The USFG should have the power to limit citizens freedom of protest if it weakens our military power

first extend across my value criterion which is dropped by my opponent. the fact that us military power leads to peace thus leading to a utilitarianism world Defending my first contention First extend my argument that protest has hurt US military power. Because of the fact the draft is gone the US military is based sole on volunteers so if people believe a war is unjust then they will not join. The reason that people see war (using Vietnam as an example) as being unjust is because other people's protest and speech. http://en.wikipedia.org... As this site states the reason for protest of the war is because people had "greater access to uncensored information compared with previous wars and extensive television media coverage" meaning that if you are limit this information then fewer people will protest. Thus because of fewer protest more people will support the war and we will have a larger military power. Without sufficient troop levels winning wars become harder (using the Iraq war) because despite having technology that land a bomb from 10,000 feet within a foot of its target yet we still can't win a war against people still using Russian made weapons from the 70's. the US military has even had to lower it's standers in an attempt to get more troops yet because of war protest fewer and fewer people are willing to sign up. Also protest has also cause other foreign powers to pull out of Iraq mean that there are even fewer troops there and makes it harder to win. Defending my seconds contention The pirate First on this argument I'm going to defend my opponent's attacks then turn his arguments. To start off the fact is that people do join the military defend people's right but they also do it to help other people thus this minimizes the effects that removing people's rights will have. But turning my opponent's argument, if fewer people protest fewer people will be against the war as I stated above this means that military recruitment will increase meaning more troops to be fighting thus even if they have lower moral they will still have the ability to win easier. The boar Now while most wars aren't fought to protect citizens they are fought to improve how people live. Note how South Korea is the 12th largest economy in the world (http://en.wikipedia.org...) while North Korea remained economically weak. http://en.wikipedia.org.... The US also fights wars to help the oppressed, by giving up our right to protest for a short time we give others their freedom forever thus justifying my value of utilitarianism. Thus we should give up rights so that people can have the basic rights that they have been deprived of. Adding a new argument that will further support the above arguments The Uncle Sam Syndrome This argument will sound bad but it really not. People's opinion's are shaped by propaganda, now without the power given by the resolution people will mainly receive anti-war propaganda thus influencing them to be against the war, but with the power of the resolution these people will hear more pro-war propaganda meaning that more people will join the military and/or support the people in the military because people will see this war as helping people. Thus because of this more people will be in the military and support the people in uniform thus increasing moral. Adding a new contention US military hegemony leads to peace Bradley A. Thayer, Associate Professor in the Department of Defense and Strategic Studies of Missouri State University, 07, American Empire: A Debate "Peace and stability are major benefits of the American Empire. The fact that America is so powerful actually reduces the likelihood of major war. Scholars of international politics have found that the presence of a dominant state in international politics actually reduces the likelihood of war because weaker states, including even great powers, know that it is unlikely that they could challenge the dominant state and win" Us military has the power to stop low level conflicts and cause peace Bradley A. Thayer, Associate Professor in the Department of Defense and Strategic Studies of Missouri State University, 07, American Empire: A Debate the power of the United States creates stability in international politics. That is vitally important for the world, but easily forgotten. If the security and stability provided by the United States were taken away, most countries would be much worse off ,and arms races, vicious security competition, and wars would result A. American hegemony is necessary to promote the continued integration of the global economy Bradley A. Thayer, Associate Professor in the Department of Defense and Strategic Studies of Missouri State University, 07, American Empire: A Debate, p. 43-44 Economic prosperity is also a product of the American Empire. It has created a Liberal International Economic Order (LIEO)-a network of worldwide free trade and commerce, respect for intellectual property rights, mobility of capital and labor markets-to promote economic growth. The stability and prosperity that stems from this economic order is a global public good from which all states benefit,