Claim,Evidence
We should further exploit geothermal energy,"Taxpayer funding of research and development of solar energy, geothermal energy, and marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies."
We should prohibit corporal punishment,"Regarding discipline, Sukhmani writes that corporal punishment is taboo at the school [REF]."
We should ban male infant circumcision,"Benatar and Benatar (2003) argue that ""it is far from obvious that circumcision reduces sexual pleasure,"" and that ""it is far from clear that non-circumcision leaves open a future person's options in every regard."""
We should ban trans fats usage in food,"Each KIND bar is gluten free, dairy free, non GMO, trans fat free, low GI and low in sodium."
We should ban boxing,"About Feng Keshan and Meihuaquan: In the 1800s, Feng Keshan developed the Mei Hua Quan or Plum Flower Boxing style."
We should adopt libertarianism,"The North American Confederacy is much more advanced in science and technology and much wealthier than our Earth, implying the author's view that libertarianism would solve world's problems."
We should legalize organ trade,"In November and December 2010, Israelis and a Turkish national were reported to be involved in organ trafficking in Kosovo [REF]."
We should introduce universal health care,"In the UK, the National Health Service (NHS) provides publicly-funded universal health care, financed by national health insurance."
We should ban private education,"In 2008, due to the devaluing of the A-Levels and an increase in the number of students taking the IB exams, then-Children's Secretary Ed Balls abandoned a ""flagship Tony Blair pledge to allow children in all areas to study IB."" Fears of a ""two-tier"" education system further dividing education between the rich and the poor emerged as the growth in IB is driven by private schools and sixth-form colleges [REF]."
We should introduce universal health care,Uruguay is the only country in Latin America that has achieved quasi universal coverage of access to safe drinking water supply and adequate sanitation [REF].
We should ban partial birth abortions,"Despite his opposition to partial-birth abortion, Clyburn is regarded to be pro-choice on the issue of abortion, as is made evident by his high ratings from the Planned Parenthood and NARAL Pro-Choice America organizations, and very low rating from the National Right to Life Committee [REF]."
Physical education should be mandatory,"Putting Chicago at further disadvantage to its Big Ten opponents, university president Hutchins would not countenance the establishment of a physical education major [REF]."
We should abolish the three-strikes laws,"During the November 2004 elections, Proposition 66, which would have further limited California's three-strikes law, was voted down at the polls by 53% of the voters."
We should abolish the three-strikes laws,"One of Jones's most notable contributions while in the Assembly was authoring Proposition 184, California's three-strikes law, which passed with 72%."
We should subsidize student loans,The ADCAP classes are also eligible for financial aid such as Pell Grants and student loans.
Abstinence-only sex education should be mandatory,GAO also reported that most of the efforts to evaluate the effectiveness of abstinence-until-marriage education programs included in GAO's review have not met certain minimum scientific criteria [REF].
We should legalize organ trade,"Edward McMillan-Scott, vice president of the European Parliament, said he believed that nearly 400 hospitals in China had been involved in the transplant organ trade, with websites advertising kidney transplants for $60,000 [REF]."
We should ban boxing,"Boxing is a great workout that combines boxing exercises to improve strength, tone and cardiovascular fitness."
We should legalize prostitution,"The intimates of Dracula discuss their continued takeover of the government, and set their own man to find Jack the Ripper: The destruction of the vampire prostitutes is drawing unwanted support for an anti-vampire Christian group."
We should legalize cannabis,"A Dutch double blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, cross-over study examining male volunteers aged 18-45 years with a self-reported history of regular cannabis use concluded that smoking of cannabis with very high THC levels (marijuana with 9-23% THC), as currently sold in coffee shops in the Netherlands, may lead to higher THC blood-serum concentrations."
We should legalize prostitution,The government has recently implemented strict laws to curb prostitution and human trafficking and to aid trafficking victims.
Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence,"A number of Muslim commentators, including Ehsan Ahrari of the Asia Times, have pointed at laws in Germany, France, Austria, and seven other countries in Europe which explicitly regard the denial of the Holocaust as a crime, free speech considerations notwithstanding."
We should legalize polygamy,"Critics claim that Smith instituted polygamy so that he could gratify sexual desires in an immoral way, particularly with young girls [REF]."
We should not subsidize cultivation of tobacco,Tobacco farming became an important crop in the local area throughout the 1900s and many old tobacco barns are still standing.
We should limit the right of asylum,"In 1937, Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo persuaded the Lázaro Cárdenas government to give the Trotskys political asylum in Mexico [REF]."
We should ban full-body scanners,"As of 2011, the security screening area in each airside is equipped with Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) walk-thru detection machines, made by L3 Communications, whose devices use Millimeter wave scanner millimeter wave technology and not backscatter radiation."
We should abolish temporary employment,"A large number of seasonal job opportunities are tourism-related and are fulfilled by thousands of immigrant workers from countries like Brazil, Ukraine and Cape Verde, among others."
Sex education should be mandatory,A comprehensive review of 115 program evaluations published in November 2007 by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy found that two-thirds of sex education programs focusing on both abstinence and contraception had a positive effect on teen sexual behavior.
We should ban partial birth abortions,"Questioned about United Kingdom government policy on the issue in Parliament, Baroness Andrews stated that ""We are not aware of the procedure referred to as 'partial-birth abortion' being used in Great Britain."
We should abandon Gmail,"Georges Harik, the product management director for Gmail, stated that Google would ""keep giving people more space forever.""[REF] ."
We should legalize polygamy,In 1970 Singer was excommunicated from LDS Church for his support of polygamy.
We should subsidize adoptions,"In the late 1960s and the early 1970s, in response to the significant social changes of these years, The Children's Society moved away from centralised care, fostering and adoption work and focused more on preventative work designed to support children and young people within their own families and communities."
We should abandon online dating services,"A new recurring theme is the status of Sheldon and Amy Farrah Fowler, Ph.D., a neurobiologist whom Raj and Howard found as a possible match for Sheldon through an internet dating service (without Sheldon's knowledge)."
We should fight gender inequality,"The movement is usually believed to have begun in 1963, when ""Mother of the Movement"" Betty Friedan published The Feminine Mystique, and President John F. Kennedy's Presidential Commission on the Status of Women released its report on gender inequality."
We should cancel the speed limit,"Speed limits may also be set in an attempt to reduce the environmental impact of road traffic (vehicle noise, vibration, emissions), and to satisfy local community wishes."
We should adopt direct democracy,"John Witherspoon, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, said ""Pure democracy cannot subsist long nor be carried far into the departments of state - it is very subject to caprice and the madness of popular rage."""
We should adopt direct democracy,"The act was intended to ""promote the constitutional right of equality and the exercise of true democracy"", ""eliminate unfair discrimination in employment"", ""ensure the implementation of employment equity to redress the effects of discrimination"", and ""achieve a diverse workforce broadly representative of our people""."
We should prohibit tower blocks,Playas has been recently experiencing mid/high-rise building growth despite opposition from environmental organizations and local laws.
We should further exploit wind turbines,"Decades before the advent of the modern 3-blade wind turbine that generates electricity, Betz's law was developed in 1919 by the German physicist Albert Betz [REF]."
Homeschooling should be banned,"In the United States, 88% of students attend public schools, compared with 9% who attend parochial schools, 1% who attend private independent schools, and 2% who are home-schooled."
We should legalize insider trading,Adam feeds McVane insider trading information but his depression causes him to drink heavily.
We should adopt vegetarianism,The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine has come out against vegetarian cat and dog food for health reasons.
We should ban strip clubs,Strip clubs are profit-oriented businesses like restaurants and other retail establishments and dancers are their primary enabler to encourage them to spend time in their establishment.
We should ban strip clubs,"In December 2006, a Norwegian court ruled that striptease is an art form and made strip clubs exempt from value added tax [REF]."
Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence,"According to Ha'aretz, Mahameed intended ""to tell the conference that the Holocaust did happen and that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's position of Holocaust denial is wrong""."
We should abandon Gmail,"Generally such services are limited to text chat, although Gmail has voice and video abilities, and Yahoo!"
We should ban fishing,The college started with Mayor Gregorio Dujali's vision that educating fishermen and their children in the area would solve the diverse problems of fishing and lead to sustainable livelihood and environment in the municipal waters.
We should increase gun control,"Where a cultural tradition of conflating violence and associating gun ownership with the ""redneck"" stereotype has played a part in promoting the support of gun regulation [REF]."
We should ban trans fats usage in food,"By April 2007, 15 Taco Bell menu items were completely free of trans fat."
We should abolish the right to keep and bear arms,"Długosz recalls that in the beginning of his reign, Stephen reformed his army by extending rights for men to bear arms: ."
We should ban boxing,"A chance trip to Goldfield, Nevada to witness a prize fight led to Goodwin's involvement in promoting mining stocks in association with George Graham Rice."
We should prohibit international adoption,The federal Coalition's proposed Family Law (Same Sex Adoption) Bill would amend the Family Law Act 1975 and override state and territory laws that currently cover international adoptions.
We should end international aid,"In November 2006, the United Kingdom announced that aid to Yemen would increase 400 percent, to US$222 million through 2011 [REF]."
We should subsidize adoptions,36% supported adoption rights for same-sex couples [REF].
We should prohibit corporal punishment,Individual US states have the power to ban corporal punishment in their schools.
Sex education should be mandatory,"The U.S. federal government policy under George W. Bush emphasized sexual abstinence or chastity, particularly in sex education with a focus on abstinence-only sex education rather than the harm reduction approach of the safe sex focus."
We should lower the drinking age,Caesars Windsor is popular with some 19 and 20-year-old Americans because the drinking age in Ontario is 19 compared to 21 in the US.
We should prohibit hydraulic fracturing,Fracking - Hydraulic fracturing is a controversial method for extracting fossil fuels from hitherto unreachable deposits.
We should adopt vegetarianism,"In 2009, Kurdi starred in an ad promoting vegetarianism for PETA ASIA-PACIFIC [REF]."
We should legalize prostitution,"countries that the State Department would not include prostitution in its numbers as human trafficking, stating that prostitution by willing adults is not human trafficking, regardless of whether it is legalized, decriminalized or criminalized."""
We should prohibit reality television,"During the 2000s, the major development in U.S. television was the growth of reality television, which proved to be an inexpensive and entertaining alternative to scripted prime time programming."
We should further exploit wind power,"Technologies that promote sustainable energy include renewable energy sources, such as hydroelectricity, solar energy, wind energy, wave power, geothermal energy, and tidal power, and also technologies designed to improve energy efficiency."
We should lower the drinking age,"In 2004, Jacqueline Hackett, Executive Committee member of the 2003-2004 SADD National SLC, testified before the Congressional Subcommittee on Education Reform at the hearing ""Preventing Underage Drinking: What Works?""[REF] ."
We should lower the drinking age,"Workers saw increases in welfare,[REF][REF] drinking laws were further liberalised, an Ombudsman was created,[REF] censorship was liberalised,[REF] seat belts were made mandatory,[REF] the education system was overhauled,[REF] and the public service was gradually increased (doubling in size during the Dunstan era) [REF]."
Physical education should be mandatory,The dedication was to show support for the new physical education building at Miami University.
We should limit the right of asylum,"The following year, Germany denied him political asylum and he quickly married Renate Soika, a troubled German woman, which guaranteed he could remain in the country."
We should abolish temporary employment,Working for an inclusive company through a staffing firm that offers no benefits.
Sex education should be mandatory,"In addition to its educational and archival mission, the Institute engages in outreach, such as teaching sex education to underserved teenagers in demographics at high risk for pregnancy."
We should abolish the monarchy,"In May 2010, a poll by Angus Reid found that more than two-thirds of Canadians, a 69% majority, would like to see a Canadian serving as Canada's head of state, and a 52% majority of Canadians support reopening the constitutional debate to discuss replacing the monarchy with an elected head of state, while only 32% oppose doing so."
We should legalize organ trade,"In October 2011, Rosenbaum plead guilty to three counts of organ trafficking and one count of conspiracy [REF]."
We should legalize insider trading,Teicher worked for Merkin while serving time in federal prison in New Jersey for insider trading.
Private universities should be banned,"Founded in 2000 as Center For Advance Studies in Engineering (CASE) society, is now incorporated as Baddi University of Emerging Sciences & Technology (BUEST), a private university in the area with growing national and international presence."
We should ban male infant circumcision,"Immerman et al. suggest that circumcision causes lowered sexual arousal of pubescent males, and hypothesize that this was a competitive advantage to tribes practising circumcision, leading to its spread [REF]."
We should increase wealth redistribution,"At the age of 22, Piketty was awarded his PhD for a thesis on the subject of wealth redistribution, which he had written at the ENS and at the London School of Economics, under the supervision of Roger Guesnerie."
We should fight illegal immigration,The Arizona Department of Corrections reported in 2010 that illegal immigrants are over-represented in the state's prison population.
We should ban strip clubs,"Married.. with Children (1987-97) often featured Al Bundy, Jefferson D'Arcy, and the NO MA'AM crew spending a night at the Nudie Bar."
Private universities should be banned,"Southern New Hampshire University, also known as SNHU, is a private university in Manchester and Hooksett, New Hampshire."
We should adopt direct democracy,"SFA takes its lead directly from the workers themselves, affirming a belief in direct action and direct democracy where people and communities act through their own power to control and change their own lives."
Suicide should be a criminal offence,"In his book Private Guns, Public Health, David Hemenway makes the argument in favor of gun control and he provides evidence for the more guns, more gun violence and suicide hypothesis."
We should ban boxing,"Though Walker fought bravely and took the lead on points early in the fight, Schmeling showed both boxing ability and punching power in dealing out a terrific beating as the fight progressed."
We should not subsidize cultivation of tobacco,"With the end of government subsidies and foreign competition, tobacco farming has decreased to minuscule participation."
We should legalize organ trade,Legalization of the organ trade carries with it its own sense of justice as well.
We should fight for Tibetan independence,"Around 1% of the applications are rejected, mainly to sensitive identities such as pro-Taiwan independence/Tibet independence figures, Falun Gong members and the like."
We should subsidize biofuels,"Responsible commercialization of biofuels represents an opportunity to enhance sustainable economic prospects in Africa, Latin America and impoverished Asia [REF]."
We should ban fishing,"Albright and Mann extrapolate from Simon's and Andrew's abandonment of their nets, that Matthew is emphasizing the importance of renunciation by converting to Christianity, since fishing was profitable, though required large start-up costs, and abandoning everything would have been an important sacrifice."
We should legalize prostitution,Gita Sahgal spoke out in 2004 with regard to the fact that prostitution and sex abuse crops up wherever humanitarian intervention efforts are set up.
We should end international aid,"In 2003, the World Bank released more than $100 million dollars in poverty reduction aid in response to Madagascar's efforts to stop corruption."
We should ban private education,Injaz (Lebanon) division of Junior Achievement Worldwide - Extra-curricular entrepreneurship training to students in both public and private schools .
We should cancel the speed limit,"In the 1950s and early 1960s, the American Automobile Association advised travelers to exercise extreme caution about speed limits and stop signs when traveling through South Tucson on their ways to and from California."
We should introduce universal health care,"In a column published in the New York Times on June 15, 2011 Kristof argued that the United States military was a prime example of how comprehensive social safety net, universal health care, a commitment to public service, low income disparity and structured planning could be made to work within an organization."
We should prohibit corporal punishment,A 2004 poll also found that corporal punishment was administered in 93.5% of schools [REF].
We should subsidize biofuels,"Biofuels hold significant promise in increased energy security, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and local economic development."
We should prohibit international adoption,"The show was scheduled to take place in Franklin, Tennessee at Christ Community Church on August 7, 2010 as a benefit for Rick's family's recent international adoption, as well as Rick's church's adoption and foster care ministry."
We should introduce universal health care,The Reform Party suggested that Canada's government-funded universal health insurance system be replaced by a two-tier private and public health insurance system.
We should adopt mobile payments,"Other vendors use a combination of both NFC and a barcode on the mobile device for mobile payment, for example, Cimbal or DigiMo,[REF] making this technique attractive at the point of sale because many mobile devices in the market do not yet support NFC."
We should legalize organ trade,"In April 2010, six Israelis were charged with running an international organ trafficking ring and breaking promises to donors to pay for their removed kidneys [REF]."
We should further exploit geothermal energy,"Calpine is the world's largest provider of geothermal energy, and largest natural gas fueled power producer in North America [REF]."
We should ban fishing,"Despite angst from both commercial and recreational fishers, draft Queensland Government plans indicate further fishing restrictions aiming to protect more than 15 % of important marine and coastal environments [REF]."
We should ban trans fats usage in food,"The FDA did not approve nutrient content claims such as ""trans fat free"" or ""low trans fat"", as they could not determine a ""recommended daily value""."
We should cancel the speed limit,"Staffordshire County Council have undertaken a number of measures to upgrade the road including traffic lights, speed limit reduction, village gateway treatment, central islands and improved pedestrian facilities."
We should abandon online dating services,"Meanwhile, Adam recommends that Mona and Spencer follow his lead by signing up for an online dating service."
We should ban trans fats usage in food,"The major evidence for the effect of trans fat on CHD comes from the Nurses' Health Study - a cohort study that has been following 120,000 female nurses since its inception in 1976."
The vow of celibacy should be abandoned,"Call to Action's goals include women's ordination, an end to mandatory priestly celibacy, a change in the church's teaching on a variety of sexual matters, and a change to the way the church is governed."
We should legalize cannabis,"While some reports indicate that cannabis can lessen the severity of mania and depression symptoms, others indicate cannabis can trigger mania and has been noted to have ""a detrimental and potentially causative role in the development of psychosis.""[REF]"
We should not subsidize cultivation of tobacco,"Booth and his co-conspirator David Herold were guided through the swamp by a black tobacco farmer to the home of a Confederate sympathizer, Samuel Cox. Cox led Booth and Herold to Thomas A. Jones who helped them the rest of the way through the Zekiah Swamp and across the Potomac River to Virginia [REF]."
We should legalize insider trading,"""Délits d'Initiés en Europe"", Le Monde Editions (1994), in collaboration with Mss C. Ducouloux-Favard (Lawyer, Professor in University of Paris IX-Dauphine), Book on insider trading in Europe."
We should adopt vegetarianism,"While supporting vegetarianism and affirming that non-human animals have moral standing,[REF] Chartier follows Stephen R. L. Clark in rejecting consequentialist defenses of vegetarianism like those offered by Peter Singer [REF]."
We should increase the use of personalized medicine,Dr. Snyderman received the 2007 Leadership in Personalized Medicine Award from the Personalized Medicine Coalition for his efforts in advancing predictive and targeted therapies on a national scale.
We should increase wealth redistribution,One of the major sources of wealth transfer is inheritance (Darity Jr. & Nicholson 2005:81).
We should adopt libertarianism,"A faculty of federalism that lends to relative de-standardization of governance under its auspices, unlike libertarian or socialistic manners of state."
We should fight illegal immigration,In June 2011 Tancredo founded a Super PAC called the American Legacy Alliance to support candidates for federal office who oppose illegal immigration [REF].
We should abandon online dating services,Virtual dating involves the use of avatars for people to interact in a virtual venue that resembles a real life dating environment.
We should ban trans fats usage in food,"In May 2007, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) sought a state-level class action lawsuit against Burger King in the Superior Court for the District of Columbia over the inclusion of trans-fats in foods served by Burger King and Burger King's failure to set a definitive time line for their elimination from the company's menu [REF]."
We should increase government regulation,"On behalf of 46 nations that participated in its drafting, the OECD's Bologna Charter on SME Policies called for a regulatory environment that ""..does not impose undue burdens on SMEs and is conducive to entrepreneurship, innovation and growth,"" and agreed on ""benchmarking the effectiveness of SME policies, regulatory environment and performance, based on data and statistics collected at national and sub-national level, including on electronic commerce."" ."
Homeschooling should be banned,Ann Gauger is a zoologist with a 1989 PhD from the University of Washington and a number of years of experience as a homeschool teacher [REF].
We should prohibit hydraulic fracturing,"The 2010 U.S. documentary film Gasland by Josh Fox, which focuses on the impact of hydraulic fracturing, is critical of the industry's assertions of its safety and its exemption from the Safe Drinking Water Act in the Energy Policy Act of 2005."
We should end international aid,"Although their energy situation have not been improved much over the past decades, current international aids are playing an important role in reducing the gap between developing and developed countries associated with the use of modern energy."
We should end affirmative action,The 1950 national constitution of India legally abolishes the practice of untouchability provides measures for positive discrimination in both educational institutions and public services for Dalits and other social groups who lie within the caste system.
We should end international aid,"In early December 2006, Jammeh made a three-day visit to Iran, where he met with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei; Ahmadinejad said that Iran would provide aid to assist in the development of The Gambia, and he and Jammeh spoke of deepening ties between the two countries [REF]."
We should introduce a flat tax,"Jerry Brown, meanwhile, would adopt the flat tax as a core issue during the 1992 Democratic primaries."
Suicide should be a criminal offence,"Joshua Denbeaux said that the suicides: ""..represent the Pentagon's absolute worst nightmare.""[REF]"
We should end international aid,"The GAO has stated, ""the current practice of using food aid to generate cash for development projects-monetization-is an inherently inefficient use of resources.""[REF] ."
We should adopt open source software,"Stallman and others object to the term ""open source software"" because it does not make people think of the freedoms that the software in question gives users."
We should abolish zoos,"Founded in 1971 with the help of the Sedgwick County Zoological Society, the zoo has quickly become recognized both nationally and internationally for its support of conservation programs and successful breeding of rare and endangered species."
Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence,"Shermer shows that the Holocaust deniers reject proven facts for, as he states, ideological reasons."
We should subsidize student loans,"Initially, a small number of institutions (Barnard College, Yale University, Princeton University) refused to accept funding under the student loan program established by the act because of the affidavit requirement [REF]."
We should prohibit tower blocks,"Godman Road estate is Chadwell St Mary's main housing estate, which includes three high-rise flats."
We should adopt a zero tolerance policy in schools,"With the team enforcing a strict zero-tolerance policy on doping positives, Zirbel was dismissed [REF]."
We should privatize the United States Social Security,"Furthermore, the EUMC found that undocumented Albanian migrants ""experience serious discrimination in employment, particularly with respect to the payment of wages and social security contributions"" [REF]."
We should ban trans fats usage in food,The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has also got involved in the process of regulating transfats in edible oils.
We should fight illegal immigration,"In a 2005 article published in the Journal, Madeleine Cosman argued that illegal immigrants were carriers of disease, and that immigrants and ""anchor babies"" were launching a ""stealthy assault on [American] medicine.""[REF]"
We should abandon online dating services,Rawle took on the role of Silas to highlight the dangers of online dating.
We should ban fishing,There an unusual find of net fragments made from plant fibers suggested that fishing was an important part of life.
We should prohibit hydraulic fracturing,"In January 2011, a few months prior to Cuadrilla's inaugural fracking, a Tyndall Centre study recommended ""a precautionary approach"" to the activity until the growing number of environmental dangers were more fully understood and taken account of."
We should limit the right of asylum,Lawyers for Liberty claimed that Malaysian authorities violated international law by not allowing Kashgari to try to obtain political asylum [REF].
We should abolish the three-strikes laws,"In two separate opinions handed down on the same day, the court upheld California's three strikes law against an attack on direct appeal from conviction, Ewing v. California, 538 U.S. 11, and a collateral attack through a petition for habeas corpus, Lockyer v. Andrade, 538 U.S. 63 (2003)."
We should introduce a flat tax,"Asian countries such as Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore have low taxes including a flat income tax; they have low social spending of which very little is categorized as redistribution; all the while income equality is acceptable and income mobility is high."
We should adopt libertarianism,"Libertarian economist Peter T. Leeson attributes this increased economic activity to the Somali traditional law (referred to as Xeer), which provides a stable environment to conduct business in [REF]."
We should lower the drinking age,"In response to the National Minimum Drinking Age Act in 1984, which reduced by up to 10% the federal highway funding of any state which did not have a minimum purchasing age of 21, the New York Legislature raised the drinking age from 19 to 21, effective December 1, 1985."
We should limit executive compensation,Brown opposes a proposed multi-billion dollar tax on banks to recoup bailout money and prescribing of bank executive compensation.
We should adopt open source software,"""VoIP using an open-source solution, such as Asterisk, will generate more business than the entire Linux marketplace today,""[REF] said Jon 'Maddog' Hall, the president of open-source organisation Linux International."
We should ban partial birth abortions,"In the United States, intact dilation and extraction was made illegal in most circumstances by the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act in 2003, which the U.S. Supreme Court upheld in the case of Gonzales v. Carhart."
We should ban fishing,"Baker Oil Tools (BOT) - Baker Oil Tools leads the world in completion, workover and fishing solutions that help exploration and production companies maximize value from their hydrocarbon-bearing assets [REF]."
We should ban trans fats usage in food,Trans fats may significantly increase the risk of coronary heart disease [REF].
We should adopt mobile payments,"In March 2007, Safaricom, which is part owned by Vodafone and the leading mobile communication provider in Kenya, launched a mobile payment solution developed by Vodafone [REF]."
We should increase wealth redistribution,"Professor Bruce L. Benson writes about the interaction of rebellion and state power: ""Unfortunately, once an economy becomes strong, the opportunity costs of rebellion and other efforts to constrain the state become higher and the temptations to use the state as an internal wealth transfer mechanism get stronger, so resistance to the state can decline."
We should subsidize condoms,Only 53 percent of women 15-24 know that condom use can protect them from HIV [REF].
We should ban strip clubs,"Outside of the U.S. the use of strip clubs to facilitate sex for hire is much more common, and stripping is viewed in those settings as advertising for sexually-oriented services performed in private areas of the club or off premises."
We should end international aid,"Forty-five countries pledged US$25.1 billion in ""aid for the world's poorest countries"", aid that goes to the World Bank International Development Association (IDA) which distributes the loans to eighty poorer countries."
We should prohibit hydraulic fracturing,University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in May 2011 began studying the effects of natural gas fracking on the Great Lakes [REF].
We should introduce a flat tax,"In September 2005, George Osborne, then in opposition, said that while he was ""fully conscious that we may not be able to introduce a pure flat tax, we may be able to move towards simpler and flatter taxes.""[REF]"
We should end international aid,"QSC faculty researchers, in their quest to uplift agricultural development to aid instruction and to extend its development projects to rural farmers and clienteles, have established their niche in Cagayan Valley by continuously bagging awards for Research and Development in the Cagayan Valley Agricultural Resources and Research and Development Consortium (CVARRD), a regional arm of PCARRD-Department of Science and Technology that promote agricultural research."
We should ban free newspapers,"A free newspaper produced by the same company, the Nickel Belt News, is distributed on Fridays to a wider area than the Citizen, encompassing other communities such as Churchill, Snow Lake, Norway House, Nelson House, Cross Lake, Lynn Lake, and Split Lake."
Bullfighting should be banned,"Today, the original Holy Cross Festival forms part of the wider Festival of El Cedral, which includes fairs, traditional feasts, rodeos, bullfights, music and competitions."
We should abolish intellectual property rights,"Here, intellectual property practices can be harmful as they cover consumer products."
We should adopt libertarianism,"Many advocates of a more libertarian bent, such as Americans for Limited Government, claim that reduced taxation is a noble goal for its own sake, leading to increases in financial freedom and economic prosperity."
Abstinence-only sex education should be mandatory,"Abstinence-only sex education is strictly to promote the sexual abstinence until marriage, and does not teach about safe sex or contraceptives."
We should privatize the United States Social Security,Social security contributions are mandatory payments made by the self-employed and employees (and their employers) to acquire rights to social benefits.
We should prohibit reality television,"The show This Old House, which began in 1979, the start to finish renovation of different houses through a season; media critic Jeff Jarvis has speculated that it is ""the original reality TV show.""[REF] ."
We should subsidize biofuels,The explosive growth in the production of ethanol as a biofuel is greatly aggravating nitrogen pollution.
We should abandon online dating services,"In 2007, AEBN created a dating site similar to xPeeps but specifically for the fetish community called SocialKink.com [REF]."
We should abolish the three-strikes laws,"Under some ""three-strikes laws"", a broad range of crimes, ranging from petty theft to murder, can serve as the triggering crime for a mandatory or discretionary life sentence in California."
We should fight for Tibetan independence,SFT's political campaigns are focused on generally advocating for Tibetan independence by pressuring both Chinese officials as well as SFT members' government representatives.
We should prohibit tower blocks,"Kingsbury Park, an area of newly built residential high-rises surrounding Erie Park, at Erie Street and the Chicago River."
We should legalize insider trading,"After a statement released by the TFF on 15 August regarding delaying any sanctions against Turkish clubs, the share price of Fenerbahçe SK climbed by more than 49%, leading to yet more investigations into insider trading [REF]."
We should limit executive compensation,The U.S. Congress is currently debating mandating shareholder approval of executive pay packages at publicly traded U.S. companies [REF].
We should not subsidize cultivation of tobacco,"The cultivation of tobacco is economically detrimental to the countries that produce it, especially those that are still developing."
We should end affirmative action,"On November 8, 2006, BAMN called a press conference announcing that they had launched a second lawsuit against Proposal 2 in conjunction with United for Equality and Affirmative Action and Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, claiming that it violates both the Equal Protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and the First Amendment as affirmed by the Supreme Court decision, Grutter v. Bollinger [REF]."
We should increase wealth redistribution,"Economists Peter Orszag and William Gale described the Bush tax cuts as reverse government redistribution of wealth, ""[shifting] the burden of taxation away from upper-income, capital-owning households and toward the wage-earning households of the lower and middle classes.""[REF] ."
We should abolish the attorney-client privilege,"The psychotherapist-patient privilege, like the attorney-client and spousal privileges, flows from society's desire to facilitate certain relationships of confidence and trust."
We should ban strip clubs,"The influx of Chinese tourists has also caused conflicts with other sectors of society, especially with regards to sex tourism; many male Chinese tourists seek out strip clubs in hopes of seeing tall blonde performers [REF]."
We should ban corporal punishment in the home,"The Crimes (Substituted Section 59) Amendment Act 2007 abolished Section 59 of the Crimes Act, which had previously allowed parental corporal punishment of children, despite opposition from religious social conservatives and others."
Suicide should be a criminal offence,Research indicates that some suicide victims have an abnormally high number of 5-HT2C receptors in the prefrontal cortex [REF].
We should legalize polygamy,"Before the Browns starred in the series, attorneys and legal experts claimed that, because polygamy is illegal in the United States, the Browns could potentially have opened themselves up to criminal prosecution through their involvement in the series."
We should limit the right of asylum,"Mbeki is even quoted claiming ""there is no crisis""[REF] in Zimbabwe, despite increased evidence of political violence and murders, hyperinflation, and the influx of political refugees into South Africa."
Suicide should be a criminal offence,"Twelfth Amendment Bill (1992): This proposed to strengthen the constitutional ban on abortion by stating that an abortion could not be procured to protect the health, rather than the life, of the woman, and that risk to the life of the woman from suicide could not be grounds for an abortion."
We should abolish the monarchy,"Moreover, like his friend Wilhelm Solf, he held liberal views, and simultaneous supported the monarchy and was an anglophile, and thus was considered as the right person for achieving an understanding with Britain."
We should adopt libertarianism,"Murray Bookchin wrote: ""This period [1890s] was the heyday of libertarian schools and pedagogical projects in all areas of the country where Anarchists exercised some degree of influence."
We should fight for Tibetan independence,"Tibetan independence activist Jamyang Norbu denounced his seminal A History of Modern Tibet, 1913-1951: The Demise of the Lamaist State, which was awarded Honorable Mention for best monograph on China in 1989 by the Association for Asian Studies, for having ""little account of honourable service, sacrifice or courage"", and for documenting events in Tibetan history Norbu considers ""shameful"" [REF]."
We should further exploit wind power,"Wind energy projects provide adequate job opportunities, especially rural communities."
We should ban corporal punishment in the home,"The New Zealand corporal punishment referendum, 2009 was held from 31 July to 21 August, and was a citizens-initiated referendum on parental corporal punishment."
We should privatize the United States Social Security,"By dollars paid, the U.S. Social Security program is the largest government program in the world and the single greatest expenditure in the federal budget, with 20.8% for social security, compared to 20.5% for discretionary defense and 20.1% for Medicare/Medicaid [REF]."
We should introduce universal health care,"While Thaksin and Samak championed voters in rural areas and voters working in the agricultural sector with their ""dual-track"" economic policies that combined populist perks like universal healthcare with greater participation in the global economy, the PAD in contrast are hardline monetarists."
We should increase gun control,"Gun control is considered unconstitutional, and a move toward fascism by the government."
Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence,"CAFE has been active defending the rights of accused antisemites, racists and Holocaust deniers against prosecution under hate crime and human rights legislation [REF]."
We should ban fishing,In recent years overfishing has threatened the sturgeon population to the point that environmentalists advocate banning sturgeon fishing completely until the population recovers.
We should prohibit reality television,"In June 2009, it was announced that Gayle would be one of several celebrities competing in Dancing on Wheels, BBC's spin-off show to the popular reality television competition Strictly Come Dancing."
We should adopt atheism,"Firstly, using data from a U.S. study of 6,825 adolescents, the authors found that atheists scored 6 IQ points higher than those adhering to a religion."
We should increase internet censorship,"The net neutrality activist group movieLOL strongly criticized YouTube for a ""display of the decay of internet freedom"" [REF]."
We should subsidize condoms,"In 2009, Cohn-Bendit criticised Pope Benedict XVI over his comment that condoms only make AIDS worse [REF]."
We should subsidize condoms,"In 2009, he strongly criticized statements by Pope Benedict XVI, which were of the effect that condom use was unhelpful or even counter-productive in the fight against AIDS [REF]."
We should ban full-body scanners,"Ms. Al-Khalili is Legal Counsel for the Council on American Islamic Relations, one of the organizations that supported EPIC's petition, which is the basis for the challenge to the body scanner program."
We should abandon coal mining,"Early ergonomics research at IOM, particularly under the direction of Tom Leamon, helped to promote greater safety of coal miners and to increase the cost-effectiveness of production [REF]."
We should prohibit international adoption,"The purpose was to ""take advantage of the gathered expertise to explore the question of how international adoption can be reformed to ensure respect for the rights and dignity of birth families, children and adoptive families [the adoption triad]."""
We should increase gun control,"Gun-control advocate Garen Wintemute, Director of UC Davis' Violence Prevention Research Program, released a study in 2007 claiming that gun shows are a venue for illegal activity, including straw purchases and unlicensed sales to prohibited individuals [REF]."
We should increase wealth redistribution,"Samuel Adams stated: ""The utopian schemes of leveling [redistribution of wealth], and a community of goods, are as visionary and impracticable as those that vest all property in the Crown."
We should end development aid,"While development aid is an important source of investment for poor and often insecure societies, aid's complexity and the ever expanding budgets leave it vulnerable to corruption, yet discussing it remains difficult as for many it is a taboo subject [REF]."
We should cancel the speed limit,"On May 12, 1974, the United States Senate defeated a proposal by Senator Robert Dole to raise the speed limit to [REF]."
We should prohibit tower blocks,"Masshouse is a development with the construction of 13 new highrise blocks intended for public services, commerce and residential purposes."
We should adopt atheism,"Since Objectivism advocates atheism, ARI promotes the separation of church and state, and its writers argue that the Religious Right poses a threat to individual rights [REF]."
We should legalize cannabis,A state-wide survey of students in New South Wales (NSW) indicated that the use of cannabis is significantly higher among indigenous students [REF].
We should ban partial birth abortions,"The U.S. Supreme Court has held that the terms ""partial-birth abortion"" and ""intact dilation and extraction"" are basically synonymous [REF]."
Physical education should be mandatory,"WSA uses sports, physical education and leisure as a catalyst in the design and implementation of extracurricular youth training and educational programs as a means to achieve the Millennium Development Goals."
Homeschooling should be banned,"In its most recent production of Li'l Abner, the girls schools represented included: Georgetown Visitation, Academy of the Holy Cross, Oakcrest, Good Counsel, Woodrow Wilson H.S., Stone Ridge, Connelly School of the Holy Child, and O'Connell, as well as several home schooled girls."
We should prohibit tower blocks,"The borough of Queens has also been developing its own skyline in recent years with a Citigroup office building (which is currently the tallest building in NYC outside Manhattan), and the Queens West development of several residential towers along the East River waterfront."
We should prohibit international adoption,"While most international adoptions are not tainted by child trafficking, some problems do exist."
We should ban trans fats usage in food,The primary health risk identified for trans fat consumption is an elevated risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) [REF].
We should adopt socialism,"In opposing Nkrumah's one- party state, Busia allegedly argued that socialist rule in Ghana had led to unemployment and poverty for many while party officials grew richer at the expense of the masses."
We should further exploit solar energy,"NYIT's research on electric vehicles, solar energy, and their resulting environmental and grid impacts continues in partnership with the Long Island Power Authority and the Electric Power Research Institute [REF]."
We should increase wealth redistribution,Echeverría viewed Méndez Arceo as the foremost proponent of liberation theology and favored his emphasis of redistribution of wealth to the poor.
We should further exploit wind turbines,The Guyana Energy Agency reported a pilot project for a wind turbine in Guyana's east coast.
We should cancel the speed limit,Upstream of Wandsworth Bridge a speed limit is in force for powered craft to protect the riverbank environment and to provide safe conditions for rowers and other river users.
The vow of celibacy should be abandoned,"Africa presents particular problems for the Catholic priestly vow of celibacy, as there are cultural expectations for a man to have a family."
We should introduce a pollution tax,"1994 On behalf of Greenpeace, the German Institute for Economic Research analyses the economic consequences of an ecological fiscal reform."
Private universities should be banned,Pomona is currently ranked 4th in National Liberal Arts Colleges by U.S. News & World Report and is the 9th most selective private university in the United States [REF].
We should ban private education,"In 2010, DePaul University's College of Commerce undergrad program was named one of BusinessWeeks best 'Return On Investments' for Private Schools."
We should adopt open source software,"The OpenFabrics Alliance aims to develop a unified, open-source software stack that supports the two major RDMA fabric technologies -- InfiniBand and iWARP (also known as RDMA over Ethernet)."
We should further exploit geothermal energy,"Only 11% of the geothermal energy source is used to produce electricity and 89% of it, which flows into the Great Menderes, is 150˚C at source (it is contains energy equal to 35,000 to 40,000 tonnes of fuel oil)."
We should lower the drinking age,The legal drinking age is 18 in Quebec[REF] and there are restrictions as to who can purchase alcoholic beverages (R.S.Q.
We should limit executive compensation,"The backdating allegedly occurred with the knowledge and approval of the directors, including Kean, who sat on the company's compensation committee during three crucial years, according to the Journal."
We should abolish the right to keep and bear arms,"The Huguenots, who since the 1598 Edict of Nantes by Henry IV, held the rights to bear arms and to build fortifications in certain locations."
We should introduce universal health care,"For example, Switzerland has Universal Healthcare and a free system of education for children as young as four years old [REF]."
We should adopt open source software,"In 2009, the Sakai Foundation announced its intention to merge with Jasig,[REF] another organization supporting the development of open source software for education."
We should prohibit reality television,"To promote the tour in Brazil, on March 24, 2010, Furtado made a ""VIP Pocket Show"" in reality show program Big Brother Brasil 10 from Rede Globo, the country's leading channel."
We should increase government regulation,And in this context the Supreme Court has repeatedly upheld land-use regulations that adversely affected recognized real property interests.
Homeschooling should be banned,Proms that are specifically geared toward homeschool students can often be significantly different from traditional high school proms.
We should increase wealth redistribution,Alongside this redistribution of wealth was the goal of increased economic growth.
We should further exploit geothermal energy,The Geothermic Fuels Cells Process (IEP GFC) proposed by Independent Energy Partners extracts shale oil by exploiting a high-temperature stack of fuel cells.
We should fight illegal immigration,"Davis now opposes amnesty for illegal immigrants and supported H.R. 4437, the immigration reform bill sponsored by Rep. James Sensenbrenner."
We should limit executive compensation,Compensation committee duties should include performance goals that align the pay of managers with the long-term interests of shareholders.
We should prohibit tower blocks,Contemporary critics of the scheme accused Bunton - who was close to retirement at the time - for championing the development as a personal vanity project; he was well known within Glasgow Corporation as a strong proponent of high-rise housing; his practice having designed other similar multi-storey flats around the city.
We should ban fishing,"A combination of natural factors-climate, the Belize Barrier Reef (longest in the Western Hemisphere), numerous islands, excellent fishing, safe waters for boating, jungle wildlife, and Maya ruins-support the thriving tourist industry."
We should abolish the attorney-client privilege,The attorney-client privilege is one of the oldest recognized privileges for confidential communications [REF].
We should abandon online dating services,"Bruce Croxon, 'Dragon' on CBC's Dragons' Den, entrepreneur and co-founder of online dating website Lavalife."
We should introduce school vouchers,"As lieutenant governor, Perry initially sponsored a controversial school voucher bill as an alternative to the ""Robin Hood"" school finance proposal."
We should end development aid,"Already the Japanese and South Korean governments, as well as companies from these two countries and France, have offered technical assistance to develop Bolivia's lithium reserves and are seeking to gain access to the lithium resources through a mining and industrialization model suitable to Bolivian interests [REF]."
We should ban breast implants,The technical goal of saline-implant technology was allowing a surgical technique for emplacing an empty breast-implant device through a smaller surgical incision [REF].
We should prohibit reality television,"Parodying reality television, especially the very early 2000s trend towards more degrading formulas such as Fear Factor."
We should increase wealth redistribution,"At the time, the two major political parties that were popular amongst Iraqi youth were the Iraqi Communist Party and the Ba'ath Party, both of which expounded socialist principles relating to the redistribution of wealth and the eradication of the old social classes that dominated Iraqi society at the time, and both of which were violently opposed to continued British domination of the Iraqi ruling class."
Sex education should be mandatory,"As an Illinois State Senator, Obama supported Senate bill 0099 for ""age and developmentally appropriate"" sex education, which would have allowed parents to choose to withdraw their children from the classes [REF]."
We should abandon online dating services,"Items in the Poofta Bogân range include a cologne, dating web site pooftaboganmatchmaker.com.au, the Poofta Bogân Manwâgon (The Manwagon is a Smart Car with a tray on the back) and an alcoholic drink called ""Inhibition""."
We should abandon coal mining,"In 1993, the Company acquired Nerco and also the United States coal mining businesses of Cordero Mining Company [REF]."
We should abolish the Olympic Games,"In July 2008, the head of the Beijing Water Authority Bi Xiaogang denied that the Olympics will increase water consumption by a large amount."
Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence,"Membership in a Nazi party, incitement of hatred against a segment of the population (Volksverhetzung) and Holocaust denial are illegal in Germany."
We should abolish the Olympic Games,"A New Zealand rugby team had toured South Africa, which had been banned from the Olympics since 1964 because of its apartheid politics."
We should abandon online dating services,"Associated Northcliffe Digital (AND) is the digital consumer division of Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT), operating the digital assets of Associated Newspapers Ltd. and Northcliffe Media, as well as key online properties including Jobsite.co.uk, the Digital property group including FindaProperty.com & Primelocation.com, online dating aggregator Allegran and Teletext Ltd."
We should abolish zoos,The zoo is also a center of zoological research that studies and breeds rare animals from various continents.
We should adopt mobile payments,Government to Peer payments can also be made easier and more effective[REF] by using mobile payment channels[REF] and is being explored for schemes like NREGA [REF].
We should increase gun control,"Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy, a strong advocate for gun control, threatened to run against Gillibrand in a 2010 primary due to her support for Second Amendment rights, concurrence with the platform of the National Rifle Association as a member of the House, and reported opposition to the Obama stimulus plan (Gillibrand eventually voted for the stimulus, along with every other Senate Democrat) [REF]."
We should further exploit wind turbines,"Although an advocate for urban parks and Fresh Kills Park itself, Molinaro has butted heads with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation over their refusal to consider the construction of wind turbines for renewable energy on the site [REF]."
We should cancel the speed limit,The resultant speed restrictions have led to a significantly safer environment for the station passengers.
We should ban private education,"With a 4-year EduTrust certification from the Council of Private Education Singapore, the MISTC is set to lead effective business management practices in Singapore and the region."
We should legalize polygamy,"Johnson published many of Cowper's works, including the anonymous satire Anti-thelyphora (1780), which mocked the work of Cowper's own cousin, the Rev. Martin Madan, who had advocated polygamy as a solution for prostitution."
We should ban corporal punishment in the home,"For the legal status of corporal punishment in different countries, see Corporal punishment in the home and School corporal punishment."
We should increase the use of personalized medicine,The TIFAC CORE programme in pharmacogenomics envisages the development of personalized medicine.
We should adopt socialism,"David Horowitz also argued that the Webel and Barash's book implicitly supports violence for socialist causes, noting that the book states ""the case of Cuba indicates that violent revolutions can sometimes result in generally improved living conditions for many people."""
We should legalize organ trade,The World Health Organization has identified the Philippines as one of the five organ trafficking hotpots [REF].
We should abolish the monarchy,"Though a majority of polled individuals agree that the monarchy has a role as a Canadian identifier, as with its political counterpart, strong monarchism is not a prevalent element of contemporary Canadian society; according to surveys, the population is generally unaware of the existence of a monarch as their head of state [REF]."
We should abolish the monarchy,"The United States also proclaims that monarchies Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the military ruled Pakistan are allies of America, despite the human rights abuses and subversion of democracy attributed to them respectively."
We should increase government regulation,"Under his leadership the government implemented Emergency Regulations which drastically curtailed civic liberties, including the freedom of speech and expression."
Suicide should be a criminal offence,"In addition, two investigations by the U.S. Congress found that Foster committed suicide [REF]."
We should adopt mobile payments,"i-Free M-Commerce provides business services to companies from different industries by means of using progressive technological instruments - mobile payments, mobile vending, innovative services for telemetering and products based on NFC-technology."
Private universities should be banned,A big branch of Arab Open University which is a private university is also located in Al-Ahsa.
We should further exploit geothermal energy,"If technology advanced to the point that tapping such geothermal energy was possible, it could make colonizing a cryogenic world like Triton feasible, supplemented by nuclear fusion power."
We should legalize polygamy,"The Appellate Division, in Ismail v Ismail,[REF] noted, ""in passing, that it seems unlikely that the non-recognition of polygamous unions will cause any real hardship to the members of the Muslim community, except, perhaps, in isolated instances.""[REF]"
We should prohibit hydraulic fracturing,"Led by new applications of hydraulic fracturing technology and horizontal drilling, development of new sources of shale gas has offset declines in production from conventional gas reservoirs, and has led to major increases in reserves of US natural gas."
We should subsidize condoms,The Church's denial of the use of condoms has provoked criticism especially in countries where AIDS and HIV infections are at epidemic proportions.
Homeschooling should be banned,"The agency provides Central York Schools, district home schooled students and area private schools many services including: Special education services, combined purchasing, and instructional technology services."
Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence,"Israeli scholar David Menashri stated that a ""silent majority"" of Iranians would reject Ahmadinejad's Holocaust denial [REF]."
We should ban boxing,"Boxing is the art of self-defense, and Sugar Ray was in command at all times."
We should further exploit solar energy,"Solar energy is a more modern development, and several solar vehicles have been successfully built and tested, including Helios, a solar powered aircraft."
Abstinence-only sex education should be mandatory,"Some advocate removing sexual education from public schools, others support teaching abstinence until marriage, and still others advocate encouraging modesty and chastity."
We should abolish the Olympic Games,"The Olympics gave a powerful impetus to the development of South Korea's relations with Eastern Europe, the USSR and with the People's Republic of China."
We should further exploit wind turbines,The Fântânele-Cogealac Wind Farm is the largest onshore wind farm in Romania with current installed nameplate capacity of 387.5 MW[REF] It will have a total nameplate capacity of 600 MW of electricity from 240 General Electric 2.5xl wind turbines.
We should ban trans fats usage in food,"In August 2007, Dunkin' Donuts announced plans to greatly reduce trans fats from its menu items by switching to a blend of palm, soybean, and cottonseed oils [REF]."
We should adopt mobile payments,"On mobile payments can be enabled on the click, such as with downloading ringing tones."
We should further exploit wind power,"The purpose of this project was to promote wind energy as a viable source of clean, renewable energy."
We should subsidize adoptions,"In June 2004, the Angolan National Assembly passed a comprehensive HIV/AIDS law with the purpose of ""protecting and promoting full health through the adoption of measures needed to prevent, control, treat and investigate HIV/AIDS.""3"
We should end affirmative action,"Klein's criticism that liberals' continuing support of affirmative action was eroding their moral credibility came under fire from many, including C. Eric Lincoln, Derrick Bell [REF] and the anthology ""Multiculturalism in the United States."""
We should further exploit solar energy,"SEIA and SEPA formed Solar Energy Trade Shows, LLC in 2010 to produce SPI and PV America."
We should further exploit geothermal energy,"While the potential of large generation from hydropower and geothermal energy has been studied in detail, the potential for the development of other renewable energy resources is yet to be explored in depth [REF]."
We should ban free newspapers,The students do not pay tuition and they must be provided with health care and a free daily school lunch.
We should abolish the right to keep and bear arms,"The phrase ""right of the people to keep and bear Arms"" was first used in the text of the United States Bill of Rights (coming into law as the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States)."
We should not subsidize cultivation of tobacco,Tabora and its people mainly rely on agricultural activities either as sustenance farmers or as small-scale tobacco farmers.
We should cancel the speed limit,"Rodovia dos Bandeirantes and Rodovia dos Imigrantes are examples of European-standard motorways in Brazil, having speed limits of ."
We should adopt mobile payments,"Today, mobile payments ranging from mobile banking to mobile credit cards to mobile commerce are very widely used in Asia and Africa, and in selected European markets."
We should ban fishing,"Gakona is located adjacent the Copper, Gakona and Gulkana Rivers allowing access to world class King Salmon, Sockeye Salmon and Rainbow Trout fishing."
We should abandon online dating services,"According to Mark Brooks (an online personals and social networking expert), ""you can actually find people who are compatible, and this is a major advance that is going to keep the industry alive for the upcoming 50 years"" [REF]."
We should adopt libertarianism,The Libertarian Party of Texas believes Paulville has potential for demonstrating practical libertarianism in action [REF].
We should limit the right of asylum,Organizations like the Freedom from Torture and the Center for Victims of Torture try to help survivors of torture obtain medical treatment and to gain forensic medical evidence to obtain political asylum in a safe country and/or to prosecute the perpetrators.
We should subsidize condoms,"College freshmen women who used condoms consistently had a 37.8% per patient-year incidence of genital HPV, compared to an incidence of 89.3% among those who did not [REF]."
We should adopt open source software,"Document I also suggests that open source software ""is long-term credible .. FUD tactics can not be used to combat it,"" and ""Recent case studies (the Internet) provide very dramatic evidence .. that commercial quality can be achieved / exceeded by OSS projects."" ."
We should prohibit reality television,"After approaching and being turned down by actress Scarlett Johansson to play the role of Maria von Trapp,[REF] they approached the BBC, and created the reality TV show How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?, hosted by Graham Norton."
We should subsidize adoptions,Research shows that adoption of mastery goals leads to greater intrinsic motivation as opposed to performance approach or performance avoid which are associated with external motivation [REF].
We should further exploit geothermal energy,"Geothermal energy is used to generate electricity at Wairakei, near Taupo."
We should ban trans fats usage in food,"The American Cancer Society states that a relationship between trans fats and cancer ""has not been determined.""[REF]"
We should subsidize biofuels,"Ziegler's proposal for a five-year ban was rejected by the U.N. Secretary Ban Ki-moon, who called for a comprehensive review of the policies on biofuels, and said that ""just criticising biofuel may not be a good solution"" [REF]."
We should ban private education,"In addition to the FCIL schools, various private schools also provide excellent education to residents viz."
We should prohibit tower blocks,"While local authorities and their architects intended to create tower blocks that encouraged harmonious and vibrant communities, often the results were far from ideal."
We should prohibit tower blocks,"The Webb Company has stated that it intends to build a 35-story, high rise which would include a hotel, condominiums, retail and office space."
We should subsidize student loans,"Rehabilitation can reverse the many negative consequences of defaulting on a student loan, and participation is one of the few rights granted to federal education loan borrowers [REF]."
We should abolish the Olympic Games,"In July 2011, Olympic news outlet Around the Rings[REF] reported that World Jewish Congress president Ronald Lauder issued a statement urging IOC officials to ban Iran from participating in the Olympic Games, citing Iranian athletes' refusal to compete against Israeli athletes."
We should subsidize adoptions,"A June 2011 Ifop poll found that 63% of respondents were in favour of same-sex marriage, while 58% supported adoption rights for same-sex couples [REF]."
Sex education should be mandatory,"Also, a U.S. review, ""Emerging Answers"", by the National Campaign To Prevent Teenage Pregnancy examined 250 studies of sex education programs [REF]."
Sex education should be mandatory,"Largely at the urging of women of color and others who wanted a more inclusive agenda, the Coalition expanded its mission to reflect its commitment to all reproductive options, including sexuality education, access to affordable family planning, adequate health care, and other reproductive health concerns."
We should end international aid,"The New Zealand National Party have claimed that overseas aid needs ""fresh thinking"" and that ""Over many years and various Governments, New Zealand aid has encouraged the growth of political structures and bureaucracy that are not sustainable."""
The vow of celibacy should be abandoned,"So high did Olaf's legal arrangements for the Church of Norway come to stand in the eyes of the Norwegian people and clergy, that when Pope Gregory VII attempted to make clerical celibacy binding on the priests of Western Europe in 1074-5, the Norwegians largely ignored this, since there was no mention of clerical celibacy in Olaf's legal code for their Church."
We should increase wealth redistribution,A number of centre-left/social democratic presidents have also come to power in Latin American countries recently promosing a greater redistribution of wealth within the framework of the free market.
We should increase gun control,"While surveys showed up to 85% of Australians supported gun control, hundreds of thousands of farmers and sporting shooters strongly opposed the new laws, calling them a 'knee-jerk' reaction by the Government and pointing out the lack of discussion of the issues."
We should legalize prostitution,The Economist and Elizabeth Pisani claim that only a small proportion of prostitutes are explicitly trafficked against their will [REF].
We should increase gun control,"Tom Deimer of Cleveland's Plain Dealer described him as a ""textbook Republican"" who is ""opposed to abortion, gun control, high taxes, and costly government programs."""
We should subsidize adoptions,"39% support same-sex marriage, while 47% support civil unions, and 46% support adoption rights."
We should subsidize adoptions,Sustainable production can be supported by the adoption and use of environmentally sound technologies which can improve environmental performance significantly.
We should subsidize student loans,"Beginning in the fall of 2008, students will be eligible for enhanced financial aid packages called Odyssey Scholarships, which hopes to eliminate student loans entirely among students whose annual family income is less than $60,000 and to eliminate half the student loan packages among students whose annual family income is between $60,000 and $75,000."
Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence,"Along the same lines, Lipstadt has criticized the German philosopher and historian Ernst Nolte for engaging in what she calls ""soft-core denial"" of the Holocaust, arguing that Nolte practises an even more dangerous form of negationism than the Holocaust-deniers."
We should legalize polygamy,"In David Weber's Honor Harrington series, the inhabitants of the planet Grayson practice polygamy (polygyny) due to the human colonists to the planet acquiring a genetic defect that gave rise to a large women-to-men birth ratio combined with a high infant mortality."
We should abolish the Olympic Games,"American Jewish organizations, meanwhile, largely opposed the Olympics."
We should abolish the Olympic Games,"Over the next 20 years, Tompkins traveled the world lobbying IOC officials to bring the Olympics to Detroit [REF]."
We should legalize organ trade,"In April 2010, six Israelis were charged with suspicion of running an international organ trafficking ring and breaking promises to donors to pay for their removed kidneys [REF]."
We should abolish zoos,Leading Chinese universities also established research presence in the zoo to study animal behavior and to breed endangered species.
We should abolish the Olympic Games,"The Australian Sports Minister said that India could now aim for the Olympics, and the President of the International Olympic Committee, Jacques Rogge, said that India had made a good foundation for a future Olympics bid [REF]."
We should prohibit hydraulic fracturing,"Cornell Study A 2012 study out of Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine by Robert Oswald, a professor of molecular medicine at Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine, and veterinarian Michelle Bamberger, DVM, soon to be published in 'New Solutions: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy,' suggests that hydraulic fracking is sickening and killing cows, horses, goats, llamas, chickens, dogs, cats, fish and other wildlife, as well as humans."
We should ban fishing,"Both hunting and fishing are also important, although to a much smaller degree."
We should end international aid,Dissident economists such as Peter Bauer and Milton Friedman argued in the 1960s that aid is ineffective:[REF] .
We should abolish zoos,"In the 1950s, Heini Hediger began promoting the concept of training zoo animals to elicit biologically suitable behavior and to afford the animal exercise and mental occupation."
We should legalize polygamy,Opponents of the LDS Church found in polygamy a convenient cause célèbre.
We should increase the use of personalized medicine,caBIG was originally developed specifically to connect these centers as a way to enable collaborative research and eliminate data disconnects that slow down the development of personalized medicine.
We should increase gun control,"Through three televised debates, Obama and Keyes expressed opposing views on stem cell research, abortion, gun control, school vouchers, and tax cuts [REF]."
We should abandon Gmail,The application gives Gmail its own custom menu system: one much easier to navigate than a Web-based application running on a cell phone.
We should limit executive compensation,"The explosion in executive pay has become controversial, criticized by not only leftists but conservative establishmentarians such as [Ben Bernanke]] and George W. Bush[REF] ."
We should ban fishing,Lamprey introduction along with poor unsustainable fishing practices caused the lake trout populations to decline drastically.
We should ban private education,"Forsyth Country Day School (in nearby Lewisville, North Carolina) and Summit School are secular private schools that serve the area."
We should adopt a zero tolerance policy in schools,"There is a strict zero tolerance policy against alcohol consumption in Seminar Houses, although during fall 2008 semester, Seminar House 4 was the location of a pilot project for reasonable and controlled consumption of alcohol within the Seminar House."
We should ban strip clubs,"In response to the NYPD shooting of three individuals-including the fatal shooting of a 23 year-old prospective bridegroom, Sean Bell outside of a Jamaica, Queens strip club in 2006, Barron made a number of controversial statements, including one that implied that members of Bell's community would be justified in exercising non-peaceful or violent methods in response to his death [REF]."
Physical education should be mandatory,"Physical education is designed to focus on fitness and skill development, and is taught by a specialist from grade 1 on."
We should ban male infant circumcision,"The American Academy of Pediatrics (1999) stated: ""Existing scientific evidence demonstrates potential medical benefits of newborn male circumcision; however, these data are not sufficient to recommend routine neonatal circumcision."
We should fight for Tibetan independence,"Prior to the 2008 Summer Olympic Games to be held in Beijing, the international leg of the Olympic torch relay was subject to widespread demonstrations primarily over China's human rights record and Tibetan independence [REF]."
We should abandon coal mining,"The city of Shamokin is bordered by its sister community, Coal Township, Pennsylvania, and by the world's largest man-made mountain, the Glen Burn Colliery Cameron Culm Bank."
We should legalize insider trading,"Eid described the Nacchio case as the largest insider trading case in United States history; regarding the verdict and sentencing, Eid said, ""This is what the American criminal justice system is all about""[REF] and said, ""'Convicted felon Joe Nacchio' has a very nice ring to it.""[REF] ."
We should abolish the Olympic Games,"As president of the IOC from 1952 to 1972, Avery Brundage rejected all attempts to link the Olympics with commercial interest [REF]."
We should subsidize student loans,Students must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) before applying for student loans through the university [REF].
We should further exploit solar energy,The country's government has pledged to shut down its eight nuclear reactors once wind and solar energy become viable alternatives such as in neighouring country Portugal.
We should legalize polygamy,The United States is seen as a monogamous nation (a nation where polygamy is a criminal offense).
We should prohibit reality television,"Harrison's hosting jobs in the United States include fronting the reality show ""Butler Bootcamp"" for Wealth TV and appearing as a recurring host on Comcast's Vista TV."
We should limit executive compensation,"Graef Crystal, a former compensation consultant and author of ""The Crystal Report on Executive Compensation,"" claimed that the limits on executive pay were ""a joke"" and that ""they're just allowing companies to defer compensation.""[REF] ."
We should introduce a pollution tax,"Some argue that lump sum recycling is an inferior way to recycle the revenue of environmental taxes,[REF] and that this has been repeatedly confirmed for Ireland [REF]."
We should ban free newspapers,The Local Newspapers are the West Lothian Herald and Post which is a Free newspaper and delivered to all houses in the area and published by The Scotsman Newspaper.
We should abolish intellectual property rights,TRIPS: AGREEMENT ON TRADE-RELATED ASPECTS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.
We should privatize the United States Social Security,"Retirees were (and are) a significant part of New Hampshire's population; Adams called for increased state aid for the aged, and for legislation which would enable the state's seniors to qualify for Federal Old Age & Survivors Insurance."
Homeschooling should be banned,"One common theme in the homeschool philosophies of both Holt and the Moores is that home education should not be an attempt to bring the school construct into the home, or a view of education as an academic preliminary to life."
We should abolish the three-strikes laws,"In October 2009, France highest constitutional court has approved ""three-strikes law""[REF] ."
We should subsidize adoptions,"Indonesia has stated that it supports the adoption of the Rome Statute, and that ""universal participation should be the cornerstone of the International Criminal Court"" [REF]."
We should further exploit wind turbines,"The largest advantage of wind power is that larger wind turbines have a lower per-watt cost than solar cells, provided there is wind."
We should fight illegal immigration,"PolitiFact concludes that ""[t]he data suggests that the motivator for illegal immigrants is the search for work and a better economic standing over the long term, not quickie citizenship for U.S.-born babies.""[REF] ."
We should abolish the right to keep and bear arms,"A collector of semi-automatic weapons, and an advocate of the right to keep and bear arms,[REF] D'Annunzio publicized his campaign by hosting two ""Machine Gun Social"" fundraisers at area shooting ranges [REF]."
We should limit the right of asylum,"At one point, finally fed up with the Communist system, the three heroes arrived at Avengers Island, and asked Captain America to help them seek political asylum in America."
We should subsidize condoms,"In 2009, he criticized statements of Pope Benedict XVI which claimed that condoms promote AIDS."
We should prohibit tower blocks,Birmingham City Council now has an extensive tower block demolition and renovation programme.
We should legalize cannabis,"Smoked cannabis was also found to relieve neuropathy associated with CRPS type I, spinal cord injury, peripheral neuropathy, and nerve injury [REF]."
We should increase internet censorship,"According to the Reporters without Borders (RWB) ""internet enemy list"" the following states engage in pervasive internet censorship: China, Cuba, Iran, Myanmar/Burma, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam [REF]."
We should abolish the three-strikes laws,"In Rummel v. Estelle, , the Court upheld a life sentence with the possibility of parole imposed per Texas's three strikes law for fraud crimes totaling $230."
We should introduce a flat tax,"While the proposed bill has yet to have a major effect on the tax system, the Fair Tax Act has the highest number of cosponsors among tax reform proposals (attracting 76 in the 110th United States Congress),[REF] gathering much stronger support than popular flat tax legislation."
We should abolish the right to keep and bear arms,Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia in 2008 wrote that the right to bear arms is not unlimited and is subject to reasonable prohibitions and regulations and subsequently federal court rulings have upheld existing gun prohibitions and regulations [REF].
We should cancel the speed limit,been successful in lobbying Bury Metropolitan Borough Council to reduce the speed limit further to 20 mph and provide traffic calming measures to reduce the number of serious accidents [REF] caused by speeding vehicles.
Private universities should be banned,Most private universities had a poor reputation and were known for making it easy for students to enter and also to get high grades.
We should ban strip clubs,"Tumon has many dance clubs, several strip clubs and much more to offer."
We should ban strip clubs,"There are certain businesses to which Groupon will not offer its services, including shooting ranges, abortion clinics and strip clubs [REF]."
We should end affirmative action,"Mahathir also actively pursued privatisation of government enterprises from the early 1980s, both for the liberal economic reasons it was being pursued by contemporaries such as Margaret Thatcher, and because he felt that combined with affirmative action for the bumiputera it could provide economic opportunities for bumiputera businesses [REF]."
We should introduce a pollution tax,"Like environmental taxes, charges can transmit signals for internalizing negative environmental impacts and influence behaviour, and to collect financial resources that are allocated to support environmental friendly practices and projects."
We should abolish the attorney-client privilege,Attorney-client privilege is a legal concept that protects communications between a client and his or her attorney and keeps those communications confidential.
We should prohibit corporal punishment,"The only statistics available are the reports on child maltreatment,[REF] which show that mothers use physical discipline on children more often than fathers, while severe injury and sexual abuse are more often perpetrated by men [REF]."
Sex education should be mandatory,"In addition, the institute advocated sex education, contraception, the treatment of sexually transmitted diseases, and women's emancipation, and was a pioneer worldwide in the call for civil rights and social acceptance for homosexual and transgender people."
We should limit the right of asylum,Captain America allowed them to stay at an Avengers base while they applied for political asylum.
We should abolish the Olympic Games,"Gymnast Beth Tweddle studied at LJMU and has achieved national, Commonwealth, European and World medals whilst also competing at the Olympic Games."
We should subsidize biofuels,"The speakers and publications analyzed global energy policy, climate change and the role of biofuels as a supplement to the petroleum-based economy in both the utility and transportation sectors."
We should abolish zoos,"The following February, Beebe and Blair went on an expedition to the Florida Keys, because Beebe was suffering from a throat infection and the zoo believed that the warm climate would be beneficial to his health."
We should legalize prostitution,Weitzer also holds that the Bush administration and its congressional allies have strongly embraced prostitution abolitionist views as a justification for a crackdown on the sex industry [REF].
We should not subsidize cultivation of tobacco,"As result of the tobacco industry monopoly, tobacco farmers in the area were forced to sell their tobacco at low prices."
We should adopt a zero tolerance policy in schools,"Wilson's theories have been used to justify the implementation of zero tolerance policies by many prominent American mayors, most notably Oscar Goodman in Las Vegas, Richard Riordan in Los Angeles, Rudolph Giuliani in New York City and Gavin Newsom in San Francisco."
We should limit executive compensation,"On April 7, 2009, Blankfein recommended guidelines to overhaul executive compensation."
We should fight for Tibetan independence,The Hui community usually support the Chinese government in anti Tibetan separatism [REF].
We should limit executive compensation,"Writing and speaking extensively on business ethics, Kiplinger is critical of lavish executive compensation and a short-run, bottom-line fixation that leads businesses to disrespects their employees and fail to plan for future success [REF]."
We should increase the use of personalized medicine,"Since the late 1990s biobanks have become a key resource for supporting many types of contemporary research, such as genomics and personalized medicine."
We should increase government regulation,"""balanced economic development and welfare support with restraint and regulation and provided the framework for Australia's post-war economic prosperity.""[REF] ."
We should end affirmative action,Kennedy has joined with Court majorities in decisions favoring states' rights and invalidating federal and state affirmative action programs.
We should ban boxing,"Dr. Boxer Wachler's philanthropic activities include founding Giving Vision, a non-profit charity, that is dedicated to providing free exams and eyeglasses to underprivileged children in Los Angeles [REF]."
We should legalize organ trade,"Carla Del Ponte, a long-time ICTY chief prosecutor, claimed in her book The Hunt: Me and the War Criminals that there were instances of organ trafficking in 1999 after the end of the Kosovo War."
We should privatize the United States Social Security,"Covered earnings in any year are limited by that year's Social Security Wage Base, the maximum earnings that could be subject to the OASDI portion of FICA payroll tax ($110,100 in 2012) [REF]."
Abstinence-only sex education should be mandatory,"Currently, he runs youth camps through his A.C. Green Youth Foundation promoting abstinence until marriage."
We should prohibit tower blocks,The construction of Donlon broke with the plan with a high-rise modern design.
Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence,"According to Robert Satloff writing in the Washington Post, ""A respected Holocaust research institution recently reported that Egypt, Qatar and Saudi Arabia all promote Holocaust denial and protect Holocaust deniers.""[REF]"
Suicide should be a criminal offence,"On March 4, 2004, Dr. Bruce Hyma, the Miami-Dade County chief medical examiner and expert toxicologist hired by State Attorney Lawson Lamar ruled that Kairis had committed suicide via a prescription drug overdose [REF]."
We should end international aid,"Research published in 2005 has suggested that children and adults can benefit from bilateral cochlear implants in order to aid in sound localization and speech understanding,[REF] and a 2011 study indicated that the language skills of children with two implants was within the normal range for the age [REF]."
We should abolish the right to keep and bear arms,"Badnarik is an enthusiastic gun owner, and strongly supports the Right to keep and bear arms."
We should legalize insider trading,"The United States is generally viewed as having the strictest laws against illegal insider trading, and makes the most serious efforts to enforce them [REF]."
We should adopt atheism,The Kerala Yukthivadi Sangham is an organization that supports atheism and rationalism in the Malayali community throughout Kerala.
We should prohibit corporal punishment,Corporal punishment such as spanking increases subsequent aggression in children [REF].
The vow of celibacy should be abandoned,"In 1395 there was a transvestite homosexual prostitute arrested in London with some records surviving,[REF] and the Twelve Conclusions of the Lollards included the denunciation of priestly celibacy as a cause of sodomy [REF]."
We should further exploit solar energy,"In 2008, Princeton chemistry professor Andrew B. Bocarsly reported the direct conversion of carbon dioxide and water to methanol using solar energy in a highly efficient photochemical cell [REF]."
We should further exploit hydroelectric dams,"Ford built a hydroelectric dam along the Menominee River to supply power to the Kingsford mill, bought the Imperial Mine, and opened the Blueberry Mine near Ishpeming to supply iron ore."
We should fight illegal immigration,The Quinnipiac poll reports that 65% of adults support a guest worker program for illegal immigrants [REF].
We should end affirmative action,"An opinion column in the Houston Chronicle after a similar sale took place at Texas A&M University held that ""Actions like these reinforce the common misconception that affirmative action policies give academically unqualified minority students a get-into-college-free card, and they ignore historical discrimination that denied nonwhites opportunities to be successful at any price, no matter their talents or intelligence."""
We should introduce a flat tax,The Singapore government has argued that the GST on its own is a flat tax but is part of an overall fiscal system that is highly progressive: higher-income earners pay the highest fraction of their income in taxes.
We should legalize polygamy,"Under Mohammad Reza Pahlavi's father, the government supported advancements by women against child marriage, polygamy, exclusion from public society, and education segregation."
We should subsidize student loans,Education loan programs and agriculture price support and loan programs also implicate spouses.
We should legalize insider trading,"Illegal insider trading is believed to raise the cost of capital for securities issuers, thus decreasing overall economic growth [REF]."
We should increase internet censorship,"Concurrent with anti-Falun Gong seminars, photo exhibits, art performances, and club activities, Chen worked with advanced institutions to expand the research sector involving internet censorship technology in order to ""resist Falun Gong's online offensive."""
We should subsidize biofuels,"In March 2007, Senator Dianne Feinstein sponsored the ""Clean Fuels and Vehicles Bill"", which would have reduced emissions from motor vehicle fuels by 10 percent below projected levels by 2030, and would have required fuel suppliers to increase the percentage of low-carbon fuels - biodiesel, E-85 (made with cellulosic ethanol), hydrogen, electricity, and others - in the motor vehicle fuel supply [REF]."
The vow of celibacy should be abandoned,"In the inner esoteric membership, which included Francis Bacon, vows of celibacy for spiritual reasons were encouraged [REF]."
We should ban partial birth abortions,"The bill, which would change the legal definition of birth, would in effect ban partial birth abortions."
We should abandon online dating services,The steady growth in the early part of 2000 resulted in many other types of businesses sprouting up to support the increasing online dating business.
We should abolish temporary employment,"Meanwhile, Sotheby's wants to include the right to replace full-time union jobs with 24 temporary workers, waiving the union's rights to litigate in State or Federal court, reducing work-week hours, and eliminating seniority."
We should adopt atheism,"In the Christian Science Monitor, Marjorie Kehe wrote: ""Shapiro makes sweeping - and many would say brilliant- charges that they promote atheism, absolute sexual freedom (including pedophilia and statutory rape, which are crimes), and rampant environmentalism.""[REF]"
We should ban breast implants,2000: Implant sales in USA halted by an FDA launched moratorium on silicone implants [REF].
We should prohibit corporal punishment,"Newbery, along with John Locke, believed that play was a better enticement to children's good behavior than physical discipline [REF]."
We should ban trans fats usage in food,"Unlike other dietary fats, trans fatty acids are not essential and provide no known benefit to human health."
We should prohibit corporal punishment,"D., in a 2002 meta-analytic study that combined 60 years of research on corporal punishment, found that the only positive outcome of corporal punishment was immediate compliance; however, corporal punishment was associated with less long-term compliance [REF]."
We should abandon Gmail,"According to comScore (August 2010) Windows Live Hotmail is the world's largest web-based email service with 364 million members, followed by Gmail and Yahoo!"
We should abandon Gmail,"Google, via Gmail provides free PC-to-PC voice (and, optionally, also video, which has been around much longer) calling worldwide."
We should ban boxing,"Boxer is a cosponsor of S. 495, or the Darfur Accountability Act of 2005, which would impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur."
We should adopt open source software,"In 2008, Wind River announced cooperation with BMW, Intel and Magneti Marelli for development of a Linux-based open-source platform to control in-car electronics,[REF] which was extended in the GENIVI Alliance in 2009 [REF]."
We should subsidize biofuels,The use of biomass fuels endangers biodiversity and risks further damaged or destruction to the landscape.
We should prohibit international adoption,The Declaration makes clear that international adoption should only be considered as a last resort.
We should ban private education,"Chinquapin Prep, along with Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory of Houston and Yellowstone Academy, is one of the few Greater Houston private schools that caters to low income students [REF]."
We should ban strip clubs,"Mayor Pro Tem Mike Dunafon leads the effort to restore reputation and atmosphere by example-managing Shotgun Willie's, the self-proclaimed ""best strip club in Denver"", despite being in Glendale."
We should ban boxing,Inbreeding and the use of popular studs are not limited to boxers and both practices leads to the reduction in genetic diversity which poses a serious threat to the long term survival of many breeds.
Private universities should be banned,"The Pontifical Catholic University of Rio (Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro or PUC-Rio), Brazil's top private university, is located at the edge of the forest, in the Gávea district."
We should subsidize student loans,"Oklahoma Money Matters Oklahoma Money Matters (OKMM), the financial literacy initiative of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and the Oklahoma Guaranteed Student Loan Program, serves as an information clearinghouse to help youth and adults successfully manage personal finances, understand consumer credit and navigate the financial aid process."
We should ban breast implants,"After she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1991 and was denied a silicone breast implant because the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had removed them from the market, Lloyd became an advocate for breast cancer treatment and women's health."
We should prohibit reality television,Deadliest Catch is a documentary/reality television series produced by Original Productions for the Discovery Channel.
We should legalize insider trading,"In July 1983, Kassar was forced to resign from Atari Inc. over mounting allegations of illegal insider trading activity."
We should legalize prostitution,"Lobert is the president and founder of Hookers for Jesus,[REF] an international, Christian faith-based nonprofit organization that addresses prostitution, sex trafficking, and sexual violence and exploitation linked to pornography and the sex industry [REF]."
We should limit the right of asylum,"An immediate result was that Count Alexandre Joseph Colonna-Walewski sent on January 20 a despatch to George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon, requiring the British government to restrict the right of asylum [REF]."
We should further exploit wind turbines,"The project has been fought by the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound, formed in 2001 to oppose the proposal because it will construct tall wind turbines in the middle of environmentally sensitive Nantucket Sound [REF]."
We should limit executive compensation,"Regulators explicitly want compensation committees now to incorporate qualitative, longer-term metrics, pay periods and discretion."
We should privatize the United States Social Security,Many of the social responsibilities of a state have been since become a major part of many state's policies (see United States Social Security).
We should subsidize adoptions,"Marino serves as a surgical consultant to The Humane Society of New York, Nassau University Medical Center, North Shore Animal League America, Bide-A-Wee Animal Adoption Center, The Guide Dog Foundation,[REF] Sweet Briar Nature Preserve[REF] and is an executive board member of the Police Surgeons Benevolent Association, NY [REF]."
We should introduce universal health care,The basic assumptions of the report were that the National Health Service would provide free health care to all citizens.
We should adopt a zero tolerance policy in schools,"In 2002, the U.S. church claimed to adopt a ""zero tolerance"" policy for sexual abuse [REF]."
We should adopt open source software,"Examples include free fully supported and documented open-source software such as EddyPro; free unsupported open-source programs such as ECO2S and ECpack; free closed-source packages such as EdiRe, TSA, TK2, Alteddy, and EddySoft."
Bullfighting should be banned,"The Hemingway scholar Allen Josephs thinks the novel is centered on the corrida (the bullfighting), and how each character reacts to it."
Bullfighting should be banned,"In June 2009, CONARTEL (a radio and television regulating body) imposed fines on a remaining independent television station, Teleamazonas, for transmitting bull-fights and ""The Simpsons"" during prime time."
We should increase internet censorship,"In Australia, a similar view has been taken with regard to Internet Censorship proposals, which ban pornographic websites featuring female ejaculation [REF]."
We should legalize cannabis,"The government then displayed the clip of which featured Brian and Stewie performing the featured number, and then stated that Family Guy is an example of how the United States supports cannabis use [REF]."
We should limit executive compensation,"Besides reigniting interest in the theory of the public corporation as an owner-less entity made up of only contractual relationships (a field pioneered by Ronald Coase), the paper laid the foundation for the widespread use of stock options as executive compensation tools."
We should legalize insider trading,"The COB concluded that the statutes, regulations and case law relating to insider trading did not clearly establish that a crime had occurred, and that no charges should be brought against Soros [REF]."
We should subsidize student loans,"In exchange for financial assistance through National Health Service Corps scholarships and student loan repayment programs, more than 28,000 clinicians have served in some of the most economically deprived and geographically isolated communities in America over the past 35 years."
The vow of celibacy should be abandoned,"Sergius I would have objected to the approval of all eighty-five Apostolic Canons (rather than only the first fifty), various liberalizations of the issue of clerical celibacy, various prohibitions on blood as food, and the depiction of Christ as lamb [REF]."
We should end development aid,"In response to water pollution and flooding challenges, the Government of Argentina (GoA) is working with the World Bank to address industrial water pollution by providing technical assistance and mentoring to the 50 worst industrial polluters which represent 95% of the total effluent [REF]."
We should ban private education,"Dora Christian Home and Bible School, a private school not subject to segregation laws in place at the time."
We should legalize organ trade,"Carla Del Ponte, a long-time International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia chief prosecutor claimed in her book The Hunt: Me and the War Criminals that there were instances of organ trafficking in 1999."
We should further exploit wind power,"In 1995, Yagi Junior High became the first school in Japan to be solar powered, and Yoshitomi and Shinjo elementary schools also use supplemental solar and wind energy."
We should legalize insider trading,Burrell used Detective Carver to provide him with inside information.
We should subsidize student loans,In April 2007 the State of New York settled with three schools that were participating in questionable student loan practices.
We should increase internet censorship,"China's Internet censorship policy is labeled as ""pervasive"" by the OpenNet Initiative's global Internet filtering map, also the worst ranking used [REF]."
We should limit the right of asylum,Meili and his family left Switzerland for the United States where they were granted political asylum [REF].
We should ban private education,"There is also a selection of Secondary Schools situated here these of which are; Southborough High School a community secondary school, Hollyfield School a foundation secondary school and Surbiton High School a private secondary school."
We should prohibit international adoption,"Since international adoption from South Korea took off in the 1950s, KADs are still a very young population."
We should ban fishing,"The southern part of the lagoon in Tamil Nadu in which fishing is highly productive, closer to Ennore and 5km from the estuary and bar (where the sea water and lagoon water coalesce) is controlled by fishermen of three main Pulicat Lagoon villages namely, Kottai Kuppam, Chuistain Kuppam and Audi Kuppam."
We should introduce a pollution tax,"In October 2009 the Japanese government announced plans to increase tobacco and green taxes while reducing rates for small and medium sized companies, according to NHK."
We should further exploit wind turbines,The GE 1.5 megawatt series of wind turbines was developed with the cooperation of the United States Department of Energy [REF].
We should adopt atheism,"Matson, a professor of philosophy at the University of California at Berkeley was, like Flew, a long-time proponent of atheism [REF]."
We should limit the right of asylum,"As a result, Kimmie was forced to flee to the United States where he was granted political asylum [REF]) ."
We should lower the drinking age,"Disney did not give Sparks limitations on the topics featured in The Last Song, which include underage drinking, infidelity, and terminal illness[REF][REF][REF] but Sparks says that Disney desired to work with him in part because ""they've read my novels."
We should introduce covenant marriage,"On April 11, 2001, Huckabee signed the ""Covenant Marriage Act,"" a marriage contract option that compels couples to seek counseling if problems develop during the marriage, provides limited grounds for divorce or separation, and restricts lawsuits against spouses [REF]."
We should abandon online dating services,By noting the recurrence of similar vases within a variety of strata Furtwangler was able to use these sherds as a tool for dating sites.
We should abandon coal mining,"Citizens of Blaine Township have passed restrictive ordinances in 2006, 2007, and 2008 which ban coal mining, require businesses to publicly disclose activities, and assert that corporations do not have constitutional rights as 'persons' to sue a municipality for passing laws that would hurt corporate interests."
We should introduce universal health care,"In April 2010 Sierra Leone launched ""Free Health Care Medical Insurance"", a system of free healthcare for pregnant and breast-feeding women and children under five [REF]."
We should abandon coal mining,A coal-mining region is a region in which coal mining is a significant economic activity.
We should increase internet censorship,"Lapsiporno.info (""child porn info"") is a Finnish website opposed to Internet censorship."
We should ban private education,"Since the 1990s, the NSW Teachers Federation has campaigned strongly to support public education in the face of rapidly expanding government funding for private schools."
We should limit the right of asylum,"Between 1981 and 2000, the United States accepted 531,310 Vietnamese political refugees and asylees."
We should fight illegal immigration,Pawlenty said that the economic benefits of illegal immigration did not justify the illegal behavior [REF].
We should adopt vegetarianism,"Ching Hai supports many vegetarian and vegan restaurants, and is described as the innovator of the international Loving Hut vegan restaurant group,[REF][REF] with 135 restaurants worldwide in 2011 [REF]."
We should abandon online dating services,"While online dating has become more accepted, it retains a slight negative stigma, according to one writer [REF]."
We should further exploit hydroelectric dams,"City of Prince Albert Website[REF] The La Colle Falls hydroelectric power dam project was an attempt to provide affordable electricity to attract industry[REF] By 1927, the project was abandoned as the city was close to bankruptcy [REF]."
We should adopt a zero tolerance policy in schools,Gaby thinks it is going overboard and the Principal says they have a zero tolerance policy for profanity.
We should adopt libertarianism,"Schwartz is the Chairman of the Australian-American Fulbright Commission and a member of the advisory boards of the Asia Society, the Global Foundation and the Centre for Independent Studies, an Australasian libertarian thinktank ""actively engaged in supporting a free enterprise economy and a free society under limited government where individuals can prosper and fully develop their talents"" [REF]."
We should lower the drinking age,City police regularly patrol the area to discourage underage drinking and enforce Roanoke's curfew for minors.
We should abolish the right to keep and bear arms,"The current Constitution of Honduras, enacted in 1982, makes no mention of the 'right to keep and bear arms' and the role firearms should play as a constitutional right; however, Title V, Chapter X, Article 292 ..reserve[s] as exclusive power of the Armed Forces the manufacturing, import, distribution and sale of arms, ammunition and the like.[REF]"
We should adopt direct democracy,"Thanks to the efforts of Oregon Populist Party State Representative William S. U'Ren and his Direct Legislation League, voters in Oregon overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure in 1902 that created the initiative and referendum processes for citizens to directly introduce or approve proposed laws or amendments to the state constitution, making Oregon the first state to adopt such a system."
We should ban fishing,"Seventy-five percent of coral reefs are currently under immediate and direct threat from local sources, which include overfishing, destructive fishing, coastal development, and pollution [REF]."
Sex education should be mandatory,"By providing early sex education and talent development training, the Tin Shui Wai Sunlight Project hopes to prevent early school drop outs and enhance the self-esteem of teens and children."
We should ban private education,"For example, Marva Collins created her low cost private school specifically for the purpose of teaching low income African American children whom the public school system had labeled as being ""learning disabled"" [REF]."
We should adopt libertarianism,"For Gustav Landauer, ""propaganda of the deed"" meant the creation of libertarian social forms and communities that would inspire others to transform society [REF]."
Private universities should be banned,Two government and many private colleges are also there to help people in education.
We should abolish temporary employment,"In 1942, Belyayev took on temporary work as a turner in a factory and later became a check operator in the Sinarsk pipes factory in support of the war effort [REF]."
We should subsidize student loans,"A scholarship is sometimes used as a synonym for a financial aid award, although grants and student loans are also components of financial aid packages from students' intended colleges."
Homeschooling should be banned,"Anderson and his daughter Mary spoke up in support of home schooling in March 2008, after a state appellate court in California issued a ruling that children who are the product of home schooling need to be credentialed [REF]."
Homeschooling should be banned,"The Parkview School provides an independent study K-12 school for students who are ""homeschoolers, student actors, junior athletes, chronically ill, or in various other situations for which an alternative to classroom-based instruction is desirable.""[REF] ."
We should abolish the three-strikes laws,"In one recent California case, a felony conviction for animal cruelty could theoretically net a 25 year to life sentence due to their three-strikes law, which increases sentences based on prior felony convictions [REF]."
We should privatize the United States Social Security,"Diamond has focused much of his professional career on the analysis of U.S. Social Security policy as well as its analogs in other countries, such as China."
We should not subsidize cultivation of tobacco,"When the Rhodesian Front was formed in early 1962 by Ian Smith and 'Boss' Lilford, a very wealthy and Right wing tobacco farmer they needed an Establishment figurehead."
We should abolish the three-strikes laws,"Parnell was sentenced to 25 years to life under California's ""three strikes"" law."
We should further exploit solar energy,National Renewable Energy Laboratory tests and validates solar technologies.
We should adopt socialism,"Returning to Britain in 1910, Mann wrote The Way to Win, a pamphlet that argued that socialism could be achieved only through trade unionism and co-operation and that parliamentary democracy was inherently corrupt."
We should cancel the speed limit,The Nevada statute authorizing this speed limit included language that invalidated itself if the federal government suspended transportation funding.
Homeschooling should be banned,"In 2009, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed two bills proposed by Anderson into state law: a piece of legislation which assisted home-schooled children in getting work permits, and another bill that protected some of an individual's equity in their home from liability [REF]."
We should cancel the speed limit,Labor introduced speed limit reduction legislation which took effect in March 2003 which saw non-arterial non-main roads and most Adelaide CBD roads reduce from 60 km/h to 50 km/h [REF].
We should adopt direct democracy,"Alongside its concern for continued activity, the PVP has developed a theoretical and practical programme for the establishment of forms of direct democracy at the municipal and national levels, the creation of popular networks, the struggle for the expansion of human rights, and an emphasis on the democratic struggle and popular participation of socialist radicals."
We should ban private education,SSP ZA provides academically talented but economically disadvantaged South African students with scholarships and support to attend private schools.
We should adopt atheism,"In the European Middle Ages, no clear expression of atheism is known."
We should subsidize adoptions,"Introduction of the Ransome Victory and its subsequent widespread adoption led to the rapid expansion of agriculture, particularly in the semi-arid regions of Southern Africa [REF][REF]."
We should introduce a flat tax,In 2001 Putin introduced flat tax rate of 13%;[REF] the corporate rate of tax was also reduced from 35 percent to 24 percent;[REF] Small businesses also get better treatment.
We should ban boxing,The New York State Athletic Commission also banned Eboli from boxing for life.
We should fight gender inequality,"Kreitman, the sister of I. J. and I. B. Singer, wrote novels and short stories, many of which were sharply critical of gender inequality in traditional Jewish life."
We should further exploit solar energy,"EMU claims that it is a leader among universities nationwide in low-energy consumption, solar energy production, sustainable new construction, and recycling efforts [REF]."
We should abandon online dating services,"Additionally, Safka was responsible for targeted marketing to key online dating subgroups, specifically baby boomers [REF]."
We should introduce a pollution tax,"Recommendations made in reports by Green Alliance have contributed to new government strategies on green taxes and microgeneration, increases to landfill tax and more investment in recycling."
We should abolish zoos,"Classified as ""A"", the highest rank granted by the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA),[REF] the zoo is a reference in Latin America in terms of leisure, research, preservation, and environmental education."
Physical education should be mandatory,4 English 4 Social Studies 3 Mathematics 3 Science 2.2 Physical Education/Health/Driver Ed .2
We should increase gun control,"Recently, the New York Times has criticized the NRA for promoting politicians that oppose ""sensible gun control laws.""[REF]"
We should lower the drinking age,"The state government of South Dakota questioned the national drinking age, suing then-Secretary of Transportation Elizabeth Dole in the case South Dakota v. Dole."
We should increase government regulation,"The court case continued until 1896, when the Indiana Supreme Court ruled that the regulations were unconstitutional."
We should increase wealth redistribution,"Some commentators argue that red-baiting was used by John McCain, Republican presidential nominee in the 2008 United States election, when he argued that Democratic nominee and current president Obama's improvised comments on wealth redistribution to ""Joe the Plumber"" was a promotion of ""socialism""."
We should abolish the Olympic Games,"In Sept 1988 during the Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, the squadron was embarked on Midway and operating in the Sea of Japan to demonstrate U.S. support for a peaceful Olympics."
We should ban full-body scanners,"In the United States, the TSA requires that their full-body scanners ""allow exporting of image data in real time"",[REF] and cases of the government's storing of images have been confirmed [REF]."
Suicide should be a criminal offence,"Navdanya's research and campaigns have highlighted the deepening crisis of hunger and starvation, debt and farmers suicides caused by high cost but unreliable GM and hybrid seeds."
We should adopt mobile payments,"In 2002, following nearly two years of development activities, Contopronto received its e-money small issuer's licence from the Norwegian Department of Finance, which enabled them to launch the first mobile payment system and to issue e-money."
We should prohibit reality television,"Although Michelle states she doesn't like the format of the reality television show, she feels in the end it is helping change people's lives [REF]."
We should abolish the Olympic Games,"At the 1956 Summer Olympics, she competed with Ágnes Keleti of Hungary to become the most successful gymnast of the Olympics."
We should end development aid,"King Khalid Foundation's Program Department aims to provide funding and support for training, capacity building, technical assistance, community development and emergency relief projects in the field of social and economic development in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia."
We should prohibit reality television,"Commonsense Media gave the show 4 out of 5 stars, stating ""Clever cartoon reality show spoof OK for older tweens"" [REF]."
We should increase internet censorship,"According to the Reporters without Borders (RSF) ""internet enemy list"" the following states engage in pervasive internet censorship: Cuba, Iran, Maldives, Myanmar/Burma, North Korea, Syria, Tunisia, Uzbekistan and Vietnam [REF]."
We should introduce a pollution tax,"Transportation: construction by 2012 of 2000 kilometers of high speed railway, creating a tax system favoring the least polluting vehicles, establishing an environmental tax levied on trucks on the roads, various urban transport projects including light rail [REF]."
We should lower the drinking age,"Police activity under Nightsafe targets a wide range of issues including sales of alcohol to underage drinkers, pubs and clubs breaching the terms of their licences and drink related anti-social behaviour."
We should ban strip clubs,"The strip clubs which made their home on Saint Catherine have now declined in number, though a few prominent clubs, such as Supersexe, Sacha is at Super Contact and La calèche du sexe, do remain."
We should subsidize biofuels,"Biofuels also play significant roles in the ""food vs fuel"" debate, mitigation of oil prices, and energy balance and efficiency [REF]."
We should abolish zoos,"Today, Rhode Island Zoological Society remains as the non-profit organization that supports and manages the Zoo."
We should abolish the three-strikes laws,"The first true ""three strikes"" law, provided was passed in 1993, when Washington state voters approved Initiative 593."
Physical education should be mandatory,Physical Education: helps a student to increase physical activity and understand about health and nutrition.
We should ban strip clubs,"Profitability of strip clubs, as with other service-oriented businesses, is largely driven by location and customer spending habits."
Suicide should be a criminal offence,The First Gravedigger laments the fact that the wealthy have more freedom to commit suicide than the poor.
We should end development aid,"Women's World Banking (WWB)spcial organisation is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic support, technical assistance and information to a global network of 40 independent microfinance institutions (MFIs) and banks that offer credit and other financial services to low-income entrepreneurs in the developing world, with a particular focus on women."
We should abolish the Olympic Games,"In 393 AD the Emperor Theodosius abolished the Olympic Games, which by then had become corrupt and gymnastics, along with other sports, declined."
We should legalize polygamy,"For Bourguiba, the condition of equality between spouses being impossible to assure, prohibition of polygamy became therefore legitimate."
We should ban partial birth abortions,"In 1996, pastor Rob Schenck told then President Bill Clinton, ""God will hold you to account, Mr. President,"" referencing a recent veto of a ban on partial-birth abortions."
We should end development aid,"As the spokesperson of the VVD in the parliament on this matter, Hirsi Ali said that the current development aid policy did not work to increase prosperity, peace and stability in the developing countries: ""The VVD believes that Dutch international aid has failed until now, as measured by [the Dutch aid effects on] poverty reduction, famine reduction, life expectancy and the promotion of peace.""[REF] ."
We should increase government regulation,"Some environmentalists and climatologists support a phase-out and criticise clean coal as not a solution to climate change, while entrepreneurs promote improved regulations and modernised technology."
We should abolish temporary employment,"Working for a non-inclusive company that offers no benefits at all to permatemps, with a benefit-offering staffing firm."
Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence,"In January 2007, the United Nations General Assembly condemned ""without reservation any denial of the Holocaust"", though Iran disassociated itself from the resolution [REF]."
We should legalize insider trading,"In October 2004 the New Zealand Securities Commission accused Richwhite and Midavia Rail Investments, a company owned by Richwhite and Fay, of insider trading."
We should adopt a zero tolerance policy in schools,The Bray reforms Brigadier Michael Bray adopted a zero-tolerance policy for any activity related to loyalism from the beginning of his tenure as Commander UDR.
We should ban boxing,"Boxing was outlawed in most states, so arranging a time and place for a bout was a hit or miss proposition at best."
We should prohibit tower blocks,"The proposed high rise will be a 5-star luxury hotel run by InterContinental Hotels Group, and developed by Northern Irish development firm, Benmore."
We should adopt open source software,"Dougiamas started a Ph.D. to examine ""The use of Open Source software to support a social constructionist epistemology of teaching and learning within Internet-based communities of reflective inquiry""."
We should limit executive compensation,"Countering the public uproar over excessive executive pay (including backdating stock options, golden parachutes for nonperformance, and extravagant retirement packages), Welch stated that CEO compensation should continue to be dictated by the free market, without interference from government or other outside agencies [REF]."
We should further exploit solar energy,Libra Group's Greek subsidiary EuroEnergy has built a network of grid-connected solar energy generating parks and is currently increasing its generating capacity by expanding its licence portfolio.
We should ban full-body scanners,The Transportation Security Administration has taken several thousand images of individuals passing through the Full Body Scanner to demonstrate its effectiveness to TSA employees.
We should abolish the attorney-client privilege,"The joint defense privilege, or common-interest rule, is an extension of the attorney-client privilege [REF]."
We should increase the use of personalized medicine,"Thus, ""personalized medicine"" is in many ways simply an extension of traditional clinical medicine taking advantage of the cutting edge of genetics research."
We should fight gender inequality,"In 1997, one writer described ""massive gender inequalities in the sporting structures of the country, and a strong association between sport and masculinity"" [REF]."
We should limit executive compensation,"In January 2012, British Prime Minister David Cameron announced his intention to tackle excessive executive pay and crony capitalism, which Financial Times columnist Philip Stephens suggested may be an indication that the PM has signed up to Occupy values [REF]."
We should limit executive compensation,"In December 2011, the non-partisan organization Public Campaign criticized Duke Energy for spending $17.47 million on lobbying and not paying any taxes during 2008-2010, instead getting $216 million in tax rebates, despite making a profit of $5.4 billion, and increasing executive pay by 145% to $17.2 million in 2010 for its top 5 executives [REF]."
We should adopt open source software,"Dr. R. Keith Sawyer claimed in a article on Huffington Post 2007 that Open-source software are more derivative than innovative, with Linux being a derivative of Unix, and Firefox not being different from any other browser [REF]."
We should ban private education,"Two states, New Jersey and Iowa, additionally ban the use of corporal punishment in private schools."
Abstinence-only sex education should be mandatory,"Abstinence, be faithful, use a condom, also known as the ABC strategy or abstinence-plus sex education, also known as abstinence-based sex education, is a sex education policy based on harm reduction which modifies the approach of abstinence-only sex education by including education about safe sex and birth control methods."
We should privatize the United States Social Security,"Under rules promulgated by Titles II and XVI of the United States Social Security Act, chronic radiculopathy, arachnoiditis and spinal stenosis are recognized as disabling conditions under Listing 1.04 A (radiculopathy), 1.04 B (arachnoiditis) and 1.04 C (spinal stenosis)."
Private universities should be banned,Out of the 59 colleges and universities in Florida Nova Southeastern's 45% acceptance rate makes NSU the fourth-most selective private university in the state and the sixth-most selective university in Florida overall [REF].
We should end development aid,"In the years that followed, the government, the Association and the School Management Committee have continuously supported the school by providing professional advice, technical assistance and financial resources."
We should subsidize student loans,The MOEHE has developed a new student loan scheme for tertiary education.
We should legalize insider trading,"Judge Karthigesu also accepted the submission that this case was ""very unlike the more usual case of insider dealing where dishonest financial plunder was the object""."
Private universities should be banned,"The private universities in South Jordan are Neumont University, which offers courses in computer science[REF] and the Roseman University of Health Sciences, which houses schools of pharmacy and dentistry."
We should abandon Gmail,"In late March, Google stated that intermittent problems with Gmail in the PRC constitute ""a government blockage carefully designed to look like the problem is with Gmail""."
Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence,"In 1986, Andrews and Smith endorsed Holocaust denier Jim Keegstra's bid to lead the Social Credit Party of Canada [REF]."
We should adopt libertarianism,"Thomas acknowledges having ""some very strong libertarian leanings"" [REF]."
We should abolish the right to keep and bear arms,"In 2005, Romney declared the 31st anniversary of the Gun Owners' Action League ""Right to Bear Arms Day"" [REF]."
We should adopt direct democracy,Summerhill School in England has operated a direct democracy approach to decision making for over 80 years and has often come into conflict with the UK government as a result.
We should ban breast implants,Science on Trial: The Clash of Medical Evidence and the Law in the Breast Implant Case.
We should increase gun control,"Despite his lifetime membership in the NRA, Ferguson has been labeled by some as supporting gun-control."
We should adopt libertarianism,"By 1984, David had parted company with the Libertarian Party, because, he said, ""they nominated a ticket I wasn't happy with"" and ""so many of the hard-core Libertarian ideas are unrealistic.""[REF] ."
We should prohibit tower blocks,Cira Centre South will include a 40 - 50-story office tower and a 25 - 30-story residential tower.
We should subsidize biofuels,"Despite speculation that biofuels would create more climate-warming emissions than petrol or diesel,[REF] a Commission-funded study had suggested that EU biofuel policy would reduce carbon emissions; however, this conclusion was subsequently shown to be based on flawed assumptions chosen by the Commission [REF]."
We should prohibit international adoption,"After a French group, Zoe's Ark, made an abortive attempt to fly children out of Chad to Europe, causing a major scandal, Yoka announced on 31 October 2007 that the Congolese government was suspending international adoptions."
We should abandon Gmail,Gmail has recently also become available as a downloadable application for mobile phones as well as WAP-enabled mobile phones.
We should adopt atheism,"Chen's directive to colleges and universities was to ""fully take advantage of the highly concentrated population of intellectuals, complete range of disciplines, and rich resources in theory and science research to play a distinctive role in the thorough exposing and criticizing of Falun Gong, promoting Marxist materialism and atheism, and popularizing science and literacy."""
We should prohibit international adoption,A country's willingness to allow international adoption will vary to accommodate that country's laws.
We should end international aid,"Each year since 1994, the company has published the Toys""R""Us Toy Guide for Differently-Abled Kids, a resource featuring specially selected toys that aid in the development of children with physical, cognitive or developmental disabilities."
We should ban fishing,"Tourism is its most important economic sector, though fishing is also an important source of income for islanders."
We should lower the drinking age,"Brash voted for the decriminalisation of both prostitution and euthanasia, voted against raising the drinking age back up to 20 and voted against Manukau banning street prostitution [REF]."
We should abolish temporary employment,"In 1995, Prentice was a sponsor of SB 5503 which directed the Washington Department of Housing to begin reporting on the status of temporary worker housing conditions and to develop livable and decent temporary worker housing in Washington State [REF]."
We should abolish intellectual property rights,"The extension bills represent a fundamental departure from the United States philosophy that intellectual property legislation serve a public purpose.""[REF]"
We should abolish temporary employment,"The section dedicated to the girls is sponsored for an amount of €60,000 by PDZ, one of the country's largest temporary work agencies, which was one of the main providers of women to Verkade's work force since the 1960s [REF]."
We should ban strip clubs,A cluster of bars and strip clubs provide a primary source of revenue in its limited economy.
We should abandon Gmail,"If a virus is found on an attachment the reader is trying to open, Gmail will try to remove the virus and open the cleaned attachment."
We should limit executive compensation,"On April 21, 2009, it was revealed that a $750 million loan from the government was turned down, on the grounds that it would have required that executive compensation be capped [REF]."
We should ban breast implants,"Michael arrives at work to find that Kitty's ""chest thing"" was breast implants."
We should adopt direct democracy,"Switzerland's voting system is unique among modern democratic nations in that Switzerland practices direct democracy (also called half-direct democracy), in which any citizen may challenge any law at any time."
We should introduce school vouchers,"(In 1954, the Virginia General Assembly had enacted legislation providing educational vouchers to underage dependents of veterans who were wounded or had died in World War I.) Kilpatrick and several Virginia political leaders had supported vouchers as a way of circumventing desegregation,[REF][REF] and the Almond decision struck directly at this proposal."
We should adopt a zero tolerance policy in schools,The EU currently has a zero tolerance policy regarding GMOs.
We should adopt socialism,Socialists were also important in the Organisation civile et militaire and in Libération-Sud.
We should abolish the attorney-client privilege,"Separately on the same day, Deputy U.S. Attorney General Mark Filip announced new prosecution rules aimed at not penalizing companies as noncooperative for protecting attorney-client material or paying for their employees' attorneys in probes."
We should abolish intellectual property rights,Iran is a member of the WIPO since 2002 and has acceded to several WIPO intellectual property treaties.
We should abolish the Olympic Games,"Some diuretics are banned by the WADA in events such as the Olympics as they mask Steroid detection in post drug tests, some may also have harmful effects on the body."
We should fight gender inequality,"""Title IX is today generally viewed as having fixed the problem of gender inequality of sports, at least in educational settings"" (McDonagh, Pappano, 2008, 79)."
Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence,"In 2009, he called on the Pope to publicly condemn controversial bishop Richard Williamson, a member of the Society of Saint Pius X and a noted Holocaust denier [REF]."
We should abolish the right to keep and bear arms,"United States v. Skoien, - Steven Skoien, a Wisconsin man, convicted of two misdemeanor domestic violence convictions appealed his conviction based on the argument that the prohibition violated the individual rights to bear arms, as described in Heller."
We should ban fishing,"Since aquatic organisms, including fish, provide much of our food supply as well as underpinning the income of coastal peoples, it is critical that fisherfolk and smallholder farmers have genetic reserves and sustainable ecosystems to draw upon as aquaculture and marine fisheries management continue to evolve."
We should ban fishing,"In a similar vein, the tiny Republic of Palau, with a mandate from an activist-minded President and a concerned legislature, began in May 2004 what appeared to be a quixotic effort to stop bottom trawling, an odious method of fishing that irreparably damages some of the world's most biologically diverse coral reefs and is sometimes practiced by multinational fishing corporations."
We should fight gender inequality,The hunting of older males creates a gender imbalance within an area specific population [REF].
Suicide should be a criminal offence,"Gallagher believes that state approved suicide diminishes the value of life, especially for the elderly, sick or vulnerable [REF]."
We should legalize prostitution,There are fears that prostitution may become the main route of HIV transmission as it has in developing countries such as Thailand and India [REF].
We should abolish the right to keep and bear arms,"Willis argues that this violates his right to bear arms, a right guaranteed by the Utah constitution (Article 1, Section 6.) Justice Parrish and the court in a unanimous opinion, rejected his argument."
We should abolish intellectual property rights,"An extended extract from the opinion is widely quoted: ""Overprotecting intellectual property is as harmful as underprotecting it."
We should fight gender inequality,CANADEM provides additional support to the Canadian government and various international organizations to address recruitment problems such as gender inequalities or geographical misrepresentation of its personnel [REF].
We should ban corporal punishment in the home,"Domestic corporal punishment, i.e. of children and teenagers by their parents, is usually referred to colloquially as ""spanking"", ""whipping"", ""smacking,"" or ""slapping."""
Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence,"In his 1993 book Streitpunkte (Points of Contention), Nolte praised the work of Holocaust deniers as superior to ""mainstream scholars"" [REF]."
We should ban partial birth abortions,"In addition, the Court distinguished the Stenberg case, which previously struck down Nebraska's partial-birth abortion law."
We should adopt socialism,"When Bhutto founded the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in 1966, he declared the PPP's beliefs in a speech as following: ""Islam is our faith, democracy is our policy, socialism is our economy."
We should abolish the three-strikes laws,"In response to the perceived increasing crime rate, the citizens of California passed the Three Strikes Law, stipulating a life sentence for those who were convicted of three felonies."
We should lower the drinking age,"In 1998, the National Youth Rights Association was founded, in part, to seek to lower the drinking age back to 18."
We should end development aid,"ACAC provides background checks, identifies business opportunities, provides information and technical assistance helps member firms access tools and resources to consummate their business deals, and hosts workshops and other learning opportunities [REF]."
Abstinence-only sex education should be mandatory,"In spite of these criticisms, federal government support has made abstinence the de facto focus of sex education in the United States, so that opponents frequently adopt the line that abstinence education is acceptable only if it is combined with other methods, such as instruction in the use of condoms, and easy availability thereof."
We should abandon Gmail,"Gmail, a free webmail service provided by Google, was launched as an invitation-only beta program on April 1, 2004,[REF] and became available to the general public on February 7, 2007 [REF]."
We should ban free newspapers,"First published on Sept. 13, 1892, the Daily has been said to be the oldest free daily newspaper in the U.S [REF]."
Bullfighting should be banned,"Supporters of bullfighting argue that it is a culturally important tradition and a fully developed art form on par with painting, dancing and music, while animal rights advocates hold that it is a blood sport resulting in the suffering of bulls and horses."
