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Hamas has no right to shoot rockets into Israel.

Hamas DOES NOT HAVE every right to shoot rockets into Israel. FIRST, The rockets are doing absolutely nothing except provoke Israel. The Hamas rockets are blindly shot into Israel without a target. They are susceptible to hurting civilians. Although the Israeli Defense Force intercepts most rockets, with the Iron Dome defense system, the threat to Israel is still there. According to an article written on July 31st 2014, “The death toll in Gaza has topped 1,400, with more than 40 people dying after another day of intense Israeli bombardment from air, sea and land. The toll is now greater than in both previous rounds of fighting between Israel and Hamas. Israeli military losses are also significantly higher. Palestinian officials in Gaza said on Thursday that 8,200 people had been wounded in the four-week operation. Up to 80% of the Palestinian casualties were civilians, according to local non-government organizations and the UN.” The article goes on to mention that, “Three civilians on the Israeli side and 56 soldiers have been killed so far.” The Hamas rockets supposedly killed about three civilians. As my opponent mentioned, Israel is military superior and, the rockets that are shot toward Israel are weak, inaccurate, ineffective. Rocket attacks are provoking and giving Israel an excuse to attack Gaza. SECOND, There is no justification for Hamas to fire weak and inaccurate rockets that threaten the Israeli civilian population. If it was the case that the Hamas rockets were targeting Israeli military targets, then it would be somewhat justifiable to argue that the rockets are fired because of Israeli aggression. But, the fact is they are not targeting anything at all. They are just shot into Israel without a real target. To address my opponent's two points, yes, Israel may have violated human rights laws, but that does not justify rocket attacks from Hamas on an Israeli civilian population. My opponent mentioned, “In the harsh situation that Hamas finds itself it has no other option than to rely on the extreme.” It seems that you are trying to defend Hamas or its actions. Hamas’s constitution reads “Israel will exist and will continue to exist until Islam will obliterate it, just as it obliterated others before it.” If one is against Israel that does not mean one must side with Hamas. Condemning the actions of both sides is acceptable. All in all, Hamas DOES NOT HAVE every right to shoot rockets into Israel. The rockets are doing absolutely nothing except provoke Israel. There is no justification for Hamas to fire weak and inaccurate rockets that threaten the Israeli civilian population.Sources:http://world.einnews.com...http://fas.org...
Hamas has no right to shoot rockets into Israel.

Hamas has every right to shoot rockets into Israel for two main reasons. First Palestine has every right to attack the land now called Israel because it was Arab land for 2000 years until the Balfour Declaration promised Jews a new home in Palestine. Followed by the British Mandate for Palestine which broke the area up, despite Arab outcry in 1948. You then get the Six-Day War resulting in occupation of the West Bank in 1967. Skip past conflict after conflict and you get to the modern Israel, which is backed by the biggest weapons manufacturer in the world. The only reason they continue to survive and not be label as a “problem” is because of the U.S. and its involvement. Palestinians cannot become Israeli citizens, they are continually having their traditional lands annexed, are treated like dirt, and are literally fenced into their lands. They have to pass checkpoints, some roads are only allowed for use by public transport, and travel between cities is typically restricted. The area is economically distraught and poverty-riddled, and Israel has only made things worse. Indeed, it is difficult to have a good economy when your only airport has been closed down since 2001. Meanwhile, Israel has nuclear power, a top notch education system (3rd in degrees per capita), a space program, and some of the most advanced weapons and military systems on earth. This leads to point number two. Second Hamas and Palestine have few options left. It is estimated that Hamas’ total budget sits at $70 Million. Hamas has few allies; its main source of funding being from Saudi Arabia (50% of the funding). Israel’s military budget alone sits at $14 Billion, along with $3 Billion in “support” every year from the US. To say Israel has the upper hand is laughable. They have total superiority every way. Israel has drones and satellites and laser guided anti-missile systems and long range missiles and submarines and fighter jets, while Hamas relies on an underground tunnel system and artillery that most closely resembles a system of dinky fireworks with almost no real accuracy. In the harsh situation that Hamas finds itself it has no other option than to rely on the extreme. They do not have the luxury of a large economy or having the upper hand. They can only try to snap back at Israel in any way they can. Thank you, I await a reply. http://www.cfr.org... http://www.ynetnews.com... http://www.economist.com... http://domino.un.org...
