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Topic
#3896
Should The territories of the U.S. be permitted to vote?
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The debate is finished. The distribution of the voting points and the winner are presented below.
Winner & statistics
After 2 votes and with 13 points ahead, the winner is...
RationalMadman
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- Standard
- Number of rounds
- 5
- Time for argument
- Two days
- Max argument characters
- 10,000
- Voting period
- Two weeks
- Point system
- Multiple criterions
- Voting system
- Open
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Round 1
Thank you @RationalMadman for accepting my challenge, I appreciate it!
First, allow me to define "territories". In terms of the United States, territories are islands or other patches of land within the jurisdiction of the United States but are not considered part of a state in the United States. These territories do not have the right to vote, and I believe they should not have the right to vote. If the right to vote is given to these territories of the United States, it will permanently tip the balance of power in the United States towards the left. Therefore, leftist agenda will rule and represent the United States, which does not reflect the beliefs of the majority of the population.
Forfeited
Round 2
Forfeited
step forward, try some more before I BEAT YOU TO YOUR GODDAMN KNEES IN ROUND 3
Round 3
Forfeited
First, allow me to define "territories". In terms of the United States, territories are islands or other patches of land within the jurisdiction of the United States but are not considered part of a state in the United States.
Nothing in your title or description says the right to vote is to be on US's elections itself. Furthermore if the US is to call itself a democracy the only way to justify this dissonance is if they are former US territories as opposed to current ones since if they were current wouldn't they be essentially identical to a US State and this lesser class be unjustifiable?
These territories do not have the right to vote, and I believe they should not have the right to vote.
See my above rebuttals.
If the right to vote is given to these territories of the United States, it will permanently tip the balance of power in the United States towards the left. Therefore, leftist agenda will rule and represent the United States, which does not reflect the beliefs of the majority of the population.
You have provided 0 evidence of this nor explained why left wing politics are a bad thing to shift the US towards, since most of the developed world has been shifting to the left as its progressed.
Round 4
Forfeited
I have no more to say until Con replies to each rebuttal I made.
That right wing politics are superior or something, lol.
Can you please explain what's happening what is pro argument against con
FF please vote ty
As a person who lives in one of the US territories I feel that is my responsibility to participate in this debate. The answer is yes. US citizens deserve the right to vote for midterm and general elections for their generational contributions to USA republic. We have contributed greatly in terms of innovation, arts, science, culture and economic development. Qualities that each state does and is characteristic for. Geography and political history shouldn't be a permanent wall for not being treated equal as all the 50 states of the Union. If a policy is disproportionately unfair and promotes inequality in territories we have voice but no representation. Territory born US citizens have contributed greatly to make the republic rise up from its hardships like war or terrorism. And for that we get second class citizenship treatment sometimes even third class, Even when catastrophes happens we get attention because "it would be a bad look in the eyes of the world that the world most powerful nation can't even handle some of its citizens let's just do it temporarily until something distracts the world media" then they only really care about us when Tax Day is up. Because it's easy to care about something when you invest 17 billion USD and get 58 billion back annually.