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gun control

I'm actually against almost all guns, Besides handguns and partially shotguns. If you own a shooting range, Though; I feel like there should be an exception. Guns are cool to use, Don't get me wrong. So if we can hold them in a safe area, Where they'll be used safely, I wouldn't mind. I believe in self defense, So handguns and some shotguns should be legal. But I don't believe they should require any licence. Before I get into why I think a licence shouldn't be required, I'll get into why I think only handguns and some shotguns should be legal. To start off, There is no reason to own an automatic rifle, A sniper, Or even an SMG. The 2nd amendment was passed for open carry to simply defend yourself. You don't need a full on automatic rifle to defend yourself no-a-days, We have police officers and military to do that. If put into the wrong hands, Those guns can prove to be lethal. Anyways, Onto why I think no licence should be required: because it wouldn't help. At all. Already, The majority of the U. S requires some sort of licence/training before being able to own a firearm. For example, The city of Chicago has one of the most strict gun controls, And shootings appear there constantly. Anyone can get a gun, Honestly. You watch videos on YouTube, You can see these gangbangers with AK47's, SMGs, Shotguns, Etc. In conclusion, I'm against putting a license on weapons. And I think only handguns and some shotguns should be legal, But that 2nd part is for another debate. Putting a license on weapons would not really do anything, At all. Kids can still access their parents gun safes, Gangmembers can still purchase guns illegally, And so forth.
God is a Serb

You have provided no evidence on why God is a Serb. As you are proposing this, Its is your responsibility to provide a logical reason why you believe that God is a serb. You cannot say, "well prove he's NOT A SERB, " as that's proof by lack of evidence. It's like saying "You can't prove that there isn't Pokemon made of cheese at the center of the moon, ". I cannot prove that there is no cheese pokemon in the moon. However, Because there is no evidence for cheese pokemon on the moon, You cannot call cheese pokemon on the moon a fact.
The Wars in Iraq,Afghanistan,and the imminent war in Iran

hardcore....anyways My opponet claims "First, Ahmadinejad is a figurehead with no political power whatsoever. What he says means nothing, since he is not the supreme leader in charge of foreign policy. Secondly, anti-Israeli sentiment is falsely given to Ahmadinejad. Not only does "wipe off the face of the earth" not exist linguistically in Persian, but also the quote was a mistranslation. The actual estimated translation is a reference to the Ayatollah's comments regarding positive regime change in Israel, however many are afraid to translate it because it is highly abstract and not intentionally concrete." Well according to this you basically just based this sentence almost liking it to those of a young Adolph Hitler in the 1930's. War is imminent with Iran no matter what and if it comes down to that it is necessary. Our clearly antagonic enemies of Iran is surrounded by our enemies in Iraq and Afghanistan , who are becoming our allies along with Saudi Arabia and Syria. A pre-emptive strike on iran would never be approved by congress (which our current cong. is a joke anyways). Ahhh but a military war may not be necessary while one is with cutting off their supplies,and beat them into submission.....Iran DOES have the power to cause havoc in the world and especially in the mid-east....Iran still hates iraq from the invasions from saddam and they are certainly strong enough topull off an extensice takeover of the middle east COUGH**Iran takes Afghanistan after we pull out Cough* germany and poland sep.1st 1939 cough** anyways if it will come down to a war with bodies we should remove their communications first such as in any war.....by the way im most Iranians are brainwashed into hating Americans,and Jews any ways....dont be fools peopele.....it is necessary.....maybe not this year but i can see us there by the end of 2009
The Wars in Iraq,Afghanistan,and the imminent war in Iran

First i will start with afghanistan, the war there is necessary ,On September 11th , 2001 Extremist terrorists attacked our country and 3,000 people were killed in the brutal attacks. On october 7th 2001 George W Bush sent troops into Afghanistan to spell down the taliban regime in afghanistan. They have been a threat to the Western worlds and we had to face them sooner or later rather than letting them get away with the attacks. Since may of 1996 Osama bin laden who was the mastermind of the attacks had been living ther commanding Al qaeda and Taliban camps of destruction. In order to quell the Terrorist regimes we must go through that country and fight for our lives back at home and for the free nation's of the world. In Iraq we thought Saddam had WMD's although they have never found those....you have to remember that they also have'nt found them either....what was that big convoy leaving the border of iraq and crossing into Syria the week before the invasion??Weve lost close to 4,000 men and women in the war so why pull out??WE might as well win then pull out and waste the lives of men and women who are already dead.Iran now? BECAUSE A-JAD IS A CRAZY NUT AND WANTS TO KILL US ALL!!
Get rid of pennies

