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Resolved: The USFG should substantially increase alternative energy incentives in the US.
This is going to be a standard policy debate with all the regular parts of a policy debate. Do not accept this if you do not know how to do policy debate. Pro, your next speech will be the 1AC....
Congress should approve an extension of the Trade Promotion Authority
First I would like thank my opponent for accepting this debate. Next for the people judging this round I'm going to refer to the Trade Promotion Authority as TPA. Now for all the people that don't know what TPA is, it allows for the president to bypass congress in the creation of trade agreements. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_track_(trade) and last but not least I ask all the judges to vote on the information presented in this round not any outside influence. ===================== O...
Morality can be mandated.
Round 3 - go! I affirm that morality can be mandated. The definition of morality as stated on dictionary.com is as follows - conformity to the rules of right conduct. The definition of mandated reads - a command or authorization to act in a particular way on a public issue. So in other words, the resolution states - You can command/authorize rules of right conduct to act in a particular way on a public issue. This statement obviously rings true because it is enacted in our society every s...
The USFG should have the power to limit citizens freedom of protest if it weakens our military power
First I thank my opponent for accepting this debate and ask all who vote on this topic to vote on what is presented in the round not what you believe So to clarify this topic, what I am affirming is that the US government (though acts of congress) should have the right to limit citizens rights to freedom of speech and protest against a war if found that it put the US at a military disadvantage during a time of war. To define some words. All come from www.merriam-webster.com Limit- to rest...
Second place is more valuable than first.
First I would like to wish my opponent good luck and may the better debater win. And sorry if these arguments don't flow well. First to define valuable from Merriam Webster 2 a: having desirable or esteemed characteristics or qualities <valuable friendships> b: of great use or service <valuable advice> http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/valuable Next in looking at this resolution we have to see that it doesn't say that winning first place is more valuable but simply being second is...
Should earth hour be twice a season???
If earth hour was twice a season, we would be able to help the world in global warming. I think it should be in the begining and end of every season!...
Suicide should be legal.
I would first like to wish my opponent good luck. Unfortunately, this topic seems to me a bit harder to argue from my opponent's stance than my own, but I have faith that he will find some way to do it. Now, I will begin by defining some key terms. Suicide: the action of killing oneself intentionally. (source: Oxford) Legal: permitted by law. (source: Oxford) Based on these definitions, which are the most context relevant and apparent ones, suicide would have to be specifically prohibi...
white is not a color
To start I will define some key words in this debate 1.color- a phenomenon of light (as red, brown, pink, or gray) or visual perception that enables one to differentiate otherwise identical objects b (1): the aspect of the appearance of objects and light sources that may be described in terms of hue, lightness, and saturation for objects and hue, brightness, and saturation for light sources <the changing color of the sky>; also : a specific combination of hue, saturation, and lightness or bri...
That the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 will successfully mitigate economic slowdowns next year.
"To build a prosperous future, we must trust people with their own money and empower them to grow our economy. As we meet tonight, our economy is undergoing a period of uncertainty. America has added jobs for a record 52 straight months, but jobs are now growing at a slower pace. Wages are up, but so are prices for food and gas. Exports are rising, but the housing market has declined. At kitchen tables across our country, there is a concern about our economic future. In the long run, Americans c...