THW: make vaccinations against deadly diseases mandatory unless there is a medical exemption

I didn't realize my opponent was speaking from a different country when I questioned the constitutionality of a vaccine mandate, but I must point out that my opponent inadvertently pointed out how unenforceable a vaccination mandate would be. If the UK imposed a vaccination mandate and the US did not, then the only way for the UK vaccination mandate to be effective would be to bar any citizens from the US to enter. In fact, they would have to bar any citizen from any country that doesn't have a vaccine mandate, because those tourists could potentially cause an outbreak. What my opponent is proposing would only be effective on a global scale. That's not an enforceable proposal. It would have been nice for my opponent to show just how many people actually get sick and die as a result of low vaccination rates, but my opponent failed to do. My opponents argument is just a knee jerk reaction to an issue that calls for a little more imagination and depth. It is disheartening to see the science community just sit and watch as a wave of ignorance washes over our society. It is the responsibility of the medical community to prove to the public that vaccinations are safe and effective, and what the inevitable consequence will be if people continue to oppose vaccinations. Instead of just another mandate that impedes our freedom of choice, I propose we let education rain supreme and keep our rights intact.
THW: make vaccinations against deadly diseases mandatory unless there is a medical exemption

I'm glad to hear that my opponent agrees that vaccines are safe and effective. My opponent's points seem to be as follows: 1) Making vaccines mandatory will not convince antivaxers of the safety of vaccines. 2) It is cruel to force someone to take something they get, even if it is good for them. 3) It could not be enforced. In response: 1) The point of this motion was never to convince antivaxers of the safety of vaccines (although of course such a goal is desirable). The point is to protect the health of those who cannot be vaccinated and of children whose parents are negligent by failing to vaccinate them. 2) Though it is preferable not to have to force someone through a moment of discomfort for their own health, their children's health, or the health of those around them, it is a so-called "necessary evil"; the alternative is to risk the health of that individual or of others. People have died- and will continue to die- as a result of antivaxers' reckless negligence and it should be made illegal to fail to vaccinate oneself and one's children as a result. Sometimes it is necessary to violate the consent of someone for the health of that person or those around them- we recognise, for instance, that it is necessary to force-feed someone with severe anorexia in order to protect them from starving themselves to death, or to place someone with an infection disease in quarantine in order to prevent them from infecting others. It is in a similar way that we must force people to vaccinate themselves and their children, even if they (falsely) believe that vaccines are harmful- there just simply isn't time to convince them- people are dying- and we will never be able to convince them all. 3) Though I recognise it would be impossible to identify- and therefore charge- the individual responsible for an outbreak, it would be considerably more practical to check everyone's medical records and to ensure everyone has had their vaccine, and to apply some kind of statutory penalty like a fine until they have had them. My opponent mentioned that this would be "unconstitutional", but: 1. This is a debate on an international forum, so the US constitution needn't apply; I'm speaking from the UK. 2. So, of we must obey the US constitution, then part of this motion would be to amend the US constitution such that a vaccine mandate is allowed. 3. People are still dying. We should therefore apply the "Quod Est Necassarium Est Licitum" principle (that which is necessary is legal*). So, to summarise my case: Making vaccines mandatory is necessary in order to save lives; vaccines are safe and effective, and do save lives both of those who are vaccinated and if those who cannot be vaccinated through herd immunity. Saving lives with a mandate in vaccines makes such a mandate necessary, and overrides the (false and irrational) fears of antivaxers, and any constitutional concerns. *https://en.m.wikipedia.org...
