The American judicial system is a horrible, greedy corporation.

I am against the topic of debate, which is the american judicial system. The exact instructions were to choose my whether I was for or against the topic of debate, as it wouldn't make much sense to state my views with respect to my own argument. "I would disagree with the latter part of your statement: We're as free as ever, there's just as much opportunity, and we're more equal than we ever have been" That is your opinion based on your own experiences. It is easy to ignore the problems that don't affect your life personally. And the judicial system has a major influence on public schools policy and curriculum. One major example: Madelyn O'hara. "Schools cannot deprive students constitutional rights, nor do they, as far as I know, knowingly teach politically incorrect lies. I could just as easily have said that this too had nothing to do with the judicial system, but I'm curious as to where you're drawing these conclusions" You are wrong. I will save the whole creation/evoluion debate for later, but the fact is that the theory of evolution and much of what we learn in science class is speculation, and yet taught as fact. I shouldn't have to go to a private school to be a Christian or a Muslim just so some arrogant atheist doesn't get his tightie whities in a bunch. Google "Brittany McComb", that is just one of many many examples of intolerance and violation of freedom of speech in public schools, not to mention all the violence, drugs, and immorality in our schools. Teachers having sex with students, or teachers who just don't care, after all, the kids don't respect them anyways. http://www.foxnews.com... If fox news is noticing the problem, how can you not? Oh, and by the way, the Supreme Court has done a terrible job of interpreting our constitution. Nowhere does it say that the preisdent of the United States can't walk through my shchool belting Jesus loves the little children if he felt like it. "It is illegal for persons under 21 years of age to consume alcohol without some special reason. If our nation's youth doesn't want to get incarcerated, they need to do what the judicial system wants and stop buying and consuming alcohol" So it magically becomes ok to impair yourself once you hit 21, or does saying that just make you feel better? You can't say "don't drink" while your tippin a bottle, and your can't tell me "don't do drugs...except for the drugs I'm selling". You can't abuse your authority and make laws for the benefit of yourself and your peers, by controlling your citizens out of fear, propaganda, and indifferance. Hypocrisy doesn't make people learn their lessons, it just pisses people off, and gives them a reason to not respect you. I don't think drugs should be legalized, but I know that if you are going to fight it you have to fight it by attacking the source of drug usage: poverty, depression, and boredom, rather than by trying to find ways to profit from it. What you are saying is that it is ok for them to incarcerate you for playing Mario brothers, as long as they first pass a law saying tha Mario brothers is illegal? You think that is silly, but look at Virginia's new traffic laws. What a shaft! It is like they gave us all the middle finger. "Haha, we can do whatever we want to do and your'e gonna take it stupid citizens". If you don't know what I mean just google "virginia traffic laws" you'll find it. Now all of a sudden people want to wake up and start complaining, because something is afecting their life and livlihood. "Oddly, this would show the judicial system to be anything but greedy: giving minors reason NOT to buy alcohol, which would lessen the government's profit" The government can't stop underaged drinking or smoking, and they know it. They just don't care. They keep selling it because it makes money. They can't do that with pot, so let's just make it illegal and fine people for it. Then we put them on probation and hope they fart wrong so we can fine them again. Then I'll go get drunk and ignore my children. Meanwhile, a posession of Marijuana charge renders a person ineligable for Federal tuition assitance, or for employment with many good companies. Not because someone who has or does smoke is less capable of learning or performing, just because that is how the government profits from you. "It's not the judicial system's fault that people aren't responsible" It is if they are counting on people to be irresponsible. If I left a suicidal person with a loaded gun, waited for them to shoot themselves, then took their wallet, I shouldn't feel bad because it's not my fault they shot themself? "Also, if you think the speed limits are too low, perhaps you haven't taken the time to view the other drivers on the road. Perhaps you and I don't need to drive at such modest speeds, but some drivers have a hard time handling even these low speeds. Or maybe people just know how to drive better where you're from." You are correct. Some people cant even drive well at 55 mph. Some people can drive just fine at 70 mph. The fact is that accidents result from stupidy, not speed. My point was that the govenrment makes it very easy to lose your right to drive, and very hard to get it back. Once again, the motivation here is profit, and who cares how it affects peoples lives. "Our judicial system is centered around protecting members of society. You say the people running things should not be running things... who should? You've given no valid reason why the judicial system is greedy. You've made 2 points that still stand as to why you think the judicial system is horrible: 1> The speed limits are low, and there's no one stopping cops from speeding. 2> Too many people are being penalized for drug/alcohol" You have missed my entire point. Our judicial system should be about protecting the citizens of this country and ensuring that justice is served but it isn't. Instead, it is about raising funds for the government, and ultimatly, the politicians who run it. That is it, case closed. I have given reasons and examples, you have just been very dismissive so far of them. Maybe you just need for them to hit close to home with your life before you begin to understand. "the judicial system prevents crime the judicial system promotes responsible behavior the judicial system prevents major acts of racism or sexism the judicial system protects your civil liberties" Um HELLO!! Prevents crime??? Lol... The judicial system says that virtual chold porn is protected as freedom of speech, but a judge can't hang the ten commandments in his own courtroom. Oh yeah mr responsible behavior, bring on thoose good ol family values. Have you caught a glimpse of a Klan rally lately, like say on tv or something? You see those guys with the blue suits and the guns who are there to protect the Klan? Sorry to tell you buddy, our legal system is not colorblind. Statistics do prove it. A black man versus a white man, crime for crime, is going to get a more severe penalty. Go look at the stats yourself, im not gonna copy and paste from 12 differerent sites just to save you the research. As for protecting my civil liberties, I think not. Our constitution says that all men are created equal, and so we should all have equal rights, but we don't. All you have to do is watch the news to see how biased and intolerant our legal system really is.