[Baseballl]

I can't apologize to someone who insults me, I never did anything wrong but point out that my idea isn't related to your Court Idea at all. I'm not going to bring Aim convos to the board, so just let this rest. We both know how you acted on Aim and to tell you the truth, I could care less.

This is the topic for my event, not for a conflict. Talk to me on Aim if you want to, not on here. It wasn't my intention to start a fight, I just wanted to know why you thought this related to your court idea.

[Baseballl]

Alright, I'm closing registration. Here is the deal - I'm going to post some debate topics. You will reply, by stating which side you would take on each issue. I will then start pairing people up based on their preference.

Please post the number, full question, and your brief position on the issue (whether you agree or disagree). This will help me to match up people with contrasting beliefs on each issue. Be prepared to debate one of the following topics:

1) Should U.S. Import More Foreign Workers To Fill High-Paying Information Tech Jobs? (Can also discuss out-sourcing of jobs to foreign workers)
Yes:
No: Regulus, Kaezion

2) Should America Tap Into Its Vast Coal Reserves To Ease The Current Energy Crisis?
Yes:
No: Spikeout

3) Is Global Warming An Overhyped (Exaggerated) Threat To The Environment?
Yes: Traver, Spikeout
No: Gotenksjr3

4) Should the U.S. Strengthen Its Immigration Policy and Border Patrol?
Yes:
No:

5) Should Immigrants Be Able To Come Into A Country To Find Work, If Done Legally?
Yes: Gotenksjr3, Leftyy
No:

6) Is President Bush A Good President for the U.S.?
Yes: Mobster101
No:

7) Should Congress Raise The Minimum Wage?
Yes:
No:

8) Should Welfare Be Reformed In Order To Keep Lazy People From Tapping Into Our Reserves?
Yes: Leftyy
No:

9) Should Smoking Be Outlawed In All Public Buildings?
Yes: Gotenksjr3, Kaezion, Traver
No: Spikeout, Dragonman565

10) Is North Korea A Threat To The World?
Yes: Cspace2, Leftyy, Regulus
No: Kaezion

11) Should A Country Be Allowed To Possess Nuclear Weapons?
Yes: Kaezion
No: JGJTan, Spikeout

12) Did The U.S. Make The Right Decision By Going To War With Iraq And Neighboring Countries?
Yes: Dragonman565
No: JGJTan

13) Should the Rich Countries Forgive All the Debt Owed by the Poor Countries?
Yes: Spikeout
No: Kaezion

14) Are Patents on HIV/AIDS Drugs Unfair to Poor Countries?
Yes:
No:

15) Are Military Means the Best Way to Defeat Terrorism?
Yes: Regulus
No:

16) Should Cookies Be Used To Monitor Internet Activity?
Yes:
No: Traver

17) Does society have a right to put someone to death?
Yes: Spikeout (Yes or no), Regulus
No: Spikeout (yes or no)

18) Should live animals be experimented on?
Yes: Spikeout, Dragonman
No:

This post has been edited by Baseballl: 08 May 2005 - 09:12 PM

[Goto]

I'd be happy with For #9, For #5 or Against #3.

[JGJTan]

Maybe I'll try my luck with Against #11 or #12

[ticktockclok]

I would do For #10.

[©allum]

America this, America that :$

For: #5, #8, #10

[Crescens]

I'll do "For" on whether North Korea is a threat to the world. (#10) Assuming that means that I believe they are a threat and need to be dealt with.

10) Is North Korea A Threat To The World?

I'll also do "Against" on outsourcing jobs. (#10) As a Computer Science major (starting September anyway) and member of the workforce in the field, I know quite a bit about how my opportunities are being hurt for future employment and am against it.

1) Should U.S. Import More Foreign Workers To Fill High-Paying Information Tech Jobs? (Can also discuss out-sourcing of jobs to foreign workers)

[Spikeout]

#13 For

[Baseballl]

Alright, we need more people to sign up. Obviously, I'm going to be putting people together who have differing beliefs, hint hint

[Spikeout]

Ooo in that case

#12 and #11 against

[Baseballl]

*Topic number 16 added

[Kaezion]

1) No
9) Yes
10) No
11) Yes

even though im quite scared about debating against regulus

and a question about #13: do you mean, the rich countries clear ALL debt UNCONDITIONALLY? or according to a plan (like what the IMF/World Bank of the UN is doing currently)?

[Traver]

For 3, for 9, against 16

This post has been edited by Traver: 08 May 2005 - 08:42 AM

[Spikeout]

#3 for

[Dragonman]

I'll go for the sides that are unlikely to get people.

For #9, and For #12.