Socially, the republican party is superior.

To begin with, there are many social issues the Republican Party has a stand on. What some movements within the GOP believe in is irrelevant in this debate, and I believe we are talking about "mainstream" Republican. If I understand them well, here are the positions of the GOP Establishment: * Follow the Second Amendment and fight for unrestricted gun ownership * Secure the border, support deportation of illegal immigrants, and keep citizenship hard to receive * Keep drugs illegal and keep fighting the War on Drugs * Define marriage as the union between a man and a woman, oppose gay marriage * Fight for a "pro-life" agenda (against abortions) * Promote alternative education techniques, including charter and virtual schools I think I listed most of them and I cannot think of another social position most Republicans agree with. If my opponent has another issue in mind, he should add it to the list as well. Now, another point should be clarified. You claim that the "Republican Party is superior. " But superior to whom? There are dozens of political parties in the United States, from the New Hampshire Liberty Party and the Green Libertarian Nazi Party (GLNP) to the Constitution Party, the Independent Party, the GOP, and the Democratic Party. I am personally a registered Libertarian. So I am assuming that you claim the GOP to be the "superior" to all of these parties, including the Libertarian Party. Finally, another point I'd like to underline is your use of the word "superior". What I actually think is that the GOP's social positions are the closest to your personal values. Superior is a subjective term, what you should have used is "The Republican Party's social positions would bring the best results to America. " Now, for my own beliefs. I am a strong Second Amendment activist. (In fact, I believe people should be allowed to own nuclear weapons as long as it doesn't violate your neighbor's property rights. ) I am also a strong opponent of the current education system that is transforming kids into machines, while wasting taxpayer money. Where I must disagree with you, and where I think the debate should go, is on the War on Drugs, abortion, gay marriage, and immigration. As I've established some clarity for the debate, I invite my opponent to challenge me on why he disagrees with my positions, which I will state right now. * Drug policy: End the drug prohibition and free all criminals convicted of drug-related charges; * Gay marriage: While the federal government has no role in the matter, all governments should get out of the very concept of marriage and let voluntary contracts be formed, even if it means homosexuality, poligamy, etc. , and let the parties call the contract a "marriage" if they wish so; * Immigration: Privatize border lands, let private landowners decide whether to have a wall or not, and operate an open border policy to welcome all immigrants coming to America. Let each state decide on the rules to become a citizen. End the costly and inhumane process of deportation; * Abortion: This is a very complicated matter and whether we believe in abortion or not is not the question. The ultimate answer would rely on a mix of property rights analysis, contract law, and common law systems. But from a policy point of view, the federal government should end all involvement in the question (including funding) and let states decide how to deal with abortions (thus, I favor repealing Roe v. Wade).