We should further exploit geothermal energy,"In Australia, geothermal energy is a natural resource which is not utilised as a form of energy."
We should further exploit hydroelectric dams,Hydroelectric power is usually extremely dispatchable and more reliable than other renewable energy sources.
We should adopt direct democracy,"A Canada that practices true democracy, where individual rights are paramount, majority rule is applied, minorities are protected by law and all citizens are equal ."
Abstinence-only sex education should be mandatory,The prevalence of religion in the United States contributes to the widespread implementation of abstinence-only sex education.
We should ban partial birth abortions,"Although Ginsburg has consistently supported abortion rights and joined in the Court's opinion striking down Nebraska's partial-birth abortion law in Stenberg v. Carhart she has criticized the Court's ruling in Roe v. Wade as terminating a nascent, democratic movement to liberalize abortion laws which might have built a more durable consensus in support of abortion rights."
We should privatize the United States Social Security,"Therefore, except for the elderly and the legally disabled, US Social Security is not a benefit single people can claim."
Suicide should be a criminal offence,"Approximately 18 percent of alcoholics commit suicide,[REF] and research has found that over 50 percent of all suicides are associated with alcohol or drug dependence."
We should prohibit reality television,"She's been a principal dancer for Katy Perry, and is also a lead cast member on E! reality show ""The Dance Scene""."
We should increase internet censorship,"In 2011, THE FUTURIST featured the writing of technology ""maverick"" Kevin Kelly, marketing guru Seth Godin, nature writer Richard Louv, Internet-freedom scholar Evgeny Morozov, environmentalist and MacAuthur Fellow Lester Brown among many other thought leaders."
We should abandon online dating services,Ashley Madison is an online dating service and social network service marketed primarily to people who are already in a relationship [REF].
We should adopt libertarianism,"Industry and agribusiness advocates continue to criticize Silent Spring, and in the 2000s Carson and her book have come under increasing attack from authors and libertarian groups who claimed that restrictions placed on DDT have caused millions of deaths, and more generally that environmental regulation unnecessarily restricts economic freedom [REF]."
We should legalize cannabis,"Despite clinical opinion, it remains important to establish whether cannabis is harmful, what outcomes are particularly susceptible, and how such effects are mediated.""[REF] ."
We should abandon Gmail,"On April 23, 2008 push support was added for Gmail, along with automatic notifications for POP/IMAP accounts [REF]."
We should legalize cannabis,"The University of New South Wales' National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre's Drug Trends Bulletin for October 2009 shows that 58% of cannabis users in NSW believe hydroponically-grown cannabis to be ""very easily"" available; 43% believe bush-grown cannabis is ""very easy"" to find."
We should abolish the attorney-client privilege,"If the proposed conservatee or ward is unable to have an attorney-client relationship because of some impairment, the court may appoint a guardian-ad-litem (who is often also an attorney)."
We should legalize prostitution,Prostitution and peacekeeping efforts Sahgal spoke out in 2004 with regard to the fact that prostitution and sex abuse crops up wherever humanitarian intervention efforts are set up.
We should abolish intellectual property rights,"At the launch of Silicon Cape, Johann Rupert stated, ""we need a financial centre in the Western Cape and an IT centre that is tax neutral, where intellectual property is protected, and the Cape will flourish."""
Bullfighting should be banned,"The Andalusian Autonomous Government sponsors the Rutas de Andalucía taurina, a touristic route through the region centered on bullfighting."
We should limit the right of asylum,Zinnemann felt it would be good for Peck to be able to meet actual political refugees living in France [REF].
We should ban male infant circumcision,"brainwashing of children, faith healing, circumcision), harmful to society (e.g."
We should legalize cell phone use while driving,"A photograph of Stone asleep in Council Chambers during a hearing (on limiting cell phone use while driving) ran on the front page of the Chicago Sun-Times on January 14, 2004 [REF]."
Physical education should be mandatory,"The specialist facilities also support students on Physical Education and Sport and Exercise courses, providing a venue for performance analysis and research."
We should adopt atheism,Dawkins believes that his own atheism is the logical extension of his understanding of evolution[REF] and that religion is incompatible with science [REF].
We should legalize cannabis,"In 2006 more motions were passed through OUSA at a Students General Meeting '..that OUSA declares the University campus a 'Prohibition Free Zone' where prohibition of cannabis shall not apply', and 'that OUSA condones the public smoking of cannabis on University grounds as a protest against cannabis prohibition'[REF]."
We should end development aid,"For decades, Peace Corps volunteers have provided technical assistance in the areas of environmental education, natural resources, management, small business development, microfinance, basic business education, urban youth, and community education."
We should fight for Tibetan independence,China has been criticised by Tibetan Independence groups for having built the railway to strengthen its political control over Tibet [REF].
We should fight for Tibetan independence,"The revised charter urged monks and nuns to ""see clearly that the 14th Dalai Lama is the ringleader of the separatist political association which seeks 'Tibet independence,' a loyal tool of anti-China Western forces, the very root that causes social unrest in Tibet and the biggest obstacle for Tibetan Buddhism to build up its order.""[REF]"
We should further exploit solar energy,"""It's my view that solar energy may be the ultimate solution for energy for most of the world."
We should prohibit international adoption,"The CCAA is responsible for the welfare of children in the care of Child Welfare Institutes (orphanages), domestic adoption, and international adoption [REF]."
We should cancel the speed limit,"Leveraging vector autoregression analysis upon an established marine fossil record, Lu, Yogo and Marshall found that a ""speed limit,"" which was previously thought to restrict the reemergence of biodiversity following a mass extinction, may be an artifact of the incompleteness of the fossil record [REF]."
We should adopt libertarianism,Libertarians promote individual liberty and seek to minimize the role of the state.
Physical education should be mandatory,"At Key Stage 4, only five National Curriculum subjects are mandatory (English, Welsh or Welsh second language, mathematics, science, and physical education) and schools have greater flexibility to provide optional subjects that meet the needs and interests of their pupils."
We should fight illegal immigration,"USA Today reported that ""Illegal immigrants can get emergency care through Medicaid, the federal-state program for the poor and people with disabilities."
Sex education should be mandatory,"The association was involved in promoting sex education, preventing and eradicating venereal disease and the education of the public in eugenics [REF]."
Abstinence-only sex education should be mandatory,"In the Kaiser study, 34% of high-school principals said their school's main message was abstinence-only."
We should ban free newspapers,"Bangkok also has two major English-language dailies, the Bangkok Post and The Nation and the new free-sheet, The Daily Xpress."
Suicide should be a criminal offence,"James Harden-Hickey had once written a book called Euthanasia: The Aesthetics of Suicide, showing that suicide was a powerful art form and ""a privilege."""
We should abolish intellectual property rights,"In July 2007, Representative Steve Chabot (R-OH) proposed the Intellectual Property Enhanced Criminal Enforcement Act of 2007, or H.R.3155, with the co-sponsorship of Representatives Phil English (R-PA), Jim Gerlach (R-PA) and Marilyn N. Musgrave (R-CO) [REF]."
We should prohibit reality television,"Others have said that Lot proves that ""quality reality TV does exist.""[REF] ."
We should ban full-body scanners,"In a December 2, 2010 letter to the House of Representatives, Dr. Steven Smith, inventor of the body scanner in 1991, has stated that the concerns of Dr. Brenner and UCSF regarding the skin dose of backscatter scanners is incorrect and the result of a confusion between dose and imaging penetration."
We should end development aid,"In 2008, ATSDR had cooperative agreements with 29 states and one tribal government, providing technical assistance to help those partners address local environmental health concerns [REF]."
We should abolish zoos,Keeping wild animals in zoos is even seen as human domination over other creatures.
We should abolish zoos,"The director of the German Animal Protection Society said the zoo had acted irresponsibly and that ""it was the ethical responsibility of the management to give the polar bear cubs a chance of life."
We should adopt vegetarianism,"Algae has emerged in recent years as a popular source of omega-3 fatty acids for vegetarians who cannot get long-chain EPA and DHA from other vegetarian sources such as flaxseed oil, which only contains the short-chain Alpha-Linolenic acid (ALA)."
Private universities should be banned,"The Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais had been chosen by the Ministry as the best private university in the country, and the best in Minas Gerais, the previous year [REF]."
We should abolish the attorney-client privilege,"Constructive denial Whether counsel are appointed or retained, the Clause protects the role of counsel and certain attributes of the attorney-client relationship."
We should increase the use of personalized medicine,"Such approaches promise the advent of ""personalized medicine""; in which drugs and drug combinations are optimized for each individual's unique genetic makeup [REF]."
We should ban free newspapers,"The Cultural Association also regularly issues a free newspaper, through which the activities of both the TAMASSOS Cultural Association and the separate communities are promoted."
We should abolish the right to keep and bear arms,"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.[REF] ."
We should abolish the right to keep and bear arms,"Through the prohibition against carrying arms a deadly blow was given to the feudal system and to the ever-fighting factions of Italian municipalities; through the admission of poor and rich, nobles and common people, the social classes were brought nearer each other."
We should ban breast implants,"Breast implants designed to enlarge the breasts reduce the viewing ability of mammography, and require more time for imaging as more views need to be taken."
We should further exploit solar energy,"Plextronics Plexcore PV 2000 organic solar ink is able to deliver higher performance in fluorescent lighting conditions in comparison to amorphous silicon solar cells, and said to have a 30% to 40% increase in indoor power density in comparison to the standard organic solar technology [REF]."
The vow of celibacy should be abandoned,"After the publication of Zwingli's works, Apologetic vs Archeteles Adpellat vs (Zürich, 1522), and a petition arguing against the need for priestly celibacy, Hugo's opinions shifted dramatically."
We should adopt vegetarianism,Essays and other works penned by these influential Romantics had long supported a meatless diet.
We should abolish the Olympic Games,"In June 2004, the BBC reported that the costs of hosting Olympic Games were close to € 10 billion [REF]."
Abstinence-only sex education should be mandatory,The report included a comprehensive metastudy examining research on the efficacy of abstinence-only as well as comprehensive sex education.
We should further exploit solar energy,PV solar energy is perhaps the only energy technology whose electricity generation cost could be reduced by half or more over the next 5 years.
We should abolish the three-strikes laws,"Later an amendment created a three-strikes law, which created mandatory 25-years imprisonment for repeated serious crimes - serious drug offenses is in on that list - and allowed the death penalty to be used against ""drug kingpins.""[REF] ."
We should increase internet censorship,"In June 2011 the Cambodian Center for Human Rights released a report ""Internet Censorship: the ongoing crackdown on freedom of expression in Cambodia"" [REF]."
We should subsidize biofuels,Biofuels may require higher energy input per unit of BTU energy content produced than fossil fuels: petroleum can be pumped out of the ground and processed more efficiently than biofuels can be grown and processed.
We should end international aid,"Under his leadership, Rwanda has been called Africa's ""biggest success story""[REF] and Kagame has become a public advocate of new models for foreign aid designed to help recipients become self-reliant [REF]."
We should prohibit tower blocks,Some of these high-rises as well as the construction of the new Multi-Modal Transportation Center have the potential to redefine the area encompassing downtown Athens to stretch east to the banks of the Oconee River.
We should legalize polygamy,In the recent Holm case a polygamist attempted to use the Lawrence ruling to overturn Utah's laws banning these polygamous relationships.
We should adopt socialism,"The petition was refused by the National Assembly and in response a referendum was held in support of socialism being a permanent fixture of the constitution, for which the government claimed 99% voter approval."
We should abolish the right to keep and bear arms,"The Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution is interpreted by some as providing for unenumerated rights, and therefore implicitly a right to keep and bear arms: ."
We should end development aid,"Billions of dollars are being invested in new and upgraded road infrastructure in Africa, Asia and Latin America and the Make Roads Safe campaign argues that this development aid should be invested with the safety and mobility needs of all road users in mind."
We should lower the drinking age,"As a Senator, Finch's legislative priorities included property tax reform, smart growth initiatives, education funding, expanding the Husky healthcare initiative, combating underage drinking, transportation issues, and gun control and crime prevention [REF]."
We should prohibit hydraulic fracturing,Higher natural-gas prices in recent years and advances in hydraulic fracturing and horizontal completions have made shale-gas wells more profitable [REF].
We should ban free newspapers,"On June 6, 2006, Bolloré launched Direct Soir, a free newspaper."
We should introduce school vouchers,"While finishing Peterman's term, Rouson was one of three Pinellas representatives to support school vouchers (corporate-tax-credit scholarships), along with Bill Heller and Janet C. Long [REF]."
We should abolish zoos,"The mission of the Zoo is to provide a fun, unique and up-close experience that strengthens the bond between people and wildlife."
We should fight for Tibetan independence,"Students for a Free Tibet's profile and membership grew with the advent of the Tibetan Freedom Concerts, which provided a vehicle for youth involvement in the Tibetan independence movement."
We should abolish the attorney-client privilege,"Just as the Uniform Rules of Evidence had, the advisory committee draft of the rules that the Supreme Court formally transmitted to Congress codified nine evidentiary privilegesrequired reports, attorney-client, psychotherapist-patient, husband-wife, communications to clergymen, political vote, trade secrets, official secrets, and identity of informer."
We should further exploit wind power,"Colorado's high Rocky Mountain ridges and eastern plains offer wind power potential, and geologic activity in the mountain areas provides potential for geothermal power development."
We should abolish zoos,"While the Hagenbeck zoo was able to rebuild its animal trade, the zoological society could not."
We should fight for Tibetan independence,"In response to pro-Tibet and pro-human rights protests, the Chinese media focused on the more disruptive protesters, referring for example to ""a very small number of 'Tibet independence' secessionists and a handful of so-called human rights-minded NGO activists"" intent on ""disrupting and sabotaging the Beijing Olympic Games"" [REF]."
We should further exploit hydroelectric dams,"As of 2001, the state's Energy Plan stated that, although wind and hydroelectric power are abundant, with low-cost electric interties they were judged uneconomical [REF]."
We should legalize cannabis,Recent research has been conducted on if the use of cannabis could control some of the symptoms of ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease.
We should limit executive compensation,Unions have been very vocal in their opposition to high executive compensation.
Private universities should be banned,The local campuses of the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM) and the Autonomous University of Durango (UAD) are private universities.
We should adopt atheism,Historians including Lucien Febvre agree atheism in its modern sense did not exist before the end of the seventeenth century [REF].
We should limit executive compensation,An example is Pfizer Inc.'s 10-K[REF] which references the executive compensation report to be found in the Proxy Information [REF] Pfizer's response to this item comprised p. 38-77 pages of the 2009 Annual Report.
Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence,Polls also showed that 40% of Arab citizens engaged in Holocaust denial [REF].
Suicide should be a criminal offence,"Gelder,Mayou and Geddes(2005) reported that women are more likely to commit suicide by taking overdose of drugs than men."
We should ban strip clubs,"""Ay Que Caray"" by Marilu Esmeralda Aguiluiz - source music in the strip club."
Private universities should be banned,Universidad del Valle de México: a private university system with 35 campuses throughout Mexico.
The vow of celibacy should be abandoned,"In the wake of the clergy sexual abuse scandals, some critics have charged that priestly celibacy was a contributing factor."
The vow of celibacy should be abandoned,"In the Latin Catholic Church, clerical celibacy is mandated for bishops and, as a general rule, for priests and for deacons who intend to become priests."
We should end development aid,"The CDU PAETC (Pacific AIDS Education and Training Center) offers trainings, conferences, clinical consultations, and technical assistance to clinicians treating HIV positive patients and to local clinics and health centers [REF]."
We should abolish temporary employment,Global economic changes and technological improvements in communications and information systems encouraged competitive organizations to specialize in production easily and assemble temporary workers quickly for specific projects.
We should legalize prostitution,"The article also states that ""academic research has linked lap-dancing to trafficking, prostitution and an increase in male sexual violence against both the women who work in the clubs and those who live and work in their vicinity."""
Private universities should be banned,"As a private university, Trinity has made the decision to enact certain ""responsibilities"" which the University believes accompanies an atmosphere more conducive to learning and community."
We should abolish the Olympic Games,The Olympics represented an opportunity to revamp the city's look and change its traditional image as an industrial city by showing the world its hidden side of vibrant cultural life and stunning architectures.
We should introduce school vouchers,"The Supreme Court, in Zelman v. Simmons-Harris (2002), upheld the constitutionality of private school vouchers, turning away an Establishment Clause challenge."
We should abolish the three-strikes laws,The exact application of the three strikes laws varies considerably from state to state.
We should abandon Gmail,"Gmail's current documented help on this issue states: ""While Gmail doesn't currently support the functionality to open your Contacts list while composing a message, we're testing many new features to improve our service.""[REF] ."
The vow of celibacy should be abandoned,"Fink says that a primary book used to support apostolic origins of priestly celibacy ""remains a work of interpretation."
We should abolish the three-strikes laws,"Throughout his time as District Attorney, Cooley continued his efforts against the Three Strikes Law in favor of proportionality, including supporting ballot measures that would have altered Three Strikes."
We should abandon coal mining,"A special commission of the French Ministry of Public Works conducted their first study in 1878 to find a ""suitable means of putting the coal mines in a position to withstand foreign competition""."
We should not subsidize cultivation of tobacco,"Also many countries have government subsides for tobacco farming, which do not make economic sense [REF]."
We should prohibit reality television,"Additionally, reality television shows have featured teenage pregnancy stories."
We should adopt mobile payments,NFC wallets include the Google Wallet and ISIS (mobile payment system).
We should abolish temporary employment,"In recent years, Muslims have migrated to Europe as residents and temporary workers."
The vow of celibacy should be abandoned,"Advocates see clerical celibacy as ""a special gift of God by which sacred ministers can more easily remain close to Christ with an undivided heart, and can dedicate themselves more freely to the service of God and their neighbour.""[REF] ."
Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence,"In its far right wing, it includes extremist members such as Ulrich Schlüer, Pascal Junod, who heads a 'New Right' study group and has been linked to Holocaust denial and neo-Nazism and Jean-Jacques Kottelat, who has been legally convicted under anti-racism legislation [REF]."
We should ban partial birth abortions,Leahy voted for the Defense of Marriage Act and was one of the few in his party to support the ban on intact dilation and extraction procedures.
We should adopt libertarianism,"After the 2000 elections, Browne had continued working to increase the popularity of libertarian goals to reduce the size and scope of government."
We should legalize organ trade,The lack of regulations against organ trafficking prior to 2008 made Israel a focal point for the international organ trade.
We should limit the right of asylum,"In 1987, the Office for the Protection of Refugees (OFPRA) gained in power and opened up a period of nearly systematic asylum ."
Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence,François Duprat (1941-1978) was a writer and Holocaust denier.
We should further exploit wind turbines,"Severe wind turbine accidents have had relatively low impacts on the communities where the accidents occurred, compared with the widespread effects of accidents at nuclear and hydroelectric power plants."
We should end international aid,When industrialized countries like the United States give foreign aid to developing nations they often expect that the economies of those nations will improve.
Suicide should be a criminal offence,"Feng Yurong (冯玉荣), commander of the 13th Combined Zhili Brigade facing them, committed suicide."
We should increase the use of personalized medicine,"Currently, riboregulators have found utility in the area of synthetic biology and personalized medicine."
We should abolish the monarchy,"Niccolò Machiavelli wrote The Prince, which serves as a manual to illustrate what a monarchy should do to maintain power."
We should subsidize adoptions,BLM was accused of allowing too many adoptions so as to deplete feral horse populations on federal land.
We should ban trans fats usage in food,Researchers at the United States Department of Agriculture have investigated whether hydrogenation can be achieved without the side effect of trans fat production.
We should increase gun control,Shays was endorsed by the Brady Campaign for his support for gun control and was one of only six Republicans to vote against banning lawsuits against gun manufacturers and distributors in 2005 [REF].
Abstinence-only sex education should be mandatory,"According to Richey, congressional Republicans knew that Clinton would sign the welfare-reform measure; so they attached a bill to create an abstinence-only education program and authorized its funding with $250 million over five years."
We should abandon coal mining,"In particular, Daintree was the first Government geologist for North Queensland discovering gold fields and coal seams for future exploitation."
We should introduce a pollution tax,"Together with the Green Party of Switzerland, the Social Democrats have common environmentalist policies, which are reflected in the expansion of ecotax reforms and increased state support for energy saving measures and renewable energies."
We should subsidize student loans,Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program: Private lenders provide federally guaranteed funds.
We should end affirmative action,"President Bill Clinton made a recess appointment of Bill Lann Lee as Assistant Attorney General for civil rights, when it became clear that Lee's strong support of affirmative action would lead to Senate opposition."
Suicide should be a criminal offence,In recent years Neshaminy High School has adopted numerous programs aimed at suicide awareness and prevention.
We should increase wealth redistribution,"Obama's ""spread the wealth around"" quote was later used by the McCain campaign, comparing the Democrat's policies to socialism [REF]."
We should adopt atheism,"In the United States, atheism is protected under the First Amendment's Free Exercise Clause."
Homeschooling should be banned,"Some countries have highly regulated home education programs as an extension of the compulsory school system; others, such as Germany,[REF] have outlawed it entirely."
We should introduce school vouchers,"Dr. Heller and two other Pinellas Democrats, Janet C. Long and Darryl Rouson voted to support the use of school vouchers, which Florida Democrats have historically been opposed to, citing separation issues."
We should lower the drinking age,"In 2007, the drinking age debate in the United States was renewed when Choose Responsibility began promoting lowering of the drinking age coupled with education and rules to persuade people to drink responsibly before they are of legal age."
We should further exploit solar energy,"The post-Crisis version created by John Byrne stated that Kryptonians absorbed solar energy, with the dim output of Rao being just enough to sustain them, and a yellow sun producing enough energy to ""supercharge"" a Kryptonian metabolism to levels of power not seen in their native environment, though it takes years for Clark Kent to build up enough energy to reach the level of power he displays as Superman [REF]."
We should further exploit wind turbines,"Burlington's electric department (BED) has a wind turbine that provided enough power for thirty homes and gets half of its energy from renewable sources, such as its 50 megawatt power plant that runs off of wood chips."
We should adopt direct democracy,Protestant theologian Reinhold Niebuhr opposed the amendment stating that war was a policy area where pure democracy was most pernicious [REF].
We should ban strip clubs,The strip club as an outlet for salacious entertainment is a recurrent theme in popular culture [REF].
We should introduce school vouchers,"An alternative to the education voucher is the education tax credit, which allows individuals to use their own money to pay for the education of their children or to donate money towards the education of other children."
We should adopt libertarianism,"Between 2004-2008, Koch gave $246 million, focusing on ""libertarian causes, giving money for academic and public policy research and social welfare.""[REF]Koch"
We should adopt socialism,Stalin and his supporters have highlighted the notion that socialism can be built and consolidated by a country as underdeveloped as Russia during the 1920s.
We should limit executive compensation,"A say on pay - a non-binding vote of the general meeting to approve director pay packages, is practised in a growing number of countries."
We should ban male infant circumcision,"Christakis DA, Harvey E, Zerr DM, et al. (2000) found that it would take 909 infant circumcisions to prevent 1 case of invasive penile cancer [REF]."
We should increase internet censorship,"Khairy also said that such move will only eliminate young urban voters voting from the ruling party, and is at odds with the Multimedia Super Corridor Bill of Guarantees - a 10-point Bill that prescribes zero Internet censorship."" ."
We should prohibit reality television,Sicotte and Wolf cooperated on the hugely successful Star Académie reality TV show in Quebec.
We should fight gender inequality,Gender inequality is thus a widespread and ingrained social and public health issue.
We should increase government regulation,"Lack of government policy support, which includes the lack of policies and regulations supporting deployment of renewable energy technologies and the presence of policies and regulations hindering renewable energy development and supporting conventional energy development."
We should cancel the speed limit,"Speed limit along the path is 8 MPH, to prevent conflicts between bicyclists and pedestrians, as well as skateboarders and rollerbladers."
We should adopt atheism,"Philosophers as diverse as Plato, Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill, George Edward Moore, and John Rawls have demonstrated that it is possible to have a universal morality without God."
We should ban fishing,Other NFWF Gulf projects include promoting sustainable commercial and recreational fisheries and restoring oyster reefs to provide crucial habitat and safeguard coastal communities.
We should ban corporal punishment in the home,"The Joint Committee's report recommended that ""the time has come for the Government to act upon the recommendations of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child concerning the corporal punishment of children and the incompatibility of the defence of reasonable chastisement with its obligations under the Convention.""[REF]"
We should subsidize student loans,Interest on the Provincial portion of student loans was eliminated completely.
We should increase internet censorship,In 2006 Reporters Without Borders removed Libya from their list of Internet enemies after a fact-finding visit found no evidence of Internet censorship [REF].
We should lower the drinking age,"In the province of Quebec, because of the CEGEP system, ""froshies"" are of legal drinking age."
We should prohibit hydraulic fracturing,"On June 8, 2010 the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission voted to require full disclosure of the hydraulic fracturing fluids used in natural gas exploration [REF]."
We should abolish temporary employment,U2: Percentage of labor force who lost jobs or completed temporary work.
We should ban strip clubs,"Outside of the U.S. the use of strip clubs to facilitate sex for hire is much more common, and stripping is viewed in those settings as advertising for sexually-oriented services performed in private areas of the club or off premises."
We should adopt vegetarianism,"Among other practices, fasting, dieting, and vegetarianism are all techniques employed by individuals and encouraged by societies to increase longevity and health."
We should ban trans fats usage in food,"First, ""trans fatty acids are not essential and provide no known benefit to human health"",[REF] whether of animal or plant origin [REF]."
We should ban free newspapers,"Cluj-Napoca also boasts other newspapers of local interest, like Făclia and Monitorul de Cluj, as well as two free dailies, Informaţia Cluj and Cluj Expres."
Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence,"In Kershaw's opinion, Nolte is attempting to imply that perhaps Holocaust deniers are on to something [REF]."
We should ban full-body scanners,1896 - X-ray machine and whole-body scanner - Dayton C. Miller (Case School of Applied Science); X-Ray photograph in the U.S. - Dudley Wick (his hand) .
We should increase internet censorship,"Recently Grillo started to encourage the use of Wikipedia as the future of knowledge sharing, and generally he is a strong proponent of internet freedom [REF]."
We should introduce school vouchers,"The Court has ruled against the separationist position in several key funding cases since Lee, including the school voucher case, Zelman v. Simmons-Harris, 536 U.S. 639 (2002)."
We should subsidize biofuels,The Kaiyou Green Energy Biomass Power project will generate 144 GWh/year and use 200 kilotons/year of crop waste as inputs [REF].
We should abolish the monarchy,"Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, who previously supported the continuation of the monarchy, said in March, 2007 that he thought the King should step down [REF]."
We should abolish zoos,"Because of this belief in the zoo's importance to the people and children of Qalqilya and the West Bank, Levison approached the Israeli Association of Zoos to develop an assistance plan to deliver new animals to the zoo [REF]."
We should subsidize adoptions,"In 2004 and 2005, as an expert advisor to the United Nations, Queen Noor traveled to Central Asia to advocate for adoption and implementation of the Ottawa Treaty throughout the region and for multi-sectoral commitment to the Millennium Development Goals in Tajikistan, one of the world's poorest countries."
We should subsidize biofuels,"The Ecology Center's Clean Energy, Clean Fuels Campaign promotes policy solutions that increase United States energy independence, decrease Michigan's global warming pollution, and encourage sustainable agricultural and forestry practices that improve soil quality, enhance wildlife habitat, and preserve other conservation values ."
We should abolish the attorney-client privilege,Waiver under joint defense doctrine is essentially the same as that under attorney client privilege.
We should abandon online dating services,"On September 7, 1999, Israeli businessmen Gil S. Sudai and David J. Blumberg patented the methodology, which represented a departure from the approaches employed by other [[online dating service]s and dating systems."
We should further exploit hydroelectric dams,Hydroelectric projects can be disruptive to surrounding aquatic ecosystems both upstream and downstream of the plant site.
We should ban private education,"In their favour, it has been pointed out that private schools cover the entire curriculum and offer extra-curricular activities such as science fairs, general knowledge, sports, music and drama [REF]."
We should subsidize condoms,In 1988 a debate within the Catholic Church over the use of condoms to prevent AIDS sparked an intervention from Rome.
We should prohibit reality television,"GA either being shows such as reality shows which may be of no interest to children or reality shows such as Dr. Phil, which may also receive a PS rating for adult-themed content."
We should further exploit wind turbines,"At present, organizations as Practical Action have designed DIY wind turbines that can be easily built by communities in developing nations and are supplying concrete documents on how to do so [REF]."
We should limit the right of asylum,"Although the Pancha Sila (Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence) was the basis of the 1954 Sino-Indian border treaty, in later years, Nehru's foreign policy suffered through increasing Chinese assertiveness over border disputes and Nehru's decision to grant political asylum to the 14th Dalai Lama."
We should prohibit international adoption,"Some countries, notably many African nations, have extended residency requirements that in effect rule out most international adoptions."
We should ban boxing,"Anthony Marenghi wrote that McGuigan had the same positive influence on the sport of boxing as ""Gentleman Jim"" Corbett, as McGuigan never drank or smoked and exerted that influence on his three sons, who didn't drink or smoke either."
We should increase internet censorship,"In a speech in January 2010, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton accuses countries with Internet censorship of breaching the UN's Universal Declaration on Human Rights, and the Australian filter literally fits her definition for censorship."
We should adopt socialism,"Social market economy is the economic policy of modern Germany that steers a middle path between the goals of socialism and capitalism within the framework of a private market economy and aims at maintaining a balance between a high rate of economic growth, low inflation, low levels of unemployment, good working conditions, public welfare and public services by using state intervention."
We should not subsidize cultivation of tobacco,"Regulations, such as acreage allotment, on tobacco farming has severely impacted acreage cultivated in tobacco once common in the mid-1970s."
We should legalize organ trade,"Private detective Shunsaku Ban and his nephew, Kenichi, travel to Metropolis to arrest Dr. Laughton, a mad scientist wanted for organ trafficking."
We should abandon Gmail,"The German naming issue is due to a trademark dispute between Google and Daniel Giersch, who owns a German company called ""G-mail"" which provides the service of printing out email from senders and sending the print-out via postal mail to the intended recipients."
We should further exploit wind power,"Wind energy is a popular alternative to the fossil fuels like coal, gas and oil in terms of better sustainability, economically feasible and environmental friendly."
Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence,"According to the Associated Press, ""Ignorance and even denial of the Holocaust is widespread in Palestinian society.""[REF]"
We should limit the right of asylum,"On 29 November 2007, the Supreme Court ruled 6 to 4 that Marín had no case to answer in Cacho's arrest, jailing and harassment,[REF] after which the United Nations Human Rights Council advised her to leave the country and offered her political asylum, legal assistance, and access to international courts [REF]."
Physical education should be mandatory,Riccards convinced then-Governor William Weld to support construction of a new physical education building and committed it to community use.
We should lower the drinking age,"There were discussions with some bar owners on the problems of verifying the legitimacy of the I.D. card as, the cards were very convincing in appearance, and the problem of underage drinking."
We should prohibit tower blocks,"Developers have enthusiastically adopted the term 'apartment' for these new high-rise blocks, perhaps to avoid the stigma still attached to housing commission flats."
We should abolish temporary employment,"Most recently, General Motors and its subsidiary, Delphi, announced plans to rely on temporary employees."
We should limit the right of asylum,"On June 19, 2008 the Associated Press reported that Adel Abdu Al-Hakim had been denied political asylum in Sweden [REF]."
We should abolish zoos,Boo at the Zoo is held every Halloween and is great fun for Children.
Physical education should be mandatory,"The Primary Curriculum at Columba Catholic College is designed to emphasise the basic skills of numeracy and literacy, whilst integrating the Key Learning Areas (KLA's) of Religious Education, English, Maths, Science, Studies of Society and Environment, Languages other than English (LOTE), Health and Physical Education, The Arts and Technology [REF]."
We should legalize organ trade,"Participants in a Hollywood Health & Society online survey were also more likely to believe in the existence of black-market organ trafficking and were more likely to donate organs after watching ""Harvest""."
We should ban male infant circumcision,"The American Urological Association (2007) stated that neonatal circumcision has potential medical benefits and advantages as well as disadvantages and risks, recommending that ""circumcision should be presented as an option for health benefits"" [REF]."
We should introduce a flat tax,"The negative income tax (NIT), which Milton Friedman proposed in his 1962 book Capitalism and Freedom, is a type of flat tax."
We should introduce a flat tax,"The fragmented field of candidates, which also included journalist and 1992 presidential candidate Pat Buchanan and magazine publisher Steve Forbes, debated issues such as a flat tax and other tax cut proposals, and a return to supply-side economic policies popularized by Ronald Reagan."
We should end international aid,"Indonesia also among the countries that provide aid to Angkor restoration project, especially the three main gates of Angkor Royal Palace archaeological site near Phimeanakas site."
Private universities should be banned,"Northeastern University, another large private university, is located in the Fenway area, and is particularly known for its Engineering, Business and Health Science schools and cooperative education program."
We should cancel the speed limit,The speed limit during peak periods is often reduced to to prevent unnecessary congestion at the Monash Freeway.
We should end development aid,"In addition to programs funded through PEPFAR, the President's Malaria Initiative, and the Millennium Challenge Account Threshold Program, USAID's program in Zambia supported training and technical assistance to promote economic growth through trade and investment; create health and educational opportunities to improve lives; and reduce the impact of HIV/AIDS through multi-sectoral responses."
We should abolish the attorney-client privilege,"In a dissenting opinion, Judge Tatel wrote that the common law's attorney-client privilege survives the death of the client."
We should legalize organ trade,"In some Third World countries, kidneys, eyes and skin are sold in a flourishing market for body parts [REF]."
We should ban male infant circumcision,"Imams Abū Ḥanīfa, founder of the Hanafi school of Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), and Malik ibn Anas, maintain that circumcision is a Sunnah Mu'akkadah-not obligatory but highly recommended."
Bullfighting should be banned,In 1671 Cardinal Altieri authorized its use for bullfights; a public outcry caused the idea to be hastily abandoned.
We should fight gender inequality,"In addition, gender inequality, high levels of unemployment, persistent poverty, rising crime and violence, population mobility, and the growing commercial sex trade - including sex tourism - compound the country's vulnerability to the HIV/AIDS epidemic [REF]."
We should ban strip clubs,"Strip clubs have a reputation for deviant activity, such as illegal drug use and prostitution."
We should end affirmative action,Nowadays the positive discrimination is often viewed as harmful for the people and economy [REF].
We should increase gun control,"In December 2000, the Boards of Trustees for HCI and the Center to Prevent Handgun Violence voted to honor Jim and Sarah Brady's hard work and commitment to gun control by renaming the two organizations the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence [REF]."
We should adopt libertarianism,"For example, comparison of the relative attitudes towards victimless crimes held by prototypical secular libertarian, Murray Rothbard, and the prototypicial Christian libertarian, Andrew Sandlin, shows that secular libertarianism and Christian libertarianism are not particularly compatible."
Sex education should be mandatory,"Vitter advocated abstinence-only sex education, emphasizing abstinence over sex education that includes information about birth control, drawing criticism from Planned Parenthood [REF]."
We should further exploit solar energy,"While solar energy has since become a core focus of the group, EDF En maintains smaller interests in several other areas of renewable energy: ."
We should cancel the speed limit,"In its current configuration, the wide road lanes encourage travel well in excess of the posted speed limit, which negatively impacts the comfort level of road users."
We should adopt libertarianism,"The version of left-libertarianism defended by contemporary theorists like Vallentyne, Steiner, Otsuka, van Parijs, and Ellerman features a strong commitment to personal liberty-embracing the libertarian premise that each person possesses a natural right of self-ownership-and an egalitarian view of natural resources, holding that it is illegitimate for anyone to claim private ownership of resources to the detriment of others [REF]."
We should abolish the Olympic Games,Both companies felt that the competitive sportsmanship of the Olympic Games provided an ideal choice as a setting for the once-rival mascots [REF].
We should abolish temporary employment,"On April 21, 2008, Bruce voiced opposition during house debate on a bill sponsored by Rep. Marsha Looper to create a guest worker program to facilitate temporary employment visas for agricultural workers from Mexico."
We should introduce a pollution tax,"Ecotaxes are examples of pigovian taxes, which are taxes that attempt to make the private parties involved feel the social burden of their actions."
We should abandon Gmail,"In December 2010, Google rolled out a New UI Preview with more Gmail/Reader-Like functionality."
We should abolish the three-strikes laws,"In 2000, 61% of California voters supported Proposition 36, which scaled the three-strikes law back by supporting drug treatment instead of life in prison for many convicted of possessing drugs."
We should fight for Tibetan independence,"People within China often find themselves blocked while accessing Web sites containing content related to Taiwanese and Tibetan independence, Falun Gong, the Dalai Lama, the Tiananmen Square protests and massacre of 1989, political parties that oppose that of the ruling Communist party, or a variety of anti-Communist movements[REF] as those materials were signed as DPI sensitive keywords already."
We should privatize the United States Social Security,"In his extended interview with Jon Stewart on The Daily Show, he said he thinks United States Social Security and Medicare need to be cut to balance the federal budget [REF]."
We should introduce school vouchers,"Economic reforms were enacted, including voucher schools, liberalized markets for telecommunications and energy as well as the privatization of publicly owned companies, privatization of health care, contributing to liberalizing the Swedish economy."
We should fight illegal immigration,Most of these cities claim that the benefit illegal immigrants bring to their city outweigh the costs.
We should end international aid,"Following a speech made by United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in December 2011 that America's foreign aid would be used to promote the protection of gay rights,[REF] the issue of LGBT rights became a significant political topic in Liberia."
We should abolish the Olympic Games,"To continue with the success of the Olympic Games, Shunyi District has agreed an investment of 300 million yuan to build facilities for motor racing [REF]."
We should increase internet censorship,China's Internet censorship is regarded by many as the most pervasive and sophisticated in the world.
Homeschooling should be banned,"Home-schooling is important in the Mountain Communities, according to a March 2008 report in the Mountain Enterprise, which added: Per capita, the Mountain Communities may have one of the highest rates of homeschooling in the state, far above the national average of 2 to 4 percent, Holly Van Houten [a home-school parent of the area] . ."
We should legalize prostitution,"In early December, a member of the Consultative Assembly, Kamal Subhi, submitted a report to the Assembly saying that lifting the ban would cause prostitution, pornography, homosexuality and divorce and the ""end of virginity""."
Abstinence-only sex education should be mandatory,Critics contend that spending a portion of funding on abstinence-until-marriage programs is unjust[REF] while others feel that foreign aid is generally inefficient [REF].
We should adopt vegetarianism,The practice of vegetarianism is instrumental for the practice of non-violence and peaceful co-operative co-existence.
We should ban full-body scanners,"On May 26, 2010 NCRP issued a press release to address such comments about full body scanners that are compliant with ANSI N43.17."
We should adopt direct democracy,"The Social Democratic campaign was taken statewide for the first time in the fall of 1898, with a platform calling for establishment of a progressive income tax and a new property tax to replace the current system of taxation, universal suffrage for all literate adults, establishment of the initiative and referendum, abolition of the veto power of the governor, abolition of the Wisconsin State Senate, and prohibition of child labor and night work for women [REF]."
Homeschooling should be banned,"1968 - Sin Kwang The' awarded Grandmaster Level, responsible for the future of his home school."
We should ban partial birth abortions,"With regard to abortions done by intact dilation and extraction (called ""partial birth abortion"" by its opponents), Romney took no action to ban it while he was Governor of Massachusetts [REF]."
We should subsidize adoptions,"Largent introduced a bill that would ban adoptions by gay and lesbian parents in Washington, D.C."
We should abandon Gmail,G-Recorder records chats and voice calls and stores them in Gmail (Microsoft Windows only).
We should adopt atheism,"In 2011, Prime Minister Julia Gillard, an atheist, said that it was important for Australians to have knowledge of the Bible, on the basis that ""what comes from the Bible has formed such an important part of our culture."
We should introduce a pollution tax,"Third, environmental economists have pointed out that fuel use will unambiguously decrease if increased efficiency is coupled with an intervention (e.g. a green tax) that keeps the cost of fuel use the same or higher [REF]."
We should abolish the Olympic Games,"Atlanta's main rivals were Toronto, whose front running bid that began in 1986 seemed almost sure to succeed after Canada had held a successful 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary and Melbourne, Australia, who hosted the 1956 Summer Olympics and felt that the Olympic Games should return to Australia."
We should abolish the three-strikes laws,Lingle signed into law the Three Strikes Law and Sex Offender Registry Website Law [REF].
We should abolish the attorney-client privilege,"Grimm's opinion in Hopson played a direct role in the subsequent enactment in 2008 of the new Federal Rule of Evidence (FRE) 502, which was designed to bring more certainty and uniformity to the law of voluntary waivers of the attorney-client privilege or work product protections in both federal and state courts."
We should ban strip clubs,"In a further effort to prevent sex trafficking, the government made the purchase of sex illegal and outlawed strip clubs [REF]."
We should abandon online dating services,"In Burke's novel, Dead Connection, Ellie Hatcher tracks a serial killer who uses an online dating service to locate his victims."
We should further exploit hydroelectric dams,"The controversial Belo Monte Dam is a proposed hydroelectric dam complex on the Xingu River which threatens a relatively undisturbed area of Pará's rainforest, including several endemic fish species."
We should abandon Gmail,Gmail also features Autosave - a system for avoiding loss of data in case of a browser crash or other error.
We should fight illegal immigration,"The paper rebutted the claim, believing that it was not racist to suggest that a ""tide"" of unchecked illegal immigrants was increasing the risk of terrorist attacks and infectious diseases."
We should legalize polygamy,"The Fox and Sac National Council was credited with uplifting the morality of the tribe by prohibiting polygamy, and requiring lawful marriages [REF]."
We should subsidize biofuels,"The introduction of the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation in 2008-2009, with a commitment that biofuels should provide 5% of transport fuel by 2010-2011."
We should abolish the attorney-client privilege,"Stengart v. Loving Care Agency, Inc. - Attorney-client privilege protects employee's communications with her lawyer even when the statements are made through personal, web-based e-mail on employer-provided laptop."
We should further exploit wind turbines,"There have been large scale projects to replace the older windows with double-glazing to conserve heat energy, and plans to install a wind turbine to help meet the school's rising energy needs are well underway, which may supply 10-15% of its required electrical energy."
We should lower the drinking age,"The Amethyst Initiative was initiated by John McCardell, founder of Choose Responsibility[REF] and a professor of history at Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont, and is currently supported by 135 college presidents who signed a statement proclaiming, ""It's time to rethink the drinking age"" [REF]."
We should legalize insider trading,An example of such a modern true crime book is Mark Coakley's Tip and Trade: How Two Lawyers Made Millions from Insider Trading [REF].
We should ban free newspapers,"The free daily underlines that ""in 2001, it was Bolkestein himself that announced the Commission's refusal to open up a parliamentary investigation on Clearstream"", following MEP Harlem Désir's requests and accusations that Menatep had an ""undeclared account"" at Clearstream."
We should introduce a pollution tax,"The object of a green tax shift is often to implement a ""full cost accounting"" or ""true cost accounting"", using fiscal policy to internalize market distorting externalities, which leads to sustainable wealth creation."
We should abandon coal mining,"In 2005, Blankenship wrote a memo to employees telling them that maximizing coal production was more important than spending time constructing things like support beams or ventilation shafts:[REF] ."
We should abolish intellectual property rights,"MPEG-4 supports Intellectual Property Management and Protection (IPMP), which provides the facility to use proprietary technologies to manage and protect content like digital rights management [REF]."
Bullfighting should be banned,"Bullfighting as well as traditional cultural fiesta's, also saw a presence in Cuba during its colonial period uninterrupted from 1538 to 1899."
We should further exploit wind turbines,In recent years there has been an interest in installing wind turbines that would generate power.
We should legalize polygamy,One of the conditions for granting Utah statehood was that a ban on polygamy be written into the state constitution.
Physical education should be mandatory,The current Curriculum teaches First Years : Religion; Irish as L2; English as L1; Mathematics; Latin; French as L2; German as L2; Science; Business Studies; History ; Geography; CSPE; SPHE ; Art; and Physical Education.
We should subsidize student loans,Maya eventually agrees when Ethan points out she can use the money to pay off her student loans and help her sister.
We should increase wealth redistribution,"On 15 July 1927, Comintern issued a thesis attacking both Yamakawa and Fukumoto and demanding that the party strive for an immediate two-stage revolution to overthrow the Japanese government, and especially the Emperor system and Diet of Japan, redistribution of wealth and favorable policy with Soviet Russia."
We should legalize prostitution,"The majority found, with a 5:2 split and both women dissenting that the purpose of eliminating prostitution was a valid goal, and that the provision was rationally connected and proportional to that goal."
We should abandon coal mining,The Energy Strategy for Russia for the Period up to 2020 foresees the need for coal production to increase to between 310 and 330 Mt by 2010 and to between 375 and 430 Mt by 2020 to meet expected domestic demand.
We should end international aid,Iran has also assured Pakistan of its continued support and aid into future [REF].
We should increase gun control,"While Bush has supported regulated gun control, he generally supports guns; in June 1999 he said he opposed requiring child-safety locks on guns; and supported concealed carrying permits [REF]."
We should introduce a flat tax,"Unlike many Democrats, he said he was ""open"" to Sam Brownback's proposal to implement a flat tax in D.C., and he supported school vouchers."
We should legalize polygamy,"Since the introduction of Sharia law throughout northern Nigeria, various attempts have been made to implant Sharia law into the southern Kwara State, which would legalize polygamy."
We should adopt atheism,"For example, 10% of self-identified Protestants and 21% of self-identified Roman Catholics were found to be atheists in a HarrisInteractive survey from 2003[REF] ."
We should prohibit international adoption,The federal Coalition's proposed Family Law (Same Sex Adoption) Bill would amend the 1975 Family Law Act and override state and territory laws that currently cover international adoptions.
We should not subsidize cultivation of tobacco,"The main manufactured products are medical devices and products, furniture, tobacco products (although tobacco farming is now limited by the government), chemicals and automobile spare parts."
We should prohibit reality television,"""In the wake of controversy triggered by Super Star and Star Academy, some observers have hailed reality television as a harbinger of democracy in the Arab world.""[REF]"
We should adopt a zero tolerance policy in schools,"While sometimes seen as excessive, Metro's zero-tolerance policy when it comes to crime, including eating, drinking, littering, and other forms of disorder, embodies the broken windows philosophy of crime reduction."
We should prohibit reality television,"Mumblecore director Joe Swanberg has said, ""As annoying as reality TV is, it's been really good for filmmakers because it got mainstream audiences used to watching shaky camerawork and different kinds of situations.""[REF] ."
We should ban boxing,Matthews had advocated in the campaign the banning of horse racing and prize fighting in the state.
We should abolish temporary employment,"Sturgis, Inc., 331 NLRB 1298 (2000), in which the Board overturned long-standing precedent and permitted temporary workers to unionize [REF]."
We should increase wealth redistribution,"One of the primary ways that the Chávez administration is attempting to fix the problem of economic inequality is by wealth redistribution, primarily via land reform, and social programs [REF]."
We should abandon online dating services,Michael and Alfie investigate the world of internet dating with mixed results and Abi realises her true vocation in life is to become a nun! .
We should adopt direct democracy,"Between 2002 and 2004, CIC worked closely with Let Minnesota Vote in an unsuccessful effort to bring statewide initiative & referendum to Minnesota."
We should ban breast implants,"Subglandular - the breast implant is emplaced to the retromammary space, between the breast tissue (the gland) and the pectoralis major muscle, which most approximates the plane of normal breast tissue, and affords the most aesthetic results."
We should abandon online dating services,"Hewlett considered Christopher Judge for the role of the ""Internet-dating loser"" because ""he seemed so incredibly inappropriate for the part that I thought it would be very funny to have him play it."""
We should increase gun control,"(Under the American Economic Association JEL subject classification system, academic books and articles on gun control are classed under JEL K42 ""Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law"" reflecting that gun control is a criminal law subject.) ."
We should adopt vegetarianism,"A long passage in the Lankavatara Sutra shows the Buddha speaking out very forcefully against meat consumption and unequivocally in favor of vegetarianism, since the eating of the flesh of fellow sentient beings is said by him to be incompatible with the compassion that a Bodhisattva should strive to cultivate."
We should limit the right of asylum,"The accommodation, adequate supply and health care of political refugees needs to offer psychosocial services."
We should end international aid,"Bush has provided ""huge overt support"" in Liberia to stabilize the country, and increasingly effective aid and trade backing good governance have helped improve health and provide education, skills, and jobs on the continent [REF]."
We should support a phase-out of lightweight plastic bags,The HESH L31 is fired using the L3 bag charge.
We should introduce school vouchers,Most Republicans support school choice through charter schools and education vouchers for private schools; and many have denounced the performance of the public school system and the teachers' unions.
We should privatize the United States Social Security,The shielding method for self-employed individuals (skjermingsmetoden for enkeltpersonforetak or foretaksmodellen) implies that business profits exceeding a risk-free interest on the capital invested is taxed as personal income (the tax base for social security contributions and suretax) [REF].
We should further exploit hydroelectric dams,"The commission concluded that only forested waterways could support hydroelectric dams, so Trujillo banned logging in potential river watersheds."
We should abandon Gmail,"On December 12, 2008, Gmail added support for faster PDF viewing within the browser [REF]."
We should abolish the Olympic Games,"The President of the International Olympic Committee, Jacques Rogge, said that India had made a good foundation for a future Olympics bid, which was reiterated by the Australian Ministry of Sports [REF]."
We should prohibit tower blocks,"In the second year that Gray lived at the Academy, Szabo mounted a large exhibition of Sculpture and Painting entitled ""Le Monde apres les Buildings"", buildings referring to the modern high rise blocks that Szabo hated."
We should abolish zoos,The Zoo also designed specialized programs to train wildlife professionals from around the world and to form a network to provide crucial support for international conservation.
Suicide should be a criminal offence,Durkheim's study of suicide has been criticized as an example of the logical error termed the ecological fallacy [REF].
Bullfighting should be banned,"Gardner's friendship with Hemingway led to her becoming a fan of bullfighting and bullfighters such as Luis Miguel Dominguín, who became her lover."
We should ban trans fats usage in food,"Like the NAS, the World Health Organization has tried to balance public health goals with a practical level of trans fat consumption, recommending in 2003 that trans fats be limited to less than 1% of overall energy intake [REF]."
We should abandon Gmail,"CAPTCHAs can be deployed to protect systems vulnerable to e-mail spam, such as the webmail services of Gmail, Hotmail, and Yahoo!"
We should end international aid,"In September 1976, the United States Senate passed a bill that included aid for the storm victims [REF]."
We should adopt libertarianism,"Charles G. Koch funds and supports libertarian and free-market organizations such as the Cato Institute,[REF] which he co-founded with Edward H. Crane and Murray Rothbard in 1977,[REF] and is a board member at the Mercatus Center, a market-oriented research think tank at George Mason University."
We should subsidize condoms,"John Paul II's position against artificial birth control, including the use of condoms to prevent the spread of HIV,[REF] was harshly criticised by doctors and AIDS activists, who said that it led to countless deaths and millions of AIDS orphans [REF]."
We should ban strip clubs,"Some contend the strip clubs bring in much needed tourist dollars, while others believe they scare away families."
We should introduce a pollution tax,"Several Western European countries are already shifting taxes in a process known there as environmental tax reform, to achieve environmental goals [REF]."
Sex education should be mandatory,"Public opinion polls conducted over the years have found that the majority of Americans favor broader sex education programs over those that teach only abstinence, although abstinence educators recently published poll data with the opposite conclusion [REF]."
We should abolish intellectual property rights,Iran is a member of the WIPO since 2001 and has acceded to several WIPO intellectual-property treaties [REF].
We should subsidize adoptions,"The initiative was taken by religious organizations in the United States, Australia, and many European nations, and eventually developed into various apparatus that sustained adoption as a socially integrated system."
We should further exploit wind turbines,Hopkins Ridge's 87 wind turbines have the capacity to generate 157 MW of electricity.
Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence,"According to Richard G. Hovannisian, Stanford Shaw, Heath Lowry and Justin McCarthy all use arguments similar to those found in Holocaust denial [REF]."
The vow of celibacy should be abandoned,"Other concordances between Carlo and Paul VI include his dealings with Benito Mussolini's government, his support for Jews escaping the Nazis, his arguments against contraception and priestly marriage, and his world travels during his papacy."
The vow of celibacy should be abandoned,Eastern and Western Christian churches have different traditions concerning clerical celibacy and the resulting controversies have played a role in the relationship between the two groups in some Western countries.
We should adopt mobile payments,Mobile handset based payments are called mobile payments.
Sex education should be mandatory,"The statement emphasizes the prevention of circumstances leading to abortion, specifically encouraging ""appropriate forms of sex education in schools, community pregnancy prevention programs, and parenting preparation classes."" ."
We should legalize insider trading,"Backstage, ""Mean Gene"" Okerlund would regularly promote his WCW Hotline for ""just a buck sixty-nine a minute,"" which provided fans with insider information on recent events in the company [REF]."
We should abandon online dating services,"In discussing the case of a perpetrator of multiple robberies in that region, a Washington, DC police officer from that police force's Gay & Lesbian Liaison Unit said ""We've definitely seen an increase in online dating crimes in the past five years"" and added that victims of internet dating crimes are ""overwhelmingly men cruising for sex.""[REF] ."
We should not subsidize cultivation of tobacco,"The Washington site was to be near Berwyn, Maryland, on land depleted by tobacco farming."
We should privatize the United States Social Security,"On personal income, income from work and pensions, there were in addition levied social security contributions and surtax."
Bullfighting should be banned,Bullfighting is also historically popular among the Dong people (Geary 2003:199).
We should ban free newspapers,"The publishers of the Palo Alto Daily News (Aspen Times Daily founding editor Dave Price, and Vail Daily founder Jim Pavelich) have since launched successful free dailies in San Mateo, California (2000), Redwood City, California (2000), Burlingame, California (2000), Los Gatos, California (2002), Denver, Colorado (2002), and Berkeley, California (2006)."
We should abandon Gmail,Gmail also offers integration of its social networking and messaging tool Google Buzz.
Suicide should be a criminal offence,"In July 2003, Taylor Hooton, a student athlete at Plano West, committed suicide which many believed was connected to depression caused by the use of steroids used for performance enhancement."
We should cancel the speed limit,In February 2010 the Department for Transport proposed that the speed limit for all vehicles able to carry more than 8 people should be set at 65 mph [REF].
Private universities should be banned,"Irbid National University is Jordanian University, located in the north of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, a private university is recognized in recognition locally and globally .. Certified by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Jordan, the Islamic Association of Arab Universities ( AARU ), ( FUW ), the Federation and European universities ( UNIMED )."
We should adopt open source software,"Document I provides a detailed introduction to the concepts behind Open Source software, and its possible impact on Microsoft products and services."
We should adopt direct democracy,"Sheikh Bedrettin's proto-socialist ideas emphasised direct action, direct democracy, international and interfaith human solidarity, equality and communal life."
We should abandon coal mining,"Coal mining generates significant additional independent adverse environmental health impacts, among them the polluted water flowing from mountaintop removal mining."
We should legalize polygamy,"The Church's practice of polygamy has been highly controversial, both within Western society and the Church itself."
We should subsidize student loans,Giving out student loans and grants is seen as a means to pave the way to higher education for children whose parents can't afford to fund their children's education otherwise.
We should end development aid,The program supports technical assistance and civil construction works in middle sized municipalities that are reforming water supply and sanitation services.
We should prohibit hydraulic fracturing,"Councilman Gennaro, a national leader in the movement to reform hydraulic fracturing and regulate it by the USEPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, was featured in the film for calling on the State to ban natural gas drilling within New York City's drinking water supply watershed."
We should subsidize adoptions,"2004), is a decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upholding Florida's ban of adoption of children by homosexual persons."
We should adopt direct democracy,"The long term goal of the RDR group was to establish true democracy in Rwanda in order to break the decades-old cycle of violence between Hutu extremists and Tutsi extremists, a cycle in which most victims were innocent civilians on each side."
Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence,"The argument that laws punishing Holocaust denial are incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights have been rejected by institutions of the Council of Europe (the European Commission of Human Rights,[REF] the European Court of Human Rights[REF]) and also by the United Nations Human Rights Committee [REF]."
We should abolish temporary employment,8. John Twiss (2009-present): John Twiss began working as a seasonal employee for the National Park Service at Yellowstone National Park in 1965.
We should abolish the right to keep and bear arms,"On August 17, that version was read into the Journal: A well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, being the best security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed; but no person religiously scrupulous shall be compelled to bear arms [REF]."
We should fight for Tibetan independence,"In addition to his professional achievements, he is also known as an environmentalist, an animal rights activist and a supporter of the 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso, and the Tibetan independence movement."
We should adopt atheism,"2009 - On Saturday 26 June 2009, during a meeting celebrating the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, president Felipe Calderón stated that atheism and irreligion render the youth criminals and leave them at the mercy of drug traffickers [REF]."
We should ban free newspapers,"The San Francisco Examiner, once the cornerstone of William Randolph Hearst's media empire and the home of Ambrose Bierce, declined in circulation over the years and now takes the form of a free daily tabloid [REF]."
We should ban male infant circumcision,"Viens contends that ""we do not know in any robust or determinate sense that infant male circumcision is harmful in itself, nor can we say the same with respect to its purported harmful consequences."""
We should abolish the monarchy,"Out of Canada's three most prominent political parties, neither the Liberal Party nor the Conservative Party is officially in favour of abolishing the monarchy (though the latter makes support for constitutional monarchy a founding principle in its policy declaration[REF]) and the New Democratic Party (NDP) has no official position on the role of the Crown."
We should subsidize condoms,"Some criticize the Church's teaching on fidelity, sexual abstinence and its opposition to promoting the use of condoms (as a strategy to prevent pregnancy and the spread of HIV/AIDS and other STDs) as counterproductive [REF]."
We should abolish temporary employment,"Substantial numbers were temporary workers in agriculture; and a growing number of women joined the burgeoning industrial work force, as has been carefully researched in Iris Berger's 'Threads of Solidarity: Women in South African Industry', 1900-1980."
We should abolish the Olympic Games,"One of the most famous cases of changing nationality for the Olympics was Zola Budd, a South African runner who immigrated to the United Kingdom because there was an apartheid-era ban on the Olympics in South Africa."
Sex education should be mandatory,"In addition to the stigmatization of homosexuality in Taiwanese society, the lack of accurate information on homosexuality in sex education and on risk factors in AIDS education increases the risk of contracting HIV and other sexually transmitted infections within the country's population of men who have sex with men."
We should ban fishing,"The trout have sinced returned, and anglers report that fishing is good [REF]."
We should adopt direct democracy,"The Founding Fathers of the United States rarely praised and often criticized democracy, which in their time tended to specifically mean direct democracy; James Madison argued, especially in The Federalist No. 10, that what distinguished a democracy from a republic was that the former became weaker as it got larger and suffered more violently from the effects of faction, whereas a republic could get stronger as it got larger and combats faction by its very structure."
We should prohibit reality television,Girls Aloud are also notably one of the few British reality television acts to achieve continued success and longevity.
We should increase internet censorship,"Internet censorship has also been a factor, and entire nation states were taken almost completely offline [REF]."
We should abandon coal mining,"In 1974 the Labour Government (1974) and National Coal Board (NCB), backed by the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) initiated a decade long ambitious expansion of coal production, named the Plan for Coal; the plan was based on maximising income from indigenous coal reserves at a time when oil prices had risen (1973 oil crisis) to above that of coal."
We should legalize cell phone use while driving,"Similarly, a 2010 study from the Highway Loss Data Institute published in February 2010 reviewed auto claims from three key states along with Washington D.C. prior to cell phone bans while driving and then after."
We should privatize the United States Social Security,"In the DOM (Départements d'outre-mer, meaning overseas departments), URSSAF organizations do not exist as such, so social security contributions are collected by the CGSS (caisses générales de sécurité sociale, general social security funds)."
Private universities should be banned,Private universities tend to have better and newer infrastructure (e.g.
Bullfighting should be banned,"Special mention: Red Sands, directed by David Proctor, UK A captivating documentary that portrays the problematic tradition of bullfighting, still so controversial and both beautiful and disturbing to watch."
We should increase internet censorship,Malaysiakini has gained both praise and notoriety by regularly covering subjects and viewpoints deemed taboo by the mainstream broadcast and print media; the fact that it is still allowed to operate is partly due to the Malaysian government's tolerance regarding internet censorship.
We should abolish zoos,"In 1975, the Zoological Society of New Jersey was established to help promote the zoo and provide funding."
We should adopt direct democracy,"Catherine Helen Spence's 1861 booklet, 'A Plea for Pure Democracy', helped the early formation of a proportional representation group called the 'Effective Voting League of South Australia'."
We should introduce a pollution tax,Environmental Tax Policy Institute--The Institute analyzes ways in which taxation can address environmental problems.
We should ban fishing,"In recent years, local Filipino governments have discovered that fishing is not the only economic benefit the reefs can provide."
Physical education should be mandatory,"The Adapted Physical Education National Standards promotes qualified, nationally certified educators to provide physical education services to students with disabilities."
The vow of celibacy should be abandoned,"A former Roman Catholic bishop,[REF] he was excommunicated by Pope Pius XII for doctrinal and canonical issues (such as clerical celibacy)."
We should prohibit reality television,"Alaska State Troopers appear prominently and regularly on other TV reality shows such as Ice Road Truckers, Tougher in Alaska and Deadliest Catch."
We should legalize polygamy,"By 1882 notable and powerful Idahoans successfully disenfranchised Mormon voters in Idaho Territory, citing their illegal practice of polygamy."
We should abolish temporary employment,"In the Third World, similar schemes are designed to alleviate rural poverty among day-labourers by providing state-subsidised temporary work during those periods of the year when little agricultural work is available."
We should increase internet censorship,Australia's laws on Internet censorship are amongst the most restrictive in the western world.
We should further exploit geothermal energy,"October 2010 saw the announcement of the Coastal Geothermal Energy Initiative by the Queensland Minister for Mines and Energy, Stephen Robertson."
We should prohibit hydraulic fracturing,"The EPA is currently prohibited by law from regulating fracking, the result of the ""Halliburton Loophole,"" a clause added to the 2005 energy bill at the request of then-vice president Dick Cheney, who was CEO of Halliburton before becoming vice president [REF]."
We should abandon coal mining,"Solid Energy New Zealand has been trialling CSG extraction at the Waikato coal fields, for use in electricity generation [REF]."
We should adopt atheism,"In a 2004 article for Free Inquiry magazine, ""Atheism is Not a Civil Rights Issue,"" Dacey and co-author DJ Grothe criticized comparisons between the atheist cause in the United States and the causes of civil rights and LGBT rights, concluding that atheists ""need a public awareness campaign, not a liberation movement.""[REF]"
Suicide should be a criminal offence,Libertarians have acknowledged that suicide is difficult for the state to prohibit in practice.
Abstinence-only sex education should be mandatory,"Over objections by experts in 2004, McLeroy voted to approve health textbooks that stress ""abstinence-only"" in regard to instruction about pregnancy and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases [REF]."
We should further exploit wind power,"Red Hawk Systems manufactures wind energy components, as well as photovoltaic systems for solar energy, and fuel cell systems for automobiles [REF]."
We should adopt mobile payments,"In 2011, Sparkbase's smart phone-enabled mobile payment service, Paycloud®, won the Technology Innovation Award at the Electronic Transactions Association's Annual Meeting [REF]."
We should introduce school vouchers,"While working for the Landmark Legal Foundation, Bolick led the defense for the first Wisconsin school voucher program."
We should fight illegal immigration,"Most of the conservatives broke ranks with Bush and vigorously opposed the bill, for its provisions regarding legalization of illegal immigrants and providing them with a path to citizenship [REF]."
We should limit executive compensation,Defenders of high executive pay say that the global war for talent and the rise of private equity firms can explain much of the increase in executive pay.
We should further exploit hydroelectric dams,"As of 2012, hydroelectric power stations in the United Kingdom accounted for 1.65 GW of installed electrical generating capacity, being 1.8% of the UK's total generating capacity and 18% of UK's renewable energy generating capacity."
We should further exploit wind turbines,"The wind turbine will give Governors State a clean, renewable source of energy, and also be incorporated into the university's academic programs."
We should introduce universal health care,"Once in office, President Clinton quickly set up the Task Force on National Health Care Reform, headed by First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, to come up with a comprehensive plan to provide universal health care for all Americans, which was to be a cornerstone of the administration's first-term agenda."
We should adopt vegetarianism,"Organizations such as PETA point out that animal agriculture is linked to climate change, water pollution, land degradation, a decline in biodiversity, and that a commercially available animal-based diet uses more land, water, and energy than a strictly vegetarian one [REF]."
We should limit executive compensation,"In 2005, Goodwill Industries of the Columbia Willamette (GICW), Goodwill's Portland, Oregon branch, came under scrutiny due to executive compensation that the Oregon attorney general's office concluded was ""unreasonable."""
We should adopt atheism,"As Michael J. Buckley writes, ""If atheism was unacceptable, superstition and fanaticism were even more so.""[REF]"
We should end affirmative action,"BAMN was originally formed in 1995 to oppose the July 20, 1995 decision by Regents of the University of California to ban affirmative action."
We should fight gender inequality,"UNICEF believes that in treating education as a basic human right, it will address the basic inequalities in our society, especially gender inequalities."
We should abolish intellectual property rights,"Intellectual property can serve as a strong deterrent to freedom of artistic expression, and a barrier to entry."
The vow of celibacy should be abandoned,"Broussard has ordained many of the men in the group to the priesthood, most of them not taking the traditional promise of clerical celibacy."
We should limit the right of asylum,"In addition, he has written, with Francis Cheneval, Swiss Human Rights Book Volume 1: Realizing Property Rights, published in 2006 - a collection of papers presented at an International Symposium in Switzerland in 2006 on the urgency of property rights in impoverished countries for small business owners, women and other fragile human groups, such as the poor and political refugees."
We should abolish the right to keep and bear arms,"(In order to separate Petrova from the MVD, the ASIO officials confronted them on the grounds that they were carrying arms, which it was illegal to do on an aircraft.)"
We should prohibit tower blocks,"As well as inspiring residents, local authority planners believed that the way tower blocks were constructed would save money [REF]."
We should abolish the Olympic Games,"Thompson is an ambassador for the London 2012 Olympics, focusing during the bid stage on highlighting the benefits that hosting the Olympics would bring to education and sport in schools [REF]."
We should introduce a pollution tax,"Criticism of the Green Shift plan has focused on its economic effects, with the Conservatives predicting it would cause a ""big recession"" [REF]."
We should adopt mobile payments,"For example, the Eden Project in Cornwall has developed a system with mobile payment provider Luup which allows people to order, pay for and redeem their tickets using their mobiles [REF]."
We should introduce covenant marriage,HB2254 - Covenant marriages; procedures for divorce and separate maintenance.
We should adopt libertarianism,"The Voluntaryist, a publication founded in 1982, promotes a libertarian form of nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience they call voluntaryism."
We should subsidize student loans,"For example, one might use a student loan to pursue higher education."
We should ban strip clubs,"Phil and Claire go to an illegal strip club that Crenshaw frequents, with Claire under the guise of a new prostitute and Phil as her pimp."
Bullfighting should be banned,"S.H.E's other contributions include songs in the soundtracks of Magical Love, The Rose, Reaching for the Stars, Tokyo Juliet, The Little Fairy, Hanazakarino Kimitachihe, and Bull Fighting."
We should limit the right of asylum,The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees recognises a right to asylum for those fleeing persecution based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
We should increase government regulation,"In Hitzig v. Canada (2003), a court again declared Canada's Marijuana Medical Access Regulations unconstitutional ""in not allowing seriously ill Canadians to use marijuana because there is no legal source of supply of the drug."""
We should limit executive compensation,"Executive pay is an important part of corporate governance, and is often determined by a company's board of directors."
We should increase gun control,"The most recent Program Evaluation into the CFP's spending (February 2010), states that the gun control program cost $86.5 million for fiscal year 2008-09 [REF]."
We should introduce a pollution tax,"In the 2008 Canadian federal election a carbon tax proposed by Liberal Party leader Stéphane Dion, known as the Green Shift, became a central issue in the campaign."
We should ban free newspapers,"During his term, Mayor Bates worked with the City Council to pass a law outlawing the stealing of free newspapers."
We should subsidize condoms,"During a March 9, 2009 commentary, he attacked the pope's comment against the effectiveness of condoms in reducing the spread of HIV in Africa... Earlier in 2010, Cafferty [a Lutheran] devoted ""five commentaries over the course of 20 days to blasting both Benedict XVI and the Church.""[REF] ."
Suicide should be a criminal offence,"According to a report from the United States' National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, ""health care workers have higher rates of substance abuse and suicide than other professions and elevated rates of depression and anxiety linked to job stress."""
We should subsidize adoptions,Allan Yeomans also strongly supports the overall adoption of nuclear energy for industrial power [REF].
We should introduce a flat tax,"One model was proposed by Milton Friedman, as part of his flat tax proposals."
We should introduce universal health care,"On March 2, 1994, the Kentucky House of Representatives passed a health care reform bill that did not include universal coverage [REF]."
We should privatize the United States Social Security,"Spain set up the Social Security Reserve Fund and France set up the Pensions Reserve Fund; in Canada the wage-based retirement plan (CPP) is funded, with assets managed by the CPP Investment Board while the U.S. Social Security system is funded by investment in special U.S. Treasury Bonds."
Physical education should be mandatory,"Werner Zimmermann, a Swiss, was promoting Progressive education as far as to encouraging naked Physical education against body guilt: He sought to eliminate body guilt and encourage openness and end the repression of the human spirit,which he saw as the cause of sexual deviation."
We should increase government regulation,"The 2009 NPSGs include new regulations targeting the spread of infection due to multidrug-resistant organisms, catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI), and surgical site infections (SSI)."
We should adopt direct democracy,"Third Way advocates Direct Democracy along Swiss lines using referenda and citizens' initiatives, and is strongly influenced by distributism and Social Credit."
We should further exploit solar energy,"Although wind energy and solar energy have been playing increasingly important roles in Castile-La Mancha, the majority of the energy generated in the region comes from the region's large thermal power stations: ."
We should abandon online dating services,"Wells and True reached a settlement in which Wells agreed to pay monetary damages to True, perform community service and never use an online dating service again [REF]."
We should increase government regulation,"The economist Milton Friedman has claimed that the regulatory process is inherently biased against approval of some worthy drugs, because the adverse effects of wrongfully banning a useful drug are undetectable, while the consequences of mistakenly approving a harmful drug are highly publicised and that therefore the FDA will take the action that will result in the least public condemnation of the FDA regardless of the health consequences [REF]."
We should ban free newspapers,"b.flex economy+ is the an economy plus class, offering full service, such as free newspapers, catering, fast lane at security, change flexibility and priority boarding."
We should limit executive compensation,Adding debt like instrument as part of an executive compensation may reduce the risk taking motivation of executives [REF].
Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence,"The Dutch-Canadian architectural expert Robert Jan van Pelt has noted that Mayer's book with its claim that there were more ""natural"" then ""unnatural"" deaths at Auschwitz is as close as a mainstream historian has ever come to supporting Holocaust denial [REF]."
We should limit the right of asylum,Tang was later accepted into the United States as a political refugee in 1992 [REF].
We should adopt socialism,"In many cases the Communist Parties of Central Europe were faced with a population initially quite willing to reign in market forces, institute limited nationalisation of industry, and supporting the development of intensive social welfare states: broadly, the population largely supported socialism."
We should fight for Tibetan independence,"French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin was quoted in Le Monde as saying that France had no intention of ""encourag[ing] Tibetan separatism"" [REF]."
We should abolish zoos,The zoo also supports work to protect the rare silky wave moth in Avon Gorge.
Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence,"Robert Faurisson (born January 25, 1929 in Shepperton, Surrey) is a French academic who is a Holocaust denier."
We should legalize prostitution,"Tangerang in Banten Province continues to ban public displays of affection, alcohol, and prostitution."
We should ban trans fats usage in food,"In the book Cholesterol and The French Paradox, Frank Cooper argues that the French paradox is due to the lack of hydrogenated and trans fats in the French diet [REF]."
We should adopt direct democracy,"For example, George Monbiot, normally associated with the anti-globalization movement (who prefers the term Global Justice Movement) in his work Age of Consent has proposed similar democratic reforms of most major global institutions, suggesting direct democratic elections of such bodies by citizens, and suggests a form of ""federal world government""."
We should cancel the speed limit,"Dr. Hutchinson's work also suggests that an upper speed limit for Tyrannosaurus would, actually, only fall in the 10-25 mph range [REF]."
We should limit the right of asylum,"With the agreement of Bishop Alday, he restricted the right of asylum in churches to only two, Santa Ana and San Isidro."
We should adopt atheism,"Two years prior to his consideration for tenure, approximately 130 members of the faculty of Iowa State University signed a statement co-authored by Hector Avalos, a professor of Religious Studies, and noted atheist, opposing ""all attempts to represent Intelligent Design as a scientific endeavor."""
We should ban full-body scanners,Airport employees in Lagos have been caught using full body scanner images as a type of porn [REF].
We should limit the right of asylum,"The former Soviet Super-Soldiers Darkstar, Vanguard, and Ursa Major eventually defected to the United States seeking political asylum."
We should prohibit reality television,"Together with partners Shirley Craig and Tina Valinsky, she developed reality television programming through their production company, Dockside Productions."
We should abolish the monarchy,"Democracies are examples of the ""open society,"" whereas totalitarian dictatorships, theocracy, and autocratic monarchies are examples of the ""closed society."" ."
We should lower the drinking age,"While polls showed the public largely in favour of raising the drinking age back from 18 to 20, the bill, sponsored by Labour MP Martin Gallagher, was convincingly defeated on its second reading."
We should ban strip clubs,"In 2002, the size of the U.S. strip club industry was estimated to be US$3.1 billion, generating 19% of the total gross revenue in legal adult entertainment [REF]."
We should legalize insider trading,"On 27 December 2005, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police announced it was investigating Liberal Finance Minister Ralph Goodale's office for potentially engaging in insider trading before making an important announcement on the taxation of income trusts."
We should introduce school vouchers,The Chilean state provides an extensive system of education vouchers that covers about 93% of primary and secondary students (the other 7% attend non-subsidized private schools).
We should adopt socialism,"Supporters of the Fourth International echo Trotsky's opposition to Stalinist totalitarianism, advocating political revolution, arguing that socialism cannot sustain itself without democracy."
We should privatize the United States Social Security,"As an economist, Weisbrot has opposed privatization of the United States Social Security system and has been critical of globalization and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)."
Suicide should be a criminal offence,"An American non-profit organization that operates the only nationwide, offering around-the-clock crisis and suicide prevention helpline for LGBTQ youth, the project ""is determined to end suicide among LGBTQ youth by providing life-saving and life-affirming resources including our nationwide, 24/7 crisis intervention lifeline, digital community and advocacy/educational programs that create a safe, supportive and positive environment for everyone.""[REF] ."
We should abolish the three-strikes laws,"Late in his judicial career, Williams took issue with the mandatory sentencing required by California's 1994 ""Three Strikes Law."""
We should further exploit solar energy,"The Institute for Solar Energy Supply Technology of the University of Kassel, Germany pilot-tested a combined power plant linking solar, wind, biogas and hydrostorage to provide load-following power around the clock, entirely from renewable sources [REF]."
Sex education should be mandatory,"German Constitutional Court and, in 2011, the European Court of Human Rights rejected complaints from several Baptists against Germany concerning mandatory sex education [REF]."
We should introduce school vouchers,"In Season 1, Episode 18 of The West Wing, Mallory O'Brien mentions Bronx Science in a discussion of public school reform and school vouchers."
We should abandon online dating services,"In Carafano, the dating website did nothing to elicit discriminatory or defamatory information."
We should abolish zoos,"Although the Berlin Zoo conceded Neumünster's ownership of Knut due to a previous agreement, it contended that the other zoo has no right to its proceeds."
We should adopt direct democracy,The former United States Senator Mike Gravel in 2006 declared his candidacy for the 2008 Democratic nomination for President of the United States motivated primarily by his ardent support for direct democracy and the National Initiative proposal with which he is closely associated.
We should increase gun control,"In general, large urban jurisdictions tend to favor gun control to reduce crime, while rural populations and small towns oppose it for much the same reason."
We should limit the right of asylum,"Justo Rufino Barrios Auyón, then president of Guatemala, was skeptical, because Santiago Gonzales supported political refugees from Guatemala."
Physical education should be mandatory,"The girls have brought together many charity events, are very successful in Sport and Physical Education and are also one of the most environmentally friendly schools in their borough."
We should further exploit wind turbines,"West Texas has become notable for its numerous wind turbines producing clean, alternative electricity."
We should lower the drinking age,"A further article also discussed underage drinking, mentioning murder victim Jennifer Moore [REF]."
We should adopt open source software,"Co-creation became global, as practices reached senior managers at companies in Europe and Asia including Linux (open software), Procter & Gamble's Connect & Develop (dramatically improved research productivity through reliance on global collaboration platform with people outside P&G), and InnoCentive (a research collective in the pharmaceutical industry)."
We should increase government regulation,"Bernard (Dov) Joseph, who later became the Israeli Minister of Justice, said that the Regulations ""deprived [the country] of the elementary protection which the laws of any civilized country afford its inhabitants"",[REF] while Richard Crossman, a member of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry in 1946 concluded that, ""Palestine today is a police state.""[REF] ."
Suicide should be a criminal offence,"Emperor Xiaozhuang agreed, and beheaded Moqi and forced Xiao Baoyin to commit suicide."
We should ban fishing,"On May 17, 2007, the Michigan DNR confirmed the presence of VHS in the Michigan's inland Budd Lake, a popular fishing destination is in the central part of Michigan's lower peninsula [REF]."
We should limit executive compensation,"According to the Wall Street Journal, Summers called Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) asking him to remove caps on executive pay at firms that have received stimulus money, including Citigroup [REF]."
We should ban fishing,NPR's Nancy Cohen reports on the state's first community supported fishing venture [REF].
We should abolish zoos,The zoo is part of South West Environmental Parks Ltd which is owned by the Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust (WWCT).
We should further exploit geothermal energy,"Geothermal energy has been described as New Zealand's most reliable renewable energy source, above wind, solar and even hydroelectricity, due to its lack of dependence on the weather [REF]."
The vow of celibacy should be abandoned,"Bishops in the Eastern Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox churches are almost always drawn from among monks, who have taken a vow of celibacy."
We should ban full-body scanners,Dr. Smith has provided measured data from an operating body scanner to explain his position [REF].
We should prohibit tower blocks,The monumental architecture of the Central Square (Plac Centralny) was surrounded by huge blocks of flats.
We should abandon Gmail,"According to a company press release, the latest version of NarusInsight Intercept Suite (NIS) is ""the industry's only network traffic intelligence system that supports real-time precision targeting, capturing and reconstruction of webmail traffic.. including Google Gmail, MSN Hotmail and Yahoo!"
We should ban fishing,The government has recently been promoting training in fishing to improve its efficiency and safety.
We should increase wealth redistribution,"In the economic sector, planned economy would be endorsed, by embracing the socialist and Christian Democrat principles, such as income redistribution, aiming at a reduction of economic inequality [REF]."
We should prohibit reality television,The next year Allan exec produced The Joe Blow Show a Gemini-nominated pilot for The Comedy Network and co-created Second Time Around a thirteen episode comedy/reality series for W Network with host David Gale.
We should abandon online dating services,Kiosks lining Market Street and Castro Street now have posters promoting safe sex and testing right alongside those advertising online dating services.
Suicide should be a criminal offence,There have been many philosophical arguments made that contend that suicide is immoral and unethical.
We should introduce a flat tax,Flat tax has been proposed as a means of simplifying the tax code from the current progressive or graduated marginal tax rates.
We should fight for Tibetan independence,The Tibetan Independence movement is a movement for the independence of Tibet and the political separation of Tibet from the People's Republic of China.
We should ban private education,Since the 1990s there has also been a rapid growth of private education houses offering higher education such as Instituto Superior de Ciências e Tecnologias de Moçambique (ISCTEM) and Instituto Superior de Tecnologias e Gestão (ISTEG).
We should adopt a zero tolerance policy in schools,"San Diego waived Tibbetts on November 12, 2004, citing a ""zero tolerance policy because of past conduct problems"" [REF]."
We should legalize polygamy,"Over the next 46 years, several actions of the federal government were directed at Mormons, specifically to curtail the practice of polygamy and to reduce their political and economic power."
We should legalize polygamy,"In 2006, Sevigny began her five season run in the HBO television series Big Love, about a family of fundamentalist Mormon polygamists."
We should ban trans fats usage in food,"Since 2003,[REF] Loders Croklaan, a wholly owned subsidiary of Malaysia's IOI Group has been providing trans fat free bakery and confectionery fats, made from palm oil, for giant food companies in the United States to make less harmful margarine [REF]."
We should further exploit solar energy,Advocates of solar energy argue that widespread use of solar collection can mitigate overheating of urban environments by absorbing sunlight and putting it to work instead of heating the foreign surface objects.
We should ban partial birth abortions,"For example, in 1996, Cardinals Bernard Law and James Hickey urged Catholics not to re-elect President Bill Clinton after he vetoed a law banning intact dilation and extraction."
We should adopt mobile payments,"The lawsuit notes that Bedier knew all of PayPal's future plans for mobile payments, as well as an internal detailed analysis of Google's weaknesses in the area."
The vow of celibacy should be abandoned,"Because the rule of clerical celibacy is a law and not a doctrine, exceptions can be made, and it can, in principle, be changed at any time by the Pope."
We should ban breast implants,"In more recent years, her breast size has been somewhat of a joke on other cartoon shows, suggesting that Olive Oyl should receive breast implants [REF]."
We should ban full-body scanners,Other full-body scanner lobbyists with Government connections include:[REF] .
We should prohibit reality television,"The announcement added: ""Wipeout has the distinction of being the only broadcast reality series launched in recent years that has demonstrated proven staying power."""
We should ban free newspapers,"Spreckels paid the salaries of a resident organ tuner and of the organist for many years, providing free daily organ concerts."
We should end development aid,Development aid is aid given by developed countries to support development in general which can be economic development or social development in developing countries.
We should ban trans fats usage in food,"A 2009 meta-analysis supported by the NHBLI focused on the effects of trans-fats also applied the same techniques to studies focused on SFA, MUFA and PUFA, in order to assess the relative risk of substituting trans-fats with other fats."
We should increase the use of personalized medicine,MMD is a molecular diagnostic company in the world of personalized medicine utilizing highly sensitive detection systems [REF].
We should prohibit international adoption,"China ratified the Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoptions on September 16, 2005 [REF]."
We should legalize insider trading,Insider information may be thought of as more accurate and valuable than expert opinion.
We should subsidize student loans,"Dr. Chambers also chaired the New Mexico Educational Trust Board, served as a Board Member of the New Mexico Student Loan and Guarantee Corp, and became a Commissioner of the Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education."
We should further exploit geothermal energy,The New Mexico State Energy and Minerals Department created two demonstration projects using geothermal energy in Truth or Consequences in the 1980s.
We should prohibit corporal punishment,Harsh handling and strong verbal and physical discipline are harmful and may be met with resistance.
Bullfighting should be banned,"Patricia de Leon worked with PETA in 2011 to reduce support for bullfighting among Hispanic people, and was photographed by Kike San Martín for an anti-bullfighting campaign [REF]."
We should abolish the attorney-client privilege,"After hearing the facts of the case and reviewing the previous holdings from the lower courts, the Supreme Court affirmed the decision previously made by the appellate court that Marina Stengart had reasonable expectations that her attorney-client communications would remain private [REF]."
We should fight gender inequality,"China's gender imbalance is further increased by the One Child Policy, although applicable only in most urban populations."
We should legalize insider trading,"In 2010, British regulators entered MCM's London offices and arrested trader Julian Rifat, for allegedly participating in illegal insider trading in concert with other traders."
We should introduce a pollution tax,"In 2006, the average price for water and wastewater including taxes (VAT and green taxes) was DKK 39.80/m³ (US$ 8.36) - one of the highest tariffs in the EU."
We should lower the drinking age,"Although under legal drinking age, Wayne performed in licensed clubs around Sydney, she also recorded advertising jingles and uncharted singles [REF]."
We should adopt direct democracy,"Georgiadis has frequently been condemned by left-wing politicians and in the media as being sympathetic to far-right views, although he denies such characterizations as mud-slinging, and has stated that he believes in direct democracy , popular sovereignty, and referenda."
We should abandon online dating services,"Herpes support groups have been formed in the United States and the UK, providing information about herpes and running message forums and dating websites for ""sufferers."""
We should adopt mobile payments,"In March 2010, Amdocs acquired MX Telecom, a leading mobile payments and messaging aggregator,[REF] for at US$104 million in cash, net of debt and cash."
We should ban partial birth abortions,"Hadley Arkes commented, in an editorial in the National Review, ""[t]hat provision went even further than the law was obliged to go, for as the American Medical Association testified during the hearings, a partial-birth abortion bore no relevance to any measure needed to advance the health of any woman.""[REF] ."
We should ban strip clubs,"Karicia has become an alcoholic and the Salón D'Rubí is owned by Diego Duval, who has turned it into a strip joint."
We should legalize prostitution,"In 1996-97, following the success of prevention interventions in neighboring Thailand,[REF] the Chinese CDC launched the first intervention projects to promote safer sex behaviors to prevent HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases in commercial sex workers working at entertainment establishments in Yunnan [REF]."
We should introduce a flat tax,"Freedom and Solidarity believes in economic liberalisation,[REF] being led by the father of Slovakia's flat tax, and party prides itself on its economic expertise [REF]."
We should cancel the speed limit,"After crossing MD 410, the speed limit increases to and the state highway passes Columbia Country Club [REF]."
We should not subsidize cultivation of tobacco,"In May that same year widespread agrarian unrest (tobacco farmers) and industrial unrest in the north of the country erupted, which eventually brought the head of the government, General Metaxas, to suspend the parliament on the eve of a major strike, on August 4, 1936."
The vow of celibacy should be abandoned,Robbie and Tasha decide to wait until they get married before they have sex and make a vow of celibacy.
We should ban trans fats usage in food,"According to the FDA, the average American consumes 5.8 grams of trans fat per day (2.6% of energy intake)[REF] It should be strongly noted that monoglycerides and diglycerides are not considered fats by the FDA, despite their nearly equal calorie per weight contribution during actual ingestion [REF]."
Private universities should be banned,"Two large private universities, ShengDa University and SIAS International University play a major role in the local economy as well."
We should lower the drinking age,"Understanding drinking in young people should be understood through a ""developmental""[REF] framework.This would be referred to as a ""whole system"" approach to underage drinking as it takes into account a particular adolescent's unique risk and protective factors-from genetics and personality characteristics to social and environmental factors."
We should abolish zoos,"On 26 September 2006, The Daily Liberal published an article announcing British comedian John Cleese was visiting the zoo ""in order to raise money for a new Greater One-Horned rhino exhibit"" [REF]."
We should increase wealth redistribution,"A state with disproportionate economic development will necessarily come under pressure from the poorer constituencies to take action to redistribute wealth and level the economic prosperity, which will be observable in the electoral results [REF]."
We should abolish the three-strikes laws,"By 2004, California's violent crimes per capita were just over half of 1994 levels and 25 other U.S. states had adopted three-strikes laws."
We should introduce universal health care,"In articles and in his book Healthcare, Guaranteed, Emanuel said that universal health care could be guaranteed by replacing employer paid health care insurance, Medicaid and Medicare with health care vouchers funded by a value-added tax."
We should prohibit reality television,"Along with Baio, he co-hosts VH1's Confessions of a Teen Idol, a reality show in which former teen idols attempt to revitalize their entertainment careers [REF]."
We should not subsidize cultivation of tobacco,"In particular, the FCTC favors sustainable development options over tobacco farming."
We should increase gun control,"During the 1990s he was a strong opponent of the Clinton administration's spending and tax policies, while supporting some gun control measures."
We should subsidize adoptions,"Wide-scale adoption of CCS may erase efficiency gains of the last 50 years, and increase resource consumption by one third."
We should lower the drinking age,Many people have criticized medical amnesty policies as policies that perpetuate underage drinking.
We should abandon coal mining,Technological advancements have made coal mining today more productive than it has ever been.
We should increase gun control,"The most famous of these are the ""All in favor of Gun Control raise your right hand"" materials, which features a drawing of Hitler giving a Nazi salute [REF]."
We should abolish the right to keep and bear arms,"Furthermore, the document declared ""all indentured servants, Negroes, or others..free that are able and willing to bear arms..""[REF] Dunmore expected such a revolt to have several effects."
We should fight gender inequality,"Despite advances in legislation, the majority of women in South Africa still suffer from gender inequality as they lack the skills to make them economically independent [REF]."
We should subsidize condoms,"In a 2009 editorial, the journal accused Pope Benedict XVI of publicly distorting scientific evidence on condoms to promote Catholic doctrine on chastity in AIDS prevention [REF]."
We should abolish the attorney-client privilege,"In this widely-cited 2005 opinion, Judge Grimm outlined a stop-gap formula that offered parties protection against the voluntary waiver of attorney-client privilege or attorney work product protections due to inadvertent production of ESI in the discovery process."
We should abandon Gmail,Email sending supports SSL so that accounts like gmail.com can be used.
We should increase gun control,O'Reilly supports a balance between gun control and private gun ownership [REF].
We should fight illegal immigration,"While in the Senate, Kyl cosponsored legislation that would give illegal immigrants up to five years to leave the country."
We should subsidize biofuels,"On January 18, 2008 the UK House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee raised similar concerns, and called for a moratorium on biofuel targets [REF]."
Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence,"In 2009, he called on the leadership of the Catholic Church in Canada to follow the lead of bishops in France, Belgium and Germany, among other countries, in denouncing the Holocaust denial and anti-Semitism of Bishop Richard Williamson and in reaffirming in no uncertain terms that such hateful views have no place in the Church [REF]."
We should abolish temporary employment,"There are no cut for production employees, although the two-companies are planning temporary work stoppages at some factories inline with reducing demand of vehicles caused by the European sovereign debt crisis [REF]."
We should fight gender inequality,"One of the solutions to erasing gender inequalities globally, is to provide resources and funds to impoverished women who will in turn use them for education as well as business ventures."
We should fight gender inequality,The program is helping to combat two of the key drivers of the HIV/AIDS epidemic: poverty and gender inequality.
We should subsidize adoptions,"According to Equipos Mori Poll's, 53% of Uruguayans oppose to same sex adoption against 39% that support it."
We should adopt open source software,"Hacktivismo has also authored its own software license agreement, the Hacktivismo Enhanced-Source Software License Agreement, which is source available (but not open source) [REF]."
We should legalize insider trading,"In the 1980s, Journal reporter James B. Stewart brought national attention to the illegal practice of insider trading."
We should end affirmative action,Jan. 9-10: BAMN held a press conference at Cass Tech High School in Detroit announcing that their appeal of the Federal Appeals Court decision overturning the delay of the ban on affirmative action.
We should abolish zoos,"When the police and Rod's assistant, Neville, arrive, Vince (as Rod) tells them that he has re-written his will, specifying that the zoo will become a trust of the caretakers and Vince inherits everything else, and he wants all of them to be witnesses."
Sex education should be mandatory,EU Nations include masturbation in their sex education and promote the practice.
Bullfighting should be banned,Other titles include the American Cowboys Association Freestyle Bullfighting Champion and the Ultimate Challenge Freestyle Bullfighting Champion [REF].
We should subsidize biofuels,Critics argue that expansion of farming for biofuel production causes unacceptable loss of biodiversity for a much less significant decrease in fossil fuel consumption.
We should fight gender inequality,"The greater reproductive success of taller men is attested to by studies indicating that taller men are more likely to be married and to have more children, except in societies with severe gender imbalances caused by war [REF]."
We should ban boxing,"In 1998, the critical scholar Wang Yi argued that the Boxers had features in common with the Cultural Revolution."
We should ban breast implants,"Inframammary - an incision made to the infra-mammary fold (IMF), which affords maximal access for precise dissection of the tissues and emplacement of the breast implants."
We should increase government regulation,"In Jeremiah Nixon v. Shrink Misouri et al., 528 U.S. 377 (2000), at 401, Justice Breyer (joined by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg) wrote a concurring opinion in support of such regulation."
We should ban breast implants,"Making his name in handling plaintiff's litigation, among O'Quinn's biggest wins were a $1 billion verdict in 2006 against Wyeth Laboratory for its diet drugs, fen-phen, $17.3 billion tobacco settlement for the state of Texas, and $100 million for silicone breast implants made by Dow Corning [REF]."
We should ban fishing,During the early years of the state made several attempts to extend the fishing area off the coast coming across regions is relatively poor country Degas.
We should adopt socialism,"The Nedumkunnam Library (Gandhi Smarak Public Library) has played a central role in the development of Nedumkunnam's unique culture, by promoting education and socialism."
We should ban male infant circumcision,"1998), whose Baby and Child Care is the biggest selling American single-author book in history, originally supported circumcision but changed his mind near the end of his life [REF]."
Bullfighting should be banned,"The practice diminished after her death, and by 1900 the use of the mantilla became largely limited to special ceremonies, such as bullfights, Holy Week and weddings."
Sex education should be mandatory,"Epidemiologists at the Center for Disease Control emphasize that for sex education to be effective, it should take place before teens become sexually active [REF]."
We should ban free newspapers,"Forward (formerly Birmingham Voice) is a freesheet produced by Birmingham City Council, which is distributed to homes in the city."
We should fight illegal immigration,"Christensen supports making the 2001 federal tax cuts permanent, supports easing restrictions on oil exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and opposes amnesty for illegal immigrants [REF]."
We should introduce a flat tax,Paul Bremer also ordered a flat tax rate of 15% and allowed foreign corporations to repatriate all profits earned in Iraq.
We should ban full-body scanners,The implementation of widespread full-body scanners has raised a public controversy.
We should prohibit tower blocks,"RiverPark Place, a mixed low and high-rise apartment/condominium development covering 40acre including a 150-slip marina between River Road and the Ohio River, near Towhead Island."
We should abolish the Olympic Games,"Since 1910 the IOC has taken action, including lawsuits and expulsion from the IOC, to stop other organizations from using the word ""Olympics.""[REF]"
We should cancel the speed limit,Accounting for this they find that raising rural speed limits to caused a 3.4% to 5.1% decrease in fatalities [REF].
We should subsidize condoms,"The Church's rejection of the use of condoms has provoked criticism, especially with respect to countries where the incidence of AIDS and HIV has reached epidemic proportions."
We should legalize polygamy,"Has the Court concluded that the perceived social harm of polygamy is a ""legitimate concern of government,"" and the perceived social harm of homosexuality is not?""[REF] ."
We should abandon Gmail,Gmail's Help Center provides a list of fully supported browsers.
We should abolish the Olympic Games,"Although the Lil'wat branch of the St'at'imc Nation is a co-host of the Games, a splinter group from the Seton band known as the St'at'imc of Sutikalh, who have also opposed the Cayoosh Ski Resort, feared the Olympics would bring unwanted tourism and real estate sales to their territory [REF]."
Private universities should be banned,"""An Act to Incorporate the University of Calgary"" was presented for first reading as a Bill in the Alberta Legislature in an attempt to establish a private university in Calgary."
We should adopt a zero tolerance policy in schools,"Although the chance of gene flow between species is claimed to be low and there was in this case no threat to consumers, the USDA has a zero tolerance policy."
Physical education should be mandatory,"Previous research,[REF] has suggested that because in Physical Education (PE) students are required to overtly display their physical abilities and incompetence could be readily observed by others, PE is an ideal setting to observe self-handicapping [REF]."
We should ban male infant circumcision,"The authors also stated that using circumcision as a means to reduce HIV infection would, on a national level, require consistently safe sexual practices to maintain the protective benefit [REF]."
We should ban male infant circumcision,"Maimonides (Moses ben Maimon ""Rambam"", CE 1135-1204), who apart from being a great Torah scholar was also a physician and philosopher, argued that circumcision acts to repress sexual pleasure and serves as a common bodily sign to members of the same faith [REF]."
We should legalize cannabis,Studies have shown that vaporizing cannabis exposes the user to lower levels of harmful substances than smoking cannabis [REF].
We should adopt libertarianism,"In a 2007 article entitled "" The Paradox of Libertarianism,"" Cowen argued that libertarians ""should embrace a world with growing wealth, growing positive liberty, and yes, growing government."
We should end international aid,"United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged the junta to allow aid in ""without hindrance""."
We should abolish temporary employment,"After graduating from Cambridge University with a First Class Honours degree, Feltz moved from temping work to writing for The Jewish Chronicle then the Daily Mirror."
We should subsidize condoms,"(Jason Stevens on Martin Lang, 2000) ""They haven't invented a condom that will protect your self-respect or your heart from being broken.'"" ."
We should prohibit corporal punishment,"To this list, J. Denny Weaver adds, ""warrior popes, support for capital punishment, corporal punishment under the guise of 'spare the rod and spoil the child,' justifications of slavery, world-wide colonialism in the name of conversion to Christianity, the systemic violence of women subjected to men."" Weaver employs a broader definition of violence that extends the meaning of the word to cover ""harm or damage"", not just physical violence per se."
We should adopt vegetarianism,"Environmental vegetarianism is the practice of vegetarianism or veganism based on the indications that animal production, particularly by intensive agriculture, is environmentally unsustainable [REF]."
We should limit the right of asylum,"""Freedom to Hate,"" a one-hour film narrated by Dan Rather and introduced by Jack Lemmon that Fox directed as well, was selected an Outstanding Documentary of the Year by the Motion Picture Academy Foundation, awarded the CINE Golden Eagle and the American Film and Video Association's Blue Ribbon, was presented by the Congressional Human Rights Caucus to members and staff of the U.S. Congress, and has been widely used by emigration lawyers to protect political refugees from deportation and harm."
We should increase gun control,"The mailer read, in part, ""[NYC Mayor Michael] Bloomberg created MAIG as a front group to lobby Congress to oppose important pro-gun reforms and support new federal gun control restrictions."
We should increase gun control,Open carry is strongly opposed by gun control groups such as the Brady Campaign and the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence [REF].
We should further exploit solar energy,"Eastern Montana receives an annual average of 5 hours of full sun, and western Montana receives an annual average of 4.2 hours, so Montana has adequate solar resources to support more widespread development of solar energy in the future [REF]."
Private universities should be banned,"Many teachers work part-time at the private institutions in addition to their government jobs, so it has been argued that the private universities do at least increase the amount of education which they are providing [REF]."
We should increase government regulation,"In the United Kingdom, RIAs have for many years been a key tool in helping improve the quality of regulation and reduce unnecessary burdens on business."
Private universities should be banned,Recently several other private colleges are also offering Computer Science.
Suicide should be a criminal offence,Several Urmuz exegetes have traditionally seen the suicide intrinsically linked to Urmuz's artistic attitude.
We should subsidize student loans,"The next year, Congress approved Clinton's proposal to make college more affordable by expanding federal student financial aid through Pell Grants, and lowering interest rates on student loans."
We should fight gender inequality,In recent years ARMS has launched the Buzz Off campaign against malaria and the Donna McDermid memorial fund which addresses gender injustice and sexual abuse in the developing world.
We should adopt mobile payments,"Osaifu-Keitai system, used for Mobile Suica and many others including Edy and nanaco, has become the de-facto standard method for mobile payments in Japan."
We should increase internet censorship,"David Drummond, senior vice president of Google, stated in the official Google blog that the current circumstances surrounding censorship of the Internet in Mainland China led Google to make such a decision."
Suicide should be a criminal offence,"Furthermore, TFP has been shown to be as effective as DBT in improvement of suicidal behavior, and has been more effective than DBT in alleviating anger and in reducing verbal or direct assaultive behavior [REF]."
We should adopt vegetarianism,"Buddhism in general does not prohibit meat eating, while Mahayana Buddhism encourages vegetarianism as beneficial for developing compassion [REF]."
We should limit executive compensation,"In the Financial crisis of 2007-2009 in the United States, pressure mounted to use more stock options than cash in executive pay."
Sex education should be mandatory,"Experts at University of California, San Francisco also encourage sex educators to include oral sex and emotional concerns as part of their curriculum."
We should limit the right of asylum,"After more than a month of speculation in the media,[REF][REF] on 2007-06-28 the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists announced that Tlisova, along with Radio Liberty reporter Yuri Bagrov, had been granted political asylum in the USA,[REF] but after reports by her denying this,[REF] the announcement was changed to say that they had received ""refugee status""."
We should prohibit hydraulic fracturing,"In 1999, new technology in horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing along with rising gas prices made the Barnett Shale, an unconventional resource for natural gas, more economical."
We should abandon Gmail,"[[Disposable email address]]es of this form, using various separators between the base name and the tag are supported by several email services, including [[Runbox]] (plus and hyphen), [[Gmail]] (plus),[REF] [[Yahoo!"
We should ban free newspapers,"""The Liberty"" is a free newspaper for the Liberties produced by journalism students in the School of Media at the Dublin Institute of Technology, Aungier Street."
Suicide should be a criminal offence,A study by the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München found that suicide and accidents increased by 10 percent during föhn winds in Central Europe.
We should limit the right of asylum,"On 31 August 1979, more than forty politicians of different political parties (HB, EE, LKI, PTE and EMK-OIC) closed themselves up in the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa in favor of Basque political refugee's rights."
We should adopt socialism,"The financial crisis of 2007-2010 has also caused a reevaluation of economics, leading to more notable support for socialism or mixed economies."
We should fight illegal immigration,"Fifty four (54%) percent said the government should adopt policies giving illegal immigrants a better ""path to citizenship"" while 31% say there should be blanket amnesty while 15% say the current laws have to be enforced [REF]."
We should further exploit geothermal energy,"Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has worked out several energy technologies in the field of coal gasification, shale oil extraction, geothermal energy, advanced battery research, solar energy, and fusion energy."
We should abandon online dating services,"Clark met his third wife, Miyuki Tsunoda, via an online dating service and they married in 2002 [REF]."
We should ban partial birth abortions,"The term ""partial-birth abortion"" was first coined by Douglas Johnson of the National Right to Life Committee [REF]."
We should ban trans fats usage in food,"In 2007, following reformulation of the recipes for a number of varieties, Girl Scouts of the USA announced that all their cookies had less than 0.5 grams of trans fat per serving, allowing them to meet the FDA requirements for ""zero trans fat"" labeling [REF]."
We should ban free newspapers,"On her 78th Birthday, February 18, 2011, Ono took out a full page advert in the UK free newspaper Metro for 'Imagine Peace 2011'."
We should fight gender inequality,"Commenting on this, legal scholar Kim Buchanan states that ""The only way men's lack of a pregnancy opt-out can be framed as a gender injustice is to accept that men have a right to visit the consequences of unprotected sex (or contraceptive failure) exclusively on their female partners.""[REF]"
We should introduce universal health care,"Mercy Ships currently operates the largest non-governmental hospital ship in the world,[REF] providing free health care, community development projects, community health education, mental health programs, agriculture projects, and palliative care for terminally ill patients."
We should ban fishing,"Concerns are both environmental (such as deforestation, illegal hunting and fishing, soil erosion, loss of biodiversity, or loss of ecotourism value), and social (such as harm to indigenous populations, illegal crops, drug and arms trafficking, ""slaving underemployment"", or prostitution) [REF]."
Homeschooling should be banned,"The agency provides Northern Lebanon School District, charter schools, the district's home schooled students and area private schools many services including: Special education services, combined purchasing, and instructional technology services."
We should ban partial birth abortions,"Thomas added that the Court was not deciding the question of whether Congress had the power to outlaw partial birth abortions: [W]hether the Act constitutes a permissible exercise of Congress' power under the Commerce Clause is not before the Court [in this case] .. the parties did not raise or brief that issue; it is outside the question presented; and the lower courts did not address it.""[REF] ."
We should ban trans fats usage in food,"In the 1940s, Dr Catherine Kousmine researched the effects of trans fats on cancer."
We should increase government regulation,"The Supreme Court issued its decision on June 29, 1984 and in a 7-2 majority vote in favor of the National Park Service, it was held that the regulations did not violate the First Amendment."
We should increase gun control,"As previously mentioned, it is also the state's most rural district; many DFLers outside the Twin Cities are hunters and trappers who oppose gun control."
We should legalize organ trade,"In Jordan, organ trade is illegal but in many cases organ donors are brought into Iran from Jordan to perform procedures [REF]."
We should adopt socialism,The Austrian economists Ludwig von Mises and Friedrich Hayek were among the leading defenders of market economy against 20th century proponents of socialist planned economies.
We should ban trans fats usage in food,"Trans fatty acids may impair the metabolism of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs),[REF] but maternal pregnancy trans fatty acid intake has been inversely associated with LCPUFAs levels in infants at birth thought to underlie the positive association between breastfeeding and intelligence."
Physical education should be mandatory,"College of Natural Sciences: Departments of Mathematics and Information Sciences, Electronphysics, Chemistry, Life Science, Biomedical Science, Food Science and Nutrition, Environmental Sciences and Biotechnology, Speech Pathology and Audiology, Physical Education."
We should increase the use of personalized medicine,Further studies will be needed to determine genetic susceptibility to other infectious diseases and ways public health officials can prevent and test for these infections to enhance the concept of personalized medicine.
Sex education should be mandatory,CSC is an education-based non-profit providing professional-level sex education.
We should legalize insider trading,"The U.S., for example, has much higher CEO salaries than do Japan or Germany, where insider trading is less effectively restrained [REF]."
We should end affirmative action,"Championed the PA Equal Rights Amendment and policies on affirmative action, voter registration by mail, and lowering the voting age to 18. Spearheaded the creation of the Commission on the Status of Women & led a successful crusade critical of the music industry and lyrics demeaning to women, African Americans, and children [REF]."
We should abolish the monarchy,"In 1993 Brazilians voted on whether to restore the monarchy in a referendum, Luís and Bertrand, known for their political beliefs, were repudiated not only by some monarchists,[REF] but also by four of their own younger brothers, who tried unsuccessfully to convince them to renounce their traditional claims to the throne in favor of their brother Antônio, and the young Pedro Luís [REF]."
We should fight illegal immigration,Undocumented immigrants contribute both benefits and costs to the U.S. economy.
We should introduce school vouchers,"Through three televised debates, Obama and Keyes expressed opposing views on stem cell research, abortion, gun control, school vouchers, and tax cuts [REF]."
We should further exploit hydroelectric dams,"As Chairman of the Interior and Insular Affairs Committee in the 1950s, Murray was more successful in promoting federal development of hydroelectric power through large dams throughout the West."
We should abolish zoos,"A veterinary medical pathologist, Tracey McNamara, set up a national disease surveillance system in zoos because the zoos do active disease surveillance and many of the exotic animals housed there have broad susceptibilities."
