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Let's Talk Politics....
Who are you voting for come November? Why ? Let's debate.
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Selling Parks to Turn a Profit?
It doesn't appear to be on the up and up. Here's the article. What do you think? http://openchannel.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/06/11/12129661-pledges-forgotten-local-governments-repurpose-federally-funded-parks&lite
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Palestinian village faces demolition by Israel
SUSIYA, West Bank—Palestinians in this hamlet have clung to their arid acres for decades, living without proper electricity or water while Israel provides both to Jewish settlers on nearby hills. But the end now seems near for Susiya: Demolition orders distributed last week by the Israelis aim to destroy virtually the…
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Vagina
Ah, not having mods all over the place makes me happy on the inside. Anyway, getting to the real topic, I found this article about a representative from the Michigan HoR using the word "Vagina" while discussing legislation about abortion. She was banned from speaking about a bill on school employee retirement. Read article…
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Are you married to or in a relationship with a relatve?
Are you married to or in a relationship with a relative.? Do you think incestuous relationships recieve a bad rap unfairly? Do you think people should be able to marry and procreate with whoever they want to. Go. Personally, I think incestuous relationships should be illegal.
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Micro-chipping our children
I have heard this twice in recent weeks on TV. Yesterday, John Walsh was on The View, and he was saying that he does not understand why people are not more open to this. We micro chip our dogs and cats in case they get lost, so why not our children. The idea, is that if the child ever gets kidnapped, all you need to do, is…
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Texting
Another thread right now about the 18 yr old that got a year in Jail for killing someone while texting and driving. How many of you feel like it's okay to text or use your cell phone while driving? I've never texted while driving. Doesn't mean much though because I haven't texted more than half a dozen times in my life. So…
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Boys and Piercings
Do you think it's ok for a 12 yr old boy to get his ears pierced? Yes? No? Why?
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Woman Claims to be a 'Former Lesbian'
http://www.hlntv.com/video/2012/06/04/former-lesbian-says-change-possible There isn't much to this video, basically the woman claims to be a born-again Christian and was "healed" from being a lesbian. As a heterosexual, I can't "get inside the heads" of homosexuals. 99% of the time, homosexuals will say that they were…
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What we are supposed to eat
The clean eating thread in the main forums brought up my least favorite argument in all of nutrition "clean eating is the way our bodies were meant to eat." I hate arguments that center on what our bodies are "supposed" to have. That is an arbitrary definition. We are the ultimate omnivores, our bodies were made to be able…
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Income as a barrier to good health
I read this interesting article which examines the cost of food per calorie. Turns out a healthful diet is more than 10 times more expensive than eating junk. Read here: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/05/a-high-price-for-healthy-food/ Have you noticed this as a a disincentive for good health? Has this impacted you…
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Dollar Dance
I've been thinking about this tradition at weddings and wondering if I would include it in my hypothetical future wedding. I'll be going to at least one wedding this summer but haven't attended one about 5-6 years. I'll be interested to see if this wedding includes one. Every wedding I've ever attended has included a…
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NC pastor thinks gov should kill the lgbt
This isn't so much a rant about "how dare he say such things" because I think most rational people, even those who strongly don't approve of homosexuality, don't believe they should systematically put to death. I'm know some people feel that way, but I don't think they're the statistical majority. If CNN is to be trusted,…
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Islam a real religion?
This is my first post on here, but I love reading the debates. Watching the new this morning really pissed me off. In Tenn? ( I think), a judge has ordered the halt to the construction of a mosque, first citing the public wasn't given enough notice. Then when the plaintiff lawyer was talking the headline read people were…
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A Disturbing Pattern
This is something that has been coming up on the threads lately, and I feel like it would be a good debate topic. I really do not understand Americans having such an issue with nudity and female sexual expression and yet having no issue with sexual, domestic, or animal violence in media. This makes no sense to me. We have…
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plastic bag ban ... good or bad?
From the L.A. Times: I recognize the environmental impact of plastic waste. but I also understand the concern of the guy whose job it is to make plastic bags. how long before he is out of work? is the the right move, regardless of the impact on workers like mr. ortega? is there some kind of middle ground? what say you,…
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Post holiday warm up debate
I hope everyone that celebrates Memorial Day had a good three day weekend. I don't know about you all but I personally need to take it slow and work back in to the swing of things. That being said, let's start with something simple. What type of peanut butter is best? In my opinion, natural chunky peanut butter is the…
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Should we change our Group name?
I was thinking MasterDebators. haha I keed I keed,.........................but in all seriousness I probably would have named it that If I had thought of it first.
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Yearbook in trouble
High school yearbook is recalled because someone used "blind, deaf and mentally retarded" as a description for two special ed students. http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/high-school-yearbooks-labeled-special-needs-students-mentally-131931649.html
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Transgender Miss Universe
I thought this would be a good topic to post here, as most of us are open to the LGBT community. Still there seems to be quite a bit of controversy here. http://www.fox59.com/news/wxin-miss-universe-transgender-miss-universe-contestant-makes-it-to-the-top-12-20120521,0,5876018.column This woman was selected by her country…
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Links
Post your best credible commonly used debate resources. I shamelessly ripped these from the debate forum of another website. Politics and government Universal Declaration of Human Rights http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/index.shtml United States Constitution http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution.html…
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mandatory screenings
My friend needs to take thyroid medication daily so that her body doesn't shut down and die. In order to get this medication a yearly doctors visit is required and usually a blood test is done to verify that the medication is at the appropriate dosage. Ok enough I guess. The past few years though the doctors office tells…
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Driving tests and the Elderly
I really think that elderly people after a certain age should have to take mandatory driving tests. I know it's hard to convince them after driving for so long that some of them lose their reflexes and reaction times as well as their vision, but this just really needs to be done. I have known several people that have been…
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Teacher Takes Student to Prom
The question on Huffington Post was, "Do you think she should have been fired"? She lacked good judgment when dealing with a student, so I'd question her ability to work with students. Your thoughts? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/21/melissa-bowermantrack-coach-student-prom_n_1534444.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009
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Protection for people on deployment
I have heard so many stories of people (guys mainly) going on long deployments and having their spouse leave them and clean out their bank accounts and homes so by the time they get back they have nothing but what the spouse didn't want. This doesn't seem right to me? Is there nothing protecting them from this? seems like…
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30 kids and counting
Man who fathered 30 kids says he needs a break on child support. http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/man-fathered-30-kids-needs-break-child-support-140439765.html He didn't break the law by breeding, but he is delinquent on child support. The state takes half of his pay ($7.25/hour) and divides it up between all 30 kids.…
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Driving in the Slow Lane
Do you think it should be fined for driving slow (40-50 mph) in the fast lane? And I'm all for having it be heavily fined. Personally, I do. I am so tired of traffic building up because someone thinks it's ok to go 50mph on the highway, especially in a two lane road. I can't count how many times I have driven behind some…
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Senior pranks with consequences?
http://www.fox59.com/news/wxin-senior-prank-protest-students-hold-sitin-at-school-gym-after-6-suspended-for-senior-prank-20120516,0,4062804.column Many people here are discussing a "harmless" senior prank that recently took place here in Indiana. 6 students were suspended, and one janitor fired after seniors covered the…
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Amendment 1 in North Carolina
It passed. Your thoughts? http://www.freedomtomarry.org/blog/entry/anti-gay-constitutional-amendment-passes-in-north-carolina
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Breastfeed Magazine Cover
So this is the new cover of TIME magazine. Breastfeeding. The boy on the cover page is at least 4, if not 5. What are your thoughts?
