The construction of a Mosque two blocks from Ground Zero shouldn't be stopped.

==NC== 1. Majority Oppose --> First, he concedes the statistics Majority =/= right or wrong --> In a Democratic-Republic yes it does. He didnt provide an alternative so the framework of a democracy is implicitly conceded for the round. Slavery was wrong and condoned by the majority --> This is a false claim. It was popular in the South, but never took hold in the North or the West. Moreover, even the South is a faulty sectarian claim t make since the "majority" never supported it. Only the ruling minority. Majority means the numerical value, so technically the majority did oppose slavery --> Not analogous to the mosque example. The mosque is one act in one situation. Slavery was an act which denied the fundamentally humanity of a group of people and demeaned them as property. Sensitivity comes from Islamaphobia --> Sensitivity derives from the fact that a group of muslim extremists flew two planes in the twin towers. The sensitivity derives from that memory. Builders being insensitive does not mean there should be opposition --> No warrant --> Extend the turn. Since the claim is that the mosque is there to build community, ect, then they should not build it there because it is insensitive 2. Cordoba Happened 1000 years ago --> So? Muslims probably know their own history, especially the golden age of the Caliphate No link to builders --> Not needed. Remember the tag of the argument is that is SPARKS CONTROVERSY. This magnifies the link that accepting the AC will spark more islamaphobia ==AC== 1. Terrorists =/= Muslims Quesitonable funding and possible terrorists ties isnt enough --> That is clearly enough. Until these questionable funds are disclosed and the actual donor is revealed then the building should be stopped. Moreover, having possible terrorist ties just kicks this argument off the bat, because if it is seen that yes there are terrorist ties, then the insensitivity link is just magnified. --> Extend the dropped tolerance argument. 2. FoR --> Extend the Separation of Church and State argument, he completely dropped it. This is very important because the NC cannot access the benefit of the FoR argument because the notion of church and state is being undermined. This means the AC has a clear access to the majority argument because the only constraint on the will of the majority is the constitution, and since he cant access the constitution anymore, we MUST look to the democratic framework. It limits ability to practice --> CNN reports that there are more than 100 Mosques in NYC. Stopping the building of one does not hinder practicing ones religion. --> Extend argument that the argument link would have to be systemic or at least in the majority to be a gross violation of the first amendment. But this ist the case. 3. Will fuel Islamaphobia --> He gives no warrant that government acting will result in more Islamaphobia --> Extend the turn, which he dropped. Violating the will of the majority will simply piss off the majority of Americans which will promote sympathy for far right extremists who ARE islamaphobic. --> XA Pro-C2 which magnifies the link 4. No law to stop He says no reason to use an executive order or eminent domain --> The will of the majority is reason enough. --> He implicitly concedes the possible avenues to stop the building. --> Extend the dropped argument that this point doesnt make logical sense because it is using the SQ to determine if future acts are wrong or right. ==Underview== 1. Under every AC argument he dropped at least one response. At this point it ill be very hard for the AC to win offense off his case, since drops are concessions. 2. He dropped a turn (which is clear offense). This gives me the ability to access the Islamaphobia argument from the AC, which is also magnified from the NC C2 3. s long as he dropped responses on the 1st Amendment and FoR argument, there is no effective framework or alternative he provides in opposition to the majority will, which he concedes. This gives clear reason to vote off the NC itself.