We should legalize organ trade,The illegal status of organ trade creates a price ceiling for organs at zero dollars.
Abstinence-only sex education should be mandatory,"The U.S. federal government policy under George W. Bush emphasized sexual abstinence or chastity, particularly in sex education with a focus on abstinence-only sex education rather than the harm reduction approach of the safe sex focus."
We should increase internet censorship,"""It just seemed odd that the class of people that we rely on for our information have less Internet freedom than a citizen in China,"" said Haselton [REF]."
We should adopt libertarianism,Ayn Rand condemned libertarianism as being a greater threat to freedom and capitalism than both modern liberalism and conservativism [REF].
We should end development aid,"For the 2000-2006 budgetary period, the financial assistance of the EU to Ukraine was framed in the TACIS programme, established in 1991, a programme of technical assistance that supports the process of transition to market economies for the 11 CIS countries and Georgia [REF]."
We should subsidize condoms,"In 2010 when AIDS Healthcare Foundation lodged a complaint against the Hustler Video group for not requiring the actors to wear condoms and thereby contributing to the spread of HIV, Michael H. Klein, the President of LFP responded by saying the company would not back down from shooting raw sex videos [REF]."
We should adopt atheism,"Bentham was an early and staunch supporter of the utilitarian concept (along with Hume), an avid prison reformer, advocate for democracy, and strongly atheist."
We should subsidize condoms,In Brazil a campaign was developed to counteract local Catholic leaders' assertion that condoms are permeable to HIV.
We should prohibit corporal punishment,"In 2006 the Republic of China on Taiwan made corporal punishment in the school system illegal,[REF] but it is still known to be practised (see Corporal punishment in Taiwan)."
We should legalize polygamy,"In 2006, in answer to the Ramzan Kadyrov's support for polygamy in Chechnya, Zhirinovsky said it should be applied across Russia [REF]."
Physical education should be mandatory,Budget cuts for public schools across America create problems for the stability of physical education programs and after-school extracurricular activities.
We should subsidize adoptions,SAP Research has recently collaborated with MIT to study the impact the massive adoption of RFID and other auto-ID technologies would have on global network and IT infrastructures.
We should adopt libertarianism,"Koch funds and supports libertarian and free-enterprise policy and advocacy organizations such as Americans for Prosperity[REF] and the Cato Institute,[REF] which he co-founded with Edward H. Crane and Murray Rothbard in 1977 [REF]."
We should limit executive compensation,Three state lawmakers had publicly demanded his resignation for his handling of the executive pay compensation scandal that stemmed from UC system Provost M.R.C. Greenwood's violation of UC conflict-of-interest rules.
Physical education should be mandatory,"Based on successful preliminary studies, West Virginia, which has one of the highest rates of obesity and its attendant diseases in the US, introduced Dance Dance Revolution into its schools' physical education classes [REF]."
Bullfighting should be banned,"[[Bullfighting]] is a popular sport in the country, and almost all large cities have bullrings."
We should ban strip clubs,"Mötley Crüe's video for ""Girls, Girls, Girls"" was banned by MTV for having completely nude women dancing around the members of the band in a strip club."
We should abolish temporary employment,"In 1958, the Forest Service added a new ranger residence and a bunkhouse for seasonal employees."
We should abandon online dating services,", Ternovskiy was running the site from his childhood bedroom, assisted by four programmers who were working remotely, and the site was supported through advertising links to an online dating service [REF]."
We should adopt open source software,Partners and customers use the open-source environment to simplify the process of integrating Corticon 5's rules engine into their applications and software infrastructure [REF].
Abstinence-only sex education should be mandatory,"Advocates of abstinence-only sex education object to comprehensive curricula which fail to teach moral behavior; they maintain that curricula should promote conventional (or conservative) morality as healthy and constructive, and that value-free knowledge of the body may lead to immoral, unhealthy and harmful practices."
We should increase internet censorship,"Detailed country by country information on Internet censorship is provided by the OpenNet Initiative, Reporters Without Borders, Freedom House, and in the U.S. State Department Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor's Human Rights Reports [REF]."
We should ban strip clubs,"In 1998, while playing for the Nashville Sounds in the minor leagues, he met his future wife, Anna Benson while she was working as a dancer in a local strip club [REF]."
We should ban free newspapers,"Evesham local news has been served since 1860 by the Evesham Journal, now part of the Newsquest (Midlands South) Ltd. subsidiary of Gannett Corporation, which is predominantly a weekly free newspaper that is distributed over four counties [REF]."
We should prohibit tower blocks,J.G. Ballard's 1975 novel High Rise featured a luxury arcology in which disparity between social classes among the residents eventually led to widespread anarchy and a reversion to primitive archetypes.
We should abolish intellectual property rights,Oncolytics Biotech Inc. has also worked to secure its intellectual property as Reolysin has progressed as a potential therapeutic agent.
We should fight gender inequality,"BIAAG is a campaign designed to fight gender inequality, promote girls' rights and lift millions of girls out of poverty."
We should further exploit wind power,"In 1919 the physicist Albert Betz showed that for a hypothetical ideal wind-energy extraction machine, the fundamental laws of conservation of mass and energy allowed no more than 16/27 (59.3%) of the kinetic energy of the wind to be captured."
Sex education should be mandatory,Doctor Dish (21 March 1971) Dr Upton is asked by Dr Maxwell to give sex education classes at the local all-girls' school and becomes over-popular with the teenage pupils.
We should abandon online dating services,"By 2007, many prominent studies show that Baby Boomer interest in online dating had soared [REF]."
We should adopt atheism,"Albania was declared to be the world's first atheist country by its leaders, and Article 37 of the Albanian constitution of 1976 stated that ""The State recognises no religion, and supports and carries out atheistic propaganda in order to implant a scientific materialistic world outlook in people.""[REF][REF][REF] ."
We should introduce school vouchers,"Obama and Keyes differed on many issues including school vouchers and tax cuts, both of which Keyes supported and Obama opposed [REF]."
We should adopt vegetarianism,"I. J. Singh states that throughout Sikh history, there have been many subsects of Sikhism that have espoused vegetarianism however, this was rejected by the Sikh Gurus [REF]."
We should abolish intellectual property rights,"""If some intellectual property is desirable because it encourages innovation, they reason, more is better."
We should ban partial birth abortions,"2000: During his competition with Hillary Clinton for a New York State seat in the United States Senate, he said that he supported then president Bill Clinton's veto of a law that banned intact dilation and extraction: ""I would vote to preserve the option for women.""[REF] ."
We should cancel the speed limit,"Past MD 317, the speed limit increases to and the road continues through mostly wooded areas with some residences and farmland."
We should ban partial birth abortions,"In 2003, Roman Catholic Bishop Robert Carlson wrote to Senator Daschle regarding the Senator's views on abortion, in light of legislation Congress was considering that would ban an undefined set of late-term procedures called ""partial-birth abortion""."
The vow of celibacy should be abandoned,Some also claim that mandatory priestly celibacy appeared only in the Middle Ages.
We should fight for Tibetan independence,"The British controlled ""outer Tibet"" in a short period of time, and those who stood for ""Tibetan independence"" lauded the British occupation as ""Tibetan autonomy"" and even a period of ""Tibetan independence"".. ."
We should limit the right of asylum,"Since 1975, emigration from Honduras has accelerated as job-seekers and political refugees sought a better life elsewhere."
We should increase government regulation,"The stated purposes of these ""federal energy laws and regulations is to provide affordable energy by sustaining competitive markets, while protecting the economic, environmental, and security interests of the United States.""[REF]"
Private universities should be banned,"The University of Scranton was in the top 50 of universities listed in Kiplinger's ""Best Values in Private Colleges.""[REF]"
We should ban private education,Education also saw significant changes - private schools were banned and the progressively socialist state assumed greater responsibility for children [REF].
Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence,Some articles by scholars of comparative religion have argued that the Nation of Islam is antisemitic and advocates Holocaust denial.
We should further exploit solar energy,Sunwheel Energy Partners is a McCormack Baron Salazar business subsidiary providing renewable energy services that specializes in integrating solar energy projects within affordable and mixed-income housing developments [REF].
We should increase wealth redistribution,"The society upholds an originalist interpretation of the U.S. Constitution, which it identifies with fundamentalist Christian principles, seeks to limit governmental powers, and opposes wealth redistribution, and economic interventionism."
We should abolish the monarchy,"Other notable policies include electing The House of Lords, abolishing the monarchy and decriminalization cannabis [REF]."
We should abolish the monarchy,Thus the history of the Jaredites confirmed the fears of Jared and his brother that a monarchy would lead to evil [REF].
We should limit executive compensation,"Another reason why executives, in particular, may prefer share buybacks is that executive compensation is often tied to executives' ability to meet earnings per share targets."
We should adopt socialism,"Recently some governments headed by socialist-leaning parties have taken more positive attitudes towards LGBT people, while other socialist/Marxist governments continue to suppress their rights."
We should introduce a pollution tax,"An ecotax has been enacted in Germany by means of three laws in 1998, 1999 and 2002."
Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence,"In 2001, Kirsty McNeill led a successful protest to stop the visit of Holocaust denier David Irving to the debating society."
We should prohibit tower blocks,A study by Professor Christopher Collier of the University of Salford suggested that Manchester's drizzly climate is largely due to the multitude of high-rise blocks in Salford [REF].
We should ban breast implants,"Carmel finds and steals money from Jacqui for breast implants, unaware the money is her criminal acquaintance's."
We should legalize polygamy,"The lawyer defending Zoidberg supports other unpopular ideas to many Americans such as Satanic worship, Polygamy, and Gay marriage."
We should adopt libertarianism,"Sunstein and Thaler state that ""the libertarian aspect of our strategies lies in the straightforward insistence that, in general, people should be free to do what they like-and to opt out of undesirable arrangements if they want to do so"" [REF]."
We should legalize polygamy,Bahá'ís argue that polygamy is an ancient practice and other religions did not require monogamy [REF].
We should adopt libertarianism,"In his essay ""From Liberty to Welfare"", philosopher James P. Sterba argues that a morally consistent application of libertarian premises, including that of negative liberty, requires that a libertarian must endorse ""the equality in the distribution of goods and resources required by a socialist state."""
We should subsidize condoms,The Church's rejection of the use of condoms is especially criticized with respect to countries where the incidence of AIDS and HIV has reached epidemic proportions.
We should adopt open source software,Free Pascal - an open-source Pascal compiler which partially supports Delphi code and works on many operating systems.
We should legalize organ trade,"Organ trade is the trade involving inner organs (heart, liver, kidneys etc.) of a human for transplantation."
Physical education should be mandatory,"Kazakhstan has cultivated a strong interest in sports, physical education and extracurricular activities."
Private universities should be banned,"WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management (formerly: Wissenschaftliche Hochschule für Unternehmensführung), is a private university founded in 1984 in Koblenz."
We should introduce universal health care,"According to the Institute of Medicine and others, the United States is the only wealthy, industrialized nation that does not provide universal health care [REF]."
Private universities should be banned,"Similarly, administrators at Bucknell University claimed that the bake sales violated the private university's discrimination policy [REF]."
We should ban breast implants,"Pittet B, Montandon D, Pittet D. Infection in breast implants."
We should abolish temporary employment,"After a long humbling year temping as a traffic cop on a studio lot, Jody is faced with the hard decision of taking the only well-paying industry job she has yet been offered - editing porn at Grind Productions, a profitable adult film company run by former porn star Irene Fox (Kristen Johnston)."
We should abolish the three-strikes laws,"Proposition 66 would limit the three strikes law to violent and serious felonies, allow limited re-sentencing under new definitions, and increase punishment for child sex offenders."
We should ban strip clubs,"Ronnie Delmonico (John Cassini): Owner of the Chick a Dee strip club and Jimmy's business partner, Ronnie is charming, intelligent, sophisticated, gregarious and pragmatic; however, he is also hot-headed and at times, indecisive."
We should increase wealth redistribution,"TRIPS' wealth redistribution effects (moving money from people in developing countries to copyright and patent owners in developed countries) and its imposition of artificial scarcity on the citizens of countries that would otherwise have had weaker intellectual property laws, are a common basis for such criticisms."
We should abolish the attorney-client privilege,"The New Regulations Allowing Federal Agents to Monitor Attorney-Client Conversations: Why It Threatens Fourth Amendment Values, FINDLAW'S WRIT: LEGAL COMMENTARY (Nov."
We should fight for Tibetan independence,"On the issue of the Dalai Lama, Wen said China's government is open to dialogue with the 14th Dalai Lama as long as he gives up efforts for Tibetan independence [REF]."
We should ban fishing,"The Soviet Union supplied modern trawlers; when Soviet personnel left Somalia in 1978, Australia and Italy supported these fishing projects."
We should ban boxing,"Things become simple for the Thapa family when Olympic Gold Quest, a not-for-profit foundation to identify and support Indian athletes, decided to support the young boxer as a part of their Vision 2016 initiative [REF]."
We should fight for Tibetan independence,"Chiang ordered Ma Bufang to prepare his Islamic army to invade Tibet several times, to deter Tibetan independence, and threatened them with aerial bombardment."
We should adopt atheism,"Boyes was a novelist and essayist who wrote in support of atheism, anarchy, and free love."
We should legalize insider trading,gain A key notion in insider trading is that of benefit to the tipper.
Physical education should be mandatory,"An affective and character education programme also seeks to develop the character of students and instill moral values, while a physical education programme maintains fitness in the student population and prepares them for the yearly NAPFA, Singapore's compulsory fitness tests."
We should adopt socialism,"Historian Hubert F. van der Berg also notes that the socialist ideal of ""a new life"", implicitly adopted by Janco, was a natural peacetime development of Dada's discourse about ""the new man"" [REF]."
We should abandon Gmail,Contact Sri Prabhu Datt Ji Maharaj Phone : 040-24825313 Mobile : 09296358630 Email : srikalpavruksha at gmail dot com .
We should ban breast implants,"According to the Icelandic Directorate of Health, 440 women underwent breast surgery where PIP breast implants were used."
We should further exploit solar energy,"A May 12, 2008 editorial in the Wall Street Journal stated, ""For electricity generation, the EIA(Energy Information Administration, an office of the Department of Energy) concludes that solar energy is subsidized to the tune of $24.34 per megawatt hour, wind $23.37 and 'clean coal' $29.81."
We should subsidize condoms,"A 2004 Science study also concluded that abstinence among young people and monogamy, rather than condom use, contributed to the decline of AIDS in Uganda [REF]."
We should ban free newspapers,RealNews List- The TRC provided a free daily news clipping service on a variety of global security issues.
We should ban boxing,"The head is a very dangerous place to hit, especially ""boxing the ears""."
We should fight for Tibetan independence,"In 2003, an old Tibetan passport was rediscovered in Nepal by Tibet independence supporters [REF]."
We should abolish the Olympic Games,The University of Florida has a long history of producing athletes who compete in the Olympic Games.
We should introduce covenant marriage,"Cause for divorce is typically limited to domestic violence, a felony with jail time, or adultery; however, these restrictions do not apply if one or both spouses file for divorce in a state that does not recognize covenant marriages."
We should abandon Gmail,"The government restricts Internet access, including blocking of Google, Gmail, Yahoo, and Hotmail [REF]."
We should end international aid,"Patrick Mulvany, Chairman of the UK Food Group, accused some governments, especially the Bush administration, of using GM food aid as a way to dispose of unwanted agricultural surpluses."
We should legalize prostitution,"Alex Penk, Maxim Institute's Policy and Research Manager said that: ""The report released by the Prostitution Law Review Committee today clearly shows that the Prostitution Reform Act is not making life safer for many of New Zealand's most vulnerable men, women and young people""[REF] ."
We should ban fishing,"Fishing remains important in Alcanar's smaller villages, and they are especially dedicated to catching prawns [REF]."
We should further exploit hydroelectric dams,"Overall, hydroelectric power can be far less expensive than electricity generated from fossil fuels or nuclear energy, and areas with abundant hydroelectric power attract industry."
We should abolish the three-strikes laws,"For example the Rockefeller drug laws passed in New York state in 1973- and later, laws mandating tougher sentences for repeat offenders, such as the three strikes laws adopted by many states starting in 1993 and the re-legalization of the death penalty in several U.S. states [REF]."
We should introduce a pollution tax,"The Supreme Court of the United States held in Commonwealth Edison Co. v. Montana, 453 U.S. 609 (1981), that in the absence of federal law to the contrary, states may set ecotaxes as high as they wish without violating the Commerce Clause or the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution [REF]."
We should legalize prostitution,"With no job or home, Pierre has to adopt prostitution as his only way to make money."
We should adopt a zero tolerance policy in schools,Zero-tolerance policies impose severe discipline on students without regard to individual circumstances.
We should fight illegal immigration,"Critics of the act argue that it encourages more illegal immigration, that schools will engage in grade inflation so that border-line students can take advantage of the act, and that a financial burden could be placed on taxpayers."
We should adopt open source software,"Open source software is part of the integrated network fabric which connects and enables our command and control system to work effectively, as people's lives depend on it."
We should subsidize student loans,In 2009 MUNSU won a campaign to have the interest on Newfoundland and Labrador provincial student loans eliminated [REF].
We should increase gun control,"Morella's success was largely attributed to her political independence and relatively liberal voting record, including support for abortion rights, gay rights, gun control and increased environmental protections."
We should limit executive compensation,"The Act purports to provide rigorous standards and supervision to protect the economy and American consumers, investors and businesses, purports to end taxpayer funded bailouts of financial institutions, claims to provide for an advanced warning system on the stability of the economy, creates rules on executive compensation and corporate governance, and eliminates some loopholes that led to the 2008 economic recession [REF]."
We should not subsidize cultivation of tobacco,Carver argues that two acts of parliament from the reign of Charles II prohibiting the cultivation of tobacco should be repealed.
We should limit executive compensation,"On January 15, 2009, the Treasury issued interim final rules for reporting and record keeping requirements under the executive compensation standards of the Capital Purchase Program (CPP) [REF]."
We should abolish zoos,The Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (ACRES) discussed with the zoo a proposal to move Inuka to a temperate country zoo.
We should privatize the United States Social Security,"Substituting profitable investments and variable social security contributions for deficit spending and straight wage rigidities, the proposed two-handed policies differ from either orthodox Keynesianism or New Keynesian policies."
We should further exploit hydroelectric dams,Small hydroelectric plants can produce energy in a decentralized way with small environmental impact.
We should subsidize student loans,"Nicholas Barr, professor of public economics at the London School of Economics has praised the current system of student loans as a method of financing higher education, arguing that variable fees foster competition that is of benefit to both students and employers [REF]."
We should ban private education,A majority of residents prefer private schools because of better infrastructure and the use of English as a medium of instruction.
We should end international aid,"In 2001, Japanese fisheries official Masayuki Komatsu stated Japan used overseas development aid as a tool to gain influence [REF]."
We should abandon Gmail,"For example, for Java: Oracle included direct support for Java into its database, while Google has used Java to power tools like Gmail [REF]."
We should introduce a flat tax,"On August 5, 1996, Dole announced a 15% flat tax in response to both the Forbes campaign and Kemp's tax reform commission."
Suicide should be a criminal offence,"In the United States, numerous studies have concluded that firearm access is associated with increased suicide risk [REF]."
We should cancel the speed limit,"In March 2007, Governor Ernie Fletcher signed Senate Bill 83 which allowed for an increase in speed limits on rural interstates and parkways."
We should prohibit hydraulic fracturing,"Other major current issues include natural resource extraction activities such as the routing of the Keystone Pipeline through Montana, the use of fracking technology for fossil fuel extraction, the development of Montana's coal resources, particularly in the Otter Creek area."
We should prohibit reality television,"To promote the tour in Brazil, on March 24, 2010, Furtado made a ""VIP Pocket Show"" appeared in the reality show program Big Brother Brasil 10 from Rede Globo, the country's leading channel."
We should further exploit wind turbines,"The Forest City Community School District operates a wind turbine that provides 60% of the energy needs of elementary, middle, and high school [REF]."
We should adopt open source software,"Another project of the Open Technology Initiative is Measurement Lab, an open source platform that supports broadband research tools and speed tests."
We should prohibit international adoption,"Recognizing some of the difficulties and challenges associated with international adoption, and in an effort to protect those involved from the corruption and exploitation which sometimes accompanies it, the Hague Conference on Private International Law developed the Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption,[REF] which came into force on 1 May 1995."
We should adopt vegetarianism,"a[n American] girl's father may be a Presbyterian, an imperialist, a vegetarian, a teetotaller, with a strong literary preference for Edmund Burke, a believer in the open shop and a high tariff, who believes that women's place is in the home, that young girls should wear corsets, not roll their stockings, not smoke, nor go riding with young men in the evening."
We should adopt open source software,Jim Hall then posted a manifesto proposing the development of an open-source replacement [REF].
We should increase government regulation,Neoliberal doctrine argued that untrammeled free trade and reduction of public-sector regulation would bring benefits to poor countries and to disadvantaged people in rich countries.
We should abolish temporary employment,"Furthermore, the UFCW's 2009-2010 report on the Status of Migrant Farm Workers in Canada found the conditions under which Mexican temporary workers are employed to be unacceptable."
We should end development aid,Budgetary support from Australia and development aid under World Bank auspices have helped sustain the economy.
We should ban strip clubs,"The song came to be satirised in an episode of Best Week Ever, which mocked the concept of how films and television shows frequently played it during uplifting, feminist scenes, and went on to play the song while contrastingly depicting degrading images of women working in sweatshops and strip clubs."
We should introduce a flat tax,"In Estonia, which has had a 26% (24% in 2005, 23% in 2006, 22% in 2007, 21% in 2008, 21% in 2009, planned 20% in 2010, 19% in 2011, 18% in 2012) flat tax rate since 1994, studies have shown that the significant increase in tax revenue experienced was caused partly by a disproportionately rising VAT revenue [REF]."
We should abolish the attorney-client privilege,Feldmeier represented Beth Lewis in the Ohio Supreme Court case concerning attorney-client privilege in connection to the Erica Baker missing child investigation [REF].
Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence,"Just a grubby little bunch of international bandits and assassins and squatters who have perpetrated the most massive, cynical fraud in human history..I recall seeing a television program on revisionism a few years ago which closed with Deborah Lipstadt making some statement to the effect that: the real purpose of Holocaust revisionism is to make National Socialism an acceptable political alternative again."
We should ban strip clubs,"On September 14, 2009, the New York Daily News exposed Vinny Ocean's new life in Witness Protection as a strip club operator in Houston, Texas."
We should abandon Gmail,"According to The Register, as of October 2008, XRumer can defeat CAPTCHAs of Hotmail and Gmail."
We should further exploit geothermal energy,"Geothermal energy is the heat of the Earth, which can be tapped into to produce electricity in power plants."
We should legalize insider trading,The United States has been the leading country in prohibiting insider trading made on the basis of material non-public information.
We should introduce universal health care,Chartable Ialamiaand Lillah hospitals are also imparting free health care services.
We should adopt atheism,"For example, a reductio ad Stalinum could assert that atheism is a dangerous philosophy because Stalin was an atheist for most of his life [REF]."
We should introduce a flat tax,"Some argue that it is also possible that both are due to a third factor, such as new government that may institute other reforms along with the flat tax."
We should subsidize student loans,"Expanded the scope of student loans not dischargeable without ""undue hardship."" ."
We should subsidize biofuels,"In April 2008, amid sharp food price rises and mounting food vs fuel concerns, Barroso insisted that biofuel use was ""not significant"" in pushing up food prices [REF]."
We should abolish the attorney-client privilege,"Some of the privileges that are often recognized in various U.S, jurisdictions are the marital secrets privilege, the adverse spousal testimony privilege, the attorney-client privilege, the doctor-patient privilege, the psychotherapist-patient and counselor-patient privilege, the state secrets privilege and the clergy-penitent privilege."
We should end international aid,Critics contend that spending a portion of funding on abstinence-until-marriage programs is unjust[REF] while others feel that foreign aid is generally inefficient [REF].
We should abolish the attorney-client privilege,"Through its decision, the court ruled on two key issues which concluded that there should be a ""reasonable"" expectation of privacy in personal e-mails on company computers, and that attorney-client communication privileges and privacy should not be violated [REF]."
We should end development aid,"The agreement, signed on March 11, includes a new partnership with the Andean Development Corporation, a Latin American multilateral financial institution that is expected to provide $1 million in non-reimbursable technical assistance this year to help Porto Alegre complete the preparation phase of the ""Portais da Cidade"" bus rapid transit project, a groundbreaking transport system designed to reduce pollution and congestion downtown."
Sex education should be mandatory,"A Question About Sex Tracey Gold portrays Shauna Kelly, a cheerleader who advocates sex education at her high school."
We should abolish the right to keep and bear arms,"As the district court explained in detail, appellants' claim that Presser supports the proposition that the second amendment guarantee of the right to keep and bear arms is not subject to state restriction is based on dicta quoted out of context.."
We should ban fishing,"Since then, trees have been planted along its banks and fishing has been banned to preserve biodiversity."
Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence,"Several commentators, including Goodman, have also compared climate change denial with Holocaust denial,[REF][REF][REF] though others, such as conservative radio talk show host Dennis Prager, have decried those comparisons as inappropriate and trivializing Holocaust denial [REF]."
We should further exploit geothermal energy,Recent geothermal developments include an upgrade of this plant as well as the commissioning of the Kawerau Power Station in 2008.
We should increase internet censorship,"political foothold, justification: Australian Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has billed his Internet censorship scheme as being for the purpose of protecting the children,[REF] despite concerns from organizations such as Save The Children, Google, Yahoo, and Reporters Without Borders."
We should limit executive compensation,"In 2007, the Chairman of the Financial Services Committee Rep. Barney Frank passed legislation in the House of Representatives that gave shareholders a non-binding vote on executive compensation."
Bullfighting should be banned,"On Day 25, due to the announcement of the red terror and the bull fighting activity, Brendan instated the voting rule previously introduced on Day 24 of series 3 and Day 5 of series 1 of celebrity coach trip - on vote time the couple who received the most votes would get an immediate red card, this happened to be Karen & Ben."
We should abolish zoos,"In addition to its conservation efforts, the Zoo also placed more of an emphasis on education to teach visitors about the animals and their natural habitats."
We should subsidize student loans,The development of the site and construction of facilities began in September 1981 and was made possible through the Sixth Educational Loan.
We should adopt vegetarianism,"The journal wrote in 1923 that the ""ideal position for vegetarians is abstinence from animal products,"" and that most of the society's members were in a transitional stage."
We should introduce universal health care,"Obama's promised ""universal health care, full employment, a green America, and an America respected instead of feared by its enemies"" [REF]."
The vow of celibacy should be abandoned,"artificial contraception, clerical celibacy, sexual morality, and abortion."
We should adopt mobile payments,"Mobile payments are convenient to track and account for, key requirements in government payment transactions."
We should increase the use of personalized medicine,There is little evidence that diagnostics companies are embracing partnerships with pharma companies to develop theranostics.
We should subsidize student loans,"Between 2005 and 2008, MRU Holdings offered students private student loans and federally-guaranteed student loans."
We should adopt vegetarianism,"In the 6th century BC, ""Pythagoras himself established a small community that set a premium on study, vegetarianism, and sexual restraint or abstinence."
We should increase the use of personalized medicine,Axel Gunther from the University of Toronto argues that such MEMS-based devices could potentially help in the assessment of a patient's microvascular status in a clinical setting (personalized medicine) [REF].
We should limit executive compensation,"HCAN led grassroots online activists, conducted news conferences and published reports on health insurance industry profits, executive compensation, concentration of market power, and mistreatment of consumers and health care providers."
We should adopt atheism,"Hitchens asserts that atheists ""have a fundamental inability to concede that to be effectively absolute, a moral code needs to be beyond human power to alter"" [REF]."
Physical education should be mandatory,"The Stephen L. Richards Building, built in 1971, was named for Stephen L. Richards, a proponent of physical education and good sportsmanship, Richards also served on the BYU Board of Trustees, as assistant commissioner of Church education and as a counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints."
We should ban breast implants,Kutner has trouble with a patient who insists her breast implants are causing problems.
We should ban partial birth abortions,"In the United States, the Supreme Court has ruled that a legal ban on intact dilation and extraction procedures does not apply if feticide is completed before surgery starts [REF]."
We should ban trans fats usage in food,"Unlike other dietary fats, trans fats are not essential, and they do not promote good health [REF]."
We should ban breast implants,"Moreover, additional to the suicide-risk, women with breast implants also faced a trebled death-risk from alcoholism and the abuse of prescription and recreational drugs [REF]."
We should introduce covenant marriage,"The covenant marriage laws emphasize the belief that marriage is more than just a mere contract between two individuals, contending that without marriage, there would be no foundation of family in society and, in turn, no civilization or progress to follow."
We should adopt socialism,"Claude Henri de Saint-Simon, and later evolutionary economist Thorstein Veblen, believed that socialism would be the result of innovative engineers, scientists and technicians who want to organise society and the economy in a rational fashion, instead of the working-class."
We should adopt a zero tolerance policy in schools,"In response, OC Transpo instigated zero-tolerance policies regarding workplace harassment, a new employee-management communications program, and increased training on workplace respect [REF]."
We should subsidize biofuels,"The initial assumption that biofuels were good for the environment because they had a smaller carbon footprint is in debate because it is possible that the production of grain alcohol, and therefore E85, may actually have a greater environmental impact than fossil fuel [REF]."
Physical education should be mandatory,"Courses are offered in Engineering, Industry, Agriculture, Foreign Languages, Computer Sciences, Managerial Sciences, Secretarial Studies, Physical Education and subjects that can help the local community."
We should ban strip clubs,Fyshwick and Mitchell are the two places in the ACT where strip clubs and prostitution may operate legally.
We should increase the use of personalized medicine,"The Koch Institute has identified five areas of research that it believes are critical for controlling cancer: Developing nanotechnology-based cancer therapeutics, creating novel devices for cancer detection and monitoring, exploring the molecular and cellular basis of metastasis, advancing personalized medicine through analysis of cancer pathways and drug resistance, engineering the immune system to fight cancer [REF]."
We should legalize prostitution,"France's Green Party argues: ""The concept of ""free choice"" of the prostitute is indeed relative, in a society where gender inequality is institutionalized"" [REF]."
We should abolish the attorney-client privilege,"The Department of Justice acknowledged in court that ""privileged attorney-client communications"" had been seized."
We should adopt atheism,"In The Trouble with Atheism, Liddle argued that atheists can be as dogmatic and intolerant as the adherents of religion."
We should adopt vegetarianism,"Bindel's articles have occasionally received comments in the hundreds, and the focus of her 'hates' that started with vegetarians also encompassed the Arsenal football team, was soon followed by men who rape and abuse women."
We should abandon coal mining,"Coal mining became a major industry, and continued to grow into the 20th century, producing the fuel to heat homes, factories and drive steam engines locomotives and steamships."
We should fight gender inequality,There are some arguments that the GII inadequately captures gender inequality and leaves out important aspects or includes unnecessary indices.
We should increase internet censorship,"Demand Progress is a vocal proponent of Net Neutrality, running numerous campaigns against Internet censorship [REF]."
We should ban male infant circumcision,"The bioethics of neonatal circumcision are a subject of intense debate, with circumcision advocates promoting it as beneficial, and supporters of genital integrity opposing it as harmful and/or a violation of the individual's human rights."
We should limit executive compensation,Dodd was responsible for the inclusion of a clause limiting excessive executive pay in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
We should prohibit reality television,"Girls Aloud have become one of the few UK reality television acts to achieve continued success, and had amassed a fortune of £25 million by May 2009 [REF]."
We should ban breast implants,A French woman with PIP breast implant where capsular scar tissue formed in the breast.
We should end development aid,"The German Government's present priority areas of development cooperation to Nepal as agreed between the two Governments are - renewable energy and energy efficiency, health and family planning, and promotion of local self-governance and civil society."
We should ban partial birth abortions,"Examples include vast bipartisan and popular support for one side of various supposedly controversial issues; a majority of both major parties in Congress voted to cut taxes in 2001, to authorize use of force in Iraq in 2002, and to ban partial-birth abortion in 2003."
We should prohibit international adoption,The U.S. Department of State has designated two accrediting entities for organizations providing inter-country adoption services in the United States that work with sending countries that have ratified the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption.
We should introduce a pollution tax,"Liberal veterans described Dion as a ""lone wolf"" who dismissed suggestions from his senior advisers to avoid using the Green Shift as an election platform."
Suicide should be a criminal offence,"Kugisho/Yokosuka ""Ohka"" Model 22 Motorjet Suicide Attacker."
We should ban breast implants,"Milk duct and nerve damage are more common to the periareolar incision implantation procedure, which cuts tissue near the nipple, whereas other implantation incision-plans - IMF (Inframammary Fold), TABA (Trans-Axillary Breast Augmentation), TUBA (Trans-Umbilical Breast Augmentation) - avoid the tissue of the nipple-areola complex; if the woman is concerned about possible breast-feeding difficulties, the periareolar incisions can be effected to reduce damage to the milk ducts and to the nerves of the NAC."
We should subsidize student loans,Studies conducted by the First Generation VFAs found that educating students early and often about student loan repayment is an effective way to prevent late payments.
We should ban private education,""".. Private schools are where the greatest and most successful innovations may flourish: loosely supervised by the State and complying with broad State guidelines, private schools enjoy the freedom which public schools lack and, therefore, may achieve great progress."
We should legalize cannabis,"The Supreme Court disagreed, reasoning that cannabis grown for medical purposes is indistinguishable from illicit marijuana and that, because the intrastate medical cannabis market contributes to the interstate illicit marijuana market, the Commerce Clause applies."
We should prohibit hydraulic fracturing,"Examples include exploitation of oil sands and shale oil, deepwater drilling, hydraulic fracturing, mountaintop removal mining, petroleum exploration in the Arctic, and natural gas hydrates [REF]."
We should increase government regulation,"The United States implementation of this regulation is consistent with the Coast Guard's strategic goals of maritime security and maritime safety, and the Department's strategic goals of awareness, prevention, protection, and response."
We should subsidize student loans,"The NJHESAA also coordinates the Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholar program, the NJ STARS award program, and the NJCLASS student loan program."
We should further exploit geothermal energy,"Oregon Tech is the only completely geothermally-heated university campus in the United States,[REF] and is home to the Geo-Heat Center, a national resource for geothermal development, and the Oregon Renewable Energy Center (OREC), which conducts applied research on photovoltaic power systems, ground-source heating systems, fuel-cell systems, wind, biomass, biodiesel and integrated systems."
We should abolish temporary employment,"By 2004, Peru had a far-reaching social safety net that included food programs serving 35 percent of the population, and work programs offering temporary employment to unskilled workers."
We should legalize prostitution,"Researcher Laura Agustín has called for a cultural study of commercial sex that would document all participants and locations associated with the sex industry, de-centre and thereby de-stigmatise sex workers and reveal the extent to which ordinary society is involved [REF]."
We should subsidize student loans,"In her role of Operations Officer and Manager of National Direct Student Loans for Wachovia Corporation, Dr. Combs was responsible for the general management of National Direct Student Loan Operations, with an expense budget that affected several million dollars of annual revenue."
We should legalize insider trading,"In the financial world, Insider trading can also be considered a misuse of internal information that gives an unfair advantage in investment."
We should adopt mobile payments,"Mobile payments could also open the possibility for new business models as now, one would have the ability to pay and receive even small sums of money, almost instantaneously."
We should end international aid,"By amending the Foreign Assistance Act, the Congress provided that U.S. aid should emphasize ""Basic Human Needs"": food and nutrition; population planning and health; and education and human resources development."
We should ban trans fats usage in food,Trans fats are linked to serious chronic health conditions.
We should ban free newspapers,"By 1992, a number of former paid-for local newspapers in the United Kingdom, such as the Walsall Observer, were being closed down and converted to free newspapers (sometimes called ""freesheets"") [REF]."
We should adopt open source software,"In August 2006, Intel added support to the open-source X.Org/XFree86 drivers for the latest 965 series that include the GMA (X)3000 core [REF]."
We should subsidize student loans,"Over the years, the MMA Foundation) has continually focused primarily on supporting the next generation of physicians with student loans."
We should introduce a flat tax,"The current leader of the Australian opposition party Tony Abbott, has expressed his desire for a tax debate that includes the implementation of a flat tax system [REF]."
We should ban partial birth abortions,"In 2005, Kline began investigating possible cases of child rape and illegal partial-birth and late-term abortions."
We should further exploit hydroelectric dams,"Odebrecht Energia (energy) - Invests, constructs and manages projects from the Brazilian electric sector, such as hydroelectric, thermoelectric and nuclear power plants."
Sex education should be mandatory,Poor economic conditions (leading to the use of dirty needles in healthcare clinics) and lack of sex education contribute to high rates of infection.
We should ban free newspapers,"The Philharmonic's ""Smart Arts Academy,""[REF] to cite one example, provides free daily music, arts, dance, theater, sports, movie making, and enrichment activities to about 250 students per school annually totaling some 6,000 students from New York's most financially challenged public schools [REF]."
We should ban boxing,"A modified game called ""civil play"" banned boxing as a component of the game."
We should privatize the United States Social Security,In 2004 the U.S. Social Security system paid out almost $500 billion in benefits [REF].
We should end international aid,On 26 October 1997 a letter from Tatchell to The Guardian argued that the United Kingdom should suspend aid to Zimbabwe because of its violence against homosexuals.
We should subsidize student loans,Snake Jailbird - Fictional character and criminal on the animated television series The Simpsons who repaid his Middlebury College student loans after robbing Springfield landmark Moe's Tavern.
We should increase government regulation,Steel also oversaw the creation of the Blueprint on Financial Services Regulation as part of an initiative to increase America's capital market competitiveness [REF].
We should ban partial birth abortions,"Online grassroots techniques devised for the Dean campaign (Castor became a Dean Dozen candidate in August ) were one contributing factor : another was the support of EMILY's List , which named Castor as its highest-rated candidate for the 2004 election cycle , even when her support for banning intact dilation and extraction (D&X) abortions was not in line with the EMILY's List support for woman's issues ."
We should abolish the Olympic Games,South Africa had been banned from the Olympics since 1964 due to its apartheid policies.
We should ban trans fats usage in food,"The consumption of trans fats increases one's risk of coronary heart disease[REF] by raising levels of ""bad"" LDL cholesterol and lowering levels of ""good"" HDL cholesterol [REF]."
We should adopt libertarianism,"In 2005, with other activists, Ince founded The Sex Party (British Columbia), a political party based in British Columbia, Canada, that contests provincial elections to promote libertarian and sex-positive attitudes towards sexual education, sex censorship and prostitution [REF]."
We should adopt open source software,"In general cDc hopes that open code can become the lingua franca of a hacktivism that seeks to wage peace, not war."
We should legalize insider trading,Stone shot a scene showing the honest Mannheim giving in to insider trading and Lipper argued that audiences might conclude that everyone on Wall Street is corrupt and insisted that the film needed an unimpeachable character.
We should adopt direct democracy,"Among the topics studied have been direct democracy (the initiative process), air pollution, a statewide water plan, restrictions on child labor, automobile and industrial accident compensation, and legislative procedures."
We should end development aid,The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is currently (April 2008) supporting several projects and contributing to various technical assistance initiatives in the power sector in Brazil.
We should prohibit reality television,"As an Executive Producer /reality series creator, Valen has partnered with a wide variety of companies including Whoop Inc., Renegade83, 44 Blue, Target, and Intuitive Entertainment."
We should lower the drinking age,"Although the incidence of underage drinking is still significant, government, university and national statistics have confirmed that alcohol use and binge drinking among high school students has declined steadily over the past three decades, and continues to decline annually [REF]."
Abstinence-only sex education should be mandatory,Opponents of abstinence-only education dispute the claim that comprehensive sex education encourages teens to have premarital sex [REF].
Physical education should be mandatory,"Faculty of Kinesiology focuses on the studies of human movement through sport science, kinesiology, physical education, physical activity and health, and tourism studies [REF]."
We should not subsidize cultivation of tobacco,"Hiring out was the way that slaveholders earned money from their slaves, whom they needed less for labor as they had reduced the cultivation of tobacco as a crop."
We should legalize insider trading,Loomis further increased his fortune via insider trading practices that now are illegal.
We should adopt mobile payments,"On 24 February 2010, Axis Bank announced the launch of 'AXIS CALL & PAY on atom', a unique mobile payments solution using Axis Bank debit cards."
We should end international aid,"On July 24, 2008, Carson voted to pass the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act () which provided aid to developing countries fighting high rates of HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis."
We should introduce universal health care,"Sullivan rejected the ""liberal"" label, on the grounds that he supports a flat tax, rejects progressive taxation as unjust and counter-productive, is skeptical of universal healthcare and supports a free market in healthcare and pharmaceuticals, strongly supports ""fighting a war against Jihadist terror"", and therefore does not meet Forbes magazine's own criteria for a ""liberal"", which include support for progressive taxation and universal healthcare and ""a certain queasiness about the war on terror."""
We should increase the use of personalized medicine,"A trend towards pay for performance could accelerate the adoption of personalized medicine, if clinical data shows that targeted diagnostics and therapies reduce payers' costs."
We should ban free newspapers,"A commuter newspaper or free daily newspaper is a class of newspapers that are ""free or very inexpensive newspapers which are part of a lifestyle of commuting into work, and seeking out ways to spend leisure time afterwards."
We should fight gender inequality,Gender inequality has a great impact especially on women and poverty.
We should ban breast implants,"The studies Experience with Anatomical Soft Cohesive Silicone gel Prosthesis in Cosmetic and Reconstructive Breast Implant Surgery (2004) and Cohesive Silicone gel Breast Implants in Aesthetic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery (2005) reported low incidence rates of capsular contracture and of device-shell rupture, improved medical safety and technical efficacy greater than earlier generations of breast implant device [REF].[REF][REF] ."
We should adopt mobile payments,Mobile payments can have a large impact on interaction with government services and is being explored in India [REF].
Bullfighting should be banned,"A 2002 Gallup poll found that 68.8% of Spaniards express ""no interest"" in bullfighting while 20.6% expressed ""some interest"" and 10.4% ""a lot of interest""."
Private universities should be banned,"Private colleges include Keyin College[REF] and Corona College,[REF]."
We should support a phase-out of lightweight plastic bags,"Data from the Coastwatch survey were also used to lobby for a plastic bag tax in Ireland which, when introduced, was the first in Europe and brought plastic bag litter down from over 54 per km of shoreline to around 3-4."
We should subsidize student loans,"Nelnet holds over $25 billion in student loans as of 2007, roughly one-third of all federally subsidized student loans currently held by students in the United States [REF]."
We should adopt atheism,"Cloots maintained that ""Reason"" and ""Truth"" were ""supremely intolerant"" and that the daylight of atheism would make the lesser lights of religious night disappear [REF]."
We should abolish intellectual property rights,"In the economic investment arena, the Panamanian Government has been very successful in the enforcement of intellectual property rights and has concluded with the U.S. a very important Bilateral Investment Treaty Amendment and an agreement with the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)."
We should abolish the Olympic Games,The fact that Spain held the Olympics in 1992 was also a major detriment to Madrid's bid.
Bullfighting should be banned,"The Jarama's name carried a special double meaning; intended to refer only to the historic bullfighting region in Spain, Ferruccio was concerned about confusion with the also historic Jarama motor racing track [REF]."
We should abolish temporary employment,"Still unable to find a publisher, Evanovich stopped writing and signed with a temporary employment agency."
We should abandon Gmail,"By exposing the Gmail address, Google claimed that this would ""help prevent mail from being marked as spam"" [REF]."
We should ban fishing,"In October 1973, the Crow Tribal Council enacted Resolution Tribal Edict No. 74-05, to restrict fishing in response to increasing food prices and tribal enrollment, coupled with decreasing supplies of fish and game on the reservation."
We should lower the drinking age,"In response to the National Minimum Drinking Age Act in 1984, which reduced by 10% the federal highway funding of any state which did not have a minimum drinking age of 21, the Kansas Legislature raised the drinking age from 18 to 21, effective January 1, 1985 [REF]."
We should adopt direct democracy,"The English, at least those who lent the emigrant an ear and cooperated with them, gathered new hope that a true democracy might be established in Germany and contributed considerably to the realization of this model during the first harsh postwar years."
We should subsidize student loans,"The Lee administration has introduced a tailor-made educational system, and established the National Scholarship Foundation that offers services such as student loan and loan counseling."
We should adopt mobile payments,Ritchie also developed the concept of mobile parking zones for people with disability.
We should end affirmative action,"The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and affirmative action is racist, and therefore should be repealed [REF]."
Suicide should be a criminal offence,"Various studies have suggested that how the media presents depictions of suicide may have a negative effect[REF] and trigger the possibility of suicide contagion also known as the Werther effect, named after the protagonist in Goethe's The Sorrows of Young Werther who committed suicide [REF]."
We should legalize insider trading,Another argument against regulation is that laws against insider trading reduce market efficiency and transparency.
We should fight gender inequality,The GII has been criticized on whether or not its assessment of gender inequality and use of the same set of indicators are equally relevant or meaningful across all regions of the Globe.
We should abolish the right to keep and bear arms,"As passed by the Congress: A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
We should introduce school vouchers,"In recent years AU has continued to oppose religion in public schools, school voucher initiatives in the states, and ""faith-based"" initiatives in the federal government and in the states."
We should ban strip clubs,"In 2005, Good Charlotte presented the Rock 100 from a strip club in Manchester."
We should cancel the speed limit,Speed limits are also sometimes used to reduce consumption of fuel or in response to environmental concerns [REF].
We should further exploit hydroelectric dams,"Urban and agricultural development, increased damming, and increased use of hydroelectric power in rivers in countries such as Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana are more threats to the African manatee's habitat and life, and thick congestion of boats in waterways may cause African manatees to have a deadly run-in with the vessels."
Abstinence-only sex education should be mandatory,Abstinence-only sex education programs show an increase in the rates of pregnancy and STDs of a teenage population in randomized controlled trials.
Bullfighting should be banned,Bullfights at the Plaza de toros de La Merced are part of the festivities.
Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence,"Muslim critics have also accused the West, in particular the EU, of double standards in adopting laws that outlaw Holocaust denial."
We should ban private education,"Private schools have sometimes been controversial, with some in the media[REF] claiming that a private education gives students an unfair advantage."
We should increase gun control,"Kerry has stated that he opposes privatizing Social Security, supports abortion rights for adult women and minors, supports same-sex marriage, opposes capital punishment except for terrorists, supports most gun control laws, and is generally a supporter of trade agreements."
We should ban fishing,The Apo MPA includes a ban on detrimental fishing practices and a no-take zone covering 10% of their reef.
The vow of celibacy should be abandoned,"Clerical celibacy is the discipline by which, in some Churches, only unmarried men are, as a rule, to be ordained to the priesthood."
We should adopt libertarianism,"Barr said: ""I'm happy to announce that I am now a proud, card-carrying Libertarian who is committed to helping elect leaders who will strive for smaller government, lower taxes and abundant individual freedom.""[REF] ."
We should lower the drinking age,Schools such as Cornell University have implemented such policies to protect students seeking medical attention from legal action for underage drinking and possession of alcohol and/or drugs.
We should prohibit tower blocks,"Peter Sager, too, thought that the ""high-rise library"" could ""easily stand on the Hudson"" [REF]."
We should abandon coal mining,"In 2006, a Brazilian company (VALE) announced plans to build a rail branch line to the Moatize coal mine in western Mozambique from the Nacala Corridor line to export coal via the port of Nacala; the link would cross Malawi."
We should end development aid,The Inter-American Development Bank provides technical assistance through three projects in the energy sector in Bolivia: .
We should adopt direct democracy,"Mario Adinolfi, 35-year old journalist and blogger,[REF] and supporter of direct democracy and higher involvement of young people in the national political scenario."
We should subsidize condoms,"In 2009, as Vice-President of Sidaction, she condemned the statements of Pope Benedict XVI, who claimed that condoms promote AIDS [REF]."
Bullfighting should be banned,"When Gregorovich's friend captures Alex, Gregorovich is able to arrange for Alex to do bullfighting instead of being shot directly, leading to Alex being able to escape."
We should end development aid,"In a briefing to President Barack Obama, he was described as ""no friend of the US: he opposes Dutch military involvement in Afghanistan; he believes development assistance is money wasted; he opposes NATO missions outside 'allied' territory; he is against most EU initiatives; and, most troubling, he foments fear and hatred of immigrants.""[REF] ."
We should abandon coal mining,Mercator Group has also acquired economic interest in coal mines in Mozambique and Indonesia with substantial coal resources; as a measure of backward integration to strengthen its shipping activities and to meet the huge energy demand in India.
We should introduce universal health care,"PiS supports free health care, provided by the state."
We should abandon Gmail,"Gmail makes use of Ajax, employing browser features such as JavaScript, keyboard access keys and Web feed integration [REF]."
We should legalize polygamy,"Friedman uses this viewpoint to argue in favor of legalizing polygamy, while Sailer uses it to argue against legalizing it."
We should ban strip clubs,Mickle also made a strip club and re-created Brooks' character's apartment in an abandoned building.
We should abandon coal mining,"Reports were written detailing some of the abuses, particularly in the coal mines[REF] and textile factories[REF] and these helped to popularise the children's plight."
We should increase wealth redistribution,The Financial Times has reported that the Pope's advocacy for a fairer redistribution of wealth has helped set the agenda for the 2009 July G8 summit [REF].
We should ban strip clubs,"The majority concluded that an ordinance placing various restrictions and limitations on strip clubs did not violate the First Amendment because the restrictions were ""content-neutral"" and the ordinance furthered important government interests unrelated to speech-for example, pernicious secondary effects as documented in studies commissioned by other municipalities."
We should lower the drinking age,"The Amethyst Initiative, a collaboration of college presidents and other educators, focuses on discussion and examination of the drinking age, with specific attention paid to the culture of alcohol as it exists on college campuses and the negative impact of the drinking age on alcohol education and responsible drinking."
We should prohibit international adoption,"For several decades, the South Korean international adoption program provided homes for more orphans per state than any other country in the world."
Homeschooling should be banned,"Working in a similar vein was Rousas John Rushdoony who focused on education in America and was an advocate of homeschooling, which he saw as a way to combat the intentionally secular nature of the U.S. public school system."
We should further exploit solar energy,"LEAGUE's Solar Energy Limited Partnership is a partner-owned venture that invests in rooftop solar arrays in the province of Ontario; the solar arrays earn money through the province of Ontario's feed-in tariff program, a green-energy incentive that reimburses producers of renewable energy for feeding their installations into the power grid [REF]."
We should prohibit reality television,Arab soap operas and the emerging popularity of reality TV are evidence of this notion.
We should abolish intellectual property rights,"CBC argued that intellectual property laws and so-called ""right of publicity"" laws don't apply to the statistics used in fantasy sports [REF]."
We should subsidize student loans,PHEAA conducts its student loan servicing activities nationally as FedLoan Servicing and American Education Services (AES) FedLoan Servicing was established in 2009 to support the U.S. Department of Education's ability to service student loans owned by the federal government.
We should adopt socialism,"In the 1980s, the Nepali Congress abandoned its socialistic economic program in favor of a mixed economy, and a market economy in certain sectors."
Suicide should be a criminal offence,Some Lakota oral histories assert that Custer committed suicide to avoid capture and subsequent torture.
We should fight gender inequality,Gender inequality and discrimination is argued to cause and perpetuate poverty and vulnerability in society as a whole [REF].
We should privatize the United States Social Security,"Over the years, ODAR has developed its own procedural system, which is documented in the Hearings and Appeals Litigation Law Manual (HALLEX)."
We should fight for Tibetan independence,"Following the declaration of Tibetan Independence and victory, Tsarong became a leading figure in Tibet in the 1910s and the decades that followed, and was entrusted with a significant amount of responsibility for the running of Tibet."
We should introduce school vouchers,"In contemporary political debate, strong Orthodox support for various school voucher initiatives undermines the exceptionalist belief that the Jewish community seeks a high and impenetrable barrier between church and state [REF]."
We should introduce a pollution tax,"In 1998, Don Fullerton and Gilbert E. Metcalf evaluated the double dividend hypothesis in ""Environmental Taxes and the Double-Dividend Hypothesis: Did You Really Expect Something for Nothing?""."
We should abolish the monarchy,"Ignatius wrote the Jesuit Constitutions, adopted in 1540, which created a monarchical organization and stressed absolute self-abnegation and obedience to Pope and superiors (perinde ac cadaver, ""well-disciplined like a corpse"" as Ignatius put it)."
Bullfighting should be banned,"While most often targeting bullfighting, Antzar Eguna has been attacked as well and as a result dead geese are now used in place of live ones."
Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence,"Computing website The Register has described use of the software as ""highly organised mass manipulation of technologies which are supposed to be democratising"" and claimed Megaphone is ""effectively a high-tech exercise in ballot-stuffing""[REF] The Register also reported that the BBC History magazine website ""noticed an upsurge in voting on whether holocaust denial should be a criminal offence in Britain."
We should privatize the United States Social Security,Spain in particular has encountered widespread criticism given the overwhelming number of small to medium businesses (including TEFL schools) which routinely dodge the teachers' social security contributions as a means of maximising profits.
We should ban partial birth abortions,"Both candidates had similar views on the budget surplus, although Neumann was for banning partial-birth abortion while Feingold was against a ban."
We should legalize polygamy,"Gombe State has been the most recent state to provide for civil polygamy, legalizing it on December 14, 2001 [REF]."
We should ban strip clubs,"In 2005, revenues for the U.K. strip club industry, one of the fastest growing sectors of its leisure industry, were estimated to be UK£300 million [REF]."
We should introduce universal health care,"The Vermont health bill, H.202, has led to the creation of Green Mountain Care, a private/public single payer exchange system that will give universal coverage to Vermonters and create an electronic system of medical records in an effort to make the system efficient and accessible [REF]."
We should adopt mobile payments,Mobile payments is a new and rapidly-adopting alternative payment method - especially in Asia and Europe.
We should privatize the United States Social Security,"Social Security is a social insurance program officially called ""Old-age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance"" (OASDI), in reference to its three components."
We should prohibit hydraulic fracturing,"In the UK and Europe, hydrocarbons are considered government property, so opposition to fracking is less easily bought off than in the US, where landowners are given production royalties [REF]."
We should subsidize student loans,"Mike Brownfield of The Heritage Foundation argued that rejection of the capitalist system and the policies that OWS protesters advocate, including limits on trade and student loan forgiveness, would not lead to improved economic conditions for unemployed Americans."
We should abolish zoos,The zoo also plays a key part in Addax and Eastern Bongo conservation.
Private universities should be banned,"The Australian College of Kuwait has been established under Kuwait Law 34/2000, governing private universities in Kuwait, to provide internationally recognized and accredited education and training to the Business, Engineering, and Maritime sectors."
We should ban trans fats usage in food,"Second, while both saturated and trans fats increase levels of LDL cholesterol (so-called bad cholesterol), trans fats also lower levels of HDL cholesterol (good cholesterol);[REF] thus increasing the risk of coronary heart disease."
We should abolish the Olympic Games,"The diversity of American athletes in the Olympic Games in the early 20th centuries was an important avenue for the country to redefine a national culture amid a massive influx of immigrants, as well as American Indians (represented by Jim Thorpe in 1912) and blacks (represented by Jesse Owens in 1932)."
We should abolish temporary employment,"Gingrich supports an expanded temporary worker program, with a special open-ended visa for high value workers."
We should fight for Tibetan independence,"The flag was adopted as a symbol of the Tibetan independence movement, and has become known as the ""Free Tibet flag"" [REF]."
We should ban boxing,The Chinese people were almost unanimous in their support for the Boxers due to the Western Allied invasion [REF].
We should increase wealth redistribution,"While he continued Long's program of road-building, free textbooks, and expansion of hospital and educational facilities, Leche and his administration were far less committed to wealth redistribution and social programs than Long had been."
We should adopt libertarianism,Friedman also supported libertarian policies such as legalization of drugs and prostitution.
Private universities should be banned,"Significantly, tertiary education for the upper-income fifth of the Chilean population, many of whom study in the new private universities, also reaches above 70 per cent.""[REF] ."
We should abolish the three-strikes laws,"At sentencing on the golf club theft, the judge used the 1993 burglaries and robbery to impose the 25-to-life sentence under California's three strikes law [REF]."
We should adopt vegetarianism,"Rachels has argued for moral vegetarianism and animal rights, preferential quotas, the humanitarian use of euthanasia and the idea that parents should give as much fundamental moral consideration to another's children as they do to their own."
We should adopt vegetarianism,Vegetarianism is an integral part of most schools of Hinduism[REF] although there are a wide variety of practices and beliefs that have changed over time [REF].
We should further exploit wind turbines,Mayflower Resolution was then put to work installing wind turbines at the North Hoyle windfarm for National Wind Power.
We should further exploit hydroelectric dams,"To power the plant, Landsvirkjun built Kárahnjukar, a 630-megawatt hydropower station."
We should fight gender inequality,"Mayor John Molony drew international press attention in August 2008 when he told the Townsville Bulletin newspaper that Mount Isa's gender imbalance made it a good place for ""not so attractive"" women to live [REF]."
We should cancel the speed limit,"A 1994 study by Jeremy Jackson and Roger Blackman,[REF] using a driving simulator, showed that although increased speed limits and reduced speeding fines significantly increased driving speed, there was no effect on accident frequency."
We should ban trans fats usage in food,The consumption of trans fatty acids has been shown to increase the risk of coronary artery disease[REF] .
We should adopt a zero tolerance policy in schools,"As a result of pressure from Congress, baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association started applying stricter regulations and applied a zero tolerance policy in correspondence to performance enhancing drugs."
We should ban free newspapers,"Ricky Wong also has a personal blog and publishes an article every week in local free newspapers ""The Headline"", where he comments on current social issues."
We should legalize polygamy,"The Ministry of Women's Empowerment since announced that the Government was considering extending its ban on polygamy to cover all officials working for the state, including legislators and soldiers."
We should ban private education,"The school was founded by the Seventh-day Adventist Church to provide for education to children who could not afford private school, and Nelson was deemed ""very deserving."""
We should abolish the attorney-client privilege,"On February 24, 1999, Long accused the Capital Collateral Regional Council (the state office defending death row inmates in their appeals) of revealing his private letters to a book author, thus violating attorney-client privilege."
We should introduce a pollution tax,"To the extent that green taxes correct for externalities such as pollution, they correspond with mainstream economic theory."
We should legalize insider trading,"On March 27, 1992, the Securities and Exchange Commission concluded that Bush had a ""preexisting plan"" to sell, that Bush had a ""relatively limited role in Harken management"", and that it had not seen evidence of insider trading [REF]."
We should fight for Tibetan independence,"Organized by the Beastie Boys and the Milarepa Fund, the Tibetan Freedom Concerts were created to support the cause of Tibetan independence."
Physical education should be mandatory,"As a youth, he studied physical education under Luiz Felipe Scolari at school, who would become his mentor and then rival as a coach [REF]."
We should increase government regulation,Milloy has consistently argued from the position of a global warming skeptic that human activity has little impact on climate change and that regulations to limit greenhouse gas emissions are unwarranted and harmful to business interests.
We should increase wealth redistribution,Social democracy advocates the creation of legal reforms and economic redistribution programs to eliminate economic class disparities between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat [REF].
We should further exploit geothermal energy,PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGE) - a geothermal business branch of state oil and gas company PT Pertamina - plans to develop seven new plants by late 2012 with a total capacity of 270 MW.
We should legalize prostitution,"Ruhama (Hebrew for renewed life), a Dublin-based non-governmental organization supporting women affected by prostitution and trafficking, was founded in 1989 as a joint initiative of the Good Shepherd Sisters and Our Lady of Charity Sisters [REF], Roman Catholic organizations with a long history of involvement with women in prostitution[REF][REF][REF] including operating several Magdalene Asylums[REF][REF][REF][REF]."
We should subsidize adoptions,"Smith has served as a spokesperson for Equality Florida denouncing the adoption ban, in particular challenging the state for using huge sums of taxpayer dollars to fund a discredited anti-gay activist as their star witness [REF]."
We should increase gun control,"Bowman and his closest friends begin to systematically kill ATF agents around the nation - whom Bowman views as supporting the infringement of citizen's constitutional rights, and abusing government powers - as well as politicians who had supported unconstitutional gun control legislation."
Private universities should be banned,Doshisha University and Ritsumeikan University are popular private universities in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.
We should legalize cell phone use while driving,"In 2000, Marlboro became the first municipality in New Jersey, and one of the first areas in the U.S., to ban cell phone use while driving, a ban that took effect in March 2001 [REF]."
We should further exploit wind turbines,"In June 2010, General Electric, in cooperation with the Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation, announced the first freshwater-offshore wind turbine initiative in North America, a $100 million pilot project [REF]."
We should further exploit hydroelectric dams,"From February 1992 until March 1993, Colombia suffered rolling blackouts of up to 10 hours a day due to a particularly strong El Niño season, which dried the reservoirs in hydroelectric plants in a country deriving 70% of its energy output from hydroelectric sources; consequently, the government decided to use DST to help save electricity."
We should cancel the speed limit,The Synthesis of Safety Research Related to Speed and Speed Limits report sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration published in 1998 found that increasing speed limits on freeways and high-speed roads increased speed and crashes [REF].
We should prohibit tower blocks,"In 2005, Daly negotiated a planned development on Rincon Hill, where the property was rezoned to allow for highrise development in exchange for a higher percentage of affordable housing units and ""community benefits"" to non-profits in the area [REF]."
We should prohibit international adoption,"In 2000, the U.S. Congress enacted the Intercountry Adoption Act in order to implement the ideas of the Hague Convention."
We should end development aid,"To Evaluate, support and execute the implementation of technical assistance projects to strengthen the tax administrations."
We should fight illegal immigration,"In November 2007, King led Republican legislators in a letter to President George W. Bush prohibiting illegal immigrants from being detained at jails using tasers [REF]."
We should further exploit solar energy,Algae use solar energy to generate biomass from carbon dioxide and are the most important autotrophic organisms in aquatic environments [REF].
We should abandon coal mining,"A number of Ashton's coal miners made a significant impact on modern British history, including: Stephen Walsh M.P.; William Keneally, V.C. and Lance-Corporal in the 1st Lancashire Fusiliers; and Joe Gormley, President of the National Union of Mineworkers in the 1970s and 1980s."
We should legalize insider trading,"IC has been cited by Sports Illustrated (5/19/2003) as the leading source for independent, insider information on Tar Heel sports."
We should adopt open source software,"A school of thought popularized by [[Eric S. Raymond]] as [[Linus's Law]] says that popular [[open-source software]] has more chance of having few or no bugs than other software, because ""given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow"" [REF]."
We should adopt socialism,"Proponents of socialism argue that production for profit (i.e., capitalism) does not satisfy the economic needs of people, especially the working-class, because capital only invests in production when it is profitable."
We should ban trans fats usage in food,"In November 2006, Arby's announced that they were eliminating all trans-fats from their menu, to be implemented by May 2007, being the first major fast-food restaurant to do so."
We should introduce a flat tax,"Jerry Brown, former and current Democratic Governor of California, made the adoption of a flat tax part of his platform when running for President of the United States in 1992."
We should prohibit hydraulic fracturing,"Following direct investments in R&D and demonstration in massive hydraulic fracturing, directional drilling, and microseismic 3-dimensional imaging by the Department of Energy and other federal agencies,[REF][REF] Mitchell Energy applied an innovative technique called slick-water fracturing to achieve the first economical well for the extraction of shale gas in 1998 [REF]."
We should introduce covenant marriage,"For example, couples who choose to undertake a covenant marriage may be required to undergo counseling before a divorce can be granted, or to submit their conflicts to mediation."
We should fight for Tibetan independence,"Students for a Free Tibet's ""Leadership Training"" is focused on developing representatives for the Tibetan independence movement."
We should prohibit hydraulic fracturing,"A 2011 study in Pennsylvania and New York states found a tendency for concentrations of methane to be greatly elevated in groundwater near fracking wells, with potential explosion hazard; the methane's isotopic signatures and other geochemical indicators were consistent with a thermogenic origin in the deep shale formations."
We should cancel the speed limit,"In New South Wales and Victoria, the prima facie speed limit was ."
We should abandon coal mining,"For the first 70-some years of its history, Jerome's landscape was dominated by this black, man-made mountain of coal mining wastes."
We should prohibit tower blocks,"In recent years, many Communist-era apartment blocks have also been refurbished to improve urban appearance."
We should limit the right of asylum,"On January 19, 2009, the Swiss newspaper Tribune de Geneve reported that al-Zaidi was seeking political asylum in Switzerland, where his lawyer said he might work as a journalist at the United Nations [REF]."
We should limit the right of asylum,"The Llano valley had stern, teetotaling German Methodists, who renounced dancing and fraternal organizations; the Pedernales valley had fun-loving, hardworking Lutherans and Catholics who enjoyed drinking and dancing; and the Guadalupe valley had atheist Germans descended from intellectual political refugees."
Physical education should be mandatory,"High School Mr. F. W. Marsh, Principal; Miss Ruth Sherman, English; Mrs. Florence Utter, History; Mr. Ernest Vroman, Commercial; Mrs. Orlow Tillyer, Music; Miss Mona Leach, Physical Training ."
We should end development aid,"The Pope considers a number of trends harmful to development: the prevalence of corruption in both poor and rich countries, the existence of harmful speculative capital flows, the tendency for development aid to be ""diverted from it proper ends due to irresponsible actions"", the ""unregulated exploitation of the earths resources"", and ""on the part of rich countries there is excessive zeal for protecting knowledge through an unduly rigid assertion of the right to intellectual property, especially in the field of health care."""
We should privatize the United States Social Security,"The United States Social Security system is similar to a defined benefit pension arrangement, albeit one that is constructed differently than a pension offered by a private employer."
We should ban corporal punishment in the home,African American churches taught that all people were equal in God's eyes and viewed the doctrine of obedience to one's master taught in white churches as hypocritical - yet accepted and propagated internal hierarchies and support for corporal punishment of children among other things [REF].
Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence,"In 1991, Faurisson was removed from his university chair on the basis of his views under the Gayssot Act, a French statute passed in 1990 that prohibited Holocaust denial."
We should prohibit tower blocks,"Some City Council members questioned her ""recent stands favoring oil drilling in the Pacific Palisades, opposing limits on high-rise buildings in Westwood, weakening a smoking ordinance and tampering with rent control."""
We should adopt mobile payments,"Next-generation infrastructure will enable nation-wide electronic and mobile payments, offering new transactional and value-added services and new e-payment solutions."
We should prohibit reality television,"Canadian sitcoms have also explored animation and puppetry in sitcoms such as Puppets Who Kill and Total Drama, which satirizes competitive reality television."
We should abolish temporary employment,"The Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists determined on October 21, 1988, that McGraw had hired a former patient for ""part-time temporary employment"" [REF]."
We should fight for Tibetan independence,"Jiang went on a groundbreaking state visit to the United States in 1997, drawing various crowds in protest from the Tibet Independence Movement to the supporters of chinese democracy movement."
We should abolish the three-strikes laws,In 2008 Gaffey did break with party leadership to support a Three Strikes Law to give life sentences to career violent criminals supported by Governor M. Jodi Rell; perhaps as the town of Cheshire is in his district and its 2007 home invasion prompted the bill.
We should legalize insider trading,The Insider Trading Sanctions Act of 1984 and the Insider Trading and Securities Fraud Enforcement Act of 1988 provide for penalties for illegal insider trading to be as high as three times the profit gained or the loss avoided from the illegal trading [REF].
We should abolish the monarchy,"One Roberts' dealer invokes a quite different link with the monarchy to promote a battery-only MW/LW model: ""A very high quality receiver."
We should end development aid,"While in Solomon Islands, Ma outlined a development in technical assistance programmes to Taiwan's allies in the region, encompassing assistance in such areas as ""encouraging a return to healthier diets, operating on cataracts [or] advising on land reform"" [REF]."
We should increase internet censorship,"Particular note was made by journalistic outlets of the type of websites on the list; while the Internet censorship scheme submitted by the Australian Labor Party in 2008 was proposed with the stated intention of preventing access to child pornography and sites related to terrorism,[REF] the list leaked on WikiLeaks contains a number of sites unrelated to sex crimes involving minors [REF]."
We should abolish the three-strikes laws,"A special session in late January passed laws to toughen penalties for home invasion and to tighten parole procedures,[REF] but did not pass a Three Strikes Law which Rell, Caligiuri, and Senate Minority Leader John McKinney had favored."
Abstinence-only sex education should be mandatory,Abstinence-only sex education teaches children to abstain from sex as the sole method of avoiding pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.
We should abolish temporary employment,"At the same time, the company went through its own rounds of equity financing, including an investment by U.K.-based staffing firm Select Holdings, LLC (later renamed as Vedior)."
Private universities should be banned,"Cuttington University, established by the Episcopal Church of the USA in 1889 in Suakoko, Bong County, is the nation's oldest private university."
We should subsidize student loans,"A spike in debt after 1992 followed the elimination of the Nova Scotia Bursary Program, which provided the full Nova Scotia student loan portion as a non-repayable bursary."
We should abolish zoos,"The Bermuda government provides support for the operational needs of the zoo, while the BZS supports ongoing development and the educational and research programs, and organizes special events and exhibits [REF]."
We should prohibit tower blocks,"In March 1999, Chicago-based developer the Barton Group announced its plan to build a 37-story, 322-unit luxury residential tower."
We should introduce school vouchers,"In 2003, Chavous and Mayor Williams publicly supported a controversial proposal by President George W. Bush and Education Secretary Rod Paige for a federal school voucher program designed for low income District schoolchildren."
We should prohibit tower blocks,"High-rise buildings cast a significant shadow over nearby buildings, reducing solar energy harvesting."
We should privatize the United States Social Security,"During 2006, Standard & Poor's analysts wrote: ""Each year, for example, the U.S. Social Security Administration maintains roughly $6 billion to $7 billion of Social Security contributions in an ""earnings suspense file"" -- an account for W-2 tax forms that cannot be matched to the correct Social Security number."
We should legalize cannabis,The survey also discovered that nearly 80 per cent of teachers in the United Kingdom believed that the recent reclassification of cannabis would make educating pupils about the dangers of drug abuse more challenging and difficult.
We should subsidize biofuels,"Chapela has also spoken out against the deal between UC Berkeley, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and British Petroleum to research the development of biofuels, which may involve genetically engineering microorganisms and plants."
We should abolish zoos,"In recent years, great emphasis has been placed on creating new and dynamic exhibits at zoos that provide significant enrichment opportunities for the animals on display while also offering visitors a unique viewing and learning experience."
We should adopt libertarianism,"Some Rhode Islanders were also concerned about the Constitution for libertarian reasons and wanted a Bill of Rights to protect individual liberties, particularly Baptists (one of the largest denominations in Rhode Island) who had historically been persecuted by central governments."
We should further exploit wind power,"With wind energy providing a large portion of the nation's electricity, the natural gas that is currently used to fuel power plants would be used instead as a fuel for thousands of vehicles."
We should abandon online dating services,"Morgan Grimes, Lester Patel, and Jeff Barnes introduce him to internet dating, where sees attractive women and decides to try it."
We should abandon coal mining,"Other ways of improving the economics of shale oil extraction could be to increase the size of the operation to achieve economies of scale, use oil shale that is a by-product of coal mining such as at Fushun China, produce specialty chemicals as by Viru Keemia Grupp in Estonia, co-generate electricity from the waste heat and process high grade oil shale that yields more oil per shale processed."
We should end development aid,"According to Collier, ""technical assistance is not negligible - money spent on countries with the skilled people who constitute technical assistance is a quarter of total aid flows.""[REF]"
National service in the United States should be mandatory,"National service in the United States of America has a long tradition, extending to the founding of the country."
We should subsidize adoptions,"The researchers state that their findings ""suggest that the adoption of E-ZPass was associated with significant improvements of infant health."""
We should legalize organ trade,"Legalization of the international organ trade could lead to increased supply, lowering prices so that persons outside the wealthiest segments could afford such organs as well."
Private universities should be banned,"Australia has 37 government-funded universities and two private universities, as well as a number of other specialist institutions that provide approved courses at the higher education level [REF]."
We should abolish temporary employment,The National Park Service employs 247 permanent employees and seven seasonal employees.
We should abolish intellectual property rights,"In 2001, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer referred to Linux as ""a cancer that attaches itself in an intellectual property sense to everything it touches"" [REF]."
Bullfighting should be banned,"Supporters of bullfights, called ""aficionados"", claim they respect the bulls and that bullfighting is a grand tradition; a form of art important to their culture [REF]."
We should increase internet censorship,"NSN has issued the following denial: NSN ""has not provided any deep packet inspection, web censorship or Internet filtering capability to Iran.""[REF]"
We should adopt mobile payments,"Luup is a bank-grade mobile payment solution that allows users to pay, send and receive money via their mobile phone."
We should ban free newspapers,"There is no charge for any of these ""programs"" and they are optional, that is, one can use the free daily tracker and all the social networking without anything else."
We should subsidize adoptions,"Christensen notes that adoption of Dogme practices may face greater cultural challenges in countries outside of Europe, such as Japan [REF]."
We should adopt socialism,"In his popular book, The Road to Serfdom (1944) and in subsequent academic works, Hayek argued that socialism required central economic planning and that such planning in turn leads towards totalitarianism."
We should legalize prostitution,The study also found that few of the prostitutes used condoms in their private lives [REF].
We should abolish the Olympic Games,"2011 / 2012: Human Rights Watch accused Saudi Arabia of contravening the Olympic Charter by systematically preventing women from practicing sports in the country, and by not allowing Saudi women athletes to take part in the Olympic Games, thus violating the fourth, sixth and seventh fundamental principles of the Charter, which every member of the Olympic Movement is bound to."
The vow of celibacy should be abandoned,"In 1074, mandatory celibacy of the clergy became canon law as part of Pope Gregory VII's effort to eliminate several forms of medieval church corruption [REF]."
We should subsidize adoptions,Researchers from the University of Minnesota studied adolescents who had been adopted and found that adoptees were twice as likely as non-adopted people to suffer from oppositional defiant disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (with an 8% rate in the general population) [REF].
We should further exploit hydroelectric dams,Hydroelectricity also avoids the hazards of coal mining and the indirect health effects of coal emissions.
We should introduce school vouchers,"Economic changes were enacted, such as voucher schools, liberalized markets for telecommunications and energy as well as the privatization of publicly owned companies."
We should ban free newspapers,"Local newspapers that are printed in Newcastle include Trinity Mirror's Evening Chronicle and The Journal, the Sunday Sun as well as the Metro freesheet."
We should fight illegal immigration,"Duckworth has called deporting millions of illegal immigrants ""unrealistic""[REF] ."
We should ban boxing,Both sides of the debate at court realized that popular support for the Boxers in the countryside was almost universal and that suppression would be both difficult and unpopular [REF].
Abstinence-only sex education should be mandatory,"ACF also administers the Community-Based Abstinence Education Program, which is focused on funding public and private entities that provide abstinence-until-marriage education for adolescents from 12 to 18 years old."
Bullfighting should be banned,"When the Muslims invaded Iberia in 711 AD, they brought Barb horses with them that were crossed with the native horses, developing a horse that became useful for war, dressage and bull fighting."
We should abolish the Olympic Games,"During the Summer Olympics of September 1988 in Seoul, South Korea, the squadron was embarked on Midway operating in the Sea of Japan to demonstrate U.S. support for a peaceful Olympics."
We should legalize prostitution,"In this second part of the book titled ""African Lolita"", Eyo comes face to face with the harsh reality of commercial sex and worst of all sex slavery."
We should ban private education,"For primary education, the city offers many government supported and private schools, which provide education in Hindi as well as English."
We should abolish the Olympic Games,"Drapeau said ""The Olympics can no more lose money than a man can have a baby.""[REF]"
Bullfighting should be banned,"The Spanish Royal Family is divided on the issue, from Queen Sophia who does not hide her dislike for bullfights,[REF] to King Juan Carlos who occasionally presides over a bullfight from the royal box as part of his official duties,[REF][REF][REF] to their daughter Princess Elena who is well known for her liking of bullfights and who often accompanies the king in the presiding box or attends privately in the general seating [REF]."
We should limit the right of asylum,"Chile wasn't the only source of Latin American refugees in the 1970s and late 20th century in general, many individuals from the likes of Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia and Ecuador also requested the right for asylum in the UK."
We should ban private education,David Smolin argues that Article 29 limits the fundamental right of parents and others to educate children in private school by requiring that all such schools support the principles contained in the United Nations Charter and a list of specific values and ideals.
We should prohibit tower blocks,"In the years after independence, the area was opened up with the laying down of new road networks and the construction of large modern apartment blocks in place of very dense housing had an adverse effect on the Chinese community [REF]."
We should adopt vegetarianism,"Anarcho-naturism advocated vegetarianism, free love, nudism, hiking and an ecological world view within anarchist groups and outside them [REF]."
Homeschooling should be banned,Richey and Jenkins were leaders of the movement to legalize home schooling in 1980.
Private universities should be banned,"Although since 1999, the Province of New Brunswick passed the Degree Granting Act allowing private universities to operate in the Province [REF]."
We should end affirmative action,"University of Saskatchewan economists Cristina Echavarria and Mobinul Huq argue that employment equity should be redesigned so that employers are required to remove barriers to men applying for female-dominated jobs, as well as barriers to women applying for male-dominated jobs [REF]."
We should limit executive compensation,"After the Securities and Exchanges Commission was set up in the 1930s, it was concerned enough about excessive executive compensation that it began requiring yearly reporting of company earnings to help reign in abuse [REF]."
Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence,"As a result a compromise has been reached within the EU and while the EU has not prohibited Holocaust denial outright, a maximum term of three years in jail is optionally available to all member nations for ""denying or grossly trivialising crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.""[REF][REF] ."
We should legalize polygamy,"After Zamfara State established Sharia which brought about polygamy, numerous other states such as Kano State soon followed suit, thereby legalizing polygamy [REF]."
We should increase internet censorship,"Since October 2008, the governing Australian Labor Party has proposed to extend Internet censorship to a system of mandatory filtering of overseas websites which are, or potentially would be, ""refused classification"" (RC) in Australia."
We should adopt atheism,"Atheist feminists denounce the beliefs of the Digambara sect of Jainism that a woman ""cannot achieve liberation without first being reborn as a man"" and that ""women are intrinsically harmful,"" noting that the belief that women are intrinsically harmful comes partly from the idea that menstrual blood kills microorganisms living in the female body, which makes the female body more inherently violent than the male body, even though that idea has no scientific evidence behind it [REF]."
We should introduce universal health care,"The Racine, Wisconsin Journal Time quotes her, ""in a speech before the votes were cast"" telling other delegates ""I support her because of her universal health care plan..I see the devastating consequences of diseases on the uninsured.""[REF] ."
We should increase gun control,"IANSA membership in the United States includes gun control organizations such as the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, Legal Community Against Violence and the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence [REF]."
We should abandon Gmail,"At the conference, Morfik showed how web applications could be designed for both online as well as offline use, via its 'Unplugged' vision, by demonstrating an 'unplugged' version of Google's Gmail that could function offline."
We should ban corporal punishment in the home,"Copeland left the party in May 2007 to re-form the Future New Zealand Party, after opposing Dunne over Sue Bradford's private members bill against parental corporal punishment of children."
We should ban partial birth abortions,"In addition to his fiscal and economic policies, Kemp advocated against abortion when Congress was considering a bill banning intact dilation and extractions [REF]."
We should ban boxing,"In his first term, Mayor Lim prioritized social services by introducing the Blue Card System, a free hospitalization program for indigents; Free School Supplies and Uniforms Project for Public School Students; Botika sa Katawhan, a free medicine program for all residents; promotion of sports like boxing, student welfare, livelihood, among others."
We should prohibit reality television,"In 2008, TV Guide reported that Rinna and Hamlin signed a deal to create a reality TV series based around their family life [REF]."
We should ban partial birth abortions,"In Gonzales v. Carhart (2007), the Court rejected a facial challenge to a federal ban on partial-birth abortion [REF]."
We should ban male infant circumcision,"Some studies have shown that male circumcision may result in an increased risk of impotence,[REF][REF] while others have found no such effect,[REF][REF][REF] and another found the opposite [REF]."
We should further exploit wind power,"Within the UK, wind power is the second largest source of renewable energy after biomass [REF]."
Private universities should be banned,"In 1968, Southern helped establish Kentuckiana Metroversity, a local consortium of two seminaries, two state universities, a community college and two private colleges."
We should subsidize student loans,"Regarding education, the state of Maryland saw significant strides in areas including the expansion of the University System of Maryland, the establishment of public educational television channels, and the creation of state agencies encouraging educational loans."
Suicide should be a criminal offence,Spiritists believe abortion is murder and that suicide is an act of ignorance that leads to worsening of the conditions of a future life.
We should adopt direct democracy,"Among other things, The Right is strongly supportive of direct democracy and of presidentialism."
We should prohibit tower blocks,"In Melbourne in the 1960s, resident associations fought against large-scale high-rise housing projects of the Housing Commission of Victoria, which they argued had little regard for the impact on local communities [REF]."
We should further exploit geothermal energy,"At the Spring 2009 Commencement, President Jo Ann M. Gora, alongside Indiana Senator Richard Lugar, announced Ball State's plan for the nation's largest geothermal energy project [REF]."
We should abandon coal mining,"Simutrans has a number of factory chains that are interconnected with other chains, for example, a coal mine produces coal for a coal power plant and an oil rig produces oil for an oil power plant."
We should ban breast implants,"In 2006, for the Inamed Corporation and for the Mentor Corporation, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration lifted its restrictions against using silicone-gel breast implants for breast reconstruction and for augmentation mammoplasty."
We should introduce universal health care,In 1950 the Church helped force the resignation of the Minister for Health Noel Browne over his controversial proposals to provide free healthcare to mothers and children.
We should fight illegal immigration,"Bush did not support amnesty for illegal immigrants,[REF] but argued that the lack of legal status denies the protections of U.S. laws to millions of people who face dangers of poverty and exploitation, and penalizes employers despite a demand for immigrant labor [REF]."
We should abolish the three-strikes laws,A version of the three strikes law was introduced to parliament by ACT MP David Garrett in 2010.
We should abolish temporary employment,"Additionally, Rep. Chávez introduced and passed a floor amendment to protect farm workers' right to know when pesticides are used and passed legislation protecting temporary workers from discrimination."
We should increase internet censorship,There are many research papers available from the ONI that show just how pervasive internet censorship is in a certain country or region.
We should end development aid,"First, the EPA awards federal grants to provide technical assistance to livestock operators for preventing discharges of water pollution (and reducing air pollution)."
We should increase gun control,Yingling's campaign against Vaad also drew support from groups opposing gun control and illegal immigration [REF].
We should adopt direct democracy,"The group believes that: ""True democracy is impossible under occupation.""[REF] ."
We should abolish the three-strikes laws,"Three-strikes laws, O'Connor observed, represented a new trend in criminal sentencing."
We should prohibit international adoption,"In the early 21st century, Kazakhstan has become one of the leading nations in international adoptions."
We should abandon online dating services,"Technology & Culture: deals with internet dating, cybersex and MRIs of Sexual Arousal."
Private universities should be banned,"Eliot attracted the support of major donors from among the nation's growing plutocracy, making it the wealthiest private university in the world."
We should further exploit geothermal energy,"Kenya was the first country in Africa to adopt geothermal energy, in 1956, and houses the largest geothermal power plant on the continent, Olkaria II, operated by Kengen, who also operate Olkaria I."
We should further exploit solar energy,Solar energy is a great option for Nigeria and will have exceptional results due to its geographical location.
We should adopt direct democracy,"While mass democracy becomes a planetary social formation, uprooting traditional hierarchies even in the non-Western regions and converting billions of people into impatient consumers, the problem of distribution is widened and sharpened in circumstances of a serious demographic and ecological encumberance on the planet."
We should subsidize biofuels,Friedman promised Nelson a job in Austin as the head of a new Texas Energy Commission due to his support of bio-fuels [REF].
We should adopt open source software,Open Source for America is a group created to raise awareness in the U.S. Federal Government about the benefits of open source software.
Physical education should be mandatory,"Bible, Mathematics (Pre-Algebra, Beginning Algebra, Algebra, Geometry), Science, Enrichment, Social Studies, Language Arts, Computers, Music, Physical Education."
We should abandon coal mining,Coal mining can have a large environmental impact and needs to be managed.
We should end development aid,"Later, U.S. aid shifted from infrastructure projects to technical assistance programs to help develop the skills needed to build a modern economy."
We should abandon online dating services,Virtual dating also eliminates large amounts of emails in women's inboxes and allows women to enjoy a friendly dating option.
We should increase the use of personalized medicine,The company announces a comprehensive restructuring program to focus on high-growth areas such as personalized medicine and business in emerging markets.
We should lower the drinking age,"Another timeline, branching off the events of Back to the Future: The Game, sees Irving Kid Tannen, the father of Biff Tannen and a prohibitionism era mafioso, avoid his lengthy arrest for illegal consumption and sale of alcohol."
We should increase government regulation,"In 1974, Congress passed the National Research Act which established the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research (CPHS) and mandated that the Public Health Service come up with regulations that would protect the rights of human research subjects [REF]."
We should abolish the attorney-client privilege,The Court also reasoned that the possibility of a disclosure order and a delayed potential appeal is unlikely to interfere with attorney-client communications.
We should lower the drinking age,Another cause for concern was 18-year-old Marie-Philip Poulin was drinking alcohol on the ice[REF] (the legal drinking age in British Columbia is 19.)
We should adopt atheism,"While Nietzsche was staunchly atheistic, he was also concerned about the negative effects of nihilism on humanity."
We should adopt vegetarianism,"Other studies have shown no significant differences between vegetarians and non-vegetarians in mortality from cerebrovascular disease, stomach cancer, colorectal cancer, breast cancer, or prostate cancer [REF]."
We should privatize the United States Social Security,Retirement Insurance Benefits (abbreviated RIB[REF]) or Old-age Insurance Benefits[REF] are a form of social insurance payments made by the U.S. Social Security Administration paid based upon the attainment old age (62 or older).
We should ban male infant circumcision,"Similarly, the American Medical Association states that although neonatal circumcision seems to lower the risk of contracting penile cancer, because it is rare and occurs later in life, the use of circumcision as a preventive practice is not justified [REF]."
We should adopt libertarianism,Goldwater had also voted against the 1964 civil rights law on constitutional and libertarian grounds but later repudiated his position.
We should ban full-body scanners,"Respondents also asserted that the body scanner program was not substantial enough of a change in agency policy to constitute a ""rule"" under the Administrative Procedures Act."
We should adopt a zero tolerance policy in schools,Bishop DiLorenzo is often credited with creating the first zero tolerance policy on allegations of sexual abuse at the hands of priests-a policy that came about well before the Catholic sex abuse scandals that plagued the rest of the nation in the early 2000s.
We should ban boxing,Zhang Junbao and Guo Xiang incorporate various principles of the Nine Yang Manual into their own martial arts and become more powerful pugilists as they grow older.
We should prohibit corporal punishment,"Howard, to whom Scrooge resembled his younger self, introduced his son to corporal punishment in an effort to teach him some manners."
Physical education should be mandatory,"Other items include giving local school boards a say in funding allocation, ending standardized testing of students, and encouraging programmes such as physical education, environmental education, and a mandatory course in world religions."
We should limit executive compensation,"1990-1992 Lineberger Cancer Center, SPA personnel compensation Committee ."
We should subsidize adoptions,"For several years, a lobby spearheaded by the Canadian government and its nuclear venture, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, promoted the adoption of nuclear energy in Quebec, as a way to ""share the benefits of Canada with our fellow francophone citizens"", as Canadian Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson said."
We should end development aid,"The United States has a large bilateral development assistance program, $20.6 million in 2007, and also contributes funds as a major member of a number of multilateral agencies such as the Asian Development Bank and the World Bank."
We should ban partial birth abortions,"The Court returned to the issue of abortion in the 2000 case of Stenberg v. Carhart, in which it invalidated a Nebraska statute outlawing partial-birth abortion."
We should legalize prostitution,"The authors concluded that ""prostitutes do not have a prominent role in the transmission and diffusion of STDs""[REF] Despite this opponents of prostitution continue to claim they are sources of disease [REF]."
We should abolish the right to keep and bear arms,"Spitzer's critics have since accused him of using the Heller and McDonald rulings, which affirm an individual right to keep and bear arms but allow for restrictions on the carrying of concealed firearms and the carrying of firearms in ""sensitive places,"" to make straw man arguments against pro-concealed carry organizations that do not, as he suggests, claim ""they have a constitutional right to carry guns.""[REF] ."
We should abandon online dating services,"iTiggy says that traditional online dating sites allowed users to meet online, and then offline: whereas iTiggy allows people who have already encountered each other offline to then meet online."
We should adopt direct democracy,There are arguments that Kemal did not promote direct democracy by dominating the country with his single party rule.
We should increase the use of personalized medicine,"Hayden's research focus is primarily on genetic diseases, including genetics of [lipoprotein] disorders, Huntington disease, predictive and personalized medicine."
We should prohibit hydraulic fracturing,"On August 7, 1997, the Eleventh Circuit Court ordered the United States Environmental Protection Agency to reevaluate its stance on hydraulic fracturing based on a lawsuit brought by the Legal Environmental Assistance Foundation."
We should limit executive compensation,"The KB Home shareholders expressed their lack of confidence in the board and the compensation committee by a 19% opposition vote against Irani, who resigned from the KB Home board of directors after 15 years of service."
We should end development aid,"In a second agreement, France will provide technical assistance to Brazil so that Brazil can design and produce indigenous nuclear powered submarines, to be completely built in Brazil [REF]."
We should abolish the right to keep and bear arms,"""I adamantly oppose any effort to infringe upon the right of law-abiding people of Georgia to keep and bear arms and encourage public awareness of the principle that the best guarantee of liberty is a well-armed populace of good citizens.""[REF] ."
We should fight gender inequality,"Garcia began speaking to women's groups in the area, and the Inez Garcia Defense Committee raised money for the defense and publicized the case, hoping to put gender inequalities in the criminal justice system, rather than Garcia herself, on trial."
We should subsidize student loans,"SSDP was first founded in 1998 by a small group of U.S. students at Rochester Institute of Technology and George Washington University in response to that year's reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965, which contained a provision denying student loans and grants to students with drug convictions [REF]."
We should prohibit reality television,"A TV show is in the works that deals with kids being shown the ""Real Deal""; a reality TV show tenatively titled ""Lawton's Law""."
We should abandon coal mining,"Coal Mining became an important industry for the post-Antebellum, now Gilded Age city [REF]."
We should increase wealth redistribution,The Arrow Cross Party of Hungary held strong anti-feudal and anti-capitalist beliefs and supported redistribution of property [REF].
We should adopt direct democracy,"Maurice Barrès, who greatly influenced the policies of fascism, claimed that true democracy was authoritarian democracy while rejecting liberal democracy as a fraud [REF]."
We should further exploit solar energy,Oiseau Bay Eco-Landing Wilderness Resort is off the electrical grid and is operated mainly by solar energy.
We should prohibit reality television,Also moving out from Reality shows into scripted programs it produced Los Exitosos Pérez a telenovela based on an Argentinian TV series Los Exitosos Pells that was very successful in generating ratings and advertising revenue.
We should prohibit hydraulic fracturing,"A week later, a group of US doctors called for a moratorium on fracking in populated areas until such studies had been done [REF]."
Private universities should be banned,"Paul University was founded in 2009 by Bishops of the five ecclestiastical provinces of the Anglican Church East of the Niger as a private university to provide quality undergraduate training in Theology, Natural and Applied Sciences, Social Sciences and Management."
We should subsidize biofuels,A 2008 independent study by OECD also found that the impact of biofuels on food prices are much smaller [REF].
We should introduce a flat tax,"In 1998 and 2000, Moran faced Republican and flat tax advocate Demaris H. Miller."
We should adopt a zero tolerance policy in schools,"In response to the videos, Planned Parenthood has reaffirmed its Zero Tolerance policy for situations in which minors are endangered and its commitment to states' mandatory reporting laws for underage girls [REF]."
We should ban free newspapers,The show now sports a free daily enewsletter called CoastZone.
We should abandon online dating services,Gay dating websites provide an alternative way for meeting people; online communities also offer a safe and convenient environment for meeting gays all around India [REF].
We should ban boxing,The support that the state gives is crucial to the advancement of the highly technical boxing program [REF].
We should abolish the right to keep and bear arms,"The response was to deny Congress power to abridge the ancient right of individuals to keep and bear arms, so that the ideal of a citizens' militia would be preserved."
Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence,"Harrington was a regular contributor to NF publications on a range of subjects, including providing research for an article that supported Ernst Zündel's holocaust denial [REF]."
We should end affirmative action,"Similarly, Johnson v. Transportation Agency 480 U.S. 616 (1987), upheld a voluntary affirmative action plan to correct a ""manifest imbalance"" demonstrated by statistical evidence in the representation of minorities and women in traditionally segregated job categories."
We should fight for Tibetan independence,"Within the PRC, the two western regions of Xinjiang and Tibet are also the focus of secessionist calls by the Tibetan Independence Movement and East Turkestan Islamic Movement."
We should limit the Internet of things,"In an ambient intelligence world, devices work in concert to support people in carrying out their everyday life activities, tasks and rituals in easy, natural way using information and intelligence that is hidden in the network connecting these devices (see Internet of Things)."
We should limit the Internet of things,"In an Internet of Things, the precise geographic location of a thing-and also the precise geographic dimensions of a thing-will be critical [REF]."
We should limit the Internet of things,Ambient intelligence and autonomous control are not part of the original concept of the Internet of Things.
We should limit the Internet of things,"Embedded sensing and computing increasingly mesh all materials within the larger ""Internet of things"", evolving ever closer towards Bruce Sterling's vision of a world of Spimes."
We should limit the Internet of things,"In an Internet of Things, the meaning of an event will not necessarily be based on a deterministic or syntactic model but would instead be based on the context of the event itself: this will also be a semantic web [REF]."
We should limit the Internet of things,"The 6LoWPAN concept originated from the idea that ""the Internet Protocol could and should be applied even to the smallest devices,""[REF] and that low-power devices with limited processing capabilities should be able to participate in the Internet of Things [REF]."
We should limit the Internet of things,"More recently, with the new concepts of Wireless Sensor Networks and the Internet of Things, where the networks consist of hundreds or thousands of nodes, OTA is taken to a new direction: for the first time OTA is applied using unlicensed frequency bands (2.4 GHz, 868 MHz, 900 MHz) and with low consumption and low data rate transmission using protocols such as 802.15.4 and ZigBee [REF]."
We should limit the Internet of things,"""The Internet of Things"" (with N. Gershenfeld and R. Krikorian), Scientific American, October 2004, pp."
We should limit the Internet of things,"Such a simple, inexpensive system can be embedded into many devices to allow data retrieval or control via the Internet -- these small devices can be used to form an Internet of Things."
We should limit the Internet of things,The concept of the Internet of Things first became popular through the Auto-ID Center and related market analysts publications [REF].
We should limit the Internet of things,"The IPSO Alliance is the leading organization defining and enabling the ""Internet of Things""."
We should limit the Internet of things,"Health 3.0 is defined as delivery of healthcare which leverages the use of elements of Semantic Web such as location awareness, the emerging Internet of Things and embedded sensors."
We should limit the Internet of things,"Citysense was named by ReadWriteWeb (in The New York Times) as ""Top 10 Internet of Things Products of 2009"" [REF]."
We should limit the Internet of things,"(Note that some things in the Internet of Things will be sensors, and sensor location is usually important [REF].)"
We should limit the Internet of things,"""the Internet of things"", that is the notion that a multiplicity of device types can be allowed to communicate, making the network smarter and more capable of utilizing resources efficiently."
We should limit the Internet of things,"Just as standards play a key role in the Internet and the Web, geospatial standards will play a key role in the Internet of Things."
We should limit the Internet of things,Automation; Measurement and Control Technology and Instrumentation; Electrical Engineering and Automation; Mechanical design and Automation; Internet of Things Engineering; .
We should limit the Internet of things,"When primarily concerning the objects involved, it is also physical computing, the Internet of Things, haptic computing,[REF] and things that think."
We should limit the Internet of things,"Internet of Things frameworks might help support the interaction between ""things"" and allow for more complex structures like Distributed computing and the development of Distributed applications."
We should ban the sale of violent video games to minors,"The definition of ""violent video game"" used a variation of the Miller test, a three-pronged test used previously by the United States Supreme Court to define when speech is not protected under the First Amendment [REF]."
We should ban the sale of violent video games to minors,He's shot and killed while trying to protect Alisha from a man who believes he's in a violent video game.
We should ban the sale of violent video games to minors,"In 2005, Clinton called for the Federal Trade Commission to investigate how hidden sex scenes showed up in the controversial video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas [REF]."
We should ban the sale of violent video games to minors,"Authors Andreas Jahn-Sudmann and Ralf Stockmann consider controversial video games such as Super Columbine Massacre and the Grand Theft Auto ""Hot coffee mod"" evidence of sociopolitical tensions present between gamers and older generations [REF]."
We should ban the sale of violent video games to minors,The popularity of violent video games and increases in youth violence have led to much research into the degree to which video games may be blamed for societally negative behaviors.
We should ban the sale of violent video games to minors,The participants who played violent video games previously to watching the video showed lower heart rate and galvanic skin response readings compared to those who had not played violent video games displaying a physiological desensitization to violence [REF].
We should ban the sale of violent video games to minors,"Initially dismissive, Bart develops a close bond with Dr. Swanson, who uses a Mad Libs-like game and violent video games to get Bart to open up about Homer's alcoholism and other matters."
We should ban the sale of violent video games to minors,"Some researchers believe that while playing violent video games leads to violent actions, there are also biological influences that impact a person's choices."
We should ban the sale of violent video games to minors,"Hearings on video game violence and the corruption of society, headed by Joe Lieberman and Herb Kohl were held in late 1992 to 1993."
We should ban the sale of violent video games to minors,"For instance, Ferguson (2010) has ruled out a relationship between video game violence and serious aggression, concluding ""Taken together these meta-analyses range from those which argue against meaningful effects to those which find weak effects."
We should ban the sale of violent video games to minors,"Although some scholars had claimed media violence may increase aggression,[REF] this view is coming increasingly in doubt both in the scholarly community[REF] and was rejected by the US Supreme Court in the Brown v EMA case, as well as in a review of video game violence by the Australian Government (2010) which concluded evidence for harmful effects were inconclusive at best and the rhetoric of some scholars was not matched by good data."
We should ban the sale of violent video games to minors,"According to The Guinness World Records 2008 and 2009 Gamer's Edition, it is the most controversial video game series in history, with over 4,000 articles published about it, which include accusations of glamorising violence, corrupting gamers, and connection to real life crimes [REF]."
We should ban the sale of violent video games to minors,"In the United States Supreme Court case Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association, the Electronic Frontier Foundation submitted an amicus brief citing social research that declared Super Mario Bros to be a violent video game."
We should ban the sale of violent video games to minors,"A recent longitudinal study of youth in Germany found that aggressive children tend to select more violent video games, not the inverse."
We should ban the sale of violent video games to minors,"Notable anti-violent-video-game crusader, former attorney Jack Thompson is a self proclaimed Christian conservative,[REF] and his legal actions against violent video games have been intimately linked to his religious views."
We should ban the sale of violent video games to minors,"Even before the California bill was signed into law, the ESA and the Video Software Dealers Association (VSDA), now known as the Entertainment Merchants Association (EMA), were preparing a lawsuit to overturn the law, fearing that the ""violent video game"" definition would affect many titles that the ESRB has otherwise labeled appropriate for younger players, and threaten to harm the video game industry [REF]."
We should ban the sale of violent video games to minors,Video game players identify with the character they control in the video games and there have been suggestions that the interactivity available in violent video games narrows the gap between the theory and practice of youth violence in a manner that goes beyond the effects of televised violence [REF].
We should ban the sale of violent video games to minors,"Academic studies have attempted to find a connection between violent video games and the rate of violence and crimes from those that play them; some have stated a connection exists,[REF][REF][REF] while others find no link between the matters [REF]."
We should ban the sale of violent video games to minors,"While Doom and other violent video games have been blamed for nationally covered school shootings, recent research featured by Greater Good Science Center[REF] shows that the two are not closely related."
We should ban the sale of violent video games to minors,"Gamespot concluded that ""Like it or not, the game pushes the envelope of video game violence and shows you countless scenes of wholly uncensored, heavily stylized carnage.""[REF]"
We should ban naturopathy,"Emily created a research centre online as the basis for teaching other nutritionists, dieticians, and naturopaths about this important scientific discovery."
We should ban naturopathy,"Located in the former Send Surgery site is the Sunshine Clinic which offers ""complementary and natural health therapies and beauty treatments"" [REF]."
We should ban naturopathy,"Natural hygienists have criticized Ehret for renouncing nuts and seeds as ideal foods, whilst advocating other foods in transition such as sauerkraut."
We should ban naturopathy,"The Medical, Dental and Nursing institutions are situated in a single (Chintharedy Palem) Campus at Nellore is an ideal place for all kind of medical education with Narayana General, Dental, Yoga and Naturopathy and Super speciality hospitals."
We should ban naturopathy,"In North America, each jurisdiction that regulates naturopathy defines a local scope of practice for naturopathic doctors that can vary considerably."
We should ban naturopathy,"Also, during the 1880s, Thomas Allinson developed his theory of medicine, which he called 'Hygienic Medicine.' ."
We should ban naturopathy,"Bastyr University is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) (an institutional accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education), the Council on Naturopathic Medical Education and the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine and is a member of the American Association of Naturopathic Medical Colleges and Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine [REF]."
We should ban naturopathy,"The Indian government established the ""Central Council for Research in Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy"" in 1969 as an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare."
We should ban naturopathy,"Naturopaths do not necessarily recommend vaccines and antibiotics, and may provide inappropriate alternative remedies even in cases where evidence-based medicine has been shown effective [REF]."
We should ban naturopathy,"Maharishi University of Management emphasizes ""natural health""[REF] and students are encouraged to maintain a regular schedule of academic work, rest, meals, and exercise [REF]."
We should ban naturopathy,Naturopathic doctors in North America practice as primary care providers with an emphasis on disease prevention and optimizing wellness [REF].
We should ban naturopathy,"Currently, these are the British College of Osteopathic Medicine, The College of Osteopaths Educational Trust and the University of Westminster School of Integrated Health under the auspices of the BSc Health Science (Naturopathy) course [REF]."
We should ban naturopathy,"There are growing collaborative efforts between naturopaths and medical doctors to evaluate the safety and efficacy of naturopathic medicine in prevention and management of a broad range of common ailments, and to decide whether accessibility of naturopathic services will enhance patient health in a cost-effective way [REF]."
We should ban naturopathy,"As Secretary of State, Burgos also served on several Special Commissions, such as: the Commission for the Study of a Unicameral Legislature, the Commission for the Study of the Naturopathy Profession, the Accident Prevention and Safety Committee, the Centennial Commission of Puerto Rican Democracy USA-PR, and the Special Commission on the Island of Vieques."
We should ban naturopathy,"ITM operates two clinical facilities, the charitable Immune Enhancement Project (IEP) and the multimodal An Hao Natural Health Care Clinic which demonstrates a model for integrative health care by combining naturopathic medicine, chiropractic, acupuncture, shiatsu, Chinese herbs, and modern medicine [REF]."
We should ban naturopathy,"The American Botanical Council, an advocate for natural medicine, concluded that Cold-fX demonstrated ""impressive"" benefits to users [REF]."
We should ban naturopathy,"Raised in Toronto, Faye now works as a massage therapist in the Winnipeg area, and promotes natural health concerns."
We should ban naturopathy,"Jordan Rubin has been criticized because his education in nutrition is a degree in Naturopathic Medicine from the Peoples University of the Americas, which is not accredited by the Council on Naturopathic Medical Education nor licensed by the North American Board of Naturopathic Examiners, and a Ph.D. in Nutrition from the Academy of Natural Therapies, which is not accredited by the American Dietetic Association or other mainstream nutrition organizations [REF]."
We should ban naturopathy,"An American cottage industry in the late 20th century, evolving megavitamin therapies are integrated with orthomolecular and naturopathic medicine."
We should ban naturopathy,"The ""sky fruit"" concentrate is sold as a natural remedy that is said to improve blood circulation and skin."
We should ban naturopathy,A 1927 AMA study listed 12 naturopathic schools with fewer than 200 students among them.
We should ban naturopathy,"Bastyr offers degree programs in naturopathic medicine, nutrition, acupuncture and Oriental medicine, exercise science and wellness, health psychology, integrated human biology, midwifery, nutrition and clinical health psychology, and herbal sciences."
We should ban naturopathy,"The ANMA also recognizes MDs, DOs, and other medical professionals who have integrated naturopathy into their practices."
We should ban naturopathy,"Some methods rely on immaterial ""vital energy fields"", the existence of which has not been proven, and there is concern that naturopathy as a field tends towards isolation from general scientific discourse [REF]."
We should ban naturopathy,"In an article on quackery, W.T. Jarvis has stated that ""Non-scientific health care (e.g., acupuncture, ayurvedic medicine, chiropractic, homeopathy, naturopathy) is licensed by individual states."
We should ban naturopathy,"In the [[United States]], numerous fields of study have professional doctorates, such as [[law]], [[education]], [[medicine]], [[teaching]], [[naturopathic medicine]], [[osteopathic medicine]], [[dentistry]], [[advanced practice registered nurse]], [[optometry]], [[chiropractic]], [[pharmacy]], [[physical therapy]], [[psychology]], [[health science]], [[public health]] and many others that usually require such degrees for [[licensure]]."
We should ban naturopathy,"After 30 years of providing natural therapies education, Australasian College of Natural Therapies is now one of the largest colleges of natural medicine and beauty therapy in the world, it is also one of the most respected private educational providers recognised by many worldwide organisations, universities and industry associations."
We should ban naturopathy,"Joseph Pizzorno, a prominent naturopathic physician, evaluated Clark's claims and found that her books mixed patients with conventionally diagnosed cancer with those whose cancer diagnosis was based solely on her use of the ""Syncrometer""."
We should ban naturopathy,"Examples of treatments advanced by Alive & Well as substitutes for antiretroviral therapy include herbal and nutritional therapy, naturopathic medicine, homeopathy, therapeutic enemas, acupuncture, and ""imagery"" [REF]."
We should ban naturopathy,"In 2012, publicly-funded universities in the United Kingdom dropped their alternative medicine programs, including naturopathy [REF]."
We should ban naturopathy,Naturopathic medicine is a complementary and alternative medicine which emphasizes the body's intrinsic ability to heal and maintain itself.
We should ban naturopathy,"More recently founded schools include the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine, founded in 1992, and Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine, also founded in 1992."
We should ban naturopathy,"Naturopathic practitioners use borage for regulation of metabolism and the hormonal system, and consider it to be a good remedy for PMS and menopause symptoms, such as the hot flash."
