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| Ideology: | Progressive | Education: | High School | |
| Party: | Democratic Party | Ethnicity: | Latino | |
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| About Me: | I am a Junior at Brophy, a Jesuit high school in Phoenix, Arizona. I am a progressive patriot that demands perfection from a country that was once (almost) perfect. |
| Beliefs: | I love America. That is why I want change. We need to live by the "life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness" ideals that once made this nation great. Go Cardinals! |
| Quotes: | I would rather be beaten with truth than be soothed with lies. |
The Concept of Freedom Is A Selfish Idea
I was talking with a friend of mine when this topic came up. He thinks that the idea of a free society is a selfish thing that cannot exist in an ideal world. I totally disagree. Any takers?...
Greed is the cause of every problem in America today.
I am here to state that every problem in America today is the direct result of greedy people. From our health care dilemma, to our education problems. Everything including immigration, energy, international affairs... every facet is based on money, and has not been resolved because greed runs the politics and process behind it....
The Post-Grunge Genre Killed Rock Music
Many people think that post-grunge killed rock music. They claim that it was started by corporate labels as a means to attract the mainstream public, but I think that this is an invalid point. Although rock music has been on the decline in recent years, post-grunge did not kill rock music. Note: Check out the wikipedia article "post-grunge" for examples of bands if you're not sure....
Affirmative Action (Specifically, Standardized Testing)
Note: this debate is only about standardized testing; not any other type of affirmative action These days, the principles of affirmative action have infiltrated the education system. The SAT gives out all kinds of bonuses and even deductions based solely on what race you are. This is not justified. If you are black, you get a 200 point boost. If you are Asian, you get a 50 point deduction. Does this seem fair? If you have one white kid and one black kid, both with the same grades and c...
Liberty is more important than the security of a state
First of all, thank you for accepting this debate. I will keep the opening argument brief. The topic says it all. I believe liberty is more important than the security of the state. The debate is set for four rounds, and I wish you the best of luck....
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| Debate Statistics | |
| Debates: | 29 |
| Lost: | 5 |
| Tied: | 3 |
| Won: | 21 |
| Win Ratio: | 80.77% |
| Percentile: | 98.64% |
| • | Abortion | Pro |
| • | Affirmative Action | Con |
| • | Border Fence | Con |
| • | Campaign Finance Reform | Pro |
| • | Civil Unions | Pro |
| • | Death Penalty | Con |
| • | Drug Legalization | Con |
| • | Environmental Protection | Pro |
| • | Estate Tax | Con |
| • | Euthanasia | N/S |
| • | Flag Burning | Pro |
| • | Flat Tax | Pro |
| • | Gay Marriage | Pro |
| • | Global Warming Exists | Pro |
| • | Gun Rights | Pro |
| • | Labor Unions | Pro |
| • | Late Term Abortion | Con |
| • | Medicaid & Medicare | Con |
| • | Medical Marijuana | Pro |
| • | Minimum Wage | Pro |
| • | Missile Defense System | Con |
| • | NAFTA | N/S |
| • | National Health Care | Pro |
| • | National Retail Sales Tax | N/S |
| • | Patriotism | Pro |
| • | PETA | Con |
| • | Police Profiling | Con |
| • | President George W. Bush | Con |
| • | Progressive Tax | Pro |
| • | School Vouchers | Con |
| • | Social Programs | Pro |
| • | Social Security | Pro |
| • | Term Limits | N/S |
| • | Tobacco Rights | Pro |
| • | United Nations | Pro |
| • | United States | N/S |
| • | War in Afghanistan | Con |
| • | War in Iran | Con |
| • | War in Iraq | Con |
| • | War on Terrorism | Con |
| • | Water Boarding | N/S |
| • | Welfare | Pro |
| • | World Trade Organization | N/S |