ROUND 2 FOR THE FACEBOOK TOURNAMENT IS OUT.

DO NOT TAKE THIS DEBATE. Here are the debates for Round 2. 1. Religious symbols ought to be removed from public places. 2. A fence should not be built around U.S borders, anywhere. 3. The death penalty should not be legal. 4. Flag burning should be illegal. 5. War memorials do more harm than good. 6. Guns are unneeded in modern society. 7. The United States should develop a missile defense system. 8. Computers are more beneficial to education than books. 9. Governments ought to have the right to regulate the media in order to protect national security. 10. Capitalism trumps other forms of economics. 11. Belief in a Christian god is logical. 12. Art and/or music are important in grade school. 13. Public health concerns justify government violation of pharmaceutical patents. 14. In the United States, true intent ought to have a higher weight in court than ends. 15. Society is getting worse. 16. In the United States, minor jail time ought to be replaced with significant rehabilitation. 17. If a tree falls in a forest and no animal is there to hear it, it does not make a sound. 18. On balance, a corrupt government is better than no government. 19. Limiting economic inequality should be a more important social goal than maximizing economic freedom 20. Civil disobedience is an appropriate tool in the fight for justice. 21. Steps should be taken to preserve dying languages. 22. Cats are the greatest animal known to man. 23. Having bad table manners makes you a less liked person. 24. The United States should mandate free internet for all its citizens. 25. Morality can be mandated. 26. Universal health care should be supported. 27. Free tuition for college students through government taxation should be supported. 28. Communism is the greatest economic ideal. 29. Plea bargaining should be banned. 30. It is morally permissible to kill one innocent person to save the lives of many innocent people. 31. Surveillance cameras in public areas should be substantially increased. 32. The United States should adopt a timetable for withdrawal from Iraq. 33. In the United States, Political Parties ought to be abolished. 34. When considering moral standards, benefits ought to be prioritized over costs. 35. It is not necessary to understand things to debate them well. 36. "Intense" negotiations with terrorists should happen. 37. Soft Power is better than Hard Power. 38. State's should fight to lower the drinking age. 39. Legal age for adulthood should be reduced in the United States. 40. Fair trade should be preferred to free trade. 41. All things considered, modernity did more harm than good. 42. On balance, the pen is mightier than the sword. 43. Suicide should be legal. 44. The game of debate is more important than the truth. 45. Upon giving birth, childcare should come before oneself. 46. In the face of oppression violence is preferred to pacifism. 47. Education is a human right. 48. Sleeping with the enemy has a positive effect. 49. Second place is more valuable than first. 50. The United States should change its taxation system. DEBATES: (the one's with a "/" are still waiting a decision and will receive an extension on the challenge date) Deb.#__Pro_____________Con Judge1/Judge2/Judge3 UNDEFEATED BRACKET 47___zakkuchan/NOK.___Roycegee___ Brianna Davis/Jake Levin/Luke Plutowski 31___girr29___________whitesoxfan450 Forrest Laskowski/Jayant Tripathy/ James Fong 8____Logical-Master_________parothead13 Derek Schaefers/Brianna Davis/Luke Plutowski 50___Sweetbags____________debaterstud18 Forrest Laskowski/Derek Schaefers/James Fong 29___Darth_Greivous_42_____PublicForumG-d Drew Slagle/Dan Miller/David Ferrier 5____theLwerd____________Tarzan/Brittwaller Peter Zupan/Dan Miller/David Ferrier 33___Nini722_____________littlelacroix Bhargav Brahmbhatt/James Fong/Dan Miller 38___SportsGuru_________Idontcare Luke Cumbee/Bhargav Brahmbhatt/Dan Miller 39___BRIK________________Rob1Billion Danielle Vinci/Forrest Laskowski/Jayant Tripathy 49___astrosfan___________Jokerdude Luke Cumbee/Peter Zupan/Brianna Davis 42___Noblethe3rd________Lasalle Danielle Vinci/Andy Beaupain/Bhargav Brahmbhatt 21___Vi_Veri_____________DrAlexander/Draphoenix Zachary Freier/Jake Levin/Luke Plutowski 45___FiredUpRepublican___leethal Luke Cumbee/Andy Beaupain/Zachary Freier ______________________________________________ ONE-LOSS BRACKET 26___Korezaan____________zakkuchan/NOK Dom. Moses Bratrud/Bryan Wolf/Drew Slagle 18___Randomknowledge___CalebFrye Matt McGirr/Robert Parrott/Moses Bratrud dMarie15 (personal) FORFEIT to Pluto2493 41___wiredpilot12_________Theaceb Matt McGirr/Matt Jiles/Robert Parrott 2____Cooperman88_______Actrogurl Matt Jiles/Moses Bratrud/Christian Chessman 9____Tarzan/Brittwaller___sdquinn Bryan Wolf/Matt McGirr/Ben Kantack 32___Johnicle____________Meganlg43 Bhargav Brahmbhatt/Jayant Tripathy/Zachary Freier 35___writofmandamus___Pricetag Alan Gray/Ryan Lorenz/Ben Kantack iq_two______________BYE 13___Yraelz_____________beem0r Ben Kantack/Alan Gray/David Ferrier 12___SolaGratia_________British_Guy Alan Gray/Peter Zupan/Ryan Lorenz 34___Ronnyyip__________DrAlexander/Draphoenix Alan Gray/Robert Parrott/Ryan Lorenz 10___ddh5______________tan-man70 Andy Beaupain/Christian Chessman/Derek Schaefers Good luck to all of the debaters, if you have any questions message me/facebook wall/or this "debates" comment section... thanks Luke Cumbee