THW: make vaccinations against deadly diseases mandatory unless there is a medical exemption

I'm sorry to hear about your contraction of whooping cough, what a teribble thing to have to endure. My heart goes out to those who cannot get vaccinations because of an allergy. I agree with my opponent that vaccinations are safe and effective, and I think that people who resist vaccinations, do so out of an irrational fear, not out of factual reasoning. But this argument is not about the effectiveness of vaccines, it's about a vaccination mandate. *It will not legitimize the safety and effectiveness of vaccinations, for antivaxers! Fear of vaccination, boils down to science denial, it is an irrational fear. However irrational it is though, it is a fear! Forcing anybody to take something that they have a fear of, is not ethical and would be cruel. It is the responsibility of the medical, and science community to reverse the disinformation that antivaxers believe in. Forcing antivaxers to get vaccinated would be a government overeach, and would only strenghten the fears of antivaxers. Some people don't get vaccinated because of a religious belief, it would be equally cruel to forcibly vaccinate people who's religious beliefs are against vaccinations. *Mandatory vaccinations would be impossible to enforce! What method would we use to punnish people who don't get vaccinated? Barring antivaxers from being allowed in public places, would be grossly unconstitutional and impossible to enforce. Allowing possible prosecution for antivaxers if thier sickness causes a pandemic, would also be problematic, because we may not ever find the true source of the sickness, therefore no one person could be found to be at fault.
THW: make vaccinations against deadly diseases mandatory unless there is a medical exemption

When I was seventeen, I contracted whooping cough. I spent months unable to exercise properly, and sometimes couldn't sleep because of the coughing. Had I been a young child, or very elderly, or immuno-compromised, I could well have died. I couldn't have the whooping cough vaccine as a child because I was allergic to it. There are many more people like me out there- whose health, and often even their lives, are dependent on herd immunity. Herd immunity is the phenomenon where if a high enough proportion of a population is protected against a disease, the disease can't spread to those members of the population who are not protected because there aren't enough vectors (i.e., people who are infected with the disease and who are spreading it) to transmit it to them. However, the modern anti-vaccine movement has lead to a number of people failing to vaccinate their children against deadly diseases. This has not only put the lives of their children at risk, but also the lives of those who depend on herd immunity to protect them. This is not safe. It should not be allowed. In any other circumstance in which you endanger the life of your own child or of the public at large, you would immediately be charged with reckless endangerment and/or child neglect. The only reasonable opposition I can imagine to mandatory vaccinations against deadly diseases is the possibility of someone being unable to be vaccinated for medical reasons, and hence the motion has accounted for those circumstances. So, in short: 1) Vaccines are safe, unless one is allergic or has some other medical condition. If one has such a condition, they would not be harmed by the motion as it makes an exception for them. 2) Otherwise, vaccines are only a good thing- they save both the lives of those getting the vaccines and of those who cannot be vaccinated, and the latter is saved by herd immunity. 3) It is not acceptable to endanger the health or the life of your own child or the public at large. Hence, I urge my opponent to reconsider their position and the audience to vote in favour of the motion.
THW: make vaccinations against deadly diseases mandatory unless there is a medical exemption

Definitions: "THW": Abbreviation for "This house would", i. e. the motion being proposed. "Deadly diseases": the suffering caused by any pathogen which has the potential to kill an individual infected by it. For the purposes of this debate, we will only consider deadly diseases which can conceivably be vaccinated against. "Mandatory": compulsory, non-optional, a legal requirement. "Medical exemption": a state of being unable to receive a vaccine for one's own safety, for instance, due to having an allergy to it. Please use "she/her" pronouns for me. I will default to using "they/them" unless I am told otherwise. R1: Acceptance, definitions, and pronoun introduction. No arguments may be presented, and judges should ignore any arguments which are presented. R2: Main body of argument. Con's initial refutation. R3: Refutation and summary.
