted by Yraelz 14 years ago
Yraelz
I hope you feel very proud of your ability to own newbs Beem0r. My votes are all legit!
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Posted by SportsGuru 14 years ago
SportsGuru
@ zander

Who would vote off of that? That makes too much sense!!
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Posted by Chuckles 14 years ago
Chuckles
wow.pro is pwning already
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Posted by zander 14 years ago
zander
Who says rhetoric or gender and race are the only two options? What happened to substance, the issues, or qualification? Those seem to be good voting criterium.
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Posted by FunkeeMonk91 14 years ago
FunkeeMonk91
Especially in today's world, their words are not much to base a decision off either...
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