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Trying 9/11 terror suspects in NYC courts | Trying and imprisoning terrorists can create US jobs | PRO |
Trying 9/11 terror suspects in NYC courts | Civilian trials avoid using evidence from coercive interrogations | PRO |
Trying 9/11 terror suspects in NYC courts | Civilian trials improve global opinion of US, fight on terrorism | PRO |
Gene patents | Patent licenses are very costly, impair R and D | CON |
Gene patents | Gene patents do not incentivize innovation | CON |
Gene patents | Gene patents and bio-engineering may harm environment/society. | CON |
Gene patents | Gene patents and research could do harm to the environment. | CON |
Gene patents | Gene patents help drive major economic breakthroughs. | PRO |
Gays in the US military | Minority of troop discomfort with gays is enough to damage cohesion. | CON |
Gays in the US military | It would strenghten relations | PRO |
Gays in the US military | Most gays will remain private after military ban is lifted | PRO |
Nuclear energy | Nuclear energy will compete with and squeeze out renewable energy. | CON |
Nuclear energy | Entire nuclear cycle may emit substantial greenhouse gases | CON |
Nuclear energy | Nuclear energy relies too heavily on subsidies/taxpayers | CON |
Nuclear energy | Nuclear energy can reduce materials available for weapons-use. | PRO |
Nuclear energy | Concentration of power in nuclear is economical. | PRO |
Pornography | Pornography encourages promiscuity and shallow relationships. | CON |
Pornography | Many rapists are obsessed with and encouraged by pornography | CON |
Pornography | Pornography further victimizes sexual abuse victims. | CON |
Pornography | Porn improves self-control with distance from sex. | PRO |
Pornography | Pornography lets women articulate femininity. | PRO |
Pornography | Porn watching may actually reduce rape rates | PRO |
Health insurance mandates | Mandatory health insurance cannot be effectively enforced | CON |
Health insurance mandates | MA insurance mandates are performing pretty well | PRO |
Health insurance mandates | The struggling can be exempted from insurance mandate. | PRO |
Health insurance mandates | Health insurance mandates need not be perfectly enforced to be effective. | PRO |
More troops to Afghanistan under Obama | Afg is backward, cannot be salvaged by US | CON |
More troops to Afghanistan under Obama | Afghanistan security forces can hardly be trained | CON |
More troops to Afghanistan under Obama | Counter-terrorism w/o troops did not work in 1990s | PRO |
More troops to Afghanistan under Obama | Afghanistan is more stable and governable than often assumed | PRO |
More troops to Afghanistan under Obama | Most Afghanis oppose Taliban, support US/NATO | PRO |
Health insurance cooperatives | Supporters of co-ops will never reduce government involvement. | CON |
Health insurance cooperatives | Co-ops are a great alternative to the public option | PRO |
Health insurance cooperatives | Non-profit co-ops are driven by health interests of members, not profits | PRO |
Health insurance cooperatives | Some government involvement in co-ops is justified. | PRO |
Public health insurance option | There are not enough votes to pass a public insurance plan. | CON |
Public health insurance option | US polls find a majority favor a public insurance option | PRO |
Public health insurance option | Public and private insurers can learn from each other | PRO |
Public health insurance option | Insurers should not be trusted with sole control of health insurance | PRO |
Mandatory calorie counts on menus | It is difficult for restaurants to keep calorie counts consistent. | CON |
Mandatory calorie counts on menus | Calorie counts make it easier to judge calories in foods | PRO |
Mandatory calorie counts on menus | Fear of government should not obstruct calorie counts on menus | PRO |
Mandatory calorie counts on menus | No restaurant will be disadvantaged if all are required to list calories. | PRO |
Manned mission to Mars | Cumulative challenges and risks of Mars mission are too great | CON |
Manned mission to Mars | There is little public support for a mission to Mars | CON |
Manned mission to Mars | Women are less supportive of Mars mission than men | CON |
Manned mission to Mars | Artificial gravity can overcome zero-gravity on Mars mission. | PRO |
Manned mission to Mars | We can commit to Mars mission before knowing how | PRO |
Manned mission to Mars | Committing to Mars will inspire NASA to make it happen | PRO |
Colonization of the Moon | Human survival is ensured by fighting global warming, not Moonbase. | CON |
Colonization of the Moon | Growing crops on the moon faces many difficult challenges. | CON |
Colonization of the Moon | A manned presence on the Moon is superior to a robotic one | PRO |