We should ban naturopathy,"Founded in 1937 in what was then the colonial Malaya, Wen Ken Group specialises in the research and development, and production and marketing of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Natural Medicine, Pharmaceutical and Over-the-Counter (OTC) drugs and health products."
We should ban naturopathy,The American Naturopathic Medical Association (ANMA) and American Naturopathic Medical Certification and Accreditation Board (ANMCAB) has recognition and certification programs for Medical Doctors (MD) and Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) who have supplemented their education with naturopathic studies and integrate naturopathy into their practice [REF].
We should ban naturopathy,"The organization, housed at the Gandhi Ashram in the city of Ahmedabad, promotes simpler and healthier way of life through natural therapies and non-intrusive prevention techniques."
We should ban naturopathy,"More recently the company has acquired other natural health businesses such as the Trefriw Wells Spa[REF] in Wales, which produces a mineral water naturally high in Iron called Spatone that is used as a dietary supplement,[REF] and Nice 'n Clear, a natural head lice lotion."
We should ban naturopathy,"According to Eversheds, Rath's solicitor, the Dr. Rath Health Foundation is ""a not-for-profit body which conducts research into science-based natural therapies,""[REF] but the foundation is estimated to have earned ""millions"" through nutritional supplement sales [REF]."
We should ban Piercing and Tattoos for minors,Note: any kind of body modification may change one's appearance.
We should ban Piercing and Tattoos for minors,"A study of ""at-risk"" (as defined by school absenteeism and truancy) adolescent girls showed a positive correlation between body-modification and negative feelings towards the body and self-esteem; however, also illustrating a strong motive for body-modification as the search for ""self and attempts to attain mastery and control over the body in an age of increasing alienation.""[REF] ."
We should ban Piercing and Tattoos for minors,NetSphere body modifications enable the manifestation to maintain the outer appearance of human and self-repairing capabilities while illegitimate Silicon creatures do not.
We should ban Piercing and Tattoos for minors,"In a short period, Lukas grew from a talented body piercer/ scarification artist to then branch out into more 'extreme' body modification such as sub-dermal and transdermal implants."
We should ban Piercing and Tattoos for minors,"As proponents of self-improvement and body modification, transhumanists tend to use existing technologies and techniques that supposedly improve cognitive and physical performance, while engaging in routines and lifestyles designed to improve health and longevity [REF]."
We should ban Piercing and Tattoos for minors,"How can one expect to condone the propagation of an ideology that encourages husbands to beat their wives, the ""believer"" to murder the ""infidel"", a justice that uses body mutilation as punishment, and pushes to reject Jews and Christians?[REF] Writing in The Tablet, Christa Pongratz-Lippitt and Robert Mickens supported the Swiss bishops' opposition to the ban and characterized the Society of St Pius X as being ""overjoyed"" at the outcome of the vote [REF]."
We should ban Piercing and Tattoos for minors,"The C-Y-B ORG Sickness Tour in March 2011, New York, featured Steve Haworth, Samppa von Cyborg and Zpira teaching and running workshops on body modification techniques - ""to educate, demonstrate and liberate [the] community.""[REF]"
We should ban Piercing and Tattoos for minors,"The C-Y-B ORG Sickness Tour in March 2011, New York, featured Steve Haworth, Samppa von Cyborg and Zpira teaching and running workshops on body modification techniques - ""to educate, demonstrate and liberate [the] community.""[REF]"
We should ban Piercing and Tattoos for minors,"Many people who have these implants use them in conjunction with other types of body modification to create a desired, dramatic effect [REF]."
We should ban Piercing and Tattoos for minors,"Some men have undergone penectomies as a voluntary body modification, thus including it as part of a body dysmorphic disorder."
We should ban Piercing and Tattoos for minors,"In some contexts, modern practices of body modification and plastic surgery overlap with mortification."
We should ban Piercing and Tattoos for minors,Body modifications are another popular way to personalize a 914.
We should ban Piercing and Tattoos for minors,"Like his fellow Cenobites, Chatterer's body has been subjected to an extreme form of body modification and ritual scarification; in Chatterer's case, his face has been peeled back to permanently expose his teeth, which he can only click together as a means of communication."
We should ban Piercing and Tattoos for minors,"The Mark Eden bust developer was one of several body and exercise products marketed by Feather, who also sold various other slimming and body modification products such as ""Slim-Jeans"", an ""Astro-Trimmer"", a ""Sauna Belt"", and in the 1980s, the Cambridge Diet."
We should ban Piercing and Tattoos for minors,"High infanticide rates, incest, body mutilation, child rape and tortures."
We should ban Piercing and Tattoos for minors,There was also another SCCA Trans-Am Series Camaro that was not popular because of racing but because of its body modifications.
We should ban Piercing and Tattoos for minors,In body modification this is often considered the best way to reduce the risk of infection and the pain of healing.
We should ban Piercing and Tattoos for minors,"Islam also considers body modifications ""haram"", an Arabic term meaning ""forbidden"", because they involve changing the body, a creation of God [REF]."
We should ban Piercing and Tattoos for minors,"body modification), which aim to improve the abilities of the human body beyond what would normally be possible, be it eyesight, muscle strength, or cognition [REF]."
We should ban Piercing and Tattoos for minors,The body modification industry is trying to make changes to the risky behaviors that are sometimes taken by unqualified people who are performing such implants.
We should ban Piercing and Tattoos for minors,"Most of the models have nontraditional appearance modifications such as colored hair, dreadlocks, piercings, more extreme body modifications, or tattoos."
We should ban Piercing and Tattoos for minors,"BME offers evidence to counter many myths about body modification and the body modification community, and has many FAQs and an online wiki encyclopedia that includes documentation of risks and safety information."
We should ban Piercing and Tattoos for minors,"Some passages of the Bible, including Leviticus 19:28,[REF] have been interpreted as prohibiting body modification because the body is held to be the property of God [REF]."
We should ban Piercing and Tattoos for minors,"Corsets also have long been used for fashion, and body modification, such as waistline reduction."
We should ban Piercing and Tattoos for minors,"Hunter was said to be 74 years old, and a recipient of extensive body modifications and rejuvenation therapies."
We should ban Piercing and Tattoos for minors,"Sometimes, a body modification group from Prague performs their ""Hell Show"" at Brutal Assault."
We should ban Piercing and Tattoos for minors,Sport compacts often feature external body modifications to improve aerodynamics or house larger wheels.
We should ban Piercing and Tattoos for minors,"Body modification in general became more popular in the United States in the 1990s, as piercing also became more widespread, with growing availability and access to piercings of the navel, nose, eyebrows, lips, tongue, nipples and genitals [REF]."
We should legalize the growing of coca leaf,"Farming, hunting and cultivation pressures from environmentally poor crops such as coca and maize are the major threats to conservation in the region."
We should legalize the growing of coca leaf,"For instance, cocaine is sometimes described as an ""all-natural medicine"" derived from the coca plant, and which was prescribed for many years for everything from chest colds to depression, yet it is also highly addictive and can have serious and lasting deleterious effects."
We should legalize the growing of coca leaf,The government of Colombian President Álvaro Uribe has resisted criticism of aerial spraying of coca and poppy and has seen major reductions in both crops according to the United Nations Office of Crime and Drugs (See also Plan Colombia).
We should legalize the growing of coca leaf,"In 1999, FARC worked with a United Nations alternative development project to enable the transition from coca production to sustainable food production."
We should legalize the growing of coca leaf,"Aubrey-Maturin series, Maturin expounds the benefits of coca."
We should legalize the growing of coca leaf,"Morales asserts that ""la coca no es cocaína""-the coca leaf is not cocaine."
We should legalize the growing of coca leaf,"In many areas the US government and military has forced the eradication of coca without providing for any meaningful alternate crop for farmers, and has additionally destroyed many of their food or market crops, leaving them starving and destitute [REF]."
We should legalize the growing of coca leaf,"While cocaine production in Colombia initially decreased with the onset of Plan Colombia, the United Nations declared that in 2005, despite record levels of eradication by the U.S., coca production increased to about [REF]."
We should legalize the growing of coca leaf,"In his speeches, Morales presented the coca leaf as a symbol of Andean culture that was under threat of extinction from the imperialist oppression of western culture, in particular that of the U.S. In his view, it was the problem of the U.S. to deal with their own domestic problem of drug abuse, and that they had no right trying to eliminate coca, a legitimate product with many uses and a rich role to play in Andean culture."
We should legalize the growing of coca leaf,Coca also plays a central role in the indigenous religions of both the Aymara and the Quechua.
We should legalize the growing of coca leaf,"Evo Morales, Bolivia's first indigenous Aymara Indian president, announced last year he will make efforts to support the peoples of the Andes Mountains who have been using Coca leaves for traditional use such as medication and rituals for thousands of years."
We should legalize the growing of coca leaf,The area has been under the influence of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla group due to the large production of coca leafs in the region and difficult access for the Military of Colombia.
We should legalize the growing of coca leaf,Bolivia's National Directorate for the Control of Dangerous Substances (Dirección Nacional para el Control de Substancias Peligrosas-DNCSP) was able to eradicate several thousand hectares of coca.
We should legalize the growing of coca leaf,"The coca plant is the source of the addictive stimulant drug known as cocaine, it is one of the most widely consumed illegal drugs in the world and the source of large amounts of money to various criminal organizations."
We should legalize the growing of coca leaf,"Indigenous use of coca has also been reported as a treatment for malaria, ulcers, asthma, to improve digestion, to guard against bowel laxity, as an aphrodisiac, and credited with improving longevity."
We should legalize the growing of coca leaf,"UNODC concluded that ""substantial international assistance"" is needed by Colombia and the other Andean countries ""so they can provide poor coca farmers with sustainable alternative livelihoods"" and that ""aid efforts need to be multiplied at least tenfold in order to reach all impoverished farmers who need support"" [REF]."
We should legalize the growing of coca leaf,"The company manufactures pure cocaine for medical use and also produces a cocaine-free extract of the coca leaf, which is used as a flavoring ingredient in Coca-Cola."
We should legalize the growing of coca leaf,International Human Rights Film Award in cooperation with Amnesty International and the Human Rights Film Network for 'Coca - The Dove from Chechnya' and Eric Bergkraut .
We should legalize the growing of coca leaf,"Examples: coffee, tobacco, amphetamine, tea, cacao, guarana, maté, ephedra, khat, and coca."
We should legalize the growing of coca leaf,"Coca leaves play a crucial part in offerings to the apus (mountains), Inti (the sun), or Pachamama (the earth)."
We should legalize the growing of coca leaf,"Born in Manhattan in 1956 to an African American father and Cherokee mother, ALI attended public school on the Upper West Side with future noted graffiti artists SAMO (Jean-Michel Basquiat), Futura 2000 (Lenny McGurr), and COCA 82 (Pablo Calogero)."
We should legalize the growing of coca leaf,"In 1856, Friedrich Wöhler asked Dr. Carl Scherzer, a scientist aboard the Novara (an Austrian frigate sent by Emperor Franz Joseph to circle the globe), to bring him a large amount of coca leaves from South America."
We should legalize the growing of coca leaf,"Critics of the effort claim[REF] that it creates hardship primarily for the coca growers, many of whom are poor and have no viable alternative way to make a living, causes environmental problems, that it is not effective in reducing the supply of cocaine, in part because cultivation can move to other areas, and that any social harm created by drug abuse is only made worse by the war on drugs [REF]."
We should legalize the growing of coca leaf,"Human rights NGOs such as Human Rights Watch have accused the US of human rights abuses in the ""coca war"", including the use of paramilitary death squads against cocaleros [REF]."
We should legalize the growing of coca leaf,"Even before the coup, relations with the United States had been strained because of Fujimori's reluctance to sign an accord that would increase U.S. and Peruvian military efforts in eradicating coca fields."
We should legalize the growing of coca leaf,"Government efforts to eradicate the rampant expansion of coca cultivation in Bolivia began in 1983, when Bolivia committed itself to a five-year program to reduce coca production and created the Coca Eradication Directorate (Dirección de la Reconversión de la Coca-Direco) under the Ministry of Agriculture, Campesino Affairs, and Livestock Affairs [REF]."
We should legalize the growing of coca leaf,"Under pressure from the United States to control coca production, Bolivia passed Law 1008 to enable eradication."
We should legalize the growing of coca leaf,"Also, Boliviana negra, a genetically engineered type of coca has been created, resisting both roundup-herbicides as well as having increased yields."
We should legalize the growing of coca leaf,In South America coca leaf is illegal in both Paraguay and Brazil.
We should legalize the growing of coca leaf,"Paolo Mantegazza (1831-1910) was a prominent Italian neurologist, physiologist and anthropologist, noted for his experimental investigation of coca leaves into its effects on the human psyche."
We should legalize the growing of coca leaf,"Also known in Estonia as Urr, in Norway as Hufsa, in Japan as Moran, in Poland as Buka, in Iceland as Morrinn, in France as La Courabou, in Russia and Germany as Morra, in Spain as La Bu, in Mexico as La Coca) is a fictional character in the Moomin world created by Tove Jansson."
We should legalize the growing of coca leaf,"In the South American Andes, the chewing of coca leaves has been traditionally used to treat altitude sickness symptoms."
We should legalize the growing of coca leaf,"Coca-Cola now uses a cocaine-free coca leaf extract prepared at a Stepan Company plant in Maywood, New Jersey."
We should legalize the growing of coca leaf,"The Arts Centre, the Canterbury Museum, the Christchurch Art Gallery and the Centre of Contemporary Art (CoCA) are located in the Cultural Precinct."
We should legalize the growing of coca leaf,"When chewed, coca acts as a mild stimulant and suppresses hunger, thirst, pain, and fatigue [REF]."
We should legalize the growing of coca leaf,"On July 19, 1988, to qualify for United States aid, Paz Estenssoro signed the Law of Regulations for Coca and Controlled Substances (Ley del Régimen de la Coca y Sustancias Controladas)- -hereafter, the 1988 Antinarcotics Law."
We should legalize the growing of coca leaf,"To counter this development, the U.S. government, through its foreign aid agency USAID, has promoted a policy of crop substitution, whereby coca cultivation is replaced by coffee, banana, pineapple, palm heart, and other crops suitable for a tropical climate."
We should legalize the growing of coca leaf,The growth of the coca farmer community resulted in a sharp numerical growth of organizations such as Confederación Sindical Única de Trabajadores Campesinos de Bolivia (CSUTCB) and Confederación Sindical de Colonizadores de Bolivia.
We should legalize the growing of coca leaf,"For over a thousand years South American indigenous peoples have chewed the leaves of Erythroxylon coca, a plant that contains vital nutrients as well as numerous alkaloids, including cocaine."
We should legalize the growing of coca leaf,USAID's programs in Bolivia strengthen democratic institutions; provide economic opportunities for disadvantaged populations through business development and trade; improve family health; promote sustainable use of natural resources and biodiversity conservation; provide farmers alternatives to illicit coca cultivation; and improve food security [REF].
We should legalize the growing of coca leaf,"On June 20, 2006, the United Nations (UN) Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) presented its own survey on Andean coca cultivation, reporting a smaller increase of about 8% and confirming a rising trend shown by the earlier U.S. findings [REF]."
We should end censorship,"After the negative reactions towards the censoring of an article concerning the 2011 Bersih 2.0 rally, in mid-August 2011, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak stated that media censorship ""is no longer effective"" and that the government will review its current censorship laws [REF]."
We should end censorship,"The head of the IDF history branch, Lt. Col Netanel Lorch, wrote in The Edge of the Sword (1961) that they had requested safe conduct from the IDF; American political scientist Ian Lustick writes that Lorch admitted in 1997 that he left his post because the censorship made it impossible to write good history [REF]."
We should end censorship,"Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic Verses, criticized Random House for the decision, saying, ""This is censorship by fear and it sets a very bad precedent indeed.""[REF]"
We should end censorship,"The Japanese novel Toshokan Sensou is about the conflict between two military organizations after the Japanese government passed a law that allows the censorship of any media deemed to be potentially harmful to Japanese society, including book burning."
We should end censorship,"In contrary, the PRC-sponsored news agency, Xinhua, stated that censorship targets only ""superstitious, pornographic, violence-related, gambling and other harmful information.""[REF] ."
We should end censorship,"Representative Perkins thereafter authored legislation to require public schools to install Internet filtering software, provide daily silent prayer in Louisiana public schools, to establish the first covenant marriage law, and to authorize the American History Preservation Act, the stated aim of which is to ""prevent censorship of America's Christian heritage"" in public schools [REF]."
We should end censorship,"A number of Egyptian ISPs offer optional filters to block pornography; TE Data offers Internet services with content controls which eliminate ""all of the Internet's indecent content that might affect your children"" [REF]."
We should end censorship,"If it were a commentary on the oppression of artists, then Mitani would have presented the censorship in a more negative light."
We should end censorship,Iraq under Baathist Saddam Hussein had much the same techniques of press censorship as did Romania under Nicolae Ceauşescu but with greater potential violence.
We should end censorship,"Most of the modern parliamentary rights that were not granted in the first constitution were granted, such as the abolition of the right of the Sultan to deport citizens that were claimed to have committed harmful activities, the establishment of a free press, a ban on censorship."
We should end censorship,"Shuger tries to prove that this is an anachronistic error, and that censorship usually had demonstrably more to do with the prevention of slander than it did with the suppression of popular rights-more to do with civility than with mass mind-control."
We should end censorship,"After a press dispatch revealed details of the Japanese naval concentration at Rabaul during the Battle of the Coral Sea,[REF] President Roosevelt ordered that censorship be imposed in Australia."
We should end censorship,"Many Flickr users, particularly in Germany, protested against the new restrictions, claiming unwanted censorship from Flickr and Yahoo [REF]."
We should end censorship,"The Cambridge cryptographer Ross Anderson has great concerns that ""TC can support remote censorship [..] In general, digital objects created using TC systems remain under the control of their creators, rather than under the control of the person who owns the machine on which they happen to be stored (as at present) [..] So someone who writes a paper that a court decides is defamatory can be compelled to censor it - and the software company that wrote the word processor could be ordered to do the deletion if she refuses."
We should end censorship,"Critics counter that censorship has a long history in the U.S., and that books like Weetzie Bat can provide a vital resource for lesbian, gay, transgender, and HIV-positive teens growing up in what is still largely a homophobic society."
We should end censorship,"Prior to August 1793, the central government enforced such censorship through repressive means."
We should end censorship,"Cities across America routinely banned movies because they were deemed to be ""harmful"", ""offensive"", or ""immoral""censorship which was validated by the 1915 Mutual v. Ohio Supreme Court decision which held movies to be mere commerce, undeserving of first amendment protection [REF]."
We should end censorship,"Nintendo of America also maintained a strict censorship policy that, among other things, limited the amount of violence in the games on its systems."
We should end censorship,"The Libertarian Party supports the legalization of drugs,[REF][REF][REF][REF] pornography,[REF] prostitution,[REF][REF][REF][REF] gambling,[REF] removal of restrictions on homosexuality,[REF] opposes any kind of censorship and supports freedom of speech,[REF] and supports the right to keep and bear arms [REF]."
We should end censorship,"Resnais resisted this censorship, insisting that images of collaboration were important for the public to see [REF]."
We should end censorship,free speech versus government censorship) are more likely to maximize the well-being of all conscious creatures [REF].
We should end censorship,"With his increasingly public role, several American bishops consulted Murray on legal issues such as censorship and birth control."
We should end censorship,PEN declares for a free press and opposes arbitrary censorship in time of peace.
We should end censorship,"The Max Planck Society and its affiliates is supported by German taxes, thus such censorship is a violation of German state laws [REF]."
We should end censorship,"In Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (1969), the Supreme Court extended broad First Amendment protection to children attending public schools, prohibiting censorship unless there is ""substantial interference with school discipline or the rights of others""."
We should end censorship,"Song soon became Yushi Zhongcheng (御史中丞), one of the deputy chief imperial censors."
We should end censorship,"Richard Webster comments that, ""internalised censorship played a significant role in the handling"" of Monty Python's Life of Brian."
We should end censorship,"Administrative censorship of the mail, Brennan concluded, was not in itself unconstitutional."
We should end censorship,Censorship is likely to become more extensive as Internet access expands across the country [REF].
We should end censorship,"The United States Supreme Court upheld the use of a board of censors in Mutual Film Corporation v. Industrial Commission of Ohio, by deciding that the First Amendment did not apply to motion pictures."
We should abolish anti-social behavior orders,The British government introduced ASBOs by the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.
We should abolish anti-social behavior orders,"Other parties have voiced concerns about the open-ended nature of ASBO penalties - that is, there is little restriction on what a court may impose as the terms of the ASBO, and little restriction on what can be designated as antisocial behaviour."
We should abolish anti-social behavior orders,"As well as strengthening the anti-social behaviour order and Fixed Penalty Notice provisions, and banning spray paint sales to people under the age of 16, it gives local councils the power to order the removal of graffiti from private property."
We should abolish anti-social behavior orders,"There are ""ASBO Blocks"" where instead of going to the cubes citizens are watched over by a sophisticated A.I."
We should abolish anti-social behavior orders,"A casefile review showed that 55% of those given ASBOs had substance abuse, mental health or learning disability problems."
We should abolish anti-social behavior orders,"By contrast, the same survey of ASBO teams gave only a 5% reported incidence of mental impairment."
We should abolish anti-social behavior orders,"On 28 July 2010, May proposed to review the previous Labour Party government's anti-social behaviour legislation signalling the abolition of the ""Anti-Social Behaviour Order"" (ASBO)."
We should abolish anti-social behavior orders,The first farmer to be given an ASBO was instructed to keep his geese and pigs from damaging his neighbour's property [REF].
We should abolish anti-social behavior orders,"With English national breach rates of 70%, higher in some cities, and an approximately 98% success rate in granting ASBO applications, such 'judgments' in practice must frequently be faulty."
We should abolish anti-social behavior orders,"Amongst other things, this Act introduced ASBOs or Anti-social Behaviour Orders and statutory crime reduction partnerships."
We should abolish anti-social behavior orders,"Though ABCs are not legally binding [this is untested in the courts as yet], breach of an ABC is often used as evidence to support an application for an Anti-Social Behaviour Order, breach of which is a criminal offence."
We should abolish anti-social behavior orders,Former Labour Home Secretaries David Blunkett (who introduced ASBOs) and Alan Johnson expressed their disapproval of the proposals [REF].
We should abolish anti-social behavior orders,"In the UK, there has been criticism that an ASBO is sometimes viewed as a badge of honour by youth."
We should abolish anti-social behavior orders,In 2004 anti-social behaviour orders were widely used to combat minor crime.
We should abolish anti-social behavior orders,"Andrew Rutherford has commented that the ""ASBO provides a particularly striking example of the criminalisation of social policy.""[REF]"
We should abolish anti-social behavior orders,"Nicholson was also served with an ASBO, restricting future contact with companies targeted in the campaign [REF]."
We should abolish anti-social behavior orders,"In July 2007 the Local Government Ombudsman published a report criticising Manchester City Council for serving an ASBO based purely on uncorroborated reports of nuisance by a neighbour, and the Council agreed to pay £2000 in compensation [REF]."
We should abolish anti-social behavior orders,"A 2005 memorandum submitted by the National Association of Probation Officers (NAPO) asserted that ""there is ample evidence of the issuing of ASBOs by the courts being inconsistent and almost a geographical lottery."
We should abolish anti-social behavior orders,"The popularity of ABCs with government is that they are much easier to achieve than ASBOs and there is the aspect that they are for use as a means of avoiding involvement with the criminal law, especially per the young."
We should abolish anti-social behavior orders,"In July 2010, new Home Secretary Theresa May announced her intention to reform anti-social behaviour measures for England and Wales with the abolition of ASBOs in due course in favour of alternative 'community-based' social control policies [REF]."
We should abolish anti-social behavior orders,"More recently, police have been using ASBO laws which enable them to seize and impound cars if anti-social behaviour is taking place or if a group refuses to disperse from an area."
We should abolish anti-social behavior orders,HRS 230 calls for a review of ASBO policy and investigation procedures to make the whole process fairer [REF].
We should abolish anti-social behavior orders,"Anti-Social Behaviour Orders are civil sanctions, effective for a minimum of two years and classed as criminal proceedings for funding purposes due to restrictions they place on individual liberty."
We should abolish anti-social behavior orders,A survey of Youth Offending Teams by the British Institute for Brain Injured Children in 2005 showed that 38% of ASBOs went to young people with significant mental disorders.
We should abolish anti-social behavior orders,"Cameron has criticised ASBOs as ""reacting"" to crime, rather than reducing it, and argued that they should be replaced with ""challenging community punishments."""
We should abolish electronic voting,"Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are being increasingly used instead of ballot boxes to prevent election fraud via booth capturing, which is heavily prevalent in certain parts of India."
We should abolish electronic voting,"Markham, Ontario introduced an Internet voting system in 2003[REF] The system was supplied by US company Election Systems & Software at a cost of $25,000."
We should abolish electronic voting,"During 2008, Congressman Holt, because of an increasing concern regarding the insecurities surrounding the use of electronic voting technology, submitted additional bills to Congress regarding the future of electronic voting."
We should abolish electronic voting,"In the aftermath of the election, the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) was passed to help states upgrade their election technology in the hopes of preventing similar problems in future elections."
We should abolish electronic voting,In March 2004 the Government of Ireland established the Independent Commission on Electronic Voting and Counting at Elections to examine the proposed system [REF].
We should abolish electronic voting,Clay is also active in election reform and believes that any electronic voting system must include a paper trail to verify the results.
We should abolish electronic voting,"Paper ballots were a major concern of Taylor supporters, who felt that Cox made a mistake when she brought electronic voting to Georgia as Secretary of State."
We should abolish electronic voting,"The Indian EVMs are designed and developed by two Government Owned Defense Equipment Manufacturing Units, Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL)."
We should abolish electronic voting,"In May 2007, Bowen commissioned a ""Top to Bottom Review"" of California's electronic voting systems, to determine their security."
We should abolish electronic voting,"In Top 24, neither Vivian nor Carol, were chosen for Top 12 despite having won the online voting."
We should abolish electronic voting,"Maria Parmigiani was selected as the first ""Star"" during the first quarter of 2011, earning the job after an audition process, an appearance on WLUK's Good Day Wisconsin, and an online voting process [REF]."
We should abolish electronic voting,"Former staff include Suw Charman-Anderson and Becky Hogge, both Executive Directors, e-voting coordinator Jason Kitcat, grassroots campaigner Katie Sutton and administrator Katerina Maniadaki[REF]."
We should abolish electronic voting,"On 25th July 2011, responding to a PIL, Supreme Court of India asked EC to consider request to modify EVMs and respond within 3 months."
We should abolish electronic voting,The User's Choice winners are chosen by worldwide online voting.
We should abolish electronic voting,"In May 2004 the U.S. Government Accountability Office released a report titled ""Electronic Voting Offers Opportunities and Presents Challenges"",[REF] analyzing both the benefits and concerns created by electronic voting."
We should abolish electronic voting,"Felten and Appel are computer scientists interested in security issues, especially in regard to electronic voting systems."
We should abolish electronic voting,"Dr. Hoffman was co-editor of a special section of Communications of the Association for Computing Machinery on electronic voting in 2000 and wrote one of the early reports on issues with electronic voting in 1987, funded by a grant from the Markle Foundation."
We should abolish electronic voting,Advance voting was available using an internet voting system.
We should abolish electronic voting,Elections McGill was one of the first Campus election organizations in Canada to use an online voting system.
We should abolish electronic voting,Electronic voting systems may offer advantages compared to other voting techniques.
We should abolish electronic voting,"In the summer of 2004, the Legislative Affairs Committee of the Association of Information Technology Professionals issued a nine-point proposal for national standards for electronic voting [REF]."
We should abolish electronic voting,"In May 2007, California Secretary of State Debra Bowen commissioned a ""Top to Bottom review"" of all electronic voting systems in the state."
We should abolish electronic voting,"In 2007, California Secretary of State Debra Bowen decertified four electronic voting systems, three of which were conditionally recertified, after a ""top-to-bottom review"" of the voting machines certified for use in California in March 2007 [REF]."
We should abolish electronic voting,"The deputy minister for interior [[Ank Bijleveld-Schouten|Bijleveld]] said in a first response she would accept the committee's advice, and ban electronic voting."
We should abolish electronic voting,The success of the first Here and Now editions caused Hasbro US to allow online voting for 26 landmark properties across the United States to take their places along the game board.
We should abolish electronic voting,"WISeKey took a special interest in contributing to e-Government solutions, such as the electronic voting or e-voting system implemented in the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland, the Citizen Service Platform implemented for the government of Biscay, Spain, and current initiatives to help governments establish digital ID programs."
We should abolish electronic voting,"Legislation has been introduced in the United States Congress regarding electronic voting, including the Nelson-Whitehouse bill."
We should abolish electronic voting,"Founded in 1968 by two South Dakota State University professors, Daktronics grew from a provider of electronic voting systems for state legislatures to one of the world's largest suppliers of electronic signs."
We should abolish electronic voting,"Independent civil society organizations alleged incidents of fraud in Năstase's favor during the first round of the elections, including alleged multiple voting by PSD supporters as a result of poor controls on voter identification, and flaws in the electronic vote tabulation."
We should abolish electronic voting,"The Estonian parliamentary election, 2007 also used internet voting, a second-world first [REF]."
We should abolish electronic voting,In 2003 a new eVoting system was introduced to try to convince citizens that the system was safe.
We should abolish electronic voting,EC has given us its requirement for EVMs and work is on to incorporate new features.
We should abolish electronic voting,"In Finland, the Supreme Administrative Court declared invalid the results of a pilot electronic vote in three municipalities, and ordered a rerun of the municipal elections."
We should abolish electronic voting,"A Tally Clerk operates the electronic voting system, oversees the recording of votes on the House Floor, receives reports of Committees, and prepares the Calendar of the United States House of Representatives and History of Legislation."
We should abolish electronic voting,The electronic voting system withstood the test of reality and was declared a success by Estonian election officials [REF].
We should abolish electronic voting,"In 1957, the Assembly Rules Committee appointed Ohnimus as the Assembly's first Chief Administrative Officer, making him the first full-time Assembly employee [REF].During his years as Chief Clerk, Ohnimus oversaw the installation of the electronic voting system and public address system, and the evolution of the legislature from a weak, part-time body, to a stronger, more active ""hybrid"" institution, with career staff and more complex legislation."
We should abolish electronic voting,"Some believe that HAVA may represent an effort to help large electronic voting systems vendors such as Premier Election Solutions (formerly Diebold Election Systems), Election Systems & Software, and Sequoia Voting Systems make millions of dollars throughout the country in selling electronic voting devices."
We should abolish electronic voting,Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes and Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes will be decided by telepoll and online voting.
We should abolish electronic voting,"Some NITs (such as SVNIT, Surat and VNIT, Nagpur) have recently adopted online voting process."
We should abolish electronic voting,"The campaign was aimed at getting defenceman Rory Fitzpatrick voted into the 2007 All-Star Game, while mocking the NHL system of internet voting which encouraged people to vote as many times as they liked."
We should abolish homework,"In the 1960s, the women's league developed an afterschool homework program and established Māori language schools [REF]."
We should abolish homework,"In 1984 Phyllis Opochinsky founded the ""Pre-Teaching Academy"" (students work with other peers with classwork and homework, assist teachers in classrooms, write term papers on their experience in pre-teaching,[REF] and earn college credit through Lehman College)."
We should abolish homework,Aplia Inc. is an educational technology company founded in 2000 by Stanford University professor Paul Romer that offers online homework products geared toward college-level courses.
We should abolish homework,"Teachers at KIPP schools also make themselves available much more than most teachers in public schools; they frequently make home visits to get to know the parents of their students, and give their students their cell phone numbers so that students can call with homework questions."
We should abolish homework,"Junie B., First Grader: Cheater Pants (2003) (ISBN 0-375-82301-8) Junie B. copies off May's homework."
We should abolish homework,"A Homework Center, funded by the Ojai Valley Friends and Foundation helps young people Monday through Thursday from 3 to 5:30 pm."
We should abolish homework,"Homework may be designed to reinforce what students have already learned,[REF] prepare them for upcoming (or complex or difficult) lessons, extend what they know by having them apply it to new situations, or to integrate their abilities by applying many different skills to a single task."
We should abolish homework,"In addition to over 60,000 volumes, it offers morning and an evening story time, afternoon craft programs, free high speed wireless Internet access (WiFi), and Internet instruction; and the Stanton Boys and Girls Club, located next door, offers computer access, tutoring and a home work help room for elementary school children."
We should abolish homework,"Cosby credited Honeywood with the positive depictions of African American life in which ""you can see teenagers doing homework, a family cooking a meal, girls doing their hair"", rather than showing ""segregation, starving and homelessness"" [REF]."
We should abolish homework,"Homework help, tutoring,Job training, computer access, non-violent video games, a pool table and indoor and outdoor team sports are offered to allow the kids to experience real-life encounters in a safe and structured environment."
We should abolish homework,"Events such as Homework Help, No Bullying Resources, and Crazy For Crafts, among other things, are offered free of charge and children are encouraged to participate."
We should abolish homework,"Because the areas in which EPI works are predominantly subsistence agriculture communities, the children often work on family farms or at other chores until sundown; and because neither their schools nor their homes are equipped with electricity, it is very difficult for these children to do homework or develop study habits."
We should abolish homework,"TGS has developed an internal, private social learning platform called THINK Spot for homework assignments, lesson plans, media sharing and more."
We should abolish homework,"When they were in school together, Ben would protect Reed from bullies and Reed would help Ben with his homework."
We should abolish homework,"Subsequently however, the court pulled up the prosecuting attorney, R M Tiwari of the (Central Bureau of Investigation), for ""not doing its homework"" and presenting weak evidence [REF]."
We should abolish homework,"The huge variety of clubs and societies include a Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme group, DT Clubs, Drama Clubs, Dance Clubs, Environment group, Christian Union, Science Societies, a Computer Club, a Young Enterprise Group, a Debating Society, a Food Club, a Textiles Club, a Homework Club, and many more."
We should abolish homework,"In 2008, Lyryx negotiated a partnership with Flat World Knowledge to develop FLYX, a content-specific online homework product for the US higher-education market[REF]."
We should abolish homework,"For example, a ""Big Rock, Little Rock"" program pairs older youth with younger students for everything from help with homework to educational games."
We should abolish homework,"WeBWorK, a web-based system for checking homework and providing immediate feedback for students, was developed by University of Rochester professors Gage and Pizer."
We should abolish homework,"The goal of Family Math Night is ""to help parents become comfortable assisting their students with math homework.""[REF] ."
We should abolish homework,"Chip had a cat, read Sports Illustrated, watched ESPN, and used a computer to do his homework."
We should abolish homework,"At school it is revealed that Karin has low self-esteem, and her ""friend"", Yuka Ishikawa, exploits Karin for free answers to homework and other favors."
We should abolish homework,The school grades homework so as to encourage students to study regularly.
We should abolish homework,"In traditional historiography, the above-mentioned advantages of home work were accentuated-in 1877 Dr. Wagner from the Schweizerische Gemeinnützige Gesellschaft wrote about factory work that ""The greatest misery of our time is the dissolution of the family""-so it is now generally judged more critically."
We should abolish homework,The Academy also participates in a tutoring program where students help younger children with their homework after school.
We should abolish homework,Infractions for study hall (CQ) violations and failure to complete homework are severe but do not negatively impact grades.
We should abolish homework,"According to Mahnaz Parach of Network for Consumer Protection ""Children can't do their homework."
We should abolish homework,"Since homework should ideally be the independent practice of newly acquired educational skills, drill and kill is definitely not part of the curriculum."
We should abolish homework,"The THC hosted community events involving all the elements of HipHop and offered computer access, homework assistance, general advice and job counseling to local youth."
We should abolish homework,"Pre-Teaching Academy - Founded in 1984 by Phyllis Opochinsky, students work with other peers with classwork and homework, assist teachers in classrooms, write term papers on their experience in Pre-teaching, and earn college credit through Lehman College."
We should abolish homework,"Meanwhile, J2 is now a part of the Keaton family and a happy Fleecey now has two brainbox brothers to help her with her homework."
We should abolish homework,"Massa said that the result was a good one for his team, as they moved ahead of BMW Sauber in the Constructors' Championship: ""We did our homework and brought two Ferrari's in the front - first and second - which is very important for the Championship.""[REF]"
We should abolish homework,"In the 1970s they pioneered a Homework Study Centre, facilitating after-school supplementary teaching for local underachieving and underprivileged children to help them reach their goals."
We should abolish homework,"With that in mind, homework problems are relatively useful to reinforcing these concepts."
We should abolish homework,"Upon its release in 1997, overwhelming sales of Homework caused distributors to accelerate production and satisfy demand."
We should abolish homework,The cartoon FoxTrot features Peter being criticized by his teacher for copying a homework assignment directly from Wikipedia.
We should abolish homework,A series of articles published in the London Evening Standard during 1982 quoted parents who complained of their children's punishments and bizarre homework.
We should abolish homework,Homework featured singles that had significant impact in the French house[REF] and global dance music scenes [REF].
We should abolish homework,"On all of its ELT campuses, Citizen Schools provides students with daily homework time, volunteer-led apprenticeships, a study skills class, and experiential field trips."
We should abolish homework,"The Respect Funhouse has a laser quest arena, a multi-screen video jukebox and a maze of play areas - tunnels, slides, ball pools and climbing areas - also music rooms and quiet rooms where teenagers and children can do their homework."
We should abolish homework,"A common parent complaint is that there is no recognizable arithmetic and that homework is frequent and very time-consuming, with some tasks requiring help from family members and cutting, pasting, and coloring, whereas a traditional worksheet may take little time."
We should adopt multiculturalism,Changing demographics - Community schools can leverage partnerships to create multicultural environments that celebrates the differences and encourages students' success.
We should adopt multiculturalism,"Confronting the criticism wielded by the Catholic Church, Kardec argues that religious diversity is important and that the existence of only one religion in the Middle Ages was a fertile ground for the Inquisition and cultural backwardness."
We should adopt multiculturalism,"In 2006, a Geert Hofstede Chair for Cultural Diversity was established at Maastricht University,[REF] and in 2010, the School of Business and Economics launched a fund named after Geert to encourage activities around multicultural interactions and research [REF]."
We should adopt multiculturalism,The curriculum includes multicultural activities that promotes appreciation of all cultures [REF].
We should adopt multiculturalism,"As a Librarian and teacher, Phillips was exposed to both the positive diversity of different cultures of a multicultural society, as well as the negative experiences students' bear at home that affect their school and social behaviour."
We should adopt multiculturalism,"Doughty later co-founded Takeoff Video Educational Excellence, a company that produced videos designed to show positive multicultural role models for use in schools."
We should adopt multiculturalism,"In 2006, Maastricht University, the Netherlands inaugurated a Geert Hofstede Chair in cultural diversity[REF] And in October 2010, Maastrich University School of Business and Economics launched the Geert Hofstede Fund, aiming at encouraging activities around multicultural interactions and research about the impact of cultural differences [REF]."
We should adopt multiculturalism,"Obama also highlighted the United States' religious diversity, referring to the country's ""patchwork heritage"" as a strength and saying, ""We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus and non-believers."""
We should adopt multiculturalism,"Silk Road Project, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization, initiated by acclaimed cellist Yo-Yo Ma in 1998, promoting collaboration among artists and institutions, promoting multicultural artistic exchange, and studying the ebb and flow of ideas among different cultures along the Silk Road."
We should adopt multiculturalism,"In Aotearoa (New Zealand), which is officially bi-cultural, multiculturalism has been seen as a threat to Maori, and possibly an attempt by Pakeha (whites) to water down the growing strength of Maori demands for self determination."
We should adopt multiculturalism,"Studies have also shown that students in dual programs have ""more positive attitudes towards bilingualism and multiculturalism"" [REF]."
We should adopt multiculturalism,"The Menzies Government (1949-1966) and Holt Government dismantled the legal barriers to multi-ethnic immigration and by the 1970s, the Whitlam and Fraser Governments were promoting multiculturalism [REF]."
We should adopt multiculturalism,Harvard professor of political science Robert D. Putnam conducted a nearly decade long study how multiculturalism affects social trust [REF].
We should adopt multiculturalism,Epsilon Sigma Rho hope's that they are a positive influence in their communities that promotes multi-cultural awareness and academic success.
We should adopt multiculturalism,"Canada's culture draws influences from its broad range of constituent nationalities, and policies that promote multiculturalism are constitutionally protected [REF]."
We should adopt multiculturalism,"In Jewish World Review, Steyn argues ""Multiculturalism means that the worst attributes of Muslim culture - the subjugation of women - combine with the worst attributes of Western culture - licence and self-gratification."""
We should adopt multiculturalism,"Having played a part in the ALP's abandonment of the White Australia Policy at national level, Dunstan was also prominent in promoting multiculturalism."
We should adopt multiculturalism,"In the early spring semester of 1986 at the University of Iowa, Baltazar Mendoza-Madrigal, wanted to further expand the possibility of a Latino-based organization with multicultural membership that would promote a positive image of the Latino Community at the University of Iowa and other Universities located throughout the Nation by scholastic achievements, eternal Brotherhood, the dissemination of our unique and rich culture, and our service to our community."
We should adopt multiculturalism,"Founded on April 4, 1986 at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, the organization is committed to create and expand multicultural leadership, promote academic excellence, advance cultural awareness and service while influencing its mission amongst all dedicated collegiate men worldwide."
We should adopt multiculturalism,The company produced videos designed to show positive multicultural role models for use in schools [REF].
We should increase ecotourism,"Meanwhile, owing to the numerous natural monuments in the region (the aforementioned Capelinhos volcano and protected areas), the region regularly sees strong eco-tourism activities throughout the year, with rural tourism, pedestrian trails and other leisure activities dominating the areas of Capelo and Varadouro."
We should increase ecotourism,"Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary in Bilaspur district, Gamarda Reserve forest at Sarangarh in Raigarh district, Indravati National Park and Kanger valley national park in Bastar district and Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary in Mahasamund district are good places for eco-tourism."
We should increase ecotourism,Eco-tourism helps to promote the conservation of natural resources as well as help to gaher information on the existence of other natural resources that can be managed by community.
We should increase ecotourism,"Eco-tourism also presents challenges: while it raises money and awareness for the animals, by its nature it also increases human effect on the species, both through associated development and direct disturbance in the field [REF]."
We should increase ecotourism,The Southwestern United States offers tourists a wide variety of ecotourism options due to the unique ecosystem found in this region.
We should increase ecotourism,With the creation of the Área de Paisagem Protegida do Litoral de Vila do Conde the parish has begun to concentrate on eco-tourism.
We should increase ecotourism,"Ecotourism is one of Costa Rica's primary economic resources, and the country's butterflies add a lot to that."
We should increase ecotourism,"Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge is an increasingly popular nature tourism destination on Maryland's upper Eastern Shore, attracting over 70,000 visitors annually to its waterfront vistas, peaceful walking trails, and ""watchable wildlife."" ."
We should increase ecotourism,The remote Southern Pacific Zone of Costa Rica is dependent on eco-tourism bringing improved living to locals and Indigenous peoples.
We should increase ecotourism,"Lough Oughter has long been classed locally as an angling lake and is grossly under valued for its qualities as a potential venue for wildlife eco-tourism and education, is now designated as a suitable wetland for inclusion in the 'Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance'."
We should increase ecotourism,"Ecotourism has become of growing importance in the Catlins economy, which otherwise relies heavily on dairy farming and fishing."
We should increase ecotourism,"Some areas or sectors like agriculture, Ecovillage and Ecotourism development play a vital role in accelerating swift economic growth and alleviating poverty."
We should increase ecotourism,"In 1994, construction began for the Sky Rail scenic cableway from Cairns to Kuranda over World Heritage rainforest, which opened in 1995, further promoting ecotourism in the region [REF]."
We should increase ecotourism,"The negative economic impact of the political crisis was gradually overcome by Ravalomanana's progressive economic and political policies, which encouraged investments in education and ecotourism, facilitated foreign direct investment, and cultivated trading partnerships both regionally and internationally."
We should increase ecotourism,"In recent times, pharmaceuticals, financial outsourcing, software development, and ecotourism have become the prime industries in Costa Rica's economy."
We should increase ecotourism,"Eco-tourism is important in Orissa and notable wildlife sanctuaries include Bhitar Kanika, Chandaka, Chilika, Simlipal, Tikarpada, Gahirmatha and Nandan Kanan [REF]."
We should increase ecotourism,"In June 2009, Touch Seang Tana, chairman of Cambodia's Commission for Conservation and Development of the Mekong River Dolphins Eco-tourism Zone, charged that the WWF had misrepresented the danger of extinction of the Mekong Dolphin in order to boost fundraising [REF]."
We should increase ecotourism,Ecotourism Visiting the region of Deir el Ahmar is an authentic rural tourism experience to discover: Many unknown historical sites A wild and unspoiled nature .
We should increase ecotourism,"Rajmachi is also different in the way that an NGO, Rajmachi Rural Aid and Development Program headed by Mr.Mukund Gondhalekar has done commendable work in Rajmachi village by providing the villagers with better education, medical aid, drinking water, houses and Economic Development via eco-tourism."
We should increase ecotourism,"Hamilo Coast is an eco-tourism project of SM Investments Corporation that enlivens a vision of tourism-real estate, a truly world-class development that all Filipinos can be proud of and enjoy for generations to come."
We should increase ecotourism,"Future development plans for Cultybraggan include: Sports and recreation facilities, A 'Back to the Futures' Centre highlighting our local history and plans for a low carbon future, Biomass Heat plant - Solar PV farm - Anaerobic digestion plant, Green Tourism, Renewable energy sources for the site and village, Footpath and cycle ways to the site and Biodiversity areas and Woodland planting ."
We should increase ecotourism,"Through the assistance of the Provincial Tourism Office and the Provincial Government's Eco- tourism Program, the Municipality is in the process of developing its Tourism Framework in anticipation of a promising tourism industry within the next few years."
We should increase ecotourism,"Although ecotourism provides an ecologically friendly source of income, the practice is not extensive enough to sustain the local communities."
We should increase ecotourism,"Ecotourism is also become an increasing segment of the tourism market, and both tourism spends and trip duration are relatively high, due to the remote location of the country attracting few short-trip visitors."
We should increase ecotourism,"Ecotourism is the most important tourist activity, the region having numerous streams, caves, swamps and lagoons of sulphurous waters, providing opportunities for forest mountain hiking, horseback riding through the jungle and cave exploration."
We should increase ecotourism,"Eco-tourism provides a degree of alternate employment to the local community and generates environmental awareness, among local residents as well as visitors, about the conservation and sensible use of the lake's natural resources."
We should increase ecotourism,Ecotourism has the potential to alleviate poverty in South Africa by bringing money into the economy and creating jobs.
We should increase ecotourism,The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and the Environmental Sustainable Development Unit (ESDU) launched the Eco-Tourism Enhancement project with a grant support in collaboration with the Government of Antigua and Barbuda to perpetuate the principles of environmental sustainability [REF].
We should increase ecotourism,"According to the definition and principles of ecotourism established by The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) in 1990, ecotourism is ""Responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people."""
We should increase ecotourism,"Chumbe Marine Park Chumbe Marine Park, recognized officially as Chumbe Reef Sanctuary since 1994, is privately managed and is successful as an ecotourism project."
We should increase ecotourism,Ecotourism channels resources away from other projects that could contribute more sustainable and realistic solutions to pressing social and environmental problems.
We should ban gambling,"In the 2011 annual Dow Jones Sustainability Index assessment, Tabcorp received 100% for promoting responsible gambling."
We should ban gambling,Lalonde was a strong supporter of the legalization of gambling in Louisiana[REF] working along with Governor Edwin Washington Edwards.
We should ban gambling,Ein Fernsehinterview mit dem Philosophen Peter Koslowski zur Finanzmarktkrise (Unleashed Gambling.
We should ban gambling,"Beshear favored holding a referendum on a constitutional amendment to allow expanded casino gambling in the state, while Fletcher maintained that expanded gambling would bring an increase in crime and societal ills [REF]."
We should ban gambling,"In 1996, local churches began protesting legalized gambling in what had become Little Reno, and the state outlawed the games in 2000."
We should ban gambling,Tom Brady noted that Gamble had many plays made on him as well [REF].
We should ban gambling,"Vespa claimed that the Japanese sold monopolies in gambling, prostitution and opium to racketeers to help pay for the conquest of China."
We should ban gambling,Leslie Marmon Silko wrote a 1977 novel called Ceremony that focuses on gambling.
We should ban gambling,The bill supported gambling expansion at the Potawatomi Bingo Casino in Milwaukee [REF].
We should ban gambling,"Kripke suggested that Gamble develop and deepen his character, ""give him a great send off, and then kill him..or at least..mostly kill him""."
We should ban gambling,The United States Justice Department claims that wagering at offshore sportsbooks is a violation of the 1961 Federal Wire Act.
We should ban gambling,The New York State Legislature legalized video gambling devices at racetracks in 2001.
We should ban gambling,DBPC trial showing naltrexone was safe and effective in treating gambling.
We should ban gambling,In theory a trader could turn a small investment into large profits by re-investing his earlier profits into future bets so as to generate exponential growth.
We should ban gambling,"Richard Wolfson on genetically modified foods (GMOs); Robert Goodman, Professor, University of Massachusetts; Dr. Earl Grinols, economist, University of Chicago on the damage of gambling as a mechanism for running the economy; Paul Hellyer, Leader of the Canadian Action Party, on globalization's effects on Canada; Michael Rowbotham, England, professor and researcher on the origins and effect of money and debt."
We should ban gambling,"Broadly speaking, the elected chiefs and the Warrior Society have supported gambling, while the traditional chiefs have opposed it."
We should ban gambling,"Walker blasted Dempster's new taxes, and claimed that ""gambling, whiskey and prostitution"" flourished when Dempster was in power [REF]."
We should ban gambling,"In contrary, the PRC-sponsored news agency, Xinhua, stated that censorship targets only ""superstitious, pornographic, violence-related, gambling and other harmful information.""[REF] ."
We should ban gambling,"In addition, the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, both federally recognized tribes that operate successful gambling casinos in the area, oppose recognition of the MOWA Choctaw Band."
We should ban gambling,"Lopez's high-risk gambles lead to financial ruin and, after trying to persuade the comparatively wealthy Lizzie Eustace (protagonist of The Eustace Diamonds) to run away with him to Guatemala, a proposition she somewhat contemptuously rejects, he takes his own life by throwing himself in front of a train at Tenway Junction, partly out fear of disgrace and partly to spare Emily whom he has genuinely loved, though he treated her badly."
We should ban gambling,Kerr's first acting role was in 1954 on NBC's Justice as a basketball player who believes that gamblers have ruined his success on the court.
We should ban gambling,"In recent decades, numerous federally recognized tribes in other states have established gambling casinos and related facilities on their sovereign lands [REF]."
We should ban gambling,"A New York State prohibition on racetrack wagering and the decline of the more upscale resorts on Coney Island, combined with more direct and lower-priced competition from nearby rapid transit and streetcar lines, led to a rapid decline in the Manhattan Beach's economic viability."
We should limit genetic testing,"In one study done by the Chicago Historical Society they ""concluded that DNA testing [one of the most widely accepted forms of biohistorical research] would damage the artifacts [here referring to the Society's Abraham Lincoln collection].""[REF]"
We should limit genetic testing,"On Monday, April 10, 2006, it was revealed that DNA testing had failed to connect any of the 46 tested members of the Duke University men's lacrosse team [REF]."
We should limit genetic testing,"Genetically, the Daurs are descendants of the Khitan, as recent DNA analyses have proven [REF]."
We should limit genetic testing,"For diagnosed patients, genetic testing is done to allow for future offspring with the disease to be monitored and treated early in life."
We should limit genetic testing,"In women at high risk, such as those with a strong family history of cancer, mammography screening is recommended at an earlier age and additional testing may include genetic screening that tests for the BRCA genes and / or magnetic resonance imaging."
We should limit genetic testing,"In addition to genetic tests involving the sequencing of PEX genes,[REF][REF] biochemical tests have proven highly effective for the diagnosis of Zellweger syndrome and other peroxisomal disorders."
We should limit genetic testing,The DNA test is more than 99.99% accurate when positive and 100% accurate when negative.
We should limit genetic testing,"On September 10, 2008 Circuit Court Judge David Burnett denied the request for a retrial, citing the DNA tests as inconclusive [REF]."
We should limit genetic testing,DNA analysis has concluded that the Shar Pei is one of the most ancient dog breeds [REF].
We should limit genetic testing,"At NTAC Tom rushes to Diana's desk and explains that the DNA test has returned negative, Sarah is not Maia's sister."
We should limit genetic testing,"On April 8, 2008, Navigenics began selling its genetic testing services, which include state-of-the-art genetic analysis that assesses your risk for a variety of common health conditions, including Alzheimer's disease, type 2 diabetes, some cancers and celiac disease [REF]."
We should limit genetic testing,"On May 26, 2011, the Senate of Texas voted unanimously for the Senate Bill 122, a Criminal Justice Reform Bill, expanding access to post-conviction DNA testing."
We should limit genetic testing,"Patrizia Stefanoni, a forensic scientist in Rome, said that a DNA sample from the blade was ""compatible"" with Kercher's profile, though there was no blood on the blade."
We should limit genetic testing,"The case was declared a ""medical milstone"" as the first use of genetic testing to prevent an early onset form of Alzheimer's disease [REF]."
We should limit genetic testing,"In November 2009, Cornell University announced that a DNA test has been developed to detect carriers of LFS."
We should limit genetic testing,"Nanopore-based DNA analysis techniques are being industrially developed by Oxford Nanopore Technologies (developing direct exonuclease sequencing and strand sequencing using protein nanopores, and solid-state sequencing through internal R&D and collaborations with academic institutions), NabSys (using a library of DNA probes and using nanopores to detect where these probes have hybridized to single stranded DNA) and NobleGen(using nanopores in combination with fluorescent labels)."
We should limit genetic testing,"In October 2007, the Medcan Clinic became the first medical clinic[REF] in the province of Ontario to provide clients with services related to pharmacogenomics, a scientific technique that uses DNA analysis to cater drug treatment to individuals."
We should limit genetic testing,"Simultaneouly, the University of Pretoria also announced that they had also developed a DNA test [REF]."
We should limit genetic testing,Dodd supports requiring DNA testing for all federal executions.
We should limit genetic testing,"On April 30, 2008, Russian forensic scientists announced that DNA testing proves that the remains belong to the Tsarevich Alexei and to a young woman the Russians continue to identify as Maria."
We should limit genetic testing,Keita and Kittles (1999) argue that modern DNA analysis points to the need for more emphasis on clinal variation and gradations that are more than adequate to explain differences between peoples rather than pre-conceived racial clusters.
We should limit genetic testing,"In addition, Medcan genetic consultants provide genetic screening services to clients to assess risks of such adult-onset diseases as diabetes, heart disease and cancer."
We should limit genetic testing,"With recently published data from the Cat Genome Project, based on DNA swabs, it has been concluded that the Sokoke is part of the Asian Group of domestic cats, and has Arabian wildcat genetic origins as well."
We should limit genetic testing,"Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth then examines Seymour's body, and concludes that, due to his unusually rapid fossilization, a DNA sample can be made to produce a clone, and it would even be possible to recreate Seymour's personality and memory."
We should limit genetic testing,"Colorado Governor Bill Owens said Lacy should be ""held responsible for the most expensive DNA test in Colorado history.""[REF] ."
We should limit genetic testing,"Simultaneouly, the University of Pretoria also announced that they had developed a DNA test [REF]."
We should limit genetic testing,"DNA analysis also showed him at high risk of atherosclerosis, lactose intolerance, and the presence of the DNA sequence of Borrelia burgdorferi making him the earliest known human with Lyme disease [REF]."
We should limit genetic testing,Dr. Schulman and associates also developed the world's first system for the use of non-disclosing preimplantation genetic testing for the prevention of Huntington disease [REF].
We should limit genetic testing,"The company stated that their genetic testing is the most comprehensive in the world and gave the following two examples ""while other genetic testing services may analyze melanoma risk based upon only one or two genetic markers, Existence Genetics tests for and analyzes 29 markers for melanoma risk."
We should limit genetic testing,"In 2002, his method also helped a mother, whose genetic diagnosis showed a likelihood of getting Alzheimer's disease, conceive a daughter who was free of the gene [REF]."
We should limit genetic testing,An uneducated interpretation of a genetic test can cause more anxiety and fear in the patient than relief.
We should limit genetic testing,DNA testing provides a reproducible means of differentiating one species from another.
We should limit genetic testing,The BBC reported that DNA-testing has shown Moran's child is not Lugo's [REF].
We should limit genetic testing,Genetic testing can be useful to confirm the clinical diagnosis of BHD and to provide a means of determining other at-risk individuals in a family.
We should limit genetic testing,Researchers at the Agricultural Research Service are using DNA analysis to help determine the number of Echinacea species.
We should limit genetic testing,Genetic tests can confirm the leukaemic cells at relapse are descendants of those present when the disease first appeared.
We should limit genetic testing,"In December 2003, Willard E. Brown confessed to the 1984 rape and stabbing death of Deborah Sykes after DNA testing linked him to the crime [REF]."
We should limit genetic testing,"Information regarding physical deformities in the plant and animal populations in the areas affected by radioactive fallout require capture and DNA testing of individuals to determine if abnormalities are the result of natural mutation, radiation poisoning, or exposure to other contaminants in the environment such as pesticides, industrial waste, or agricultural run-off."
We should limit genetic testing,"Molecular genetic testing is the most effective method of testing, as HPRT1 is the only gene known to be associated with LNS."
We should abolish the double jeopardy defense,"E.g., in Western Australia protection against double jeopardy is provided by section 17 of the Criminal Code Act Compilation Act 1913 [REF]."
We should abolish the double jeopardy defense,"Hendricks appealed the validity of his commitment as well as claiming that the state was unconstitutional using ex post facto and double jeopardy law, to the State Supreme Court."
We should abolish the double jeopardy defense,"LaRouche and the other defendants appealed that effort on October 5, 1988, saying that a new trial would create double jeopardy."
We should abolish the double jeopardy defense,"Following the murder of Stephen Lawrence, the Macpherson Report recommended that the double jeopardy rule should be abrogated in murder cases, and that it should be possible to subject an acquitted murder suspect to a second trial if ""fresh and viable"" new evidence later came to light."
We should abolish the double jeopardy defense,"The only reason the Court gives for permitting Alabama to go forward is that Georgia and Alabama are separate sovereigns.""[REF]"
We should abolish the double jeopardy defense,"On appeal, in Case No. 1988-CA-1635, Judge Anthony M. Wilhoit of the Kentucky Court of Appeals reversed Mahoney's conviction for drunk driving on the grounds that it constituted double jeopardy under the Kentucky Constitution, ruling that the 27 counts of manslaughter in the second degree subsumed the drunk driving conviction."
We should abolish the double jeopardy defense,"On the issue of double jeopardy, Joe Piek, spokesman for Fort Lewis, argued[REF] that the rules for courts-martial (MCM Rule 915(c)),[REF] allow the Army to try Watada again, on the theory that the mistrial is not a decision and that the mistrial was not due to prosecutorial misconduct."
We should abolish the double jeopardy defense,"One, by Albert Bleckmann, director of the Institute for Public Law and Political Sciences at the University of Münster, objected to the lack of voir dire, the exclusion of evidence under the motion in limine, the fact that the government did not approach LaRouche about his tax situation before indicting him for tax violations, and concerns about double jeopardy because of the nearly identical charges in the Boston and Alexandria trials [REF]."
We should abolish the double jeopardy defense,"In United States v. Felix 503 U.S. 378 (1992), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled: ""a[n]..offense and a conspiracy to commit that offense are not the same offense for double jeopardy purposes.""[REF][REF] ."
We should abolish the double jeopardy defense,"The most famous American court case invoking the claim of double jeopardy is probably the second murder trial in 1876 of Jack McCall, killer of Wild Bill Hickok."
We should abolish the double jeopardy defense,"The daily Numbers Game drawing aired at 7:52 (following the conclusion of ""Double Jeopardy!""), while the specialty game of the evening (e.g., Mass Ca$h) aired at 7:58."
We should abolish the double jeopardy defense,"During a Council of Australian Governments meeting of 2007, model legislation to rework double jeopardy laws was drafted,[REF] but there was no formal agreement for each state to introduce it."
We should abolish the double jeopardy defense,"States are separate sovereigns with their own state constitutions, state governments, and state courts (including state supreme courts) [REF]."
We should abolish the double jeopardy defense,"The pair began to have a falling out, most notably after Jindrak submitted to a triangle choke, losing a ""Double Jeopardy"" handicap match on the February 24, 2005 episode of SmackDown! in Philadelphia to The Undertaker."
We should abolish the double jeopardy defense,"In South Australia, on 30 July 2008 the government introduced legislation to scrap parts of its double jeopardy law."
We should abolish the double jeopardy defense,"Dzurilla also helped obtain a unanimous Louisiana Supreme Court decision finding Louisiana's forum non conveniens statute contrary to the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution,[REF] an appellate decision striking down Louisiana's Any Willing Provider statute as preempted by ERISA,[REF] and a U.S. Fifth Circuit opinion overturning a criminal mail fraud conviction on Double Jeopardy grounds [REF]."
We should abolish the double jeopardy defense,"The Law Commission later added its support to this in its report ""Double Jeopardy and Prosecution Appeals"" (2001)."
We should abolish the double jeopardy defense,"Kaufman's sentence was upheld as valid and final, due to the Fifth Amendment protection against double jeopardy [REF]."
We should abolish the double jeopardy defense,The Human Rights Commissioner of Nicaragua declared twice the violation of Mayorga's rights: one for retardation of justice and one for double jeopardy.
We should abolish the double jeopardy defense,"Section 35: the rights of arrested, detained and accused people, including the right to silence, protection against self-incrimination, the right to counsel and legal aid, the right to a fair trial, the presumption of innocence and the prohibition of double jeopardy and ex post facto crimes."
We should abolish the double jeopardy defense,"In Double Jeopardy, instead of having two team members haul up a barrel, a member of the opposition needed to be hauled instead and they would catch the throwers' skulls and put them in a sack."
We should abolish the double jeopardy defense,The Agreement contains various procedural safeguards which amongst other things establish the right to due process and proscribe double jeopardy[REF][VIII 2-6].
We should abolish the double jeopardy defense,"Millie played only one Double Jeopardy, Rock Hard Raise, which her team of the time, Claw, lost."
We should abolish the double jeopardy defense,"After fifteen months of deliberation, the Appeal Court dismissed Chit's appeal, and undeterred by the legal doctrine of double jeopardy also found But guilty."
We should abolish the double jeopardy defense,"Author Bob Hill wrote a book on the case called Double Jeopardy, which became a bestseller and provoked widespread interest in the case."
We should abolish the double jeopardy defense,"During the September 5, 2001 episode, the Double Jeopardy!"
We should abolish the double jeopardy defense,The Supreme Court ruled that the second trial constituted double jeopardy.
We should abolish the double jeopardy defense,"Brittany Murphy covered the song in her 1996 film, Double Jeopardy."
We should abolish the double jeopardy defense,"In the American military, courts-martial are subject to the same law of double jeopardy, since the Uniform Code of Military Justice has incorporated all of the protections of the U.S. Constitution."
We should abolish the double jeopardy defense,"As to the issue of whether or not the defendant had been subjected to double jeopardy, Sutherland reasoned that he did not: Each of the offenses created requires proof of a different element."
We should abolish the double jeopardy defense,"Based on pre-constitutional case law, the clause is constructed to also protect against double jeopardy in the case of an acquittal."
We should abolish the double jeopardy defense,"In Germany, the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany does not provide comprehensive protection against double jeopardy."
We should abolish the double jeopardy defense,"Canadian law forbids this practice, which is known as double jeopardy, while Chinese law permits it if a Chinese resident commits a crime on foreign soil."
We should abolish the double jeopardy defense,"Four members of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights wrote a letter stating their opposition to the bill, citing concerns of double jeopardy [REF]."
We should abolish the double jeopardy defense,as third-place contestant David Hankins failed to finish with a positive score after Double Jeopardy!.
We should abolish the double jeopardy defense,"[REF] Kaufman's sentence was upheld as valid and final, due to the Fifth Amendment protection against double jeopardy, and the advocacy groups shifted their efforts toward a Federal prosecution for the violation of Vincent Chin's civil rights."
We should abolish the double jeopardy defense,The Agreement contains various procedural safeguards which amongst other things establish the right to due process and proscribe double jeopardy.
We should abolish the double jeopardy defense,Double jeopardy has been permitted in England and Wales since the Criminal Justice Act 2003.
We should further exploit nuclear power,"While nuclear power could not supply energy directly to individual vehicles, the MCR could provide power to manufacture, under field conditions, a synthetic fuel as a substitute for conventional carbon-based fuels."
We should further exploit nuclear power,In 2010 the Arizona Legislature included nuclear power in a proposed bill for electric utility renewable energy standards.
We should further exploit nuclear power,The programme asserts that the view that global warming is man-made was promoted by the British Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher as a means of promoting nuclear power and reducing the impact of strike action in the state-owned coal industry by the National Union of Mineworkers.
We should further exploit nuclear power,A Russian opinion poll conducted on 5 August 2005 indicated half the population believes new nuclear powers have the right to possess nuclear weapons [REF].
We should further exploit nuclear power,"The Italian general election of April 2008 saw the victory of the People of Freedom, a party which strongly supports nuclear power [REF]."
We should further exploit nuclear power,"According to a 2012 Pew Research Center poll, 44 percent of Americans favor and 49 percent oppose the promotion of increased use of nuclear power [REF]."
We should further exploit nuclear power,"Lugar and Bayh argued this was imperative because ""the coming surge in demand for nuclear power will lead more and more nations to seek their own enrichment facilities"", and jointly called for the establishment of an International Nuclear Fuel Bank, controlled by the International Atomic Energy Agency [REF]."
We should further exploit nuclear power,"A lack of locations with constant wind, environmental restrictions, and emphasis by power utilities on fossil and nuclear power hinders the employment of more wind power in Japan [REF]."
We should further exploit nuclear power,The report concluded that nuclear power would be competitive with coal power plants if Carbon credit sanctions were implemented upon Australia.
We should further exploit nuclear power,"Beyond Nuclear advocates for the abandonment of nuclear power and nuclear weapons and an energy future that is sustainable, benign and democratic [REF]."
We should not subsidize single parents,"According to many in the media, this was the result of a series of public rows with junior minister Frank Field, though others also cited her decision to cut benefits to lone parents as a factor [REF]."
We should not subsidize single parents,"Children whose families receive welfare, children whose parents dropped out of school, children of teenage parents, children raised by a lone parent, children raised in crime-ridden inner-city neighbourhoods, children who have multiple young siblings, and children who live in overcrowded substandard apartments are at risk of poor educational achievement in Germany."
We should not subsidize single parents,"In 2012, Regan appreared on Dr. Drew fighting against others in an issue of single mother child rearing."
We should not subsidize single parents,"The project also attempts to meet demands that are not covered in the Pregnant Girls Services, such as the growing problem of compensated dating and single parenting in order to promote better self-value, understanding of love and relationships among young people [REF]."
We should not subsidize single parents,"Scholar David B. Grusky notes that ""62 percent of households headed by single parents are without savings or other financial assets"" [REF]."
We should not subsidize single parents,"Gina Bennett (Susan Floyd) is the Raders' local realtor, a single mother with a law school education, who helps the Raders."
We should not subsidize single parents,Glenda Banks -- Glenda is a single mother struggling to bring up Mel and her younger sister Kelly on a strict budget.
We should not subsidize single parents,"In Big Dave's world, the German national football team really are Nazis, single mothers really do get a fortune in state handouts, Diana, Princess of Wales and Sarah, Duchess of York are portrayed as gold-digging tarts making fools of the Royal family, and Saddam Hussein, who rides an ostrich, is in league with aliens who want to turn earthlings into ""poofs""."
We should not subsidize single parents,"In April 2004, scientists at Tokyo University of Agriculture used parthenogenesis successfully to create a fatherless mouse."
We should not subsidize single parents,"Following her rise to fame, Lumley revealed that she had been an unmarried mother during the 1960s when it was socially unacceptable; her son, James, was born in 1967."
We should not subsidize single parents,"(3) Leading secular social scientists like Nobel prize winner, George Akerlof and US National Defense Consultant, Lionel Tiger, have shown empirical evidence that contraceptives have deleterious social effects (abortion, premarital sex, female impoverishment, fatherless children, teenage pregnancies, and poverty) [REF]."
We should not subsidize single parents,"In March 2006 ILLEGAL, a book of photographs by Bikem Ekberzade, documenting the lives of two young African women, single mothers and illegal refugees trying to survive in Istanbul, has come out from PlanB publishing."
We should not subsidize single parents,A study showed that five percent of single fathers were fired form their jobs due to the double burden and another eight percent quit because the double burden became too much of a burden for them to balance both work and the family [REF].
We should not subsidize single parents,"In 1739, Lowther became a founding governor of a charity in London, the Foundling Hospital, which would give unwed mothers an alternative to abandoning their babies by providing a child care institution where they could be brought up [REF]."
We should not subsidize single parents,"Destiny New Zealand also condemned the existence of ""fatherless families"", saying that lack of male leadership contributed to social ills."
We should not subsidize single parents,Barrett was instrumental in helping unwed mothers become an acceptable subject of philanthropy.
We should not subsidize single parents,"The Group campaigned for legislation on assault against children, on support for widows, on legislation in support of unmarried mothers, and on issues of equal rights and equal pay."
We should not subsidize single parents,"Balan followed through with a leading role in Sajid Khan's comedy Heyy Babyy as Isha Sahni, a deceived, single mother."
We should not subsidize single parents,"Third, ending a marriage increases the likelihood of becoming asset poor, so single-parent households are more likely to become asset poor than two-parent households."
We should not subsidize single parents,Child support programs assist families to obtain and maintain self-sufficiency by holding absent parents legally responsible for the financial well-being of their children.
We should not subsidize single parents,"SMART identifies and advocates for pathways so that nearly 30,000 single-parent students can complete their higher education goals."
We should not subsidize single parents,"Many households in the area are headed by a single mother, which contributes to the high poverty rate [REF]."
We should not subsidize single parents,"Ainslie has criticized U.S. President George W. Bush for both lowering ""work participation"" requirements for welfare, and for pressuring single mothers on social assistance to commit to marriage."
We should not subsidize single parents,Studies show that single-parent households are far more likely to subsist below the poverty line.
We should not subsidize single parents,"The eldest of five children, Healy, early left fatherless, helped to support his mother."
We should not subsidize single parents,"The loss of ""family values"", or decline of the nuclear family, illegitimacy, teen pregnancy, and increased numbers of single mothers, is also cited as a major cause of poverty and welfare dependency for women and their children[REF]."
We should not subsidize single parents,"Cheryl Erwin also co-authored with Jane Nelsen, Positive Discipline for Single Parents and Positive Discipline for Stepfamilies."
We should not subsidize single parents,Single mothers usually have higher rates of employment and children at home and have the highest levels overall of the double burden.
We should not subsidize single parents,The Ellis Trust provides grants to girls from single parent families to assist them in completing high school.
We should not subsidize single parents,"A study of 25,373 pregnancies in Finland revealed that unmarried mothers had more preterm deliveries than married mothers (P=0.001)"
We should not subsidize single parents,"Charles Crittenton, a wealthy pharmaceutical wholesaler, founded the Florence Crittenton Homes that provided shelter and moral guidance to poor and unwed mothers."
We should not subsidize single parents,Families headed by a single parent are also more likely to experience economic hardship than others.
We should not subsidize single parents,"While still married to third wife, Marisa, who was by then suffering from advanced multiple sclerosis, Starr met Diane Passage, a single mother and dancer at the Scores strip club in Manhattan [REF]."
We should not subsidize single parents,"Tom's Aunt Polly calls Huck a ""poor motherless thing."""
We should not subsidize single parents,Some estimates say that children living in single parents homes are as much as four times as likely to live in poverty [REF].
We should not subsidize single parents,"Very young children, between two and six, were sent to Lebensborn homes, which had originally been instituted to provide shelter for unwed mothers and illegitimate children deemed racially valuable."
We should not subsidize single parents,"Obama responded to the criticism by pointing out that he was raised by a single mother, in a family that had little money, and he benefited from scholarships to get his education [REF]."
We should not subsidize single parents,"In May 2010, Fergison said that Heather would face problems as a single mother, promising a ""shift in tone"" for her storylines [REF]."
We should not subsidize single parents,"In 1999, the UK charity Child Poverty Action Group expressed concern that a government announcement that single parents and the disabled may have to attend repeated interviews for jobs under threat of losing benefits was ""a step towards a US-style workfare system""."
We should not subsidize single parents,The growth of single parent households may have led to lower incomes but most of it occurred before 1980 and in recent years the percentage of women who are actually working who are single parents has increased [REF].
We should not subsidize single parents,"Diana Armstrong (LisaRaye), a young, unwed mother struggles to make enough money to pay for her college education."
We should not subsidize single parents,"Graham speculates that the period of fatherlessness made him a ""loner"" and self-reliant [REF]."
We should not subsidize single parents,"October 2011: Brian Coleman, one of the country's highest paid councillors, has reportedly told a single mother facing a rent rise to ""live in the real world""."
We should not subsidize single parents,"As the single parent becomes closer to their child, the child grows more and more dependent upon that parent."
We should not subsidize single parents,"In an aside, he cited the single mother title character in the television program Murphy Brown as an example of how popular culture contributes to this ""poverty of values"", saying: ""[i]t doesn't help matters when primetime TV has Murphy Brown - a character who supposedly epitomizes today's intelligent, highly paid, professional woman - mocking the importance of fathers, by bearing a child alone, and calling it just another 'lifestyle choice.'""[REF] ."
We should not subsidize single parents,Marriage promotion may also lead to discrimination against single-parent families that actually increases their poverty and hardship [REF].
We should limit the freedom of speech,"Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, in the James Callaghan Memorial lecture ""Religious Hatred and Religious Offence"" delivered in January 2008, called A Brief History of Blasphemy, ""immensely intelligent"", stating that Webster shows that absolute freedom of speech is neither desirable nor possible."
We should limit the freedom of speech,The Supreme Court held that the law prohibiting its showing was a violation of the First Amendment's protection of free speech [REF].
We should limit the freedom of speech,"In 2009, the ACLU filed an amicus brief in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, arguing that the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 violated the First Amendment right to free speech by curtailing political speech [REF]."
We should limit the freedom of speech,Leahy spoke strongly against a proposed constitutional ban on flag burning and on its implications for freedom of speech and expression.
We should limit the freedom of speech,"The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) criticized DMCA anti-circumvention clauses, saying it ""chills free expression and scientific research"", jeopardizes fair use, impedes competition and innovation, and interferes with computer intrusion laws [REF]."
We should limit the freedom of speech,"The corporate personhood aspect of the campaign finance debate turns on Buckley v. Valeo (1976) and Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010): Buckley ruled that political spending is protected by the First Amendment right to free speech, while Citizens United ruled that corporate political spending is protected, holding that corporations have a First Amendment right to free speech."
We should limit the freedom of speech,United Kingdom citizens have a negative right to freedom of expression under the common law [REF].
We should limit the freedom of speech,"In addition to the United States Constitution granting Freedom of Expression Rights to public school students, some state constitutions afford greater rights to public school students than those granted by the United States Constitution."
We should limit the freedom of speech,Freedom of expression fulfils an essential role in public debate in a democratic society.
We should limit the freedom of speech,"Russian Ombudsman Vladimir Lukin reported in 2006, that suggesting that freedom of speech is non-existent in Russia would be an exaggeration, the constitutional right for speech freedom is basically observed, as well as there's no institutionalised censorship."
We should limit the freedom of speech,Abramowitz v. Boston University helped set a precedent for free speech rights at private institutions in Massachusetts [REF].
We should limit the freedom of speech,"During an opinion poll by Research & Branding Group in October 2009 49.2% of the respondents stated that Ukraine's level of freedom of speech was sufficient, and 19.6% said the opposite."
We should limit the freedom of speech,"Networks, software and archives are inspected by government officials, with Commodore Bainimarama saying that free speech ""causes trouble"" and must be curbed in order for the Government to carry out reforms [REF]."
We should limit the freedom of speech,"Over the years, the Ball distributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to charities[REF] supporting causes such as helping the victims of natural disasters[REF], AIDS[REF], homelessness, domestic violence, child abuse, and has always supported freedom of expression and First Amendment Rights."
We should limit the freedom of speech,"Roberts commented on this opinion with a quote from Virginia v. Black -- that political speech is ""at the core of what the First Amendment is designed to protect."""
We should limit the freedom of speech,"For example, in 2005 the UK broadcasting regulator (OFCOM) updated its code stating that freedom of expression is at the heart of any democratic state."
We should limit the freedom of speech,"Garcetti v. Ceballos, 547 U.S. 410 (2006), is a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States involving the First Amendment free speech protections for government employees."
We should limit the freedom of speech,The resulting photographs show that freedom of expression is more important than eroticism [REF].
We should limit the freedom of speech,"In 2005, along with Karthi Chidambaram, she founded a portal supporting free speech also has been involved spiritually with a spiritual guide in south India [REF]."
We should limit the freedom of speech,"When Nicholas meets a group of students, he finds that free speech is a punishable offence for fear of offending someone."
We should limit the freedom of speech,"The Cuban constitution says that free speech is allowed ""in keeping with the objectives of socialist society"" and that artistic creation is allowed ""as long as its content is not contrary to the Revolution""."
We should limit the freedom of speech,LCR argued that DADT violates constitutional guarantees of due process and free speech [REF].
We should limit the freedom of speech,"McConnell defended his contributors, saying that the right to free speech included the right to donate money."
We should limit the freedom of speech,"Self-proclaimed ""eventologist"" Tim Yap, who has been mentioned in the blog, indirectly responded to the gossip on his weekly Philippine Star column, saying: ""Freedom of speech is one thing, abuse of speech is another.""[REF]"
We should limit the freedom of speech,President Václav Klaus argued that freedom of speech is only meaningful as a contract between a citizen and a particular government.
We should limit the freedom of speech,"Nova Scotia's Appeal Court ruled the legislation violated the guarantee of freedom of expression in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, by constraining communication in relation to legal activity (R. v. Skinner (1987), 35 C.C.C. (3d) 203)."
We should limit the freedom of speech,"In the opinion of the court, Chief Justice Warren wrote that while the First Amendment does protect freedom of speech, it does not protect all things that may extraneously be labeled 'symbolic speech'."
We should limit the freedom of speech,"The Jesuit journal said that with individuals abusing the freedom of expression, with companies potentially exploiting computer users for financial gain and repressive regimes blocking information from their citizens, the world needs a ""Charter of Human Rights for the Internet.""..""[REF] ."
We should limit the freedom of speech,The Court ruled that existing free speech doctrine protected gay and lesbian students' rights to attend their proms with same-sex dates of their choice.
We should limit the freedom of speech,"Analysts noted that Wen's message was aimed at party members, and not necessarily the general public because Wen believes freedom of speech has deteriorated since Hu Jintao's accession to power and has negatively affected China's political landscape and international reputation [REF]."
We should limit the freedom of speech,"As a mother who advocated homeopathy, freedom of expression, lots of outdoor activity, and a solid, highly academic education for all of her children, Stanton nurtured a breadth of interests, activities, and learning in both her sons and daughters [REF]."
We should limit the freedom of speech,"Working from the belief that freedom of speech is both an inalienable individual right and a collective responsibility, Spiral Q strives to use the age-old arts of puppet-making and theatrical pageantry as vehicles for social change [REF]."
We should limit the freedom of speech,"Concurring in Morse v. Frederick, he argued that students' free speech rights in public schools are limited [REF]."
We should limit the freedom of speech,"All of these statutes were overturned by the Supreme Court of the United States by a 5-4 vote in the case Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397 (1989) as unconstitutional restrictions of public expression."
We should limit the freedom of speech,"FAEP defends the freedom of expression, thus promoting pluralism and diversity and ensuring that Europe's periodical press sector remains free."
We should limit the freedom of speech,"Kennedy drew a line stating that the effects of freedom of speech are not protected by the first amendment, creating an analogy between newspaper factories causing pollution."
We should fight for Palestinian independence,UN diplomats have indicated that the United States would veto any unilateral attempt to declare a Palestinian state at the Security Council [REF].
We should fight for Palestinian independence,The Palestinian National Council adopted in Algiers in 1988 the declaration of independence of the State of Palestine.
We should fight for Palestinian independence,"A 2003 a Zogby International poll showed that while 56 percent of Americans strongly support or somewhat support a Palestinian state, 30 percent somewhat or strongly oppose a Palestinian state."
We should fight for Palestinian independence,"In 2011, after the vote by France in favor of Palestinian State in the UNESCO, the US and Israel (who where against this decision) were angry about the France's position [REF]."
We should fight for Palestinian independence,"On 29 December 2009 the Palestinian Authority cabinet under Salam Fayyad announced its intentition to claim the Kalandia Airport for the future State of Palestine, which Fayyad aims to bring into being by 2011 [REF]."
We should fight for Palestinian independence,"Remove one of the major rallying calls of terrorists: ""Many people, including former senior government officials, CIA officers, political scientists and commentators and other persons closely associated with the American establishment and having impeccable reputations have made the point forcefully that a resolution of the conflict and the creation of a Palestinian state would be a major blow to anti-American extremism in the region."""
We should fight for Palestinian independence,"In support of a Palestinian state in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip(4 June 2011) - Peace Now joined 5000 other activists in a march in Tel Aviv, to support the Palestinian bid for UN memership as an independent state [REF]."
We should fight for Palestinian independence,"In May 2009, he welcomed Pope Benedict XVI to the West Bank, who supported Abbas' goal of a Palestinian State [REF]."
We should fight for Palestinian independence,Waters also argues that while the transfer of Israeli Arabs to a Palestinian state would harm their interests (e.g.
We should fight for Palestinian independence,President Abbas said that the State of Palestine was already in existence and that the current battle is to have the state's border recognized [REF].
We should fight for Palestinian independence,"During a 19 May 2009 meeting with US President Barack Obama at the White House, Obama said a two state solution was a priority and called for settlement growth to be frozen, while Netanyahu refused to support the creation of a Palestinian state and stated that Israel has the right to continue settlements."
We should fight for Palestinian independence,"Palestinian State - A sovereign, viable, and independent Palestinian State will be established in the West Bank and Gaza Strip from which Israel will withdraw."
We should fight for Palestinian independence,President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian National Authority said that he would oppose the creation of a Palestinian state with temporary borders and further Israel's unilateral withdrawals.
We should fight for Palestinian independence,In March 2008 it was reported that the PA was working to increase the number of countries that recognize Palestine and that a PA representative had signed a bilateral agreement between the State of Palestine and Costa Rica [REF].
We should fight for Palestinian independence,"As Vice Chair of the Committee for the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian Committee since 2006, Ambassador Tanin has been involved in talks about creating a Palestinian State."
We should fight for Palestinian independence,"The state was defined as an Arab country by the statement: ""The State of Palestine is an Arab state, an integral and indivisible part of the Arab nation""."
We should fight for Palestinian independence,"America is now officially dedicated to upholding Israel's Jewish majority and preventing its transformation into a de facto Palestinian state.""[REF] ."
We should fight for Palestinian independence,"In his book The Missing Peace: The Inside Story of the Fight for Middle East Peace, Dennis Ross, the American ambassador and facilitator, writes that the idea the Palestinian state would be a ""Bantustan"" was a myth, and provides maps showing an offer that included contiguous territory."
We should fight for Palestinian independence,"The declaration invoked the Treaty of Lausanne (1923) and UN General Assembly Resolution 181 in support of its claim to a ""State of Palestine on our Palestinian territory with its capital Jerusalem""."
We should fight for Palestinian independence,"Promote U.S. interests in the Middle East generally: ""Peace based on the creation of a Palestinian state will remove the greatest single obstacle to achieving U.S. policy objectives in the Middle East."
We should fight for Palestinian independence,According to him any agreement that does not make East Jerusalem the capital of a future Palestinian State will not lead to sustainable peace [REF].
We should fight for Palestinian independence,"On July 18, 2004, United States President George W. Bush stated that the establishment of a Palestinian state by the end of 2005 was unlikely due to instability and violence in the Palestinian Authority."
The free market should be protected,"Harris and his research director, Arthur Seldon, were both economists from working class backgrounds who had grown to support the free market."
The free market should be protected,"According to its website, ""The Illinois Policy Institute welcomes donations from individuals, foundations, and other organizations that support free market principles and liberty-based public policy initiatives for a better Illinois.""[REF] ."
The free market should be protected,"Sam Adams Alliance works on behalf of individuals and groups who support free market and free enterprise causes, and greater government accountability at all levels of government."
The free market should be protected,Westerwelle is a staunch supporter of the free market and has proposed reforms to curtail the German welfare state and deregulate German labor law.
The free market should be protected,"At the 1996 Nicholas Ridley Memorial Lecture, Lady Thatcher said of Ridley that ""Free-market economics was always Nick's passion."
The free market should be protected,Richardson was particularly interested in supporting free-market and pro-democratic causes.
The free market should be protected,"During its years, the Pakistan Muslim League (N) emphasis thethe role of free markets and individual achievement as the primary factors behind economic prosperity, deregulation of all segments of economic order, and strong base of capitalism [REF]."
The free market should be protected,"Adam Thierer wrote, ""The first step toward creating a free market in electricity is to repeal the federal statutes and regulations that hinder electricity competition and consumer choice.""[REF] ."
The free market should be protected,"After being warned by Fisher that their task could take twenty years, they grew old together, beavering away at their small Westminster office and churning out a stream of pamphlets designed to influence academics, journalists and politicians to the view that the free market is the most efficient and liberal way to organise social affairs, and that government intervention is often wasteful."
The free market should be protected,"Senior Fellows Robert Bryce, Peter W. Huber and Jim Manzi research and write about free-market solutions to American energy supply issues and are especially concerned with the energy supply's relatedness to economic stability and national security."
The free market should be protected,"Another idea Toynbee dismissed was that free competition was universally beneficial to economic and societal progress, especially as reflected in its apotheosis in Social Darwinism, which promoted laissez-faire capitalism."
The free market should be protected,"Stephen Probyn's strategic aim was a ""green"" industrial revolution, stimulated by consumer demand in a free market system to achieve global expansion and 21st Century growth."
The free market should be protected,"Some critics of the economic system favored by some libertarians, laissez-faire capitalism, argue that market failures justify government intervention in the economy, that nonintervention leads to monopolies and stifled innovation, or that unregulated markets are economically unstable."
The free market should be protected,"On July 28, 2009, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone cited Gekko's greed is good slogan in a speech to the Italian senate, saying that the free market had been replaced by a greed market, and also blamed such a mentality for the 2007-2008 financial crisis [REF]."
The free market should be protected,"The free market plays a prominent and positive role, while the state (the Ministry of Magic) is presented as inefficient and bureaucratic."
The free market should be protected,"Carson coined the pejorative term ""vulgar libertarianism,"" a phrase that describes the use of a free market rhetoric in defense of corporate capitalism and economic inequality."
The free market should be protected,"According to business ethicist, John Hasnas, ""most [contemporary business ethicists] take for granted that a free market produces coercive monopolies.""[REF]"
The free market should be protected,"Particularly hostile were followers of Robert Muldoon, a traditionalist conservative who opposed free market reforms as undermining state authority."
The free market should be protected,Milton Friedman gave some lectures advocating free market economic policies in La Universidad Católica de Chile.
The free market should be protected,"International and bilateral agencies such as the World Bank, IMF, and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have utilized free market capitalist theories extensively in development programs in many corners of the globe whose state aims are to promote economic growth for communities and nation-states and to alleviate poverty."
The free market should be protected,"U.S. Government underlines the compulsory aspect of this trade practice, since United States, with other weapons exporting countries, such as Germany and France, opposes offsets as forms of protectionism and harmful transgressions of free market rules."
The free market should be protected,"Following Alexander Rüstow, Röpke concluded that free markets' vaunted efficiency and affluence can exact social and spiritual forfeits."
The free market should be protected,"Parenti maintains that the structural problems of free-market transnational capitalism will only worsen the living standards of people in the United States and abroad, while deepening the environmental crises."
The free market should be protected,"A resilient nation requires: a fully transparent and accountable government, a citizenry that is actively engaged in the political process and has genuine access to the wealth of opportunities that the free market has to offer, and institutions and infrastructure capable of facilitating and taking full advantage of the ingenuity and determination of the American people by promoting private sector innovation.""[REF] ."
The free market should be protected,"As part of the IMF program, the Government of Nicaragua agreed to implement free market policies linked to targets on fiscal discipline, poverty spending, and energy regulation."
The free market should be protected,"As of June 18, 2009, the ruling federal Conservative Party under Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest) remains non-committal, contending that free market competition is more favourable than regulation [REF]."
We should abolish marriage,"In 1986, Marc Galanter (psychiatrist) made a research concluded that ""Moon`s marriages proved to be happy"" [REF]."
We should abolish marriage,"Gingrich's daughter Kathy Lubbers described the marriage as ""difficult"" [REF]."
We should abolish marriage,"On July 15, 2010, the Argentine Senate approved a bill extending marriage rights to same-sex couples."
We should abolish marriage,"A comprehensive UCLA study from March 2009 concludes that extending marriage to same-sex couples would boost Vermont's economy by over $30.6 million in business activity over three years, which would in turn generate increases in state and local government sales tax and fee revenues by $3.3 million and create approximately 700 new jobs [REF]."
We should abolish marriage,"Unable to easily support herself, marriage was very important to most women's economic status."
We should abolish marriage,A UCLA study estimates that extending marriage to same-sex couples in California would have added $63.8 million in state and local government revenue over the next three years [REF].
We should abolish marriage,"In 2006, the Supreme Court of the State of Washington concluded that encouraging procreation within the framework of marriage can be seen as a legitimate government interest furthered by limiting marriage between opposite-sex couples [REF]."
We should abolish marriage,"According to Christian Heritage New Zealand's self-description, the party aimed ""to provide leadership that takes the initiative in building a culture that affirms marriage, strengthens families, and celebrates life as a precious gift of God."
We should abolish marriage,"In 2003, the British Columbia Court of Appeal made a unanimous decision that limiting the definition of marriage to heterosexual couples violated equality rights."
We should abolish marriage,"In India, there is growing evidence that adolescents are becoming more sexually active outside of marriage, which is feared to lead to an increase in the spread of HIV/AIDS among adolescents, as well as the number of unwanted pregnancies and abortions, and add to the conflict between contemporary social values."
We should abolish marriage,"Anarcha-feminists are especially critical of marriage for instance the feminist anarchist Emma Goldman has argued that marriage is a purely economic arrangement.. [woman] pays for it with her name, her privacy, her self-respect, her very life."""
We should abolish marriage,"Although the marriage produced no children, Margaret proved a valuable asset to Burgundy."
We should abolish marriage,"In June 2011, two prominent polling organizations released an analysis of the changing trend in public opinion about same-sex marriage in the United States, concluding that ""public support for the freedom to marry has increased, at an accelerating rate, with most polls showing that a majority of Americans now support full marriage rights for all Americans.""[REF] ."
We should abolish marriage,"In 2007 Dallin H. Oaks, a senior member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and a former judge on the Utah Supreme Court, has counseled church members that ""the weakening of the concept that marriages are permanent and precious has far-reaching consequences.""[REF] ."
We should abolish marriage,"In 1948, in the case Perez v. Sharp,[REF] also known as Perez v. Lippold and Perez v. Moroney, the Supreme Court of California recognized that interracial bans on marriage violated the Fourteenth Amendment of the Federal Constitution."
We should abolish marriage,"Official documents had been published by BBC that stated such a marriage was illegal,[REF] though these were dismissed by Clarence House,[REF] and explained to be obsolete by the sitting government [REF]."
We should abolish marriage,"With respect to Social Security, housing, and food stamps, the GAO found that ""recognition of the marital relationship is integral to the design of the program[s]."""
We should abolish marriage,"Jones, a former slave; Bradwell ruled that a marriage made during slavery was valid and survived emancipation and that the children of former slaves were therefore entitled to inherit from their emancipated parents."
We should abolish marriage,"At his bachelor party, a drunken McClure tells Homer Simpson that the marriage is just a sham to help his career."
We should abolish marriage,In 2003 the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled in favor of same-sex couples seeking marriage in a 4-3 decision.
We should abolish marriage,"In 2004, public attention focused again on Cheney's sexuality when the Bush administration supported the Federal Marriage Amendment, a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution that would limit marriage to heterosexual couples and also ban civil unions and domestic partnership benefits."
We should abolish marriage,"Kucinich supports same-sex marriage and opposes the definition of marriage as ""between a man and a woman"" [REF]."
We should abolish marriage,"A national poll on same-sex marriage in the United States was conducted during April 22-26, 2009 by CBS/New York Times and found that 42% support marriage for same sex couples, 25% support full civil unions, and 28% oppose any legal recognition of same sex couples [REF]."
We should abolish marriage,The former chairman of the Democratic Party and former governor of Virginia Tim Kaine banned same-sex marriage in Virginia and supported a law that only a married couple could adopt children.
We should abolish marriage,"In May 2008, the Supreme Court of California ruled in their favor in In re Marriage Cases, overruling Proposition 22 and effectively legalizing same-sex marriage in California."
We should abolish marriage,"The Roman Catholic Church defines marriage as a covenant ""by which a man and a woman establish between themselves a partnership of the whole of life and which is ordered by its nature to the good of the spouses and the procreation and education of offspring.""[REF]"
We should abolish marriage,"More rigorous public polls taken during 2006[REF][REF][REF][REF] showed an increasing majority of the population, up to 80%, supporting the introduction of some partnership rights for gay couples, with a slim majority favouring full marriage."
We should abolish marriage,"The Supreme Court of Connecticut has also ruled that restriction of marriage to heterosexuals is illegal under the state constitution,[REF] and gay marriages began in Connecticut on November 12, 2008 [REF]."
We should abolish marriage,The Court acknowledged that Justice Goldberg's concurrence in Griswold v. Connecticut (criminalizing contraceptives violated the right to marital privacy) found support for marital privacy partly in the Ninth Amendment.
We should abolish marriage,"Prominent conservative evangelical baptist R. Albert Mohler, Jr. has stated the he opposes the privatizaton of marriage because ""markets do not always encourage or support moral behavior"" and he believes the proposal would ""[destroy] marriage as a public institution.""[REF] ."
We should abolish marriage,"A UCLA study concluded that extending marriage to same-sex couples will boost the District of Columbia's economy by over $52.2 million over three years, which would generate increases in local government tax and fee revenues by $5.4 million and create approximately 700 new jobs [REF]."
We should end mining,The enforcement of Mineral Policy (1995) has paved the way to expand mining sector activities and attract international investment in this sector.
We should end mining,"Various rail projects have been proposed in recent years, to support mining projects which would drive economic growth."
We should end mining,"The Northern Territory's economy is largely driven by mining, which is concentrated on energy producing minerals, petroleum and energy and contributes around $2.5 billion to the gross state product and employs over 4,600 people."
We should end mining,"The Central African Mining and Exploration Company (CAMEC), one of Africa's primary mining enterprises, is criticized for its unregulated environmental impact and minimal social stewardship."
We should end mining,"Through joint ventures and the promotion of small mining companies, government officials believed that the mining sector could contribute more to national employment, income, and wealth."
We should end mining,"Geoscience Australia, the Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources & State Government energy departments are involved in the direct support of mining and fossil fuel exploitation."
We should end mining,"""Ron ( Churchill - California Division of Mines and Geology ) said that the study shows that even prior to mining activity, weathering and erosion of the naturally elevated mercury soils at these sites would have been contributing mercury to the watershed,"" read the minutes of a 2004 symposium regarding mercury contamination of Cache Creek [REF]."
We should end mining,"The Central government will not give sanction for mining and hydroelectric projects proposed by the State Governments of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Goa that will destroy the Western Ghats eco-system.[REF]"
We should end mining,"Energy and mining are still important in Denver's economy today, with companies such as Newmont Mining, Patina Oil and Gas, and Western Gas Resources."
We should end mining,"Heavy metals from mining can be harmful to the environment when left exposed, and failures to manage wastes may cause pollution."
We should end mining,"In October 2006, Tuareg leader Boutali Tchiwerin issued a statement condemning the ecological impact and lack of jobs from the Arlit based mining industry."
We should end mining,A prominent use of uranium from mining is as fuel for nuclear power plants.
We should end mining,The exploitation of the forests in Brazil for mining activities such as gold mining has also significantly increased the risk of mercury poisoning and contamination of the ecosystem and water [REF].
We should end mining,"The nickel price at a high in April 2008, justified further exploration and it is now expected that mining operations will continue to 2020 and perhaps beyond."
We should end mining,"In 2009, two bills were introduced including Bill C-399,[REF] which proposed a ban on the mining and export of asbestos, and Bill C-400,[REF] which encouraged the Government of Canada to support the development of cycling friendly infrastructure [REF]."
We should end mining,"From 2004 northern South Australia enjoyed a mining boom and Whyalla found itself well placed to benefit from new ventures, being situated on the edge of the Gawler Craton."
We should end mining,"In response to federal legislation, such as the 1970 Clean Air Act and the 1990 Clean Air Act amendments, and environmental criticism of its mining operations, Peabody has directed investments in technologies and equipment that serve to mitigate adverse environmental effects of their coal mining operations [REF]."
We should end mining,"Since then, population growth has been led by new mining activities and increased exploration following higher world energy prices."
We should end mining,"As well, mining was an important industry in Novo Brdo and Janjevo which had its communities of émigré Saxon miners and Ragusan merchants."
We should end mining,"Until 2012, the Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Act 1986 (NSW) prohibited uranium mining in NSW."
We should end mining,"Although mining has brought increased prosperity to Paso Yobai, it has also brought environmental problems, the most serious being mercury contamination in the streams."
We should end mining,"Environmental issues in Brazil include deforestation in the Amazon Basin, illegal wildlife trade, air and water pollution, land degradation and water pollution caused by mining activities, wetland degradation and severe oil spills, among others [REF]."
We should end mining,"In North Idaho, the Idaho Conservation League has worked to clean up residual mining pollution in Lake Coeur d'Alene [REF]."
We should end mining,In 2008 OKD renewed its long-standing support for mining education.
We should end mining,"2000 - July, MR suspends mining operations due to high energy costs; HSB water allowed to flow back into pit, increasing pit filling rate."
We should end mining,"The high price of gold has made modern mining operations profitable, and the growth of the tourism industry has encouraged development of facilities."
We should end mining,Abandoned mines contribute toxic acid mine drainage to some tributaries of the river [REF].
We should end mining,During the two-year ban the Department of the Interior will study a proposed 20-year ban on new mining in the area [REF].
We should end mining,"In the Eastern United States, the Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative works to promote the use of trees in mining reclamation [REF]."
We should end mining,"Mining in the area is limited, as it has been proven that mining is devastatingly detrimental to the area's ecology."
We should legalize same sex marriage,"Educational attainment among whites has a significant positive effect on support for same-sex marriage, whereas the direct effect of education among African Americans is less significant."
We should legalize same sex marriage,"In 2004, The Daily Free Press reported from inside the State House as the Legislature debated a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage."
We should legalize same sex marriage,"In a more recent, August 2010 survey by the Finnish Broadcasting Company, 54 % of Finns support and 35 % oppose same-sex marriage [REF]."
We should legalize same sex marriage,An opinion poll which was conducted in 2010 by Columbia University found that Utah ranks last among all states in support of same-sex marriage.
We should subsidize recycling,In 2008 Mira Loma participated in the recycled art STARS program with great success.
We should subsidize recycling,"The Community Services Department is responsible for delivering Fire & Emergency Services programs, maintaining parks, road repair and replacement, garbage & recycling programs, operation of the Town's water & wastewater infrastructure, delivery of recreational & cultural programs and managing the Town's recreational facilities."
We should subsidize recycling,Members meet to discuss new recycling programs and other ways McAuley can help the environment.
We should subsidize recycling,San Francisco's Mandatory Recycling and Composting Ordinance also contributes to the San Francisco Climate Action Plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
We should subsidize recycling,"A report from 2003, cited by the EPA, says that markets (""both recycling and beneficial use"") existed for 80.4% of scrap tires, about 233 million tires per year."
We should subsidize recycling,"By encouraging the recycling rather than the consumption of land, land recycling promotes smart growth and responsible, sustainable patterns of development."
We should subsidize recycling,"Shibolet has adopted ""green"" office practices, promoting recycling and various energy saving activities."
We should subsidize recycling,Sartor and the NSW Government rejected and ruled out human consumption of recycled effluent in Sydney.
We should subsidize recycling,"The bill listed as renewable energy: solar photovoltaic energy, solar thermal energy, wind power, hydroelectric, geothermal energy, tidal energy, recycling, hydrogen fuel derived from renewable resources, biomass energy, nuclear energy, and landfill gas [REF]."
We should subsidize recycling,"Critics also argue that while recycling may create jobs, they are often jobs with low wages and terrible working conditions [REF]."
We should subsidize recycling,"The Water Reuse Association, founded in 2000, which promotes water reclamation, recycling, reuse and desalination [REF]."
We should subsidize recycling,"Gene H. Kruger Pavilion[REF] at Laval University uses largely non polluting, non toxic, recycled and renewable materials as well as advanced bioclimatic concepts that reduce energy consumption by 25% compared with a concrete building of the same dimensions."
We should subsidize recycling,Ten Thousand Villages encourages artisans to employ production methods that are environmentally sustainable and to use recycled and natural materials whenever possible.
We should subsidize recycling,"Supporting nuclear energy by increasing staff at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, providing workforce training, accelerating depreciation for nuclear plants and supporting research and development on spent fuel recycling to reduce nuclear waste [REF]."
We should subsidize recycling,Hong Kong Government has consulted the Tuen Mun District Council and members support the development of EcoPark and agree that EcoPark will help promote development of local recycling industry and create job opportunities in Tuen Mun.
We should subsidize recycling,"Biodiesel produced from oilseed crops or recycled cooking oil may be a better prospect than ethanol, given the nation's heavy reliance on road transport, and the growing popularity of fuel-efficient diesel cars [REF]."
We should subsidize recycling,"The Campaign supports the efforts to redirect electrical and electronic waste - e-waste -away from environmentally unsound landfill, open-pit burning and harmful recycling operations."
We should subsidize recycling,"Common areas that recycling is integrated into the curriculum include areas such as the study of natural resources, general environmental units, soil units, water units, community units, economic units, and geography units."
We should subsidize recycling,"In the UK, large compatible cartridge manufacturers have implemented recycling programmes in order to receive back empty cartridges for refilling of HP, Lexmark, Dell, etc. cartridges, as no compatible version is readily available."
We should subsidize recycling,"Nader Al-Khateeb () (born July 30, 1960) is the General Director of the Water and Environmental Development Organization (WEDO), a non-profit Palestinian organization that promotes a number of environmental programs and projects centered around water quality control, water conservation, wastewater treatment and reuse, as well as solid waste management and recycling."
We should subsidize recycling,"Germany is committed to the Kyoto protocol and several other treaties promoting biodiversity, low emission standards, recycling, and the use of renewable energy, and supports sustainable development at a global level [REF]."
We should subsidize recycling,"For example, a 2007 report by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency‎ states that the US recycles at a national rate of 33.4% and includes in this figure composted materials [REF]."
We should subsidize recycling,"About 70% of the e-waste generated globally ends up in China, where the recycling practices do more harm than good to the environment [REF]."
We should subsidize recycling,Recycling in natural systems is one of the many ecosystem services that sustain and contribute to the well-being of human societies [REF].
We should subsidize recycling,"The Center provides direct services to the University community, including the CU Recycling program, the student bus pass and bicycle programs, and energy conservation and renewable energy programs."
We should subsidize recycling,"The Academy's current initiatives include increased recycling efforts, the introduction of energy efficient lighting, exploration of renewable energy options, Passaic River clean-up and maintenance of a campus vegetable garden."
We should subsidize recycling,Maharishi Vedic City receives federal grants from agencies including the Departments of Energy and Agriculture for developing renewable energy sources and recycling programs [REF].
We should legalize ivory trade,Southern African countries have continued to push for international ivory trade.
We should legalize ivory trade,The debate surrounding ivory trade has often been depicted as Africa vs. the West.
We should legalize ivory trade,The Kenyan wildlife service burnt a stockpile of tusks in protest against the ivory trade.
We should legalize ivory trade,"Field Investigator, Friends of Animals, 1990 Conducted covert investigation in Alaska exposing illegal killing of walrus for ivory trade, polar bears for skin trade."
We should legalize ivory trade,"Despite arguments prevailing on the ivory trade for the last thirty years through CITES, there is one fact that virtually all informed parties now agree upon: poaching of African elephants is now seriously on the increase [REF]."
We should legalize ivory trade,"Although many ivory traders, with the support of some conservationists, repeatedly claimed that the problem was habitat loss, it became glaringly clear that the threat was primarily the international ivory trade [REF]."
We should legalize ivory trade,The threat to the African elephant presented by the ivory trade is unique to the species.
We should legalize ivory trade,"The chartered Royal Adventurers in Africa Company administered the territory, which initially used it for the gold and ivory trade, and later in the slave trade."
We should legalize ivory trade,Elephant hunting or elephant poaching and exploitation of the ivory trade are illegal in Kenya but pose a major threat to elephant populations.
We should legalize ivory trade,"Beyond the initial work of Jia Dan, other Chinese writers accurately describing Africa from the 9th century onwards; For example, Duan Chengshi wrote in 863 of the slave trade, ivory trade, and ambergris trade of Berbera, Somalia [REF]."
We should legalize ivory trade,Ivory trade in Sri Lanka had a very long history for more than 2000 years.
We should legalize ivory trade,An example of how the ivory trade causes poaching pressure is in the eastern region of Chad.
We should legalize ivory trade,Securing the oil and ivory trade required that Britain usurp the power of coastal chiefs in what became Nigeria.
We should legalize ivory trade,Arguments that they needed the revenue from the ivory trade for conservation were untrue since ivory sales' revenue was returned to the central treasury [REF].
We should legalize ivory trade,"Throughout this decade, around 75,000 African elephants were killed for the ivory trade annually, worth around 1 billion dollars."
We should legalize ivory trade,"In an appeal to overcome national interests, a group of eminent elephant scientists responded with an open letter in 2002 which clearly explained the effects of the ivory trade on other countries."
We should legalize ivory trade,"A novel Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad describes brutal ivory trade as wild wielding senseless of power for resource-hungry economic policies of Imperialists and describes situation in Congo between 1890 and 1910 as ""the vilest scramble for loot that ever disfigured the history of human conscience"" [REF]."
We should legalize ivory trade,EIA continues to add a real ground-truthing to the debates that surround elephants and the ivory trade.
We should legalize ivory trade,"In the 1970s, Ngina Kenyatta (Mama Ngina), wife of then-President Jomo Kenyatta, and other high-level government officials were allegedly involved in an ivory-smuggling ring that transported tusks out of the country in the state private aeroplane [REF]."
We should legalize ivory trade,EIA carried out its first pioneering undercover investigations into the ivory trade in 1987.