Roadmap- I will go over the benefits of the penny then refute my opponents arguments. C1) While individually pennies are not worth much, over time they add up. A) In 2002, Gallup polling found that 58 percent of Americans stash pennies in piggy banks, jars, drawers and the like, instead of spending them like other coins. Some people eventually redeem them at banks or coin-counting machines! So many Americans actually do use the penny. B) Furthermore, the penny is used to raise money by charity organizations. People who would not be willing to part with a larger bill are often willing to give up Pennies. The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society has raised 150 million dollars through its "Pennies for Patients" program over 15 years. Without the penny, this cancer research would not have been possible. C2) Pennies help fight inflation "We think the penny is important as a hedge to inflation," says director Mark Weller of Americans for Common Cents. "Any time you have more accurate pricing, consumers benefit." Small business owners and small purchases rely on the penny. Loss of the penny will create inflation and price instability. http://www.offthekuff.com... C3) The rise of credit cards defeats the purpose of rounding coins. The common complaint about pennies is that they are inefficient to use. Credit cards however operate by computer. They can handle as many digits as needed. As credit cards become more common, pennies will be used less. So these disadvantages become less noticeable. Onto my opponents case "But, in the case of nickels and pennies, the government lost almost $100 million dollars alone in 2007." First, I would like to point out my opponent provided no sources for this claim(or any claim he makes). The argument should be discredited on that basis alone. Second, the federal government has a budget of three trillion a year. 100 Million dollars would be .0003 percent of the yearly budget. This would have a virtually unnoticeable effect on the budget (It would save everyone money in the pennies, which as my opponent has abolished would result in no benefit for most tax payers). This is significantly outweighed by the extra money a 99 cent purchase would now cost (1 percent). http://www.wallstats.com... "So, a simple remedy is to stop minting the Jefferson nickel, and make the Lincoln penny worth five cents" This part of my opponents case would have a significant negative impact on the economy. Suddenly, every penny a person owns would quintuple in value. The amount of money in the US economy would change. Assuming Congress was even considering passing this bill, there would be a mad dash by consumers to acquire as many pennies as they can. This would create much instability in the market place. In summary, I provide 3 reasons we should keep the penny in circulation, disprove the only reason my opponent actually gives to abolish the penny(100 million spent) and prove how his implementation would hurt the economy far more than it would help.
Get rid of pennies

Resolved: The US government should stop minting the Jefferson nickel and assign the Lincoln penny a five cent value in its place. Due to the rising, and risen, costs of metal, minting change is more expensive than ever. A Jefferson nickel costs almost 8 cents to mint and the Lincoln penny about 1.25 cents. Normally, the government makes profit by minting money (seigniorage), paying production cost and recieving face value. But, in the case of nickels and pennies, the government lost almost $100 million dollars alone in 2007. So, a simple remedy is to stop minting the Jefferson nickel, and make the Lincoln penny worth five cents. This not only saves the 3 cent and .25 cent loss for every nickel and penny minted, but creates a profit gap where the new Lincoln nickel makes the government 3.75 cents per coin. This begs the question, how would we handle cash transactions without a cent piece for precise change? Following other countries like Australia, we would instiute a rounding system, where cash transactions are rounded to the nearest 5 cents. (1, 2, 6, & 7 round down; 3, 4, 8 & 9 up). So, not only would the American taxpayers save hundreds of millions of dollars, we wouldn't have to deal with those one cent nuisances anymore.
More Middle Schools should have debate clubs

I am not sure that today middle schools need debate clubs. What is your point, I cannot understand? What will be benefit for children? In contrast, I think without debate clubs pupils can recognize a real world. What they should do? What is right? What is wrong? Because you know that in the middle schools they should learn only benefit information for their future. About debate, they will think in the future. For example, all people know in order to have debate with somebody, you should know a lot of information about that thing, but at that age they cannot find out adequate information for them. From my point of view debate clubs should be available in the high schools.
More Middle Schools should have debate clubs

