World Goverment

This topic, the idea of a World Government, is one that I am very strongly against, in this debate and even more so in real life. I do not know what my opponent's actual stance is on a World Government, but if he is for it, then I hope that by the end of this debate I will have convinced him that it is an idea that is a kind of horrible of epic proportions. Anyhow, I wish my opponent good luck. And now I will begin. I wish that I could have some variety to my arguments, but the truth is that just about all of my arguments can be traced back to one grand argument: the tyranny of a World Government and the total loss of freedom for all of its citizens. Okay, let's take the United States of America. Even if you're a rabid America-hating extremist, a fact that most people can agree on is that the United States is one of the greatest nations in the history of mankind, if not THE greatest nation in the history of mankind. It runs on a Republic System, where every citizen above the age of 18 who hasn't been arrested or isn't on the run from the law has the right to vote for a candidate, run for office, or even establish your own political party if no existing party matches your beliefs. In America, everyone has equal rights in the eyes of the law, regardless of their race, sex, religion/irreligion political ideology, or cultural heritage. Every adult citizen has the right to own property. Most adult citizens have the right to bear arms. The American system has clearly worked, as Americans have gone without a revolution for 200 years, not considering the formation of the Confederate States of America to be a revolution. Also, America has had one Constitution over the course of 200 years, while even many of the prosperous nations of Western Europe have had more than one Constitution over the past few centuries. France is currently on its Fifth Republic, according to Wikipedia. Where in many other nations children are starving to death, in America we have cars, Air conditioning, surplus food, homes, video games, TVs in almost every household, and internet in most households. I think even my opponent, who I doubt is American, believes that the United States is a nation of great freedom, where the people's rights are respected. I meant no disrespect to my opponent, by the way. But, even America, the greatest nation in the world is beginning to slip into a totalitarian state. Here's my proof: 1. American citizens are more monitored than East Germany was under communism. . http://www.washingtonsblog.com... . http://globalresearch.ca... In fact, according to the first source, the U. S. Government collects 100 billion thousand-character emails EVERY DAY. They collect 20 trillion communications of all types every year. Also, there is a huge spy network composed of surveillance cameras watching everything that Americans do. There's even the possibility that the cameras are using facial recognition software to identify every person who walks by the countless surveillance cameras in the United States. . http://www.businessinsider.com... . http://www.theblaze.com... Now, since I have proven that the Government is spying on the everyday lives of its citizens, next I will prove that the U. S. Government is growing tyrannical. Did you know that according to the provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act, the military may indefinitely detain American citizens if they are merely SUSPECTED of being terrorists? . http://abcnews.go.com... Obviously, the Government is yet to start abducting Americans off the streets in droves. However, they have the power to do so. Now, you may be asking yourself, "Won't the U. S. Government only do this to suspected terrorists? " Sure, but they'll be sure to adopt a very, very broad definition of what a terrorist is. Allow me to explain further. In 2013, the Department of Defense classified evangelical Christians as terrorists, along with groups like Al-Qaeda. . http://www.washingtontimes.com... . http://radio.foxnews.com... So apparently my former pastor, who is a nice man in his late sixties, must be a terrorist according to the Department of Defense! I must be a terrorist according to them! Who new? Now, as far as I heard, they apologized for this statement. However, it shows that people within the Government are willing to label Christians as terrorists, and deal with them accordingly. Bottom line: the Government has the authority to arrest anybody who they consider to be terrorists, and it could only be a matter of time before they turn on Christians, who they apparently consider to be terrorists. If this happens, you cannot fight the Government via guerilla warfare or hide in the woods to escape them; they can see everything that happens in the United States. Your only remaining options are to either let the Government hold you in their slightly more humane concentration camps. .. or flee the country. Now, my entire argument so far revolved around the United States of America. But why is that? Am I not supposed to be debating the idea of a World Government? Well actually, everything that I have said about the United States would apply to a Global Government. Here's why: As I have shown with the United States, even the most free nation will, with time, grow to be authoritarian. A Global Government is no different in this respect. Even if it takes 1000 years (an and it only took the United States about 200 years), this Government will grow authoritarian. It will, utilizing the resources of the whole world, develop the ability to monitor everything that happens in the world. They will monitor everything that every person does. And, it will arrest any one of its citizens who it merely suspects of terrorism (or some other crime). And of course, it will eventually set the bar very low on what makes a terrorist. When this happens, it will become virtually impossible to resist or hide from this Government. AND, as it will be a Global Government, there will be no place on planet Earth where you can go to flee from it. THIS is why a World Government is one of the worst ideas ever thought up, or at least in my strong opinion. Doubtless, my opponent will probably start talking about the benefits of a World Government. I would address future arguments, but I probably don't have enough characters to do so. So, I will now step back and allow my opponent to make his rebuttals.