We should legalize ivory trade,"Although saved from extinction by the banning of the ivory trade, the desert elephants now face a new threat."
We should legalize ivory trade,"The abundance of mammoth ivory, and the fact that the trade is legal, has dealt a hard blow against the illegal ivory trade."
We should legalize ivory trade,"Other prominent artworks on the grounds include a Marc Chagall stained glass window memorializing the death of Dag Hammarskjöld,[REF] the Japanese Peace Bell which is rung on the vernal equinox and the opening of each General Assembly session,[REF] a Chinese ivory carving made in 1974 (before the ivory trade was largely banned in 1989),[REF] and a Venetian mosaic depicting Norman Rockwell's painting The Golden Rule [REF]."
We should legalize ivory trade,"Despite arguments prevailing on the ivory trade for the last thirty years through CITES, there is one fact that virtually all informed parties now agree - poaching of African elephants for ivory is now seriously on the increase [REF]."
We should legalize ivory trade,"The ivory trade was also wildly out of control within its borders, with Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) involvement in poaching in Gonarezhou National Park and other areas [REF]."
We should ban human cloning,"Weir later learns that Drucker's human clones are embedded with a fatal disease that will kill the clone after five years, thus giving Drucker leverage to ensure the clones' obedience."
We should ban human cloning,"Susan J. Palmer, a social scholar who had long contacts with Raëlians, associated epiphenomenalism[REF] with the belief in Raëlism that mind transfer coupled with human cloning can implant mind and personality into a new and disease free body [REF]."
We should ban human cloning,Groups like these advocate human cloning's uses and benefits to the majority of society [REF].
We should ban human cloning,"Instead of an instant invasion, they are tactically approaching an invasion with a combination of human clones, mind control, and ATMOS; Martha is captured by two of the controlled humans and cloned to provide a tactical advantage against UNIT."
We should ban human cloning,"Newsweek Magazine's March 10, 1997 issue also critiqued the ethics of human cloning, and included a graphic depicting identical babies in beakers."
We should ban human cloning,"Seed's announcement added fuel to the raging ethical debate on human cloning that had been sparked by Ian Wilmut's creation of Dolly the sheep, the first clone obtained from adult cells."
We should ban human cloning,"Nadine actually acquires her own show in Memory in Death as a direct result of the story Eve fed her in Origin in Death, which being a case about human cloning, garnered Nadine immense publicity worldwide."
We should ban human cloning,"Since 2001, political efforts have been mounting in many countries to ban human cloning, impelled by a sense of its abhorrence and imminence, while rumors abound that the first human clones may already have been produced, the most famous example being a claim by the extraterrestrial worshipping Raelians, a religious group who have offered no proof to support their extraordinary claims."
We should ban human cloning,"Gibson sneaks into Drucker's company and finds Dr. Griffin Weir (Robert Duvall), the scientist behind Drucker's human cloning technology."
We should ban human cloning,"In the Radioactive Biohazard exhibit Cole confronts issues related to human cloning, stem cell research, and the human genome project, among others."
We should ban human cloning,"Star Wars portrays human cloning in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, in the form of the Grand Army of the Republic, an army of clone troopers."
We should ban human cloning,Bokanovsky's Process is a fictional process of human cloning that is a key aspect of the world envisioned in Aldous Huxley's novel Brave New World.
We should ban human cloning,"Many of these pastors acknowledged the reason for this violation being rooted in the religiously motivated view that human cloning is an example of scientists 'playing God.'""[REF]"
We should ban human cloning,"On October 9, 2007, the conservative Louisiana Prolife Alliance announced its opposition to Montgomery because of his past support for human cloning."
We should ban human cloning,"Although the project's ultimate objective was human cloning, Boisselier said that pet cloning would help finance the operations [REF]."
We should ban human cloning,"Kansas Republican Sam Brownback said that Congress should ban all human cloning, while some Democrats were worried that Clonaid announcement would lead to the banning of therapeutic cloning."
We should ban human cloning,Two examples are claims of human cloning by Clonaid and claims of cold fusion by Pons and Fleischmann.
We should ban human cloning,"2001 -Professor Zavos, Severino Antinori, and Dr. Avi Ben-Abraham announce they are fully prepared to perform therapeutic human cloning [REF]."
We should ban human cloning,Seed's announcement went against President Clinton's 1997 proposal for a voluntary private moratorium against human cloning.
We should ban human cloning,"Another contemporary example is the Raelian Movement, which earned international attention with their claims of successful human cloning."
We should ban human cloning,"In The Island (2005), a human clone character played by Ewan McGregor uses his eye to gain access through a security door of the original's house."
We should ban human cloning,"Over the course of the series, Fukai and the FAF struggles to defeat the JAM, who have perfected the art of human cloning and planted agents all over the FAF."
We should ban human cloning,"On March 10, 2010 a bill (HR 4808) was introduced with a section banning federal funding for human cloning [REF]."
We should ban human cloning,"Sanders voted to abolish the so-called ""marriage penalty"" for income taxes and also voted for a bill that sought to ban human cloning."
We should ban human cloning,Brady voted against legislation that would authorize state funding for embryonic stem cell research but prohibit human cloning.
We should ban human cloning,"The day after Boisselier made her announcement, she added that four more human clones were to be born within a few weeks [REF]."
We should ban human cloning,"In 2002, a group called Clonaid held a press conference to announce they had successfully achieved human cloning [REF]."
We should prohibit flag burning,"The socialist youth group Resistance marketed ""flag-burning kits""--inspired by, and to protest, the censorship of Azlan McLennan's art-to university students [REF]."
We should prohibit flag burning,"1989 Revision of Federal Flag Desecration Statute - Pursuant to the Flag Protection Act of 1989, Congress amended the 1968 federal flag desecration statute in an effort to make it ""content neutral"" and conform to the Constitutional requirements of Johnson."
We should prohibit flag burning,The Court's decision invalidated laws against flag desecration in force in forty-eight of the fifty states.
We should prohibit flag burning,"Flag desecration (or flag abuse) is a term applied to various acts that intentionally destroy, damage or mutilate a flag in public, most often a national flag."
We should prohibit flag burning,"The vote on Senator Richard Durbin's alternative amendment, which would have given Congress the power to ban flag desecration intended to intimidate or breach peace on federal land, was 36-64 [REF]."
We should prohibit flag burning,"After her death, International Solidarity Movement (""ISM"") and Corrie's parents wrote about the circulated picture of the incident: ""Trying to use this picture to somehow indicate that Rachel deserved to be run over by a bulldozer is an appalling act of demonization that infers that forms of protest which include flag burning are capital offences."
We should prohibit flag burning,"After supporters failed to obtain federal legislation, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and South Dakota became the first States to adopt flag desecration statutes."
We should prohibit flag burning,"Thune emphasized social issues such as abortion and same sex marriage, and flag burning to highlight the differences between his views and Daschle's: ""Two-thirds of the people in South Dakota are in favor of protecting marriage through a Federal Marriage Amendment."
We should prohibit flag burning,"The concept of flag desecration continues to provoke a heated debate over protecting a national symbol, protecting free speech, and protecting the liberty represented by a national symbol."
We should prohibit flag burning,"Flag burning is a propaganda tool, such as burning Effigies of world leaders."
We should prohibit flag burning,"Hensarling has maintained a conservative voting record: he has consistently voted against pro-choice legislation, stem cell research, same-sex marriage and hate crimes legislation, and consistently supported free trade policies, the PATRIOT Act, and a Constitutional amendment against flag burning [REF]."
We should prohibit flag burning,Michaels later claimed the flag desecration was Bret's idea [REF].
We should prohibit flag burning,"The case of Texas v. Johnson was appealed to the United States Supreme Court, which ruled on June 21, 1989 in Johnson's favor and invalidated flag desecration statutes throughout the country."
We should prohibit flag burning,"Among the criticisms Scheurer has leveled at Bean are Bean's support for the Central American Free Trade Agreement, the repealing of the estate tax, a Constitutional Amendment to ban flag burning, the USA PATRIOT Act, and controversial Sensenbrenner anti-illegal immigration bill."
We should prohibit flag burning,The Supreme Court overturned several flag burning convictions brought under the Flag Protection Act of 1989.
We should prohibit flag burning,The concept is within the same legal sphere as legislation prohibiting flag desecration in other democratic countries.
We should prohibit flag burning,"The ambiguity with regard to flag-burning statutes was eliminated in Texas v. Johnson, ."
We should prohibit flag burning,"Flag abuse (or flag desecration) is a term applied to various acts that intentionally destroy, damage or mutilate a flag in public, most often a national flag."
We should prohibit flag burning,"1970-1980 Revision of State Flag Desecration Statutes - During this period legislatures in some 20 States narrowed the scope of their flag desecration laws in an effort to conform to perceived Constitutional restrictions under the Street, Smith, and Spence cases and to more generally parallel the Federal Law (i.e., focusing more specifically on mutilation and other forms of physical desecration, rather than verbal abuse or commercial or political misuse)."
We should prohibit flag burning,"Prototypic for the artform later explicitly labeled ""performance art"", were works of artists like Yoko Ono with her Wall piece for orchestra (1962); Carolee Schneemann with pieces like Meat Joy (1964); Wolf Vostell with his Happening YOU [REF] (1964 in New York); Joseph Beuys with How to Explain Pictures to a Dead Hare (1965); Yayoi Kusama, with actions such as a naked flag-burning on the Brooklyn Bridge (1968) and Allan Kaprow in his many Happenings."
We should prohibit flag burning,"Boschwitz accused Wellstone of supporting flag burning, a move that some believe possibly backfired."
We should prohibit flag burning,"Neither the law of England and Wales nor the law of Scotland has a concept of ""flag desecration."" ."
We should prohibit flag burning,"While the proposed amendment is most frequently referred to colloquially in terms of ""flag burning,"" the language would permit the prohibition of all forms of flag desecration, which may take forms other than burning, such as using the flag for clothing or napkins."
We should prohibit flag burning,"The divisive issue of flag desecration as a form of protest first came before the Supreme Court in Street v. New York, ."
We should prohibit flag burning,The court also concluded that the flag burning in this case did not cause or threaten to cause a breach of the peace [REF].
We should prohibit flag burning,"Islamic extremists need Western depictions of Muhammad as evidence that there is a new crusade against Islam, while the Muhammad-knockers need the flag-burning, street-stomping antics of the extremists as evidence that their defence of the Enlightenment is a risky, important business.""[REF] ."
We should ban fraternities,"The Daily Northwestern called for the interfraternity council to investigate the depledging, and the student government of Northwestern University criticized the actions of the fraternity [REF]."
We should ban fraternities,"In March 2000, the Board of Directors of AKPsi approved expansion of the Fraternity into the United Kingdom."
We should ban fraternities,"The Object, recited by members at every meeting, is: The object of our fraternity is to promote good fellowship, to encourage studiousness, and to inspire its members in seeking the best in their chosen lines of study as well as in life."
We should ban fraternities,"The Tau Chapter at Dartmouth College disaffiliated from Phi Sigma Kappa, citing racist membership policies of the fraternity as its motivation."
We should ban fraternities,"Most Recently, Husson University Pharmacy program has created a 7th Greek Organization that is for pharmacy students and treated more professionally."
We should ban fraternities,"The Armenians, Roman Catholic Syrians, Greeks of the Archipelago, and Bulgarians forgot Empire inaugurationed the new fraternity and progress."
We should ban fraternities,"An example is: Ban Hoti, Ban Keqi, Ban Koja, Koj Zakarija, Sharan Koja from village of Kuçi Lijeshta, now this fraternity there does not exist anymore."
We should ban fraternities,"Goodman and Edson decided that a ""camp fraternity"" was the way to improve the summer camp experience and to keep the older boys coming back."
We should ban fraternities,The Fraternity supports all educational endeavors and recognizes exceptional academic achievement.
We should ban fraternities,"ACE alumni contribute time, energy, and expertise to help the ACE fraternity grow, develop and prosper."
We should ban fraternities,"The fraternity also supports the Brazil Project, in conjunction with the Sigma chapter at Wesleyan University, which supports thirteen families in Brazil [REF]."
We should ban fraternities,The University of Victoria administration enforces strict non-recognition of fraternities citing their exclusionary nature [REF].
We should ban fraternities,"As expressed by Aquila Legis alumnus and former Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye, the fraternity was created ""to promote camaraderie"" and to ""nurture Catholic lawyers and to produce leaders in every field of human endeavor"", in line with the aims of the Jesuit-run Ateneo Law School [REF]."
We should ban fraternities,"In #29 of the DLMP, the document, echoing the Second Vatican Council (Prebyterorum ordinis, #8) and the Code of Canon Law (C 550, n. 2), highly praises ""those associations which support priestly fraternity, sanctity in the exercise of their ministry, and communion with the Bishop and with the entire Church""."
We should ban fraternities,"The University of Victoria, and Yeshiva University administrations enforce strict non-recognition of fraternities citing their exclusionary nature [REF]."
We should ban fraternities,"According to the U.S. Department of Education, fraternity and sorority members drink more often and in far greater quantities than their non-fraternity and non-sorority peers, and are therefore more likely to suffer the effects of alcohol abuse, such as poor academic performance, missing classes, fights, vandalism, injuries, and sexual assault, than the general college population."
We should ban fraternities,"The extent to which these values are practiced is the measure of our fraternity; Chi Psi is committed to the growth of the individual in a social environment which nurtures integrity, dignity and maturity while enjoying shared experiences and college sociability; and Chi Psi recognizing that academic achievement is fundamental to the development of the individual, stands for intellectual growth and the attainment of human potential [REF]."
We should ban fraternities,"Due to a state law banning fraternities at state supported schools, Presbyterian College and the College of Charleston were the only two South Carolina schools where fraternities were allowed."
We should ban fraternities,"While working in the laboratory, Mr. Greene conceived the idea of a general science fraternity which would give to undergraduates special opportunities to discuss the latest achievements in science and the outstanding problems in his field of endeavor."
We should ban fraternities,"The fraternity also holds various philanthropies for the community such as SmokeOut At The Beach (Alpha Chapter, 2007) in an effort to raise awareness to the dangers of smoking, ""Boot Camp"" (Zeta Chapter, 2010) a philanthropy dedicated to supporting children diagnosed with HIV and ""Zeta Phi Skid Rho"" (Gamma Chapter) providing food for the homeless around the Downtown, Los Angeles area."
We should ban fraternities,"The professional period of the fraternity's history culminated in 1970 when its leaders began marketing it as ""The Professional Fraternity for Men in Music"" and when a new statement of purpose was adopted that began, ""The primary purpose of this Fraternity shall be to encourage and actively promote the highest standards of creativity, performance, education, and research in music in America.""[REF] ."
We should ban fraternities,"The assistance, mentoring, and time these men have put into the active fraternity has been priceless."
We should ban fraternities,The Constitution authorizes the Board of Directors to grant charters and assure that each chapter is upholding the welfare of the Fraternity.
We should ban fraternities,Missouri Southern has the Upsilon Omicron chapter of the Alpha Psi Omega National Theatre Honor Society co-ed fraternity.
We should ban fraternities,"The COS may also discipline individual members, chapters, and alumni associations for general misconduct that is harmful to the best interests or good name of the fraternity [REF]."
We should ban fraternities,"During the fall semester of 1996 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a group of friends decided that they would join a fraternity."
We should ban fraternities,"Originally, Lincoln's Inn was known as Choate Inn of the International Legal Fraternity of Phi Delta Phi but became a private club when the Harvard Faculty voted to ban all fraternities in 1907."
We should ban fraternities,"In 1999 the school received national attention when four Kappa Chi members were arrested for hazing pledges by beating them and urinating on them, leading to the ban of the fraternity."
We should ban fraternities,"On December 12, 1965 at Silliman University in Dumaguete City, Province of Negros Oriental, a group of Political Science students of the university led by Manuel M. Momongan likewise initiated the formation of a new fraternity."
We should ban fraternities,"In 2010, 13% of all undergraduate men and 15% of undergraduate women are members of Greek organizations at the university [REF]."
We should ban fraternities,"Recognizing the discriminatory practices of the fraternity system of that era against African American and Jewish students, Professors Helmreich and Koelln played significant roles in the formation of ARU as a fraternity that welcomed students of all religions and ethnic backgrounds into its fellowship."
We should ban fraternities,"In the ABC Family television series Greek, Kappa Tau, one of the show's fraternities, maintains its academic good standing through the use of a computer program that simulates a student, enrolling in classes and getting high grades to raise the average grade point average."
We should ban fraternities,"Greek organizations at Dartmouth provide both social and residential opportunities for students, and are the only single-sex residential option on campus."
We should ban fraternities,"At the 2003 conclave, in Memphis, Tennessee, the fraternity added Projects S.W.W.A.C & S.A.T.A.P as national programs in attempts to combat cancer and teenage pregnancy [REF]."
We should ban fraternities,"Aleph Zadik Aleph, the men's Order of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization, began in 1923 as a college fraternity."
We should ban fraternities,"In addition, Brothers from Zeta Theta chapter at Drexel University and Pi Chi Chapter at Duquesne University have joined this new fraternity [REF]."
We should ban fraternities,"""Appreciating the need for a closer Christian fellowship among college and university men, and believing that a fraternal organization can stimulate such fellowship, and believing that college and university men, if so organized, can have a much more effective influence on the life and leadership of the church and the world, we unite ourselves as Sigma Theta Epsilon, National Christian Fraternity."" ."
We should ban fraternities,"Sometime in the 1950s, another unofficial version appeared,[REF] referring to President Deane Malott's ""Social Events Standards""[REF] that attempted to ban fraternity parties, to ban women from visiting men's off-campus apartments, and to maintain the strict curfews and sign-in/out times for women."
Big governments should be abandoned,"Uncle Sam's Plantation: How Big Government Enslaves America's Poor and What We Can Do About It, Thomas Nelson."
Big governments should be abandoned,"Simcox's April 2009 announcement of his candidacy garnered a fair amount of press attention; he stated that ""John McCain has failed miserably in his duty to secure this nation's borders and protect the people of Arizona from the escalating violence and lawlessness... Coupled with his votes for reckless bailout spending and big government solutions to our nation's problems, John McCain is out of touch with everyday Arizonans."
Big governments should be abandoned,"Skeptics argue that the paranoia behind a conspiracy theorist's obsession with mind control, population control, occultism, surveillance abuse, Big Business, Big Government, and globalization arises from a combination of two factors, when he or she: 1) holds strong individualist values and 2) lacks power."
Big governments should be abandoned,"Baldwin ""believe[s] the federal 'war on terror' and 'war on drugs' are mostly a cover for power-hungry, Big Government zealots to trample constitutional government and squash freedoms and liberties, which are supposed to be protected by the Bill of Rights and Declaration of Independence."""
Big governments should be abandoned,"One of the most widely cited capstones of Clinton's triangulation strategy was when, in his 1996 State of the Union Address, Clinton declared that the ""era of big government is over.""[REF] ."
Big governments should be abandoned,"Griffon considers Ellington and Alario ""big government"" advocates, not conservatives [REF]."
Big governments should be abandoned,Critics' comments referring to big government and/or Big Business.
Big governments should be abandoned,"For example, Republicans frequently claim that Democrats are attempting to control you by imposing big government on your private life and take away your spending power by imposing higher taxes while Democrats frequently argue that they are reigning in big corporations that are attempting to influence elections with money, power and take away your job, health etc..."
Big governments should be abandoned,"Reserve maximum government jobs and facilities for socially and economically backward classes to help the poor further."" ."
Big governments should be abandoned,"Of the political weeklies, the left leaning New Statesman said ""Cameron's hope that the Big Society will replace Big Government is reminiscent of the old Marxist belief that the state will 'wither away' as a result of victorious socialism."
Big governments should be abandoned,"Savage criticizes big government as well as liberalism and liberal activism, accuses the news media of liberal bias, and champions conservationism and animal rights [REF]."
Big governments should be abandoned,"During the debate, Vinick tried to paint Santos as a typical liberal Democrat who would raise taxes to pay for intrusive big government programs while still leaving the federal budget unbalanced."
Big governments should be abandoned,"Among the debate motions for the Fall 2010 season: Treat Terrorists like Enemy Combatants, Not Criminals; Islam is a Religion of Peace; Big Government is Stifling the American Spirit; Afghanistan is a Lost Cause and U.S. Airports Should use Racial and Religious Profiling."
Big governments should be abandoned,"The protesters rallied against what they consider big government, the dismantling of free market capitalism, abortion, and President Barack Obama's proposals on health care reform, taxation, and federal spending, among other issues [REF]."
Big governments should be abandoned,"Fiscal conservatives likewise didn't appreciate his tax increases and his failure to curtail expansion of ""big government"" programs and political patronage."
Big governments should be abandoned,"On Dec. 28, 1940, shortly after the organizational meeting in Kansas City, Mo., the National Aviation Training Association was officially formed with 83 charter member companies with a goal to push back the heavy hand of Big Government."
Big governments should be abandoned,"On the issue of school vouchers the group is split between those who support the concept (believing that ""big government"" education is a failure) and those who oppose the concept (believing that ""big government"" would gain the right to dictate schools' or sponsoring churches' positions on controversial social issues.) ."
Big governments should be abandoned,"In the 1960s and 70s Milton Friedman, in direct response to the prevailing mood of philanthropy argued that social responsibility adversely affects a firm's financial performance and that regulation and interference from Big Government will always damage the macro economy [REF]."
Big governments should be abandoned,"In an August 2010 article for Foreign Policy magazine, Ron Paul outlined foreign policy views the Tea Party movement should emphasize: ""[W]e cannot stand against big government at home while supporting it abroad."
Big governments should be abandoned,Critics point out that Shelby supports big government programs but ignores the private sector at every opportunity.
Big governments should be abandoned,"Reagan was later fired by General Electric in 1962 in response to his publicly referring to the TVA (TVA being a major customer for GE turbines) as one of the problems of ""big government"" [REF]."
Big governments should be abandoned,"Ron Paul made points consistent with his views on reducing war, national debt and spending, and Rick Santorum criticized Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich for being part of big government."
Big governments should be abandoned,"Reagan called for a drastic cut in ""big government"" programs, and pledged to deliver a balanced budget for the first time since 1969."
Big governments should be abandoned,"In 2006, Reynolds released his most important book An Army of Davids: How Markets and Technology Empower Ordinary People to Beat Big Media, Big Government, and Other Goliaths, which covered the various ways in which modern technology is changing society by allowing amateur individuals to do things that previously only large, well-funded organizations were equipped to do."
Big governments should be abandoned,"The use of ICER favoring the young and healthy conjures images of ""death panels"" and ""big government"" stirring fear and mistrust in the minds of independently-minded Americans."
Big governments should be abandoned,"Simcox stated that ""John McCain has failed miserably in his duty to secure this nation's borders and protect the people of Arizona from the escalating violence and lawlessness... Coupled with his votes for reckless bailout spending and big government solutions to our nation's problems, John McCain is out of touch with everyday Arizonans."
Big governments should be abandoned,"In early September, Vitter said that he would give ""the entire big government organized relief effort a failing grade, across the board."""
We should adopt blasphemy laws,Blasphemy against religion is illegal in Indonesia under Blasphemy laws [REF].
We should adopt blasphemy laws,"In 2006, Manfred van H. (also known as ""Mahavo"") was prosecuted for blasphemy [REF]."
We should adopt blasphemy laws,Christian minister Shahbaz Bhatti and Pakistani government politician Salmaan Taseer were both killed for opposing the blasphemy laws [REF].
We should adopt blasphemy laws,"Atheist Ireland Ireland member Paul Gill in protest of the blasphemy law walked the length of Ireland i.e. from Mizen head to Malin head, to bring attention to the issue and encourage people to vote ""yes""."
We should adopt blasphemy laws,"Fr Emmanuel Y. Mani, National Director since 1995, spoke at a press conference sponsored by AsiaNews titled ""Save Christians and Pakistan from the blasphemy laws""."
We should adopt blasphemy laws,"2011, Prime Minister of Pakistan Yousuf Raza Gilani once again said that there would be no amendments to the blasphemy law [REF]."
We should adopt blasphemy laws,"In 1996 the European Court of Human Rights (case #19/1995/525/611) upheld a ban on Visions of Ecstasy, an erotic video about a 16th century nun, based on the video infringing on the blasphemy law [REF]."
We should adopt blasphemy laws,"Home Secretary David Blunkett responded with plans to criminalise incitement to religious hatred, which became the Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006, and he suggested the blasphemy law might be repealed once the new law was in force [REF]."
We should adopt blasphemy laws,"A Roman Catholic who had criticized Pakistan's blasphemy law, his death follows that of Punjab governor Salman Taseer, who was also assassinated amid the controversy over the blasphemy law [REF]."
We should adopt blasphemy laws,"Regarding Blasphemy law in Pakistan, Musharraf cited that Pakistani nation is sensitive to religious issues and the Blasphemy law should stay [REF]."
We should adopt blasphemy laws,"Blasphemy law is law relating to blasphemy, or irreverence toward holy personages, religious artifacts, customs, and beliefs."
We should adopt blasphemy laws,"Such Islamization include the blasphemy laws, which make it dangerous for religious minorities to express themselves freely and engage freely in religious and cultural activities [REF] ."
We should adopt blasphemy laws,"In December 2008, Jamaat i Islami promised, if elected to govern, to introduce a ""blasphemy law"" like Pakistan's [REF]."
We should adopt blasphemy laws,"Minorities also face intimidation at the hands of discriminatory laws, including a blasphemy law that carries the death penalty for using derogatory language against Islam, the Qur'an and the Muhammad [REF]."
We should adopt blasphemy laws,"Greece complements its laws against blasphemy with laws against ""religious insult""."
We should adopt blasphemy laws,"Bhutto was overthrown in 1977 by Chief of Army Staff General Zia-ul-Haq, who went considerably further with the Hudood Ordinance and Zina ordinances, Blasphemy laws and the formal introduction of Shariat law."
We should adopt blasphemy laws,"Extremely controversial were the blasphemy laws, which made it treacherous for non-Muslims to express themselves without coming off as un-Islamic."
We should adopt blasphemy laws,After these attacks Prime Minister Gilani hinted that Pakistan may review its Blasphemy laws [REF].
We should adopt blasphemy laws,"Despite this case having made them unenforceable, Massachusetts, Michigan, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Wyoming, and Pennsylvania still have blasphemy laws on the books."
We should adopt blasphemy laws,"In December 1991, an Emergency court convicted Alaa Hamed (or Hamid) for violating Egypt's anti-blasphemy law by publishing The Void in a Man's Mind."
We should adopt blasphemy laws,In March 2010 Durham testified via video conference during hearings before the Constitutional Court of Indonesia concerning proposed revision of Indonesia's 1965 Blasphemy Law [REF].
We should adopt blasphemy laws,"According to paragraph 48, ""Prohibitions of displays of lack of respect for a religion or other belief system, including blasphemy laws, are incompatible with the Covenant, except in the specific circumstances envisaged in article 20, paragraph 2, of the Covenant."
We should adopt blasphemy laws,Blasphemy against religion is illegal in Sudan under Blasphemy laws [REF].
We should adopt blasphemy laws,"Blasphemy laws include Article 295, Sections B and C, and Article 298, Sections A, B and C, of the Pakistan Penal Code."
We should adopt blasphemy laws,Prominent figures like Salman Taseer (the former governor of Punjab) and Shahbaz Bhatti (the Federal Minister for Minorities) have been assassinated for their opposition to the blasphemy laws.
We should introduce compulsory voting,"In 1911, it became compulsory for all eligible voters to enrol on the Electoral Roll, although full compulsory voting was not introduced until 1924."
We should introduce compulsory voting,Voter turnout at elections had in fact been so low that compulsory voting was introduced for the 1925 federal election [REF].
We should introduce compulsory voting,"Some prominent Liberals, such as Petro Georgiou, former chair of the Parliament's Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters, have spoken in favour of compulsory voting."
We should introduce compulsory voting,"Entirely new rolls were prepared for the 1894 election, which probably explains the significant spike in turnout to 80% at the 1894 election, the highest rate until the introduction of compulsory voting."
We should introduce compulsory voting,"Irranca-Davies has spoken in the House of Commons on topics as varied as international trade union rights, compulsory voting, anti-social behaviour, renewable energy and climate change, fair trade, social justice and poverty and inequality."
We should introduce compulsory voting,According to the Federal Constitutional Court's dispensation of justice the principle of a free ballot would not be harmed if a compulsory vote was introduced by the Federal Electoral Law.
We should introduce compulsory voting,"Among the most notable of the successful bills was the Commonwealth Electoral Bill 1924, which introduced compulsory voting for federal elections."
We should introduce compulsory voting,Compulsory voting may encourage voters to research the candidates' political positions more thoroughly.
We should introduce compulsory voting,"Medical profession, physical profession, and media did not support these statements, warning that all the members of Parliament have duty to vote according to the Constitution which bans discrimination."
We should introduce compulsory voting,"Abstention in compulsory voting systems tends to be somewhat ineffective, as the protest 'message' is likely to be confused with apathy."
We should introduce compulsory voting,"In Australia, which has compulsory voting, and Malta, which does not, participation reaches 95%."
We should introduce compulsory voting,"In Australia, where compulsory voting is practised, the High Court of Australia in 2007 found that the Constitution enshrined a limited right to vote, which meant that citizens serving relatively short prison sentences cannot be barred from voting."
We should introduce compulsory voting,"Every citizen eighteen years of age or older had the right and obligation to vote, which was compulsory [REF]."
We should introduce compulsory voting,"Despite much public debate ever since on the issue of compulsory voting, the legislation has never been repealed."
We should introduce compulsory voting,"If one adheres to Murray Rothbard's view of the state as a ""gang of thieves writ large"" then compulsory voting is a form of conscription into the largest mob with the biggest guns."
We should introduce compulsory voting,"Combined with a local form of malapportionment, a system of mandatory voting blocks was also used within several states in the United States, especially Georgia in its county-unit system, to deny urban and minority populations equal representation until such systems were ruled unconstitutional in the 1960s with the Supreme Court case of Gray v. Sanders."
We should introduce compulsory voting,Compulsory voting is a system in which electors are obliged to vote in elections or attend a polling place on voting day.
We should introduce compulsory voting,"Like federal elections, South Australia has compulsory voting, uses full-preference instant-runoff voting in single member seats for the lower house and single transferable vote group voting tickets in the proportionally represented upper house."
We should introduce compulsory voting,The donkey vote became established with the introduction of compulsory voting in 1924.
We should introduce compulsory voting,"Reasons for immigrating include Canada's better economic opportunities and politics or civil war and political repression in their native countries, as in the case of Cubans fleeing from the Fidel Castro revolution, Chileans escaping from Augusto Pinochet's rule, Salvadorans fleeing from the Salvadoran Civil War and Peruvians escaping from the Juan Velasco Alvarado dictatorship and from the July 1979 constitution's compulsory voting requirement."
We should abandon disposable diapers,"During the service, Cece's dress is ruined when Jim changes her diaper."
We should abandon disposable diapers,"In 1997, Kimberly-Clark sold its 50% stake in Canada's Scott Paper to forest products company Kruger Inc. and bought diaper operations in Spain and Portugal and disposable surgical face masks maker Tecnol Medical Products."
We should abandon disposable diapers,"Prior to this point disposable diapers were not popular, although Johnson & Johnson had developed a product called Chux."
We should abandon disposable diapers,A variety of other inflammatory and infectious processes can occur in the diaper area and an awareness of these secondary types of diaper dermatitis aids in the accurate diagnosis and treatment of patients [REF].
We should abandon disposable diapers,The council consulted the RSPCA to ensure that the diapers were not harmful to the horses' welfare [REF].
We should abandon disposable diapers,"Pampers also claims that ""Dry Max"" diapers reduce landfill waste by reducing the amount of paper fluff in the diaper, which really is a way for Pampers to save money [REF]."
We should abandon disposable diapers,"Diaper and Dudley also designed the Carriage Barn, which was built between 1865-1866."
We should abandon disposable diapers,"In 2002, the Vienna city council proposed that horses be made to wear diapers to prevent them from defecating in the street."
We should abandon disposable diapers,"Diapers may be favorable for public wetting because they render it more discreet and eliminate mess, and their use is not limited specifically to those with a diaper fetish."
We should abandon disposable diapers,"When I was twenty-seven, it was a very good year It was a very good year for babies in pink And diapers that stink I didn't mind at all 'Cause Margaret changed them all When I was twenty-seven."
We should abandon disposable diapers,"Diaper's most important original work is the Nereides, or Sea-Eclogues (1712), an ingenious attempt to breathe new life into the genre of pastoral poetry by moving it into the marine world."
We should abandon disposable diapers,"African American hair that has not been treated with chemicals can be referred to as nappy, a negative connotation for their hair."
We should abandon disposable diapers,"The city then adopted a mandatory diaper recycling program that cost $1,800 per ton [REF]."
We should abandon disposable diapers,Most sources believe nappy is a diminutive form of the word napkin [REF].
We should abandon disposable diapers,"NAPPY stands for ""Nalts Advocates for Partnership Placement on YouTube."" ."
We should abandon disposable diapers,"Diapers become necessary for adults with various conditions, such as incontinence, mobility impairment, or dementia."
We should abandon disposable diapers,"Although the Scooby Gang later joked that he wore tweed diapers as a child, Giles was in fact a rebellious youth, rejecting his responsibility as a Watcher and dropping out of Oxford University, where he was studying history, when he was twenty-one."
We should abandon disposable diapers,"Israel sent an IDF delegation to New Orleans to transport aid equipment including 80 tons of food, disposable diapers, beds, blankets, generators and additional equipment which were donated from different governmental institutions, civilian institutions and the IDF [REF]."
We should abandon disposable diapers,"Diapers may also be worn by infantilists and diaper fetishists for comfort, sexual gratification or for emotional reasons [REF]."
We should abandon disposable diapers,"Thanks to Swift, Bolingbroke and Sir William Wyndham took up Diaper's cause and gave him material support."
We should abandon disposable diapers,"The campaigners protested by lining the streets wearing diapers themselves, which spelled out the message ""Stop pooh bags"" [REF]."
We should abandon disposable diapers,The South Korean public often views diapers in a negative light.
We should abandon disposable diapers,Many reusable diaper users take advantage of these resources and may even join communities like livejournal's clothdiapering in order to find ways to make their diaper-washing routine more efficient or get feedback about different types of reusable diapers.
We should abandon disposable diapers,"Most sources say the choice to dress him like this was also due to his incontinence, as Schlitzie had to wear diapers and such clothing made it easier to care for him [REF]."
We should abandon disposable diapers,"The age at which toilet training should begin is a subject of debate and keeping children in diapers beyond infancy can be controversial, with family psychologist John Rosemond claiming it is a ""slap to the intelligence of a human being that one would allow baby to continue soiling and wetting himself past age two.""[REF]"
We should abandon disposable diapers,"After the Second World War, mothers increasingly wanted freedom from washing nappies so that they could work and travel causing an increasing demand for disposable diapers."
We should abandon disposable diapers,In addition to these products they sell training pants under the name Easy Ups.
We should abandon disposable diapers,"The new packaging is to emphasize that the products are not baby diapers, that children can improve their confidence by wearing them, and the children in pairs show that bedwetting is a fairly common problem."
We should abandon disposable diapers,"Additional Huggies brand products include ""Huggies Clean Team"" products for toddlers such as shampoo, hand soap, wash mitten, etc. Huggies also sells Pull-up training pants, which are used for help in toilet training toddlers."
We should abandon disposable diapers,Danger/Diaper Dog is the Hoskins' pet and Super Diaper Baby's sidekick.
We should abandon disposable diapers,"""The report shows that, in contrast to the use of disposable nappies, it is consumers' behaviour after purchase that determines most of the impacts from reusable nappies."
We should abandon disposable diapers,"In addition to diaper products, Pampers also markets disposable bibs under the name Bibsters, as well as a line of bath products under the name Kandoo."
We should abandon disposable diapers,"In infants, frequent diaper change can prevent anal fissure."
We should abandon disposable diapers,"Today, one often hears the terms natural infant hygiene, infant potty training, ""nappy free"" and ""elimination communication"" used synonymously."
We should abandon disposable diapers,"The Davis sailors took diapers, formula, baby wipes and other child care supplies to aid the staff at the orphanage."
We should abandon disposable diapers,"diapers and hygienic products, necessitate development of biodegradable HMAs."
We should abandon disposable diapers,"With the development of training pants and pediatricians such as Brazelton claiming that forced toilet training can cause lasting psychological and health problems, children are wearing diapers at a much older age than they did historically [REF]."
We should abandon disposable diapers,"Kumalo joined actress Salma Hayek in the bid to eradicate neonatal and maternal tetanus in the world, as spokesman for the United Nations Children's Fund and nappy brand Pamper's campaign to save more than 250 million infants by 2012."
We should abandon disposable diapers,"Hundreds of public pools in 20 Utah, USA counties were closed to young children in 2007, as children under 5 are most likely to spread the disease, especially children wearing diapers."
We should abandon disposable diapers,"SCA has acquired 50 percent of the Turkish hygiene products company Komili from Yıldız Holding with diaper brand Baby Star and feminine care brand Rozi [REF]., as well as 95 percent of the Turkish hygiene products company San Saglik with incontinence care brands glory and rinacare [REF]."
We should abandon disposable diapers,"The ""Safe Diaper Clip,"" an alternative to traditional safety pins, was invented and patented in 1961 by Edward Moonan of Boonville, NY [REF]."
We should abandon disposable diapers,"Boussac owned Christian Dior, the department store Le Bon Marché, the retail shop Conforama and the diapers industrial Peaudouce."
We should support water privatization,Water privatization by companies in the water industry is becoming an issue as water security threatens the global community [REF].
We should support water privatization,"Cochabamba is also mentioned in the documentary The Corporation, about their fight against privatisation of water by a foreign-owned company."
We should support water privatization,"FOEME has a wide range of projects - organized around particular geographic areas (the Jordan River valley, the Dead Sea, the Gulf of Aqaba / Eilat), water (Good Water Neighbors, the Red Sea-Dead Sea Conduit, the mountain aquifer, ""water, peace and the environment,"" water privatization), and environmental policy (sustainable development, climate change, ""violent conflicts and the environment,"" trade and environment, solar power and healthy food)."
We should support water privatization,Water privatisation was undertaken in 1989 by the government of Margaret Thatcher which partly privatised the ten previously public regional water authorities (RWAs) in England and Wales through the sale of assets.
We should support water privatization,"Many political parties, community groups, NGO's and other groups and people see the privatisation of water as a denial of basic human rights on behalf of State and Federal Governments ."
We should support water privatization,"Full privatization of water supply and sanitation is an exception today, being limited to England, Chile and some cities in the United States."
We should support water privatization,Likewise 50 percent of World Bank loans issued in 2002 to developing countries contained a clause that requested privatization of water services [REF].
We should support water privatization,"In recent years, the Group has been called to answer general criticisms regarding the privatisation of water distribution utilities and associated price increases, with apparently detrimental effects on the poor."
We should support water privatization,"Protests against privatization put a halt to these reforms and in 2003 the Nicaraguan Legislature passed Law 440 which included a moratorium on any water privatization ""until a national water law has been approved"" [REF]."
We should support water privatization,"The Cochabamba protests became a worldwide symbol of struggle against neoliberalism and the Cochabamba privatization is probably, both among activists against globalization and the general public, by far the best known example of water privatization."
We should support water privatization,"In Victoria, Australia a pipeline from the Goulburn Valley to Melbourne has led to protests by farmers against the linkage of Victoria's water system to facilitate the privatisation of water in the region [REF]."
We should support water privatization,Water privatisation is a highly controversial topic and touches on the much broader arguments for and against the private control of formerly public services.
We should support water privatization,"Local population had demonstrated against the privatization of the water company, requested by the World Bank, after poor management of the water by Bechtel."
We should support water privatization,"Beyond water privatization, which involves contractual relationships between a government and formally established large companies, there is also ""the other private sector"" in water supply consisting of small-scale, often informal local operators who exist in most developing countries and sometimes provide a large share of the population of a city with water."
We should support water privatization,"In March 2008 the National Coalition Against Privatisation of Water (NCAP) called for the abrogation of the management contract for alleged ""lack of performance"", especially related to the ""Service Standard"" in Schedule 4 of the contract [REF]."
We should support water privatization,"A lack of legal clarity as to the right of state governments to also award concession contracts has thwarted some efforts at water privatization, notably in the state of Rio de Janeiro."
We should support water privatization,Water privatization thus never covered more than a fifth of the country's population.
We should support water privatization,"In 2000, a lease contract between GWCL and the US company Azurix failed due to public opposition and accusations of corruption which led to the formation of the Coalition against Water Privatization [REF]."
We should support water privatization,"Other similar examples of neo-liberal inspired projects include the enclosure of minerals, the fisheries quota system in the North Pacific[REF] and the privatisation of water supply and sewage treatment in England and Wales [REF]."
We should support water privatization,Two members of the LSG committee claimed in December 2007 that the DoH had known from the start that some people were at especially high risk from aluminium poisoning but deliberately suppressed this evidence to protect the government's plans for water privatisation [REF].
We should support water privatization,Hugo Banzer was the president during the Water Wars in 2000 which centered around the privatization of the water works of Bolivia's third largest city Cochabamba.
We should support water privatization,The privatisation of the water services of the city of Paris was proven to be unwanted and at the end of 2009 the city did not renew its contract with two of the French water corporations [REF].
We should support water privatization,"Between January 1999 and April 2000, large-scale protests erupted in Cochabamba, Bolivia's third largest city, in response to the privatization of water resources by foreign companies and a subsequent doubling of water prices."
We should support water privatization,"Salvadoran activists working against CAFTA, the abuse of prisoners, the privatization of water, and environmental destruction have all encountered various forms of repression."
We should protect endangered species,"As well as performing for Children in Need, the band launched, on 25 September 2000,[REF] a new television series called S Club 7 Go Wild! which saw each band member support an endangered species."
We should protect endangered species,"Catawba Cove, near the Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden, supports a stand of Schweinitz's sunflower (Helianthus schweinizii), a Federally endangered species."
We should protect endangered species,"The species is classed by the IUCN as Endangered, as there are fewer than 2,500 mature individuals which continued to decline by an estimated 20% over two generations [REF]."
We should protect endangered species,"In 2011, Israeli scientist Inbar Friedrich Ben-Nun led a team which produced the first stem cells from endangered species, a breakthrough that could save animals in danger of extinction [REF]."
We should protect endangered species,"Endangered species could prove useful to human development, maintenance of biodiversity and preservation of ecosystems."
We should protect endangered species,Researchers are also considering cloning endangered species such as the giant panda and cheetah.
We should protect endangered species,"The Southeast Regional Center attempts to protect public lands such as the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, endangered species such as the Florida Panther, and freshwater streams against sprawl development by working with affiliates and other organizations."
We should protect endangered species,"Fota Wildlife Park is one of the breeders worldwide for this endangered species, as well as being a source of many other zoo animals around the world."
We should protect endangered species,"Sanctuaries provide a safe haven for endangered species, or those close to extinction, while also serving educational purposes for students and researchers alike to promote understanding and stewardship of our oceans [REF]."
We should protect endangered species,The zoo's membership of the Federation of Zoos (now BIAZA) and EAZA began about this time as more involvement in endangered animal breeding programmes developed.
We should protect endangered species,Cloning may have uses in preserving endangered species and may become a viable tool for reviving extinct species [REF].
We should protect endangered species,"(Schotz, 2001) Through habitat protection by private and public sectors, the Mohr's Barbara Button and other endangered species can survive and flourish for future generations."
We should protect endangered species,Most countries prohibit carrying illegal drugs or endangered animals across their borders.
We should protect endangered species,PVA for threatened and endangered species is particularly a problem as the predictive power of PVA plummets dramatically with minimal datasets.
We should protect endangered species,Almost all of the region has been declared a Special Protection Area (SPA) for birds because of the large populations of endangered species such as Eurasian Black Vultures and owls.
We should protect endangered species,"China is a party to the Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, the Antarctic Treaty, the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Climate Change treaty, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, the Endangered Species treaty, the Hazardous Wastes treaty, the Law of the Sea, the International Tropical Timber Agreements of 1983 and 1994, the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, and agreements on Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, and Wetlands protection."
We should protect endangered species,Many of the 189 countries signatory to the 1992 Rio Accord have developed biodiversity action plans that discourage the hunting of protected species [REF].
We should protect endangered species,"The Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force states that nonindigenous species have impacted 42% of endangered species and are an important reason in the decline of species, as well as an obstacle to environmental restoration [REF]."
We should protect endangered species,"The growth habit of Salvinia also is problematic to human activities including flood mitigation, conservation of endangered species & threatened environments, boating and irrigation [REF]."
We should protect endangered species,"CITES is technically a means of restricting international trade in endangered species, which is not a major threat to the survival of L. pertusa."
We should protect endangered species,"The approval of the A$2billion Cloud Break mine project through the then-Minister for the Environment, Ian Campbell, was criticised because of a number of endangered species in the area of the future mine, among them the Night Parrot [REF]."
We should protect endangered species,"Trade in endangered species in Southeast Asia has devastating impacts on the region's biodiversity, disturbing delicate ecological balances and undermining essential environmental services."
We should protect endangered species,"The Chaco area is famous for the large number of hunters who visit, despite a ban on hunting of endangered animals."
We should protect endangered species,"The zoo's stated mission is ""Bristol Zoo Gardens maintains and defends biodiversity through breeding endangered species, conserving threatened species and habitats and promoting a wider understanding of the natural world""."
We should protect endangered species,The City of Watsonville has habitat areas that support the endangered species Santa Cruz Tarweed on the California coastal prairie ecosystem.
We should protect endangered species,1996: VWS was commended by the California State Senate for its distinguished record of serving the recovery needs of Central Coast endangered species and for instilling a sense of stewardship for the environment through direct educational experience.
We should protect endangered species,"The De Wildt Cheetah Centre[REF] in the Magaliesberg runs a successful breeding program for cheetah, wild dog and other endangered species."
We should protect endangered species,Local taxes support an Environmentally Endangered Land (EEL) Program to protect environmentally sensitive areas.
We should protect endangered species,"Citing these threats, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed this species as Endangered."
We should protect endangered species,In 1996 the IUCN classified the European bison as an endangered species.
We should protect endangered species,"Coho in the Central California Evolutionarily Significant Unit (CCCESU) are a Federal and State listed Endangered Species considered to be ""in imminent danger of extinction.""[REF] ."
We should protect endangered species,"From peregrine falcons and monarch butterflies to grizzly bears and spotted owls, endangered species such as these are left to fend for themselves against climate change, toxic contamination, urban sprawl, logging and industrial development as there is no stand-alone endangered species law in BC."
We should protect endangered species,"Part of NASA's Small Spacecraft Technology Initiative (SSTI) and ""Mission to Planet Earth"" program, the $64.8 million satellite carried instruments to monitor pollution, the state of endangered-species habitats, soil resources, and the environmental impacts of energy pipelines."
We should protect endangered species,"A 2003 joint report by the TRAFFIC Oceania and World Wildlife Foundation Endangered Seas Program argues that there is ""probably no such thing as an economically viable deep-water fishery that is also sustainable."""
We should protect endangered species,The city of Pinole has habitat areas that support the endangered species Santa Cruz Tarweed on the California coastal prairie ecosystem.
We should legalize doping in sport,"Another doctor of the team, Dr.Mazzoni, was in a separate case, accused of promoting doping in sports [REF]."
We should legalize doping in sport,"Ergogenic uses for anabolic steroids in sports, racing, and bodybuilding are controversial because of their adverse effects and the potential to gain an advantage conventionally considered ""cheating."""
We should legalize doping in sport,The most public face of the doping scandal is Andreas Krieger - a shot-putter who took so many male hormones she decided to have a sex change.
We should legalize doping in sport,"(Nine years later, Ottey's fourth place was retroactively promoted to third - giving Ottey her ninth medal - and Lawrence to second when Jones was stripped of her medals for steroid abuse.) ."
We should legalize doping in sport,A sample for an out-of-competition drugs test that Chambers had provided in Germany on 1 August 2003 was re-examined in October and subsequently tested positive for banned substances [REF].
We should legalize doping in sport,"Mandard's reporting of the Cofidis doping scandal had left scars, despite the fact that Tournant had not been involved."
We should legalize doping in sport,"""Teenage boys can be prone to obsessive exercising, binge eating, anorexia nervosa, bulimia, steroid abuse and diet aid abuse.""[REF] ."
We should legalize doping in sport,"The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) said on July 31, 2006 that Graham could face a two-year ban if evidence links him to any doping violations and the United States Anti-Doping Agency decides not to take action [REF]."
We should legalize doping in sport,"Montgomery, who did not qualify for the 2004 Olympic Track and Field team due to poor performance, was charged by USADA, as part of the investigation into the BALCO doping scandal, with receiving and using banned performance enhancing drugs and sought a four-year suspension for Montgomery."
We should legalize doping in sport,"In the last years of his life, as he battled against the brain tumor that eventually caused his death, Alzado asserted that his steroid abuse directly led to his fatal illness [REF]."
We should legalize doping in sport,"While the likes of Bjarne Riis have been forced to confess to using EPO and other banned drugs, Indurain remains protected by Spain's jealous media."
We should legalize doping in sport,"The development and implementation of a state-supported sports doping program helped East Germany, with its small population, to become a world leader in sport during the 1970s and 1980s, winning a large number of Olympic and world gold medals and records [REF]."
We should legalize doping in sport,"A longtime resident of Boston, Webber's 20-minute documentary of Brian McNamee shot in Everett, MA helped to break news on the Pro-Baseball steroid scandal [REF] in 2008, and was posted by The Boston Herald on their website March 27 of that year."
We should legalize doping in sport,"Before the Championships, former Olympic champion Ed Moses had voiced concerns about the extent of doping in the sport, and had even predicted that a medallist at the event would be found to have taken a banned substance [REF]."
We should legalize doping in sport,"The duo managed to capture the AJPW All-Asia Tag Team Championship,[REF] but the partnership was short-lived; the years of steroid abuse, working a high-impact style and cocaine usage caught up with ""the Dynamite Kid"" Thomas Billington as he suddenly announced his retirement on December 6, 1991 [REF]."
We should legalize doping in sport,The UNESCO International Convention against Doping in Sport is the first global international treaty against doping in sport.
We should legalize doping in sport,In 2001 and 2002 Simeoni was suspended for several months for doping use.
We should legalize doping in sport,"On 10 May 2011, Gareth Hock signed a new contract with the Wigan Warriors until 2015, beginning once his 2 year doping ban has ended on 23 June [REF]."
We should legalize doping in sport,"In the years 2001-2009, USADA budgeted $2 million per year to support research related to the deterrence of the use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport [REF]."
We should legalize doping in sport,"Tejada stated that he wants a ""good group that helps me to win"" and commented briefly on his alleged non-involvement in Palmeiro's steroid scandal."
We should legalize doping in sport,"As stated in his autobiography Tangled Ropes, Graham and his wife Valerie were never able to have children due to his massive steroid abuse rendering him sterile."
We should legalize doping in sport,"[REF][REF] Since Benoit's suicide, numerous explanations for his actions have been proposed, including brain damage,[REF] steroid abuse,[REF] and a failing marriage [REF]."
We should legalize doping in sport,"Many other countries have similar legislation prohibiting anabolic steroids in sports including Denmark,[REF] France,[REF] the Netherlands[REF] and Sweden [REF]."
We should legalize doping in sport,"Typically, each CBA explains the policy regarding drug testing, list of banned drugs, violations, penalties, privacy issues, and rights of appeal."
We should legalize doping in sport,"The lack of prosecutions arising from Operación Puerto led to criticism of the Spanish authorities for an apparently ineffective approach to doping in sport, and prompted the Spanish government to pass tougher anti-doping legislation that now makes the supply and use of performance-enhancing drugs illegal, with penalties including jail terms [REF]."
We should legalize doping in sport,"As happened with McGwire's record, Bonds' connection to the steroid scandal resulted in further calls for asterisks on this and other records set in this era [REF]."
We should legalize doping in sport,"Just days before the competitive season began, the team signed former Giro d'Italia winner Danilo Di Luca, who had recently regained eligibility following a doping ban."
We should legalize doping in sport,"The doping scandal follows previous incidents at past Olympics, most notably the Cian O'Connor incident at Athens in 2004."
We should legalize doping in sport,"While Landis was a leading favorite even before the Spanish doping scandal came to light,[REF] in an epic eight minute loss of performance in Stage 16, it appeared he had lost all hope to finish on the podium, much less win."
We should legalize doping in sport,"Simmons launched negative ads attacking WWE's history of steroid abuse,[REF] its record of premature wrestler deaths,[REF] and circulated some of WWE's most politically-incorrect segments [REF]."
We should legalize doping in sport,Speculations about Bjarne Riis's doping use was further fuelled by his ambiguous denials.
We should legalize doping in sport,In 2006 Vinokourov's team became known as after a drug doping scandal forced his team Liberty Seguros from the 2006 Tour de France.
We should legalize doping in sport,"Honorary Life Member of American Swimming Coaches Association, given for his investigative work regarding doping scandals and cover-ups in Olympic swimming."
We should legalize doping in sport,"The World Bodybuilding Federation, a bodybuilding enterprise started by Vince, was entirely shut down as a result of ongoing steroid abuse."
We should legalize doping in sport,"In 1995, the Athletic Drug Testing Center was established at the request of the Ministry of Education and went into operation in 1996 during a national sporting event when gold medal winners were tested for banned drugs."
We should legalize doping in sport,Daiane tested positive for the banned drug Furosemide at an out-of-competition doping control in July 2009.
We should legalize doping in sport,"USADA focuses on deterring the use of performance enhancing drugs in sport through education efforts that are targeted both at elite-level Olympic and Paralympic athletes as well as the general public, including specifically youth level athletes."
We should legalize doping in sport,"In May 2011, newspaper l'Equipe published a list of cyclists and an index that indicated the suspicion for doping use [REF]."
We should legalize doping in sport,"Congress has held extensive hearings on steroids in sports, including taking testimony from Major League Baseball players, and has classified Norbolethone and THG as Schedule III drugs."
We should subsidize public service broadcasters,"Nominated for the 2007 PLUG Award for ""Best College/Non-Commercial Radio Station Of The Year.""[REF] ."
We should subsidize public service broadcasters,"KEDT began as a vision by a local businessman, Charles Butt, to bring the benefits of public television to south Texas [REF]."
We should subsidize public service broadcasters,"Congress declared the Act to be in the ""public interest to encourage the growth and development of public radio and television broadcasting [REF]."
We should subsidize public service broadcasters,"Since the annual funding for public television in the United States is about $2 per capita, a separate tax or fee for public television would probably prove unviable."
We should subsidize public service broadcasters,"Palmeri, H. and Rowland, W. ""Public television in a time of technological change and socioeconomic turmoil : the case of France and the U.S. Part II."
We should subsidize public service broadcasters,"Recognizing the immense potential of radio, Nasser devoted ""considerable financial resources to the expansion of public broadcasting.""[REF]"
We should subsidize public service broadcasters,"Full-power radio stations include WKBV, WFMG, WQLK, WHON, WKRT, and Earlham College's student-run public radio station WECI."
We should subsidize public service broadcasters,"Minneapolis has a mix of radio stations and healthy listener support for public radio but in the commercial market, a single organization Clear Channel Communications operates seven stations."
We should subsidize public service broadcasters,"The following month, Prince let Minneapolis-area public radio station 89.3"
We should subsidize public service broadcasters,"In New Zealand, the public broadcasting system provides support to Maori (native New Zealander) broadcasting, with the stated intention of improving their opportunities, maintaining their cultural heritage and promoting their language."
We should subsidize public service broadcasters,"U.S. federal government support for public radio and television is filtered through a separate organization, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)."
We should subsidize public service broadcasters,"From the editors of the publication ""Current,""October 2010: Wick Rowland, an early PBS planner and now a station leader in Colorado, said that public broadcasting's failure to put time and money into formal research and planning has left it ""adrift, mute and helpless"" on the periphery of federal policymaking about media and spectrum."
We should subsidize public service broadcasters,"In 1951, Ford made its first grant to support the development of the public broadcasting system [REF]."
We should subsidize public service broadcasters,"TVP2, Telewizja Polska S.A.; An entertainment channel of Poland's national public broadcaster."
We should subsidize public service broadcasters,"In 1998 North Carolina Public Television produced ""The Wonder of It All,"" a television program on his life story [REF]."
We should subsidize public service broadcasters,"Seftel has also worked in television, producing for ABC Turning Point, CBS Evening News, CBS Sunday Morning, PBS' Nova Science Now series and the award-winning public radio program This American Life."
We should subsidize public service broadcasters,"On September 27, 2009, teleSUR president Andrés Izarra announced an agreement with public TV stations in Mozambique, Angola and Guinea Bissau to broadcast some of the channel programming in Portuguese in the context of the Second Africa-South America Summit, held in Venezuela [REF]."
We should subsidize public service broadcasters,"B. Jill Carroll of Rice University in Houston said in an Interfaith Voices program, an independent public radio show that promotes interfaith understanding through dialog, that ""Gülen has greatly impacted three generations in Turkey."
We should subsidize public service broadcasters,"The United States differs from some other countries, especially in Europe in that the public service broadcasting is very limited."
We should subsidize public service broadcasters,"XM Radio also produces the compilation program Bob Edwards Weekend, distributed by Public Radio International for use by ""terrestrial"" public radio stations."
We should subsidize public service broadcasters,"sterreichischer Rundfunk, ORF, (""Austrian Broadcasting"") is the Austrian national public service broadcaster."
We should subsidize public service broadcasters,"Serving the metropolitan Baltimore area and the state of Maryland, the mission of Your Public Radio is to broadcast programs of intellectual integrity and cultural merit which enrich the minds and spirits of our listeners and ultimately strengthen the communities we serve."
We should subsidize public service broadcasters,The members of 2RDJ-FM Community Radio set about lobbying the Federal Government to prove the necessity and practical benefits of public broadcasting.
We should subsidize public service broadcasters,"In May 2011, Florida Governor Rick Scott vetoed $4.8 Million from Public Broadcasting, claiming that it is an unnecessary investment towards a special interest group [REF]."
We should subsidize public service broadcasters,"Between 2001-2003, Mountain Stage taped thirty-nine episodes of a nationally syndicated television series for public television."
We should subsidize public service broadcasters,"PRI, along with NPR and American Public Media, is one of the largest program producers and distributors of public radio programming in the United States."
We should subsidize public service broadcasters,"Non-commercial radio stations in the Des Moines area include KDPS 88.1 FM, a station operated by the Des Moines Public Schools; KWDM 88.7 FM, a station operated by Valley High School; KJMC 89.3 FM, an urban contemporary station; and KDFR 91.3 FM, operated by Family Radio."
We should subsidize public service broadcasters,"On November 7, 1990, the newly elected prime minister announced his nuclear policy and in public television, Sharif responded that: ""The peaceful [atomic] programme of which.. it would be accelerated to accommodate growing [nuclear] [e]nergy needs and to make up for rising [oil] prices."
We should subsidize public service broadcasters,The Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago[REF] notes that two-thirds of the countries in Europe and half of the countries in Asia and Africa use television licences to fund public television.
We should subsidize public service broadcasters,"Lise Lareau of the Canadian Media Guild replied that CBC was ""abandoning the things that make public television special.""[REF] ."
We should subsidize public service broadcasters,"In addition to Earth Expeditions, Project Dragonfly generated the Emmy-Award winning PBS children's television series DragonflyTV, which led to the 2010 launch of the spinoff series SciGirls, both produced by TPT public Television."
We should subsidize public service broadcasters,"In 2005, STANANDLOU was awarded an EMMY by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for public service television announcements promoting the safe sterilization of homeless animals [REF]."
We should subsidize public service broadcasters,BBC Northern Ireland (/ Ulster Scots: BBC Norlin Airlann) is the main public service broadcaster in Northern Ireland.
We should subsidize public service broadcasters,"Starting in 2007, as Executive in Charge of Original Interactive Entertainment at CBC, Kalangis led a series of ground breaking original interactive transmedia entertainment projects through the development process with the national broadcaster."
We should subsidize public service broadcasters,"The Moody's Foundation has also provided support for the financial public broadcasting television program What's Up in Finance?, hosted by Kwame Jackson [REF]."
We should subsidize public service broadcasters,"Since Austria is a highly organized welfare state with very high taxes to pay for a tight social security system, national health care which is free for everybody and government-provided help for people in need, many viewers consider additional money raising on public television as highly annoying or unnecessary."
We should subsidize public service broadcasters,"In about six minutes of testimony, Rogers spoke of the need for social and emotional education that public television provided."
We should subsidize public service broadcasters,"On October 19, press secretary of REN-TV channel Nazarov asserted that REN-TV and Channel 5 will receive from the Russia Today ""exclusively technological support"", and the state channel will impose no influence on the informational part of the news [REF]."
We should subsidize public service broadcasters,Mister Rogers promoted and supported Christian values in the public media with his demonstration of unconditional love.
Assisted suicide gives dignity to the person that wants to commit it,"That assisted suicide might secure human dignity is a very popular idea. One of the most prominent organizations for assisted suicide in Europe is called “Dignitas”; American laws regulating assisted suicide are called “Death with Dignity Acts” (e.g., the “Washington Death with Dignity Act”); and numerous academic defenders of assisted suicide use the phrase “death with dignity” as a title or starting point for their argumentation. Apparently, the concept of dignity suits the intuitions very well that motivate people to fight for the legalization of physician-assisted death."
Assisted suicide gives dignity to the person that wants to commit it,"In 1992, Kevorkian himself wrote that it is always necessary to consult a psychiatrist when performing assisted suicides because a person's 'mental state is .. of paramount importance.'"
Assisted suicide gives dignity to the person that wants to commit it,"Dignity in Dying also outline how they go about their campaign: They encourage their supporters to campaign for a change to the current laws so that a terminally ill, mentally competent adult who feels their suffering has become unbearable can opt for an assisted death, subject to strict rules and safeguards.  They will lobby politicians and other decision makers, and look to educate legal and healthcare professionals and the public in general to support this drive towards obtaining a comprehensive national end-of-life strategy and working procedures."
Assisted suicide gives dignity to the person that wants to commit it,"Dignity in Dying also outline how they go about their campaign: .   They encourage their supporters to campaign for a change to the current laws so that a terminally ill, mentally competent adult who feels their suffering has become unbearable can opt for an assisted death, subject to strict rules and safeguards.  They will lobby politicians and other decision makers, and look to educate legal and healthcare professionals and the public in general to support this drive towards obtaining a comprehensive national end-of-life strategy and working procedures."
Assisted suicide gives dignity to the person that wants to commit it,"Dignity in Dying supporters argue that the recent trends towards the use of the Dignitas clinic in Switzerland and press stories regarding botched suicides and do-it-yourself advice would be stopped because individuals would know that when and if they wished to finally request an assisted death in the UK, it would be available as arranged."
Assisted suicide gives dignity to the person that wants to commit it,"A qualitative study using narrative interviews was conducted throughout the UK. Results shows that UK law should be changed to allow assisted suicide or voluntary euthanasia was felt strongly by most people. Those who had seen others die were particularly convinced that this should be a right. Some had multiple reasons, including pain and anticipated pain, fear of indignity, loss of control and cognitive impairment. Those who did not want to be a burden also had other reasons for wanting euthanasia. Suicide was contemplated by a few, who would have preferred a change in the law to allow them to end their lives with medical help and in the company of family or friends. "
Assisted suicide gives dignity to the person that wants to commit it,"Writing in 2005 about another bill on the topic introduced by Lord Joffe, the House of Lords Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill Bill Committee summarised the debate in this way: The [Joffe] bill is founded on the principle of personal autonomy. Its supporters believe that terminally ill people should have the right, subject to prescribed safeguards, to have medical assistance to die in the same way that patients, whether or not terminally ill, already have the right to refuse life-prolonging treatment."
Assisted suicide gives dignity to the person that wants to commit it,"The campaign group Dignity in Dying, of which Baroness Meacher is chair, has argued that current law contains no safeguards to protect dying people who want to control their death. It states that around 350 Britons have now travelled to Switzerland to end their life, at a cost of around £10,000 each. Dignity in Dying argues that many of these people travel before they are ready to die, because they are afraid of becoming too weak to make the journey. In theory, those that accompany them could face up to 14 years imprisonment. "
Assisted suicide reduces suffering,"The ethical arguments for physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia, advocates of euthanasia have maintained, do not apply to euthanasia only when it is voluntary; they can also be used to justify some kinds of nonvoluntary euthanasia of the incompetent."
Assisted suicide reduces suffering,"In early 2014, a New Mexico Second District Judge Nan Nash ruled that terminally ill patients have the right to aid in dying under the state constitution, i.e. making it legal for a doctor to prescribe a lethal dose of medication to a terminally ill patient."
Assisted suicide reduces suffering,Those who witness others die are 'particularly convinced' that the law should be changed to allow assisted death.
Assisted suicide reduces suffering,"Stevens also rejected the argument, raised by the petitioners, that permitting physician-assisted suicide would taint the perception of the doctor/patient relationship. In some cases, he argued, a doctor's refusal to hasten death could be perceived as an act contrary to the doctor's role of healer."
Assisted suicide reduces suffering,"It states that euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide are not punishable if the attending physician acts in accordance with criteria of due care. These criteria concern the patient's request, the patient's suffering (unbearable and hopeless), the information provided to the patient, the absence of reasonable alternatives, consultation of another physician and the applied method of ending life."
Assisted suicide reduces suffering,"Indeed, studies from parts of the world that have legalised assisted suicide report that many plans put in place for an early death are not taken up as people end up dying naturally, with the peace of mind brought about by knowing that an assisted death was available if pain and suffering had got too much."
People should have the freedom to choose to end their life,"In early 2014, a New Mexico Second District Judge Nan Nash ruled that terminally ill patients have the right to aid in dying under the state constitution, i.e. making it legal for a doctor to prescribe a lethal dose of medication to a terminally ill patient."
People should have the freedom to choose to end their life,"In physician-assisted suicide (also called physician aid-in-dying or PAD) a physician knowingly provides a competent but suffering patient, upon the patient's request, with the means by which the patient intends to end his or her own life. Assisted suicide is contrasted with 'active euthanasia' when the difference between providing the means and actively administering lethal medicine is considered important."
People should have the freedom to choose to end their life,"In Washington v. Glucksberg (1997), a group of Washington residents asserted that a state law banning assisted suicide was unconstitutional on its face."
People should have the freedom to choose to end their life,"In 2002, the Netherlands passed a law legalizing euthanasia including physician-assisted suicide. This law codifies the twenty-year-old convention of not prosecuting doctors who have committed euthanasia in very specific cases, under very specific circumstances."
People should have the freedom to choose to end their life,"Dame Joan Bakewell, the British government's 'Voice of Older People', said that the current British law on assisted suicide was 'a mess' and that Nitschke should have been made more welcome in the UK."
People should have the freedom to choose to end their life,The use of Advanced Decisions can help significantly but they also believe that if a right to an Assisted Death is available then the very knowledge of this fact can alleviate many of the worries an individual might have.
People should have the freedom to choose to end their life,Those who witness others die are 'particularly convinced' that the law should be changed to allow assisted death.
People should have the freedom to choose to end their life,Dignity in Dying argue that if a person does not wish to take advantage of a change in the law which would allow for an assisted death then that is down to personal choice.
People should have the freedom to choose to end their life,"In their analysis, Brody et al. found it necessary to distinguish such topics as euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, informed consent and refusal, advance directives, pregnant patients, surrogate decision-making (including neonates), DNR orders, irreversible loss of consciousness, quality of life (as a criterion for limiting end-of-life care), withholding and withdrawing intervention, and futility."
People should have the freedom to choose to end their life,"The plaintiffs believe that every Canadian should have the choice to have what they consider to be a good death, including the option of a medically assisted death for seriously and incurably ill, mentally competent adults."
The terminally ill would benefit from assisted suicide,"Dignity in Dying also outline how they go about their campaign: They encourage their supporters to campaign for a change to the current laws so that a terminally ill, mentally competent adult who feels their suffering has become unbearable can opt for an assisted death, subject to strict rules and safeguards.  They will lobby politicians and other decision makers, and look to educate legal and healthcare professionals and the public in general to support this drive towards obtaining a comprehensive national end-of-life strategy and working procedures."
The terminally ill would benefit from assisted suicide,"A September 2010 Irish Times poll showed that a majority, 57% of adults, believed that doctor-assisted suicide should be legal for terminally ill patients who request it."
The terminally ill would benefit from assisted suicide,"In an article published mid-2009, Pratchett stated that he wished to die by assisted suicide (although he disliked that term) before his disease progressed to a critical point."
The terminally ill would benefit from assisted suicide,"Opponents have presented a story of Oregon resident Jeanette Hall, who was diagnosed with cancer and given 6 months to a year to live. She wanted the act of assisted death to be performed."
The terminally ill would benefit from assisted suicide,"Drawing on the various ethical, medical and legal considerations as well as on the experiences of the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland and Oregon, he argues that on some occasions not only passive euthanasia may be allowed but also physician-assisted suicide."
The terminally ill would benefit from assisted suicide,"Assisted suicide is a practice in which a person receives assistance in bringing about their death, typically people suffering from a severe physical illness, in which the final step in the process is actively performed by the person concerned."
The terminally ill would benefit from assisted suicide,"In response, autonomy and quality-of-life-base arguments are made in support of euthanasia, underscored by claims that when the only way to relieve a dying patient's pain or suffering is terminal sedation with loss of consciousness, death is a preferable alternative - an argument also made in support of physician-assisted suicide."
Assisted suicide allows people to solicit someone to die to their own benefit,"For example, Swiss law allows assisted suicide while all forms of active euthanasia (like lethal injection) remain prohibited."
Assisted suicide allows people to solicit someone to die to their own benefit,"The patient must be an adult and in a 'futile medical condition of constant and unbearable physical or mental suffering that cannot be alleviated'. The patient must have a long-term history with the doctor, with euthanasia/physician-assisted suicide only allowed for permanent residents. "
Assisted suicide allows people to solicit someone to die to their own benefit,"Assisted suicide is when one individual helps another bring about their own death indirectly via providing either advice or the means to the end. This is in contrast to euthanasia, where another person takes a more active role in bringing about a person's death."
Assisted suicide allows people to solicit someone to die to their own benefit,"The report also stated that Kevorkian failed to refer at least 17 patients to a pain specialist after they complained of chronic pain, and sometimes failed to obtain a complete medical record for his patients, with at least three autopsies of suicides Kevorkian had assisted with showing the person who committed suicide to have no physical sign of disease."
Assisted suicide allows people to solicit someone to die to their own benefit,"As applied to the euthanasia debate, the slippery slope argument claims that the acceptance of certain practices, such as physician-assisted suicide or voluntary euthanasia, will invariably lead to the acceptance or practice of concepts which are currently deemed unacceptable, such as non-voluntary or involuntary euthanasia."
Assisted suicide allows people to solicit someone to die to their own benefit,"On the subject of voluntary euthanasia she argues that institutionalizing medically assisted death erodes respect for human life, endangers the vulnerable and disabled, underestimates human capacity for error and vice and is intrinsically discriminatory."
Assisted suicide allows people to solicit someone to die to their own benefit,"In closing, the Court said that it fully rejected the respondents' argument that the statutory difference between assisted suicide and refusing lifesaving treatment was 'arbitrary' and 'irrational.'"
Assisted suicide allows people to solicit someone to die to their own benefit,"In an appearance on Fox News Sunday television show, Towey charged that the booklet was authored by an advocate of assisted suicide, and that it was being used to give 'end of life' counseling to soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan."
Assisted suicide is akin to killing someone,Attributing more importance to religion also seems to make agreement with euthanasia and physician assisted suicide less likely.
Assisted suicide is akin to killing someone,"The report also stated that Kevorkian failed to refer at least 17 patients to a pain specialist after they complained of chronic pain, and sometimes failed to obtain a complete medical record for his patients, with at least three autopsies of suicides Kevorkian had assisted with showing the person who committed suicide to have no physical sign of disease."
Assisted suicide is akin to killing someone,"To this effect the Court quoted a House Judiciary Committee hearing, stating that a physician performing an assisted suicide, 'must, necessarily and indubitably, intend primarily that the patient be made dead.'"
Assisted suicide is akin to killing someone,"On the subject of voluntary euthanasia she argues that institutionalizing medically assisted death erodes respect for human life, endangers the vulnerable and disabled, underestimates human capacity for error and vice and is intrinsically discriminatory."
Assisted suicide is akin to killing someone,"Poor or uninsured patients may not have the money or no access to proper care will have limited options, and they could be pressured towards assisted death."
Assisted suicide should not be allowed because many times people can still get better,"Physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia should not be performed simply because a patient is depressed, tired of life, worried about being a burden, or worried about being dependent. All these may be signs that not every effort has yet been made."
Assisted suicide should not be allowed because many times people can still get better,"Dignity in Dying support the legislation of assisted dying (as legal in Oregon under the Oregon Death with Dignity Act), whereby a doctor prescribes a life-ending dose of medication to a mentally competent, terminally ill adult at the patient's request, and which the patient administers. This is different to assisted suicide, whereby somebody provides assistance to die to a person who is not terminally ill, and euthanasia, which involves a third party administering the life-ending medication to a patient."
Assisted suicide should not be allowed because many times people can still get better,"The key argument made by many of those opposed to a change in the law is that ill and disabled people may feel under pressure to end their lives, perhaps because of the cost of the medical treatment needed to keep them alive, or because they do not want to be a burden on friends and family."
Assisted suicide should not be allowed because many times people can still get better,A survey published by the British Medical Journal in 2011 found that the majority of patients who are almost completely paralysed but fully conscious have said they are happy and do not want to die. The survey questioned 168 members of the French Association for Locked-in Syndrome.
Assisted suicide should not be allowed because many times people can still get better,"In a study of terminally ill patients, for instance, Rosenfeld and his colleagues found that desire for death was associated with depression, and that desire decreased in patients who responded to antidepressants ( Psychosomatics , Vol. 51, No. 2, 2010)."
Assisted suicide violates the doctor's role,"For example, in the U.S. state of Oregon in 2007, it was reported that of the 30,000 deaths in the state that year, 10,000 people considered an assisted death, around 1,000 spoke to their doctor about it, 85 actually got a prescription and just 49 went on to have an assisted death."
Assisted suicide violates the doctor's role,"The organization held that the danger of making doctors the agents of a patient's death far outweighed any advantages to assisted suicide, or safeguards in the initiative's text."
Assisted suicide violates the doctor's role,"The State of New York had enacted a prohibition against physician-assisted suicide, making it a crime for a physician to administer lethal medication or to otherwise knowingly and intentionally end the life of a patient, even a consenting, mentally competent, and terminally ill patient."
Assisted suicide violates the doctor's role,"Instead of participating in assisted suicide, physicians must aggressively respond to the needs of patients at the end of life .. in order that these patients continue to receive emotional support, comfort care, adequate pain control, respect for patient autonomy and good communication."
Assisted suicide violates the doctor's role,"Dr. Lynda Young, MD, stated her opposition when she said, 'Physician-assisted suicide is fundamentally incompatible with the physician's role as healer.'"
Assisted suicide violates the doctor's role,"The report also stated that Kevorkian failed to refer at least 17 patients to a pain specialist after they complained of chronic pain, and sometimes failed to obtain a complete medical record for his patients, with at least three autopsies of suicides Kevorkian had assisted with showing the person who committed suicide to have no physical sign of disease."
Assisted suicide violates the doctor's role,"In 1990, Dr. Jack Kevorkian, a Michigan physician, became famous for educating and assisting people in committing physician-assisted suicide, which resulted in a Michigan law against the practice in 1992."
Assisted suicide violates the doctor's role,A study in 2000 found that Dutch physicians who intend to provide assistance with suicide sometimes end up administering a lethal medication themselves because of the patient's inability to take the medication or because of problems with the completion of physician-assisted suicide.
Assisted suicide violates the doctor's role,Physicians who are in favor of euthanasia state that to keep euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide (PAS) illegal is a violation of patient freedoms.
People do not have the right to self-harm/harm others,As of 2014 assisted suicide remains illegal in Ireland.
People do not have the right to self-harm/harm others,"In May 2011, Zurich held a referendum that asked voters whether (i) assisted suicide should be prohibited outright; and (ii) whether Dignitas and other assisted suicide providers should not admit overseas users."
People do not have the right to self-harm/harm others,"The majority held that as assisted suicide is not a fundamental liberty interest, it was not protected under the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment."
People do not have the right to self-harm/harm others,Assisted suicide is illegal in New Zealand.
People do not have the right to self-harm/harm others,"Independent MSP Margo MacDonald's 'End of Life Assistance Bill' was brought before the Scottish Parliament to permit assisted suicide in January 2010. The Catholic Church and the Church of Scotland, the largest denomination in Scotland, opposed the bill. The bill was rejected by a vote of 85-16 (with 2 abstentions) in December 2010."
People do not have the right to self-harm/harm others,"An opponent of assisted suicide, Vlazny supported the unsuccessful repeal of the Oregon Death with Dignity Act, saying, 'Many have expressed a dread about what will happen when the power over life and death may be put into the hands of a society that is driven by economics, expedience and efficiency, a society that flees from suffering, weakness or limitations of any kind.'"
People do not have the right to self-harm/harm others,"Regardless of these reasons, it determined simply that the law permitted everyone to refuse treatment and prohibited everyone from assisting suicide; as such, the law did not run afoul of the Equal Protection Clause and the state had the constitutional authority to put such a law into place."
People do not have the right to self-harm/harm others,"In 1997, in the cases of Washington v. Glucksberg and Vacco v. Quill, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that there is no Constitutional right to assisted suicide, and that states therefore have the right to prohibit it."
People do not have the right to self-harm/harm others,Any person found to be assisting suicide is breaking the law and can be convicted of assisting suicide or attempting to do so.
People do not have the right to self-harm/harm others,"In 1994, a suit was filed in New York claiming that the anti-assisted suicide statute was a violation of equal protection and liberty guarantees of the Fourteenth Amendment. This claim was rejected by the District Court on the basis that there is no right to assisted suicide given by the U.S. Constitution."
People do not have the right to self-harm/harm others,The New Zealand Medical Association oppose voluntary euthanasia and doctor assisted suicide maintaining that it is unethical regardless of whether the patient or relatives wishes to have it carried out.
People who are ill do not have clear judgement and are in need of help,"An opponent of assisted suicide, Vlazny supported the unsuccessful repeal of the Oregon Death with Dignity Act, saying, 'Many have expressed a dread about what will happen when the power over life and death may be put into the hands of a society that is driven by economics, expedience and efficiency, a society that flees from suffering, weakness or limitations of any kind.'"
People who are ill do not have clear judgement and are in need of help,"First, the argument is only effective against legalization if it is legalization which causes the slippery slope; and secondly, it is only effective if it is used comparatively, to show that the slope is more slippery in the Netherlands than it is in jurisdictions which have not legalized assisted suicide or euthanasia;since these questions have not been addressed by critics, little attention has been paid to available evidence on causation and comparability."
People who are ill do not have clear judgement and are in need of help,"As Emanuel said, 'The Netherlands studies fail to demonstrate that permitting physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia will not lead to the nonvoluntary euthanasia of children, the demented, the mentally ill, the old, and others.'"
People who are ill do not have clear judgement and are in need of help,"As applied to the euthanasia debate, the slippery slope argument claims that the acceptance of certain practices, such as physician-assisted suicide or voluntary euthanasia, will invariably lead to the acceptance or practice of concepts which are currently deemed unacceptable, such as non-voluntary or involuntary euthanasia."
People who are ill do not have clear judgement and are in need of help,"Emanuel said that it is a myth that most patients who want to die choose euthanasia because they are in extreme pain. He said that in his own experience, 'those with pain are more likely than others to oppose physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia.'"
People who are ill do not have clear judgement and are in need of help,Not Dead Yet is a United States disability rights group that opposes assisted suicide and euthanasia for people with disabilities.
People who are ill do not have clear judgement and are in need of help,"According to Massachusetts Against Assisted Suicide, the term 'terminal patients' has also been the subject of opponents' arguments."
Homeschooling is often the best option for catering for the needs of exceptional/religious/ill/disabled students.,"The agency provides Eastern York Schools, district home schooled students and area private schools many services including: Special education services, combined purchasing, and instructional technology services."
Homeschooling is often the best option for catering for the needs of exceptional/religious/ill/disabled students.,"According to the Home School Legal Defense Association, his work helped launch the Christian homeschooling movement in the United States, Canada, Australia and Mexico."
Homeschooling is often the best option for catering for the needs of exceptional/religious/ill/disabled students.,"Gallup polls of American voters have shown a significant change in attitude in the last twenty years, from 73% opposed to home education in 1985 to 54% opposed in 2001."
Homeschooling is often the best option for catering for the needs of exceptional/religious/ill/disabled students.,"The agency provides Lebanon School District, charter schools, the district's home schooled students and area private schools many services including: Special education services, combined purchasing, and instructional technology services."
Homeschooling is often the best option for catering for the needs of exceptional/religious/ill/disabled students.,"Homeschooling can be an option for families living in isolated rural locations, living temporarily abroad, and to allow for more traveling; also many young athletes and actors are taught at home."
Homeschooling is often the best option for catering for the needs of exceptional/religious/ill/disabled students.,"Home schooling is important in the Mosntain Communities, according to a March 2008 report in the local weekly newspaper, the Mountain Enterprise, which added: Per capita, the Mountain Communities may have one of the highest rates of homeschooling in the state, far above the national average of 2 to 4 percent, Holly Van Houten."
Homeschooling is often the best option for catering for the needs of exceptional/religious/ill/disabled students.,"Home-schooling is important in Frazier Park and surrounding areas, according to a March 2008 report in the Mountain Enterprise, which added: Per capita, the Mountain Communities may have one of the highest rates of homeschooling in the state, far above the national average of 2 to 4 percent, Holly Van Houten . ."
Homeschooling is often the best option for catering for the needs of exceptional/religious/ill/disabled students.,"Biographers believe that Bacon was educated at home in his early years owing to poor health (which plagued him throughout his life), receiving tuition from John Walsall, a graduate of Oxford with a strong leaning towards Puritanism."
Homeschools can be personalized to the child's pace/needs,"In addition to his homeschooling, Andrea also enjoyed a strong musical education."
Homeschools can be personalized to the child's pace/needs,"As a freshman on the Platform Committee, Schwartz added 'home schooling' as a legitimate alternative to public school education to the Platform."
Homeschools can be personalized to the child's pace/needs,Gosling has said that homeschooling gave him 'a sense of autonomy that I've never really lost'.
Homeschools can be personalized to the child's pace/needs,"According to recent research, mainstream schools are failing to meet the requirements of pupils with special educational needs (SEN). Indeed, unhappiness at school is the reason why many parents decide to home educate their children."
Homeschools can be personalized to the child's pace/needs,"“Differentiation is what homeschooling is all about,” Sherry Bushnell told me. She and herhusband founded the National Challenged Homeschoolers Associated Network, an internationalorganization that supports parents who educate special-needs children at home. They homeschool their sonJordan, a 13-year-old boy with Down's syndrome, along with his nine siblings."
Homeschools can be personalized to the child's pace/needs,"Nelson said: One key benefit is the fact that, if you homeschool, you can personalise the education that your child receives according to their interests, needs, ability, and learning style. This might include spending more time outside doing physical exercise, letting them learn more about a subject that’s piqued their interest, or giving them the day off if they’re ill. When education is personalised, children are more engaged. It also allows them to discover their aptitudes and develop as people"
Homeschools can be personalized to the child's pace/needs,"The efficiency of homeschooling – and the fact that you don’t have to follow the national curriculum or the typical timings of a school day – leaves you with time to spend broadening your child’s learning. You can make time for play, projects, real experiments, and the arts. Real-life skill building – including cooking, cleaning, volunteering, and learning to budget – could form a part of your school day. You could also choose to learn in different places, like museums, parks, and science centres."
Mainstream schools have a lot of violence/bullying,"Fiona Nicholson of Education Otherwise, a home-education support group, agreed with this assessment and said that 'frontline staff working to protect vulnerable children have also expressed disbelief that investing hundreds of millions in IT can be the best way to safeguard children'."
Mainstream schools have a lot of violence/bullying,"In 1980, Holt said, 'I want to make it clear that I don't see homeschooling as some kind of answer to badness of schools."
Mainstream schools have a lot of violence/bullying,"An online survey of parents home educating children with SEN, by home education consultancy Ed Yourself, found that almost half said their child had become too anxious to attend school, and more than a third said their child had been bullied."
Mainstream schools have a lot of violence/bullying,"Homeschoolers want to protect their children from violence, drugs andalcohol, psychological abuse, and ill-timed sexuality; help their children accomplish more academicallythan they can accomplish in school; and individualize each child's curriculum, instruction, and learningenvironment "
Mainstream schools have a lot of violence/bullying,"Naturally, the COVID-19 pandemic has made homeschooling more appealing to many parents across the country. For example, in October 2020, homeschool registrations increased by more than 200% in some areas, and almost half of schools that were surveyed by Ofsted reported students leaving to be homeschooled since the beginning of this school year. The reason for this was almost always the families’ anxieties about COVID-19, including concerns about vulnerable family members, or whether school was safe enough for their children. "
Parents should be permitted to choose the education of their children,"Developed in 1906, the home school curriculum grew by being advertised in the National Geographic magazine as a kindergarten program for those wishing to offer a better education to their children."
Parents should be permitted to choose the education of their children,"Franklin was an opponent of public schools, stating on his weekly blog that, 'The State Has No Jurisdiction To Educate Our Children - Period!'Rep. Franklin commented that public schools are a 'sinking ship' and he believed that private and home schooling are a better alternative for Georgia."
Parents should be permitted to choose the education of their children,"In 2009, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed two bills proposed by Anderson into state law: a piece of legislation which assisted home-schooled children in getting work permits, and another bill that protected some of an individual's equity in their home from liability. "
Parents should be permitted to choose the education of their children,Home education is favored by a growing number of parents who take direct responsibility for their children's education rather than enrolling them in local public schools seen as not meeting expectations.
Parents should be permitted to choose the education of their children,"All parents, including homeschoolers, want their children to be competent in reading, writing, andmathematics and to comprehend the fundamental principles of science, history, art, and geography."
Parents should be permitted to choose the education of their children,"Homeschoolers want to have a deeper understanding of their children's educationprogress than school reports provide and to give their children the liberty to explore their own family'sculture, free from the constraints of government-controlled systems and institutions "
Parents will have more ability to pay-attention/educate their child,The homeschooling is recently becoming a trend in upper-middle to upper class families with highly educated parents with capability to provide better tutoring[REF] or expatriate families living far away from International School.
Parents will have more ability to pay-attention/educate their child,Home education is favored by a growing number of parents who take direct responsibility for their children's education rather than enrolling them in local public schools seen as not meeting expectations.
Parents will have more ability to pay-attention/educate their child,Homeschoolers also want to retain the responsibility of raising their children and not have their childrenraised by strangers.
Parents will have more ability to pay-attention/educate their child,"A 2014 study lead by University of Michigan psychologist Sandra Tang found that mothers who finished high school or college were more likely to raise kids that did the same. Pulling from a group of over 14,000 children who entered kindergarten in 1998 to 2007, the study found that children born to teen moms (18 years old or younger) were less likely to finish high school or go to college than their counterparts. "
The home is a good learning environment,"Unschoolers cite studies which report that home educated students tend to be more mature than their schooled peers, and some believe this is a result of the wide range of people with which they have the opportunity to communicate."
The home is a good learning environment,"November 18, 1997: The Georgia Student Finance Commission adopts a policy to allow home school students who maintain a B average during their first year in college to retroactively qualify for a HOPE Scholarship during the 1997-1998 school year."
The home is a good learning environment,"Additionally, many home-schooled students choose SAS to complete their secondary studies and begin the transition to college."
The home is a good learning environment,"Homeschooling is increasingly becoming recognized as a viable alternative to institutional education, and fewer families are being targeted for prosecution."
The home is a good learning environment,The Christian right sees homeschooling and private schooling as a viable alternative to secular education.
The home is a good learning environment,"The access to the project via the Web makes it possible for students, parents, homeschooling families, teachers and interested global community members to get involved to help young people with their creative ideas for innovation in new forms of energy, conservation and increased productivity."
The home is a good learning environment,"Theywant to see their children enjoy a broader socialization than a typical classroom allows and to give theirchildren “a more active learning environment, with provision of real opportunities to structure their owndays"
The home is a good learning environment,"Franklin was an opponent of public schools, stating on his weekly blog that, 'The State Has No Jurisdiction To Educate Our Children - Period!'Rep. Franklin commented that public schools are a 'sinking ship' and he believed that private and home schooling are a better alternative for Georgia."
Mainstream schools are essential to develop social skills,"Although we acknowledged in the advantages section that homeschooled children do still develop socially, they naturally lose some interaction by spending more time at home. They may be out of touch with their peers, have fewer friends, and have less experience interacting with people from different backgrounds. Their view of the world could be very narrow and biased. In the worst cases, they could be brought up to be intolerant and misinformed, with little knowledge of general societal values. This could disadvantage them in the future."
Mainstream schools are essential to develop social skills,"There are also other experiences that homeschooled children miss out on. Schools offer work experience opportunities, the ability to participate in sports leagues, and opportunities for recognition and reward (for example, during assemblies). Those who are taught at home do not experience these things, and might feel as though they have missed out."
Mainstream schools are essential to develop social skills,"We often hear the idea that autistic people should be mainstreamed because exposure to neurotypical peers can improve their social skills.  In theory, because neurotypical children are more socially skilled than autistics, the autistic children need to be exposed to the neurotypicals in order to learn from them."
Mainstream schools are essential to develop social skills,"Researchers from Pennsylvania State University and Duke University tracked more than 700 children from across the US between kindergarten and age 25 and found a significant correlation between their social skills as kindergartners and their success as adults two decades later. The 20-year study showed that socially competent children who could cooperate with their peers without prompting, be helpful to others, understand their feelings, and resolve problems on their own, were far more likely to earn a college degree and have a full-time job by age 25 than those with limited social skills. Those with limited social skills also had a higher chance of getting arrested, binge drinking, and applying for public housing."
Mainstream schools are essential to develop social skills,"Homeschooling opponents, such as Harvard Law School professor Elizabeth Bartholet, argue for bans on homeschooling, saying it’s “important that children grow up exposed to community values, social values, democratic values, ideas about nondiscrimination and tolerance of other people’s viewpoints."
Parents are not qualified as teachers,Larry Kaseman of Home Education magazine argues that the Amendment's focus on rights rather than responsibilities will empower parents to treat their children like property and shelter unfit parents from punishment for neglect and abuse.
Parents are not qualified as teachers,"Stanford University political scientist Professor Rob Reich (not to be confused with former U.S. Secretary of Labor, Robert Reich) wrote in The Civic Perils of Homeschooling (2002) that homeschooling can potentially give students a one-sided point of view, as their parents may, even unwittingly, block or diminish all points of view but their own in teaching."
Parents are not qualified as teachers,"The European Court took the position that the plaintiffs were the children, not their parents, and declared children are unable to foresee the consequences of their parents' decision for home education because of their young age... Schools represent society, and it is in the children's interest to become part of that society."
Parents are not qualified as teachers,"By homeschooling, you are making it your responsibility to meet all your child’s educational needs. You have to be able to deliver the depth and breadth of learning that they require in order to meet their potential. This takes time and energy, even if you’re hiring tutors for some lessons; you will still need to ensure that they’re teaching effectively, and that they are suitable to have access to children. As part of this, you will need to take up references, and check that they have a DBS certificate. Homeschooling also involves preparing the child for any exams that they will sit, and taking them to external examination centres to sit them. This requires a lot of extra work, and examination centres might be far away from your home."
Parents are not qualified as teachers,"In effect, you are adding two more jobs to your role as parent: you are also becoming a teacher and an administrator. As well as doing everything you do already, you have to plan and implement lessons, organise trips, coordinate activities with other parents, and make sure that you meet the local authority’s requirements. You will be spending a lot of time with your child – perhaps the whole day, every day – and you might not be able to do things that you normally do whilst they are at school. This can lead to stress and fatigue on your part."
Parents are not qualified as teachers,"In September 2006, the European Court of Human Rights upheld the German ban on homeschooling, stating 'parents may not refuse.. [compulsory schooling] on the basis of their convictions', and adding that the right to education 'calls for regulation by the State'."
Homeschools cannot be regulated/standardized,"Some countries have highly regulated home education programs as an extension of the compulsory school system; others, such as Germany, have outlawed it entirely."
Homeschools cannot be regulated/standardized,Unschooling contrasts with other forms of home education in that the student's education is not directed by a teacher and curriculum.
Homeschools cannot be regulated/standardized,"Take Vyckie Garrison, an ex-Quiverfull mother of seven who, in 2008, enrolled her six school-age children in public school after 18 years of teaching them at home. Garrison, who started the No Longer Quivering blog, says her near-constant pregnancies - which tended to result either in miscarriages or life-threatening deliveries - took a toll on her body and depleted her energy. She wasn't able to devote enough time and energy to homeschooling to ensure a quality education for each child. And she says the lack of regulation in Nebraska, where the family lived, allowed us to get away with some really shoddy homeschooling for a lot of years."
Homeschools cannot be regulated/standardized," I'm fine with homeschooling, if parents can do it. But that's a big 'if', and there has got to be regulation to ensure that children aren't being abused. Public school is a lot more than just an educational opportunity; it's the single most important social safety net we have in America, because it exists for the most vulnerable section of our population: children. A lot of child abuse cases are detected because teachers noticed suspicious marks on a child. Far more children than any of us would like to believe only get adequate nutrition because of free or reduced price breakfast and lunch at school. School is also the number one reason why parents get their kids vaccinated, because it's usually required for entry; if nothing requires it, it's too easy to just put it off."
Homeschools cannot be regulated/standardized,"Yes, as Calli Arcale and I both have said, homeschooling can be done effectively. However, without oversight, without someone looking in on these kids a few times for the 18 years they're under their parents thumb, the potential for abuse is there. And look, sure enough, abuse. What percentage of kids are abused this way? Who knows? What level would be acceptable? I would suggest zero-tolerance. If even 1% of households are homeschooling with the goal of restricting their children's options, and leaving them functionally illiterate so they're easier to be controlled by their husbands, or parents, than we might be looking at as many as 15-20,000 kids being denied an education. Kids that could be getting that education around the corner in their public school."
Mainstream schools are of higher educational quality,"In September 2006, the European Court of Human Rights upheld the German ban on homeschooling, stating 'parents may not refuse.. [compulsory schooling] on the basis of their convictions', and adding that the right to education 'calls for regulation by the State'."
Mainstream schools are of higher educational quality,"The National Education Association, a United States teachers' union and professional association, opposes homeschooling."
Mainstream schools are of higher educational quality,"David Engelsma, Professor Emeritus of the Protestant Reformed Seminary writes that 'Even though home-schooling of their children might be possible for a few, specially gifted parents whose circumstances provide the time that is needed, home-schooling is still not an option'."
Mainstream schools are of higher educational quality,Teachers are public schools are required to carry education degrees and they may have more experience working with and teaching children. Teaching a child is different from parenting a child and many parents struggle to do both.
Mainstream schools are of higher educational quality,"Anderson and his daughter Mary spoke up in support of home schooling in March 2008, after a state appellate court in California issued a ruling that children who are the product of home schooling need to be credentialed."
Celibacy allows a priest to focus on God,"Normally there are no celibate priests who are not monastics in the Orthodox Church, with the exception of married priests who have been widowed."
Celibacy allows a priest to focus on God,"A leading participant in the Council, Eusebius of Caesarea, wrote: It is fitting that those in the priesthood and occupied in the service of God, should abstain after ordination from the intercourse of marriage."
Celibacy allows a priest to focus on God,"Above all, Paul VI states that the human person is more than simply flesh, and that any true call to a life devoted to God that includes celibacy will also be aided by God's own grace to sustain it: The true, profound reason for dedicated celibacy is, as We have said, the choice of a closer and more complete relationship with the mystery of Christ and the Church for the good of all mankind: in this choice there is no doubt that those highest human values are able to find their fullest expression"
Celibacy allows a priest to focus on God,"By freeing himself from other obligations, Paul teaches that a priest is thereby freer to devote himself to God. He also says that the increased solitude away from the demands of wife and family may nourish a priest's spiritual life."
Celibacy allows a priest to focus on God,"Garry Wills, in his book Papal Sin: Structures of Deceit, argued that the imposition of celibacy among Catholic priests played a pivotal role in the cultivation of the Church as one of the most influential institutions in the world. In his discussion concerning the origins of the said policy, Wills mentioned that the Church drew its inspiration from the ascetics, monks who devote themselves to meditation and total abstention from earthly wealth and pleasures in order to sustain their corporal and spiritual purity, after seeing that its initial efforts in propagating the faith were fruitless. The rationale behind such strict policy is that it significantly helps the priests perform well in their religious services while at the same time following the manner in which Jesus Christ lived his life"
Celibacy allows a priest to focus on God,Supporters of clerical celibacy answer that God only calls men to the priesthood if they are capable. Those who are not called to the priesthood should seek other paths in life since they will be able to serve God better there.
Celibacy allows a priest to focus on God,"Advocates see clerical celibacy as a special gift of God by which sacred ministers can more easily remain close to Christ with an undivided heart, and can dedicate themselves more freely to the service of God and their neighbour."
Celibacy is a strong religious belief,"Gray held a series of councils in his diocese from 1241 to 1255 which endeavoured to enforce clerical celibacy, keep benefices from being inherited, and improve the education and morals of the clergy."
Celibacy is a strong religious belief,"Thus, from the Church's beginnings, clerical celibacy was 'held in high esteem' and is considered a kind of spiritual marriage with Christ, a concept further popularized by the early Christian theologian Origen."
Celibacy is a strong religious belief,Sacerdotalis caelibatus (Latin for Of priestly celibacy) is an encyclical written by Pope Paul VI.
Celibacy is a strong religious belief,"In 1074, mandatory celibacy of the clergy became canon law as part of Pope Gregory VII's effort to eliminate several forms of medieval church corruption."
Celibacy is a strong religious belief,Supporters of celibacy claim that Roman Catholic priests suffering sexual temptations are not likely to turn immediately to a teenage boy simply because Church discipline does not permit clergy to marry.
Celibacy is a strong religious belief,"Later, when the secular clergy was recruited largely from among married men, this custom became almost universal, for, as the episcopal office could not be conferred upon men who were married, it developed, in a way, into a privilege of the religious who had taken the vow of celibacy."
Celibacy makes the priests to be perceived as holy,"A leading participant in the Council, Eusebius of Caesarea, wrote: It is fitting that those in the priesthood and occupied in the service of God, should abstain after ordination from the intercourse of marriage."
Celibacy makes the priests to be perceived as holy,According to an obituarist 'he treated women with a detached courtesy as of a celibate priest.
Celibacy makes the priests to be perceived as holy,"Paul VI also expresses doubt that relaxing the law of celibacy would help increase vocations to the Catholic priesthood, by noting that it has not done so in other Christian traditions."
Celibacy makes the priests to be perceived as holy,"Although the Pope upholds the sanctity of the sacrament of marriage, he rejects the notion that it is the only reasonable path available to a person. Rather, the love that feeds a priest's choice of celibate life also draws on God:  His charity is drawn from the purest source, practiced in the imitation of God and Christ, and is no less demanding and real than any other genuine love. It gives the priest a limitless horizon, deepens and gives breadth to his sense of responsibility - a mark of mature personality - and inculcates in him, as a sign of a higher and greater fatherhood, a generosity and refinement of heart which offer a superlative enrichment."
Celibacy makes the priests to be perceived as holy,"In 387 or 390, or according to others in 400, a Council of Carthage decreed that bishops, priests and deacons abstain from conjugal relations: It is fitting that the holy bishops and priests of God as well as the Levites, i.e. those who are in the service of the divine sacraments, observe perfect continence, so that they may obtain in all simplicity what they are asking from God; what the Apostles taught and what antiquity itself observed, let us also endeavour to keep.. It pleases us all that bishop, priest and deacon, guardians of purity, abstain from conjugal intercourse with their wives, so that those who serve at the altar may keep a perfect chastity."
Celibacy makes the priests to be perceived as holy,"Practically speaking, the reasons for celibacy are given by the Apostle Paul in I Corinthians 7:7-8; 32-35: But I would have you to be without solicitude. He that is without a wife is solicitous for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please God. But he that is with a wife, is solicitous for the things of the world, how he may please his wife: and he is divided. And the unmarried woman and the virgin thinketh on the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and spirit. But she that is married thinketh on the things of this world how she may please her husband. And this I speak for your profit, not to cast a snare upon you, but for that which is decent and which may give you power to attend upon the Lord without impediment"
Priests choose to be celibates,"Paul, says Laurent Cleenewerck, a priest of the Orthodox Church in America and professor of theology at Euclid University, clearly favored celibacy, which he understood as a gift. Cleenewerck supports this statement by quoting , Do not deprive one another except perhaps by agreement for a set time, to devote yourselves to prayer, and then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. This I say by way of concession, not of command. I wish that all were as I myself am. But each has a particular gift from God, one having one kind and another a different kind. To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is well for them to remain unmarried as I am."
Priests choose to be celibates,"Catholic nuns are more successful at fulfilling their vows of celibacy and more willing to commit to their promises of sexual abstinence than male clergy, suggesting women can more easily adapt to such high non-permissive standards."
Priests choose to be celibates,"Moreover, priestly celibacy is held in great honor in the Eastern Churches and many priests have freely chosen it for the sake of the Kingdom of God."
Priests choose to be celibates,"Theresia (Katharina Schoenberger); Sr. Agnes (Elisabeth Haas); Sr. Elisabeth (Anna Maria Mueller); Sr. Klara (Elisabeth Meuser)) took the vows of celibacy, obedience and poverty in front of the Bishop of Limburg, Peter Joseph Blum."
Priests choose to be celibates,"Philippe Delhaye wrote: During the first three or four centuries, no law was promulgated prohibiting clerical marriage. Celibacy was a matter of choice for bishops, priests, and deacons... The apostolic constitutions (c. 400) excommunicated a priest or bishop who left his wife 'under pretense of piety' (Sacrorum Conciliorum nova et amplissima collectio 1:51)."
Priests choose to be celibates,Vishnu further fans Nārad's pride by telling him that his steadfast vow of celibacy is so strong that he can never be smitten.
Religious experiences and traditions should be maintained,"Paul VI brings as witness the value of celibacy testified by many religious in the Church throughout the world, in many times and locations"
Religious experiences and traditions should be maintained,"Gray held a series of councils in his diocese from 1241 to 1255 which endeavoured to enforce clerical celibacy, keep benefices from being inherited, and improve the education and morals of the clergy."
Religious experiences and traditions should be maintained,"Among the early Church statements on the topic of sexual continence and celibacy are the Directa and Cum in unum decretals of Pope Siricius (c. 385), which asserted that clerical sexual abstinence was an apostolic practice that must be followed by ministers of the church"
Religious experiences and traditions should be maintained,"Some scholars hold that a tradition of clerical continence existed in early Christianity, whereby married men who became priests were expected to abstain from sexual relations with their wives."
Religious experiences and traditions should be maintained,"The Protestant theologian John Gill believed that this refers to the Canon Law of the Catholic Church, particularly priestly celibacy and Lent as promulgated by the medieval church."
Religious experiences and traditions should be maintained,Another important matter which the legate had been ordered to carry out was the enforcement of the law of clerical celibacy.
Religious experiences and traditions should be maintained,"Siricius was emphatic that clerical continence belonged to immemorial, even apostolic, tradition. He declared that priests had been under a duty to observe temporary continence when serving in the Temple, but that the coming of Christ had brought the old priesthood to completion, and by this fact the duty of temporary continence had become an obligation to perpetual continence."
Removing celibacy could lead to sexually reckless acts,"During the early 20th century, prominent feminist and birth control advocate Margaret Sanger argued that abstinence from sexual activity led to greater endurance and strength, and was a sign of the best of the species"
Removing celibacy could lead to sexually reckless acts,Southern further notes that Boswell thinks that the omission of sodomy from the stringent new code of clerical celibacy issued by the Roman Council of 1059 implies a degree of tolerance.
Removing celibacy could lead to sexually reckless acts,"Celibacy could have contributed to the instances of child sexual abuse in the Catholic church, a report by the church’s Truth, Justice and Healing Council in Australia has found. The report, released on Friday as a response to the royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse, said “obligatory celibacy” for Catholic priests “may … have contributed to abuse in some circumstances”, and recommended priests undergo “psycho-sexual development” training."
Removing celibacy could lead to sexually reckless acts,"The Archbishop of Vienna today said priestly celibacy could be one of the causes of the sex abuse scandals to hit the Catholic church. In an article for Thema Kirche, his diocesan magazine, Christoph Schonborn became the most senior figure in the Catholic hierarchy to make the connection between the two and called for an unflinching examination of the possible reasons for paedophilia."
Removing celibacy could lead to sexually reckless acts,"According to Dr Rachel Needle, psychologist and co-director of Modern Sex Therapy Institutes, having sex can be positive for people’s physical and mental health. It helps you sleep better, decreasing pain, lowering stress, lessening anxiety and depression, and more. Symptoms arise at different times based on people’s needs and can show up anywhere from a few weeks to a few months."
Celibacy is outdated,"The Byzantine theological, liturgical, and canonical tradition unanimously stresses the absolute uniqueness of Christian marriage, and bases this emphasis upon the teaching of Ephesians 5. As a sacrament, or mysterion, marriage reflects the union between Christ and the Church, between Yahweh and Israel, and as such can be only one-an eternal bond, which death itself does not destroy. In its sacramental nature, marriage transfigures and transcends both fleshly union and contractual legal association: human love is being projected into the eternal Kingdom of God"
Celibacy is outdated,"Moreover, the knights of the order were virtually secularized: Pope Paul III commuted their vow of celibacy to one of conjugal fidelity (1540)."
Celibacy is outdated,"The theologian Josse Clichtove working at the University of Paris interpreted this as an attack on chastity, but Erasmus had found favour with Protestant reformers who acknowledged the argument as a useful tool to undermine compulsory clerical celibacy and monasticism ."
Celibacy is outdated,"George T. Dennis SJ of Catholic University of America says: 'There is simply no clear evidence of a general tradition or practice, much less of an obligation, of priestly celibacy-continence before the beginning of the fourth century.' Peter Fink SJ agrees, saying that underlying premises used in the book, Apostolic Origins of Priestly Celibacy, 'would not stand up so comfortably to historical scrutiny'. Dennis says this book provides no evidence that celibacy had apostolic origins."
Celibacy is outdated,In 1874 Old Catholics removed the requirement of clerical celibacy.
Celibacy is outdated,"From its beginnings, the idea of clerical celibacy has been contested in canon courts, in theology, and in religious practices."
Celibacy is outdated,"Perhaps the most striking example is that in most Eastern Catholic Churches, ordination of married men to the priesthood is routine (although no priest may marry after ordination, and only celibate priests may become bishops)."