More Middle Schools should have debate clubs. Debate is great and getting kids to start debating before high school would be fantastic. More Middle Schools should encourage debate and having more debates in Middle School would be fantastic preparation for debating in high school. It doesn't even have to be formal debate; instead it could be a discussion club where they discuss certain issues. Debate club would really help students in Middle School have better logical thinking skills, and it would probably help them in other subjects. A possible objection is that these students wouldn't be able to do the debate or take it seriously. However, this is not the case. As long as you found Middle School students who were interested and passionate there would be no problem. They may not be the best debaters at the beginning however that's the point of the debate club; it will help them improve their skills, and then they will be ready for High School debate teams. Another possible objection is that Middle School students wouldn't be interested. However, this could be resolved by having great topics that Middle School students could get interested in. If there was a fantastic topic, most Middle School students probably would be interested and may even continue the topic at home after the club is over. Overall Middle School debate clubs would be extremely beneficial to all Middle Schools that don't currently have them.
More Middle Schools should have debate clubs

Firstly, even if pupils did have to do a lot of research for some topics, that wouldn't be a bad thing. They're going to research both in their Middle School classes and also all throughout High School and College. This means that this research would help prepare the students for the future. No matter how much research is require it would still be very helpful overall to students. Even if they had to spend half of the club time researching, they'd still get a good amount of time to debate. The fact that the government currently doesn't have any Middle School debate clubs should not start them from starting them. All people have to do is write letters to their local school districts expressing the benefits and making them see all of the benefits. Maybe the government just hasn't considered all of the benefits yet. As a community, people just have to express a want for the Middle School Debate Club. Then, it could happen, and people would see how worthwhile that decision was. Overall, the fact that the government doesn't currently have a Middle School Debate Club doesn't matter as the government can change their decisions once they've seen all of the good that could come out of a Middle School Debate Club. Thirdly, the debates don't need to be controlled outside of class. If the debates are continued outside of class, that is a huge positive. That means that students are enjoying debating which is the purpose of the club. Even with the small risk that it may go over the top sometimes, that risk is worth it for all of the benefits. It is only a small disadvantage and the benefit that the students could gain far outweigh this small disadvantage. Also, students can report the issue to their parents or teachers if they wish and have the issue sorted out. However, if it's gentle teasing, the students may even enjoy it, and it may help them be more relaxed while debating and turn into a positive. Overall, the fact that debating can't be controlled out of class may even be a positive, and even if it does turn into a disadvantage, it is incredibly small for all of the many benefits. Finally, students can vote on the topics or come up with the topics themselves. It may not work that way later in life, but in this debate club to maintain interest I think it would be okay to do that. That way students would receive topics that they would personally be interested in. If they voted on topics or took a survey beforehand then that would eliminate the chance of boredom. Overall, the students voting on the topics would resolve the issue that they may be bored. Overall, a Middle School Debate Club would be a huge positive. It would help students academically and morally. There are a very limited number of issues and a huge amount of benefits. It would also improve students debating for High School Debate teams. Overall, more Middle School Debate Clubs must be started in order to improve the thinking and morals of Middle School Students and help them greatly.
More Middle Schools should have debate clubs

Ok, let`s speak about your point of view. You thought that debating is not taken profound researches. But did you think, about how pupil will debate if they don`t have adequate materials. Also, every topic, I think requires some researches. Overall, it takes time, for example, did you search something before debating with me? Also you mentioned that government should change their views about debate clubs. However there is no promotion. They can change, but they didn't do it, because they know it not have any benefits in the middle schools. That is why they gave possibilities to open debate clubs only in high schools. About in class and out of class debates, you know that it is impossible to control outside of class, even their parents. Because, parents not always with their children. And it is also one of the dangerous reasons. And even teachers gave some information about topics without researching, maybe they can give information about boring topics, and it will not pay attend pupils. Because, it is not their choice to debate in that topic, which is given by teacher.
More Middle Schools should have debate clubs

