Resolved: Alcohol should be prohibited in the United States.

We thank our opponent for his insight but we negate the resolution that Resolved: Alcohol should be prohibited in the United States. We offer the following framework: The resolution asks where or not alcohol should be prohibited in the United States. We define the act of prohibiting alcohol as the act of eliminating all alcohol uses. We define the uses of alcohol as consumption, medical, and cleaning. In addition, our opponent may make claims that alcohol is harmful because after consuming alcohol, ill-advised adults perform illegal activity such as drunk driving. However, as the judge in today's debate, you cannot look to any effects of drunk driving as the actions of these individuals does not abide to the laws set out by the government, and thus these individuals cannot be controlled. There will always be an idiot that will abuse alcohol. The United States does not prohibit the production of cars because certain individuals decide to drive at 120 miles per hour. In the same way, prohibiting alcohol would be hurting the majority through the actions of individuals. Contention 1: Benefits of Alcohol At first thought, a bystander will see the word alcohol and immediately think of the abuse of alcohol. Never does one think of the innumerous benefits that are provided through the use of alcohol. Alcohol was considered so beneficiary that the Unites States Department of Agriculture finally took the first step to manifesting that alcohol is in fact a good thing. The USDA reports that "moderate drinking decreases the risk of heart attack by 20 to 40 percent and decreased stroke by 45 percent"[1]. On this point a lone, a vote for the negative is evident because cutting down the risk of a heart attack can be seen as a miracle seeing that more than 1.5 million Americans suffer for an almost always fatal heart attack. It is reported that there are total of 26,000 alcohol related deaths, which at first is a large number, but it is relatively small when compared to the number of lives that alcohol saves [2]. Alcohol can stop a phenomenal 600,000 heart attacks from happening and this far outweighs any negative impacts presented by the Affirmative. Furthermore, the USDA goes on to report that men that consume 5 to 10 drinks a week have a exceptionally less chance of developing Type 2 diabetes, a disease that plagues hundreds of thousands of Americans and leads to the deaths of many Americans. Finally, according to the New York Times, by consuming red wine, a form of alcohol, the drinker will be ingesting certain substances that will in fact extend his or her life[3]. Contention 2: Pleasure When looking at today's debate, one must pose the question: Why is alcohol consumed? The clear answer is that alcohol is consumed for pleasure as 90% of alcohol is used in the form of drinking. You as the judge have consumed alcohol before, and if not now, then you will later. By voting affirmative, you will be taking away that ice cold beer that you have every Sunday while watching your favorite football team, or you may be taking away that enchanting red wine that you share with your spouse on Friday nights. Whatever the occasion may be, Alcohol is primarily used for pleasure, and by taking this pleasure away, the Affirmative team is taking up a fight with close to 100% of Americans above the age of 21. Alcohol is such a big part of American that almost every other commercial on TV is advertising for a beer or wine. It is clear that banning alcohol is diverting the will of the American people and that any vote for the affirmative will be negating all of the said benefits of drinking alcohol. Thus we strongly urge a negative vote on today's debate. Remember, an apple a day keeps the doctor away, but a glass of wine every day keeps your deathbed away. [1] http://www.canadafreepress.com... [2] http://www.alcoholalert.com... [3] http://www.nytimes.com...