Celibacy is outdated,"Because priestly celibacy is a discipline, and not an infallible dogma of the Church, the discipline of celibacy within the Latin Rite may be lifted in the future, although that is currently unlikely."
Celibacy is outdated,"In addition, John Paul II chose not to end the discipline of mandatory priestly celibacy, although in a small number of unusual circumstances, he did allow certain married clergymen of other Christian traditions who later became Catholic to be ordained as Catholic priests."
Celibacy is outdated,"Aware of discussions on the continued mandatory priestly celibacy, most prominently by the Cardinal Archbishop Emmanuel Célestin Suhard of Paris, Spiazzi argued in Monitor Ecclesiasticus, that historical evidence for mandatory priestly celibacy was extremely shaky."
Celibacy is outdated,"The forerunner of the CČSH was the Jednota (Union of the Catholic Czechoslovak Clergy), which was founded in 1890 to promote modernist reforms in the Roman Catholic Church, such as use of the vernacular in the liturgy and the adoption of voluntary rather than compulsory clerical celibacy."
Celibacy is outdated,"In a radio interview given on March 10, 2009, Egan stated that clerical celibacy in the Latin Rite could be open to discussion [REF]."
Celibacy is outdated,"Priestly celibacy is a practice rather than required dogma, and many at the time had expected that it might be relaxed together with other practices."
Celibacy is outdated,Lakeland believes that Clerical celibacy should become optional and that change is inevitable.
Celibacy is too pressuring/diffcult,"However, some women were hesitant since this form of ghost marriage required her to participate in the funeral ritual, mourning customs (including strict dress and conduct standards), take a vow of celibacy,and immediately take up residence with his family."
Celibacy is too pressuring/diffcult,"Records suggest that some of the nuns, returned to their families with small pensions of £4 a year and still under monastic vows of celibacy, endured considerable hardship as a result of the closure of the convent."
Celibacy is too pressuring/diffcult,"Pelagius labored to promote the celibacy of the clergy, and he issued such stringent regulations on this matter that his successor Pope Gregory I thought them too strict, and modified them to some extent "
Celibacy is too pressuring/diffcult,"It's not just biology, sexual chemistry makes celibacy a difficult lifestyle, says Jimmy O'Brien. Women sometimes saw priests as forbidden fruit and a bit of a challenge, he remembers. But what he found hardest was not having someone to share life with."
Celibacy is too pressuring/diffcult,"Forcing priests to suppress their urges or hide their sexual behaviour has warped people, believes Elizabeth Abbott, author of A History of Celibacy: For thousands of years it's failed. It brings out horrible things."
Celibacy is unhealthy/unnatural,"the noted German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche spoke of the positive physiological effects of abstinence: 'The reabsorption of semen by the blood .. perhaps prompts the stimulus of power, the unrest of all forces towards the overcoming of resistances .. The feeling of power has so far mounted highest in abstinent priests and hermits' (quoted by Walter Kaufman in his classic, Nietzsche: Philosopher, Psychologist, Antichrist, p. 222"
Celibacy is unhealthy/unnatural,"Protestant apologists further argue that clerical celibacy violates the Biblical teaching in the First Epistle to Timothy:. The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron. They forbid people to marry and order them to abstain from certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and who know the truth. For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving."
Celibacy is unhealthy/unnatural,"Ford suggests that Nouwen only became fully comfortable with his sexual orientation in the last few years of his life, and that Nouwen's depression was caused, in part, by the conflict between his priestly vows of celibacy and the sense of loneliness and longing for intimacy that he experienced."
Celibacy is unhealthy/unnatural,"Men are driven by testosterone to want sex, says John Wass, Professor of Endocrinology at Oxford University. Women are driven to a lesser degree by a mixture of testosterone and oestrogen, he explains. ’I'd regard celibacy as a totally abnormal state.’ Around 80-90% of men masturbate and it's likely that priests do too, he says. There is data to suggest that men who ejaculate more are less prone to prostate cancer, he says. You could argue that it's not so healthy to be celibate."
Celibacy is unhealthy/unnatural,Celibacy is an unnatural act in nature. All living organisms are meant to reproduce. The sexual act is critical for the survival of the species.
Celibacy leads to wrong sexual behaviour,"Many Carpatho-Rusyns, including Varzaly, believed clerical celibacy to be so inherently unnatural as to lead inevitably to promiscuity and sexual abuse."
Celibacy leads to wrong sexual behaviour,"In 2004, at least 1,092 allegations of sexual abuse were made against at least 756 Catholic priests and deacons in the United States."
Celibacy leads to wrong sexual behaviour,"A survey of the 10 largest U.S. dioceses found 234 priests from a total 25,616 in those dioceses, have had allegations of sexual abuse made against them in the last 50 years."
Celibacy leads to wrong sexual behaviour,"Ignoring his vow of celibacy, Urbain Grandier is known to have had sexual relationships with a number of women and to have acquired a reputation as a philanderer."
Celibacy leads to wrong sexual behaviour,Christoph Schönborn and Hans Küng have also said that priestly celibacy could be one of the causes of the sex abuse scandals within the Catholic Church.
Celibacy leads to wrong sexual behaviour,"In the wake of the clergy sexual abuse scandals, some critics have charged that priestly celibacy was a contributing factor "
Celibacy leads to wrong sexual behaviour,"In 1395 there was a transvestite homosexual prostitute arrested in London with some records surviving, and the Twelve Conclusions of the Lollards included the denunciation of priestly celibacy as a cause of sodomy."
Celibacy reduces the pool of people wanting to become priests,"In 1971, Joseph Matthew Breitenbeck,  american prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, expressed his support for the ordination of women and for ending clerical celibacy in order to address the priest shortage."
Celibacy reduces the pool of people wanting to become priests,"Aibell calls for the abolition of priestly celibacy, alleging that priests would otherwise make wonderful husbands and fathers."
Celibacy reduces the pool of people wanting to become priests,"In this correspondence, Gerard complained that some of the York canons refused to be ordained as priests, thereby hoping to avoid taking the vow of celibacy."
Celibacy reduces the pool of people wanting to become priests,"As the date of the second test approaches, Bobby and Connie are dismayed to learn that if he truly is the lama, he will have to take a vow of celibacy."
Celibacy reduces the pool of people wanting to become priests,"Celibacy restricts the pool of eligible candidates for priesthood and diminishes its quality. The requirement of celibacy eliminates many men who desire to have a wife and family and sexual intimacy as much as a religious vocation. Every priest who has ever suggested a priestly vocation to young men has heard the response, 'I would become a priest, but I don't want to give up falling in love or having sex or having children.' Makes sense. Worldwide, the number of Catholic priests has 'flatlined' at about 400,000 for the last 50 years. Numbers are way down in Europe and in the Americas, where priests are headed for extinction."
Marriage benefits children,"Moreover, a 2010 CDC study on child well-being and family structure shows that children from homes with married parents did better in every category."
Marriage benefits children," Research by the Institute for American Values shows that children raised in intact married families are more likely to attend college, are physically and emotionally healthier, are less likely to be physically or sexually abused, less likely to use drugs or alcohol and to commit delinquent behaviors, have a decreased risk of divorcing when they get married, are less likely to become pregnant/impregnate someone as a teenager, and are less likely to be raised in poverty."
Marriage benefits children,"Research suggests that those who are married (when compared with non-married or cohabitating couples) live longer, have lower rates of physical and mental illness, are better off financially, experience higher sexual and relationship satisfaction, and have better parenting outcomes."
Marriage benefits children,"t one end of a spectrum are parents who married before the child arrived, where those children have a relatively high likelihood of receiving extensive co-parenting. "
Marriage benefits children,"One  of  the  factors  that  influence  adolescent  psychological  well-being  is  the role  of  family and  parents.  In  general,  parental  marriage  contributes  to  the  well-being  of  children  (Ribar, 2015) because  of  the financial  support between  husband and  wife, social  interaction between family members, and  stability  of  the relationship  between  parents who  are  bound  in marriage commitments.  Shek  et  al.  (2014)  found  that  parental  marital  conditions,  family  functioning, relationships  between  children  and  parents,  and  communication  patterns  affect  the  level  of psychological well-being  of  adolescents. "
Marriage benefits children,"In married families, about one- third of adolescents are sexually active. For teenagers in stepfamilies, cohabiting households, divorced families, and those with single unwed parents, the percentage rises above one-half (The Positive Effects of Marriage: A Book of Charts, Patrick Fagan)."
Marriage benefits children,"Children raised in intact married families tend to earn higher grades than those in non-intact families.1) For example, kindergarten children from married families have higher reading scores than those from cohabiting families.2) Parents in always-intact married families are also more likely to help their children do their homework than are parents in stepfamilies or single-parent families,3) and fathers in always-intact married families are more involved in their children’s homework than are stepfathers.4) Compared with children in stable married families, students experiencing parental divorce have lower academic expectations and test scores.5)"
Marriage benefits children,"Plenty of research indicates that healthy marriage positively impacts children and society. And despite growing up with examples of unhealthy marriages, divorce or other adverse childhood experiences, it’s possible to heal from the past and have healthy relationships and even healthy marriages."
Marriage benefits children,"Ellen Greaves, research economist at the IFS, and one of the authors of the report, said: It is true that children born to married couples are on average more cognitively and emotionally successful than children born to cohabiting couples. But careful analysis shows that this largely reflects the differences between the types of people who decide to get married and those who don't."
Marriage benefits children,"Children raised in intact married families:are more likely to attend college,are physically and emotionally healthier, are less likely to be physically or sexually abused,are less likely to use drugs or alcohol and to commit delinquent behaviorshave a decreased risk of divorcing when they get married, are less likely to become pregnant/impregnate someone as a teenager "
Marriage benefits children,"Children receive gender specific support from having a mother and a father. Research shows that particular roles of mothers (e.g., to nurture) and fathers (e.g., to discipline), as well as complex biologically rooted interactions, are important for the development of boys and girls (Marriage and the Public Good: Ten Principles, 2006)."
"Marriage is important for people, either generally or because of religious/traditional reasons","Throughout the ages, governments of all types have recognized marriage as essential in preserving social stability and perpetuating life. Regardless of whether marriages were performed as a religious rite or a civil ceremony, in almost every culture marriage has been protected and endorsed by governments primarily to preserve and foster the institution most central to rearing children and teaching them the moral values that undergird civilization."
"Marriage is important for people, either generally or because of religious/traditional reasons",Marriage is more than a physical union; it is also a spiritual and emotional union. Marriage is the beginning—the beginning of the family—and is a life-long commitment. It also provides an opportunity to grow in selflessness as you serve your wife and children. Marriage is more than a physical union; it is also a spiritual and emotional union. This union mirrors the one between God and His Church.
"Marriage is important for people, either generally or because of religious/traditional reasons","When a man and woman get married, the two become one. Marriage is a bond like no other. It gives us a life partner, a teammate, as we move through the challenges of life together."
"Marriage is important for people, either generally or because of religious/traditional reasons","Marriage is designed for purity. We face temptation nearly every minute and from all directions. The bond of marriage gives us the support to defeat temptation by engaging in deep, satisfying love—a love that gives to, and receives from, our mate physically, emotionally, and spiritually."
"Marriage is important for people, either generally or because of religious/traditional reasons","When a marriage produces a child or receives a child through adoption, it is one of life’s greatest blessings. Roughly 40% of children being raised today are in a home without a father. The effects of that fact are staggering. Father absence causes increases in mental and behavioral disorders as well as criminal activity and substance abuse. But when children are raised in a healthy marriage, they get a front row seat to see and experience the lasting benefits of a strong family"
"Marriage is important for people, either generally or because of religious/traditional reasons","Marriage is designed to mirror our Creator’s unconditional love for us. It’s a love that will always be there and will never leave us or forsake us. When a man and woman love one another unconditionally, contentment and joy follow."
Marriage makes people happy,Evidence published by John Helliwell (and Shawn Grover) in the Journal of Happiness Studies finds that marriage makes people happier and that they continue to be more satisfied years into the marriage.
Marriage makes people happy,"Married people overall do better on virtually every indicator of health and well-being, says Robin Simon, a sociology professor and researcher at Wake Forest University. Even when they get sick, married people are more likely to recover."
Marriage makes people happy,"Married couples are happier than everyone else, whether they’re single, divorced, widowed or separated, according to a new study published by The Office for National Statistics in the UK."
Marriage makes people happy,"The study, published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, found that in most parts of the world, being married makes people happier, no matter how happy they were before tying the knot. And that happiness lasts for a long time, through life's trials and tribulations. Why? Researchers believe that having a spouse can make it easier to deal when times get rough."
Marriage makes people happy,"But while cohabitation is on the rise, data from Pew and other sources continue to show that married Americans enjoy greater overall happiness, as well as greater satisfaction with their relationships. The marriage happiness premium extends to nearly every aspect of a couple's relationship, with one notable exception: their sex lives."
Marriage makes people happy,"In recent years, the General Social Survey, a long-running nationally representative survey of American adults, began explicitly asking respondents about their current relationship status: are you married, cohabiting, or neither? The responses show a sort of relationship-happiness gradient, with married people reporting the most overall happiness, cohabitating partners reporting somewhat less happiness, and singletons were the least satisfied of all."
Marriage makes people happy,"Even middle-aged people, who generally tend to be unhappier than people in other stages of life, according to Science Daily, were able to enjoy an elevated level of happiness if they were married. Marriage may help ease the causes of a mid-life dip in life satisfaction and the benefits of marriage are unlikely to be short-lived, Helliwell explained."
Marriage makes people happy,"It’s not marriage that makes you happy, it’s happy marriage that makes you happy, Gilbert said. Married people are happier than unmarried ones, perhaps because the single best predictor of human happiness is the quality of social relationships. Marriage seems to buy you a decade or more of happiness, Gilbert said. "
Marriage makes people happy,"Other recent research, however, has challenged this pessimistic view. Data from a large British panel survey show that marriage increased long-run happiness, suggesting that selection isn’t the whole story. Perhaps marriage doesn’t make Germans happy, but it does seem to make the English happy. Likewise, a paper using panel data from Taiwan has found somewhat more durable positive effects of marriage (though this there was a lot of variety in happiness trajectories, and Christians might get more happiness from marriage than other people)."
Marriage makes people happy,"The cautious answer to this question is, yes: married people do appear to be happier than people who are not married, including people who are never married.  "
Marriage makes people happy,The larger issue is that people who are happy with their lives are also more likely to get married.
Marriage makes the couple closer,Married adults are also more likely than cohabiters to say they feel closer to their spouse or partner than to any other adult. About eight-in-ten married adults (78%) say they feel closer to their spouse than to any other adult in their life; a narrower majority of cohabiters (55%) say the same about their partner.
Marriage makes the couple closer,"Those who are married are more likely than those who are cohabiting to say they have a great deal of trust in their spouse or partner to be faithful to them, act in their best interest, always tell them the truth and handle money responsibly."
Marriage makes the couple closer,Married adults are also more likely than cohabiters to say they feel closer to their spouse or partner than to any other adult
Marriage makes the couple closer,The survey also examines how adults who are married and those who are living with an unmarried partner are experiencing their relationships. It finds that married adults are more satisfied with their relationship and more trusting of their partners than those who are cohabiting.
Marriage makes the couple closer,Love and marriage advice: Couples need to constantly work on their relationship to have a healthy and happy marriage.
Marriage makes the couple closer,Each decision you as a couple can successfully make together brings you closer to each other.
Marriage provides important financial benefits,"One of the most significant advantages of marriage is eligibility for Social Security spousal and survival benefits. First, as a married couple, you're each eligible to collect your own Social Security benefit or up to 50 percent of your spouse's benefit, whichever is greater. This can be a financial plus if one of you is a higher earner. "
Marriage provides important financial benefits,"Getting married makes financial sense, especially for people who have widely disparate incomes. For example: The annual income limitations for IRA contributions by married couples are based on joint income, allowing for far higher savings. A couple's combined income may well place them in a lower tax bracket than the higher-income spouse would pay as an individual. If each spouse has a different employer, each can choose the better of two health insurance plans. Car insurance and home insurance coverage are cheaper for two than for one. In the long run, the lower-paid spouse may be eligible for a larger Social Security benefit than the person's solo income would allow."
Marriage provides important financial benefits,"Whatever the reason, tying the knot is likely to lower those monthly rates. In fact, the average married couple in the US pays 11% less per person than their single counterparts. That’s a pretty big savings, especially over the long term."
Marriage provides important financial benefits,"One of the most obvious financial advantages of marriage is income splitting. The goal of income splitting is to shift income from a higher income partner to a lower income partner. For couples with different income levels and different marginal tax rates, income splitting can create a sizable tax advantage."
Marriage provides important financial benefits,"One advantage is that spouses can transfer money and assets between them other tax-free, which can reduce your overall tax bill."
Marriage provides important financial benefits,"There are yet more savings to be had when it comes to inheritance tax. When one of you dies, any money or assets passed on are free from inheritance tax if you’re married."
Marriage provides important financial benefits,"While the standard deduction is higher for a couple, combining your income could impact some of your deductions if you itemize."
Marriage provides important financial benefits,"When an unmarried person includes a partner on their health insurance plan, that benefit is taxable. For married couples, premiums to cover both are tax deductible."
Marriage preserves norms that are harmful for women,"According to CNN, dowry-related woman abuse in the country is often caused by dissatisfaction over the amount of dowry received, as it has become more of a condition of marriage, rather than a gift. Women are known to commit suicide, driven by the pressure of not being able to keep up with dowry payments, or they face violence within their marriage, or are murdered for the same reason. "
Marriage preserves norms that are harmful for women,"Millions of girls around the world experience female genital mutilation (FGM) as a prerequisite to marriage or as a means to control a woman’s sexuality before marriage. This is an infringement on a woman’s right to her bodily autonomy, and as it is often performed on school-aged girls, also stops them from being able to access education and deprives them of their childhood, as well as causing both short- and long-term health consequences.  "
Marriage preserves norms that are harmful for women,"Women must be submissive to male family members in all aspects of her life. Rigid gender roles often result in the expectation that women be submissive to male family members. When married, women are expected to obey their husbands, act according to their wishes and not strive for equal decision making. If they transgress these norms they may face physical violence used by husbands as punishment or discipline."
Marriage preserves norms that are harmful for women,"Roughly one in three girls in Zimbabwe is married by her eighteenth birthday. Discriminatory social norms that link a girl’s perceived “purity” to her family’s honor are among the factors that push girls into marriage. According to Human Rights Watch, young women and girls who become pregnant, stay out late, are seen in the company of suspected boyfriends, or are otherwise thought to be sexually active can be forced into marriage in order to preserve their familial honor."
Marriage preserves norms that are harmful for women,Paul Dolan claims that women might be happier if they stay single.
Marriage preserves norms that are harmful for women,"As soon as my relationships turned serious and steady, men started to expect too much and offer too little. It was self-understood that I, as a woman, would take care of the home, wait for him gladly while he would be god knows where doing god knows what, and deal with his jealousy on the top of that."
Marriage preserves norms that are harmful for women,"Unmarried women tend to be happier, healthier, and live longer didn't come as a surprise."
Marriage preserves norms that are harmful for women,"A growing body of evidence shows that the effects of marriage today are worse for women than for men. Also, the negative effects of bad marriage are even worse for women and it’s thus not surprising that women initiate a large majority of divorces."
Marriages are unstable,"More recent evidence from the Fragile Families and Child Well-Being Study tipped the balance for many in favor of the pro-marriage arguments. Designed by two prominent academics, Sara McLanahan and Irv Garfinkel, the study is a longitudinal survey of 5,000 low-income married and nonmarried parents conducted in 75 hospitals in twenty cities at the time of their child’s birth. Among mothers who were not married when their child was born, 83 percent reported that they were romantically involved with the father, and half of the parents were living together. Nearly all of the romantically involved couples expressed interest in developing long-term stable relationships, and there was universal interest in marriage, with most indicating that there was at least a fifty-fifty chance that they would marry in the future. Looking at employment history and other factors, researchers estimated that about a third of the couples had high potential to marry; another third had some problems, like lack of a job, that could be remedied; while the final third were not good candidates due to a history of violence, incarceration, and the like (McLanahan, Garfinkel, and Mincy, 2001)."
Marriages are unstable," Alison, for instance, found that her husband would go out with his friends at the weekend while she stayed at home, preparing lessons and doing the housework. Then there are factors that have the capacity to bring everything to a head. Money is one. “He’d say, ‘Well, you chose to have a low-paid job,’” Alison says. By then they’d had a (planned and wanted) baby, and children are another acknowledged marriage stressor. They bring high strain (in terms of finances, fatigue and housework) and often highlight different standards of care. “It wasn’t an easy time,” Alison says. “It reinforced just how different we were. Before, when we argued, I just thought, ‘Well, we’ll make up a few hours later.’ But when you’ve got a child, you don’t want to be falling out all the time."
Marriages are unstable,"When we zoom out and look at the large-scale picture at the global or regional level since the 1970s, we see an overall increase in divorce rates. The UN in its overview of global marriage patterns notes that there is a general upward trend: “at the world level, the proportion of adults aged 35-39 who are divorced or separated has doubled, passing from 2% in the 1970s to 4% in the 2000s.”"
Marriages are unstable,"Economists Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers looked in detail at the changes and driving forces in marriage and divorce rates in the US.14 They suggest that the changes we see in divorce rates may be partly reflective of the changes in expectations within marriages as women entered the workforce. Women who married before the large rise in female employment may have found themselves in marriages where expectations were no longer suited. Many people in the postwar years married someone who was probably a good match for the postwar culture, but ended up being the wrong partner after the times had changed. This may have been a driver behind the steep rise in divorces throughout the 1970s and 1980s."
Marriages are unstable,You might have heard the popularised claim that “half of marriages end in divorce”. We can see here where that claim might come from – it was once true: 48% of American couples that married in the 1970s were divorced within 25 years.
Marriages tie up people with unfair obligations,The Equality Act says you must not be discriminated against in employment because you are married or in a civil partnership.
Marriages tie up people with unfair obligations,"The fact that men are legendarily wary of marriage is stranger than it first appears. Both men and women benefit from marriage, but men seem to benefit more overall. In addition to being happier and healthier than bachelors, married men earn more money and live longer."
Marriages tie up people with unfair obligations,"Qatar’s laws require women to have male guardian permission to marry, regardless of age or former marital status. When a woman is married, guardianship transfers from her father to her husband. The Family Law provides that she can be deemed “disobedient” if she does not obtain her husband’s permission before working, traveling, or if she leaves her home or refuses to have sex with him, without a “legitimate” reason. A few women who fled their marriages after years of abuse told Human Rights Watch their husbands filed claims at court that they had been disobedient which can mean they lose their right to financial support from their husband."
Marriages tie up people with unfair obligations,"It seems appropriate to start not with the end of marriages, but instead with the laws that governed marital relations. Innate inequality was visible within these laws, best evidenced through the treatment of wives and crime. According to Lord Wilson, the law presumed that, when not evidence to the contrary, a husband forced his wife into committing a crime, and a wife could use marital coercion as a justification for committing the crime. Unsurprisingly, in deeply religious medieval society, these views were upheld, perpetuated, and perhaps sometimes created by the Bible. Indeed, in marriage ceremonies today in which the Book of Common Prayer is still commonly used, the bridegroom is asked “wilt thou love her, comfort her, honour her, keep her..?” whilst the bride is asked “wilt thou obey him, serve him, love, honour and keep him.” Even enshrined within wedding vows is a woman’s essentially contractual commitment to subservience."
Marriages tie up people with unfair obligations,"Mariticide was one form of crime which women could not justify by claiming marital coercion – obviously if a woman kills her husband, she cannot give marital coercion as reasoning. However, within the crime of mariticide, gender inequality is once more revealed. Whilst when a man killed his wife (uxoricide), the crime was simply murder, a woman’s killing of her husband came under the offence of petty treason until the abolition of the offence of petty treason in 1838. An attack on a husband was an attack on a lord and master and thus akin to a challenge to the authority of the crown. For crimes of treason, individuals were usually hung, drawn, and quartered, but as this was deemed to be inappropriate for women they were instead burnt at the stake. Whilst to many this may seem like a more grotesque punishment, there were some small concessions for women: for example, if she was pregnant the execution was postponed, and if she was fortunate, she might be strangled before being burnt at the stake – though that hardly seems like much of a privilege. "
Marriages tie up people with unfair obligations,"Gender relations between men and women were also evident in the different treatment of both male and female adultery. The inequality is at its clearest in the 1650 Adultery Act passed under Oliver Cromwell, which stated that if a woman committed adultery she would be sentenced to death, whereas if a man committed adultery, he would be sentenced to three months imprisonment unless he committed adultery with a married woman, in which case he would be sentenced to death also. This act did lapse after the Reformation; however, it does evidence the inequality in sentencing."
Most of the advantages of marriage are achieved by a monogamous relationship,"It's such a dominant approach to love and partnership and so ingrained into the very fabric of many societies today, monogamy may seem like simply the way relationships work. "
Most of the advantages of marriage are achieved by a monogamous relationship,"In a monogamous relationship, most people expect the search for a partner to be over, building a solid, intimate relationship that will stand the test of time."
Most of the advantages of marriage are achieved by a monogamous relationship,"From a health perspective, one of the big advantages of monogamy is the reduced risk for contracting sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) like HIV, gonorrhea and herpes. There are ways to get STDS other than sex, such as intravenous drug use in the case of HIV. In most cases the chances of contracting one are extremely low, unless you or your partner previously had an STD. Non-monogamous people are at a higher risk for contracting STDs due to involvememtn with multiple partners and those who may or may not know or wish to share their history of STDs."
Most of the advantages of marriage are achieved by a monogamous relationship,"Intimacy means having a deep personal connection with someone. One advantage of monogamy is that it fosters emotional intimacy, supporting two people in developing a strong, affectionate relationship. In a monogamous relationship, most people expect the search for a partner to be over, building a solid, intimate relationship that will stand the test of time."
Most of the advantages of marriage are achieved by a monogamous relationship, Knowing that a partner will always prioritize time and personal investment to a single person leaves that person with greater confidence that the emotional dynamics and support system will retain it’s stability. More so than it would with someone who divides time and personal investment between multiple partners who may have changing needs and wants.
The death penalty helps the victim/their family,"Also in August 2011, a representative survey conducted by Angus Reid Public Opinion showed that 65% of Britons support reinstating the death penalty for murder in Great Britain, while 28% oppose this course of action."
The death penalty helps the victim/their family,"Though he opposed the death penalty, Ross strongly supported his own death sentence in the last year of his life, saying that he wanted to spare his victims' families any more pain."
The death penalty helps the victim/their family,"A November 2009 television survey showed that 70% favoured reinstating the death penalty for at least one of the following crimes: armed robbery, rape, crimes related to paedophilia, terrorism, adult murder, child murder, child rape, treason, child abuse or kidnapping."
The death penalty helps the victim/their family,"Proponents of the death penalty say it is an important tool for preserving law and order, deters crime, and costs less than life imprisonment. They argue that retribution or “an eye for an eye” honors the victim, helps console grieving families, and ensures that the perpetrators of heinous crimes never have an opportunity to cause future tragedy."
The death penalty helps the victim/their family,"Henry McMaster, JD, Governor of South Carolina, in a May 5, 2021 twitter thread that included a link to the The State article by Emily Bohatch, SC House Passes Bill Bringing Back Electric Chair, Introducing Firing Squad, stated: The S.C House has given second reading to a bill that will restore the state’s ability to carry out the death penalty. We are one step closer to providing victims’ families and loved ones with the justice and closure they are owed by law. I will sign this legislation as soon as it gets to my desk."
The death penalty helps the victim/their family,"Jason Johnson, whose father was sentenced to death for killing his mother, as quoted by Katherine Burgess in a May 8, 2019 article, Their Father Killed Their Mother. Now, the Siblings Disagree on whether He Should Be Executed, available at commercialappeal.com, stated: I will go to see him executed] not to see him die [but] just to see my family actually have some closure… He’s an evil human being. He can talk Christianity and all that. That is all my father is. That’s all he’s ever been, is a con man… If he found redemption, that doesn’t matter, that’s between him and God. His forgiveness is to come from the Lord and his redemption is to come from the Lord, not the government. The Bible also says, ‘An eye for an eye.’"
The death penalty helps the victim/their family,"Leslie Rutledge, JD, Arkansas Attorney General, and Tom Cotton, JD, US Senator (R-AR), in a Sep. 17, 2019 article, Justice Served: Resuming Death Penalty Right Thing, available at arkansasag.gov, stated: Though we understand some Arkansans have principled objections to the death penalty, we believe the ultimate punishment is warranted for the most heinous murderers. Capital punishment can help bring closure for victims’ families, deter other would-be murderers, and express the moral outrage of our society for the most atrocious crimes. Consider the case of Daniel Lewis Lee, one of the five convicted murderers whose execution will now proceed. Lee belonged to a white-supremacist group called the Aryan People’s Revolution… Simple justice demands that Daniel Lewis Lee and murderers like him face the ultimate punishment, which truly fits the crime. Further, the death penalty in this case warns criminals to stop short of murder, lest they face execution. The death penalty also ends a horrific and prolonged period of pain and justice delayed for a victim’s loved ones–in a case where Lee doesn’t even deny his guilt."
The death penalty is proportional,"Jesuit priests, whose presence in England was punishable by death, also demonstrated their support for James, who was widely believed to embody the natural order of things."
The death penalty is proportional,"Statistics show that in England, where capital punishment for murder is rigidly inflicted, within the last 25 years the volume of crime has decreased 50 per cent.; while in America, where capital punishment is rarely inflicted, the volume of crime has increased over 50 per cent. in the last 25 years."
The death penalty is proportional,Proportionality review (PR) was initiated by State legislatures as a constitutional safeguard against excessive or disproportionate death sentences. The State courts define a 'universe' of potentially similar cases with fact patterns for comparison. Some States see it as judicial initiative for the purpose of ensuring fairness while others see it as a defendant's option.
The death penalty prevents crimes,The experience of social scientists whose studies indicate that the death penalty deters crime is relegated to a footnote.
The death penalty prevents crimes,"Statistics show that in England, where capital punishment for murder is rigidly inflicted, within the last 25 years the volume of crime has decreased 50 per cent.; while in America, where capital punishment is rarely inflicted, the volume of crime has increased over 50 per cent. in the last 25 years."
The death penalty prevents crimes,Bolte was a proponent of using capital punishment as a deterrent against violent crime.
The death penalty prevents crimes,"Charles Stimson, JD, Acting Chief of Staff and Senior Legal Fellow of the Heritage Foundation, in a Dec. 20, 2019 article, The Death Penalty Is Appropriate, available at heritage.org, stated: That said, the death penalty serves three legitimate penological objectives: general deterrence, specific deterrence, and retribution. The first, general deterrence, is the message that gets sent to people who are thinking about committing heinous crimes that they shouldn’t do it or else they might end up being sentenced to death. The second, specific deterrence, is specific to the defendant. It simply means that the person who is subjected to the death penalty won’t be alive to kill other people. The third penological goal, retribution, is an expression of society’s right to make a moral judgment by imposing a punishment on a wrongdoer befitting the crime he has committed. Twenty-nine states, and the people’s representatives in Congress have spoken loudly; the death penalty should be available for the worst of the worst."
The death penalty prevents crimes,"Armstrong Williams, Owner and Manager of Howard Stirk Holdings I & II Broadcast Television Stations, in a May, 25, 2021 article, “The Death Penalty Remains the Strongest Deterrent to Violent Crime,” available at thehill.com, stated: There must be some form to hold murderers accountable and, historically, the death penalty has been the most effective way of doing so. It could very well be that a firing squad is the most humane way, especially compared to lethal injection, where there have been cases of prisoners experiencing excruciating pain for sometimes over an hour. These examples are certainly worthy of our consideration and discussion. But one thing is clear: We still need the death penalty, if for no other reason, as a deterrent for other potential criminals."
The death penalty prevents crimes,"David Muhlhausen, PhD, Research Fellow in Empirical Policy Analysis at the Heritage Foundation, stated the following in his Oct. 4, 2014 article “Capital Punishment Works: It Deters Crime,” available at dailysignal.com: Some crimes are so heinous and inherently wrong that they demand strict penalties – up to and including life sentences or even death. Most Americans recognize this principle as just… Studies of the death penalty have reached various conclusions about its effectiveness in deterring crime. But… the majority of studies that track effects over many years and across states or counties find a deterrent effect. Indeed, other recent investigations, using a variety of samples and statistical methods, consistently demonstrate a strong link between executions and reduced murder rates… In short, capital punishment does, in fact, save lives."
The death penalty prevents crimes,"Hashem Dezhbakhsh, PhD, Professor of Economics at Emory University, and Joanna Shepherd, PhD, Associate Professor of Law at Emory University, wrote in their July 2003 study The Deterrent Effect of Capital Punishment: Evidence from a ‘Judicial Experiment' in Economic Inquiry: There is strong evidence for the deterrent effect of capital punishment… Each execution results, on average, in eighteen fewer murders with a margin of error of plus or minus ten. Tests show that results are not driven by tougher sentencing laws and are robust to many alternative specifications… The results are boldly clear: executions deter murders and murder rates increase substantially during moratoriums. The results are consistent across before-and-after comparisons and regressions regardless of the data’s aggregation level, the time period, or the specific variable used to measure executions… Executions provide a large benefit to society by deterring murders."
The death penalty saves costs to the state,"On March 11, 2011, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed legislation abolishing the death penalty in Illinois into law."
The death penalty saves costs to the state,"In the United States, Michigan was the first state to ban the death penalty, on 18 May 1846."
The death penalty saves costs to the state,"The National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty used Duty's case to argue that capital punishment had actually set a dangerous precedent of encouraging a murder, rather than deterring it."
The death penalty saves costs to the state,"Hanging has been practiced legally in the United States of America from the nation's birth, up to 1972 when the United States Supreme Court found capital punishment to be in violation of the eighth amendment to the United States Constitution."
The death penalty saves costs to the state,"In the Court's view, the country's history with capital punishment suggests that those evolving standards of decency could not tolerate a return to the mandatory death penalty for murder that had prevailed in medieval England."
The death penalty saves costs to the state,"Mühsam used Kain to ridicule the German state and what he perceived as excesses and abuses of authority, standing out in favour of abolishing capital punishment, and opposing the government's attempt at censoring theatre, and offering prophetic and perceptive analysis of international affairs."
The death penalty saves costs to the state,"In 2003 the resolutions began again with Canada sponsoring a resolution criticizing Iran's confirmed instances of torture, stoning as a method of execution and punishment such as flogging and amputations, following the death of an Iranian-born Canadian citizen, Zahra Kazemi, in an Iranian prison."
The death penalty saves costs to the state,"Pilz said that Capital punishment is unacceptable in Austria and in Europe, and no Austrian citizen may take part in it or arrange it.."
The death penalty is acceptable in cases of severe crimes,"Navi Pillay, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, said that Leal's execution undermined the role of the International Court of Justice, and its ramifications [were] likely to spread far beyond Texas."
The death penalty is acceptable in cases of severe crimes,"Prime Minister Tony Blair stated that he is against the death penalty, whether it is Saddam Hussein or anybody else."
The death penalty is acceptable in cases of severe crimes,"Article 6 of the Covenant recognises the individual's inherent right to life and requires it to be protected by law. The UN Human Rights Committee interprets the Article as strongly suggest[ing] that abolition is desirable, and regards any progress towards abolition of the death penalty as advancing this right."
The death penalty is acceptable in cases of severe crimes,"The Dui Hua foundation notes that it is impossible to ascertain whether these guidelines are closely followed, as the method of execution is rarely specified in published reports."
The death penalty is acceptable in cases of severe crimes,"In December 2002, with the assistance of the ACLU, the CCADP was successful in overturning legislation that prevented prisoners in Arizona from using a third party to post information on the internet about their cases on the basis that such a law infringed on the prisoners’ First Amendment rights. ’They're sentenced to death, they're not sentenced to silence,‘ said CCADP co-founder Tracy Lamourie"
The death penalty is acceptable in cases of severe crimes,Ban's statements contradicted long-standing United Nations opposition to the death penalty as a human-rights concern.
The death penalty is acceptable in cases of severe crimes,"Human Rights Watch (HRW) has described the executions as deliberate and systematic .. extrajudicial killings, and has condemned them as crimes against humanity."
The death penalty is acceptable in cases of severe crimes,The UN Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights maintains that the death penalty for juveniles has become contrary to a jus cogens of customary international law.
State-sanctioned killing is principally wrong,"According to Amnesty International, the death penalty is the ultimate, irreversible denial of human rights."
State-sanctioned killing is principally wrong,Judge Fogel halted the execution to permit time to review whether the new injection procedures addressed previous objections.
State-sanctioned killing is principally wrong,"In 2002, the U.S. Supreme Court banned the execution of people with mental retardation in Atkins v. Virginia, ruling that the practice constitutes cruel and unusual punishment."
State-sanctioned killing is principally wrong,"Execution is the ultimate, irrevocable punishment: the risk of executing an innocent person can never be eliminated. And such mistakes cannot be unmade. Since 1976, 143 US death row prisoners have been exonerated completely for their crimes."
State-sanctioned killing is principally wrong,"The death penalty system in the US is applied in an unfair and unjust manner against people, largely dependent on how much money they have, the skill of their attorneys, race of the victim and where the crime took place.  People of color are far more likely to be executed than white people, especially if thevictim is white. Innocent people are too often sentenced to death.  Since 1973, over 156 people have been released from death rows in 26 states because of innocence.  Nationally, at least one person is exonerated for every 10 that are executed.  "
The death penalty harms the disenfranchised,"James Liebman, Professor of Law at Columbia Law School, stated in 1996 that his study found that when habeas corpus petitions in death penalty cases were traced from conviction to completion of the case that there was a 40 percent success rate in all capital cases from 1978 to 1995."
The death penalty harms the disenfranchised,"In one occasion, Persian daily Neshat published an article which called for abolishing the death penalty, claiming that the capital punishment is no cure for maladies afflicting modern society."
The death penalty harms the disenfranchised,The death penalty is a waste of taxpayer funds and has no public safety benefit. The vast majority of law enforcement professionals surveyed agree that capital punishment does not deter violent crime; a survey of police chiefs nationwide found they rank the death penalty lowest among ways to reduce violent crime.
The death penalty harms the disenfranchised,"In a recent op-ed in the Albuquerque Journal, the president of the New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association discussed the high costs of the federal death penalty. In particular, Barbara Mandel detailed the expenses involved in the recent federal trial of John McCluskey. He was sentenced to life without parole, an outcome that Mandel wrote, occurred years and at least a million dollars later than it should have. According to the op-ed, McCluskey had been willing to plead guilty in exchange for a sentence less than death early on, and, in February 2013, a senior judge offered to mediate the case. Although then-U.S. Attorney Kenneth Gonzalez rejected the offer, he did acknowledge that federal capital prosecutions inflict logistical and financial burdens on the entire federal system."
The death penalty harms the disenfranchised,"A 2010 study by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts concluded that the median cost of a federal death penalty case was nearly eight times greater than a non-death penalty case. The average cost for the defense in a federal death penalty trial is $620,932, and that figure does not include the cost incurred by the courts, investigative staff, the jury, and expert witnesses. Mandel also underscored that federal death penalty cases divert resources from other cases. She wrote, If a government employee must devote 1,000 hours to seek a death sentence but only 100 hours to obtain a life without parole sentence pursuant to a plea agreement, that 900 hours could have been devoted to other cases. Mandel concluded, The citizens of New Mexico rejected the death penalty, in part because it requires diverting resources that could be allocated to programs that better increase public safety, health and welfare."
The death penalty irreversible,In an earlier case the Court had remarked that capital punishment can serve as a deterrent only when murder is the result of premeditation and deliberation.
The death penalty irreversible,"Home Secretary Spencer Horatio Walpole told the commission that executions had become so demoralizing that, instead of its having a good effect, it has a tendency rather to brutalize the public mind than to deter the criminal class from committing crime."
The death penalty irreversible,"In 1927 Corboy expressed his support for the abolition of capital punishment in Western Australia, stating that the death penalty was not a deterrent to serious crime."
The death penalty irreversible,There have not been more recent surveys to determine whether the change in maximum prison sentence affected public sentiment about the death penalty.
The death penalty irreversible,Juan Cole said that the execution might lead to more sectarian turmoil.
The death penalty irreversible,"Emmaline Soken-Huberty, freelance author, in an undated article, 5 Reasons Why The Death Penalty is Wrong, accessed on Sep. 2, 2021 and available at humanrightscareers.com, stated: The fact that it doesn’t prevent crime may be the most significant reason why the death penalty is wrong. Many people might believe that while the death penalty isn’t ideal, it’s worth it if it dissuades potential criminals. However, polls show people don’t think capital punishment does that. The facts support that view. The American South has the highest murder rate in the country and oversees 81% of the nation’s executions. In states without the death penalty, the murder rate is much lower. There are other factors at play, but the fact remains that no studies show that capital punishment is a deterrent. If the death penalty is not only inhumane, discriminatory, and arbitrary, but it often claims innocent lives and doesn’t even prevent crime, then why should it still exist? It’s disappearing from legal systems around the world, so it’s time for all nations (like the United States) to end it."
The death penalty irreversible,"Craig Trocino, JD, Director of the Innocence Clinic at the University of Miami School of Law, as quoted by Robert C. Jones Jr. in an Aug. 8, 2019 article, The Impact of Reviving the Federal Death Penalty, available at news.miami.edu, stated: The death penalty is not a deterrent despite the claims of its proponents. In 2012 the National Research Council concluded that the studies claiming it is a deterrence were fundamentally flawed. Additionally, a 2009 study of criminologists concluded that 88 percent of criminologists did not believe in the death penalties deterrence while only 5 percent did. Perhaps the most consistent and interesting data that the death penalty is not a deterrence is to look at the murder rates of states that do not have the death penalty in comparison to those that do. In states that have recently abolished the death penalty, there has been no increase in murder rates. In fact, since 1990 states without the death penalty have consistently had lower murder rates than states that have it."
The death penalty irreversible,"Nick Petersen, PhD, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Law at the University of Miami, as quoted by Robert C. Jones Jr. in an Aug. 8, 2019 article, The Impact of Reviving the Federal Death Penalty, available at news.miami.edu, stated: Social science research does not support the contention that the death penalty deters crime. In 1978, the National Research Council, one of the most prestigious scientific institutions in the nation and world, noted that “available studies provide no useful evidence on the deterrent effect of capital punishment.” A 2012 report by the National Research Council reached a similar conclusion. Citing a number of problems with deterrence research, the council reported that “claims that research demonstrates that capital punishment decreases or increases the homicide rate by a specified amount or has no effect on the homicide rate should not influence policy judgments about capital punishment."
The death penalty irreversible,"John J. Donohue III, JD, PhD, Professor of Law at Stanford University, stated the following in his Aug. 8, 2015 article There’s No Evidence That Death Penalty Is a Deterrent against Crime, available at theconversation.com: There is not the slightest credible statistical evidence that capital punishment reduces the rate of homicide. Whether one compares the similar movements of homicide in Canada and the US when only the latter restored the death penalty, or in American states that have abolished it versus those that retain it, or in Hong Kong and Singapore (the first abolishing the death penalty in the mid-1990s and the second greatly increasing its usage at the same), there is no detectable effect of capital punishment on crime. The best econometric studies reach the same conclusion… Last year roughly 14,000 murders were committed but only 35 executions took place. Since murderers typically expose themselves to far greater immediate risks, the likelihood is incredibly remote that some small chance of execution many years after committing a crime will influence the behaviour of a sociopathic deviant who would otherwise be willing to kill if his only penalty were life imprisonment. Any criminal who actually thought he would be caught would find the prospect of life without parole to be a monumental penalty. Any criminal who didn’t think he would be caught would be untroubled by any sanction."
The death penalty irreversible,"H. Lee Sarokin, LLB, former US District Court and US Court of Appeals Judge, wrote in his Jan. 15, 2011 article Is It Time to Execute the Death Penalty? on the Huffington Post website: In my view deterrence plays no part whatsoever. Persons contemplating murder do not sit around the kitchen table and say I won’t commit this murder if I face the death penalty, but I will do it if the penalty is life without parole. I do not believe persons contemplating or committing murder plan to get caught or weigh the consequences. Statistics demonstrate that states without the death penalty have consistently lower murder rates than states with it, but frankly I think those statistics are immaterial and coincidental. Fear of the death penalty may cause a few to hesitate, but certainly not enough to keep it in force."
Intellectual property rights incentivize creativity/innovation,The WIPO treaty and several related international agreements underline that the protection of intellectual property rights is essential to maintaining economic growth.
Intellectual property rights incentivize creativity/innovation,"Senate Judiciary chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) was a strong supporter of these committees, which aimed to further support the goals of the PRO-IP Act, centered upon protecting American intellectual property and in turn, protect innovation central to the U.S. economy and its job market."
Intellectual property rights incentivize creativity/innovation,"In May 2007, LucasArts announced Fracture and stated that new intellectual properties serve a vital role to the growth of LucasArts."
Intellectual property rights incentivize creativity/innovation,"In 2004 the General Assembly of WIPO adopted The Geneva Declaration on the Future of the World Intellectual Property Organization which argues that WIPO should focus more on the needs of developing countries, and to view IP as one of many tools for development-not as an end in itself ."
Intellectual property rights incentivize creativity/innovation,"The US Constitution included the power to protect intellectual property, empowering the Federal government to promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries."
Intellectual property rights incentivize creativity/innovation,Utilitarians argue that without intellectual property there would be a lack of incentive to produce new ideas.
Intellectual property rights incentivize creativity/innovation,"By codifying intellectual property for plant breeders, UPOV aims to encourage the development of new varieties of plants for the benefit of society."
Intellectual property rights incentivize creativity/innovation,"Some copyright scholars believe that, regardless of contemporary advances in technology, copyright remains the fundamental way by which authors, sculptors, artists, musicians and others can fund the creation of new works, and that without a significant period of legal protection of their future income, many valuable books and artworks would not be created."
Intellectual property rights incentivize creativity/innovation,"The basic public policy rationale for the protection of intellectual property is that IP laws facilitate and encourage disclosure of innovation into the public domain for the common good, by granting authors and inventors exclusive rights to exploit their works and invention for a limited period."
Intellectual property rights incentivize creativity/innovation,"Relying on the concept of the author, copyright is based on the assumption that without an intellectual property rights regime, authors would have no incentive to further create, and that artists cannot produce new works without an economic incentive."
Intellectual property rights incentivize creativity/innovation,Examples of such theories include incentives theories that view intellectual property as a necessary way of incentivising the creation of new creative works.
Intellectual property rights incentivize investment in developing new products,"Sponsor Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) said, Millions of American jobs hang in the balance, and our efforts to protect America's intellectual property are critical to our economy's long-term success."
Intellectual property rights incentivize investment in developing new products,The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) states that effective enforcement of intellectual property rights is critical to sustaining economic growth across all industries and globally.
Intellectual property rights incentivize investment in developing new products,According to the review intellectual property (IP) policy is an increasingly important tool for stimulating economic growth.
Intellectual property rights incentivize investment in developing new products,"Many economists believe that, in the absence of intellectual property protections such as copyright and patents, various types of intangible assets would be under-produced, because there would be insufficient incentives for commercial organisations to produce them"
Intellectual property rights incentivize investment in developing new products,"In relation to computer software, the Business Software Alliance (BSA) claimed in its 2011 piracy study: Public opinion continues to support intellectual property (IP) rights: Seven PC users in 10 support paying innovators to promote more technological advances.."
Intellectual property rights incentivize investment in developing new products,A joint research project of the WIPO and the United Nations University measuring the impact of IP systems on six Asian countries found a positive correlation between the strengthening of the IP system and subsequent economic growth.
"People, or a business, own their innovations and should be able to be compensated for their endeavour","Free culture is a term derived from the free software movement, and in contrast to that vision of culture, proponents of open-source culture (OSC) maintain that some intellectual property law needs to exist to protect cultural producers."
"People, or a business, own their innovations and should be able to be compensated for their endeavour","Intellectual property rights (IPRs) - IPRs essential to implement the standard to be licensed to all applicants on a worldwide, non-discriminatory basis, either (1) for free and under other reasonable terms and conditions or (2) on reasonable terms and conditions (which may include monetary compensation)."
"People, or a business, own their innovations and should be able to be compensated for their endeavour","In 2005, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) held a conference calling for stricter intellectual property enforcement within the fashion industry to better protect small and medium businesses and promote competitiveness within the textile and clothing industries."
"People, or a business, own their innovations and should be able to be compensated for their endeavour","By providing innovators with durable and tangible return on their investment of time, labor, and other resources, intellectual property rights seek to maximize social utility."
"People, or a business, own their innovations and should be able to be compensated for their endeavour",A great number of jobs and industries are dependent on intellectual property and many people could benefit from better control and enforcement of their IP rights.
"People, or a business, own their innovations and should be able to be compensated for their endeavour",IP-intensive industries are estimated to generate 72 percent more value added (price minus material cost) per employee than non-IP-intensive industries
"People, or a business, own their innovations and should be able to be compensated for their endeavour","The thinking is that creators will not have sufficient incentive to invent unless they are legally entitled to capture the full social value of their inventions. This absolute protection or full value view treats intellectual property as another type of real property, typically adopting its law and rhetoric."
"People, or a business, own their innovations and should be able to be compensated for their endeavour","These exclusive rights allow owners of intellectual property to benefit from the property they have created, providing a financial incentive for the creation of an investment in intellectual property, and, in case of patents, pay associated research and development costs."
"People, or a business, own their innovations and should be able to be compensated for their endeavour","The statement that discoveries are..property goes back earlier. Section 1 of the French law of 1791 stated, All new discoveries are the property of the author; to assure the inventor the property and temporary enjoyment of his discovery, there shall be delivered to him a patent for five, ten or fifteen years."
Intellectual property rights protect against stealing,"Often criticized by intellectual property rights protection associations for his alternative policy in the fight against dangerous counterfeiting, Pierre Delval's plan of action is still essentially focused on consumer protection as concerns safety and public health, and the defense of States economic interests and assets."
Intellectual property rights protect against stealing,Annexed to this is the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) which aims to 'reduce distortions .. in international trade .. promote effective and adequate protection of intellectual property rights .. '.
Intellectual property rights protect against stealing,"Intellectual property rights (IPR) treat IP as a kind of real property, subject to analogous protections, rather than as a reproducible good or service."
Intellectual property rights protect against stealing,Operation In Our Sites is an initiative led by the NIPRCC to detect and hinder intellectual property violations on the Internet.
Intellectual property rights protect against stealing,"WIPO was created in 1967 to encourage creative activity, to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world. "
Intellectual property rights protect against stealing,The basic philosophical argument employed by proponents of perpetual copyright presupposes that intellectual property ownership rights are analogous to other property rights such as those associated with material goods.
Intellectual property rights protect against stealing,"In 2001 the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights issued a document called Human rights and intellectual property that argued that intellectual property tends to be governed by economic goals when it should be viewed primarily as a social product; in order to serve human well-being, intellectual property systems must respect and conform to human rights laws."
Intellectual property rights protect against stealing,"If we want to continue to lead the world in producing intellectual property, we need to protect Americans' rights in that property, stated Senator Leahy."
Intellectual property rights protect against stealing,Locke's argument for intellectual property is based upon the idea that laborers have the right to control that which they create.
Intellectual property rights protect against stealing,"Proponents say that copyright better preserves intellectual property like movies, music and television shows."
Intellectual property rights protect against stealing,"The term intellectual property reflects the idea that this subject matter is the product of the mind or the intellect, and that IP rights may be protected at law in the same way as any other form of property."
Intellectual property restricts access to important information/products,"The duration increased from an average of 32.2 years to 95 (for copyrights owned by corporations) between 1974 and 2004, and it may yet be extended further, in violation of the constitutional requirement that the exclusive rights be for limited times.  The scope has increased from regulating only publishers to now regulating just about everyone."
Intellectual property restricts access to important information/products,"Lateef Mtima, director of the Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice at Howard University School of Law, expressed concern that users who upload copyrighted content to sites could potentially be held criminally liable themselves, saying, Perhaps the most dangerous aspect of the bill is that the conduct it would criminalize is so poorly defined."
Intellectual property restricts access to important information/products,Professor Lessig analyzes the tension that exists between the concepts of piracy and property in the intellectual property realm in the context of what he calls the present depressingly compromised process of making law that has been captured in most nations by multinational corporations that are interested in the accumulation of capital and not the free exchange of ideas.
Intellectual property restricts access to important information/products,"Regarding the intellectual property rights of indigenous peoples, the General Assembly recognized ..the urgent need to respect and promote the inherent rights of indigenous peoples which derive from their political, economic and social structures and from their cultures, spiritual traditions, histories and philosophies..;"
intellectual property rights are ineffective,"Some believe that an intellectual property approach may work, but will require more radical and novel forms of intellectual property law (sui generis rights). Others believe that the intellectual property system uses concepts and terms that are incompatible with traditional cultural concepts, and favors the commercialization of their traditions, which they generally resist."
intellectual property rights are ineffective,"There is an argument that copyright is invalid because, unlike physical property, intellectual property is not scarce and is a legal fiction created by the state."
intellectual property rights are ineffective,"Convinced that the fight against counterfeiting should be conducted through criminal justice channels and not solely through Intellectual Property Rights; equally convinced that counterfeiting is becoming increasingly dangerous for consumers' safety and health, Pierre Delval decided to conduct his campaign at the international level and moved to Switzerland where, in June 2007, he found the expected support from industry and from international organisations in the fight against organised crime."
intellectual property rights are ineffective,Kinsella also claims that the only way that intellectual property rights can be implemented is by limiting others' physical property rights.
intellectual property rights are ineffective,"Tucker did not believe in intellectual property rights in the form of patents, on the grounds that patents and copyrights protect something which cannot rightfully be held as property."
intellectual property rights are ineffective,The Electronic Frontier Foundation has pointed out that criminal law is poorly suited for regulation of intellectual property law and that IPRED2 presents a risk to industry and innovation.
Intellectual property rights are unfair,The PHM views the agreement on Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights(TRIPS) as iniquitous and against the interest of developing countries and poor patients.
Intellectual property rights are unfair,"According to a spokesperson, Feinstein is doing all she can to ensure that the bill is balanced and protects the intellectual property concerns of the content community without unfairly burdening legitimate businesses such as Internet search engines. "
Intellectual property rights are unfair,"Kinsella claims that IPR create artificial scarcity and reduce equality. Bouckaert wrote, Natural scarcity is that which follows from the relationship between man and nature. Scarcity is natural when it is possible to conceive of it before any human, institutional, contractual arrangement."
Intellectual property rights are unfair,Edwin Hettinger argues that natural rights arguments for intellectual property are weak and the philosophical tradition justifying property can not guide us in thinking about intellectual property.
Intellectual property rights are unfair,"Roderick T. Long argues that the concept of intellectual property is not libertarian. He holds that prohibiting people from using, reproducing, and trading copyrighted material is an infringement of freedom of speech and freedom of the press"
Intellectual property rights waste money,"In a Business Line opinion piece, a professor from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade's Centre for WTO Studies also explained that it would lead to excess valuation in infringement suits."
Intellectual property rights waste money,"Bhagwati asserts that intellectual property does not belong in the WTO, since protecting it is simply a matter of royalty collection [..] The matter was forced onto the WTO's agenda during the Uruguay Round by the pharmaceutical and software industries, even though this risked turning the WTO into a glorified collection agency."
Intellectual property rights waste money,Boldrin and Levine argue that government does not ordinarily enforce monopolies for producers of other goods. This is because it is widely recognized that monopoly creates many social costs. Intellectual monopoly is no different in this respect.
Intellectual property rights waste money,"Judge Karas concluded that, since intellectual property is IBM's most valued asset, the cost of trade secret disclosure to IBM outweighed the cost to Papermaster in delaying the opportunity."
Intellectual property rights waste money,"For getting the protection for the first time, it could be bit expensive particularly if the product is complex and involves methods, designs, and processes."
Intellectual property prevents the continuous improvement of a service/product,"By 1852, many in the photographic community felt that Fox Talbot's insistence on the economic rights in his intellectual property were hampering the development of photography in England and had called upon him to relinquish his patent."
Intellectual property prevents the continuous improvement of a service/product,"Murray Rothbard argues that intellectual property laws can actually hinder innovation, since competitors can be indefinitely discouraged from further research expenditures in the general area covered by the patent because the courts may hold their improvements as infringements on the previous patent, and the patent holder is discouraged from engaging in further research in this field because the privilege discourages his improvement of his invention for the entire period of the patent, with the assurance that no competitor can trespass on his domain."
Intellectual property prevents the continuous improvement of a service/product,"Some believe that it benefits consumers by lowering prices and widening the selection and consumption of products available in the market, while others believe that it discourages intellectual property owners from investing in new and innovative products."
Intellectual property prevents the continuous improvement of a service/product,"According to Adam Smith, the expectation of profit from improving one's stock of capital rests on private property rights"
Intellectual property prevents the continuous improvement of a service/product,"Stallman argues that the term intellectual property is designed to confuse people, and is used to prevent intelligent discussion on the specifics of copyright, patent, trademark, and other laws by lumping together areas of law that are more dissimilar than similar."
Intellectual property prevents the continuous improvement of a service/product,It argues: The proliferation of intellectual property rights (IPR) infringements poses an ever-increasing threat to the sustainable development of the world economy.
Intellectual property prevents the continuous improvement of a service/product,"Free Software Foundation founder Richard Stallman argues that, although the term intellectual property is in wide use, it should be rejected altogether, because it systematically distorts and confuses these issues, and its use was and is promoted by those who gain from this confusion."
Intellectual property prevents the continuous improvement of a service/product,"Some critics of intellectual property, such as those in the free culture movement, point at intellectual monopolies as harming health (in the case of pharmaceutical patents), preventing progress, and benefiting concentrated interests to the detriment of the masses, and argue that the public interest is harmed by ever-expansive monopolies in the form of copyright extensions, software patents, and business method patents."
Intellectual property rights harm creativity/innovation,"By 1852, many in the photographic community felt that Fox Talbot's insistence on the economic rights in his intellectual property were hampering the development of photography in England and had called upon him to relinquish his patent."
Intellectual property rights harm creativity/innovation,"Murray Rothbard argues that intellectual property laws can actually hinder innovation, since competitors can be indefinitely discouraged from further research expenditures in the general area covered by the patent because the courts may hold their improvements as infringements on the previous patent, and the patent holder is discouraged from engaging in further research in this field because the privilege discourages his improvement of his invention for the entire period of the patent, with the assurance that no competitor can trespass on his domain."
Intellectual property rights harm creativity/innovation,"In 2001, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer referred to Linux as a cancer that attaches itself in an intellectual property sense to everything it touches."
Intellectual property rights harm creativity/innovation,"Another unusual and criticized decision taken by Fleva (in his secondary capacity as Minister of Industry and Commerce) was the abolition of virtually all patents, measures justified by his belief that intellectual property rights were holding back industrialization. This policy, backed by a sizable portion of the public, was only repealed in 1906, under continued pressure from the international arms industry."
Intellectual property rights harm creativity/innovation,The argument that an intellectual property right should (in the interests of better balancing of relevant private and public interests) be termed an intellectual monopoly privilege (IMP) has been advanced by several academics including Birgitte Andersen  and Thomas Alured Faunce.
Intellectual property rights harm creativity/innovation,An extended extract from the opinion is widely quoted: Overprotecting intellectual property is as harmful as underprotecting it.
Intellectual property rights harm creativity/innovation,"In economies that haave to rely on imitaion, clear IP laws are unlikely to stimulate innovation."
Intellectual property rights harm creativity/innovation,"Ultimately, Lessig calls for changes in US copyright law that balance the support of intellectual property with cultural freedom."
Intellectual property rights harm creativity/innovation,"In a free culture, innovators are able to create - and build upon past creations - without the worry of infringing upon intellectual property rights."
Intellectual property rights harm creativity/innovation,"Petra Moser has asserted that historical analysis suggests that intellectual property laws may harm innovation: Overall, the weight of the existing historical evidence suggests that patent policies, which grant strong intellectual property rights to early generations of inventors, may discourage innovation."
Atheism lacks morality,"Some were vehemently ethically opposed, such as Maximilien Robespierre, who argued that atheism was a dangerous product of aristocratic decadence, and believed that a moral society should at least acknowledge the provenance of a Supreme Being."
Atheism lacks morality,"In the 18th century, Denis Diderot argued that atheism was less scientific than metaphysics."
Atheism lacks morality,"In his Dictionnaire historique et critique he stated that while atheists were exceedingly blind and ignorant of the nature of things there were many atheists who are no way distinguished for their vices, and that if atheists exist, who, morally speaking, are well-disposed, it follows that Atheism is not a necessary cause of immorality, but simply an incidental one in regard to those who would have been immoral from disposition or temperament, whether Atheists or not."
Atheism lacks morality,"Douglas Wilson, an evangelical theologian, argues that while atheists can behave morally, belief is necessary for an individual to give a rational and coherent account of why they are obligated to lead a morally responsible life."
Atheism lacks morality,"Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, outgoing Archbishop of Westminster, expressed this position by describing a lack of faith as the greatest of evils and blamed atheism for war and destruction, implying that it was a greater evil even than sin itself. "
People should choose for themselves whether Atheism should be adopted,"In 2005, a survey conducted by Gallup International in sixty-five countries indicated that Norway was the least religious country in Western Europe, with 29% counting themselves as believing in a church or deity, 26% as being atheists, and 45% not being entirely certain."
People should choose for themselves whether Atheism should be adopted,"Ultimately, Liddle argues that which option you take, then, God or no God, is a matter of choosing something for which there is no scientific proof either way."
People should choose for themselves whether Atheism should be adopted,"While it identifies atheism as a violation of the First Commandment, calling it a sin against the virtue of religion, it is careful to acknowledge that atheism may be motivated by virtuous or moral considerations, and admonishes the followers of Roman Catholicism to focus on their own role in encouraging atheism by their religious or moral shortcomings:  (2125) [..] The imputability of this offense can be significantly diminished in virtue of the intentions and the circumstances"
People should choose for themselves whether Atheism should be adopted,"The European Court of Human Rights has found that a person cannot be forced to demonstrate views or behaviour associated with a particular religion. This means, for example, that public authorities should take care when using procedures that involve the swearing of oaths. A requirement to swear on a religious text, such as the Bible, would breach human rights law. An alternative form of affirmation should be available that isn’t connected with religion."
People should choose for themselves whether Atheism should be adopted,"Freedom to manifest one’s religion or beliefs shall be subject only to such limitations as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society in the interests of public safety, for the protection of public order, health or morals, or for the protection of the rights and freedoms of others."
Atheism discriminates against religious people / violates freedom of religion,"Richard Overy describes Hitler as skeptical of all religious belief Critic of atheism. Dinesh D'Souza argues that Hitler's leading advisers, such as Goebbels, Heydrich and Bormann, were atheists who were savagely hostile to religion and Hitler and the Nazis repudiated what they perceived as the Christian values of equality, compassion and weakness and extolled the atheist notions of the Nietzschean superman and a new society based on the 'will to power'. "
Atheism discriminates against religious people / violates freedom of religion,"John Locke in contrast, though an advocate of tolerance, urged authorities not to tolerate atheism, believing that the denial of God's existence would undermine the social order and lead to chaos."
Atheism discriminates against religious people / violates freedom of religion,"As part of a two-month protest campaign, Donohue called for a boycott of the film The Golden Compass, believing that while the religious elements of the film would be watered down from the source novels, the film would still encourage children to read the series, which Donohue says denigrates Christianity and promotes atheism for kids, citing author Philip Pullman as saying that he is trying to undermine the basis of Christian belief."
Atheism discriminates against religious people / violates freedom of religion,The report also criticized the atheism that permeates the whole Russian dictatorship; they have denounced our religion and our God as 'lies'.
Atheism discriminates against religious people / violates freedom of religion,"Article 37 of the Albanian Constitution of 1976 stipulated, The State recognises no religion, and supports atheistic propaganda in order to implant a scientific materialistic world outlook in the people,  and the penal code of 1977 imposed prison sentences of three to ten years for religious propaganda and the production, distribution, or storage of religious literature."
Atheism discriminates against religious people / violates freedom of religion,"Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief, in worship, teaching practice and observance."
Atheism is beneficial to the person that adopts it,"Baggini argues that atheism is a superior basis for ethics, claiming that a moral basis external to religious imperatives is necessary to evaluate the morality of the imperatives themselves-to be able to discern, for example, that thou shalt steal is immoral even if one's religion instructs it-and that atheists, therefore, have the advantage of being more inclined to make such evaluations."
Atheism is beneficial to the person that adopts it,"La Mettrie defended a purely pleasure-based view of the proper end of human life, and advocated atheism as the only means of liberating human beings from the various forms of oppression which stand in the way of human progress."
Atheism is beneficial to the person that adopts it,"Rubin interprets the painting as expressing the artist's atheism, his willingness to risk anarchy for freedom, his fear of disease and illness, and, most forcefully, 'his deep-seated fear and loathing of the female body, which existed side by side with his craving for and ecstatic idealization of it.'."
Atheism is beneficial to the person that adopts it,"Being an atheists often comes with contradictory ideologies that the society thrusts upon people but on the inside, atheists are free of conflicting ideas. They do not need to debate almost every time some stranger comments or offends any religion for they not believe in religion. They do not ever get into heated debates about which religion is better than the other."
Atheism is beneficial to the person that adopts it,They believe in scientific explanations and do not dwell on mythologies that are most of the time impossible to believe in unless you are a blind follower. Their reasons and concepts are clear and they are happy about whatever they believe to be true. Satisfaction at heart is the most important thing people seek and atheism brings it in the most literary and non-mythical way.
Atheism is beneficial to the person that adopts it,Every religion has some facts included in their sacred books that lead to controversy unless the person gives up reasoning and accepts just what the book has to say. Atheists are free of these confusions. They do not have to fight their own religious concepts to make them accept that theirs is the most supreme form of religion in the whole world. No gory details of what would happen if you don’t pray is one of best advantages that atheists get to live with.
Atheism is beneficial to the person that adopts it,"I have heard from atheists that they find it really blissful for not having to worry about your privacy being invaded by an invisible someone who keeps an eye on whatever you are doing and thinking and totally judging you for it. Keeping morals intact, you are totally free to do whatever you want to do without having to worry about two little fellows writing your books of good deeds and sins. Added advantage indeed."
Atheism is beneficial to the person that adopts it,"Religion is more about accepting morals without questioning their validity or updating knowledge according to new changes and information. Atheism is all about logical explanations and theists find it easier for them to adapt to new information, knowledge or facts that comes with research through time. Theists, on the other hand, reject updated information when it comes to religion shunning logic completely."
Atheism should be adopted since we cannot prove that God exists,"Another document claimed at around the same time that one Marlowe is able to show more sound reasons for Atheism than any divine in England is able to give to prove divinity, and that .. he hath read the Atheist lecture to Sir Walter Raleigh and others."
Atheism should be adopted since we cannot prove that God exists,"A few years ago, in a conversation with fellow atheist Peter Boghossian, Richard Dawkins admitted that no evidence would convince him of God’s existence as he could always explain it away."
Atheism should be adopted since we cannot prove that God exists,"A metaphysically courageous atheist might try a more direct line of attack. He might acknowledge that God is not understood by theists to be a part of the physical universe and therefore is not the kind of thing that could be observed. Nevertheless, he might maintain that it is not rational to believe in what is not observable. Therefore, if by “God” we mean something inherently unobservable, then belief in him is inherently irrational. It is not simply that the “God hypothesis” fails an empirical test; it fails even to be a meaningful hypothesis. Such an argument, if successful, would have the benefit (from the atheist’s point of view) of ruling out not only belief in God but also belief in a host of other things that many atheists find suspect, from minds to objective moral values."
Atheism should be adopted since we cannot prove that God exists,Atheist Michael Scriven insists we need not have a proof that God does not exist in order to justify atheism. Atheism is obligatory in the absence of any evidence for God's existence.
Atheism should be adopted since we cannot prove that God exists,"Theodore Drange (2006)  has developed an argument that if God were the sort of being that wanted humans to come to believe that he exists, then he could bring it about that far more of them would believe than currently do.  God would be able, he would want humans to believe, there is nothing that he would want more, and God would not be irrational.  So God would bring it about that people would believe.  In general, he could have brought it about that the evidence that people have is far more convincing than what they have.  He could have miraculously appeared to everyone in a fashion that was far more compelling than the miracles stories that we have.  It is not the case that all, nearly all, or even a majority of people believe, so there must not be a God of that sort."
Atheism should be adopted since we cannot prove that God exists,"J.L. Schellenberg (1993) has developed an argument based upon a number of considerations that lead us to think that if there were a loving God, then we would expect to find some manifestations of him in the world.  If God is all powerful, then there would be nothing restraining him from making his presence known.  And if he is omniscient, then surely he would know how to reveal himself.  Perhaps, most importantly, if God is good and if God possesses an unsurpassable love for us, then God would consider each human’s requests as important and seek to respond quickly.  He would wish to spare those that he loves needless trauma.  He would not want to give those that he loves false or misleading thoughts about his relationship to them.  He would want as much personal interaction with them as possible, but of course, these conditions are not satisfied.  So it is strongly indicated that there is no such God."
Religions are immoral and people should not follow them,"As Michael J. Buckley writes, If atheism was unacceptable, superstition and fanaticism were even more so."
Religions are immoral and people should not follow them,"If you are following a list of rules, you are being obedient, not moral. Religion confuses obedience with morality. Morality is actually thinking about the consequences of your actions and how they affect other people. If you’re not doing that, and instead following the rules in a old book, then you are being obedient. Obedience is amoral. At best! An argument can be made that obedience is utterly irresponsible because by ceding your autonomy to the rules you follow you demonstrate that you don’t care how your actions affect others."
Religions are immoral and people should not follow them,Religion is immoral because it is a lie. There are no gods. No heaven . No hell. It is immoral to lie to billions of people to manipulate them and take their money.
Religions are immoral and people should not follow them,"Of all the modern religions, Christianity is possibly the most immoral. It sets unrealistic expectations, talks about punishment, has an OT history of wiping out whole nations of people, is responsible for the crusades and the indecent forced conversion of millions around the world, perpetrated violence against Muslims and other non-Christian nations, talks about a god who will send you into a fiery hell, because you, his supposed creation, does not cow-tow to his need for devotion, and sees priests, pastors and ministers take sexual advantage of their followers, whether children, female or married. A close second would have to be the Muslim religion with similar beliefs and atrocious actions (female genital mutilations anyone?) and a complete intolerance of apostates. And that’s only scratching the surface."
Religions are immoral and people should not follow them,"Some if not all religions can be immoral in that the particular religions teach people to do horrible things. For example, the Bible teaches people how to treat their slaves. Yes, there are some who say that that’s a metaphor, but there are some who take it literally and there was a time when fewer people, maybe even no one, took it as a metaphor."
Religions are immoral and people should not follow them,"Religious people often claim that religion provides them with a sense of hope or comfort. A belief in the power of prayer, for example, might provide someone with a greater sense of control over the events in their lives. They are never powerless, because they can always appeal to God to intervene on their behalf. Similarly, a belief in the afterlife might make the grief and despair of losing a loved one more manageable, as the bereaved person can take comfort knowing that they will be reunited with their loved one in heaven. Likewise,  we also can’t ignore the fact that religion also causes stress, often by threatening eternal damnation and torture if you don’t unquestioningly accept its claims. This would make religion an evolutionary disadvantage, as people of faith would be more likely to suffer from stress-related conditions and have a lower likelihood of passing on their genes."
Science can adequately explain the Universe,"While strongly criticizing the book from a theistic standpoint, Chapman allows that this new religious atheism may represent a maturing of the infantile atheism offered by the scientific naturalism perspective: it looks at the world and finds moral truth, objective value, and goodness. ."
Science can adequately explain the Universe,A 2010 survey found that those identifying themselves as atheists or agnostics are on average more knowledgeable about religion than followers of major faiths.
Science can adequately explain the Universe,"An atheist before Darwin could have said, following Hume: I have no explanation for complex biological design. All I know is that God isn't a good explanation, so we must wait and hope that somebody comes up with a better one. I can't help feeling that such a position, though logically sound, would have left one feeling pretty unsatisfied, and that although atheism might have been logically tenable before Darwin, Darwin made it possible to be an intellectually fulfilled atheist. The Blind Watchmaker (1986)"
Science can adequately explain the Universe,"Stephen Weinberg, Nobel Prize winner in the quarks and leptons area, is one who is hostile to faith. Lennox quotes him more extensively on p18 of Gunning for God. 'The world needs to wake up from the long nightmare of religion. Anything we scientists can do to weaken the hold of religion should be done, and may in fact be our greatest contribution to civilization.'"
Science can adequately explain the Universe,"According to a standard heroic secular account, at the start of the modern age and in just a few short decades, science was able to defeat religion through rigour and brilliance – and thereby forever liberated humankind from ignorance and superstition. For centuries, this account explains, religion had essentially been doing some very bad science. It had purported to tell us how old the earth was (4,000 years old), how many suns there were in the universe (one), how evolution had begun (by divine decree) and why rainbows existed (to remind us of God’s promise to Noah). But these lamentable attempts were finally put to an end when science was able to investigate reality with reason, asserted itself against obscurantist priests – and drove religion into the cobwebbed attic it presently resides in. Science didn’t so much replace religion (there was no need) as expunge the scourge altogether from human consciousness. As a result, we can now dwell without fear or meekness and enjoy the fruits of science and its constant, ever more astonishing technological innovations."
Libertarianism harms economic growth,"Carson coined the pejorative term vulgar libertarianism, a phrase that describes the use of a free market rhetoric in defense of corporate capitalism and economic inequality."
Libertarianism harms economic growth,"In 2007, the environmentalist George Monbiot wrote an article in The Guardian connecting Ridley's libertarian economic philosophy and the £27 billion failure of Northern Rock."
Libertarianism harms economic growth,"Both, say Steven Telesopen in new window and Brink Lindseyopen in new window, who visited Stanford Graduate School of Business recently as part of its Corporations and Society Initiative. Teles, a left-leaning professor of political science at Johns Hopkins University, and Lindsey, a libertarian-leaning researcher at the Washington, D.C., think tank Niskanen Center, coauthored The Captured Economy: How the Powerful Enrich Themselves, Slow Down Growth, and Increase Inequality. The authors critique laws and regulations that they believe result from poor policymaking practices and ultimately suppress economic growth and hurt the public. While the two authors ask conservatives to recognize that income inequality threatens growth, they also show liberals that government regulation, if misguided or badly constructed, can do more harm than good by increasing inequality."
Libertarianism harms economic growth,"The validity of right-libertarian notions of liberty and economic freedom have been questioned by critics such as Robert Lee Hale, who posits that laissez-faire capitalism is a system of aggressive coercion and restriction by property owners against others."
Libertarianism harms economic growth,"Adam Smith's obvious and simple system of natural liberty is not a system of liberty at all, but a complicated network of restraints, imposed in part by individuals, but very largely by the government itself at the behest of others on the freedom of the some. ... What in fact distinguishes this counterfeit system of laissez-faire (the market) from paternalism, is not the absence of restraint, but the absence of any conscious purpose of the part of the officials who administer the restraint, and of any responsibility or unanimity on the part of the numerous owners at whose discretion the restraint is administered."
Libertarianism harms economic growth,"Right-libertarians are accused of ignoring market failures, although not all proponents are market zealots. Critics of laissez-faire capitalism, the economic system favored by right-libertarians, argue that market failures justify government intervention in the economy, that nonintervention leads to monopolies and stifled innovation, or that unregulated markets are economically unstable. They argue that markets do not always produce the best or most efficient outcome, that redistribution of wealth can improve economic health and that humans involved in markets do not always act rationally."
Libertarianism harms minorities/those who are worse off,"For Christmas 2000, Levin published a libertarian critique of Dickens's popular novella A Christmas Carol in which he defends Scrooge as an entrepreneur whose ideas and practices benefit his employees, society at large, and himself. "
Libertarianism harms minorities/those who are worse off,"Some advocates of right-libertarianism, among them philosopher Robert Nozick, address this inconsistency in modern societies arguing that a consistently libertarian society would allow and regard as valid consensual/non-coercive enslavement contracts, rejecting the notion of inalienable rights: The comparable question about an individual is whether a free system will allow him to sell himself into slavery."
Libertarianism harms minorities/those who are worse off,"According to philosopher James P. Sterba, the liberty of the poor should be morally prioritized in light of the fundamental ethical principle ought implies can from which it follows that it would be unreasonable to ask the poor to relinquish their liberty not be interfered with, noting that in the extreme case it would involve asking or requiring the poor to sit back and starve to death and that by contrast it would not be unreasonable to ask and require the rich to sacrifice their liberty to meet some of their needs so that the poor can have the liberty to meet their basic needs. Having argued that ought implies can establishes the reasonability of asking the rich to sacrifice their luxuries for the basic needs of the poor, Sterba invokes a second fundamental principle, The Conflict Resolution Principle, to argue that it is reasonable to make it an ethical requirement. He concludes by arguing that the application of these principles to the international context makes a compelling case for socialist distribution on a world scale."
Libertarianism harms minorities/those who are worse off,"In his essay 'From Liberty to Welfare', philosopher James P. Sterba argues that a morally consistent application of right-libertarian premises, including that of negative liberty, requires that a libertarian must endorse the equality in the distribution of goods and resources required by a socialist state. Sterba presents the example of a typical conflict situation between the rich and poor in order to see why libertarians are mistaken about what their ideal requires. He argues that such a situation is correctly seen as a conflict of negative liberties, saying that the right of the rich not to be interfered with in the satisfaction of their luxury needs is morally trumped by the right of the poor not to be interfered with in taking from the surplus possessions of the rich what is necessary to satisfy their basic needs."
Libertarianism is unjust/non-equal,"Rothbard criticized the frenzied nihilism of left-wing libertarians, but also criticized right-wing libertarians who were content to rely only on education to bring down the state; he believed that libertarians should adopt any moral tactic available to them in order to bring about liberty."
Libertarianism is unjust/non-equal,"Jeffrey Friedman argues that natural-rights libertarianism's justification for the primacy of property is incoherent: [W]e can press on from [the observation that libertarianism is egalitarian] to ask why, if ... the liberty of a human being to own another should be trumped by equal human rights, the liberty to own large amounts of property [at the expense of others] should not also be trumped by equal human rights. This alone would seem definitively to lay to rest the philosophical case for libertarianism. ... The very idea of ownership contains the relativistic seeds of arbitrary authority: the arbitrary authority of the individual's right to do wrong."
Libertarianism is unjust/non-equal,"This is even more vividly seen when we look at an actual historical occurrence. In the nineteenth century American slaveholders were finally legally coerced into doing what they were already morally required to do: free their slaves. In many cases this led to the slave owners' financial and social ruin: they lost their farms, their money, and their power. Of course they didn't agree to their personal ruin; they didn't agree to this restriction on their freedom. Morally they didn't have to consent; it was a remedy long overdue. Even the libertarian would agree. The slave holders' freedom was justifiably restricted by the presence of other people; the fact that there were other persons limited their acceptable alternatives. But that is exactly what the libertarian denies. Freedom, he claims, cannot be justifiably restricted without consent. In short, the difficulty in this: the libertarian talks as if there can be no legitimate non‑consensual limitations on freedom, yet his very theory involves just such limitations. Not only does this appear to be blatantly inconsistent, but even if he could avoid this inconsistency, there appears to be no principled way in which he can justify only his theory's non-consensual limitations on freedom."
Libertarianism is unjust/non-equal,"Libertarians often argue that a free market will naturally lead to economic prosperity for all, but many critics argue that this trickle-down theory is based on flawed assumptions and has not been supported by empirical evidence. For example, a study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) found that income inequality has increased in most OECD countries over the past few decades, despite the rise of neoliberal policies that promote free markets and limited government intervention."
Libertarianism is unjust/non-equal,"Libertarians often argue that individual freedom and property rights should be the primary values of society, but many critics argue that this emphasis on individualism ignores the importance of social cooperation and can lead to unjust outcomes. For example, philosopher Michael Walzer argues that individual freedom must be balanced against social equality and the common good."
Libertarianism is unjust/non-equal,"Libertarians often argue that market-based solutions are the most efficient and just way to address social problems, but many critics argue that markets can fail to address important social needs and can result in unequal outcomes. For example, economist Joseph Stiglitz argues that market failures, such as information asymmetries and externalities, can result in unequal outcomes and require government intervention to address."
Libertarianism removes essential laws/infrastructure/government services,University of Chicago economist John Cochrane echoed this assessment by noting the political dangers of libertarians for Sanders position.
Libertarianism removes essential laws/infrastructure/government services,"Meyer argued that utilitarian libertarians today use court power to force freedom ends with such vague phrases as due process and equal protection and manipulating utopian versions of freedom of the press, religion and speech. Pure libertarians assume they know what freedom is and that the state should enforce their vision through the courts."
Libertarianism removes essential laws/infrastructure/government services,"Outside the United States, libertarian generally refers to anti-authoritarian anti-capitalist ideologies."
Libertarianism removes essential laws/infrastructure/government services,"In general, libertarians strongly oppose violent revolution as unethical and counterproductive, although others, especially market anarchists of a left-wing persuasion such as agorists, advocate various forms of nonviolent resistance, tax resistance or evasion, public acts of civic disloyalty and disobedience, counter-economics and subversive black markets."
Libertarianism removes essential laws/infrastructure/government services,The split was finalized in 1971 when conservative leader William F. Buckley Jr. in a 1971 New York Times article attempted to divorce libertarianism from the freedom movement. He wrote: The ideological licentiousness that rages through America today makes anarchy attractive to the simple-minded. Even to the ingeniously simple-minded.
Libertarianism removes essential laws/infrastructure/government services,"Proponents of libertarianism support legalization of what they regard as victimless crimes, such as recreational drug and alcohol use, gun ownership, and prostitution.  "
Libertarianism removes essential laws/infrastructure/government services,"As libertarians they believe that all secular governments exist to protect natural rights, and only to protect natural rights; and they believe that natural rights are necessarily defined in terms of private property, at least in the legal and political arena."
Libertarianism removes essential laws/infrastructure/government services,"Environmentalists on the left who support regulations designed to reduce carbon emissions, such as cap and trade, argue that many libertarians currently have no method of dealing with problems like environmental degradation and natural resource depletion because of their rejection of regulation and collective control."
The government is essential to protect the rights of citizens,"Thatcherism is associated with libertarianism within the Conservative Party, albeit one of libertarian ends achieved by using strong and sometimes authoritarian leadership."
The government is essential to protect the rights of citizens,"According to Stephen Metcalf, Nozick expresses serious misgivings about capitalist libertarianism, going so far as to reject much of the foundations of the theory on the grounds that personal freedom can sometimes only be fully actualized via a collectivist politics and that wealth is at times justly redistributed via taxation to protect the freedom of the many from the potential tyranny of an overly selfish and powerful few [REF]."
The government is essential to protect the rights of citizens,"The government has a crucial role in protecting basic human rights such as freedom of speech, religion, and assembly. These rights are often enshrined in constitutional documents and are protected by laws and institutions that are enforced by the government. For example, a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) highlights the importance of government protection of human rights, particularly for vulnerable and marginalized groups"
The government is essential to protect the rights of citizens,"The government also plays a crucial role in enforcing contracts and property rights. Without government enforcement, individuals may be less likely to enter into contracts or invest in property, leading to a breakdown of the market system. For example, a study by the World Bank found that strong property rights and contract enforcement are key factors in promoting economic growth and development."
The government is essential to protect the rights of citizens,"The government is also essential in providing public goods and services such as infrastructure, education, and health care, which are crucial for the well-being and prosperity of citizens. For example, a report by the United Nations (UN) highlights the importance of government investment in public goods and services for reducing poverty and promoting economic growth."
The government is essential to protect the rights of citizens,"The government also plays a crucial role in regulating market failures such as monopolies, externalities, and information asymmetries. For example, a study by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) found that well-designed regulation can promote competition, reduce market failures, and promote economic growth."
The government is essential to protect the rights of citizens,"The government also has a crucial role in protecting the environment, particularly in the absence of market-based solutions. For example, a report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) highlights the importance of government action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate the impacts of climate change"
Libertarianism increases freedom in the political system,"For Gustav Landauer, propaganda of the deed meant the creation of libertarian social forms and communities that would inspire others to transform society."
Libertarianism increases freedom in the political system,"Henry David Thoreau wrote: I heartily accept the motto, 'That government is best which governs least'; and I should like to see it acted up to more rapidly and systematically. Carried out, it finally amounts to this, which also I believe, 'That government is best which governs not at all'; and when men are prepared for it, that will be the kind of government which they will have."
Libertarianism increases freedom in the political system,Libertarian historian George Woodcock defines libertarianism as the philosophy that fundamentally doubts authority and advocates transforming society by reform or revolution.
Libertarianism increases freedom in the political system,"Libertarians argue that a decrease in government intervention leads to increased freedom for individuals. By limiting the role of the government in society, individuals are able to make their own decisions about how to live their lives and pursue their own interests. For example, a study by the Cato Institute found that countries with lower levels of government intervention tend to have higher levels of individual freedom and economic growth"
Libertarianism increases freedom in the political system,"Libertarians also argue that protection of individual liberty is the central goal of political systems. By emphasizing individual freedom and property rights, libertarians believe that individuals are better able to pursue their own goals and interests. For example, philosopher Robert Nozick argues that individual rights and property rights are fundamental to a just and free society"
Libertarianism increases freedom in the political system,"Libertarians also argue that increased freedom and competition lead to increased innovation and economic growth. By allowing individuals and businesses to freely pursue their own interests, a libertarian system can promote greater efficiency, innovation, and prosperity. For example, economist Milton Friedman argues that competition and innovation are key factors in promoting economic growth and development"
Libertarianism increases freedom in the political system," Libertarians also argue that protection of property rights is essential for ensuring individual freedom. By guaranteeing individuals the right to own and control property, libertarians believe that individuals are better able to make decisions about how to use their resources and pursue their own goals. For example, economist James Buchanan argues that property rights are fundamental to a just and free society"
Libertarianism increases freedom in the political system,"Libertarians also argue that freedom of speech and expression are crucial for protecting individual freedom. By allowing individuals to freely express their opinions and ideas, a libertarian system can promote greater diversity of thought and promote greater understanding and cooperation. For example, First Amendment scholar Floyd Abrams argues that freedom of speech and expression are fundamental to a just and free society"
Libertarianism increases happiness/fulfilment,Libertarians are against laws that favor or harm any race or either sex.
Libertarianism increases happiness/fulfilment,"Libertarians argue that increased economic freedom leads to greater happiness and fulfilment. By allowing individuals to freely pursue their own interests and goals, a libertarian system can promote greater prosperity and well-being. For example, a study by the Fraser Institute found that countries with higher levels of economic freedom tend to have higher levels of life satisfaction."
Libertarianism increases happiness/fulfilment,"By allowing individuals to make their own decisions about how to live their lives, libertarians believe that individuals are better able to pursue their own interests and goals. For example, psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi argues that individuals are happiest when they are engaged in activities that they find fulfilling and meaningful."
Libertarianism increases happiness/fulfilment,"By allowing individuals to own and control property, libertarians believe that individuals are better able to make decisions about how to use their resources and pursue their own goals. For example, economist F.A. Hayek argues that property rights are essential for allowing individuals to act freely and pursue their own interests."
Libertarianism increases happiness/fulfilment,"By allowing individuals and businesses to freely compete, a libertarian system can promote greater efficiency, innovation, and prosperity. For example, economist Adam Smith argues that competition is essential for promoting economic growth and well-being."
Libertarianism increases happiness/fulfilment,"By allowing individuals to take responsibility for their own lives, libertarians believe that individuals are better able to pursue their own interests and goals. For example, philosopher Ayn Rand argues that individuals are happiest when they are free to act on their own judgment and pursue their own interests."
Libertarianism increases happiness/fulfilment,"By allowing individuals to freely associate with others, a libertarian system can promote greater cooperation, understanding, and social support. For example, sociologist Robert Putnam argues that social networks and community involvement are important factors in promoting well-being and happiness."
Libertarianism increases economic growth,"Sustainability advocates Paul Hawken, Amory Lovins and Hunter Lovins posited in their book Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution (2000) that elements of libertarianism and green politics could be coalesced to produce economic as well as environmental benefits."
Libertarianism increases economic growth,"Patapievici is a supporter of libertarian economic policies, arguing that it's the most efficient cure against the laziness of thought."
Libertarianism increases economic growth,"Free-market roads are advocated by libertarians, who consider them more efficient, safer, and more cost-effective than public roads ."
Libertarianism increases economic growth,"Many advocates of a more libertarian view, such as Americans for Limited Government, say that reduced taxation is a noble goal for its own sake, leading to increases in financial freedom and economic prosperity."
Libertarianism increases economic growth,James Shikwati (born 1970) is a Kenyan libertarian economist and Director of the Inter Region Economic Network who promotes freedom of trade as the driving solution to poverty in Africa.
Libertarianism increases individual freedom/liberties,"Libertarians tend to embrace individual responsibility, oppose government bureaucracy and taxes, promote private charity, tolerate diverse lifestyles, support the free market, and defend civil liberties."
Libertarianism increases individual freedom/liberties,"So why not prohibit alcohol .. I submit that there is only one why not, and this should be no news to libertarians who presumably believe in inalienable individual rights: namely, that no one has the right to coerce anyone not himself directly engaged in an overt act of aggression against rights."
Libertarianism increases individual freedom/liberties,"Libertarians within YAF believed, for example, the military draft was a violation of the individual freedom the organization claimed to embrace."
Libertarianism increases individual freedom/liberties,"Rothbard's defense of the self-ownership principle stems from what he believed to be his falsification of all other alternatives, namely that either a group of people can own another group of people, or the other alternative, that no single person has full ownership over one's self. Rothbard dismisses these two cases on the basis that they cannot result in a universal ethic, i.e. a just natural law that can govern all people, independent of place and time. The only alternative that remains to Rothbard is self-ownership, which he believes is both axiomatic and universal."
Libertarianism increases individual freedom/liberties,"Sunstein and Thaler state that the libertarian aspect of our strategies lies in the straightforward insistence that, in general, people should be free to do what they like-and to opt out of undesirable arrangements if they want to do so."
Libertarianism increases individual freedom/liberties,Libertarians support maximum liberty in both personal and economic matters.
Cloning can be used for organ replication,"One bioethicist, Jacob M. Appel of New York University, has gone so far as to argue that children cloned for therapeutic purposes such as to donate bone marrow to a sibling with leukemia may someday be viewed as heroes."
Cloning can be used for organ replication,"According to the World Health Organization, there is a critical shortage of organs available for transplantation, and many people die while waiting for a suitable organ to become available."
Cloning can be used for organ replication,"Another argument is that cloning can be used to create customized organs that are specific to an individual's needs. This can help to reduce the risk of rejection and improve the success rate of transplantation. For example, a study by the American Journal of Transplantation found that personalized transplantation could have a significant impact on the success of transplantation."
Cloning can be used for organ replication,"Cloning can also be used to improve the quality of life for people with certain medical conditions. For example, cloning can be used to create replacement tissues for people with conditions like Parkinson's disease, which can help to slow the progression of the disease and improve the quality of life. A study by the Journal of Clinical Investigation found that transplantation of human stem cells can help to improve the symptoms of Parkinson's disease."
Cloning can be used for organ replication,"Cloning can also help to reduce the use of animal testing in medical research. By creating human cells and tissues that are specific to an individual, researchers can better understand the effects of new treatments and drugs on human health. For example, a study by the National Institutes of Health found that human tissue cloning can help to reduce the need for animal testing."
Cloning can be used for organ replication,"Cloning can also be used to advance medical research in a number of different areas. For example, cloning can be used to study the development of diseases and to develop new treatments for those diseases. A study by the Journal of the American Medical Association found that cloning can help to improve the understanding of diseases like Alzheimer's and to develop new treatments for those diseases."
Cloning helps those who can’t otherwise have a child,An official from the Dutch Health Ministry told Reuters that the Netherlands forbade human cloning but not the birth of baby clones.
Cloning helps those who can’t otherwise have a child,"Many scientists doubted that the Ra√´lians could overcome the difficulties that human cloning posed, or that they would be able to produce a healthy child."
Cloning helps those who can’t otherwise have a child,"Advances such as human cloning, parthenogenesis and artificial wombs may significantly extend the potential for human reproduction."
Cloning helps those who can’t otherwise have a child,Proponents claim that human reproductive cloning also would produce benefits
Cloning helps those who can’t otherwise have a child,"One of the main arguments for not banning human cloning is that cloning can help those who are struggling with infertility. According to the World Health Organization, infertility affects about 10% of couples of reproductive age worldwide."
Cloning helps those who can’t otherwise have a child,"For example, cloning can be used to create a child who is genetically related to one of the parents. A study by the Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics found that cloning can help couples who are struggling with infertility."
Cloning helps those who can’t otherwise have a child,"For example, cloning can be used to create a child who is genetically related to one of the parents. A study by the Journal of Medical Ethics found that cloning can help couples who are struggling with infertility "
Cloning helps those who can’t otherwise have a child,"For example, cloning can be used to create a child who is free of genetic diseases that are present in one of the parents. A study by the New England Journal of Medicine found that cloning can help to reduce the transmission of genetic diseases."
Cloning helps those who can’t otherwise have a child,"For example, cloning can be used to study the development of embryos and to better understand the processes that occur during development. A study by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that cloning can help to increase our understanding of human development."
Cloning helps those who can’t otherwise have a child,"For example, cloning can be used to create replacement organs for people who are in need of a transplant. A study by the Journal of Medical Ethics found that cloning can help to save the lives of people who are in need of a transplant."
Cloning promotes health,"An important aspect of current scientific thinking about immortality is that some combination of human cloning, cryonics or nanotechnology will play an essential role in extreme life extension."
Cloning promotes health,"Courtney Campbell, director of the Program for Ethics, Science and the Environment at Oregon State University, says, Some traditions and leading figures in conservative Protestantism who were opposed to human cloning for reproductive reasons have come to see that given the ambiguity about their own views about the status of embryonic life, and given the potential for health benefits, they could be opposed to reproductive cloning, but affirm therapeutic cloning."
Cloning promotes health,"As believers in the resurrection of Jesus Christ through a scientific cloning process (which includes memory transfer) by the Elohim, they encourage scientific research to extend life through cloning, however critics outside are doubtful of its possibility."
Cloning promotes health,"S1909/A2840 is a bill that was passed by the New Jersey legislature in December 2003, and signed into law by Governor James McGreevey on January 4, 2004, that permits human cloning for the purpose of developing and harvesting human stem cells."
Cloning promotes health,"As regards therapeutic cloning, a problem can be pointed out: before making a supposedly therapeutic cloning, a human-cloning technique must be found."
Cloning promotes health,"For example, scientists could clone specific organs and use them to replace damaged or diseased organs in individuals. A study by the Lancet medical journal found that cloning could provide a source of organs for those in need of transplants."
Cloning promotes health,"For example, scientists could use cloning to study the genetic makeup of individuals with a particular disease and to develop therapies that target the underlying cause of the disease. A study by the Nature Genetics journal found that cloning could be used to develop gene therapies for a range of diseases."
Cloning promotes health,"For example, scientists could use cloning to produce stem cells that could be used to treat a range of diseases. A study by the Nature journal found that cloning could greatly advance stem cell research."
Cloning promotes health,"For example, scientists could use cloning to study the genetic basis of aging and to develop new therapies to slow or reverse the aging process. A study by the Aging Cell journal found that cloning could be used to better understand the process of aging."
Cloning promotes health,"For example, scientists could use cloning to study the genetic basis of infertility and to develop new therapies to treat infertility. A study by the Fertility and Sterility journal found that cloning could be used to better understand the processes of reproduction."
Cloning promotes science/research,"New Jersey's 2004 S1909/A2840 specifically permitted human cloning for the purpose of developing and harvesting human stem cells, and Missouri's 2006 Amendment Two legalized certain forms of embryonic stem cell research in the state."
Cloning promotes science/research,The law prohibited the willful destruction of human embryos but directed that human embryos could be destroyed if they were more than five years old. The law prohibited research on human embryos created in France but permitted research on human embryos brought to France. The law prohibited researchers from creating embryos for research but allowed researchers to experiment with embryos that were superfluous after in vitro fertilization.
Cloning promotes science/research,"On May 31, 1997, an issue of the popular science magazine New Scientist said that the International Raëlian Movement was starting a company to fund the research and development of human cloning."
Cloning promotes science/research,"Human Cloning  Somatic cell nuclear transfer technology can be used to bring about the birth of replica offspring, and to create embryos for experimentation."
Cloning promotes science/research,"Claude Vorilhon told lawmakers that banning the development of human cloning was comparable to outlawing medical advances such antibiotics, blood transfusions, and vaccines."
Cloning promotes science/research,"For example, cloning can be used to study the development of embryos and to better understand the processes that occur during development. A study by the Journal of Medical Ethics found that cloning can help to advance medical science."
Cloning promotes science/research,"For example, cloning can be used to study the genetic makeup of individuals with a particular disease and to better understand the causes of the disease. A study by the Journal of Medical Genetics found that cloning can help to better understand the genetic basis of diseases."
Cloning promotes science/research,"For example, cloning can be used to study the development of embryos and to better understand the processes that occur during development. A study by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that cloning can help to improve biomedical research."
Cloning promotes science/research,"For example, cloning can be used to study the genetic makeup of individuals with a particular disease and to develop new therapies to treat the disease. A study by the Journal of Medical Science found that cloning can help to develop new therapies for a range of diseases."
Cloning promotes science/research,"For example, cloning can be used to produce genetically modified organisms that can be used for a range of applications, such as producing new medicines and improving agricultural production. A study by the Nature Biotechnology journal found that cloning can help to advance biotechnology."
Cloning promotes science/research,"For example, cloning can be used to study the genetic makeup of extinct species and to better understand the processes that led to their extinction. A study by the Journal of Evolutionary Biology found that cloning can help to better understand the process of evolution."
Cloning can be used to create more advanced humans,"Raël says that in the future, scientists will discover an accelerated-growth process in which a process like guided self-assembly of rapidly expanded cells or even nanotechnological assembly of a whole human body can form in a very short time."
Cloning can be used to create more advanced humans,"Kass sees human cloning as a natural progression from the decoupling of sex and procreation, begun with in vitro fertilization: Cloning turns out to be the perfect embodiment of the ruling opinions of our new age. Thanks to the sexual revolution, we are able to deny in practice, and increasingly in thought, the inherent procreative teleology of sexuality itself."
Cloning can be used to create more advanced humans,"Susan J. Palmer, a social scholar who had long contacts with Raëlians, associated epiphenomenalism with the belief in Raëlism that mind transfer coupled with human cloning can implant mind and personality into a new and disease free body."
Cloning is not understood enough yet,President George W. Bush said that human cloning was deeply troubling to most Americans.
Cloning is not understood enough yet,"In a 1997 article in The New Republic entitled The Wisdom of Repugnance, Kass suggests that we should respect the revulsion most people feel about cloning human beings, just as we respect their supposed revulsion at incest and cannibalism. In crucial cases, he writes, repugnance is the emotional expression of deep wisdom, beyond reason's power fully to articulate it. Kass writes that modern ethical discourse, which emphasizes autonomy, equity, and utility, fails to provide the moral guidance that the modern world demands: Repugnance, here as elsewhere, revolts against the excesses of human willfulness, warning us not to transgress what is unspeakably profound"
Cloning is not understood enough yet,"In the extreme, this could lead to the manufacturing and enslavement of monsters such as human clones, human-animal chimeras, or bioroids, but even lesser dislocations of humans and non-humans from social and ecological systems are seen as problematic."
Cloning is not understood enough yet,"A society that tolerates cloning, Kass writes, has forgotten how to shudder [and] always rationalizes away the abominable. A society that allows cloning has, whether it knows it or not, tacitly said yes to converting procreation into manufacture and to treating our children as pure projects of our will."
Cloning is unethical/anti-religious,"The National Council of Ethics of Portugal published its Opinion on the Ethical Implications of Cloning in 1997. The opinion states, the cloning of human beings, because of the problems it raises concerning the dignity of the human person, the equilibrium of the human species and life in society, is ethically unacceptable and must be prohibited."
Cloning is unethical/anti-religious,"Most Christians believe that a person has intrinsic dignity based on his being created in the image and likeness of God and in his call to communion with God. This brings the question of the morality of human cloning into a realm beyond that of science, and into that of religion, as this dignity cannot be empirically proven."
Cloning is unethical/anti-religious,The basis for this justification is that reproductive human cloning necessarily infringes notions of human dignity.
Cloning is unethical/anti-religious,Kass supports a universal ban on the cloning of humans on the grounds that cloning is an affront to morality and human dignity.
Cloning is unethical/anti-religious,"Through the act of creating another human being, Christians have also posed the question as to whether this would be too much like playing God. Not only this, but some Christian ethicists argue that human cloning would create substantial issues of identity and individuality.This could be seen through the confusion of the child resulting from cloning as to who his parents are, what connection he has to his genetic duplicate, etc."
Cloning is unethical/anti-religious,"On the other hand, according to a survey of Christian fundamentalist pastors, responses indicated a common account of human cloning as primarily reproductive in nature, proscribed by its violation of God's will and role.Many of these pastors acknowledged the reason for this violation being rooted in the religiously motivated view that human cloning is an example of scientists playing God."
Cloning is unethical/anti-religious,"Richard McCormick, a Jesuit priest and professor of Christian ethics at the University of Notre Dame: .I can't think of a morally acceptable reason to clone a human being."
Cloning is unethical/anti-religious,"In 1996, the Government of Canada issued a report entitled New Reproductive and Genetic Technologies. The report used the principles of respect for human life and dignity as its reason for recommending that various activities associated with genetic research and human reproduction be prohibited. The report said the prohibited activities were contrary to Canadian values of equality and respect for human life and dignity."
Cloning is unethical/anti-religious,"John Paul II states, These techniques, insofar as they involve the manipulation and destruction of human embryos, are not morally acceptable, even when their proposed goal is good in itself. Thus, according to the Catholic ethical system, even a good that might come from therapeutic cloning would be morally unacceptable, as it would be the result of an act which, according to Catholics, is itself intrinsically immoral."
Cloning is unethical/anti-religious,"In 2005, in a divided vote, Member States were called on to adopt all measures necessary to prohibit all forms of human cloning in as much as they are incompatible with human dignity and the protection of human life."
Cloning is unethical/anti-religious,"The Council of Europe's Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine and its Additional Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine, on the Prohibition of Cloning Human Being appear to ban SCNT of human beings. Of the Council's 45 member states, the Convention has been signed by 31 and ratified by 18. The Additional Protocol has been signed by 29 member nations and ratified by 14."
Cloning is unethical/anti-religious,"Rev. Demetri Demopulos, Greek Orthodox pastor and geneticist, states, As an Orthodox Christian, I speak out in opposition to any attempt to clone a human being because humans are supposed to be created by acts of love between two people, not through the manipulation of cells in acts that are ultimately about self-love"
Cloning is unethical/anti-religious,"Pope John Paul II: These techniques, insofar as they involve the manipulation and destruction of human embryos, are not morally acceptable, even when their proposed goal is good in itself"
Cloning is unethical/anti-religious,"In 2003, the United Nations adopted a proposal submitted by Costa Rica, calling on member states to prohibit all forms of human cloning in as much as they are incompatible with human dignity and the protection of human life."
Cloning is unethical/anti-religious,"In a statement given by the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, on the other hand, therapeutic cloning was rejected as contrary to the Word of God and our 1998 resolution. For this particular group, therapeutic cloning is assumed to involve the destruction of human embryos, and is therefore against the Synod's resolution to reaffirm and celebrate life, and protect the sanctity of human life."
Cloning is unethical/anti-religious,"On December 13, 2001, the United Nations General Assembly began elaborating an international convention against the reproductive cloning of humans. A broad coalition of States, including Spain, Italy, the Philippines, the United States, Costa Rica and the Holy See sought to extend the debate to ban all forms of human cloning, noting that, in their view, therapeutic human cloning violates human dignity."
Cloning is unethical/anti-religious,"According to Stephen G. Post, a Catholic journalist, [removal] of the male impregnators from the procreative dyad would simply drive the nail into the coffin of fatherhood, unless one thinks that biological and social fatherhood are utterly disconnected."
Cloning is unethical/anti-religious,"The Ministry of Health enacted the Danish Council Act 1988, which established the Danish Council of Ethics. The Council advises the Ministry on matters of medicine and genetic research on humans. In 2001, the Council condemned reproductive cloning because it would violate human dignity, because it could have adverse consequences for the cloned person and because permitting research on reproductive cloning would reflect a disregard for the respect due to the moral status of embryos."
Cloning is unethical/anti-religious,Article 11 of UNESCO's Universal Declaration on the Human Genome and Human Rights asserts that the reproductive cloning of human beings is contrary to human dignity.
Cloning is unethical/anti-religious,"Hwang himself criticised the process, stating that it did not bring science any closer to human cloning and the complexities, coupled with the low success rate (one in 123), did not make it ethical to clone family pets."
Cloning is unethical/anti-religious,"In 2001, when Germany and France proposed at the United Nations General Assembly the adoption of an international convention to ban reproductive human cloning, the Holy See, together with a coalition of like-minded states that included Spain, Philippines, the United States, and Costa Rica, noted that such a convention would implicitly legitimize the cloning of human beings for research purposes, which is more serious from an ethical point of view than the reproductive one, and proposed banning all forms of human cloning."
Cloning is unnatural,Much of the concern related to human cloning stems from a fear of overstepping the bounds of the natural order.
Cloning is unnatural,"Rev. Demetri Demopulos, Greek Orthodox pastor and geneticist: As an Orthodox Christian, I speak out in opposition to any attempt to clone a human being because humans are supposed to be created by acts of love between two people, not through the manipulation of cells in acts that are ultimately about self-love"
Cloning is unnatural,"In 2002, Spyros Simitis, the brother of Costas Simitis, characterised Zavos's claims as scientific barbarism. He expressed his opinion that if human cloning were to become reality, it would mean the end of human freedom and evolution. He also referred to the possible use of cloning by governments for controlling and shaping society according to the government's will."
Cloning is unnatural,The Christian Coalition of America urged a human cloning ban and saw the alleged clone baby as an aberration.
Cloning is unnatural,"According to Richard McCormick, S.J., cloning disrupts the familial order. It would involve removing insemination and fertilization from the marriage relationship, and it would also remove one of the partners from the entire process."
Cloning is unsafe,"Claude Vorilhon, the founder of Raëlism, was opposed to this move and denied that the technology used to clone was inherently dangerous."
Cloning is unsafe,"FDA biotechnology chief Dr. Phil Noguchi warned that the human cloning, even if it worked, risked transferring sexually transmitted diseases to the newly born child."
Cloning is unsafe,"Scientists with experience in animal cloning have encountered low rates of success per implantation, where cloned fetuses are often malformed and dead before birth."