Firstly, researching doesn't take that much time. Maybe on some subjects research is necessary to get some background information. However, that will be good for them. To research a topic enough to have a good conversation would take around half an hour. This might be one whole club time. However, next club they can have the debate on the topic which they researched. Through alternating club times between debates and research they receive the optimum balance. That much research isn't a negative, and it will help children. There will still be enough time to have many debates over the year. Overall, even if research is necessary, it will be a positive rather than a negative. As to the people from government not realizing, this can be changed. The government simply need to be presented with all of the benefits. School policies and clubs can change. What they are currently doing doesn't matter as that can be changed, and my side of the debate here is saying that they should change that. It is simply a process of getting them to see how it could positively influence children. Then, they can begin to start debate clubs which will make a very positive impact in children's lives. Overall, what they are currently doing doesn't matter as that can change. Finally as to the conflicts and issues outside of class. The solution to this is to start it on lighter issues and build it up. I'd agree that debate clubs shouldn't start with a religious issue the first club meeting. Maybe they should start with should there be a school uniform or would it benefit students to start and finish school later. An issue such as one of those there can't be any severe conflicts over. They can work their way up to the bigger and more important issues like war, religion, and what is morally right and wrong. They should be encouraged to debate it outside of the debate club. There is no definite way of preventing a conflict, but that shouldn't stop the debate club from happening. We don't want to never cross the street because we might get hit by a car. There are no guarantees with anything, but with the car there are ways to limit it like looking before you cross the road. It is the same with debate. If they gradually work the students up and monitor it inside the classroom there are less likely to be these issues outside of the classroom. If any issues do arise, parents and teachers can deal with it. Through this happening the issues are less likely to happen again. Overall, possible issues shouldn't be a reason not to have a Middle School Debate club as they are unlikely to occur if the necessary steps are taken to try to prevent them. Overall Middle School debate clubs should be started. They'd provide a great deal of benefit to the students both academically and morally. The club would also be fun and exciting for the students. Many of the disadvantages that my opponent pointed out have flaws. The debate club overall has few disadvantages and many advantages, and that is why more Middle Schools should have debate clubs.
More Middle Schools should have debate clubs

So, you mentioned that it is not have bad influences on children`s subject, but you know that in spite of the easy topics they should something know about theme. And in order to know what they should do? They should use their significant times, for researching, to know little bit about their topic. And it takes time. Also, you know that all of the subjects, clubs controlled by the government or school policy. And what do you think? That they do not know what will be beneficial for children. Mmm. People from government know a lot, and they can realize everything what they want, however they do not think that debate clubs are useful for pupils of middle schools. Overall, debate clubs are not working in the middle schools. So, you wrote that teachers can control, even they can control in the class, but did you take a view outside of class, as pupil you know that after conflict in the class, pupils immediately want to end that conflict outside of class. Also you mentioned that debating is fun, year…, I agree that some debates fun, especially our debate, but you know that there are other debates which have bad influences on the pupils` minds. Imagine, all debates fun, what is the issue? (if everything repeating). Debate should consist different issues and topics. And other types of topics will have some dangerous ends. That is why, I don`t think so that debating is always fun.
More Middle Schools should have debate clubs

As to my opponent's first issue, that it can cause conflicts between classmates this is false if a teacher is monitoring the debate. The teacher can keep any conflicts under control and prevent any possible problem from occurring. With teacher supervision that would eliminate any conflicts. Also, the reason I started this debate is because I would have liked to have had a Middle School Debate club when I was in Middle School. Overall, there is no reason why debating should cause any kind of conflict. Secondly, teacher supervision can save someone expressing an opinion in an inappropriate way. In the first session of the Middle School Debate Club the teacher can go over how to express opinions in a good way. If anyone doesn't do this, the teacher can gently remind them. Through this the Middle School students can learn how to express opinions in an appropriate way which is an important skill for later in life. Again, with teacher supervision there should be no problems with expressing opinions in appropriate ways. Thirdly, there are topics which are simply expressing opinion and only require opinion. For example this debate topic that we're debating now really doesn't require any research. If they did have to research, it would be beneficial to helping them in other classes when they have to do projects that require research. Researching a topic doesn't take that much time, and it would help the students a lot. Overall, research isn't a negative about Middle School Debate Clubs as it actually has benefits. Fourthly, I would say that debating is fun. If we didn't consider debating fun, then why would we be having a debate now? Middle School students may not see that at the beginning, but after a few debates, they probably would be able to see that debating can be fun. At that time I would have loved to be debating with somebody, but there wasn't the opportunity at my school. Overall debating can be fun, and Middle School students would see that after starting debating. Overall Middle School Debate Clubs would be entertaining and educational. It would help students develop many essential skills for their other classes and later in life. It would make students think about some really important issues and be exposed to both sides. This quote expresses the positives of debating. It shows that debating is important in thinking about problems, and that it is good for everyone to express their opinion. "It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it" (Joseph Joubert). Overall, Middle School Debate Clubs would be extremely beneficial and should be started because of the many advantages.