Woodrow Wilson was a bad president.

I decided to post some stuff :D"There can be no liberty, unless there is economic liberty." -Margaret Thatcher"All war is deception." -Sun TzuRound Structure and Forfeit"Rounds: (1) Acceptance + Internet High Five(2) Main Argument (3) Rebuttal to opponent's main argument (4) Response to rebuttal + closing arguments + voting issues (one paragraph)"Round (1) was described as a round for acceptance and internet high fiving; however, my opponent introduced a weak main argument during that round, causing him to lose the conduct point for his lack of debate decorum.My opponent, in addition to his violation of the round structure, has forfeited the last round, causing a strengthened conduct point violation (pending I remain living and post in rounds).QuoteCon said, "'Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.' -P. J. O'Rourke"1) My opponent's quote runs contradictory to his Negative position on this resolution, as Woodrow Wilson undoubtedly accumulated presidential power during his term: a) Through the creation and use of the presidential press conference he greatly expanded the exposure and legislative impact of presidential ideas.b) His advocacy of diminishing Congress's power was evident throughout his 1885 treatise, Congressional Government: A Study in American Politics, in which he wrote:"It is, therefore, manifestly a radical defect in our federal system that it parcels out power and confuses responsibility as it does. The main purpose of the Convention of 1787 seems to have been to accomplish this grievous mistake. The 'literary theory' of checks and balances is simply a consistent account of what our constitutionmakers tried to do; and those checks and balances have proved mischievous just to the extent to which they have succeeded in establishing themselves as realities. It is quite safe to say that were it possible to call together again the members of that wonderful Convention to view the work of their hands in the light of the century that has tested it, they would be the first to admit that the only fruit of dividing power had been to make it irresponsible."c) He though he was ordained by god to be president, he writes, "Remember that God ordained that I should be the next president of the United States. Neither you nor any other mortal or mortals could have prevented this."2. Woodrow Wilson greatly expanded the power of the federal government to take money from its citizens and wreak economic havok.a) He played an integral role in establishing the Federal Reserve System through the Federal Reserve Act, which forced people into a system of inflationary taxation that eats away at savings and encourages speculation.b) He played a key role in establishing the income tax, which forcibly takes money from citizens and allows the federal government to use the money, as if it was more efficient or responsible making decisions for you than yourself.RefutationCon said, "Woodrow Wilson was a highly competent and sucessful President, leading us through a highly stressful time in our history."The 1910's could have been a peaceful and economically prosperous era in American history had it not been for Wilson's harmful policies of military interventionism, racism, and economic incompetence. He led us into the stressful time with poor policy decisions.Con said, "He kept us out of a European war until it began to directly effect our citizens, most modern President invade to help the 1% not the welfare of the common people."1) Woodrow Wilson greatly expanded the Military-Industrial Complex by the creation of the Federal Reserve System, which allows that sector to use the newly created money prior to most of the United States, and facilitating massive purchases for the war effort in Europe with typical Defense department frontloading and waste.2) Many of the wars, conflicts, and "peacekeeping missions" of the 20th century and even the 21st century would have been avoided or mollified had the United States declined assistance to the Allies during World War I.Con said, "He won two terms and helped build us up to the most successful economic place that we ever were in. He mobilized our nation and made us into a superpower, the first world superpower outside of Europe."1) Reelection is not a valid indicator of a good president (e.g. FDR won reelection several times while he mismanaged the US economy).a) He won against Charles Evans Hughes by a narrow margin of 277 to 254 in electoral college votes, and 49.2% to 46.1% in the popular, respectively.b) Presidents who perform horribly by mismanaging the economy, taking away liberties, and expanding the power of the federal government and presidency tend to get reelected historically. This negates your point.2) Mobilizing a nation for war requires extensive central planning, failures due to the economic calculation problem, and unjustified bloodshed in unnecessary wars. a) I guess the question is, do the benefits of becoming a superpower outweight the costs? Russia became a superpower at the expense of a devastating authoritarian regime that led to economic stagnation. The United States did so with the accumulation of power and resources from citizens and the subverting of the constitution occasionally. This led to involvement in wars, economic stagnation, rationing, deprived freedoms, and injustice, so I don't think that becoming a superpower is a noble goal, and the empirics surrounding the transitions prove my point.3) If you're claiming Woodrow Wilson's policies improved the economic situation of the United States, you evidently have not viewed the overwhelming empirical data absolutely demolishing that point.Con said, "He continued to fight for America even after suffering a devasting stroke."There is no quarrel about whether Woodrow Wilson was a determined, dedicated, and persistent individual; there is quarrel with whether or not his being alive helped the country as president or hurt it; I, and the evidece, indicate the latter.Sources[1] Ivan Eland, Recarving Rushmore, pgs. 212-229This book is the basis of the metric system and dismissal of the charisma and communication skills biases I used in this debate.[2] http://www.thefreemanonline.org...A section of this article demonstrates how Woodrow Wilson expanded federal power through coercive accumulation methods.[3] http://www.thefreemanonline.org...This article explains the political and economic issues that were caused by Woodrow Wilson's decision to enter World War I, and their effects on the rise of dictators in Europe.[4] http://www.thefreemanonline.org...This article describes the expansions of presidential power ushered in by Woodrow Wilson, which subvert the democratic process and undermine liberty.[5] http://mises.org...This article describes Woodrow Wilson's role in establishing the federal reserve system.[6] http://mises.org...;This article describes Woodrow Wilson's role in creating the income tax with the Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, a tax that was previously ruled unconstitutional.[7] http://civilliberty.about.com...A portion of this article describes why Woodrow Wilson was one of the worst presidents on civil liberties in American History.