I Will Not Contradict Myself

In many cases my opponent distorts my answers in order to find contradictions. 1. Inanimate life and the Earth. This is not a contradiction. The question about whether the Earth is sad stated "Is the Earth a sad place?" Therefore, I was not saying that the Earth is sad, I was saying that the place is sad. 2. Income Taxes and Constitutionality Not a contradiction. The question was whether I supported the idea of an income tax in any form, not whether I supported a specific bill passed by Congress. Beyond this, the income tax is completely constitutional because the Sixteenth Amendment gives Congress the power to levy an income tax [1]. The income tax is completely constitutional and my opponent's source saying that it is not is not reliable. 3. Ron Paul, Obama, and upholding the Constitution. To begin with, I did not say I support every single action Obama has performed, I merely said I support his policies overall. The first source used by my opponent on this point is not reliable and the ACA is constitutional because the Supreme Court has deemed it so. The Constitution gives this power to the Supreme Court, so the ACA is constitutional. As far as Libya is concerned, I did not say I support this action, but even if I did, I would not call our support to the Libyan rebels a war, as my opponent's source has done. The US was merely working with other UN nations to support the rebels, and soldiers were not actually on the ground fighting [2]. I do not oppose Paul because he abides by the Constitution, so this point is irrelevant. 4. Foreign Aid and ConstitutionalityMy opponent's point here is that foreign aid is not constitutional because the Constitution does not talk about this power. The problem with his argument is that the only way something can truly be determined to be unconstitutional is by a Supreme Court decision. The Court has issued no such decision, therefore it is constitutional. 5. Military Conflict and AssistanceWhile I did say that we have a moral obligation to help those in need and that I oppose the funding of wars in the Middle East, this is not a contradiction because I believe that starting a war is not the best way to help those in need.6. China and the USI did not say that China is hostile towards the US. The question was: "Do you believe China and the US may be hostile towards each other?" I have no reason to believe that they are hostile towards each other, but is it possible that they are? Anything is possible. Saying that they may be hostile is the same as saying is it possible. Not a contradiction.7. The Right to Life, Sacred Life, and Abortion.I only conceded life to be sacred in the sense that life is important, not that it is holy. The reason saying that life is important is not a contradiction with saying I am pro-choice is that while the life of a fetus is important, it is not as important as a woman's right to choose. Beyond this, while all life is important, the life of a fetus is not as important as the life of a human. I said that life begins at conception, not that a human being exists at conception. 8. Cruel and Unusual Punishment and AbortionMy opponent uses a very biased source in his argument that abortion is cruel and unusual punishment. Again, I said the life of a fetus is important, but not as important as a woman's right to choose. This is not a contradiction. 9. The Minimum Wage and ConstitutionalityThe minimum wage is not unconstitutional because the Supreme Court has not said that it is. In fact, one of my opponent's sources concedes that the Supreme Court actually upheld the minimum wage as constitutional in a unanimous vote [3]. 10. Contradictions on ContradictionsEven if other contradictions were present, which I have shown not to be the case, this would not be a contradiction because I said that I was not aware of contradictions. Clearly I have not contradicted myself.Sources:[1]- http://www.law.cornell.edu...;[2]- http://en.wikipedia.org...; [3]- http://www.abajournal.com...