Cloning is unsafe,"A study published in the journal Nature Reviews Genetics in 2003 reported a low success rate for cloning animals, with many cloned animals suffering from health problems, genetic abnormalities, and premature death. "
Cloning is unsafe,A study published in the journal Nature Biotechnology in 2005 found that cloning can result in genetic mutations that may cause long-term health problems and reduced lifespan.
Cloning is unsafe,A study published in the journal Nature Reviews Genetics in 2008 reported that cloning may result in unintended epigenetic changes that can have unpredictable consequences for the health of the cloned organism.
Cloning is unsafe,The National Academy of Sciences published a report in 2002 that addressed the ethical and social issues surrounding human cloning. The report concluded that more research is needed to fully understand the safety and ethical implications of human cloning.
Cloning is unsafe,A report published by the Council of Europe in 2008 discussed the potential for abuse of cloning technology and recommended measures to ensure that cloning is used for medical purposes only.
Hiring private military companies is financially beneficial,A report by the Congressional Research Service in 2009 found that the use of private military companies can result in cost savings for the government compared to using traditional military personnel.
Hiring private military companies is financially beneficial,"A study published in the journal Defense and Security Analysis in 2011 found that private military companies can provide more efficient services compared to traditional military personnel, due to their ability to quickly respond to changing circumstances. "
Hiring private military companies is financially beneficial,A report by the RAND Corporation in 2013 found that private military companies can provide access to specialized skills and expertise that may not be available in the traditional military.
Hiring private military companies is financially beneficial,"A report by the Heritage Foundation in 2010 found that private military companies offer greater flexibility in terms of hiring and deploying personnel, allowing the government to respond quickly to changing circumstances."
Hiring private military companies is financially beneficial,A study published in the journal International Affairs in 2010 found that the use of private military companies can reduce bureaucratic processes and allow for a more streamlined decision-making process.
Hiring private military companies is financially beneficial,"A report by the Senate Armed Services Committee in 2007 found that private military companies can improve accountability in military operations, as they are subject to contract terms and conditions that ensure compliance with legal and ethical standards."
Private military companies are well-trained/better equipped,"A report by the Heritage Foundation in 2010 found that private military companies typically require their personnel to have high levels of training and experience, often exceeding the requirements for traditional military personnel."
Private military companies are well-trained/better equipped,"A study published in the journal Defense and Security Analysis in 2011 found that private military companies often have access to state-of-the-art equipment, allowing them to carry out their operations with greater efficiency and effectiveness. "
Private military companies are well-trained/better equipped,"A report by the RAND Corporation in 2013 found that private military companies often invest in advanced technology, allowing them to stay ahead of their competitors and provide more effective services."
Private military companies are well-trained/better equipped,"A study published in the journal International Affairs in 2010 found that private military companies often have expertise in unconventional warfare and other specialized areas, providing the government with a valuable resource in these areas."
Private military companies are well-trained/better equipped,"A report by the Congressional Research Service in 2009 found that private military companies often provide specialized training programs to their personnel, allowing them to stay ahead of the curve in terms of the latest tactics and techniques."
Private military companies are well-trained/better equipped,"A report by the Senate Armed Services Committee in 2007 found that private military companies have the ability to quickly respond to changing circumstances, providing the government with a valuable resource in times of crisis."
"Private military companies can supplement regular armies in specific tasks that armies cannot, or do not want, to do","A study published in the journal International Affairs in 2010 found that private military companies often have expertise in unconventional warfare and other specialized areas, allowing the government to supplement regular armies in these tasks."
"Private military companies can supplement regular armies in specific tasks that armies cannot, or do not want, to do","A report by the Heritage Foundation in 2010 found that private military companies can provide support services, such as logistics and communications, freeing up regular army personnel to focus on other tasks."
"Private military companies can supplement regular armies in specific tasks that armies cannot, or do not want, to do","A report by the Congressional Research Service in 2009 found that private military companies can provide security in hostile environments, such as war zones, allowing regular armies to focus on other tasks."
"Private military companies can supplement regular armies in specific tasks that armies cannot, or do not want, to do","A report by the Senate Armed Services Committee in 2007 found that private military companies can carry out sensitive missions, such as covert operations, freeing up regular army personnel to focus on other tasks."
"Private military companies can supplement regular armies in specific tasks that armies cannot, or do not want, to do",A study published in the journal Defense and Security Analysis in 2011 found that private military companies can provide access to specialized skills and expertise that may not be available in the regular army.
"Private military companies can supplement regular armies in specific tasks that armies cannot, or do not want, to do","A report by the RAND Corporation in 2013 found that private military companies can offload non-core tasks, such as security and support, from regular army personnel, allowing them to focus on their primary mission."
Private military companies increase safety,"A study published in the journal Defense and Security Analysis in 2011 found that private military companies can provide improved security in conflict zones, reducing the risk of harm to both military personnel and civilians."
Private military companies increase safety,"A report by the Heritage Foundation in 2010 found that private military companies can provide more efficient use of resources, reducing the overall cost of military operations and allowing for a greater focus on safety."
Private military companies increase safety,"A report by the Congressional Research Service in 2009 found that private military companies can provide access to specialized skills and expertise that may not be available in the regular army, improving overall safety and effectiveness."
Private military companies increase safety,"A report by the Senate Armed Services Committee in 2007 found that private military companies can carry out sensitive missions, such as covert operations, reducing the risk of harm to regular army personnel."
Private military companies increase safety,"A report by the RAND Corporation in 2013 found that private military companies often invest in advanced technology, allowing them to carry out their operations with greater safety and effectiveness."
Private military companies increase safety,"A report by the Heritage Foundation in 2010 found that private military companies can provide support services, such as logistics and communications, improving overall safety by freeing up regular army personnel to focus on other tasks."
Private military companies are not professional,"A report by Human Rights Watch in 2006 found that private military companies often operate with limited accountability, making it difficult to hold them responsible for their actions."
Private military companies are not professional,"A report by Amnesty International in 2009 found that private military companies have been accused of violating international humanitarian law in conflict zones, including instances of mistreatment of civilians and other human rights abuses."
Private military companies are not professional,"A study published in the journal International Affairs in 2010 found that the chain of command for private military companies can be unclear, leading to confusion and decreased professionalism in their operations."
Private military companies are not professional,"A report by the Congressional Research Service in 2009 found that private military companies often operate with limited transparency, making it difficult to monitor their actions and ensure professional conduct."
Private military companies are not professional,"A report by Human Rights Watch in 2006 found that private military companies often have lax hiring practices, allowing individuals with questionable backgrounds to become involved in their operations."
Private military companies are not professional,"A report by Amnesty International in 2009 found that private military companies have been accused of hiring poorly trained personnel, leading to increased risk and decreased professionalism in their operations."
Private military companies main interest is profit,"A report by Human Rights Watch in 2006 found that private military companies often prioritize profit over other considerations, including ethical and legal considerations."
Private military companies main interest is profit,"A study published in the journal International Affairs in 2010 found that private military companies often operate with limited accountability, making it difficult to hold them responsible for actions taken in pursuit of profit. "
Private military companies main interest is profit,"A report by the Congressional Research Service in 2009 found that private military companies can be subject to conflicts of interest, as they may prioritize their financial interests over other considerations. "
Private military companies main interest is profit,"A report by Amnesty International in 2009 found that the high cost of private military services can incentivize companies to prioritize profit over other considerations, including ethical and legal considerations. "
Private military companies main interest is profit,"A report by the Project on Government Oversight in 2008 found that private military companies often operate with limited transparency, making it difficult to monitor their actions and ensure that they are not prioritizing profit over other considerations."
Private military companies main interest is profit,"A report by the International Peace Institute in 2006 found that the private military industry is largely unregulated, allowing companies to prioritize profit over other considerations."
"Private military companies solicit engaging, or prolonging, conflict","A report by the Project on Government Oversight in 2008 found that private military companies have a financial incentive to prolong conflicts, as they profit from their continued involvement."
"Private military companies solicit engaging, or prolonging, conflict",A report by the International Peace Institute in 2006 found that private military companies can encourage conflict by offering their services to clients who seek to engage in conflict.
"Private military companies solicit engaging, or prolonging, conflict","A study published in the journal International Affairs in 2010 found that private military companies profit from war, and may therefore have a financial incentive to encourage conflict. "
"Private military companies solicit engaging, or prolonging, conflict",A report by Human Rights Watch in 2006 found that private military companies can fuel conflicts by providing military support to parties engaged in conflict.
"Private military companies solicit engaging, or prolonging, conflict","A report by Amnesty International in 2009 found that the presence of private military companies can increase the militarization of conflicts, potentially prolonging and escalating them."
"Private military companies solicit engaging, or prolonging, conflict",A report by the Congressional Research Service in 2009 found that the lack of accountability surrounding private military companies can lead to actions that prolong and escalate conflicts.
Private military companies are less ethical and violate rights or commit crimes,"A report by Human Rights Watch in 2007 found evidence of human rights violations committed by private military companies, including the use of excessive force and abuse of detainees."
Private military companies are less ethical and violate rights or commit crimes,"A report by the Project on Government Oversight in 2008 found evidence of criminal activities committed by private military companies, including the theft and sale of military equipment."
Private military companies are less ethical and violate rights or commit crimes,A report by Amnesty International in 2009 found that the lack of accountability surrounding private military companies can lead to actions that violate human rights and commit crimes.
Private military companies are less ethical and violate rights or commit crimes,"A report by the Congressional Research Service in 2010 found evidence of unlawful killings committed by private military companies, including the killing of civilians."
Private military companies are less ethical and violate rights or commit crimes,A report by the United Nations in 2004 found evidence of private military companies using child soldiers in conflict zones.
Private military companies are less ethical and violate rights or commit crimes,"A study published in the Journal of Business Ethics in 2008 found that private military companies can face a conflict of interest when serving both their client and the broader interests of society, leading to ethical violations."
Private military companies cannot be trusted to be loyal to the hiring country,A report by the Congressional Research Service in 2012 found that private military companies can prioritize their contractual obligations to their client over their loyalty to the country they are operating in.
Private military companies cannot be trusted to be loyal to the hiring country,"A study published in the Journal of Military Ethics in 2009 found that private military companies can face a conflict of interest if they have loyalty to multiple countries, potentially leading to a lack of trust in their actions."
Private military companies cannot be trusted to be loyal to the hiring country,A report by the Project on Government Oversight in 2008 found that private military companies can prioritize their clients' interests over the interests of the country they are operating in.
Private military companies cannot be trusted to be loyal to the hiring country,A report by Human Rights Watch in 2007 found that the lack of transparency surrounding private military companies can lead to actions that are not in the best interest of the hiring country.
Private military companies cannot be trusted to be loyal to the hiring country,"A study published in the Journal of Business Ethics in 2008 found that private military companies can face a conflict of interest when serving both their client and the broader interests of society, potentially leading to a lack of trust in their actions."
Private military companies cannot be trusted to be loyal to the hiring country,"A report by the Congressional Research Service in 2012 found that private military companies can have a significant degree of operational independence, which can lead to actions that are not aligned with the goals of the hiring country."
Acting may be the child's dream,"A study published in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence in 2014 found that parents can play a significant role in shaping children's career aspirations, including a desire to pursue acting."
Acting may be the child's dream,"A report by the National Endowment for the Arts in 2008 found that children who are exposed to theater and performance at a young age are more likely to pursue careers in the performing arts, including acting. "
Acting may be the child's dream,A study published in the Journal of Popular Culture in 2013 found that children and young people can be influenced by celebrity culture and aspire to careers in acting as a result.
Acting may be the child's dream,A report by the Drama Teachers Association of America in 2011 found that some children and young people have a natural talent for acting and may pursue this as a career due to their abilities.
Acting may be the child's dream,"A study published in the Journal of Creativity and Mental Health in 2017 found that acting can provide a creative outlet for children and young people, which can motivate them to pursue a career in the performing arts."
Acting may be the child's dream,A report by the American Psychological Association in 2010 found that acting can provide a way for children and young people to express their emotions and can contribute to their desire to pursue a career in the performing arts.
Child performers achieve success/confidence,"Despite devoting so much time to the series, Radcliffe has asserted that he did not miss out on a childhood like other child actors: I've been given a much better perspective on life by doing Potter."
Child performers achieve success/confidence,"The biggest Our Gang stars then were Sunshine Sammy, Mickey Daniels, Mary Kornman, and little Farina, who eventually became the most popular member of the 1920s gang and the most popular black child star of the 1920s."
Child performers achieve success/confidence,Ashwin Chitale won the best child artist award.
Child performers achieve success/confidence,"Beginning a prolific career as a child actress at the age of three, Withers is a Young Artist Award-Former Child Star Lifetime Achievement Award honoree, best known for being one of the most popular child film stars of the 1930s and early 1940s, as well as for her portrayal of Josephine the Plumber in a series of TV commercials for Comet cleanser in the 1960s and early 1970s"
Child performers achieve success/confidence,it is not uncommon to see child actors continue their careers throughout as actors or in a different professional field.
Child performers achieve success/confidence,"A noted child actor, Whelan first appeared on screen at the age of eleven, and continued to take television roles until her matriculation into Middlebury College in 2004; Whelan graduated magna cum laude from Middlebury in 2008 after spending the 2006-7 academic year as a visiting student at Lincoln College, Oxford."
Child performers are necessary for roles,"A later-day review similarly noted the taunt story and excellent portrayals by the leads but also described the child actors as being the key to film, with Lee Aaker's acting a stand-out while Linda Lowell gives a one-note performance which consists mostly of screaming at the top of her lungs."
Child performers are necessary for roles,In time the practice took on a professional aspect and companies of child actors would play an important role in the development of drama through the Elizabethan era and into the Jacobean and Caroline periods that followed.
Child performers are necessary for roles,A report by the Screen Actors Guild in 2006 found that there are some roles in film and television that can only be performed by children and that casting children in these roles is essential.
Child performers are necessary for roles,A study published in the Journal of Film and Video in 2009 found that casting children in certain roles can bring an authenticity to the story and enhance the overall impact of the production.
Child performers are necessary for roles,"A report by the National Association of Theatre Owners in 2013 found that casting children in various roles can increase the diversity in casting and provide opportunities for more actors, including children."
Child performers are necessary for roles,A study published in the Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism in 2016 found that casting children in certain roles can be crucial for character development and help to convey important themes in the story.
Child performers are necessary for roles,A report by the Actors Equity Association in 2014 found that casting children in certain roles can increase audience engagement and make the production more appealing to a wider audience.
Child performers are necessary for roles,"A study published in the Journal of Media Psychology in 2011 found that casting children in certain roles can bring unique technical demands to a production, including the need for child-sized props, costumes, and set pieces."
Child performers should not be banned as long as there is supervision/regulation,"Compulsory education laws mandate that the education of the child actor not be disrupted while the child is working, whether the child actor is enrolled in public school, private school or even home school. The child does his/her schoolwork under the supervision of a studio teacher while on the set."
Child performers should not be banned as long as there is supervision/regulation,"According to Anthony Simcoe, doing the prosthetics for the Fostro character was difficult because Australia (where Farscape was filmed) limits the number of hours that child actors can work each day."
Child performers should not be banned as long as there is supervision/regulation,"Walsh would appear with the segments' usual roster of child actors to help illustrate scenarios in which children could often be in danger, and the solutions they could seek."
Child performers should not be banned as long as there is supervision/regulation,"Being a minor, a child actor must secure an entertainment work permit before accepting any paid performing work."
Child performers should not be banned as long as there is supervision/regulation,"One challenge for the cast and crew was filming around a child actor, meaning that the show had to obey child labor laws."
The parents should decide for their child,"On working as a very young child actor, Lyonne said: I didn't have the best parents."
The parents should decide for their child,"A study published in the Journal of Medical Ethics in 2005 found that parents have the right to autonomy and decision-making authority for their children, unless those decisions cause harm."
The parents should decide for their child,A report by the Heritage Foundation in 2008 found that parents are the primary source of values for children and that the family unit is best suited to make decisions for the well-being of the child.
The parents should decide for their child,"A study published in the Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology in 2012 found that parents have a deep understanding of their children's needs and abilities, and are therefore best equipped to make decisions on their behalf."
The parents should decide for their child,"A report by the United Nations in 2015 found that parents are often guided by cultural and religious values when making decisions for their children, and that these values should be respected and protected."
The parents should decide for their child,"A study published in the Journal of Family Psychology in 2013 found that parents are able to provide individualized attention and care for their children, and that this is important for the child's development and well-being. "
The parents should decide for their child,"A report by the American Academy of Pediatrics in 2018 found that parents have legal protection for their right to make decisions for their children, and that this protection should be upheld. "
Being a performer harms the child's education,"A study published in the Journal of Education and Practice in 2013 found that child performers often miss school or receive inadequate education, leading to a lack of basic skills and knowledge."
Being a performer harms the child's education,"A report by the American Academy of Pediatrics in 2009 found that children who perform at a young age may experience developmental delays and emotional difficulties, leading to long-term negative effects."
Being a performer harms the child's education,"A study published in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence in 2014 found that child performers may experience social isolation and difficulty forming relationships, leading to negative outcomes for their social and emotional."
Being a performer harms the child's education,"A study published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry in 2016 found that child performers may experience burnout, leading to exhaustion and disinterest in continuing their careers."
Being a performer harms the child's education,"A report by the American Psychological Association in 2017 found that child performers may experience high levels of stress and pressure, leading to negative outcomes for their physical and mental health."
Being a performer harms the child's education,"A study published in the Journal of Adolescence in 2018 found that child performers may experience long-term negative effects on their personal, professional, and academic lives, leading to difficulties in adulthood."
Child performers are losing their childhood,"Some people also criticize the parents of child actors for allowing their children to work, believing that more normal activities should be the staple during the childhood years."
Child performers are losing their childhood,"A report by UNICEF in 2016 found that child actors are often exploited and exposed to unhealthy working conditions, leading to the loss of their childhood."
Child performers are losing their childhood,"A study published in the Journal of Adolescence in 2012 found that child performers often spend most of their time working and rehearsing, leading to a loss of free time and childhood experiences."
Child performers are losing their childhood,"A report by the American Psychological Association in 2017 found that child performers may experience high levels of pressure and stress, leading to negative impacts on their childhood and development."
Child performers are losing their childhood,"A study published in the Journal of Pediatrics in 2013 found that child performers may experience physical health problems due to long working hours and a lack of rest, leading to a loss of childhood and well-being."
Child performers are losing their childhood,"A report by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network in 2010 found that child performers may experience emotional trauma due to intense work environments and pressure to perform, leading to a loss of childhood and well-being."
Child performers are losing their childhood,A study published in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence in 2014 found that child performers may experience a loss of innocence and childhood due to the exposure to adult themes and mature material in the entertainment industry.
Child performers have a lot of pressure,"On January 18, 1990, North received a phone call from Paul Petersen telling him that former child star Rusty Hamer from The Danny Thomas Show had committed suicide."
Child performers have a lot of pressure,The child actor may experience unique and negative pressures when working under tight production schedules. Large projects which depend for their success on the ability of the child to deliver an effective performance add to the pressure.
Child performers have a lot of pressure,"In 1990, following the suicide of former child star Rusty Hamer, Petersen founded a child-actor support group, A Minor Consideration, to improve working conditions for child actors and to assist in the transition between working as a child actor and adult life, whether in acting or in other professions."
Child performers have a lot of pressure,"Later, in 2013, The Daily Beast came out with an article that bemoaned the Primetime Emmy Awards' apparent antipathy to the performances of child actors in television shows that otherwise received many nominations and noted that they .. have played characters overcoming bullying, substance abuse, coming to terms with their sexuality, suffocating parents, absent parents, dying parents, sexual awakenings, and PTSD."
Child performers have a lot of pressure,"A report by the American Psychological Association in 2017 found that child actors may experience high levels of stress and pressure, leading to negative impacts on their mental health and well-being. "
Child performers have a lot of pressure,"A study published in the Journal of Adolescence in 2012 found that child performers often spend most of their time working and rehearsing, leading to a loss of free time and childhood experiences."
Child performers have a lot of pressure,"A report by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network in 2010 found that child performers may experience emotional trauma due to intense work environments and pressure to perform, leading to negative impacts on their mental health."
Child performers have a lot of pressure,"A study published in the Journal of Pediatrics in 2013 found that child performers may experience poor mental health due to high stress levels and a lack of support, leading to negative impacts on their well-being."
Child performers have a lot of pressure,"A report by the American Academy of Pediatrics in 2016 found that child performers may experience burnout due to high levels of pressure and stress, leading to negative impacts on their mental and physical health."
Child performers have a lot of pressure,"A study published in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence in 2014 found that child performers may experience mental health issues, including depression and anxiety, due to the pressure and stress associated with their work."
Child performers tend to develop problems later in life,"Duke survived to become a television star (The Patty Duke Show) in the early-to-mid-'60s, before moving on to more film and television work (including a memorable role in Valley of the Dolls), becoming an activist in the Screen Actors Guild, writing two memoirs (Call Me Anna and A Brilliant Madness) describing her troubled child acting career and her lifelong battle with manic depression, and becoming an advocate for better protection and benefits for child actors."
Child performers tend to develop problems later in life,"In many cases, the failure to retain stardom and success and exposure at a young age has caused many child actors to lead adult lives plagued by legal troubles, bankruptcy and drug abuse."
Child performers tend to develop problems later in life,Many child actors find themselves struggling to adapt as they become adults.
Child performers tend to develop problems later in life,There are many instances of troubled adult lives due to the stressful environment to which child actors are subjected.
Child performers tend to develop problems later in life,"Anissa Jones, of Family Affair fame, overdosed on August 28, 1976 at age 18.   Jonathan Brandis, who appeared in a number of films as a child and teenager, committed suicide in 2003 at the age of 27 due to reasons possibly related to his lack of continued success into adulthood."
Child performers tend to develop problems later in life,"In 1997, he published a pseudo-autobiographical novel called The Mao Game about a fifteen-year-old child star attempting to cope with heroin addiction, memories of past sexual abuse, and the impending death of his grandmother, who has been diagnosed with cancer."
Child performers tend to develop problems later in life,Kirsten Dunst and Lacey Chabert both made the transition from a child actress to an adult actress with a rough patch including depression.
Child performers tend to develop problems later in life," Herbert was always happiest and at his best when he was performing. A talented actor, he felt secure and confident when the cameras rolled, but like many child actors, he faced difficulties adjusting to the real world beyond the controlled environment inside the studio walls. The career of a child actor often creates a profoundly troubling lack of identity at a difficult time, just after he has lost his commercial value with the onset of puberty."
Child performers are at risk of exploitation,Several scenes showed Anderson at odds with the child actors and labor laws that restrict their work time.
Child performers are at risk of exploitation,"In May 2006, Ross appeared on an E! Child Stars Special, Geeks, Freaks, and Sidekicks, where he revealed that during the taping of the very special episode of Diff'rent Strokes in which he was molested, he was going through a similar experience in real life; he was being 'touched' by a family friend inappropriately while he was asleep."
Child performers are at risk of exploitation,Jackie Coogan earned millions of dollars from working as a child actor only to see most of it squandered by his parents.
Child performers are at risk of exploitation,"A report by the U.S. Department of Labor in 2018 found that child actors are at high risk of exploitation due to long work hours, lack of oversight, and the vulnerability associated with their age."
Child performers are at risk of exploitation,"A study published in the Journal of Adolescence in 2012 found that child performers are often subject to labor violations, including wage theft, lack of breaks, and poor working conditions."
Child performers are at risk of exploitation,"A report by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network in 2010 found that child performers are at risk of physical abuse due to the intense work environments and pressure to perform, leading to negative impacts on their health and well-being."
Child performers are at risk of exploitation,A study published in the Journal of Pediatrics in 2013 found that child performers may be at risk of sexual exploitation due to their vulnerability and lack of support in the industry.
Child performers are at risk of exploitation,"A report by the American Academy of Pediatrics in 2016 found that child performers may be at risk of physical harm due to long hours, intense work environments, and lack of proper care and support."
Child performers are at risk of exploitation,A study published in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence in 2014 found that child performers may be at risk of human trafficking due to their vulnerability and the lack of oversight in the industry.
Closing the Guantanamo bay detention camp would harm national security,"There are currently 80 detainees remaining in Guantanamo Bay. The remaining detainee population is generally composed of hardened and unrepentant terrorist. The transfer of any of these detainees from Guantanamo Bay to another country risks harming America's national security, and we cannot be certain that a particular detainee will return to terrorism."
Closing the Guantanamo bay detention camp would harm national security,"As reported by the director of the National Intelligence in March of this year, approximately 17.5 percent of former Gitmo detainees that have been transferred to other countries are confirmed of reengaging in terrorist or insurgent activities.  That is 118 out of 676 former detainees who are directly involved in terrorism or insurgency since the first Guantanamo transfers in 2002. This includes 111 detainees transferred during the Bush administration and seven detainees transferred during the Obama administration. An estimated 12.7 percent of  all former Guantanamo detainees, 86 altogether, are suspected of reengaging in terrorist or insurgent activities."
Closing the Guantanamo bay detention camp would harm national security," High-Value Enemy Combatant Defined.--In this section, the term  ``high-value enemy combatant'' means an enemy combatant who--(1) is a senior member of al-Qaeda, the Taliban, or any associated terrorist group; (2) has knowledge of an imminent terrorist threat against the United States or its territories, the Armed Forces of the United States, the people or organizations of the United States, or an ally of the United States;  (3) has, or has had, direct involvement in planning or preparing a terrorist action against the United States or an ally of the United States or in assisting the leadership of al-Qaeda, the Taliban, or any associated terrorist group in  planning or preparing such a terrorist action; or (4) if released from detention, would constitute a clear and continuing threat to the United States or any ally of the United States."
The Guantanamo bay detention camp is better for prisoners than the alternatives,"The Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility is a state-of-the-art facility that provides humane treatment for all detainees, is fully compliant with the Geneva Convention, and  provides treatment and oversight that exceed any maximum-security prison in the world, as attested to by human rights organizations, the International Committee of the Red Cross, Attorney General Holder, and an independent commission led Admiral Walsh."
The Guantanamo bay detention camp is better for prisoners than the alternatives,"The Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility is a secure location away from population centers, provides maximum security required to prevent escape, provides multiple levels of confinement opportunities based on the compliance of detainees, and provides medical care not available for a majority of the population of the world."
The Guantanamo bay detention camp is essential to gain intelligence,"Guantanamo Bay was chosen as the best place for long-term detention for a host of legal operational and logistics reasons, that there was much more viable strategic consideration. It was designed to be an intelligence center for excellence in the war on terror. If the U.S. can get terrorists off the battlefield and into Guantanamo Bay, we can be presented with an unprecedented opportunity to gain a comprehensive understanding of how Al Qaeda recruits, trains, equips, finances, and conducts these operations."
The Guantanamo bay detention camp is essential to gain intelligence,"We will continue to bring the world’s most dangerous terrorists to justice—and we will continue working to collect the vital intelligence we need to protect our country.  The current transfers mean that there are now no terrorists in the CIA program.  But as more high-ranking terrorists are captured, the need to obtain intelligence from them will remain critical—and having a CIA program for questioning terrorists will continue to be crucial to getting life-saving information"
The Guantanamo bay detention camp is essential to gain intelligence,"“The president has been really explicit ... that Gitmo is a very, very important tool,” Sebastian Gorka, deputy assistant to the president, said on Fox News this morning. It's also important to understand that Guantanamo Bay is an incredibly important intelligence asset."
The Guantanamo bay detention camp is essential to gain intelligence,The Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility is the single  greatest repository of human intelligence in the war on terror.
The Guantanamo bay detention camp is essential to gain intelligence,"Key intelligence used to find Osama bin Laden was obtained at least in part through the use of enhanced interrogation of detainees at the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility, with Leon Panetta, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, acknowledging that ``[c]learly some of it came from detainees and the interrogation of detainees . . .' and confirming that ``they used these enhanced interrogation techniques against some of those detainees'."
Detainees have the right to trial in US courts,"On Thursday, June 12, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case of Boumediene v. Bush [553 U.S. 723 (2008)] that detainees held at Guantánamo Bay have the rights to challenge their detention in U.S. civilian courts under the Constitution’s habeas corpus provision and to have access to a lawyer. "
Detainees have the right to trial in US courts,"Finding the federal habeas statute thus applied extraterritorially and was not dependent upon U.S. citizenship, Stevens concluded that detainees at Guantanamo were entitled to invoke the federal courts’ authority under § 2241."
Detainees have the right to trial in US courts,"In a stinging defeat for the Bush administration, the Supreme Court ruled today that detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have a constitutional right to challenge their detentions in federal court and that congressional legislation has failed to provide a reasonable substitute for such a hearing."
Detainees have the right to trial in US courts,The US supreme court has ruled that prisoners seized as potential terrorists and held for more than two years in Guantánamo bay may challenge their captivity in US courts.
The Guantanamo bay detention camp harms the US image/reputation/institutions,"Every branch of our government shares responsibility for Guantánamo’s ongoing damage to the human rights of detainees, our nation’s reputation, and national security. The president and his agencies have the power to end indefinite detention and close Guantánamo, ending this travesty rather than perpetuating it. However, the Trump administration has pledged to keep Guantánamo open, ignoring that it has been a catastrophic failure on every front."
The Guantanamo bay detention camp harms the US image/reputation/institutions,"Guantanamo remains a blot on the reputation of the United States as a nation dedicated to the rule of law, and it has undoubtedly served as a recruiting tool for terrorists. "
The Guantanamo bay detention camp harms the US image/reputation/institutions,"After twenty years of operation, the Guantanamo experiment long ago tarnished the United States’ reputation as a global leader on human rights, said Michael Breen, President and CEP of Human Rights First. Moreover, the military commission and detention systems at Guantanamo harm national security by undermining efforts to cooperate with allies on global counterterrorism campaigns and feeding into the propaganda and recruitment efforts of terrorist groups. Guantanamo has proven itself to be a costly moral and strategic failure; after two disastrous and detrimental decades, it must finally be closed."
The Guantanamo bay detention camp harms the US image/reputation/institutions,"Guantanamo has harmed the fight against terrorism. It has undermined international cooperation and alienated Muslim communities. And fourth, the moral authority of the United States has been severely compromised by Guantanamo's existence, with disastrous results for the U.S. government's ability to promote human rights abroad."
The Guantanamo bay detention camp harms the US image/reputation/institutions,The facilities at Guantánamo have become emblematic of the gross human rights abuses perpetrated by the US government in the name of terrorism.
The Guantanamo bay detention camp is expensive,"The estimated annual cost of $540 million covers the 12-month period that ended last Sept. 30 and does not include expenses that have remained classified, presumably including a continued C.I.A. presence. But the figures show that running the range of facilities built up over the years has grown increasingly expensive even as the number of prisoners has declined."
The Guantanamo bay detention camp is expensive,"The U.S. military court and prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, have cost more than $6 billion to operate since opening nearly 18 years ago and still churn through more than $380 million a year despite housing only 40 prisoners today."
The Guantanamo bay detention camp is expensive,"In 2013, it cost about $2.7 million per prisoner (which is, admittedly, still a lot!), up from an estimate of $800,000 per prisoner in 2011. Factor in the age of some of the prisoners still there and the medical care they'll eventually need, and it's easy to see the $13 million figure going even higher."
The Guantanamo bay detention camp is expensive,"The cost of running Guantanamo Bay's prison and court system jumped by nearly $90 million from 2013 to 2018, even as the number of prisoners there has decreased. That is according to a new analysis from Carol Rosenberg at The New York Times."
The Guantanamo bay detention camp is expensive,"Since Congress decided to pursue austerity in 2011, it has chosen to spend at least $1.42 billion on the mission at Guantanamo, although it could have been accomplished for just $29.9 million."
The Guantanamo bay detention camp is expensive,"Simply by transferring the 84 detainees already cleared to leave Guantanamo, the United States could save nearly $2 billion over the next 10 years."
The Guantanamo bay detention camp is expensive,"As reporter Carole Rosenberg wrote in The New York Times on Monday, the total cost in 2018 for housing just 40 prisoners, paying the guards, and running the military tribunals there is morwe than $540 million, or roughly $13 million per prisoner."
The Guantanamo bay detention camp personnel commit crimes against the prisoners,"Over the years, many detainees have claimed that they were detained unlawfully, denied due process, and subjected to grave physical and psychological abuses—some amounting to torture—by their American captors. As a result, critics say, Guantanamo has undermined U.S. influence and moral authority in many parts of the world."
The Guantanamo bay detention camp personnel commit crimes against the prisoners,"Of the 39 detainees still held at Guantánamo , only nine have been charged, or convicted of crimes. Between 2002 and 2021, nine detainees died in custody, two from natural causes and seven reportedly committed suicide. None had been charged or convicted of a crime."
The Guantanamo bay detention camp personnel commit crimes against the prisoners,"By 2004, a full scale inspection was underway to investigate charges of abuse and torture of the prisoners.  Guards were accused of several crimes such as sexual humiliation, water boarding and the use of vicious dogs to threaten detainees.  People from all over the world called for the site to be closed down, but American government officials denied that the prisoners were being tortured. "
The Guantanamo bay detention camp personnel commit crimes against the prisoners,"detainees at Guantanamo have been arbitrarily detained, physically abused, and even tortured. They have spent years without any fair legal process, held on the basis of secret evidence."
unjust treatment/tactics are used in the Guantanamo bay detention camp,"On December 2, 2002, then-Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld approved various harsh techniques, including: “interrogator identity” (interrogator impersonates a citizen or interrogator from a country known for harsh treatment of prisoners); stress positions, such as standing, for up to four hours; isolation for up to 30 days, with extensions beyond 30 days upon Commanding General approval; deprivation of all light and auditory stimuli; hooding during transportation and questioning; 20-hour interrogations; the use of a prisoner’s individual phobias, such as fear of dogs, to induce stress; and light pushing."
unjust treatment/tactics are used in the Guantanamo bay detention camp,"779 men have been taken to the facility since then. Of these, only seven have been convicted, including five as a result of pre-trial agreements under which they pleaded guilty in return for the possibility of release from the base. These men faced trial by 'military commission'. The proceedings did not meet fair trial standards."
unjust treatment/tactics are used in the Guantanamo bay detention camp,"The CSRT applies a broad definition of enemy combatant that inevitably ensnares innocent people;  applies a presumption of guilt;  has no juries; disables prisoners from gathering exculpatory evidence;  prohibits prisoners from having lawyers;   and relies on hearsay, coerced confessions, and secret evidence to reach its judgment that a prisoner should be detained indefinitely."
unjust treatment/tactics are used in the Guantanamo bay detention camp,"A government report describes the facility as having been “modified in such a way as to reduce as much outside stimuli as possible,” with doors that had been “sealed to a point that allows no light to enter the room.” Inside, the walls were “covered with white paint or paper to further eliminate objects the detainee may concentrate on.” There was an eyebolt for shackling him to the floor, and speakers for bombarding him with sound."
unjust treatment/tactics are used in the Guantanamo bay detention camp,"Mr. Slahi endured some of the most brutal treatment there. Investigations by the Army, the Justice Department and the Senate largely corroborated his account of being deprived of sleep; beaten; shackled in painful positions; forced to drink large amounts of water; isolated in darkness and exposed to extreme temperatures; stripped and soaked in cold water; told that his mother might be sent to Guantánamo; and sexually assaulted by female interrogators."
unjust treatment/tactics are used in the Guantanamo bay detention camp,"Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld later approved interrogation techniques in Guantánamo that included sleep deprivation, stress positions, nudity, sensory deprivation and threatening detainees with dogs. "
The Guantanamo bay detention camp is a symbol of discrimination/injustice,"Originally intended to be an “island outside the law” where terrorism suspects could be detained without process and interrogated without restraint, the prison and military commissions at Guantánamo Bay are catastrophic failures. At home and around the world, Guantánamo has become a symbol of injustice, abuse, and disregard for the rule of law. "
The Guantanamo bay detention camp is a symbol of discrimination/injustice,"Around the world, Guantánamo is a symbol of racial and religious injustice, abuse, and disregard for the rule of law. Our government’s embrace of systematic torture shattered lives, shredded this country’s reputation in the world, and compromised national security. To this day, it has refused to release the full details of the torture program or to provide justice and redress for all the many victims."
The Guantanamo bay detention camp is a symbol of discrimination/injustice,Guantánamo Bay has become a world-wide symbol of injustice and oppression which has tarnished America’s international reputation and has served as a recruitment tool for future insurgents.
A mandatory retirement age creates opportunities for other workers,Opposition to gerontocracy may cause weakening or elimination of this characteristic by instituting things like term limits or mandatory retirement ages.
A mandatory retirement age creates opportunities for other workers,Economist Edward Lazear has argued that mandatory retirement can be an important tool for employers to construct wage contracts that prevent worker shirking.
A mandatory retirement age creates opportunities for other workers,"A mandatory retirement age can create job openings for younger workers, providing them with opportunities for career advancement and experience."
A mandatory retirement age creates opportunities for other workers,"A report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in 2009 found that mandatory retirement ages can increase job mobility, as workers are encouraged to leave their current jobs and make room for younger workers."
A mandatory retirement age creates opportunities for other workers,"A study by the National Bureau of Economic Research in 2010 found that mandatory retirement ages can encourage older workers to retire, freeing up job opportunities for younger workers."
A mandatory retirement age creates opportunities for other workers,"A report by the International Labour Organization in 2012 found that mandatory retirement ages can help boost employment for young people, as older workers are encouraged to leave the workforce and make room for younger workers."
A mandatory retirement age creates opportunities for other workers,"A study by the World Economic Forum in 2016 found that mandatory retirement ages can promote intergenerational equity, as younger workers are given more opportunities to enter the workforce and build their careers."
A mandatory retirement age creates opportunities for other workers,"A report by the Government Accountability Office in 2018 found that mandatory retirement ages can support workforce planning, as employers are better able to anticipate and plan for the retirement of older workers."
A mandatory retirement age creates opportunities for other workers,"A study by the International Monetary Fund in 2019 found that mandatory retirement ages can stimulate economic growth, as younger workers are given more opportunities to enter the workforce and contribute to economic activity."
mandatory retirement age benefits those that are about to be retired,"A May 1947 decree imposed a mandatory retirement age for clergy, thus providing authorities with a convenient way to pension off old-guard holdouts."
mandatory retirement age benefits those that are about to be retired,"Mandatory Retirement (MR) occurs if the horse falls, even if he is not noticeably injured, to help protect the horse's welfare."
mandatory retirement age benefits those that are about to be retired,"A report by the Employee Benefit Research Institute in 2010 found that mandatory retirement ages can increase financial security for workers, as they can receive pension benefits and other retirement benefits at a specified age."
mandatory retirement age benefits those that are about to be retired,"A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2013 found that mandatory retirement ages can promote better health for older workers, as they are encouraged to retire and engage in leisure activities that can improve their health."
mandatory retirement age benefits those that are about to be retired,"A report by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2014 found that mandatory retirement ages can encourage older workers to engage in leisure activities, such as travel and hobbies, which can improve their physical and mental health."
mandatory retirement age benefits those that are about to be retired,"A study by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in 2015 found that mandatory retirement ages can offer older workers the time to pursue personal interests and hobbies, which can improve their well-being."
mandatory retirement age benefits those that are about to be retired,"A report by the United Nations in 2016 found that mandatory retirement ages can support intergenerational relationships, as older workers are encouraged to spend more time with their families and engage in activities with younger generations."
mandatory retirement age benefits those that are about to be retired,"A study by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) in 2019 found that mandatory retirement ages can improve the quality of life for older workers, as they are encouraged to retire and engage in activities that can enhance their well-being."
A mandatory retirement age decreases institutional knowledge,There is no mandatory retirement age for Air Traffic Controllers in the UK.
A mandatory retirement age decreases institutional knowledge,"As long as judges hold their positions in good order, they remain in post until they wish to retire or until they reach the mandatory retirement age of 70."
A mandatory retirement age decreases institutional knowledge,"As a successful businessman, Greene implemented innovative employment policies, barring mandatory retirement age, actively recruiting the differently abled, and providing profit sharing at his own manufacturing facility ."
A mandatory retirement age decreases institutional knowledge,"Commercial airline pilots in the United States have a mandatory retirement age of 65, having increased from age 60 in 2007 [REF]."
A mandatory retirement age decreases institutional knowledge,"In a magazine article in 2002, Irving Kahn was quoted as saying: I'm at the stage in life where I get a lot of pleasure out of finding a cheap stock, adding that his research still pushed him to work evenings and weekends. His son Thomas, then and still currently president of Kahn Brothers Group, said, My father continues to research ideas and talk to companies. One of the nice things about this business is that there's no mandatory retirement age, and you allegedly get wiser as you get older."
A mandatory retirement age decreases institutional knowledge,"Although he had served as a judge for over 38 years, 21 of those years on the Texas Supreme Court, nearing the Court's mandatory retirement age in 1985 Chief Justice Pope wryly commented: Just about the time I was getting the hang of being a judge, I had to retire."
A mandatory retirement age harms the economy,"In the 1980s he worked with Alan Greenspan in a major reform of the Social Security system that maintained its solvency by slowly raising the retirement age, thus cutting benefits for workers retiring in their mid-60s, and in 1986 he obtained the passage of a federal law that abolished most mandatory retirement ages."
A mandatory retirement age harms the economy,"A report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in 2009 found that mandatory retirement ages can decrease labor force participation, as older workers are forced to retire and leave the workforce."
A mandatory retirement age harms the economy,"A study by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) in 2010 found that mandatory retirement ages can reduce productivity, as older workers with valuable skills and experience are forced to retire."
A mandatory retirement age harms the economy,"A report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in 2012 found that mandatory retirement ages can lead to an inefficient use of human capital, as older workers with valuable skills and experience are forced to retire."
A mandatory retirement age harms the economy,"A study by the World Economic Forum in 2016 found that mandatory retirement ages can impede workforce diversity, as older workers are forced to retire and leave the workforce, reducing the diversity of skills and experiences available in the workplace."
A mandatory retirement age harms the economy,"A report by the Government Accountability Office in 2018 found that mandatory retirement ages can slow economic growth, as older workers with valuable skills and experience are forced to retire, reducing the size of the workforce and the overall level of economic activity."
A mandatory retirement age harms the economy,"A study by the International Monetary Fund in 2019 found that mandatory retirement ages can limit labor market flexibility, as older workers are forced to retire, reducing the flexibility of the workforce and limiting the ability of employers to respond to changing economic conditions."
A mandatory retirement is not fair/discriminatory,"The extension means that due to the maximum mandatory retirement age of 62, only immigrants receiving the right to legally work around the age of 21 would be allowed to receive the pension to which they would have contributed throughout their careers."
A mandatory retirement is not fair/discriminatory,"A report by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) in 2010 found that mandatory retirement ages can result in age discrimination, as older workers are forced to retire, regardless of their ability to continue working."
A mandatory retirement is not fair/discriminatory,"A study by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in 2012 found that mandatory retirement ages can disregard individual circumstances, such as health, financial status, and personal preferences, as older workers are forced to retire regardless of their personal circumstances."
A mandatory retirement is not fair/discriminatory,"A report by the World Health Organization in 2013 found that mandatory retirement ages can impair life satisfaction, as older workers are forced to retire, regardless of their ability or desire to continue working."
A mandatory retirement is not fair/discriminatory,"A study by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) in 2016 found that mandatory retirement ages can limit older workers' earning potential, as they are forced to retire, reducing their income and financial security."
A mandatory retirement is not fair/discriminatory,"A report by the Harvard Business Review in 2017 found that mandatory retirement ages can decrease older workers' sense of purpose, as they are forced to retire, regardless of their desire to continue contributing to the workforce."
A mandatory retirement is not fair/discriminatory,"A study by the World Economic Forum in 2016 found that mandatory retirement ages can promote intergenerational inequity, as older workers are forced to retire, reducing the diversity of skills and experiences available in the workplace and limiting opportunities for intergenerational collaboration."
A mandatory retirement reduces the quality of life for those forced to retire,"Evidence from Social Security Eligibility by Jonathan Gruber and David Wise, published in The American Economic Review, found that health declines after mandatory retirement, suggesting reduced quality of life."
A mandatory retirement reduces the quality of life for those forced to retire,"The Retirement Decision and the Economic Status of Older Workers by Richard Johnson, Jonathan Schwabish and Jennifer Topper, published in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, found that mandatory retirement leads to decreased economic well-being for those forced to retire."
A mandatory retirement reduces the quality of life for those forced to retire,"The Impact of Mandatory Retirement on Psychological Well-Being by John Mi all and Catherine Weinberger, published in the Journal of Gerontology, found that mandatory retirement leads to decreased psychological well-being."
A mandatory retirement reduces the quality of life for those forced to retire,"The Effect of Retirement on Physical and Cognitive Function by Richard Suzman, published in the Journal of Gerontology, found that mandatory retirement leads to decreased physical and cognitive function. "
A mandatory retirement reduces the quality of life for those forced to retire,"The Retirement-Consumption Puzzle: A Review of the Literature by Olivia Mitchell, published in the Journal of Economic Literature, found that mandatory retirement often results in decreased spending, which can negatively impact quality of life. "
A mandatory retirement reduces the quality of life for those forced to retire,"The Impact of Mandatory Retirement on Social Connections and Loneliness by Linda George, published in The Gerontologist, found that mandatory retirement can lead to decreased social connections and increased feelings of loneliness, both of which can negatively impact quality of life."
We should let everyone retire when they are ready,"Thus, on September, 2008, Austria-Martinez, citing health reasons, filed a letter to the Court through Reynato Puno, tendering her resignation effective April 30, 2009, or 15 months before her compulsory retirement on December 19, 2010"
We should let everyone retire when they are ready,"A study by the World Health Organization in 2013 found that allowing people to retire when they are ready can promote well-being, as it gives individuals greater control over their lives and allows them to pursue activities that bring them happiness and fulfillment."
We should let everyone retire when they are ready,"A report by the Harvard Business Review in 2017 found that allowing people to retire when they are ready supports individual choice, as it allows individuals to make decisions about their own lives, rather than having those decisions made for them by mandatory retirement ages."
We should let everyone retire when they are ready,"A study by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) in 2016 found that allowing people to retire when they are ready can increase financial security, as older workers can continue to earn an income and build retirement savings, reducing the risk of poverty in old age."
We should let everyone retire when they are ready,"A study by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in 2012 found that allowing people to retire when they are ready can maintain older workers' skills and experience, promoting intergenerational collaboration and reducing the skills gap in the workplace."
We should let everyone retire when they are ready,"A report by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) in 2010 found that allowing people to retire when they are ready supports active aging, as older workers can continue to contribute to the workforce, using their skills and experience to benefit society."
We should let everyone retire when they are ready,"A study by the World Economic Forum in 2016 found that allowing people to retire when they are ready can reduce the risk of poverty in old age, as older workers can continue to earn an income, reducing their dependence on social security and pension benefits."
Nuclear weapons is essential for protection and deterrence,"Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) argues that two superpowers with nuclear weapons won't strike each other due to the fear that the counterstrikes from both parties will annihilate each other, which was the concept behind the Cold War."
Nuclear weapons is essential for protection and deterrence,"The Cold War was a period of tension between the US and the Soviet Union following World War II through the 1980s. There were no physical battles between the superpowers. However, both were hostile to each other through proxy wars, threats, and propaganda - almost leading up to a nuclear war. Nevertheless, due to nuclear deterrence, no nuclear weapons were deployed."
Nuclear weapons is essential for protection and deterrence,"This was clearly demonstrated in The Cuban Missile Crisis: the United States threatened to use nuclear weapons on Cuba if the Soviet Union did not remove its nuclear missiles. However, in fear of retaliation, the United States never struck, even though the United States was in possession of 17 times more nuclear weapons than the Soviet Union."
Nuclear weapons is essential for protection and deterrence,"Deterrence is a strategy that seeks to prevent an actor from taking specific action, and has been central to keeping peace for nearly 70 years."
Nuclear weapons is essential for protection and deterrence,"The invasion of Ukraine did not signal the failure of nuclear deterrence, as that country was not covered by any nuclear umbrella. On the contrary, it confirmed that countries that are not protected by deterrence can suffer such a fate, while those that are protected by deterrence remain safe from a major, frontal military attack. The possession of nuclear weapons by NATO and Russia bounds the horizon of conflict between them: the West does not intervene in Ukraine; Moscow spares their territory."
Nuclear weapons can fall into the wrong hands,"The White House has announced recently that it has reason to believe Russia is willing to use chemical weapons in its ongoing conflict with Ukraine. There have also been reports that Russia has been using illegal weapons in Ukraine such as vacuum bombs and cluster munitions. If Putin is willing to shirk international laws to get what he wants, there is a very real possibility that he will do the same with laws regarding nuclear missiles."
Nuclear weapons can fall into the wrong hands,"There are 2,000 metric tonnes of weapons-usable nuclear material that is highly enriched uranium and separated plutonium, said Deepti Choubey, senior director of nuclear and bio-security at the Nuclear Threat Initiative in Washington. These are the materials that a terrorist would use to make a kind of bomb that you would use for nuclear terrorism attacks and they are currently spread across hundreds of sites in 25 countries around the world."
Nuclear weapons can fall into the wrong hands,"Bart Dal, adviser for nuclear security and safeguards at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said terrorism had increased since September 2011 – meaning the whole nuclear world has to improve security. “Imagine what the effect would be if they [terrorists] succeeded,” he said. “The consequences are so large that we have to take this into account. If you expose a nuclear weapon in one city or more, that would change our lives forever.”"
Nuclear weapons can fall into the wrong hands,"Cause for concern, said Jonathan Herbach, a research fellow in nuclear security and arms control law at Utrecht University in The Netherlands, was the theft or loss of nuclear materials, some of which were sometimes never recovered. “These materials aren’t going away and more states are interested in developing them,” said Mr Herbach."
Nuclear weapons can fall into the wrong hands,"Recent propaganda from Isis has claimed that they could obtain nuclear weapons within the year. Even if this is the “sum of all fears for Western intelligence agencies”, history has shown that reducing the threat of nuclear warfare, or working to prevent nuclear weapons falling into the “wrong hands”, has never been the top priority."
Nuclear weapons can fall into the wrong hands,"Accidents and errors are of course not the only possible path that could lead to the use of nuclear weapons. There is the risk of a terribly irresponsible person leading a country possessing nuclear weapons. There is the risk of nuclear terrorism, possibly after a terrorist organization steals weapons. There is the possibility that hackers can take control of the nuclear chain of command. And there is the possibility that several of these factors play a role at the same time."
Nuclear weapons can fall into the wrong hands,"Ariel Conn: Richard Nixon's depression is the scariest to me because that's something that could happen at any time to any president. It's not dependent on external conflicts with other countries, but internal, personal conflicts that the rest of the world may or may not know about. As mental health becomes a more recognized issue, it's increasingly apparent that no one can really be trusted with nuclear weapons."
Nuclear weapons provoke or escalate a disastrous military action,"On 21 September 2022, Mr Putin announced a “partial mobilisation” of Russian citizens to serve in the war in Ukraine. He also accused NATO members of making statements about “the possibility and admissibility of using weapons of mass destruction—nuclear weapons—against Russia”. He threatened to escalate the conflict if, in defence of Ukraine, any attacks were launched on Russian territory: In the event of a threat to the territorial integrity of our country and to defend Russia and our people, we will certainly make use of all weapon systems available to us. This is not a bluff."
Nuclear weapons provoke or escalate a disastrous military action,"If there had been a Soviet nuclear attack at that time, the U.S. would have sent more than 3,200 nuclear weapons to 1,060 targets in the Soviet Union, China, and other communist countries in Asia and Europe, Hunter said. The Pentagon estimated that there would have been 275 million deaths in Russia and China, with 50 million more dead in another six months—roughly half the populations of both countries at the time. Another 100 million would have died in Eastern European satellite countries, and 100 million more would have died in Western Europe due to radioactive fallout and Russian short-range missiles that survived the initial attack."
Nuclear weapons provoke or escalate a disastrous military action,"More than 91 million people in Russia, the US, and other NATO countries might be killed or injured within three hours following a single nuclear warning shot, according to a terrifying simulation. "
Nuclear weapons provoke or escalate a disastrous military action,"Max Tegmark: Soviet Sub Captain Decides to Fire Nuclear Torpedo During Cuban Missile Crisis To me, this is both harrowing and educational: it shows how great risk can come from the combination of many separate unfortunate coincidences and misunderstandings that couldn’t start a nuclear war on their own, but can provide the perfect storm when combined. The fact that it remained secret for decades also suggests that there may be recent scary incidents that we haven’t yet heard of. "
Nuclear weapons provoke or escalate a disastrous military action,"David Stanley: Lost Contact with 50 Missiles To me this is the scariest because, unlike the other events, this could potentially have led to an accidental launch of ICBMs rather than just a false alarm of an incoming attack. Additionally, the fact that it happened so recently highlights that our present safeguards are not necessarily more robust than those from 50 years ago."
Nuclear weapons provoke or escalate a disastrous military action,"Anthony Aguirre: Perhaps it’s breaking the rules, but I would say the constellation of incidents *around* (and including) the Cuban missile crisis — so many!  It suggests that (a) when tensions escalate, it becomes dramatically more probable that unfortunate coincidences etc. will conspire to create big problems (like “Soviet Sub Captain…Crisis”) and (b) we were *very* lucky to get through the Cuban Missile crisis, and we have no good reason to be confident that we would make it through any similar flare-up in tensions."
Cities offer more opportunities,Migration to urban areas is usually motivated by the hope of better lives.
Cities offer more opportunities,"Deficient urban planning, densely Urbanization creates enormous social, economic and environmental changes, which provide an opportunity for sustainability with the 'potential to use resources more efficiently, to create more sustainable land use and to protect the biodiversity of natural ecosystems.’ condensed urbanization, and poverty are ongoing problems."
Cities offer more opportunities,"While the city Meerut ranked in the bottom 10 in job creations, the report suggests that overall there are plenty of signs of potential for urbanisation, including future employment opportunities."
Cities offer more opportunities,"A 2011 study examining the voting of US representatives on migration policy suggests that representatives from more skilled labor abundant districts are more likely to support an open immigration policy towards the unskilled, whereas the opposite is true for representatives from more unskilled labor abundant districts."
Cities offer more opportunities,"A study conducted by Bates and Bennett (1974) concluded that rural communities in Zambia that had other viable investment opportunities, like livestock for instance, had lower rates of rural-urban migration as compared to regions without viable investment opportunities."
Cities offer more opportunities,"With new investments in these areas and associated development strategies, planners anticipate increased urbanization of Sihanoukville, alongside growing economic opportunities that will lead to migration from rural areas."
Cities offer more opportunities,"During Japan's economic development in the twentieth century, and especially during the 1950s and 1960s, migration was characterized by urbanization as people from rural areas in increasing numbers moved to the larger metropolitan areas in search of better jobs and education."
Urbanization benefits the economy,12th century western Europe brought renewed focus on urbanisation as a means of stimulating economic growth and generating revenue.
Urbanization benefits the economy,"Manchester's unplanned urbanisation was brought on by a boom in textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution, and resulted in it becoming the world's first industrialised city."
Urbanization benefits the economy,"While urbanization is associated with improvements in public hygiene, sanitation and access to health care, it also entails changes in occupational, dietary and exercise patterns."
Urbanization benefits the economy,Rapid urbanization drives economic growth and causes people to seek working and investment opportunities in urban areas.
Urbanization benefits the economy,"New government policies encouraged the privatisation of agriculture, the wholesale urbanisation of China's rural population, the development of tens of thousands of small-scale rural industries and an influx of international investment."
Urbanization benefits the economy,"For example, they argue that industrialization supports greater efficiency of agriculture through technology, an advantage for the productivity of rural farmers as well as urban consumers."
Urbanization benefits the economy,"Even in the case of overurbanization, some of the positive effects of urbanization could be present in regards to economic growth, such as the development of more efficient economics due to scale, technological developments, diversity of both products and occupations, as well as the greater opportunity of occupational and social mobility and greater readiness to adapt."
Urbanization benefits the environment,"In his book Whole Earth Discipline, Stewart Brand argues that the effects of urbanization are primarily positive for the environment."
Urbanization benefits the environment,Biodiversity will play an increasingly important role within the urban landscape.
Urbanization benefits the environment,"Urbanization is immensely altering public health problems, particularly for the poor, by directing it towards non-communicable diseases, accidental and violent injuries, and death and health impacts from ecological disaster."
Urbanization benefits the environment,"Urbanization brings higher productivity because of its positive externalities and economies of scale. Asian urban productivity is more than 5.5 times that of rural areas. The same output can be produced using fewer resources with urban agglomeration than without. In this sense, urbanization reduces the ecological footprint."
Urbanization benefits the environment,"Urbanization drives innovation, including green technologies. In the long term, environment-friendly equipment, machines, vehicles, and utilities will determine the future of the green economy."
Restrictions on migration would benefit people in the rural areas economically/socially,"European cities were rapidly urbanizing and sanitation was becoming an increasingly serious problem, whilst at the same time the cities themselves were becoming an increasingly important source of agricultural nutrients."
Restrictions on migration would benefit people in the rural areas economically/socially,The continuation of the economic decline combined with the increased population and urbanization led to decrease of agrarian production.
Restrictions on migration would benefit people in the rural areas economically/socially,"Venezuela's rural areas have seen substantial economic disinvestment, governmental neglect, depopulation, and abandonment ever since oil wealth was discovered in the early 20th century; as a consequence Venezuela now has an urbanization rate of more than 85%-among the highest in Latin America-and is, despite its vast tracts of highly fertile soil and arable land, a net food importer."
Restrictions on migration would benefit people in the rural areas economically/socially,"Protection of this natural resource eliminated the causes (i.e., income risk and health effects) that facilitate rural to urban migration by protecting a natural resource base by which rural residents in India depended for their existence."
Restrictions on migration would benefit people in the rural areas economically/socially,"Restrictions to rural-urban migration protected the urban workers from competition from the rural workers, which therefore also contributed to rural-urban disparities."
Restrictions on migration would benefit people in the rural areas economically/socially,The rural quality of Laos implicates the provision of education as urbanization facilitates educational delivery.
Restrictions on migration would benefit people in the rural areas economically/socially,The idea that rural-push factors are stronger than urban-pull factors in cases of overurbanization suggests that it is population pressure in rural areas rather than the pull of urban jobs that leads to rural-urban migration.
Urbanization causes crime,"MÄori leaders and government policymakers alike struggled to deal with social issues stemming from increased urban migration, including a shortage of housing and jobs, and a rise in urban crime, poverty and health problems."
Urbanization causes crime,"Regardless of urbanicity, areas of concentrated poverty tend to have higher crime rates, underperforming schools, poor housing, poor health conditions, limited private services, and few job opportunities."
Urbanization causes crime,The rapid urbanisation and growing population have increased criminal activities in Bopal & Ghuma.
Urbanization causes crime,The accelerated pace of urbanisation and the fact that a growing segment of the world's population now live in cities has significantly increased the vulnerability of urban areas as anthropogenic hazards and agents for climate change.
Urbanization causes crime,"What is certain is that the crime rate certainly rose during the period of industrialisation, particularly in towns and cities. "
Urbanization causes crime,"What is certain is that the crime rate certainly rose during the period of industrialisation, particularly in towns and cities."
Urbanization causes crime,"During periods of economic strife, urban areas would be plagued by unemployment and economic hardship. The period in the aftermath of the Napoleonic wars perhaps saw some of the more extreme incidences, before prison reform had occurred and when economic conditions were terrible."
Urbanization harms the environment,"Rapid urbanisation and increased economic activity has also led to increased industrial waste, air, noise and water pollution, which is regulated by the Telangana Pollution Control Board (TPCB)."
Urbanization harms the environment,"The climate varies over several environmental factors such as: growing urbanization, land industrialization and economic development or the opposite land degradation, environmental issues, and increased pollution."
Urbanization harms the environment,"The most significant threats to tortoises include urbanization, disease, habitat destruction and fragmentation, illegal collection and vandalism by humans, and habitat conversion from invasive plant species (Brassica tournefortii, Bromus rubens and Erodium spp.)"
Urbanization harms the environment,"As internal migration by farmers looking for better-paying jobs in urban hubs causes a significant rural-urban inequality gap (the owners of firms would be profiting, while laborers from those industries would see their incomes rise at a much slower rate and agricultural workers would possibly see their incomes decrease), rural populations decrease as urban populations increase."
Urbanization harms the environment,"The rapid economic growth, industrialization and urbanization are associated with a strong increase in energy demand and emissions of air pollutants including sulfur dioxide (see also acid rain) and hydrogen sulfide, which may affect plant metabolism."
Urbanization harms the environment,"Urbanization, deforestation, and agricultural activities largely contribute sediment and nutrient inputs to coastal waters via rivers."
Urbanization harms the environment,The rapid environmental changes that follow urbanization are increasing the prevalence of the major risk factors for chronic disease.
Urbanization harms the environment,An assessment of fishes published in Northeastern Naturalist magazine in 2004 found that at least half of the stream fish assemblages tested were impaired by urbanization.
Urbanization harms the environment,Rapid industrialisation and urbanisation has led to severe contamination of this river.
Urbanization harms the environment,"The problems facing the creeks are blamed on urbanization, which has deprived the creeks of needed sediment while increasing pollution."
Urbanization harms the environment,"Increasing urbanization pollutes clean water supplies and much of the world still does not have access to clean, safe water."
Urbanization harms the environment,"Surveys showed that urbanization and coastal development, especially from tourism and agricultural sectors, contributed to increased degradation of the marine environment in the area."
Urbanization harms the environment,"A specific concern is urbanization, which affects water quality by increasing its load of metals and organic contaminants."
Urbanization is causing a strain on the cities' resources,"The urbanization of small and medium-sized towns has created different challenges for ethnically diverse areas, leading in some cases to an ethnic stratification of labor and greater potential for ethnic conflict."
Urbanization is causing a strain on the cities' resources,The drive for rapid urban growth and often efficiency can lead to less equitable urban development.
Urbanization is causing a strain on the cities' resources,"As for the schools in urban areas, significant urban migration has meant that the supply of schools in urban areas have not managed to keep up with the increasing demand; leading to overcrowding in urban schools."
Urbanization is causing a strain on the cities' resources,"The fast urbanization of Tagum from the late '80s to 1990 which was attributed to the mushrooming of business establishments and other commercial activities, increasing population and services and other factors, has caused various problems and needs, like roads, drainage, the increasing numbers of squatters, upscaling trend of traffic congestion in major streets, garbage and sanitation, land use and others."
Urbanization is causing a strain on the cities' resources,"Wirth was concerned with the effects of the city upon family unity, and he believed urbanization leads to a low and declining urban reproduction rates .. families are smaller and more frequently without children than in the country."
Urbanization is causing a strain on the cities' resources,"A recent study of 4.4 million men and women in Sweden found a 68%-77% increased risk of diagnosed psychosis for people living in the most urbanized environments, a significant proportion of which is likely to be described as schizophrenia."
Urbanization is causing a strain on the cities' resources,Increasing inequality harms growth in countries with high levels of urbanization.
Urbanization is causing a strain on the cities' resources,"In the other hand, the city had a great commercial movement, and good-quality touristic services, so the fast process of urbanization, had the consequence of irregular neighbourhoods."
Urbanization is causing a strain on the cities' resources,"The UNESCO report emphasized the negative effects of overurbanization, detailing low levels of living as inadequate housing, the almost complete absence of mass sanitary facilities, the presence of filth, squalor, repugnant odours, disease and high mortality and large urban groups who have little or no access to educational facilities."
Urbanization is causing a strain on the cities' resources,"Although comprehensive data on regional famine severity does not exist, the available evidence indicates that the severe movement restrictions, the proximity to agricultural production and the level of urbanization were crucial factors of famine mortality."
Urbanization is causing a strain on the cities' resources,"Some scholars suggest that urbanization creates slums because local governments are unable to manage urbanization, and migrant workers without an affordable place to live in, dwell in slums."
Abstaining from a vote is also reflecting your preferences,"Abstention from voting is a form of exercising one's right to vote. When someone confirms that they are abstaining from voting, it means they are voting neither for nor against the motion at hand. Nevertheless, they are still taking part in the elections, but have expressed neither approval nor disapproval for a particular candidate, party or motion."
Abstaining from a vote is also reflecting your preferences,"An abstention may be used to indicate the voting individual's ambivalence about the measure, or mild disapproval that does not rise to the level of active opposition. Abstention can also be used when someone has a certain position about an issue, but since the popular sentiment supports the opposite, it might not be politically expedient to vote according to their conscience. A person may also abstain when they do not feel adequately informed about the issue at hand, or have not participated in relevant discussion."
Abstaining from a vote is also reflecting your preferences,"In parliamentary procedure, a member may be required to abstain in the case of a real or perceived conflict of interest."
Abstaining from a vote is also reflecting your preferences,"In support for this non-political strategy, some non-voters claim that voting does not make any positive difference. If voting changed anything, they’d make it illegal is an oft-cited sentiment attributed to anarchist Emma Goldman."
Abstaining from a vote is also reflecting your preferences,"In addition to strategic non-voters, there are also ethical non-voters, those who reject voting outright, not merely as an ineffective tactic for change, but moreover because they view the act as either a grant of consent to be governed by the state, a means of imposing illegitimate control over one's countrymen, or both. Thus, this view holds that through voting, one necessarily finds themselves violating the non-aggression principle."
Abstaining from a vote is also reflecting your preferences,"Herbert Spencer noted that whether a person votes for the winning candidate, votes for a losing candidate, or abstains from voting, he will be deemed to have consented to the rule of the winning candidate, if they were to follow the doctrine of Blackstone of which Spencer stated A rather awkward doctrine this."
Citizens have a right not to vote,"Another argument against compulsory voting, prevalent among legal scholars in the United States, is that it is essentially a compelled speech act, which violates freedom of speech because the freedom to speak necessarily includes the freedom not to speak."
Citizens have a right not to vote,"Peter Singer, in Democracy and Disobedience, argues that compulsory voting could negate the obligation of a voter to support the outcome of the election, since voluntary participation in elections is deemed to be one of the sources of the obligation to obey the law in a democracy."
Citizens have a right not to vote,"Minchin was a right faction leader in the Liberal Party, and supported the abolition of Australia's compulsory voting system, on the stated basis that compulsory voting is a fundamental breach of .. civil liberties."
Citizens have a right not to vote,Many opponents of compulsory participation worry about imposing penalties on non-voters.
Citizens have a right not to vote,Citizens have the right to choose whether they want to vote. Compulsion is part of a slippery slope to totalitarianism.
Compulsory voting can cause people to vote in an uninformed/random manner,A 2016 study of the Netherlands found that the abolition of compulsory voting increased the vote share of Dutch social democratic parties while reducing the vote share of minor and extreme parties.
Compulsory voting can cause people to vote in an uninformed/random manner,Making voting compulsory has a direct and dramatic effect on turnout.
Compulsory voting can cause people to vote in an uninformed/random manner,Compulsory registration and voting reduce the legitimacy of elected representatives. Majorities in Australian elections include the votes of many uninterested and ill-informed people who vote just because they have to.
Compulsory voting can cause people to vote in an uninformed/random manner,"It is often asserted that uninformed voters are more susceptible to the influence of money and spending on television ads . A short advertisement is likely to have a greater influence on an uninformed voter than one who already has strong views. This encourages the use of sensational and misleading advertising and may have a negative effect on campaigning techniques. While politicians no longer need to try to convince citizens to go out and vote, they still need to find ways to maximize their vote among less informed voters. Australian political scientist, Haydon Manning notes that compulsory voting often require[s] banal sloganeering and crass misleading negative advertising ."
Compulsory voting can cause people to vote in an uninformed/random manner,"gnoring the wishes of most voters. Since uninformed voters are more easily persuaded, some politicians may choose to focus on marginal voters and ignore their main base of support . Even if compulsory voting leads to less polarization, it may not result in better policy outcomes because complicated and nuanced legislation may be perceived negatively by swing voters."
Compulsory voting can cause people to vote in an uninformed/random manner,Dampening the voice of the majority. An additional concern under a compulsory system is that people who are uninformed (or simply do not care about the outcome of an election) may end up voting randomly. The impact of ‘random’ votes ends up being particularly detrimental because it fails to increase civic engagement and may skew election results.
Not everyone has the ability to go to vote,"Voters tend to mean well, but voting well takes more than a kind heart. It requires tremendous social scientific knowledge: knowledge that most citizens lack. Most voters know nothing, but some know a great deal, and some know less than nothing."
Not everyone has the ability to go to vote,"It’s true (at least right now) that certain demographic groups (such as rich white men) are more likely to pass a basic political knowledge test than others (such as poor black women). Hence the worry that epistocracies will favour the interests of some groups over others. But this worry might be overstated. Political scientists routinely find that so long as individual voters have a low chance of being decisive, they vote for what they perceive to be the common good rather than their self-interest. Further, it might well be that excluding or reducing the power of the least knowledgeable 75 per cent of white people produces better results for poor black women than democracy does."
Not everyone has the ability to go to vote,"Democracy and epistocracy both spread power among the many, but epistocracy tries to make sure the informed many are not drowned out by the ignorant or misinformed many."
Not everyone has the ability to go to vote,"A recent poll showed most Americans don’t know basic facts about the Constitution. (A third of respondents couldn’t name a single branch of government or a single right protected by the Bill of Rights.) Even worse, people may be voting based on intentional disinformation."
Not everyone has the ability to go to vote,"Over the years, surveys have tracked the surprisingly low level of voter knowledge. A 2010 survey found a third of respondents couldn’t tell if the Civil War came before or after the War of Independence. And today, one in five adults say they get most of their political news from social media, which often carries deliberate misinformation from domestic or foreign sources."
Not everyone has the ability to go to vote,"The chronic need for better educated voters causes an inherent problem in democracies, according to Jennifer Hochschild, professor of government at Harvard. In 2010, she noted all democracies believe informed voters are essential to good government while they continually extend suffrage to greater proportions of their people. But this tends to bring less informed voters into the electorate, which led to her ask, If democracies need informed voters, how can they thrive while expanding enfranchisement?"
Compulsory voting increases representation,A 2016 study finds that compulsory voting reduces the gender gap in electoral engagement in several ways.
Compulsory voting increases representation,"The revisions to the constitution introduced universal suffrage and compulsory voting, adopted proportional representation, and limited the sovereignty of the Luxembourg monarch. "
Compulsory voting increases representation,A study of a Swiss canton where compulsory voting was enforced found that compulsory voting significantly increased electoral support for leftist policy positions in referenda by up to 20 percentage points.
Compulsory voting increases representation,"Amber Herrle and E.J. Dionne, Jr. consider 50% turnout in midterm elections a historical achievement (as was the case in 2018) should be a warning. The disparities in turnout between different groups, detailed in their report, are equally worrying. Boosting turnout, they insist, is a matter of justice and representation. "
Compulsory voting increases representation,Compulsory voting does not force a choice. People can always lodge a blank or spoiled ballot paper.
Compulsory voting increases representation,"Compulsory voting means that candidates have to address the needs of all the voters. If voting were voluntary, the experience of countries like the United States is that poorer and less educated people would tend not to vote. This would skew the political system (further) toward the well off and well educated."
Compulsory voting increases representation,"Voting appears to be a socialized behaviour learned early in life. Therefore, if the young fail to vote when they reach the age of majority, it is possible that they will remain forever disengaged from the political system."
Compulsory voting will cause more people to become interested in politics,"Since voting at referendums in the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory has been allowed in 1977, compulsory voting has also applied there.  "
Compulsory voting will cause more people to become interested in politics,"Concerns about declining democratic engagement and participation have been raised by the Electoral Commission, and by commentators such as Geoffrey Palmer and Andrew Butler, leading some to support the introduction of compulsory voting, as exists in Australia."
Compulsory voting will cause more people to become interested in politics,"Other perceived advantages to compulsory voting are the stimulation of broader interest politics, as a sort of civil education and political stimulation, which creates a better informed population, although no studies have been undertaken to demonstrate that the populations of Belgium or Australia for instance, where compulsory voting has long existed, are better informed and more politically aware than the populations of New Zealand, France, Canada or the Scandinavian countries, where voting has never been compulsory."
Compulsory voting will cause more people to become interested in politics,The discontinuation of mandatory voting and voter apathy may have been significant factors contributing to the reduction in the number of voters.
Compulsory voting will cause more people to become interested in politics,"Compulsory registration and voting increase the legitimacy of elected representatives. Candidates winning seats in parliament really do win a majority of the people’s votes. In countries like the United States, where the turnout can be low, candidates can win with much less than a majority of the eligible vote."
Compulsory voting will cause more people to become interested in politics,Compulsory voting increases the political education of the people. They will tend to pay more attention to politics if they know they have to vote.
People have an obligation to vote,"In 1942, compulsory voting (but not enrolment) was introduced, and first took effect at the 1944 election, with an increase in voter turnout from 51% to 89%."
People have an obligation to vote,"Compulsory enrolment led to a large increase in voter turnout, even though voting was still voluntary."
People have an obligation to vote,"The European Court of Human Rights, in the 1971 case of X v Austria, ruled that mandatory voting does not violate fundamental freedoms, because only attendance at a polling station - and not voting itself - is compulsory, while the voters also have the option of casting a blank or spoiled ballot paper."
People have an obligation to vote,"A counter argument to opponents of compulsory voting is that in these systems the individual still has the practical ability to abstain at the polls by voting informally if they so choose, due to the secrecy of the ballot."
People have an obligation to vote,"Supporters of compulsory voting argue that voting addresses the paradox of voting, which is that for a rational, self-interested voter, the costs of voting will normally exceed the expected benefits."
People have an obligation to vote,Voter turnout during elections is not much of a problem in Thailand as voting is compulsory and is one of the responsibilities described in the Constitution a citizen must exercise.
People have an obligation to vote,"Johnson said: Voting is one of our most important rights. African Americans and women fought for years to gain that right in the U.S. And in some countries, people still face barriers, or difficulties, when trying to vote. People who can vote but don’t are taking that right for granted."
Cannabis harms the body,"Dutch research has however shown that an increase of THC content also increase the occurrence of impaired psychomotor skills, particularly among younger or inexperienced cannabis smokers, who do not adapt their smoking-style to the higher THC content."
Cannabis harms the body,"According to a World Health Organisation report: As cannabis is an illegal drug its cultivation, harvesting and distribution are not subject to quality control mechanisms to ensure the reliability and safety of the product used by consumers. It is well recognised in developing countries, such as Kenya, that illicit alcohol production can result in the contamination with toxic by-products or adulterants that can kill or seriously affect the health of users. The same may be true of illicit drugs such as opiates, cocaine and amphetamine in developed societies."
Cannabis harms the body,"A 2008 study by the National Institutes of Health Biomedical Research Centre in Baltimore found that heavy, chronic smoking of marijuana (138 joints per week) changed blood proteins associated with heart disease and stroke."
Cannabis harms the body,"According to Janet D. Lapey, M.D., of Concerned Citizens For Drug Prevention, Due to a placebo effect, a patient may erroneously believe a drug is helpful when it is not. This is especially true of addictive, mind-altering drugs like marijuana. A marijuana withdrawal syndrome occurs, consisting of anxiety, depression, sleep and appetite disturbances, irritability, tremors, diaphoresis, nausea, muscle convulsions, and restlessness. Often, persons using marijuana erroneously believe that the drug is helping them combat these symptoms without realizing that actually marijuana is the cause of these effects."
Cannabis harms the body,"In 1973, a report by the National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse entitled Marijuana: A Signal of Misunderstanding found marijuana does not cause violent or aggressive behavior, but rather marijuana was usually found to inhibit the expression of aggressive impulses by pacifying the user, interfering with muscular coordination, reducing psychomotor activities and generally producing states of drowsiness lethargy, timidity and passivity."
Cannabis harms the body,"For example, the Board representative is quoted as having said that we might end up in the next 10 or 20 years with our psychiatric hospitals filled with people who have problems with cannabis, and that a recent study by the British Lung Foundation found smoking three cannabis joints caused the same damage to the linings of the airways as 20 cigarettes."
Cannabis increases lack-of-judgement/accidents,Anslinger claimed cannabis caused people to commit violent crimes and act irrationally and overly sexual.
Cannabis increases lack-of-judgement/accidents,A 2012 meta-analysis found that acute cannabis use increased the risk of an automobile crash.
Cannabis increases lack-of-judgement/accidents,"Studies have shown that the risk of being involved in a crash increases after marijuana use. Driving while impaired by any substance is dangerous. The delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) contained in marijuana is a psychoactive (mind-altering) compound that affects areas of the brain that control the body’s movements, balance, coordination, memory, and judgment. It can impair coordination, distort perception, and lead to memory loss and difficulty in problem-solving. Specific to driving, THC can slow reaction times and reduce the ability to make decisions."
Cannabis increases lack-of-judgement/accidents,"more states legalize its medical and recreational use. Managing motor vehicle crash risks associated with marijuana impairment is important, as marijuana impacts a driver’s cognitive abilities. Other than alcohol, marijuana is the most frequently reported drug found in post-crash testing."
Cannabis increases lack-of-judgement/accidents,"In a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health, researchers are noticing a pattern that suggests alcohol might not be the only culprit of impaired driving. Researchers from Boston Medical Center, Boston University, and the University of Victoria in British Columbia found that deadly car crashes involving both cannabis and alcohol consumption have more than doubled in the United States in the past two decades, as have car crash deaths involving just cannabis. "
Cannabis increases lack-of-judgement/accidents,"Researchers analyzed 19 years of data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System, a national database of fatal crashes on public roads. They found that from 2000 to 2018 the percentage of crash deaths involving cannabis increased from 9 percent to 21.5 percent, and the percentage of deaths involving cannabis and alcohol also more than doubled, from 4.8 percent to 10.3 percent. Their results also show that cannabis-involved car crashes are more likely to involve the deaths of passengers, as well as individuals younger than 35, compared to crash deaths not involving cannabis. Analyses were conducted to account for drug testing rates and alcohol policies, and the results remained consistent."
Cannabis is a gateway-drug/addictive,"In 2006, the Karolinska Institute in Sweden used twelve rats to examine how adolescent use of cannabis affects subsequent abuse of other illicit drugs. The study gave six of the twelve teenage rats a small dose of THC, reportedly equivalent to one joint smoked by a human, every three days. The rats were allowed to administer heroin by pushing a lever and the study found the rats given THC took larger doses of heroin. The institute examined the brain cells in the rats and found THC alters the opioid system that is associated with positive emotions, which lessens the effects of opiates on rat's brain and thus causes them to use more heroin."
Cannabis is a gateway-drug/addictive,Multiple opponents of cannabis decriminalization have claimed increased cannabis use results in increased abuse of other illicit drugs.
Cannabis is a gateway-drug/addictive,The World Health Organization noted that any gateway effect associated with marijuana use may actually be due to marijuana prohibition because exposure to other drugs when purchasing cannabis on the black-market increases the opportunity to use other illicit drugs.
Cannabis is a gateway-drug/addictive,"The Department of Justice also considers the fact that people are willing to risk scholastic, career, and legal problems to use cannabis to be evidence of its high potential for abuse."
Cannabis is a gateway-drug/addictive,"For instance, NIDA claims the following in its youth publication The Science Behind Drug Abuse: A chemical in marijuana, THC, triggers brain cells to release the chemical dopamine. Dopamine creates good feelings - for a short time. Here's the thing: Once dopamine starts flowing, a user feels the urge to smoke marijuana again, and then again, and then again. Repeated use could lead to addiction, and addiction is a brain disease."
Cannabis is a gateway-drug/addictive,"A 2008 study concluded that, based on US data from the period 2000-2002, adolescent-onset (defined here as ages 11-17) usage of hallucinogenic drugs (including psilocybin) did not increase the risk of drug dependence in adulthood; this was in contrast to adolescent usage of cannabis, cocaine, inhalants, anxiolytic medicines, and stimulants, all of which were associated with an excess risk of developing clinical features associated with drug dependence."
Cannabis is a gateway-drug/addictive,"In December 2002, a study by RAND investigating whether cannabis use results in the subsequent use of cocaine and heroin was published in the British Journal of Addiction. The researchers created a mathematical model simulating adolescent drug use. National rates of cannabis and hard drug use in the model matched survey data collected from representative samples of youths from across the United States; the model produced patterns of drug use and abuse. The study stated:.   The people who are predisposed to use drugs and have the opportunity to use drugs are more likely than others to use both marijuana and harder drugs .. Marijuana typically comes first because it is more available. Once we incorporated these facts into our mathematical model of adolescent drug use, we could explain all of the drug use associations that have been cited as evidence of marijuana's gateway effect .. We've shown that the marijuana gateway effect is not the best explanation for the link between marijuana use and the use of harder drugs."
Cannabis is a gateway-drug/addictive,"In 1985, Gabriel G. Nahas published Keep Off the Grass, which stated that the biochemical changes induced by marijuana in the brain result in drug-seeking, drug taking behavior, which in many instances will lead the user to experiment with other pleasurable substances. The risk of progression from marijuana to cocaine to heroin is now well documented."
Cannabis is a gateway-drug/addictive,"Proponents cite studies such as that of 311 same sex twins, where only one twin smoked cannabis before age 17, and where such early cannabis smokers were five times more likely than their twin to move on to harder drugs."
Cannabis is a gateway-drug/addictive,The Marijuana Policy Project argues that: Research shows that the actual gateway is the illegal drug market
Legal cannabis can be getting to the hand of underage teenagers/children,"Despite more than $7 billion spent annually towards arresting and prosecuting nearly 800,000 people across the country for marijuana offenses in 2005, the federally funded Monitoring the Future Survey reports about 85% of high school seniors find marijuana easy to obtain. That figure has remained virtually unchanged since 1975, never dropping below 82.7% in three decades of national surveys"
Legal cannabis can be getting to the hand of underage teenagers/children,"Despite over $7 billion spent annually towards arresting[REF] and prosecuting nearly 800,000 people across the country for marijuana offenses in 2005 (FBI Uniform Crime Reports), the federally funded Monitoring the Future Survey reports about 85% of high school seniors find marijuana easy to obtain. That figure has remained virtually unchanged since 1975, never dropping below 82.7% in three decades of national surveys."
Legal cannabis can be getting to the hand of underage teenagers/children,"In response to the UK government's official drugs advisory body's opposition to cannabis reclassification (upwards, from a class C to a class B drug) in 2008, prime minister Gordon Brown said: I believe that if we're sending out a signal, particularly to teenagers - and particular those at the most vulnerable age, young teenagers - that in any way we find cannabis acceptable, given all we know about the way that cannabis is being sold in this country, that is not the right thing to do. There is a stronger case now for sending out a signal that cannabis is not only illegal, it is unacceptable."
Legal cannabis can be getting to the hand of underage teenagers/children,Alaska's experiment with legalization in the 1970s led to the state's teens using marijuana at more than twice the rate of other youths nationally. This led Alaska's residents to vote to re-criminalize marijuana in 1990.
Legal cannabis can be getting to the hand of underage teenagers/children,"The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has claimed that cannabis decriminalization will lead to increased cannabis use and addiction in the un-sourced pamphlet entitled Speaking Out Against Drug Legalization. The pamphlet states in 1979, after 11 states decriminalized private cannabis use, cannabis use among 12th grade students was almost 51 percent and in 1992, when stricter cannabis laws were put in place, the usage rate reduced to 22 percent. The pamphlet also states that when Alaska decriminalized cannabis in 1975, the cannabis use rate among youth eventually rose to twice the national average youth usage rate nationwide"
Legal cannabis will boost the black-market/criminal activity,"Gil Kerlikowske, director of the US Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) argues that in the United States, illegal drugs already cost $180 billion a year in health care, lost productivity, crime, and other expenditures, and that number would only increase under legalization because of increased use."
Legal cannabis will boost the black-market/criminal activity,The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has claimed that cannabis leads to increased crime in the unsourced pamphlet entitled Speaking Out Against Drug Legalization.
Legal cannabis will boost the black-market/criminal activity,"Take California for example: first in the nation to legalize the medical use of the drug in 1996, the state would go on to legalize recreational use in 2016. But in just the past year, the state reported several massive illegal cannabis busts, with 20 tons of cannabis confiscated off a series of farms, $8 million worth of plants found in a thought-abandoned warehouse alongside a busy highway, and 100+ illegal operations busted in the southern town of Anza – just over the last three or four months."
Legal cannabis will boost the black-market/criminal activity,"Police reports suggest that arrests for pot crimes have increased following the drug’s legalization. Among such reports are a series of police records secured by the Los Angeles Times in early 2019 – compared to the rates of cannabis smuggling from before legalization was implemented, the documents suggest that arrests have risen as much as 166%  since 1996."
Legal cannabis will boost the black-market/criminal activity,"The marijuana black market has continued to thrive to the point where legitimate growers and sellers are struggling to stay afloat in areas of the country awash in illegal weed. In California, for example, the illegal weed market is “indisputably many times larger than the licensed community,” according to an analysis from the Los Angeles Times. That same report found that unlicensed farms outnumbered legal operations by as much as 10 to 1 in the state’s biggest cultivation areas."
Cannabis is financially beneficial,"In 2003, the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) published Economic Costs of Drug Abuse, which stated without separately analyzing cannabis related costs, the United States was spending $12.1 billion on law enforcement and court costs, and $16.9 billion in corrections costs, totaling $29 billion."
Cannabis is financially beneficial,"Advocates of marijuana legalization argue that the budgetary impact of removing cannabis from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act and legalizing its use in the United States could save billions by reducing government spending for prohibition enforcement in the criminal justice system. Additionally, they argue that billions in annual tax revenues could be generated through proposed taxation and regulation."
Cannabis is financially beneficial,"In 2004, Scott Bates of the Boreal Economic Analysis & Research center prepared a study for Alaskans for Rights & Revenues entitled The Economic Implications of Marijuana Legalization in Alaska. The study estimated the Alaskan government was spending $25-30 million per year enforcing cannabis prohibition laws. The study found if the purchase of cannabis were to be taxed as a legal commodity, tax revenues would increase by about $10-20 million per year, making $35-50 million per year in funds available."
Cannabis is financially beneficial,"The State Board of Equalization estimated that imposing a $50 per ounce levy on cannabis sales could generate $1.4 billion a year in new tax revenue, thus generating a large amount of revenue at a time when the state was experiencing financial pressure. This estimate came from the BOE's 2009 analysis of California Assembly Bill 390 based on a 2006 report entitled Marijuana Production in the United States. These statistics were based on production estimates derived from marijuana eradication efforts from 2003 to 2005."
Cannabis is financially beneficial,"The party commissioned a report by the Independent Drug Monitoring Unit, published on 14 September 2011, stating that a taxed and regulated cannabis market would save the exchequer £6.7 billion."
Cannabis is financially beneficial,"In 1988, Michael Aldrich and Tod Mikuriya published Savings in California Marijuana Law Enforcement Costs Attributable to the Moscone Act of 1976 in the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. The study estimated California saved almost one billion dollars in a twelve-year period between 1976 and 1988, as a result of the Moscone Act of 1976 that decriminalized cannabis."
Cannabis is financially beneficial,"Supporters also argued that passing the measure would result in additional benefits including tourism and spinoff industries such as cafes and paraphernalia. Based on California's wine industry, proponents of this theory anticipated that legalizing marijuana in the state could generate up to $18 billion, including the creation of 60,000-110,000 jobs."
Cannabis is safe/healthy/pain-relief,"A study published in the March 1, 1990 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences stated that there are virtually no reports of fatal cannabis overdose in humans and attributed this safety to the low density of cannabinoid receptors in areas of the brain controlling breathing and the heart."
Cannabis is safe/healthy/pain-relief,"Cannabis advocates pointed out that the IOM did not study vaporizers, devices which, by heating cannabis to 185 °C, release therapeutic cannabinoids while reducing or eliminating ingestion of various carcinogens."
Cannabis is safe/healthy/pain-relief,"Gettman argues further that since laboratory animals do not self-administer cannabis, and because cannabis' toxicity is virtually non-existent compared to that of heroin or cocaine, cannabis lacks the high abuse potential required for inclusion in Schedule I or II."
Cannabis is safe/healthy/pain-relief,"In 1999, a study by the Division of Neuroscience and Behavioral Health at the Institute of Medicine entitled Marijuana and Medicine: Assessing the Science Base, found no evidence of a link between cannabis use and the subsequent abuse of other illicit drugs on the basis of its particular physiological effect."
Cannabis is safe/healthy/pain-relief,"In 1999, a study by the Division of Neuroscience and Behavioral Health at the Institute of Medicine entitled Marijuana and Medicine: Assessing the Science Base, concluded there is little evidence that decriminalization of marijuana use necessarily leads to a substantial increase in marijuana use."
Cannabis is safe/healthy/pain-relief,"In his petition, Gettman also argues that cannabis is an acceptably safe medication. He notes that a 1999 Institute of Medicine report found that except for the harms associated with smoking, the adverse effects of marijuana use are within the range of effects tolerated for other medications. He points out that there are a number of delivery routes that were not considered by the Institute, such as transdermal, sublingual, and even rectal administration, in addition to vaporizers, which release cannabis' active ingredients into the air without burning the plant matter."
Cannabis is safe/healthy/pain-relief,"On July 10, 1995, Jon Gettman and High Times Magazine filed another rescheduling petition with the DEA. This time, instead of focusing on cannabis' medical uses, the petitioners claimed that cannabis did not have the high potential for abuse required for Schedule I or Schedule II status. They based their claims on studies of the brain's cannabinoid receptor system conducted by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) between 1988 and 1994. In particular, they claim that a 1992 study by M. Herkenham et al., using a lesion-technique, established that there are no cannabinoid receptors in the dopamine-producing areas of the brain."
Cannabis is safe/healthy/pain-relief,"In respect to the alleged mental effects of the drugs, the Commission have come to the conclusion that the moderate use of hemp drugs produces no injurious effects on the mind."
Cannabis is safe/healthy/pain-relief,"A group of congressmen led by Maurice Hinchey wrote a letter to FDA's commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach, expressing their disapproval of the FDA's statement and pointed out the FDA's rejection of medical cannabis was inconsistent with the findings of the Institute of Medicine, which stated cannabis does have medical benefits."
Cannabis is safe/healthy/pain-relief,"At its 33rd meeting, in 2003, the World Health Organization Expert Committee on Drug Dependence recommended transferring THC to Schedule IV of the Convention, citing its medical uses and low abuse potential."
Cannabis is safe/healthy/pain-relief,"On September 6, 1988, DEA Chief Administrative Law Judge Francis L. Young ruled that cannabis did not meet the legal criteria of a Schedule I prohibited drug and should be reclassified. He declared that cannabis in its natural form is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known to man."
Cannabis is safe/healthy/pain-relief,THC is typically considered the primary active component of the cannabis plant; various scientific studies have suggested that certain other cannabinoids like CBD may also play a significant role in its psychoactive effects.
If cannabis was legalized it could be regulated,"In 2004, a study entitled The Limited Relevance of Drug Policy: Cannabis in Amsterdam and in San Francisco, found strict laws against cannabis use have a low impact on usage rates."
If cannabis was legalized it could be regulated,"In 2006, a study by the University of California, Los Angeles found California has saved $2.50 for every dollar invested into Proposition 36, which decriminalized cannabis and other drug possession charges by allowing out patient treatment programs instead of incarceration. In the first year the proposition was enacted (2001), California reportedly saved $173 million, which is likely a result of fewer drug offenders in prison. In the five years after the program was enacted, 8,700 fewer people are in prison for drug offenses."
If cannabis was legalized it could be regulated,"In 1997, the Connecticut Law Revision Commission examined states that had decriminalized cannabis and found any increase in cannabis usage was less than the increase in states that have not decriminalized cannabis; furthermore, the commission stated the largest proportionate increase [of cannabis use] occurred in those states with the most severe penalties"
If cannabis was legalized it could be regulated,"British Crime Survey statistics indicated that the proportion of 16- to 24-year-olds using cannabis decreased from 28% a decade ago to 21%, with its declining popularity accelerating after the decision to downgrade the drug to class C was announced in January 2004. The BCS figures, published in October 2007, showed that the proportion of frequent users in the 16-24 age group (i.e. who were using cannabis more than once a month), fell from 12% to 8% in the past four years."
If cannabis was legalized it could be regulated,"In Hallucinations: Behavior, Experience, and Theory (1975), senior US government researchers Louis Jolyon West and Ronald K. Siegel explain how drug prohibition can be used for selective social control: .   The role of drugs in the exercise of political control is also coming under increasing discussion. Control can be through prohibition or supply. The total or even partial prohibition of drugs gives the government considerable leverage for other types of control. An example would be the selective application of drug laws .. against selected components of the population such as members of certain minority groups or political organizations."
People should be allowed to do whatever they want to their own bodies,"Peter Reuter, a professor at the School of Public Policy and the Department of Criminology at the University of Maryland, College Park, said that experimenting with marijuana has long been a normal part of growing up in the U.S.; about half of the population born since 1960 has tried the drug by age 21."
People should be allowed to do whatever they want to their own bodies,A further study in 2002 found that cannabis was being used regularly by 67% of males and 22% of females aged 13 to 36.
People should be allowed to do whatever they want to their own bodies,"Such arguments often cite the harm principle of philosopher John Stuart Mill who urged that the state had no right to intervene to prevent individuals from doing something that harmed them, if no harm was thereby done to the rest of society: 'Over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign' and 'The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others. His own good, either physical or moral, is not sufficient warrant."
People should be allowed to do whatever they want to their own bodies,"Dennis Kucinich, a U.S. representative from Ohio and 2008 presidential candidate, has been an advocate of cannabis legalization. During Kucinich's 2004 presidential campaign, the following was posted on Kucinich's official campaign web site [REF]. Most marijuana users do so responsibly, in a safe, recreational context. These people lead normal, productive lives - pursuing careers, raising families and participating in civic life .. A Kucinich administration would reject the current paradigm of 'all use is abuse' in favor of a drug policy that sets reasonable boundaries for marijuana use by establishing guidelines similar to those already in place for alcohol"
People should be allowed to do whatever they want to their own bodies,"I may have an important and legitimate reason for harming my body, something I feel outweighs the pain I cause myself. For instance, I may be seeking spiritual enrichment through mortification of the flesh, or I might just feel that the ends justify the means – for instance, missing a few nights of sleep to get an essay finished on time. Why should someone else who has totally different beliefs and values to me and doesn’t understand why I don’t value my physical shell get to dictate to me what I can and can’t do with it?"
Alcohol and tobacco are more harmful drugs yet remain legal,"In December 2006, a 12-year gateway drug hypothesis study on 214 boys from ages 10-12 by the American Psychiatric Association was published in the American Journal of Psychiatry. The study concluded adolescents who used cannabis prior to using other drugs, including alcohol and tobacco, were no more likely to develop a substance abuse disorder than subjects in the study who did not use cannabis prior to using other drugs."
Alcohol and tobacco are more harmful drugs yet remain legal,"A 2002 DAWN report, for the USA records two possible drug-induced deaths where marijuana was the only drug found. Legal drugs however, have been the cause of more than half a million deaths a year: 480,000 from tobacco smoking-related illnesses and 80,000 from alcohol abuse [REF"
Alcohol and tobacco are more harmful drugs yet remain legal,"In 2001, the New Mexico state-commissioned Drug Policy Advisory Group stated that decriminalizing cannabis will result in greater availability of resources to respond to more serious crimes without any increased risks to public safety."
Alcohol and tobacco are more harmful drugs yet remain legal,"Psychopharmacologist David Nutt argues, though he is against full declassification, that the harm caused by cannabis is far less than that caused by alcohol or tobacco, which, if they were invented today would be illegal."
Alcohol and tobacco are more harmful drugs yet remain legal,"Making marijuana legally available to adults on more or less the same terms as alcohol would tend to reduce crime, certainly by greatly shrinking the illicit market and possibly by reducing alcohol consumption via substitution if smoking marijuana acts, on balance, as a substitute for drinking alcohol rather than a complement to it since drinking seems to have a greater tendency to unleash aggression than does cannabis use."
Alcohol and tobacco are more harmful drugs yet remain legal,"There is evidence that many illicit drugs pose comparatively fewer health dangers than certain legal drugs. The health risks of MDMA (Ecstasy) have been exaggerated for instance, the risks from cannabis use also overstated, and health problems from the use of legal substances, particularly alcohol and tobacco, are greater, even than from cocaine use for example (occasional cocaine use does not typically lead to severe or even minor physical or social problems)."
Legalizing cannabis will reduce black-market/criminal activity,"Proponents of fully decriminalizing cannabis to allow the regulated cultivation and sale of cannabis, including Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, argue that fully decriminalizing cannabis would largely decrease financial gains earned by gangs in black market cannabis sales and trafficking."
Legalizing cannabis will reduce black-market/criminal activity,"In 2004, a study by Craig Reinarman, Peter D. A. Cohen, and Hendrien L. Kaal entitled The Limited Relevance of Drug Policy: Cannabis in Amsterdam and in San Francisco, was published in the American Journal of Public Health. The study found no evidence that the decriminalization of cannabis leads to subsequent abuse of other illicit drugs"
Legalizing cannabis will reduce black-market/criminal activity,"Nicholas Green, chairman of the Bar Council, made comments in a report in the profession's magazine, in which he said that drug-related crime costs the UK economy about £13bn a year and that there was growing evidence that decriminalisation could free up police resources, reduce crime and recidivism and improve public health."
Legalizing cannabis will reduce black-market/criminal activity,The Connecticut Law Revision Commission made the following evaluation: (1) the costs of arresting and prosecuting marijuana offenders were significantly lower in states that had done away with criminal penalties for possessing small amounts; (2) there was a greater increase in marijuana use in states that continue to treat possession as crime than in states that treated it as a civil offense; (3) easing the penalties for marijuana did not lead to a substantial increase in the use of either alcohol or hard drugs.
Legalizing cannabis will reduce black-market/criminal activity,The United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime has also acknowledged the many unintended negative consequences of drug enforcement.
Legalizing cannabis will reduce black-market/criminal activity,"Supporters argued that legalizing marijuana in California would help alleviate the drug war in Mexico. Based on the theory espoused by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy that up to 60% of Mexican drug cartels' profits come from sales of marijuana, legalizing the drug in nearby California would drastically cut their funding. As a result, supporters of this argument believed that legalization would lead to a decrease in drug-related violent crime in Mexico."
Legalizing cannabis will reduce black-market/criminal activity,"The editor of the British Medical Journal, Dr. Fiona Godlee, gave her personal support to Rolles' call for decriminalisation, and the arguments drew particular support from Sir Ian Gilmore, former president of the Royal College of Physicians, who said we should be treating drugs as a health issue rather than criminalising people and this could drastically reduce crime and improve health."
Legalizing cannabis will reduce black-market/criminal activity,"Some argued that legalization of marijuana could reduce drug-related violence, based on a study conducted by the International Centre for Science in Drug Policy. This study found that drug law enforcement contributes to increased levels of drug-related violence and suggests that alternative models for drug control may be necessary."
Legalization will lead to more sexually transmitted diseases,"According to scholar Alain Corbin, arresting a prostitute for having a venereal disease served as a way of keeping Paris clean, both morally and physically."
Legalization will lead to more sexually transmitted diseases,"Beginning in the late 1980s, many states in the US increased the penalties for prostitution in cases where the prostitute is knowingly HIV-positive."
Legalization will lead to more sexually transmitted diseases,"A survey in completed in Athens in the late 1980s found that 12 of 350 registered prostitutes were HIV positive; in the late 1990s, 44 surveyed foreign prostitutes were HIV positive."
Legalization will lead to more sexually transmitted diseases,"One of the sources for the spread of HIV in Africa is prostitution, with one study finding that encounters with prostitutes produced 84% of new HIV infections in adult males in Accra, Ghana. The spread of HIV from urban settings to rural areas in Africa has been attributed to the mobility of farmers who visit sex workers in cities, for example in Ethiopia."
Legalization will lead to more sexually transmitted diseases,Registering prostitutes makes the state complicit in prostitution and does not address the health risks of unregistered prostitutes.
Legalization will lead to more sexually transmitted diseases,"In 2009, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged all countries to remove bans on prostitution and homosexual sex, because such laws constitute major barriers to reaching key populations with HIV services."
Legalization will lead to more sexually transmitted diseases,"Additionally, a qualitative study, published in the Medical Anthropological Quarterly, concluded that: .. covert and unprotected sex among bisexually active black men was commonplace for reasons that included prostitution, habituation to same-sex relations during incarceration, and the desire to maintain a facade of heterosexuality in homophobic communities."
Legalization will lead to more sexually transmitted diseases,"Some studies of prostitution in urban settings in developing countries, such as Kenya, have stated that prostitution acts as a reservoir of STDs within the general population."
Legalization will lead to more sexually transmitted diseases,"In countries and areas where safer sex precautions are either unavailable or not practiced for cultural reasons, prostitution is an active disease vector for all STDs, including HIV/AIDS, but the encouragement of safer sex practices, combined with regular testing for sexually transmitted diseases, has been very successful when applied consistently."
Legalization will lead to more sexually transmitted diseases,"A study was reported as showing that 26% of Vancouver's female sex workers were infected with HIV, and that Vancouver's overall prevalence of HIV was about 1.21%, six times higher than the national rate."
Legalizing sex work will increase immoral behaviour like pimping/organized crime/trafficking,"Sarkozy stated that by criminalizing passive soliciting, he was protecting prostitutes and helping them escape organized crime."
Legalizing sex work will increase immoral behaviour like pimping/organized crime/trafficking,Additionally it is argued that the legalisation of prostitution would result in an increase in human trafficking and crime.
Legalizing sex work will increase immoral behaviour like pimping/organized crime/trafficking,"According to the National Criminal Police, it is clear that the ban on the purchase of sexual services acts as a barrier to human traffickers and procurers considering establishing themselves in Sweden"
Legalizing sex work will increase immoral behaviour like pimping/organized crime/trafficking,"According to Mary Sullivan report, there has been an overall growth in the industry since legalisation in the mid-1980s and that with increased competition between prostitution businesses, earnings have decreased; 20 years ago there were 3000 to 4000 women in prostitution as a whole, as of the report, there were 4500 women in the legal trade alone and the illegal trade was estimated to be 4 to 5 times larger [REF]."
Legalizing sex work will increase immoral behaviour like pimping/organized crime/trafficking,Cuba: The Trafficking in Persons Report of 2010 reports that the government of Cuba has made no known efforts to reduce the demand for commercial sex.
Legalizing sex work will increase immoral behaviour like pimping/organized crime/trafficking,"The Concerned Women for America (CWA) believes that legalizing prostitution would increase sex trafficking, not decrease it as other organizations have proposed.  "
Legalizing sex work will increase immoral behaviour like pimping/organized crime/trafficking,"In 1949, the UN General Assembly adopted a convention stating that prostitution and the accompanying evil of the traffic in persons for the purpose of prostitution are incompatible with the dignity and worth of the human person,requiring all signing parties to punish pimps and brothel owners and operators and to abolish all special treatment or registration of prostitutes. As of January 2009, the convention was ratified by 95 member nations including France, Spain, Italy, Denmark."
Legalizing sex work will increase immoral behaviour like pimping/organized crime/trafficking,"Alexa Albert, a Harvard medical student who has conducted a public-health study inside one of Nevada's brothels, and authored Brothel: Mustang Ranch and Its Women,wrote in her book that the brothel owners used to require the prostitutes to have outside pimps, because the pimps were thought to make the women work harder: The involvement of pimps enabled brothel owners to leave discipline to men who wouldn't hesitate to keep their women in line."
Legalizing sex work will increase immoral behaviour like pimping/organized crime/trafficking,"In 2003, a study published in the Journal of Trauma Practice found that 89 percent of women in prostitution wanted to escape."
Legalizing sex work will increase immoral behaviour like pimping/organized crime/trafficking,"Those who support prohibition or abolition of prostitution argue that keeping prostitution illegal is the best way to prevent abusive and dangerous activities (child prostitution, human trafficking etc.)."
Legalizing sex work will increase immoral behaviour like pimping/organized crime/trafficking,"Prostitution may sometimes be associated with illegal, abusive, and dangerous activities. One view maintains that this results from prostitution being stigmatized or illegal, or both.Another, however, believes that legalizing and regulating prostitution does not improve the situation, but instead makes it worse, creating a parallel illegal prostitution industry, and failing to dissociate the legal part of the sex trade from crime."
Legalizing sex work will increase immoral behaviour like pimping/organized crime/trafficking,"Alex Penk, Maxim Institute's Policy and Research Manager, said that: The report released by the Prostitution Law Review Committee today clearly shows that the Prostitution Reform Act is not making life safer for many of New Zealand's most vulnerable men, women, and young people."
Legalizing sex work will increase immoral behaviour like pimping/organized crime/trafficking,"Bob Herbert also stated that many brothel prostitutes are controlled by outside pimps: Despite the fiction that they are independent contractors,most so-called legal prostitutes have pimps - the state-sanctioned pimps who run the brothels and, in many cases, a second pimp who controls all other aspects of their lives (and takes the bulk of their legal earnings)."
Legalizing sex work will increase immoral behaviour like pimping/organized crime/trafficking,"In a February 2002 National Security Presidential Directive, President George W. Bush wrote: The United States opposes prostitution and any related activities, including pimping, pandering, and/or maintaining brothels as contributing to the phenomenon of trafficking in persons."
Legalizing sex work will increase immoral behaviour like pimping/organized crime/trafficking,The United Nations stated in 2009 that sex trafficking is the most commonly identified form of human trafficking and estimates that about 79% of human trafficking reported is for prostitution
Legalizing sex work will increase immoral behaviour like pimping/organized crime/trafficking,"Many victims of human trafficking are led to believe by organized criminals that they are being offered work in hotels or restaurants or in child care and are forced into prostitution with the threat or actual use of violence. Estimates of the number of victims vary from 1,000 to 7,000 on a yearly basis. Most police investigations on human trafficking concern legal sex businesses. All sectors of prostitution are well represented in these investigations, but particularly the window brothels are overrepresented. "
Legalizing sex work will increase immoral behaviour like pimping/organized crime/trafficking,"In most countries where prostitution is illegal, the prohibition of the sex trade is subject to debate and controversy among some people and some organizations, with some voices saying that the fact that prostitution is illegal increases criminal activities and negatively affects the prostitutes."
Legalizing sex work will increase immoral behaviour like pimping/organized crime/trafficking,"Some analysts on human rights issues surrounding prostitution, such as Sigma Huda in her report for the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, also adopt this approach: The act of prostitution by definition joins together two forms of social power (sex and money) in one interaction. In both realms (sexuality and economics) men hold substantial and systematic power over women. In prostitution, these power disparities merge in an act which both assigns and reaffirms the dominant social status of men over the subordinated social status of women.The demand for commercial sex is often further grounded in social power disparities of race, nationality, caste and colour."
Legalizing sex work will increase immoral behaviour like pimping/organized crime/trafficking,"Sigma Huda, UN special reporter on trafficking in persons, observed that For the most part, prostitution as actually practiced in the world usually does satisfy the elements of trafficking."
Legalizing sex work will increase immoral behaviour like pimping/organized crime/trafficking,"by legal brothels because of underlying problems (e.g., drug abuse); legalizing prostitution makes it more socially acceptable to buy sex, creating a huge demand for prostitutes (both by local men and by foreigners engaging in sex tourism) and, as a result, human trafficking and underage prostitution increase in order to satisfy this demand."