Mandatory labeling of genetically modified foods | Labeling is wrong when GM foods show no differences with other foods | CON |
Mandatory labeling of genetically modified foods | Labeling GM foods applies precautionary principle to unknown risks. | PRO |
Legality of coca production and consumption | Tradition of coca consumption is a poor argument. | CON |
Legality of coca production and consumption | Coca consumption is most akin to caffeine use. | PRO |
Legality of coca production and consumption | Coca has spiritual value to indigenous Andeans. | PRO |
Legality of coca production and consumption | All South American states support indigenous right to coca. | PRO |
Legality of coca production and consumption | Coca can be used in a variety of products | PRO |
Legality of coca production and consumption | Coca can be used as a local anesthetic. | PRO |
Filibuster | The filibuster is outdated and uncivilized in a modern democracy | CON |
Filibuster | General statements against the filibuster | CON |
Filibuster | Filibuster fits framers' distrust of govt, desire for checks | PRO |
Filibuster | Filibuster helps flag controversial issues for the public | PRO |
Filibuster | Filibuster provides important checks and balances | PRO |
Criminalization of Holocaust denial | Holocaust denial gets undue attention because it is illegal. | CON |
Criminalization of Holocaust denial | Holocaust deniers' claim of no major loss of Jewish lives is false | PRO |
Needle exchanges | Needle exchanges protect public, not just drug addicts. | PRO |
Needle exchanges | Needle exchanges help protect families of drug-abusers | PRO |
Needle exchanges | Needle exchanges benefit their areas of implementation. | PRO |
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | Test ban, as a means to abolishing nuclear weapons, is unrealistic | CON |
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | Enforcing a test ban, not detecting tests, is the issue | CON |
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty still relevant after Cold War | PRO |
Israeli settlements | Israel uses violence to unlawfully back settlements | CON |
Israeli settlements | Israel encourages settlements; they are not growing naturally. | CON |
Israeli settlements | Jewish settlements are not part of any illegal occupation | PRO |
Israeli settlements | Israeli settlements may be unfortunate, but are not illegal. | PRO |
Israeli settlements | Jews have historical right to return to West Bank | PRO |
Israeli settlements | Israelis have equal claim as Palestinians to settle in West Bank | PRO |
Two-state solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict | Inclusive one-state solution adopts democratic principles | CON |
Two-state solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict | Idea of Jewish state, in two-state solution, is undemocratic | CON |
Two-state solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict | A two-state solution will not assuage Iran. | CON |
Two-state solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict | Two-state plan respects democratic will for separate states | PRO |
Two-state solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict | Palestinians want two-state solution, assuming settlements stop. | PRO |
Merit pay for teachers | Teacher merit is too hard to measure for merit-pay to be fair | CON |
Merit pay for teachers | Merit pay for teachers is tied to unreliable standardized tests | CON |
Merit pay for teachers | Better teachers should be paid more | PRO |
Merit pay for teachers | Teachers should be paid more; based on merit | PRO |
Enhanced interrogation techniques | US prosecuted foreign governments for waterboarding | CON |
Enhanced interrogation techniques | Sleep deprivation is a form of torture. | CON |
Enhanced interrogation techniques | Enhanced interrogations unnecessary; Army Field Manual is sufficient | CON |
Enhanced interrogation techniques | Enhanced interrogations were adapted from abusive foreign tactics. | CON |
Enhanced interrogation techniques | Torture to save lives has a substantial body of support among publics: | PRO |
Enhanced interrogation techniques | Majority of Americans believe harsh interrogations justified | PRO |
Enhanced interrogation techniques | Interrogations are not torture when no intent to torture. | PRO |
Enhanced interrogation techniques | Enhanced interrogation should not be condemned because of bad apples. | PRO |
Is a nuclear Iran intolerable? | Air strikes on Iran would be limited to self-defense | PRO |
AIG bonuses | AIG bonuses are an insult to suffering taxpayers | CON |
AIG bonuses | Justice of reneging AIG bonuses would be worth costs | CON |
AIG bonuses | AIG workers/execs that caused collapse won't help recovery | CON |
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