The United States is in a permanent decline and will cease to become a major world power

>>>We are in an economic decline but we are already seeing a recovery. The United States has officially been through 11 recessions but they have all been relatively short and the economy has recovered and prospered afterwards http://en.wikipedia.org...<<< Your opening statement said presently in decline and eventually level off. Even your own link says we are in an -ongoing- recession. Also, our dollar is presently declining. Because of this, many world leaders are discussing a global currency. That would mean the end of the U.S. dollar. "The dollar dropped to its lowest level against the euro this year on speculation record U.S. borrowing will undermine the greenback, prompting nations to consider alternatives to the world's main reserve currency." - http://www.prisonplanet.com... 6/3/09 "Congressman Ron Paul confronted Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke this morning about plans to replace the dollar with a new global currency during the House Financial Services Committee meeting on Capitol Hill. "Already we see talk….about a new international world reserve currency and to me that's pretty important because the fiat dollar reserve system is not gonna work anymore," said the Congressman, adding that currencies have failed throughout history." - http://www.prisonplanet.com... >>>{quote} There is a decline in freedom with new unnecessary security laws and surveillance {/quote} My opponent has not supported this statement in any way shape or form within his argument and, with a quick scan of his 3 sources, I cannot find it in there and I as my opponent to specify sources for this assertion.<<< Security laws: Patriot Act As of lately, the government is really cracking down on terrorism. You would be amazed at the type of things you could do that would make you a potential terrorist. Based on the MIAC report, they defined potential militia members as Constitutionalists, Ron Paul supporters, anyone who opposes the North American Union or the New World Order, community service workers, anyone who watches Zeitgeist, anyone who thinks Obama is tight on gun control, Libertarians, etc. http://www.prisonplanet.com... This is a perfect example of our freedom being taken away. If we caught doing innocent acts or have the wrong ideology, we might be labelled a terrorist. Surveillance: http://prisonplanet.com... http://www.prisonplanet.com... >>>Since it is up to me to negate all parts of my opponent's arguments I must reject his videos and ask that he make his own arguments.<<< The videos were there for backing evidence. >>>So essentially, the ‘betrayal' of the middle class is a reorientation of the U.S. system that will work itself out.<<< Last I checked, about 90% of the nations wealth is in the hands of 10% of the population and has always been that way. Only now it's getting worse. >>>{quote} We are wasting money on an invasion and are prepared for war with N. Korea{/quote} Whether or not this is true (which I highly doubt) it would not be a waste of time. North Korea has tested, on multiple occasions, nuclear weapons which are a threat to American security.<<< I said we are wasting money on the invasion of the Middle East. We're not invading N. Korea, I don't know where you got that idea. I said that we are prepared for war with N. Korea. I also provided a link quoting the military that confirms this. >>> The value of the dollar is declining and a global currency is set to replace it <<< Too high of a value of a dollar and the general population is dirt poor (great depression), too low and we have run-away inflation (Germany late 19th, early 20th centuries). The U.S. is at a happy median right now. >>> {quote}The existence of the North American Union{/quote} This is a silly conspiracy theory and government officials from all 3 countries have said that no plans are being made to converge the country's economies in this way.<<< A silly conspiracy theory, yet it gets coverage by CNN consistently. Do you see why I put up the videos now? >>>The U.S. has all the sovereignty it needs In the U.S. and the UN is a joke. It wields almost no real power, as was demonstrated by it's failure to stop the Rwandan genocide and the current Darfur suspected genocide.<<< The U.N. is a joke? It's about to get it's own standing army. An INTERNATIONAL military. http://www.heritage.org... You think the United States won't lose it's sovereignty? Think again. Barack Obama's advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski was quoted saying "National sovereignty is no longer a viable concept." http://www.infowars.com... Also, if the United States wasn't losing it's sovereignty, why did congressman Ron Paul propose an American Sovereignty Restoration Act? >>> {quote}America's sovereignty will be completely lost due to Globalization{/quote} Humans can't get along well enough to become a one-world government and economic gaps will never allow it.<<< A New World Order was announced at the G-20. Globalization is happening. You think the global elite care if we get along? The united global elite thrive because the lower class is divided. In conclusion, my argument still stands that the U.S. is presently declining, even my opponent's own source said the economy is presently in an ongoing economic recession. I also demonstrated that the U.S. will cease to be a major world power because sovereignty will be lost.