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Thanks Brainmaster for an awesome round.1. I didn't even know my wife was pregnant at first. I'd gotten used to her throwing up everytime we had sex.2. Did you know that when a baby poops its diaper, you're not supposed to hit him with a rolled up newspaper?More quotes3. "It is an honor to be here with Al Smith. I obviously never knew your great-grandfather, but from everything that John McCain has told me..."-Obama4. (During presidential campaigns)"Recently, one of John's top advisors told the Daily News that if we keep talking about the economy, McCain's gonna lose. So tonight I'd like to talk about the economy."- Obama5. "Is our children learning?"- George W. Bush6. "The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'"- Ronald Reagan7. (During BP oil spill) "Scientists claim they have developed a car that can run on water. The only catch is, the water has to come from the Gulf of Mexico"- Jay LenoYo mama8. A counterfeiter was making some fake money when he realized that he made a $15 bill. Knowing he'd get caught if he was seen with it, he went to the grocery store because he knew yo mama worked there. He walked up to thecheckout line where the she was working and said, "Excuse me miss but do you have change for a fifteen?" "Sure! Do you want a seven and an eight, or five threes?"9. Yo mama walks into Walmart, goes to the clerk and says "Can I buy this TV?" "Sorry, we don't sell to stupid mamas like you."So yo mama comes back the next day with an Elvis costume on and asks "Can I buy this TV""Sorry we don't sell to stupid mamas". The next day, yo mama gets in a stormtrooper costume, and says "Can I buy this TV"? "I TOLD YOU! WE DON'T SELL TO YOUR KIND!!!" "Jesus, how did you know it was me?" "Because you've been bringing that microwave up to me for the past 3 days!"Last one10. Yo mama is so slow, she got passed by a kite, travelling at half the speed of smell.
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Thanks for continuing.Yo mama1. Yo mama so fat we sent her to fill the hole in the ozone layer.2. Yo mmma so stupid she lost a debate to Solarman1969.Short jokes3. Vegetarians may claim to be ethical, but I didnt climb to the top of the food chain to eat freakin' carrots!4. I've never had much of a vocabulary. I struggled with basic things like antidote vs anecdote. One time my friend got bit by a copperhead, so I read a bunch of short stories out of Reader's Digest. His head started to swell, I said "This aint working!" And he goes "Read faster!!!"5. I got kicked off the high school debate team for saying "Yeah?! Well, f*** you!!"I thought I'd won. The other guy was speechless. I thought that was what we were trying to do.Here's your signStarted by comedian Bill Engvall. They refer to people asking really stupid questions, where the answer is obvious. So he purposely gives stupid answers.6. I got in a big car crash one time, it got completely totaled. This guy pulls up, looks at the car and says "Your car get in a wreck?" "Nope, the car wanted a cigarette, so I pulled over.7. Our airline plane crashed into a deer. Dont ask me how it happened, but when I told my friend about it she said "Oh my god, were you on the ground?!""Nope, Santa was making one last run."8. I was in the Gap. Putting some pants on the counter, the clerk asks"You gonna buy these?""Nope, gonna steal em. Just wanted you to see them before I walked out."9. I was buying cakes at a shop. I bought two cakes, one with a "3" and the other with an "8". The clerk asks, "Oh, you have twins?""Yes ma'am. My wife was in labor for five years.Misc.10. My grandmother recently passed away. 104 years old. Oh, but they saved the baby.
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YO MAMA MATH ROUND! 1 Yo mama is so fat that she took geometry in high school just cause she heard there was gonna be some pi. 2 Yo mama is so fat that the ratio of the circumference to her diameter is four. 3 Yo mama is so fat that her derivative is strictly positive. 4 Yo mama is like a protractor - she's good at every angle. 5 Yo mama is so fat that in a love triangle, she'd be the hypotenuse. 6 Yo mama is so stupid that when I told her "pi-r-squared" and she replied no, they're round. 7 The limit of yo mama's asss goes to infinity. 8 Yo mama = x/0 for every x in yo mama. 9 The infinite series of yo mama from 0 to infinity is strictly diverging. 10 Yo mama is so mean that she has no standard deviation. 11 Yo mama is so ugly, that Pythagoras wouldn't touch her with a 3-4-5 triangle. 12 Yo mama is so square that she's got imaginary numbers on her social security card. 13 Yo mama is such a ho, that she asked all the math majors to to figure out g(f(your mom)) just so they could "f" her first. 14 The volume of yo mama is an improper integral. 15 The integral of yo mama is fat plus a constant, where the constant is equal to more fat. 16 Yo mama's muscle-to-fat ratio can only be explained in irrational complex numbers. 17 The only way to get from point A to point B is around yo mama's fat asss.
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1. I was seeing this hot girl for about 6 weeks, but then somebody took the binoculars out of my truck.Quotes2. "I know that human being, and fish, can coexist peacefully."- George Bush3. "We bring oil to American shores"- BP4. "After all, (me and John Boehner) have a lot in common. He is a person of color, although not a color that appears in the natural world."- Obama5. "We all know the press is really an independent, civil minded, and non-partisan group. Like ACORN."- John McCain6. I AM IN LOVE WITH YOUR GRANDMOTHER- Koopin. Dirty jokes. Those under 18, look away.7. My damn manager told me if I get another complaint I'll be fired. I was madder than a sperm in an anal encounter. 8. I tell you what, if I were a girl, I'd never shave! I'd look like I'm smuggling around Chewbacca all up in there.9. And it was at that point that I realized that 50 million gay men can't be wrong.10. There was once this high school football coach who got fired for letting the players have sex with his wife. How does that work? "Robinson! Get in there!"
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Thanks for responding BlackVoid. Yo Mama__ 1 Yo mama so fat she sweats crisco 2 Yo mama so ugly she entered an ugly contest and they said "Sorry, no proffesionals." 3 Yo mama so black she listens to rap 4 Yo mama so old Jesus is in her yearbook 5 Yo mama so old her birth certificate expired 6 Yo mama so stupid she tried to sort M and M's in alphabetical order Funny Quotes__ 7 "In Managua, people are cheering in the streets, which are deserted." - CBS reporter during the solar eclipse 8 "A trucker called to thank all of the courteous Seattle drivers he had run across." - Announcer on KZOK radio 9 "He threw 110 pitches in six innings, and that's a mouthful!" - CBS baseball announcer 10 "An agreement is not an agreement until the parties to the agreement have reached an agreement." - Irish Politician on RTE radio 11 "This is the biggest pawn that Israel holds in the whole hostage equation." - BBC world service. 12 "We have two incredibly credible witnesses here." - Sen. Biden at Thomas hearings from Bob Ericson (Marlboro, MA, USA) 13 "He's going to step down 'til he's back on his feet." - Vermont Public Radio commentator on Jimmy Swaggart's latest sex scandal Back to you Void.
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Thanks to Brainmaster for his opening jokes.Note: Please dont be offended by any potentially offensive remarks. I have no personal feelings against any groups of people who may be brought up. "Madder than..." jokes1. I was madder than a fish dying of lung cancer2. I was madder than Plaxico Burress shooting himself, calling 911, and getting put on hold.3. I was madder than McLovin finding out that he actually is 25.4. I was madder than a group of flashers getting lost on a nude beach.5. I was madder than Sieben losing a debate on a last-second votebomb.Short jokes7. I’m on that diet where you eat vegetables and drink wine. That’s a good diet. I lost 10 pounds and my driver’s license.8. My mother is a freakin' hypochondriac, thinks she has every sickness on the planet. Every time she watches TV and sees symptoms of some disease being shows, she says "oh my god, thats me...". I have to go over and tell her, "Trust me mom, you do not have testicular cancer."9. Me and a kid were outside flying a kite one day. Some guy comes up and says "yall flying a kite"?"Nope. Fishing for birds".10. One day my wife came up to me and said that she was hearing the pitter-patter of little feet. I'm thinking "oh great she's pregnant". She ended up leaving me for a midget.