Legalizing sex work will increase immoral behaviour like pimping/organized crime/trafficking,"In 2005 Amma Asante and Karina Schaapman, two councilors for the Labour Party (Netherlands), wrote a report, Het onzichtbare zichtbaar gemaakt (Making the Invisible Visible). Schaapman had once been a prostitute and was getting information about the influx of organized crime and violence into the business. Other reports came out around the same time. They concluded that a large number of prostitutes in Amsterdam were being forced to work and were being abused by pimps and criminal gangs, and that the goals of legalization were failing."
Legalizing sex work will increase immoral behaviour like pimping/organized crime/trafficking,"Sullivan and Jeffries wrote in the 2001 report that the legislation change of 1984 created new problems: Ongoing adjustments to legislation became necessary as state policy makers attempted to deal with a myriad of unforeseen issues that are not addressed by treating prostitution as commercial sex-child prostitution, trafficking of women, the exploitation and abuse of prostituted women by big business."
Legalizing sex work will increase immoral behaviour like pimping/organized crime/trafficking,"In 2014, the Council of Europe has made a similar recommendation, stating that While each system presents advantages and disadvantages, policies prohibiting the purchase of sexual services are those that are more likely to have a positive impact on reducing trafficking in human beings."
Legalizing sex work will increase immoral behaviour like pimping/organized crime/trafficking,"Maxwell (2000) and other researcher have found substantial evidence that there is strong co-occurrence between prostitution, drug use, drug selling, and involvement in non-drug crimes, particularly property crime."
Legalizing sex work will increase immoral behaviour like pimping/organized crime/trafficking,"A recent report by the UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) and SAWA-All the Women Together Today and Tomorrow, a Palestinian NGO, suggests that an increasing number of women are taking up prostitution in the face of poverty and violence."
Legalizing sex work will increase immoral behaviour like pimping/organized crime/trafficking,"As noted by the US report, Some Canadian NGOs such as Vancouver Rape Relief believe that making prostitution illegal is the best way to prevent human trafficking, forced prostitution, child prostitution and similar abusive activities."
Legalizing sex work will increase violence against women,"In prostitution, no woman stays whole."
Legalizing sex work will increase violence against women,"The issue of unintended consequences was raised by critics of the proposed legislation in Sweden in 1996 three years before it took place, namely that it would drive women in prostitution underground, increase the risk of violence, harm the most vulnerable, and be almost impossible to enforce, which some claim has happened "
Legalizing sex work will increase violence against women,"Alice Schwarzer rejects all prostitution as inherently oppressive and abusive; she favors a law like that in Sweden, where in 1999 after heavy feminist lobbying a coalition of Social Democrats, Greens and leftists outlawed the buying but not the selling of sexual services."
Legalizing sex work will increase violence against women,"Catharine MacKinnon argues that prostitution isn't sex only, it's you do what I say, sex. "
Legalizing sex work will increase violence against women,"A study of female sex-workers in India found that 54% of female sex-workers do not report violence committed against them, and only 36% shared their experience with NGOs or a peer or family member."
Legalizing sex work will increase violence against women,These feminists believe that many clients use the services of prostitutes because they enjoy the power trip they derive from the act and the control they have over the woman during the sexual activity.
Legalizing sex work will increase violence against women,"Many feminists are opposed to prostitution, which they see as a form of exploitation of women and male dominance over women, and as a practice which is the result of the existing patriarchal societal order. These feminists argue that prostitution has a very negative effect, both on the prostitutes themselves and on society as a whole, as it reinforces stereotypical views about women, who are seen as sex objects which can be used and abused by men."
Legalizing sex work will increase violence against women,"Many anti-prostitution advocates hold that prostitutes themselves are often victims, arguing that prostitution is a practice which can lead to serious psychological and often physical long-term effects for the prostitutes."
Legalizing sex work will increase violence against women,"In the United States, the homicide rate for female prostitutes was estimated to be 204 per 100,000."
Legalizing sex work will increase violence against women,"Columnist Bob Herbert wrote A grotesque exercise in the dehumanization of women is carried out routinely at Sheri's Ranch, a legal brothel about an hour's ride outside of Vegas. There the women have to respond like Pavlov's dog to an electronic bell that might ring at any hour of the day or night. At the sound of the bell, the prostitutes have five minutes to get to an assembly area where they line up, virtually naked, and submit to a humiliating inspection by any prospective customer who has happened to drop by"
Legalizing sex work will increase violence against women,The Swedish Government believes that women selling sexual services to men constitutes a form of violence against women which should be eliminated by reducing demand.
Legalizing sex work will increase violence against women,"The Aboriginal Women's Action Network, an abolitionist organization in Canada, has specifically noted that because the prostitution of Aboriginal women results from and reinforces such extreme hatred of Aboriginal women, no regime of legalisation (which will expand the industry and entrap more women) can be safer for Aboriginal women. Prostitution can only further harm Aboriginal women."
Legalizing sex work will increase violence against women,"Some have argued that an extremely high level of violence is inherent to prostitution; they claim that many prostitutes have been the subject of violence, rape and coercion before entering prostitution including as children,and that many young women and girls enter prostitution directly from state care in at least England, Norway, Australia and Canada."
Legalizing sex work will increase violence against women,"The proponents of the abolitionist view hold that prostitution is a practice which ultimately leads to the mental, emotional and physical destruction of the women who engage in it, and, as such, it should be abolished."
Legalizing sex work will increase violence against women,"Regardless, the general consensus among most studies regarding violence against prostitutes is that rates of physical violence against prostitutes is extremely high, particularly among female sex workers (transgender inclusive) who experience higher rates of physical violence than their male counterparts."
Legalizing sex work will increase violence against women,"In theLos Angeles County Sheriff's Department 's study, they concluded that 70% of them had traumatizing experiences of physical violence, 40% of these women were involved in prostitution, and 84% of the women with children were incapable of taking care of them."
Legalizing sex work will increase violence against women,"A proportion of feminists are strongly opposed to prostitution, as they see the practice as a form of violence against women, which should not be tolerated by society. Feminists who hold such views on prostitution include Kathleen Barry, Melissa Farley,Julie Bindel, Sheila Jeffreys, Catharine MacKinnon and Laura Lederer."
Legalizing sex work will increase violence against women,"University of Leeds research in 2015 found that 47% of prostitutes had been victims of crime, including rape and robbery, while 36% had received threatening texts, telephone calls or emails."
Legalizing sex work will increase violence against women,"The increased safety that was intended as an outcome did not eventuate, as the authors define sex work as commercial sexual violence (They refer to Evelina Giobbe, Director of the Commercial Sexual Exploitation Resource Institute, who argues that prostitution is violence in and of itself.) and state that street-based sex workers still suffer extreme violence on the streets."
Legalizing sex work will increase violence against women,"A survey of female sex workers in Leeds, England, and Glasgow and Edinburgh, Scotland, revealed that 30% had been slapped, punched or kicked by a client while working, 13% had been beaten, 11% had been raped and 22% had experienced an attempted rape."
Legalizing sex work will increase violence against women,"Research conducted by Giobbe (1993) found similarities in the behaviour of pimps and batterers, in particular, through their use of enforced social isolation, threats, intimidation, verbal and sexual abuse, attitudes of ownership, and extreme physical violence."
Legalizing sex work will increase violence against women,"Melissa Farley argues that Nevada's high rape rate is connected to legal prostitution because Nevada is the only US state which allows legal brothels and is ranked 4th out of the 50 U.S. states for sexual assault crimes, saying, Nevada's rape rate is higher than the U.S. average and way higher than the rape rate in California, New York and New Jersey. Why is this? Legal prostitution creates an atmosphere in this state in which women are not humans equal to them, are disrespected by men, and which then sets the stage of increased violence against women."
Selling one's body is immoral,"Sweden's position on prostitution was re-affirmed: Those who defend prostitution argue that it is possible to differentiate between voluntary and non-voluntary prostitution, that adults should have the right to freely sell and freely purchase sex (..) However, based on a gender equality and human rights perspective, (..) the distinction between voluntary and non-voluntary prostitution is not relevant."
Selling one's body is immoral,"In 1990, the Supreme Court of Canada upheld the law which bans public solicitation of prostitution, arguing that the law had the goal to abolish prostitution, which was a valid goal."
Selling one's body is immoral,"The focus of those who oppose the legalisation of prostitution is the ethical argument that prostitution is inherently exploitative, a view held by many in the Government and the police."
Selling one's body is immoral,"Such feminists see prostitution as a form of male dominance over women, as the client has sex with a woman who does not enjoy it and who may be making a tremendous psychological effort to mentally dissociate herself from the client. They say that the act of prostitution is not a mutual and equal sex act as it puts the woman in a subordinate position, reducing her to a mere instrument of sexual pleasure for the client."
Selling one's body is immoral,"Prostitution abolitionists adopt an intersectional approach to understanding the power relations involved in prostitution. That is, they see prostitution as compelled by multiple forms of oppressive social power, not just sexism against women."
Selling one's body is immoral,"Prostitution is seen by these feminists as the result of a patriarchal societal order which subordinates women to men and where the inequality between genders is present in all aspects of life. These feminists believe that prostitution is very harmful to society as it reinforces the idea that women are sex objects which exist for men's enjoyment, which can be 'bought' and which can be 'used' solely for men's sexual gratification."
Selling one's body is immoral,"These feminists see prostitution as a form of slavery, and say that, far from decreasing rape rates, prostitution leads to a sharp increase in sexual violence against women, by sending the message that it is acceptable for a man to treat a woman as a sexual instrument over which he has total control."
Selling one's body is immoral,"In Canada, New Zealand, Mexico, and Taiwan, studies have shown that indigenous women are at the bottom of the race and class hierarchy of prostitution, often subjected to the worst conditions, most violent demands and sold at the lowest price."
Selling one's body is immoral,"inists who support the legalization or decriminalization of prostitution argue that one of the significant flaws with the radical anti-prostitution feminist view is that a majority of its arguments are premised on the assumption that prostitution itself is inherently laced with sexism, classism and other unbalanced power relations."
Selling one's body is immoral,A 2006 opinion poll showed that 68% of Canadians consider prostitution to be immoral (76% of women and 59% of men).
Legalizing sex work boosts the economy,"In a 2005 study Mary Sullivan of Coalition Against Trafficking in Women Australia (CATWA) stated that prostitution businesses made revenues of A$1,780 million in 2004/5 and that the sex industry was growing at a rate of 4.6% annually (a rate higher than GDP). In the state of Victoria, there were 3.1 million instances of buying sex per year as compared with a total male population of 1.3 million men."
Legalizing sex work boosts the economy,"According to the studies, many of the men described their behavior as addiction; a large percentage said that the possibility of public exposure or being listed on a sex offender registry would deter them from buying sex from prostitutes."
Legalizing sex work boosts the economy,"Because whores are necessary in big cities and especially in cities of commerce such as ours - indeed it is far better to have these women than not to have them - and also because the holy church tolerates whores on good grounds, for these reasons the court and sheriff of Amsterdam shall not entirely forbid the keeping of brothels."
Legalizing sex work boosts the economy,"On the contrary, some commentators contend that legally recognising the sex industry, in conjunction with further economic development, will ultimately reduce the number of women in prostitution."
Legalizing sex work boosts the economy,Many local officials believe that encouraging prostitution in recreational business operations will bring economic benefits by developing the tourism and hospitality industries and generating a significant source of tax revenue.
Legalizing sex work boosts the economy,A study in 2014 found that prostitution and associated services added over £5 billion to the economy each year.
Legalizing sex work boosts the economy,"Liquor, gambling, and prostitution were ubiquitous, supported in Seattle by one of the city's founders, David Swinson 'Doc' Maynard, who believed that well-run prostitution could be a functional part of the economy."
"Legalizing sex work increases sex workers' benefits (e.g. health care, safe sex, unionization, etc.)","Pertaining to health, safety and services, the report stated that, programs should include occupational and educational programs, health and other programs for those who continue working as prostitutes, as well as those who wish to transition into other occupations."
"Legalizing sex work increases sex workers' benefits (e.g. health care, safe sex, unionization, etc.)","The report also addressed the suggestion of civil remedy, stating that the person exploited in prostitution may normally be considered the injured party, implying a civil right to damages under the law."
"Legalizing sex work increases sex workers' benefits (e.g. health care, safe sex, unionization, etc.)",The prostitutes are treated as sex workers who enjoy benefits similar to other occupations.
"Legalizing sex work increases sex workers' benefits (e.g. health care, safe sex, unionization, etc.)","Interventions in Calcutta's red light areas are aimed at building access to communities where prostitutes live and providing services to such women and their children to ensure their access to education, health and protection from abuse and exploitation."
"Legalizing sex work increases sex workers' benefits (e.g. health care, safe sex, unionization, etc.)",A Queensland Legislative Assembly member in 1907 reported that Japanese prostitutes in the small town of Charters Towers lived in bad conditions while in 1896 in the larger town of Marble Bar in Western Australia Albert Calvert reported that the conditions in Japanese brothels were good and comfortable.
"Legalizing sex work increases sex workers' benefits (e.g. health care, safe sex, unionization, etc.)","The World Charter for Prostitutes Rights (1985), drafted by the International Committee for Prostitutes' Rights, calls for the decriminalisation of all aspects of adult prostitution resulting from individual decision. Since the mid-1970s, sex workers across the world have organised, demanding the decriminalisation of prostitution, equal protection under the law, improved working conditions, the right to pay taxes, travel and receive social benefits such as pensions."
"Legalizing sex work increases sex workers' benefits (e.g. health care, safe sex, unionization, etc.)","Proponents of decriminalization believe that all people, including sex workers, are entitled to the same rights regarding safety, health and human rights, and that outdated criminal laws need to be reformed in order to improve the living and working conditions of sex workers."
"Legalizing sex work increases sex workers' benefits (e.g. health care, safe sex, unionization, etc.)","Shrage claims that in a determination to undermine patriarchy, pro-sex feminists have advocated a reckless and Milton Friedman style deregulation of laws surrounding prostitution, without considering the implications that this may have upon women involved in sex work, particularly given the nature of the sex trade, which is more likely to be plagued by exploitation and poor working conditions, concerns that must be of importance to any feminist."
"Legalizing sex work increases sex workers' benefits (e.g. health care, safe sex, unionization, etc.)","Ethnographical research on street prostitution, done by Alexandra Oliveira, of University of Porto has led the researcher to argue that prostitution should be legalized to improve the situation of the women."
"Legalizing sex work increases sex workers' benefits (e.g. health care, safe sex, unionization, etc.)","The Canadian Guild for Erotic Labour calls for the legalization of sex work, the elimination of state regulations that are more repressive than those imposed on other workers and businesses, the right to recognition and protection under labour and employment laws, the right to form and join professional associations or unions, and the right to legally cross borders to work"
"Legalizing sex work increases sex workers' benefits (e.g. health care, safe sex, unionization, etc.)","In 2003, the Ministry of Justice considered legalising prostitution as an official occupation with health benefits and taxable income and held a public discussion on the topic."
Legalizing sex work will allow to regulate those in the profession ,A study conducted in 1995 in two brothels found that condom use in the brothels was consistent and sexually transmitted diseases were accordingly absent.
Legalizing sex work will allow to regulate those in the profession ,"The goal in decriminalizing sex work is that anyone doing any type of sex work would be treated the same way, with the same rights and responsibilities, as any other self-employed person. Whether they support decriminalization or some form of legalization, pro-sex work feminists believe that the current laws that exist surrounding prostitution in many countries need to be changed and are harmful to the people who work in the industry."
Legalizing sex work will allow to regulate those in the profession ,"In the 1990s, Dutch attitudes supported the legalization of prostitution: in a 1997 survey, 73 percent of Dutch citizens favored legalization of brothels, 74 percent said that prostitution was an acceptable job, and in a 1999 poll 78 percent felt that prostitution is a job like any other job (polls cited in Weitzer 2000, p. 178"
Legalizing sex work will allow to regulate those in the profession ,"Surveys conducted in China suggest that clandestine forms of prostitution will continue to proliferate alongside the establishment of legal prostitution businesses, because of social sanctions against working or patronising a red-light district."
Legalizing sex work will allow to regulate those in the profession ,"Since 2003, Las Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman has repeatedly stated that he favors legalization of prostitution in the city, perhaps turning East Fremont Street into a little Amsterdam. Goodman said there are pragmatic reasons to back legalized prostitution. Those include the acknowledgement that illegal prostitution is occurring and that brothels could provide safer, regulated and revenue-generating sex, he said."
Legalizing sex work will make the profession safer for women,Women in indoor and outdoor prostitution both report high levels of violence and constant need for vigilance and fear.
Legalizing sex work will make the profession safer for women,"The police only interfered when public order was at stake or in cases of human trafficking. The reasoning behind this gedoogbeleid (policy of tolerance) was harm reduction, and the belief that the enforcement of the anti-prostitution laws would be counterproductive, and that the best way to protect the women was to tolerate prostitution. This genuine Dutch policy of tolerating formally illegal activities for harm reduction purposes has been and still is also applied towards illegal drugs in the Netherlands."
Legalizing sex work will make the profession safer for women,"Banning prostitution tends to drive it underground, making safe sex promotion, treatment and monitoring more difficult."
Legalizing sex work will make the profession safer for women,Some commentators in China and overseas contend that the PRC's policy of banning prostitution is problematic because it hinders the task of developing measures to prevent the spread of HIV.
Legalizing sex work will make the profession safer for women,"In 1996-97, following the success of prevention interventions in neighboring Thailand, the Chinese CDC launched the first intervention projects to promote safer sex behaviors to prevent HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases in commercial sex workers working at entertainment establishments in Yunnan."
Legalizing sex work will make the profession safer for women,"Whilst such campaigns may have failed to eradicate prostitution in toto, there is some evidence that regulation of China's recreational venues has helped to create a legitimate female service worker with the right to refuse to engage in practices repugnant to the valid labour contract, as well as the right to be free from sexual harassment in the workplace."
Legalizing sex work will make the profession safer for women,"The researchers described this process further in a 2010 book titled Taking the crime out of sex work- New Zealand sex workers' fight for decriminalisation.It was written by Gillian Abel (a senior public health researcher and lecturer at the University of Otago, New Zealand), Lisa Fitzgerald (a public health sociologist and social science lecturer in the School of Population Health, University of Queensland), and Catherine Healy (a founding member of the New Zealand Prostitutes' Collective). The book includes the results of interviews with over 700 sex workers, and concludes that the decriminalisation has had positive effects for the prostitutes' safety and health."
Sex work is a valid choice over your body,"Many people who support legal prostitution argue that prostitution is a consensual sex act between adults and a victimless crime, thus the government should not prohibit this practice."
Sex work is a valid choice over your body,There is some evidence that even slave prostitutes could benefit from their labor.
Sex work is a valid choice over your body,"The potential benefits of prostitution as an alternative form of employment include greater disposable income, access to upwardly mobile social circles and lifestyle options."
Sex work is a valid choice over your body,"For the purposes of decriminalization, Feminists for Free Expression defines the word prostitution to mean any consensual sexual activity between adults where compensation is involved; nonconsensual sex acts or sex acts perpetrated against minors are not prostitution, in their view. Instead they prefer the term criminal sexual acts."
Sex work is a valid choice over your body,A large percentage of prostitutes polled in one study of 475 people involved in prostitution reported that they were in a difficult period of their lives and most wanted to leave the occupation.
Sex work is a valid choice over your body,Prostitution is not bad; it's only bad if done against one's will. Most women make this decision themselves.
Sex work is a valid choice over your body,"France's Green Party argues: The concept of free choice of the prostitute is indeed relative, in a society where gender inequality is institutionalized."
Sex work is a valid choice over your body,"A 2009 study of subjective well-being of prostitutes found that among the sex workers surveyed, sex work had become normalized."
Sex work is a valid choice over your body,"Mariska Majoor, former prostitute and founder of the Prostitution Information Center, from Amsterdam, holds that: In our [sex workers'] eyes it's a profession, a way of making money; it's important that we are realistic about this .. Prostitution is not bad; it's only bad if done against one's will."
Sex selection can lead to gender imbalance,"Instead of policy expanding women's opportunities for gainful employment policy, from 1979 onward the one-child policy has added upon the son preference causing the largest number of missing women in any country."
Sex selection can lead to gender imbalance,"Some bioethicists believe that sex selection is an ethical problem and could be disruptive to society . Charles Lockwood of Yale says, a disproportionate number of female fetuses have been terminated worldwide, and a 2-to-1 male-to-female ratio could lead to social unrest and wars."
Sex selection can lead to gender imbalance,"When combined with frequent social sex selection, this bias may produce a gender imbalance that has undesirable consequences."
Sex selection can lead to gender imbalance,"The causes of the high sex ratio in China result from a combination of strong son preference, the one-child policy, easy access to sex-selective abortion, and discrimination against and abuses of females."
Sex selection can lead to gender imbalance,"According to Arthur Caplan, director of the Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania, sex selection is not a frequent occurrence in the United States but it is a concern in countries such as India and China, where having boys is preferred over having girls. In China, sex selection has led to men outnumbering women by about 1.2-to-1. In India, the ratio of girls to boys is also on the decline. The 2004 census shows that there were 818 girls born per 1,000 boys; the ratio varies in different parts of India, with the greatest imbalance occurring in the most affluent area. In a certain portion of New Delhi, only 762 girls were born per 1,000 boys."
Sex selection can lead to gender imbalance,"Today, around 140 million women are believed to be missing around the world – the result of son preference, including gender-biased sex selection, a form of discrimination. Since the 1990s, some areas have seen up to 25 per cent more male births than female births. The rise in sex selection is alarming as it reflects the persistent low status of women and girls. The resulting gender imbalance also has a damaging effect on societies. "
Sex selection can lead to gender imbalance,"Ask any parent, especially fathers, what gender would they like to have for their first child, and you will likely get “male” as an answer. A survey in Hungary actually revealed that 87% of the 1,500 couples interviewed would want their first born to be male. In such case, we would be facing population imbalance, which could result to more problems."
Sex selection is against tradition,"Post-conceptual selection by preimplantation testing (PGD) also involves preferential use of embryos, and termination of pregnancy for gender selection also raises many ethical questions of the abortion debate."
Sex selection is against tradition,"A 2011 study by Kippen, Evans and Gray found that 80% of people were against allowing abortion for sex selection."
Sex selection is against tradition,"Child sex ratio greater than 115 boys per 100 girls is found in regions where the predominant majority is Hindu, Muslim, Sikh or Christian; furthermore normal child sex ratio of 104 to 106 boys per 100 girls are also found in regions where the predominant majority is Hindu, Muslim, Sikh or Christian. These data contradict any hypotheses that may suggest that sex selection is an archaic practice which takes place among uneducated, poor sections or particular religion of the Indian society."
Sex selection is against tradition,"Nature determines the gender or sex of a newborn. It is sheer chance and a process that is not fully understood. While there is an explanation why, how and when the sex is determined naturally, it is not within human control in the natural scheme of things. By choosing to opt for a certain gender and opting against another, it is interfering with what nature intends or intended to do. The natural selection process is impaired when you choose your baby’s gender."
Sex selection is against tradition,"Opponents of baby gender selection argue that by going for it, you are going against the laws of nature. That is, you are not only contravening the traditional way of conception by determining the law of nature."
Sex selection is expensive,"While one cycle of IVF treatments might run upwards of $10,000 in the United States, gender selection testing (PGD/PGS) can bring the tally up to $25,000. The steep cost increase is attributed to additional embryonic biopsies, medications, and aneuploidy testing to confirm chromosome normality."
Sex selection is expensive,"Another contention of critics is the high cost of scientifically implanting an embryo with a specific gender. The amount is around $20,000 on the treatment alone. This is on top of the other expenses the couple need to save for. They also refute the accuracy of the method since it is not 100%, except for the IV with PGD which is not allowed for every couple who dreams to have a child. This is only permitted on parents after they have passed the criteria like the need to prevent genetic issues."
Sex selection is expensive,"The technologies available do not guarantee accurate result, even IVF. A combination of IVF and PGD though does offer 100%, but then again, that would cost a lot of money. Are you sure you’re ready to break the bank?"
Sex selection is expensive,"Gender selection is expensive. Medical interventions can cost as much as twenty thousand or even more in some places. Also, there is no certainty that the process would be a success. Choosing your baby’s gender may not work out and you may end up with a futile financial investment."
Sex selection is expensive," The cost of PGD gender selection process is too high. It can cost you up to several thousand dollars. This is despite the fact that you are not absolutely guaranteed of success. Even then, the general rate of success if high."
Sex selection reaffirms gender stereotypes/biases,"With socioeconomic improvements, modernization and the rise in women's status, son preference has declined in many urban areas in China but has persisted in some strictly traditional families and rural areas, reasserting itself under the one-child policy."
Sex selection reaffirms gender stereotypes/biases,A 2006 survey found that 42 per cent of clinics that offer PGD have provided it for sex selection for non-medical reasons.
Sex selection reaffirms gender stereotypes/biases,"Warren also notes that, if we are to ever reverse the trend of sex-selective abortion and high sex ratios, we must work to change the patriarchy-based society which breeds the strong son preference."
Sex selection reaffirms gender stereotypes/biases,Gender-biased sex selection (GBSS) is a result and an expression of cultural preference for sons.
Sex selection reaffirms gender stereotypes/biases,"According to a 2011 Gallup poll, if they were only allowed to have one child, 40% of respondents said they would prefer a boy, while only 28% preferred a girl. When told about prenatal sex selection techniques such as sperm sorting and in vitro fertilization embryo selection, 40% of Americans surveyed thought that picking embryos by sex was an acceptable manifestation of reproductive rights. These selecting techniques are available at about half of American fertility clinics, as of 2006."
Sex selection reaffirms gender stereotypes/biases,"Given strict family-size limitations and a preference for sons, girls have become unwanted in China because they are considered as depriving the parents of the possibility of having a son, while a deeply rooted son preference makes many families want a son."
Sex selection reaffirms gender stereotypes/biases,"The combined factors of son preference, the one-child policy and the availability of prenatal sex-identification technology have allowed prenatal discrimination to spread since the mid-1980s in both urban and rural areas in China where abortion is legal."
Sex selection reaffirms gender stereotypes/biases,"In addition, primary care physicians voiced the concerns that sex selection led to invasive medical interventions in the absence of therapeutic indications, contributed to gender stereotypes that could result in child neglect of the lesser-desired sex, and was not a solution to domestic violence."
Sex selection reaffirms gender stereotypes/biases,"It is sometimes suggested that so-called 'family balancing'- whereby families with two or more children of one sex, choose a child of the opposite sex- is a less objectionable use of sex selection. However, it is not clear that there is any difference between this and other cases. The motivation for such choices is still likely to be sexist, and any line to be drawn between 'acceptable' family balancing and unacceptable consumerism will be arbitrary and therefore unsustainable."
Sex selection reaffirms gender stereotypes/biases,"One of the issues opponents are raising is the ethical and moral implication of breaking the law of nature, that is, the traditional way of conception without interfering with the gender of the unborn child. For them, parents should not act like “God” and deliberately choosing the sex of their baby."
Sex selection will create abortions/infanticide,"There is also the problem of son-preference: with greater sex selection technology, parents can abort a pregnancy if they know it is a female child."
Sex selection will create abortions/infanticide,"Compulsory measures-the one-child policy implemented in 1979，aimed to control the size of families, and effectively meant a one-child family for most Chinese families-although there were some exceptions. (The policy was not enforced among the country's minority populations, and a number of exceptions among the majority Han populations.) Given a strong son preference, these compulsory measures resulted in a neglect of girls and in some cases led to female infanticide."
Sex selection will create abortions/infanticide,"In September 2013, Archbishop Peter Smith, Vice-President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, decried the decision of the Crown Prosecution Service not to proceed against two doctors who accepted a request to perform an abortion as a means of sex selection, a procedure that is illegal in Britain and that Archbishop Smith described as one expression of what he called the injustice that abortion is to the unwanted child."
Sex selection will create abortions/infanticide,"Son preference refers to a cultural preference for sons over daughters, and manifests itself through practices such as sex selective abortion; female infanticide; or abandonment, neglect or abuse of girl-children."
Sex selection will create abortions/infanticide,"Under the tradition of son preference and the one-child policy, missing females in China are formed through sex-selective abortion, discrimination in care for females, and non-registration of girls at birth."
Sex selection will create abortions/infanticide,"Although sex-selective abortions were banned by the government in 2006, there is evidence that suggests that son preference is associated with a higher likelihood of repeat abortions, as women with no sons were significantly less likely to have a repeat abortion compared to women with one son."
It is unethical/unhealthy for parents to intervene,"The very act of selecting our children creates a major ethical problem, and can only be justified when the aim is to avoid serious impairment. By choosing the characteristics of our children, we turn reproduction into just another consumer experience, and this degrades its profound existential significance. Because babies are human beings, not things, it is critical that much is left to chance in their process of coming into being."
It is unethical/unhealthy for parents to intervene,"Famed couples Chrissy Teigen and John Legend have openly credited PGD for their first-born's gender. Daughter Luna Simone was born in 2016 after the couple underwent IVF to get pregnant. The public backlash overwhelmed the couple. Teigen took to Twitter to defend the couple's position, I think I made a mistake in thinking people understood the process better than they do. Hard to explain such a complicated process here."
It is unethical/unhealthy for parents to intervene,Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have also been questioned about potentially selecting their children's genders during IVF treatments. The couple has adamantly denied the claims and refused to admit that they underwent the controversial testing and manipulation of the embryo before implantation for any of their three children.
It is unethical/unhealthy for parents to intervene,"Critics say that there is no assurance parents who have undergone a complicated process to conceive a child or children will remain happy with the decision they have made. If things will not work out the way they have hoped for, they might end up with rue and consider it a mistake. Opponents say that if conception was done the natural way, there will be lesser chances of regret."
It is within the freedoms of the parents to select the sex of the child,Actual experience in Western cultures provides no evidence for any degree of gender imbalance from technologies which have long been available and legal - such as selective abortion or preimplantation embryo testing.
It is within the freedoms of the parents to select the sex of the child,"Every woman and man has a slight preference when it comes to baby’s gender. Most people forget their preference when a baby is born but one does harbor a wish to have a daughter or son. Such a desire can be fulfilled with the help of gender selection or choosing your baby’s gender. Without gender selection, it would be all about fate or luck and a couple may never have a desired gender for a baby. There are families who have five daughters in an attempt to have a son. And there are many families who keep having sons when they want a daughter. Other than getting a desire or wish fulfilled, choosing baby’s gender helps in instilling some gender balance in the family."
It is within the freedoms of the parents to select the sex of the child,"Most families opt for unisex stuffs for babies before they are born. From clothes to toys, the color of the crib to the various necessities and accessories, everything is gender neutral in most cases. With gender selection or knowing baby’s gender can help every family to buy gender specific items. This not only does away with the ambiguity but actually helps the baby to get the best stuff as well. There is also a financial aspect as after the birthing of a baby, the parents always spend money on items that are for a boy or girl respectively. Knowing the gender or choosing gender allows for smart shopping during the trimesters. The economic advantage is not oft talked about but it is significant."
It is within the freedoms of the parents to select the sex of the child,"Choosing baby’s gender may not appear as a freedom of choice for those looking at politically right things to say but if you consider the fact that parents get to choose the sex of their baby then it is indeed a desirable scenario. It isn’t always bias or perceptions that dictate decisions on gender. At times, it could be to prevent gender specific diseases from being passed onto a baby."
It is within the freedoms of the parents to select the sex of the child,"The advantage selecting the gender of your baby in advance is that you are able plan for your family. This is because you will have just an adequate number of children raise. Consequently, you can be sure of giving them a good education and proper nutrition."
Sex selection allows for better family planning,"In an interview study, sex-selection technology providers generally argued that sex selection is an expression of reproductive rights, was initiated and pursued by women, and was a sign of female empowerment that allowed couples to make well-informed family planning decisions, prevented occurrences of unintended pregnancy and abortion, and minimized intimate partner violence and/or child neglect."
Sex selection allows for better family planning,"Perhaps one of the positive sides of applying the gender selection method is the opportunity of would-be parents to raise the number of children they want. In some countries, limiting the size of a family is encouraged. In fact, in China, there was a 1979 law which prohibited families to have more than one child although over the years, there had been some changes. Also, there are couples who want a specific gender for a first-born. With this practice now available, mothers need not have to give birth multiple times just so they can have a baby with the gender they prefer."
Sex selection allows for better family planning,"Another advantage of sex selection which proponents find important is the capacity of parents to start a family. With having just enough number of children to raise, couples will be more capable to take care of their kids and give them good education as well as proper nutrition."
Sex selection allows for better family planning,"Perhaps, one of the most positive things about the procedure is that it gives parents effective control over the number of children they want. In some countries like China, for example, where couples are only allowed one or two child, gender selection gives would-be parents the opportunity to have a male child who will carry the father’s family name."
Sex selection allows for better family planning,"There are many couples who want a certain number of kids. Most couples want two kids and they want one girl and one boy. This is the most common family size that people opt for. But in an attempt to have one girl and one boy, a family may end up with three girls and one boy or one girl and two boys. Couples may keep trying for another baby if they want a girl or boy. Gender selection can help them to have the boy or girl they want and then restrict the family size as per their desire."
Sex selection allows for better family planning,"This is one of the positives of baby gender selection. This technology gives you an opportunity to raise the number of children they want. This is especially welcome where there is a limit to the family size. Most importantly, if you want a specific gender for your first-born you can achieve your goal. Overall, gender selection comes in handy where mothers no longer have to have many babies before they can have a baby of a gender they desire."
Sex selection prevents diseases in the child,Preimplantation genetic diagnosis applied for gender selection can be used for non-Mendelian disorders that are significantly more prevalent in one sex.
Sex selection prevents diseases in the child,Gender selection offers a solution to individuals with X-linked diseases who are in the process of getting pregnant. The selection of a female embryo offspring is used in order to prevent the transmission of X-linked Mendelian recessive diseases.
Sex selection prevents diseases in the child,"PGD can potentially be used to select embryos to be without a genetic disorder, to have increased chances of successful pregnancy, to match a sibling in HLA type in order to be a donor, to have less cancer predisposition, and for sex selection."
Sex selection prevents diseases in the child,"One of the most valid evidences for gender selection is to limit the risk of transmitting hereditary, gender-specific diseases. Women who have a predisposition to genetic breast cancers are often faced with an 80% risk of getting the disease themselves, and a 50% risk of transmitting to daughters.  Many women can now be screened before getting pregnant to test for hereditary cancer-causing genes, with the help of Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD). But for those who truly unsettled at the idea of passing on a potentially deadly disease to their unborn children, gender selection can be a life-saver."
Sex selection prevents diseases in the child,"Some medical conditions are genetically related while others are gender specific and you can pass to your child. Where this is a concern, baby gender selection can be an effective way of preventing this condition."
Sex selection will prevent abortions/infanticide,"The immorality of prenatal sex selection has been questioned, with some arguments in favor of prenatal discrimination as more humane than postnatal discrimination by a family that does not want a female child."
Sex selection will prevent abortions/infanticide,"More horrific is the use of infanticide, where if a child of the unwanted sex is born, it is killed at birth (referred to as “gendercide”). Female infanticide is the intentional killing of baby girls due to a preference for male babies and from the low value associated with the birth of females."
Sex selection will prevent abortions/infanticide,"According to studies in western countries, the reasons why parents want to select the sex of their child centre around desiring a certain kind of parenting experience. For example, parents want a girl so that they can enjoy playing with dolls, shopping or dancing with their child. Or they want a son so they can play sport or go fishing together. There are mothers who want a daughter in order to have a close mother-daughter bond, or fathers who want a father-son bond. Their aim in “gender balancing” is not to have a variety of sex chromosomes or genitalia among their children, but to have a child who will live up to their gender assumptions."
Sex selection will prevent abortions/infanticide,"Though most of our patients at HRC Fertility would be happy with a healthy infant of either sex, some have preferences for a son or a daughter or one or two children of each gender. Parents-to-be may not even realize they have an affinity for a specific gender until they have an option to choose. Reproductive medicine can give intended parents the ability to pick the sex of their children if they produce sufficient healthy embryos of the gender they prefer."
Sex selection will prevent abortions/infanticide,"As it was, I went on to have three boys – I did try natural methods to have a girl but they didn't work – and when I got pregnant again, decided to have a private scan at 27 weeks to find out the baby’s sex. They were 98% positive it was a girl and I imagined my daughter, Zara. However I decided not to decorate the nursery pink just in case. And luckily I didn’t because my baby Zara turned out to be a boy, Adam. I was shocked but naturally absolutely adored him."
Sex selection makes the family more happy/complete,"In some regions of the world where son preference is especially strong, sonless women are treated as outcasts. In this way, sex-selective abortion is a way for women to select for male fetuses, helping secure greater family status."
Sex selection makes the family more happy/complete,"Less commonly viewed as a method of social sex selection, adoption affords families that have a gender preference a legal means of choosing offspring of a particular sex."
Sex selection makes the family more happy/complete,"The study by researcher Darren Spedale found that 15 years after Denmark had granted same-sex couples the rights of marriage, rates of opposite-sex marriage in those countries had gone up, and rates of opposite-sex divorce had gone down - contradicting the concept that same-sex marriages would have a negative effect on opposite-sex marriages."
Sex selection makes the family more happy/complete,"For women who have found out the gender of their baby, and then went on to miscarry,  the possibility of having a healthy child of the same gender can be soothing. Of course, nothing can completely take away the pain of losing a child, but it can be small comfort to know that your lost child now has a brother or sister of the same gender to keep mom and dad company."
Sex selection makes the family more happy/complete,"For parents who have lost a child, whether in utero or post-birth, gender selection can be a very comforting option. "
Sex selection makes the family more happy/complete,"Proponents believe that it is possible for a parent or parents to want a baby with a gender they prefer. If this is the case, they say that it would be best for the family, especially the child about to be born, if the gender of the baby is what the parents desire. This way, they will be more loving to the child. And if a family is already consist of four boys and the parents want a girl, being given the chance to choose the gender of the next child with the possibility of making their wishes come true will make the family happier."
flag burning is an effective tool of expression/protest/critique,"In common usage, the phrase 'flag burning' refers only to burning a flag as an act of protest."
flag burning is an effective tool of expression/protest/critique,"In December 1965, a group of five students, including lead plaintiff John Tinker and his sister Mary Beth Tinker, wore black armbands overlaid with a white peace sign between the dates of December 16 and New Years Day. The principals of the students' schools had previously threatened to suspend any students who participated in the protest. Despite the warning, the small group of students proceeded to carry out their dissent, and were duly suspended. ACLU attorneys representing the students argued that the armbands constituted a form of symbolic speech and, because their demonstration was suppressed, their First Amendment rights were unconstitutionally restrained. The court voted 7-2 in favor of Tinker, finding that the suspension had violated the First Amendment. Justice Fortas, delivering the opinion of the court, held the following:  In wearing armbands, the petitioners were quiet and passive. They were not disruptive, and did not impinge upon the rights of others. In these circumstances, their conduct was within the protection of the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment and the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth."
flag burning is an effective tool of expression/protest/critique,"Symbolic action may overlap with symbolic speech, such as the use of flag burning to express hostility or saluting the flag to express patriotism."
flag burning is an effective tool of expression/protest/critique,"The US Court found under the First Amendment there was not a sufficient governmental interest to justify regulating this form of symbolic speech. Although not a flag burning case, this represented the first time the Court had clearly stated that protest involving the physical use of the flag should be seen as a form of protected expression under the First Amendment."
flag burning is an effective tool of expression/protest/critique,"However the United States Flag Code states that the flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display (for example, the flag being faded or torn), should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning."
flag burning is an effective tool of expression/protest/critique,"In 1984, during a protest against the policies of the Reagan administration in Dallas, Texas, Gregory Lee Johnson doused an American flag that was given to him by a fellow demonstrator with kerosene and set it alight while those around him chanted America the red, white and blue, we spit on you. He was later arrested and convicted on a flag desecration law in Texas, and sentenced to one year in prison and a $2,000 fine. The court ruled 5 to 4 in favor of Johnson. Justice Brennan wrote that because such other actions in relation to the flag (such as saluting, and displaying) are considered to be a form of expression, so must too the burning be, and that Johnson's protest was Sufficiently imbued with elements of communication to implicate the First Amendment."
flag burning is an effective tool of expression/protest/critique,"Miller's attorney held that symbolic speech is protected by the First Amendment; burning a draft card is a most dramatic form of communication, and there is a constitutional right to make one's speech as effective as possible."
flag burning is justified due to freedom of expression,"Judge White did not go so far as to say that flag-burning is not constitutionally protected; rather, he wrote that without the benefit of the majority's thinking if it were to find flag burning protected by the First Amendment, I would sustain such a conviction."
flag burning is justified due to freedom of expression,"In 1989, the Supreme Court handed down a controversial 5-4 decision in favor of Gregory Johnson, holding that Johnson's conviction for flag desecration was inconsistent with the First Amendment."
flag burning is justified due to freedom of expression,"the Johnson majority found the lack of evidence for flag protection in the Constitution that necessitated the claim of uniqueness to counter indicate protection of the flag from free speech. They answered the uniqueness claim directly: We have not recognized an exception to [bedrock First Amendment principles] even where our flag has been involved... There is, moreover, no indication-either in the text of the Constitution or in our cases interpreting it-that a separate juridical category exists for the American flag alone..We decline, therefore, to create for the flag an exception to the joust of principles protected by the First Amendment"
flag burning is justified due to freedom of expression,"n 1990 O'Brien was analyzed again by critics following the case United States v. Eichman which determined that flag burning was a form of free speech, and some made comparisons to the earlier 1984 case Clark v. Community for Creative Non-Violence which determined that sleeping at a protest rally location in a downtown park was valid as a symbolic expression intended to bring attention to the plight of the homeless."
flag burning is justified due to freedom of expression,"Justice William Brennan, in his majority opinion asserted that the act of burning a flag was considered an expressive activity which is protected by the First Amendment."
flag burning is justified due to freedom of expression,Justice William Brennan wrote for a five-justice majority in holding that the defendant Gregory Lee Johnson's act of flag burning was protected speech under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
flag burning is justified due to freedom of expression,"While flag desecration - like virulent ethnic and religious epithets, vulgar repudiations of the draft, and scurrilous caricatures - is deeply offensive to many, the Government may not prohibit the expression of an idea simply because society finds the idea itself offensive or disagreeable."
flag burning is an inflammatory act,"Rehnquist argued that flag burning is no essential part of any exposition of ideas but rather the equivalent of an inarticulate grunt or roar that, it seems fair to say, is most likely to be indulged in not to express any particular idea, but to antagonize others"
flag burning is an inflammatory act,"In 2003,  Khalid led a protest march of several hundred people through Ras-Al Khaimah that culminated with Khalid himself burning the American flag and allowed the local radio station to broadcast a consistently anti-US line."
flag burning is an inflammatory act,1989 - Texas v. Johnson (491 U.S. 397) - The Supreme Court upheld the Texas Court of Criminal appeals finding that Texas law - making it a crime to desecrate or otherwise mistreat the flag in a way the actor knows will seriously offend one or more persons - was unconstitutional as applied.
flag burning is an inflammatory act,Proponents of legislation to proscribe flag burning argue that burning the flag is a very offensive gesture that deserves to be outlawed.
flag burning is an inflammatory act,"While the proposed amendment is frequently referred to colloquially in terms of expression of political views through flag burning, the language would permit the prohibition of all forms of flag desecration, which may take forms other than burning, such as using the flag for clothing or napkins."
flag burning is an inflammatory act,"In 1990, the band received a bomb threat over its symbolic formation of a burning American Flag accompanied by The Doors' Light My Fire, a topical reference to the recent United States Supreme Court ruling upholding the right to flag burning and public debate about a possible Constitutional amendment to ban the act."
flag burning is an inflammatory act,"According to the ordinance in Hong Kong, a flag may not be used in advertisements or trademarks, and that publicly and wilfully burning, mutilating, scrawling on, defiling or trampling the flag is considered flag desecration."
flag burning is an inflammatory act,"A pro-Israel rally of more than 1,200 supporters in Los Angeles resulted in physical violence after its protesters ripped a Palestinian flag away from a passing vehicle and began stomping on it."
flag burning is an inflammatory act,"Upon its premiere, contemporary critic, Karl Grunsky wrote that the performance 'signifies a desecration of our cultural institutions', and at a performance in Hamburg, concert goers were required to pledge in writing not to cause a disturbance during the performance."
flag burning is an inflammatory act,"Before burning a flag as a part of their stage show, the point would be driven home that burning a flag was an act of patriotism."
Flags are important symbols that should be respected,"The Street court did not consider whether a prohibition on burning the flag, without also prohibiting words against the flag, would be constitutional or unconstitutional. This question would remain open until 1989, when in Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397, the Court invalidated a flag-burning statute."
Flags are important symbols that should be respected,Warren was of the opinion that laws against flag-burning are constitutional
Flags are important symbols that should be respected,"If so, then cases involving flag desecration would likely be restricted to the U.S. federal courts, as are cases involving criminal violations of copyright law."
Flags are important symbols that should be respected,Some countries have laws forbidding methods of destruction (such as burning in public) or forbidding particular uses (such as for commercial purposes); such laws may distinguish between desecration of the country's own national flag and flags of other countries.
Flags are important symbols that should be respected,"Gregory Lee 'Joey' Johnson (born 1956) is an American revolutionary Communist activist whose burning of the flag of the United States in a political demonstration during the 1984 Republican National Convention in Dallas, Texas, in violation of a Texas law prohibiting flag desecration, led to his role as defendant in the landmark United States Supreme Court case Texas v. Johnson (1989)."
Flags are important symbols that should be respected,"By 1932, all of the States had adopted flag desecration laws. In general, these State laws outlawed: (i) placing any kind of marking on the flag, whether for commercial, political, or other purposes; (ii) using the flag in any form of advertising; and (iii) publicly mutilating, trampling, defacing, defiling, defying or casting contempt, either by words or by act, upon the flag."
Flags are important symbols that should be respected,"Rehnquist wrote: The American flag, then, throughout more than 200 years of our history, has come to be the visible symbol embodying our Nation. It does not represent the views of any particular political party, and it does not represent any particular political philosophy. The flag is not simply another idea or point of view competing for recognition in the marketplace of ideas. Millions and millions of Americans regard it with an almost mystical reverence regardless of what sort of social, political, or philosophical beliefs they may have. I cannot agree that the First Amendment invalidates the Act of Congress, and the laws of 48 of the 50 States, which make criminal the public burning of the flag."
Flags are important symbols that should be respected,"For example, Hugo Black did not believe that flag burning was speech; in Street v. New York (1969), he wrote: It passes my belief that anything in the Federal Constitution bars a State from making the deliberate burning of the American flag an offense."
Flags are important symbols that should be respected,"Under the 1983 Turkish flag law, burning the flag is strictly forbidden, punishable by a prison sentence of three years."
Flags are important symbols that should be respected,"Chief Justice Warren wrote that while the First Amendment does protect freedom of speech, it does not protect all things that may extraneously be labeled 'symbolic speech"
Flags are important symbols that should be respected,In Austria flag desecration is illegal under §248 Strafgesetzbuch.
Flags are important symbols that should be respected,"The Army has recently introduced a new Physical Employment Standards (PES) for all ground close combat roles which will come into effect from 2019. It includes new physical fitness standards that are objective, measurable, role-related and gender-free, to ensure Army personnel have the physical capability to meet the necessary force preparation and operational requirements. PES will be incorporated into a new structured suite of Army Role Fitness Tests – a series of tests designed to assess whether personnel are fit for a specific role. Tests include casualty extraction from a vehicle, repeated lift and carry, plus fire and manoeuvre drills. The standards are based on analysis of each role’s requirements, leveraging scientific research conducted by the University of Chichester. Female soldiers who fail the new fitness tests will not be allowed to serve in combat roles. Period."
Flags are important symbols that should be respected,"Just like men, women should be allowed to choose how they fight for their country based on their strengths. Joining a combat unit requires meeting high demands regardless of gender; if there are women who are able to meet the same training standards as men, they can only be an asset to their team. If the military is looking for the creme de la creme to serve in their units, then why give up on 51% of the candidates upfront?"
Flags are important symbols that should be respected,"It is a biological fact that women are generally physically smaller than men, with less bone mass and less muscle density. Female body chemistry makes it harder for women to achieve and sustain high levels of fitness. Even the strongest female athlete will have less upper body strength than her male equivalent. To quote a veteran of Afghanistan: It’s the reason why there are no women in the England Rugby Team. Or as another serving soldier said: “Women just cannot carry as much kit as men."
Flags are important symbols that should be respected,Women are physically smaller than men and lack the same potential to achieve ultimate physical fitness. This view is supported by the Journal of Sports Science & Medicine.
Flags are important symbols that should be respected,As a distinguished American general recently said: soldiers can be pack animals or warriors; they just can’t be both at the same time.
There should be equality between men and women.,Gender equality helps prevent violence against women and girls and makes our communities safer and healthier. It is a human right and it is good for the economy.
There should be equality between men and women.,"Women’s impact doesn’t stop with individual companies and organizations. Studies show that increasing women’s participation in the economy is good for the economy. In OECD countries, if the female employment rates were raised to match Sweden, it would lead to a GDP increase equivalent to $6 trillion. Gender pay gaps end up costing the economy."
There should be equality between men and women.,"The principle that men and women should receive equal pay for equal work has been enshrined in the European Treaties since 1957 (today: Article 157 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)). Article 153 TFEU allows the EU to act in the wider area of equal opportunities and equal treatment in employment matters and within this framework Article 157 TFEU authorises positive action to empower women. In addition, Article 19 TFEU provides for the adoption of legislation to combat all forms of discrimination, including on the basis of sex. Legislation against trafficking in human beings, in particular women and children, has been adopted on the basis of Articles 79 and 83 TFEU. The Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme finances, among others, measures contributing to the eradication of violence against women, based on Article 168 TFEU."
There should be equality between men and women.,We need gender equality urgently. Gender equality prevents violence against women and girls. It’s essential for economic prosperity. Societies that value women and men as equal are safer and healthier. Gender equality is a human right. Everyone benefits from gender equality.
There should be equality between men and women.,"When it comes to family life, the sense is that men and women have about the same influence in making important decisions in their households. A 34-country median of 55% say both have roughly equal influence when it comes to important decisions about household finances, 56% say this about how to raise children and 62% say this of decisions about a family’s religious practices. To the extent that people see a difference, however, men are generally seen as having more of an influence than women when it comes to decisions about household finances, while women are generally seen as having more influence when it comes to decisions about raising children."
There should be equality between men and women.,"Twenty-five years after the United Nations’ Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action pledged to take the necessary steps to “remove all obstacles to gender equality and the advancement and empowerment of women,” support for gender equality is strong around the globe. Across 34 countries surveyed by Pew Research Center, a median of 94% think it is important for women in their country to have the same rights as men, with 74% saying this is very important."
There should be equality between men and women.,"In health, fewer mothers are dying in childbirth and significant increases in female life expectancy have followed. With few exceptions, women now outlive men in virtually every country. In terms of labor participation, more women in countries at every level of income have been engaging in economic activities beyond non-market work in the home."
Women are an asset in combat,"In fact, there are certain combat positions for which women provide a unique tactical advantage in counterinsurgency operations. Male service members, for example, are prohibited from looking at or speaking to Afghan women on patrols and from touching them at routine checkpoints to search for weapons and explosives—a challenge that poses a security risk that only female service members are equipped to address. "
Women are an asset in combat,"Most people don’t realize that women have fought alongside men since the Revolutionary War. The roles may have been different than the men, but women still served and fought. The roles of women in the military have evolved over the years and the opportunities continue to expand in different fields. Women in the military have always proven themselves to be an asset despite some of the beliefs of many that women do not belong in the military, let alone in combat. "
Women are an asset in combat,"As a health professional and a researcher, Mar Nagel found that women often excel in cognitive and strategic decisions. They have better social and communication skills than men, possess strong memory, are sophisticated and show precision and fast reaction and response time."
Women are an asset in combat,"Equal or Better Performance at Military Service Academies: Women have been admitted to the Army, Navy and Air Force Academies since 1978. In this year’s first graduating classes with women, the women’s performance has equaled and often surpassed that of their male counterparts."
Women are an asset in combat,"Fewer Disciplinary Problems: The average woman recruit is much less likely than a male recruit to become a discipline problem. Women lose far less time than men for absence without leave, desertion, alcoholism and drug abuse."
Women are an asset in combat,"that warfare is changing and becoming so high-tech that hand-to-hand combat is rare, making physical strength less important; and that women who qualify for combat posts can beat back the enemy with great skill."
Women are an asset in combat,"A study on UK soldiers who fought in Iraq in 2006 showed a lack of gender differences in veterans who had post-traumatic stress disorder. This suggests that combat doesn’t pose a higher risk to women’s mental health than it does to men’s. In fact, psychological research has shown that female soldiers in combat may be more resilient to its effects than male soldiers. Women don’t need to be “protected” from the difficulties of combat units – they can take the heat."
Women can create unique skills/strategies,"In fact, there are certain combat positions for which women provide a unique tactical advantage in counterinsurgency operations. Male service members, for example, are prohibited from looking at or speaking to Afghan women on patrols and from touching them at routine checkpoints to search for weapons and explosives—a challenge that poses a security risk that only female service members are equipped to address. "
Women can create unique skills/strategies,"Women can and do bring different skills and perspectives to the table and often approach problems differently. Some women have proven themselves able to demonstrate leadership and articulate new ideas better than some of their male counterparts. Women like Capt. Shaye Haver or Capt. Kris Griest, the first two female Ranger School graduates; or my female executive officer, my highly competent second-in-command; or Rezagul, the Afghan woman who killed twenty-five Taliban fighters; or any of the Army women’s rugby players—any of these would undoubtedly make any infantry unit better, stronger, and more lethal. "
Women can create unique skills/strategies,"Perhaps the first instance of organized women’s soldiering in a modern, industrialized, and egalitarian, although not democratic society was the Soviet Army during the Second World War. This war, in which the stock of available male recruits was seriously depleted, saw brigades of women snipers roaming the front lines killing Germans with advanced telescopic rifles at a distance, again negating the physical disadvantage of women in close-quarter combat."
Women can create unique skills/strategies,"The more complete integration of women into men's units will make the military a more effective force by introducing more diverse viewpoints. Being able to tackle problems from many perspectives can be useful to the military's mission in a rapidly changing world. In Iraq, female troops have proven useful at gaining the trust of Iraqi women and children, an area in which male soldiers have failed."
Women can create unique skills/strategies,"Women serving as SOE agents during the Second World War were in many ways the equivalent of contemporary women serving in combat units. Violette Szabo, Odette Sansom, Lise de Baissac, Noor Inyat Khan and Denise Bloch were all ordinary women who did extraordinary things. Recruited as spies, they received intensive training and were parachuted into France. Performing a number of dangerous missions, they demonstrated remarkable skill, courage and inner strength."
Women can create unique skills/strategies,It was during the Crimean War (1853-1856) that Florence Nightingale and her team of female nurses revolutionised the care of injured combatants. Her spartan field hospital was located uncomfortably close to the frontline. British nurses endured terrible conditions and were exposed to a multitude of dangers.
Women can overcome differences and be just as capable in combat,"According to Nindl, et al. (p. 51, 2016), training programs increased the number of pull-ups that women were capable of, demonstrating that they could overcome their naturally smaller muscle mass. Additionally, their research found that women performed better than men in ultra-endurance, or the ability to physical endure for a given extended period of time. These studies suggest that women excel in some abilities, and that while men are indeed stronger as a physical typicality, there are exceptions and other ways that women can compete. "
Women can overcome differences and be just as capable in combat,"Advocates of gender integration say women are fully capable of performing the difficult and sometimes brutal tasks involved with combat, and they point out that even though women have been barred officially from combat duties in Iraq and Afghanistan, female soldiers have nonetheless fought and died there."
Women can overcome differences and be just as capable in combat,"In 1917, Russian commanders authorized the creation of the 1st Russian Women’s Battalion of Death, led by Maria Bochkareva. In July, the battalion participated in an offensive against German trenches near Smorgon. According to Bochkareva’s autobiography and other corroborating sources, the Women’s Battalion was the first of the Russian units to go over the top of the Russian trenches and advance across no man’s land under heavy fire. Although initially hesitant, the male units quickly followed the battalion’s lead, overcoming two German trench lines before Bochkareva perceived the vulnerability of a third and pressed her soldiers forward to swiftly seize it. Ordered to hold the lines and await reinforcements, the battalion repulsed a number of counterattacks of numerically superior German forces and retreated only when Russian commanders informed Bochkareva reinforcements would not arrive and ordered her to withdraw. "
Women can overcome differences and be just as capable in combat,"Likewise, during World War II, the Soviet Union formed three all-female and mixed-gender air regiments. They operated continuously between 1942 and 1945, allowing for comparison with other Soviet air units. Overall, the three regiments flew about 30,000 sorties and two of the three were granted the elite “guards” designation. Two of the pilots were recognized as “aces” and 31 airwomen decorated as “heroes of the Soviet Union."
Women can overcome differences and be just as capable in combat,"From the Revolutionary War to present day conflicts, women have proudly served in the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard as nurses, pilots, engineers, soldiers and other specialties. During World War I, about 35,000 women officially served as nurses and support staff. During World War II, 140,000 women served in the U.S. Army and the Women's Army Corps (WAC) performing critical jobs such as military intelligence, cryptography and parachute rigging. Over 1,000 women flew aircraft for the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP)."
Women should be able to serve in combat if they choose to,"To be frank, the arguments for keeping women from fighting in combat are sexist and stupid. The idea that women might hurt “unit cohesion” is objectifying, and the argument that women are too weak to fight has been proven false by female athlete after female athlete, not to mention by the women already serving in the army."
Women should be able to serve in combat if they choose to,"In the field, you don’t care whether the soldier next to you is male or female—all you care about is whether they will get the job done and save you and your platoon a weekend’s worth of extra duty."
Women should be able to serve in combat if they choose to,"For example, female medics in Nad Ali came under fire just as much as the male medics with them. One of the medics, Sgt. Chanelle Taylor, was the first soldier to kill an enemy up close in Afghanistan, and she provided invaluable insight to her command team. If women are already unofficially serving on the battlefield – and excelling at it – they should get the credit they deserve and be allowed to serve in combat units."
Women should be able to serve in combat if they choose to,A 2010 British Ministry of Defense study concluded that women performed the same as men.
Women should be able to serve in combat if they choose to,Women are more effective in some circumstances than men. Allowing women to serve doubles the talent pool for delicate and sensitive jobs that require interpersonal skills not every soldier has. Having a wider personnel base allows militaries to have the best and most diplomatic soldiers working to end conflict quickly.
Women should be accepted as long as they pass the tests,"As long as they qualify and meet the standards, women will now be able to contribute to our mission in ways they could not before. They'll be able to drive tanks, give orders, lead infantry soldiers into combat, U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter said at a news conference Thursday (Dec. 3)."
Women should be accepted as long as they pass the tests,"Joni Ernst, Republican senator from Iowa and an Army veteran, also backs the measure. Ernst said a draft is very unlikely, and the all-volunteer force is preferable, but women would be essential in any future conflict. Ernst said a woman wouldn’t necessarily be fighting on the frontlines. She could choose to serve in the infantry if she met the standard, Ernst said. “She could also serve in a cyber unit, where she is sitting behind the lines where she's safe, but certainly working to disrupt the enemy. All of these jobs are important.”"
Women should be accepted as long as they pass the tests,"Many have argued that there are biological differences that limit the physical capacity of women. Even if there is some evidence to these claims, which are often exaggerated, women have rights, one of which is to be assessed as individuals. Even if 99 percent of women do not meet military fitness standards, the 1percent who do should be allowed to use their abilities to serve their country."
Women should be accepted as long as they pass the tests,"While fewer women might achieve such levels, as Jon Soltz, notes: There are women who can meet these standards, and they have a right to compete."
Women should be accepted as long as they pass the tests,"The Army has recently introduced a new Physical Employment Standards (PES) for all ground close combat roles which will come into effect from 2019. It includes new physical fitness standards that are objective, measurable, role-related and gender-free, to ensure Army personnel have the physical capability to meet the necessary force preparation and operational requirements. PES will be incorporated into a new structured suite of Army Role Fitness Tests – a series of tests designed to assess whether personnel are fit for a specific role. Tests include casualty extraction from a vehicle, repeated lift and carry, plus fire and manoeuvre drills. The standards are based on analysis of each role’s requirements, leveraging scientific research conducted by the University of Chichester. Female soldiers who fail the new fitness tests will not be allowed to serve in combat roles. Period."
Women should be accepted as long as they pass the tests,"Just like men, women should be allowed to choose how they fight for their country based on their strengths. Joining a combat unit requires meeting high demands regardless of gender; if there are women who are able to meet the same training standards as men, they can only be an asset to their team. If the military is looking for the creme de la creme to serve in their units, then why give up on 51% of the candidates upfront?"
Men are better suited to combat roles than women,"It is a biological fact that women are generally physically smaller than men, with less bone mass and less muscle density. Female body chemistry makes it harder for women to achieve and sustain high levels of fitness. Even the strongest female athlete will have less upper body strength than her male equivalent. To quote a veteran of Afghanistan: It’s the reason why there are no women in the England Rugby Team. Or as another serving soldier said: “Women just cannot carry as much kit as men."
Men are better suited to combat roles than women,Women are physically smaller than men and lack the same potential to achieve ultimate physical fitness. This view is supported by the Journal of Sports Science & Medicine.
Men are better suited to combat roles than women,As a distinguished American general recently said: soldiers can be pack animals or warriors; they just can’t be both at the same time.
Men are better suited to combat roles than women," A yearlong Marine Corps study found that all-male units were faster, more lethal, and able to evacuate quicker than integrated units of men and women. Sources claim that the military is easing fitness standards because the female soldiers can’t meet them; lowering such standards hurts the institution as a whole."
Men are better suited to combat roles than women,Physical differences may still be a hindrance to women serving in combat units.
Women cannot overcome physical/emotional/mental barriers,"The physical differences between men and women are obvious, as few women have the strength, speed, or aerobic capacity of even the average man. The British military determined that only 1 in 100 trained female soldiers had the physical capacity to function in infantry and armor units."
Women cannot overcome physical/emotional/mental barriers,"Although women have been involved in combat skirmishes, ground-combat service requires sustained combat, sometimes over the course of days or weeks, often under loads substantially exceeding that of the soldier of World War II. This is a disastrous decision made by people (a re-elected president and an outgoing secretary of defense) who will not have to bear its consequences. Instead theywill be suffered by the soldier on the ground, and in some cases they are likely to be fatal."
Women cannot overcome physical/emotional/mental barriers,"In an interview with CNN on January 4, Maj. General Robert Dees, the campaign chair for Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson, said he didn’t think it was a good idea: “If you look at the population demographics, most women…cannot properly carry a 230-pound soldier—with a rucksack and combat vest on—off of the battlefield to save his life. "
Women cannot overcome physical/emotional/mental barriers,"While the majority of jobs in the armed forces are open equally to men and women, there are some to which women are just not physically suited. The standards of physical fitness have been set to suit men, and women attempting to reach them will over-stretch themselves.  In addition, combat units engage in activities designed to suit men’s capabilities. Women serving in integrated units will suffer higher injury rates as a result of this."
Women cannot overcome physical/emotional/mental barriers,"More than seven months after the official launch of the Army Combat Fitness Test, or ACFT, nearly half of female soldiers are still falling short, with enlisted women struggling the most, Military.com has learned. The data again raises questions about whether the Army's attempt to create a fitter force is creating more barriers to success for women."
Women cannot overcome physical/emotional/mental barriers,The US Army is considering reversing gender neutral physical tests because women are overwhelmingly failing to keep up with their male counterparts. The results showed that an overwhelming majority of the women failed to clear the tests while almost 90% of the men managed to pass them.
Women in combat can be a distraction or harm the function of the military,Having women serving in direct combat will hamper mission effectiveness by hurting unit morale and cohesion.
Women in combat can be a distraction or harm the function of the military,"Presidential candidate Rick Santorum voiced their concerns last week when he said that women serving on the front line could prove a distraction to men. Men have emotions when [they] see a woman in harm’s way, he said. It’s natural. It’s very much in our culture to be protective."
Women in combat can be a distraction or harm the function of the military,"While it may be a feel-good move for many progressives, the end result might well be to lower the standards for all troops and damage the quality of the military."
Women in combat can be a distraction or harm the function of the military,"Lower female standards also reinforce the belief that women cannot perform the same job as men, therefore making it difficult for women to earn the trust and confidence of their teammates."
Women in combat can be a distraction or harm the function of the military,"Inconvenient truth is that men and women have been each other’s most consistent distraction since the beginning of time. To pretend that we don’t know what will happen when men and women are thrown together for prolonged periods in emotionally intense situations defies common sense. Being overly academic and insufficiently adult about adult behavior isn’t just irresponsible but imperiling, and belies the deadly seriousness with which we should want combat units to perform."
Women in combat can be a distraction or harm the function of the military," When men and women are posted to the same unit for extended overseas tours they will naturally form attachments. There may be instances of fraternisation where male and female soldiers have sexual relations with multiple partners within the same chain of command. These may include extra-marital affairs that undermine longstanding relationships with partners back home. In some instances, such episodes may degrade unit cohesion, foster petty rivalries, incite jealousy or feelings of resentment. They can impact unit morale, undermine teamwork and risk reducing operational effectiveness."
Women in combat can be a distraction or harm the function of the military,"However, mixed-gender teams in close combat roles where they are required to kill the enemy face-to-face could have far reaching and grave consequences, the Ministry of Defence said today."
Women should serve in safer roles," In the Second World War, British Government records show that 640,000 women served in non-combat roles. Even Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II trained as a mechanic in the Auxiliary Territorial Service. Female roles included pilots, ambulance drivers, clerks, mechanics and nurses. Again, many thousands paid the ultimate price for their service."
Women should serve in safer roles,"Researchers have identified a dominant “warrior culture” among many male soldiers in the Canadian armed forces, especially those in combat arms. Adherence to this way of thinking equates women with weakness, an excess of emotion and the need to be protected. "
Women should serve in safer roles,"1988 – The DoD convenes its Task Force on Women in the Military and adopts the “risk rule,” which excludes women from combat units or missions which risk exposure to direct combat, hostile fire, or capture."
Women should serve in safer roles,"The idea that women give birth and have a naturally nurturing disposition, or – more practically – that the death of a woman in battle could leave young children motherless."
Women should serve in safer roles," In 2014, the IDF said that fewer than 4 percent of women are in combat positions such as infantry, artillery units, fighter pilots, etc. Rather, they are concentrated in combat-support."
Women soldier capture is a big concern,It is a certainty. History shows it. Every female soldier captured in the wars with Iraq was raped. Even the female helo pilot who suffered two broken arms and a leg.
Women soldier capture is a big concern,"During the 1991 Gulf War, there were two American female POWs: an Army Flight Surgeon, Major Rhonda Cornum, and an Army Transportation Specialist, Melissa Rathbun-Nealy. Cornum was subjected to sexual indecencies within hours of her capture. (She was released eight days later, but said nothing in public about the sexual assault for more than a year.)"
Women soldier capture is a big concern," Female prisoners of war (POW) have likewise been taken during most major United States conflicts. Even so-called “noncombatants,” such as nurses, water couriers, and messengers have risked death or maiming every time they stepped onto the battlefield because smoke, dust, blood, and noise often precluded easy identification of friends or foes. Especially in later conflicts, “fluid” battle lines have engulfed support personnel, including women, placing them in the direct line of fire."
Women soldier capture is a big concern,"In 1861, 29-year-old Dr. Mary Walker applied to become a surgeon with the Union Army, as she had been one of the few female physicians in the country prior to the start of the Civil War. She was rejected but remained on as a volunteer, leveraging her skills to treat the wounded, AUSA noted. Two years later, Walker finally received an appointment to serve an assistant surgeon in the Army, after spending additional time as a field surgeon in Virginia, according to an Army story. In the latter years of the war, Walker was captured by Confederate forces, held in squalid conditions as a prisoner of war, yet another in a long line of abuses due to her status as a woman."
Women soldier capture is a big concern,"Women do not possess the same mental resilience and resistance to fatigue as men. They are less able to resist cold, interrogation and stress, because they are physiologically and psychologically weaker with less control of their emotions. This means that female soldiers are likely to be less consistent and dependable than male soldiers in tough situations. Or as one ex-soldier put it:  You can’t have a women in your platoon who starts crying as soon as the going gets tough."
Government intervention has the risk of inserting bias/harming objectivity,"In 2003, Bill Hagerty, editor of the British Journalism Review, described Sieghart as very talented but criticised her assumption that broadsheet journalism in newspapers like The Times was intrinsically better or more effective than tabloid journalism."
Government intervention has the risk of inserting bias/harming objectivity,"Croteau and Hoynes report that such corporate censorship in journalism is commonplace, reporting the results of studies revealing that more than 40% of journalists and news executives stating that they had deliberately engaged in such censorship by avoiding newsworthy stories or softening the tones of stories."
Government intervention has the risk of inserting bias/harming objectivity,"On 10 October 2006, The Daily Telegraph claimed that The BBC has spent thousands of pounds of licence payers' money trying to block the release of a report which is believed to be highly critical of its Middle East coverage. The corporation is mounting a landmark High Court action to prevent the release of The Balen Report under the Freedom of Information Act, despite the fact that BBC reporters often use the Act to pursue their journalism."
Government intervention has the risk of inserting bias/harming objectivity,"Indeed, exploration of new types of relationships between Afghan locals and the international community, contradicts assertions made at the time, with the support of war journalism, by insurgents and the US government, that the negative effects of foreign occupation could only be ended with their violent expulsion, or that 40,000 more combat troops were the most critical component for sustainable peace in Afghanistan."
Government intervention has the risk of inserting bias/harming objectivity,"With Shao pointing out the fact that democratic and free journalism can be a powerful weapon against the repressive government, people were made to realize that freedom of speech and publication would not be granted by the government unless they fight for it."
Government intervention has the risk of inserting bias/harming objectivity,"A 2010 study looked at prominent, disruptive direct action around the climate change issue, in the context of comparable activity across a range of political groupings and found that they garner significant but unflattering attention from the conventional mass media, partly as a consequence of the persistent pressures and imperatives that drive conventional journalism."
Government intervention has the risk of inserting bias/harming objectivity,Empirical studies show that these influences of elites seem to be strongest for issues in which journalists and various players in the policy arena can find shared narratives.
Government intervention has the risk of inserting bias/harming objectivity,"Although being independent from the mainland's legal system and hence censorship laws, some Hong Kong media have been accused of practicing self-censorship in order to exchange for permission to expand their media business into the mainland market and for greater journalistic access in the mainland too."
Government intervention has the risk of inserting bias/harming objectivity,"Of the rulings for Time Warner, the Church of Scientology complained that they provide a safe harbor for biased journalism."
Government intervention has the risk of inserting bias/harming objectivity,"The organization used me and others to manipulate the serious subject of anti-Semitism for its own sensationalist agenda.. the BBC knowingly cheated its own audience - the British people - by concocting a false horror story about Poland. In doing so, the BBC has spread fear, ignorance, prejudice and hatred. I am profoundly disturbed by this unethical form of journalism."
Government intervention has the risk of inserting bias/harming objectivity,"A worldwide study on journalism culture conducted by Thomas Hanitzsch et al. between 2007 and 2011 encompassing 21 countries found that journalistic functions like detachment, non-involvement, providing political information and monitoring the government are perceived as essential journalistic virtues worldwide."
Government intervention has the risk of inserting bias/harming objectivity,"Others, such as Peter Preston, former editor of The Guardian, see the issue as over-wrought, saying that there was never a golden age of journalism in which journalists were not subject to such pressures."
Government intervention has the risk of inserting bias/harming objectivity,"Media coverage of the Arab-Israeli conflict by journalists in international news media has been said to be biased by both sides and independent observers. These perceptions of bias, possibly exacerbated by the hostile media effect, have generated more complaints of partisan reporting than any other news topic and have led to a proliferation of media watchdog groups. "
Government intervention has the risk of inserting bias/harming objectivity,"During the 2006 Lebanon War, Israeli diplomatic officials boycotted BBC news programmes, refused interviews, and excluded BBC reporters from briefings because Israeli officials believed the BBC's reporting was biased, stating the reports we see give the impression that the BBC is working on behalf of Hezbollah instead of doing fair journalism."
Government intervention has the risk of inserting bias/harming objectivity,"When in May 2005 Newsweek made an erroneous report, saying interrogators desecrated the Koran at a U.S. military detention center for suspected terrorists, causing violent demonstrations in several Afghan Provinces killing 15 people, Lundin showed in strongest terms his disapproval that the low journalistic standard that this sensitive issue has been dealt with irresponsibly: We are really angry that the principles of journalism have not been followed correctly, he said."
Government intervention has the risk of inserting bias/harming objectivity,"Pinkerton observes a tumultuous history involving allegations of anti-India bias in the BBC's reportage, particularly during the cold war, and concludes that the BBC's coverage of South Asian geopolitics and economics shows a pervasive and hostile anti-India bias due to the BBC's alleged imperialist and neo-colonialist stance."
Government intervention has the risk of inserting bias/harming objectivity,"The notion that the commercial basis of media, journalism, and communication could have troubling implications for democracy is excluded from the range of legitimate debate just as capitalism is off-limits as a topic of legitimate debate in US political culture."
Government intervention has the risk of inserting bias/harming objectivity,"Dacre claimed legislation passed in the last 20 years already helped stop necessary journalistic enquiry, and meant that the press was already on the very cusp of being over regulated."
Government intervention has the risk of inserting bias/harming objectivity,"Rediff reporter Arindam Banerji has chronicled what he argues are numerous cases of Indophobic bias from the BBC regarding reportage, selection bias, misrepresentation, and fabrications."
Government intervention has the risk of inserting bias/harming objectivity,Increased governmental controlling of journalists' media access freedom of expression can lead to the need of finding new and less controlled ways of expression.
Government intervention has the risk of inserting bias/harming objectivity,"The Public Journalism Network explains that journalism and democracy work best when news, information and ideas flow freely; when news portrays the full range and variety of life and culture of all communities; when public deliberation is encouraged and amplified; and when news helps people function as political actors and not just as political consumers.."
Government intervention has the risk of inserting bias/harming objectivity,In the fierce competitive environment that followed commercial interests became paramount and quality journalism gave way to sensationalism.
Government intervention has the risk of inserting bias/harming objectivity,"Political endorsements create more opportunities to construe favoritism in reporting, and can create a perceived conflict of interest."
Government intervention has the risk of inserting bias/harming objectivity,"It’s just wrong. If government funds, government will regulate. Freedom of the press has to include freedom for the press to fail."
It is preferable to spend the money elsewhere,"The Adequate Information Management in Europe (AIM) Project, a multinational European social science project conducting several studies on journalism structures and processes of daily reporting about the European Union between 2004 and 2007, found that impulses for European professional journalism are not found in an explicit interest in European topics or special knowledge concerning European matters, as assumed."
It is preferable to spend the money elsewhere,"Some of expertise believe that the larger news business encompasses everything from professional journalism to so-called soft news and infotainment, and support activities such as marketing, advertising sales, finance and delivery."
It is preferable to spend the money elsewhere,Journalists must be watchdogs and no dog bites the hand that feeds it.
It is preferable to spend the money elsewhere,"Journalism is not suffering as much as traditional media companies are. Yes, the massive job cuts in newsrooms are disturbing. But we also are seeing an energetic response from entrepreneurs and philanthropists that is producing a stunning array of new journalism organizations. Anyone who can’t see potential in enterprises such as Politico, ProPublica, West Seattle Blog, MinnPost and The Batavian is deliberately uninformed and should not be taken seriously."
It is preferable to spend the money elsewhere,"Postal subsidies from our nation’s early founding (cited as a precedent by Downie/Schudson and McChesney/Nichols) are irrelevant. We had one communication medium then, newspapers. In today’s world of multiple forms of print, broadcast and digital communication, federal subsidies would decide winners and losers, protecting inefficient companies and creating huge obstacles for entrepreneurs."
Journalism is like every other business and if it is not sustainable it should fail,Critics believe digital journalism has made it easier for individuals who are not qualified journalists to misinform the general public.
Journalism is like every other business and if it is not sustainable it should fail,"Digital journalism's lack of a traditional editor has given rise to citizen journalism. The early advances that the digital age offered journalism were faster research, easier editing, conveniences, and a faster delivery time for articles."
Journalism is like every other business and if it is not sustainable it should fail,The effects of digital journalism are evident worldwide. This form of journalism has pushed journalists to reform and evolve.
Journalism is like every other business and if it is not sustainable it should fail,"These varied approaches demonstrate that inroads have been, and are still being made, in peace journalism activism in the areas Hackett (2006) identifies as necessary to address challenges of structure and to make peace journalism possible: reforming journalism from within, and also creating alternative media organisations, and intervening in the broader fields in which journalism find itself."
Journalism is like every other business and if it is not sustainable it should fail,"Blogs can be seen as a new genre of journalism because of their narrative style of news characterized by personalization that moves away from traditional journalism's approach, changing journalism into a more conversational and decentralized type of news."
Journalism is like every other business and if it is not sustainable it should fail,"In 2010, it was also suggested that the journalistic approach of such newspapers at the News of the World had brought into public focus that there had been a shift away from the traditional ethics of journalism, raising serious questions about privacy, freedom of speech, and confidentiality."
Journalism is like every other business and if it is not sustainable it should fail,"Peace journalism is one of several approaches and movements in journalism history, including advocacy journalism, development communication journalism, the new journalism, and public or civic journalism, which reject the universal or hegemonic claims to neutrality of professional journalism in the developed West."
Journalism is like every other business and if it is not sustainable it should fail,Hanitzsche (2007) argues that the failures of corporate journalism cannot be overcome by an individualistic and voluntaristic conceptualization of news making.
Journalism is like every other business and if it is not sustainable it should fail,Some journalism critics observed that the governing assumptions of traditional journalism-anchored in the belief that a reporter's job is to expose wrongdoing-might not be universally valid.
Journalism is like every other business and if it is not sustainable it should fail,The federal government can’t afford to bail out newspapers. Have you been paying attention? The feds already bailed out undeserving banks and automobile manufacturers and are trying to figure out how to fix our health-care system. The taxpayers can’t afford to bail out undeserving media companies and journalism can’t afford to be dependent on a debt-burdened government.
Journalism is important to information-spreading/accountability,"Further technological development within the world of the Internet points to a trend of increased usage of non-institutionalized, non-governmental, non-administrative and clearly transnational information during reporting and research work."
Journalism is important to information-spreading/accountability,Solutions journalism supporters believe that it provides an important feedback system that allows society to see credible possibilities and respond more successfully to emerging challenges.
Journalism is important to information-spreading/accountability,"Solutions journalism posits that reporting on ways that problems are being addressed can increase engagement among audiences, enhances a sense of efficacy, and fosters constructive discourse around controversial issues."
Journalism is important to information-spreading/accountability,"The accessibility of online media has also enhanced the interest for journalism among youth and many websites, like 'Far and Wide' a publication focusing on travel and international culture, as well as WorldWeekly a news blog covering a range of topics from world politics to science, are founded and run by students."
Journalism is important to information-spreading/accountability,"The Associated Press became increasingly important and efficient, producing a vast quantity of reasonably accurate, factual reporting on state and national events that editors used to service the escalating demand for news."
Journalism is important to information-spreading/accountability,"A study authorized by the Trilateral Commission in 1975 to examine the governability of American democracy found that the most notable new source of national power in 1970, as compared to 1950, was the national media, suggesting also that there was considerable evidence to suggest that the development of television journalism contributed to the undermining of governmental authority."
Journalism is important to information-spreading/accountability,"Solutions journalism practitioners say the approach augments and complements the press' traditional watchdog role, presenting citizens with a more complete view of issues. In addition, they say, it can enhance the impact of investigative reporting, by presenting evidence that entrenched problems can, in fact, be solved."
Journalism is important to information-spreading/accountability,MacLean argues that education in journalism helps empower members of the public to understand how media work.
Journalism is important to information-spreading/accountability,"In the words of a 2011 report from the Oxford School for the Study of Journalism and the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Mainstream media is the lifeblood of topical social media conversations in the UK."
Subsidies will increase the quality of journalism,"The penny press made the news and journalism more important, and also caused newspapers to begin to pay more attention to the public they served."
Subsidies will increase the quality of journalism,"The IFJ launched the Ethical Journalism Initiative in 2008, a global campaign to defend standards and to raise awareness of the importance of quality journalism."
Subsidies will increase the quality of journalism,"Research shows that war journalism can have negative emotional impacts on audience members. These include feelings of hopelessness and powerlessness, compounded by increased anxiety, mood disturbance, sadness and a sense of disconnection with physical and social environments."
Subsidies will increase the quality of journalism,The IPD journalism program helps strengthen journalists' economic literacy and equips them to report and write about the major economic issues confronting developing economies.
Subsidies will increase the quality of journalism,"The rationale is that by providing subsidies, the European Union can encourage new entrants and small players to compete against the powerful incumbents. By introducing voters to different ideas, highlighting conflicting opinions and encouraging debate between them, a media-plural Europe would better facilitate democratic decision-making, especially in the era of fake news."
Subsidy increases objectivity in reporting,"The Council seeks to promote high standards or responsible journalism, particularly with regard to conflict situations and areas of the world were there has been a history of animosity between populations."
Subsidy increases objectivity in reporting,"According to editors Greenwald, Poitras, and Scahill, their longer-term mission is to provide aggressive and independent adversarial journalism across a wide range of issues, from secrecy, criminal and civil justice abuses and civil liberties violations to media conduct, societal inequality and all forms of financial and political corruption."
Subsidy increases objectivity in reporting,"Peace journalism, by presenting anomalous local perspectives which contradict violence-exacerbating war journalism, may help to expose these violent group's attempts to fix and naturalise meaning and to take advantage of this meaning to promote their violence."
Subsidy increases objectivity in reporting,"Because too many reporters today refuse to make moral distinctions, we are left with a journalism whose narrative and analytical failings have become ever more glaring."
Subsidy increases objectivity in reporting,"As part of evidence, Jim A. Kuypers consider testimony from journalists themselves... solid majority of journalists do allow their political ideology to influence their reporting."
Subsidy increases objectivity in reporting,"Some journalistic Codes of Ethics, notably the European ones, also include a concern with discriminatory references in news based on race, religion, sexual orientation, and physical or mental disabilities."
A subsidy is important to make journalism viable,"In Europe, the European Court of Human Rights stated in the 1996 case of Goodwin v. United Kingdom that protection of journalistic sources is one of the basic conditions for press freedom .. Without such protection, sources may be deterred from assisting the press in informing the public on matters of public interest."
A subsidy is important to make journalism viable,"Because it is becoming increasingly simple for the average person to have an impact in the news world through tools like blogs and even comments on news stories on reputable news websites, it becomes increasingly difficult to sift through the massive amount of information coming in from the digital area of journalism."
A subsidy is important to make journalism viable,"According to a Zogby International survey, 70% of Americans say journalism is important to maintaining community quality of life, and 67% say the traditional media are out of touch with what citizens want from their news."
A subsidy is important to make journalism viable,Soldatov believes WikiLeaks is filling the gap left by the decline of investigative journalism with a sensationalist alternative while journalistic support of WikiLeaks is motivated by anger over declining funding and resources for investigative reporting.
A subsidy is important to make journalism viable,"When news media lost a sizable percentage of their advertising revenues in the pandemic, state subsidies became more important than ever in securing the financial viability of media markets."
Space exploration can be carried by the private sector,"paceX, Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic — achieved key feats in space travel previously reserved to countries. They transported astronauts to the International Space Station, flew space enthusiasts into space, delivered cargo to low Earth orbit and developed reusable booster rockets."
Space exploration can be carried by the private sector,"Musk’s SpaceX in particular has demonstrated the commercial ventures can be successful and help bolster NASA. For years SpaceX has flown cargo and supplies for the space agency to the ISS. NASA has expanded that public-private partnership, allowing SpaceX to fly its most precious resources—its astronauts—to the space station as well. The company also recently won a $3 billion contract to develop the spacecraft that would ferry astronauts to and from the surface of the moon."
Space exploration can be carried by the private sector,"After investing billions of dollars into the ISS, NASA cannot afford to build another space station in Earth orbit, especially as it is embarking on an effort to return humans to the moon, under a program called Artemis. Instead, it is looking to the private sector to develop next-generation habitats that would be owned and operated by the companies, not NASA. The space agency has recently taken the first major steps in that direction, reaching an agreement with Axiom Space, a Houston-based company that has hired Starck, to send a module of its space station to attach to the ISS as a test bed as soon as 2024. Late last year, NASA awarded contracts to develop commercial space stations, worth $415.6 million combined, to Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, Nanoracks, which helps companies fly science experiments and other payloads to the ISS, and Northrop Grumman, the longtime defense contractor."
Space exploration can be carried by the private sector,"One-third of Americans think national government agencies, such as NASA, should solely be responsible for sending astronauts to the moon, the International Space Station, or Mars (37% in all three cases). A similar number instead believe national governments and private companies should share the duty of sending humans to the ISS (35%), the moon (35%), or Mars (33%). "
Space exploration can be carried by the private sector,"In recent years, NASA has teamed up with private, for-profit rocket companies to transport humans to outer space. Such partnerships launched billionaire Richard Branson into space via his private company Virgin Galactic on July 11, with assistance from NASA. Other for-profit organizations, including Jeff Bezo's Blue Origin and Elon Musk’s SpaceX hope to follow. Such partnerships between government agencies and private companies aspire to expand space exploration at a rapid rate."
Space exploration is expensive,"After all is said and done about what went wrong, the bottom line is simple: money. It's about $10,000 to put a pound of anything into a near-earth orbit. (Imagine John Glenn, the first American to orbit the earth, made of solid gold, and you can appreciate the enormous cost of space travel.) It costs $500 to $700 million every time the shuttle flies. Billionaire space tourists have flown to the space station at a reputed price of $20 million per head."
Space exploration is expensive,"So long as we rely on chemical propulsion to lift us into orbit, space travel will never be cheap. The Tsiolkovsky equation shows that a rocket needs between 10 and 25 times as much propellant as the mass that it’s lifting into orbit. To partly get around this, all rocket designs use multiple stages that are discarded during flight to reduce the dead weight as you ascend. But replacing – or recovering and then reusing – these stages isn’t cheap either. We’re also only just beginning the first generation of commercial passenger spaceflight, so there are all the R&D costs to pay off, still."
Space exploration is expensive,"Rockets and spaceflight instruments do not assemble themselves. They are designed and built by people, who get paid. They are fabricated from components which have to be manufactured and then purchased. The community engaged in the space industry includes specialist scientists and engineers, designers, graphic artists and IT professionals, as well as a vast support system: HR, catering, cleaning, etc."
Space exploration is expensive,These space programs and agencies are very costly. It is estimated that the total annual budget of space agencies is $41.8 billion.
Space exploration is expensive,"The money being spent on space exploration cost the billions and it has done a lot of advanced technology which would possibly have come anyway by other means. Space exploration is costly, difficult ,harsh ,perilous and risky."
Space exploration is ineffective,Bill Nye explains why space exploration is a waste of time.
Space exploration is ineffective,"The shuttle and space station are scientifically useless. The Apollo missions were scientifically useless. The Moon/Mars missions will be scientifically useless. Humans in space are scientifically useless, absolutely. "
Space exploration is ineffective,"Back in early 1970, shortly after the first Apollo landing, a nun working in Zambia, Africa, Sister Mary Jucunda, wrote to NASA. She asked how they could justify spending billions on the Apollo program when children were starving to death."
Space exploration is ineffective,"Satellite technology has of course had a beneficial effect on our world. However, there is a huge difference between launching satellites into Earth orbit, and exploring space. Missions to other planets, and into interstellar space, do not contribute to life on our planet. Moreover, satellites are largely commercial - they are launched by private companies, and are maintained by the profits which they lead to. True space exploration could never be commercial, and requires huge government subsidies - the Voyager missions alone cost just under $1 billion. This money could be much better spent elsewhere."
Space exploration is ineffective,"Space travel is responsible for large amounts of pollution. Inverse says that, “The SpaceX Falcon 9 and NASA Space Shuttle both produce around 400 tons of carbon dioxide per launch.” Keep in mind that this amount of pollution comes from only one rocket, never mind the hundreds of other launches. With the world’s recent focus on reducing emissions, why has the space industry gone nearly unscathed?"
There are issues more important to fund than space exploration,"Space exploration is not necessarily something that we need right now. However, poverty is a contemporary issue.  In fact, according to UNICEF, 22,000 children die each day due to poverty."
There are issues more important to fund than space exploration,"Robin Hanbury-Tention assume that the concept that we ought is to only spend money on necessary issues which can be like development as a civilization: if we had been to address things in this manner all the time, we might continually find something else extra worth of expenditure, and by no means definitely solve something properly. We’re an smart species, so absolutely we can address multiple difficulty at a time. Space research a gross waste of money and time and effort that will better if they applied it on our planet rather than the space "
There are issues more important to fund than space exploration,"Space exploration is a waste of resources and its dangerous to , so may accident and problems happened in the space like shattering of space vehicles , explosions, pieces falling off and missing the gravity of earth , that is even waste more money to fix them."
There are issues more important to fund than space exploration,"Even if there are benefits to space exploration, spending so much money and effort in reaching other planets is highly questionable. That money and brain power could be used to solve other more important problems for us. For instance governments could invest much more to prevent global warming, reduce crime rates and find a cure for cancer or Alzheimer's Disease."
There are issues more important to fund than space exploration,"There are a number of ways to spend a $19.3 billion annual budget; we could pay for 1.94 million young adults in the United States to attend a public 4-year university, we could provide 1.87 million people with health care, or we could use the money to fund the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for one year."
Space exploration can help in colonizing the resources/lands of other planets,"Space colonies can supply clean energy necessary for human survival in the 21st century. In addition, they can provide new homelands and an expanded ecological niche for our species."
Space exploration can help in colonizing the resources/lands of other planets,"Ultimately, space colonies could be built anywhere in the solar system. By increasing the size of the mirrors used to direct sunlight into the living and agricultural sections, it would be possible to support habitats beyond the orbit of Pluto if we so desire. Given the known resources of the asteroids, there is sufficient material to construct habitats capable of supporting populations thousands of times larger than that of Earth. By increasing our ecological niche to include the solar system, the human species would become much less likely to be destroyed by a single natural or made-man catastrophe."
Space exploration can help in colonizing the resources/lands of other planets,"The most common ideas for space colonization include: settling Earth’s Moon, building on Mars, and constructing free-floating space stations."
Space exploration can help in colonizing the resources/lands of other planets,"Space exploration isn’t simply a sign of humanity’s hubris or a brazen desire to find new places to live and new sources of wealth. If we take the risk of venturing beyond our terrestrial home, it’s also to learn more about ourselves and our planet, improve life on Earth, and maybe, just maybe, find or create a new future for our children, says Walter Cugno, Vice President Exploration and Science Domain at Thales Alenia Space. "
Space exploration can help in colonizing the resources/lands of other planets,"It’s time to ask ourselves the big question: Should we try to colonize our solar system, or not? I’ll readily admit I’m for it, and I suspect a large portion of the space community would stand with me – but this isn’t the space community’s decision, or in fact, any single nation’s decision. A broad consensus of commercial, civil, defense and international parties will be essential to an undertaking of this magnitude and complexity. "
Space exploration improves science/technology,"As a stimulant and catalyst for the development of new technologies, and for research in the basic sciences, it is unparalleled by any other activity. In this respect, we may even say that the space program is taking over a function which for three or four thousand years has been the sad prerogative of wars."
Space exploration improves science/technology,"Very fortunately though, the space age not only holds out a mirror in which we can see ourselves, it also provides us with the technologies, the challenge, the motivation, and even with the optimism to attack these tasks with confidence. "
Space exploration improves science/technology,"An artist’s concept of New Horizons during the spacecraft’s planned encounter with Pluto and its moon Charon. The craft’s miniature cameras, radio science experiment, ultraviolet and infrared spectrometers, and space plasma experiments would characterize the global geology and geomorphology of Pluto and Charon, map their surface compositions and temperatures, and examine Pluto’s atmosphere in detail."
Space exploration improves science/technology,"Satellite imagery and climate data also supports sectors like agriculture, offering benefits to the communities they serve. Amazon Web Services and Digital Earth Africa use Open Data Cube to make global satellite data more accessible and can be used to help farmers improve food production to reduce hunger, tackle unregulated mining and its knock-on effects, and identify new opportunities for economic growth."
Space exploration improves science/technology,"After Gagarin’s 1961 flight, space missions involving human crews carried out a range of significant research, from on-site geologic investigations on the Moon to a wide variety of observations and experiments aboard orbiting spacecraft. In particular, the presence in space of humans as experimenters and, in some cases, as experimental subjects facilitated studies in biomedicine and materials science."
Space exploration is financially beneficial,"Dollars spent for space exploration create jobs, jumpstart businesses, and grow the economy. Our innovations improve daily life, advance medical research, support disaster response, and more. We're constantly evolving and finding new ways to add value."
Space exploration is financially beneficial,"Many countries around the world invest in space science and exploration as a balanced part of their total federal budget. Public opinion research has shown that people estimate NASA to take up as much as a quarter of the U.S. federal budget, but in fact, NASA’s budget only represents about 0.5% of the total federal budget and the proportion is even smaller for other spacefaring nations."
Space exploration is financially beneficial,"The United States government spent approximately $6.6 trillion in fiscal year 2020, of which just 0.3% ($22.6 billion) was provided to NASA. In this chart, shades of blue represent mandatory spending programs; shades of orange are discretionary programs that require annual appropriations by Congress. Defense and related includes both the Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs."
Space exploration is financially beneficial,"Morgan Stanley estimates that the global space industry could generate revenue of more than $1 trillion or more in 2040, up from $350 billion, currently. Yet, the most significant short- and medium-term opportunities may come from satellite broadband Internet access."
Space exploration is financially beneficial,"Morgan Stanley estimates that satellite broadband will represent 50% of the projected growth of the global space economy by 2040—and as much as 70% in the most bullish scenario. Launching satellites that offer broadband Internet service will help to drive down the cost of data, just as demand for that data explodes. The demand for data is growing at an exponential rate, while the cost of access to space (and, by extension, data) is falling by orders of magnitude, says Jonas. We believe the largest opportunity comes from providing Internet access to under- and unserved parts of the world, but there also is going to be increased demand for bandwidth from autonomous cars, the Internet of things, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and video."
Space exploration is necessary for the future survival of humanity,"Every year, about a thousand technical innovations generated in the space program find their ways into our earthly technology where they lead to better kitchen appliances and farm equipment, better sewing machines and radios, better ships and airplanes, better weather forecasting and storm warning, better communications, better medical instruments, better utensils and tools for everyday life."
Space exploration is necessary for the future survival of humanity,Space Exploration for the Survival of the Human Race
Space exploration is necessary for the future survival of humanity,"Spaceflight isn’t just a master-minded escape plan for the richest among us, though. The key to saving our planet, and humanity, partly relies on the innovations from space exploration. The commercial sector has already adopted inventions that were funded or designed by space agencies. These include several ecology-based projects like one that uses LED light color that triggers growth for indoor agriculture or satellites used to predict the weather and document climate change. Space technologies are evolving and can help us harness a more sustainable world."
Space exploration is necessary for the future survival of humanity,Scientists use the data from these next-generation satellites – which take measurements every 85 centimeters along the ground path – to hopefully improve forecasts for rising sea levels and global weather and climate patterns.
Space exploration is necessary for the future survival of humanity,"Consider how one day, we will build outposts on the moon and Mars that must replicate and sustain all of our planet’s life-giving essentials off-world. As such, we will need technologies capable of recycling essential resources like water, food, air to make these planets renewable and self-sustaining for current and future space exploration missions. It’s the progress we make in developing these innovations that we will continue to harness as models to preserve Earth’s wellbeing. It’s safe to say, the way to sustainability is up."
Space exploration unravels information about the universe,"Space exploration of our solar system and distant galaxies in the furthest reaches of the Universe is important to top-level science and the answers to many fundamental scientific questions including formation of the Universe, the origin of Earth, Evolution of life, and the Existence of life beyond the Earth. Space robotics plays a critical role in the current and future space exploration missions, and enables mission-defined machines that are capable of surviving in the space environment, and performing exploration, assembly, construction, maintenance, or servicing tasks."
Space exploration unravels information about the universe,"Nevertheless, most space science was, and continues to be, performed by robotic spacecraft in Earth orbit, in other locations from which they observe the universe, or on missions to various bodies in the solar system. In general, such missions are far less expensive than those involving humans and can carry sophisticated automated instruments to gather a wide variety of relevant data."
Space exploration unravels information about the universe,"From the start of space activity, scientists recognized that spacecraft could gather scientifically valuable data about the various planets, moons, and smaller bodies in the solar system. "
Space exploration unravels information about the universe,"The results of these space investigations have made major contributions to an understanding of the origin, evolution, and likely future of the universe, galaxies, stars, and planetary systems."
Space exploration unravels information about the universe,"space exploration, investigation, by means of crewed and uncrewed spacecraft, of the reaches of the universe beyond Earth’s atmosphere and the use of the information so gained to increase knowledge of the cosmos and benefit humanity. "
subsidizing vocational education leads to an influx in those professions,The study found that a large-scale subsidy program for vocational education in Germany led to a significant increase in enrollment in vocational programs and a decline in enrollment in academic programs. This suggests that subsidies for vocational education can lead to an influx of students in those fields.
subsidizing vocational education leads to an influx in those professions,The study analyzed the effects of a program in Germany that provided subsidies for vocational training and found that the program increased the demand for skilled workers in the relevant trades. This suggests that subsidizing vocational education can lead to an increase in the number of workers in those fields.
subsidizing vocational education leads to an influx in those professions,The study found that government subsidies for vocational education in Switzerland led to a significant increase in enrollment in vocational programs. This suggests that subsidies for vocational education can influence student choice and lead to an influx in those fields.
subsidizing vocational education leads to an influx in those professions,The study analyzed the impact of subsidies for vocational education in Germany on labor market outcomes and found that the subsidies increased the demand for skilled workers in those fields. This suggests that subsidizing vocational education can lead to an influx of workers in those professions.
subsidizing vocational education leads to an influx in those professions,The study found that subsidies for vocational education in Germany led to a significant increase in employment in the relevant fields. This suggests that subsidizing vocational education can lead to an influx of workers in those professions.
subsidizing vocational education leads to an influx in those professions,The study analyzed the impact of subsidies for vocational education in Germany and found that the subsidies led to an increase in enrollment in vocational programs and a decline in enrollment in academic programs. This suggests that subsidies for vocational education can influence student choice and lead to an influx in those fields.
vocational education is not a good career choice,"A study by the National Skills Coalition in 2018 found that many vocational education programs prepare students for low-wage jobs, which may not offer good pay and benefits, limiting workers' earning potential and career mobility."
vocational education is not a good career choice,"A report by the National Center for Education and the Economy in 2014 found that many vocational education programs offer limited transferability of skills, making it difficult for workers to transition to new careers or industries, even when job opportunities change."
vocational education is not a good career choice,"A study by the Government Accountability Office in 2019 found that many vocational education programs do not offer industry certification, making it difficult for workers to prove their skills and competencies to potential employers."
vocational education is not a good career choice,"A report by the Education Trust in 2016 found that many vocational education programs do not provide adequate support for non-college bound students, including counseling, mentoring, and other resources that can help them succeed in the workforce."
vocational education is not a good career choice,"A study by the National Science Board in 2020 found that many vocational education programs do not provide exposure to high-tech industries and emerging fields, reducing students' opportunities to pursue careers in these areas."
vocational education is not a good career choice,"A report by the American Federation of Teachers in 2019 found that many vocational education programs do not provide opportunities for advancement, making it difficult for workers to move up the career ladder, even if they have the skills and experience."
subsidizing vocational education diverts money from more worthy causes,"A study by the Urban Institute in 2018 found that subsidizing vocational education may not provide a good return on investment, as many programs do not lead to high-paying jobs or long-term career success."
subsidizing vocational education diverts money from more worthy causes,"A report by the Education Trust in 2016 found that subsidizing vocational education may disadvantage low-income students, who may not have the same access to quality programs or the support they need to succeed."
subsidizing vocational education diverts money from more worthy causes,"A study by the National Bureau of Economic Research in 2020 found that subsidizing vocational education can divert money from other important programs, such as early childhood education, K-12 education, and higher education."
subsidizing vocational education diverts money from more worthy causes,"A report by the Government Accountability Office in 2019 found that subsidizing vocational education may not adequately address workforce development needs, as many programs do not provide the skills and competencies that employers require."
subsidizing vocational education diverts money from more worthy causes,"A study by the National Science Board in 2020 found that subsidizing vocational education may not ensure quality, as many programs may not meet standards for curriculum, instruction, and assessment."
subsidizing vocational education diverts money from more worthy causes,"A report by the American Federation of Teachers in 2019 found that subsidizing vocational education may have limited benefits for the economy, as many programs may not provide the skills and knowledge that workers need to succeed in the 21st century."
subsidizing vocational education is expensive,"A report by the Center for American Progress in 2018 found that subsidizing vocational education programs can be expensive, as many programs require significant investment in infrastructure, equipment, and faculty."
subsidizing vocational education is expensive,"A study by the National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium in 2019 found that subsidizing vocational education can be challenging, as many programs rely on limited funding sources, such as grants and tax credits, that may not be sustainable."
subsidizing vocational education is expensive,"A report by the National Center for Education Research in 2020 found that subsidizing vocational education programs can be limited by enrollment capacity, as many programs may not have the resources to serve all students who are interested in participating."
subsidizing vocational education is expensive,"A study by the National Conference of State Legislatures in 2021 found that subsidizing vocational education can compete with other important priorities, such as early childhood education, K-12 education, and higher education, for funding and resources."
subsidizing vocational education is expensive,"A report by the National Skills Coalition in 2019 found that subsidizing vocational education can reduce funding for other important programs, such as financial aid, student support services, and research and development."
subsidizing vocational education is expensive,"A study by the National Center for Postsecondary Research in 2020 found that subsidizing vocational education programs can be limited by the ability to scale, as many programs may not have the resources or infrastructure to serve large numbers of students."
subsidizing vocational education promotes those with fewer resources,"A report by the National Skills Coalition in 2020 found that subsidizing vocational education can increase access for low-income students, who may not have the resources to pursue other forms of postsecondary education."
subsidizing vocational education promotes those with fewer resources,"A study by the National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium in 2019 found that subsidizing vocational education can improve workforce development, particularly for individuals who face barriers to employment, such as those with disabilities or limited English proficiency."
subsidizing vocational education promotes those with fewer resources,"A report by the National Center for Education Research in 2020 found that subsidizing vocational education can increase job opportunities for individuals who may not have access to traditional forms of postsecondary education, such as those who are working or have dependents."
subsidizing vocational education promotes those with fewer resources,"A study by the National Conference of State Legislatures in 2021 found that subsidizing vocational education can increase enrollment for underrepresented groups, such as women, minorities, and veterans, who may face barriers to traditional forms of postsecondary education."
subsidizing vocational education promotes those with fewer resources,"A report by the Center for American Progress in 2018 found that subsidizing vocational education can better align with local labor market needs, particularly in regions with high demand for skilled workers."
subsidizing vocational education promotes those with fewer resources,"A study by the National Center for Postsecondary Research in 2020 found that subsidizing vocational education can increase economic mobility, particularly for individuals who may not have access to traditional forms of postsecondary education or who face barriers to employment."
vocational education is a good career choice,"A report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 found that there is high demand for skilled workers in industries such as healthcare, technology, and advanced manufacturing, and vocational education can provide training and education in these fields."
vocational education is a good career choice,A study by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce in 2020 found that individuals with vocational education have higher earning potential compared to those without postsecondary education.
vocational education is a good career choice,"A report by the National Skills Coalition in 2020 found that individuals with vocational education often have shorter time to employment compared to those with traditional four-year degrees, as vocational programs provide practical, hands-on training and education."
vocational education is a good career choice,A study by the National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium in 2019 found that vocational education programs are designed to meet current workforce needs and can provide training and education in in-demand fields.
vocational education is a good career choice,"A report by the Institute for College Access and Success in 2021 found that individuals with vocational education often have lower student debt compared to those with four-year degrees, as vocational programs often provide shorter, more cost-effective training and education."
vocational education is a good career choice,"A study by the National Center for Postsecondary Research in 2020 found that individuals with vocational education often report higher levels of job satisfaction compared to those without postsecondary education, as vocational programs provide practical, hands-on training and education relevant to current workforce needs."
vocational education better fits many students,"A report by the National Skills Coalition in 2020 found that vocational education provides hands-on, practical learning that better fits the learning styles and interests of many students, compared to traditional classroom-based education."
vocational education better fits many students,"A study by the National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium in 2019 found that vocational education programs are designed to meet current workforce needs and provide training and education in in-demand fields, which can better fit the career goals and aspirations of many students."
vocational education better fits many students,"A report by the National Center for Postsecondary Research in 2020 found that students in vocational education programs often have lower dropout rates compared to those in traditional academic programs, suggesting that vocational education may better fit the learning styles and interests of many students."
vocational education better fits many students,"A study by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce in 2020 found that vocational education provides a more direct path to employment, as programs are designed to meet current workforce needs and provide relevant training and education."
vocational education better fits many students,"A report by the National Skills Coalition in 2020 found that vocational education programs often have a career-focused curriculum, which can better fit the career goals and aspirations of many students compared to traditional academic programs."
vocational education better fits many students,"A report by the National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium in 2019 found that vocational education programs often offer customized learning experiences tailored to the individual needs and interests of students, which can better fit the learning styles of many students compared to traditional academic programs."
vocational education is beneficial for the entire market/society,"A study by the National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium in 2019 found that vocational education programs can address workforce shortages in specific fields and industries, which can benefit the entire market and society by filling in-demand jobs."
vocational education is beneficial for the entire market/society,"A report by the National Center for Postsecondary Research in 2020 found that investments in vocational education can boost economic growth by providing training and education in in-demand fields, which can benefit the entire market and society by filling workforce shortages and contributing to overall economic development."
vocational education is beneficial for the entire market/society,"A study by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce in 2020 found that investments in vocational education can increase workforce productivity by providing relevant and in-demand training and education, which can benefit the entire market and society by contributing to overall economic development."
vocational education is beneficial for the entire market/society,"A report by the National Skills Coalition in 2020 found that investments in vocational education can enhance social mobility by providing access to training and education in in-demand fields, which can benefit the entire market and society by increasing the opportunities available to individuals from diverse backgrounds."
vocational education is beneficial for the entire market/society,"A study by the National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium in 2019 found that vocational education programs can promote workforce diversity by providing training and education in in-demand fields, which can benefit the entire market and society by increasing the representation of diverse individuals in the workforce."
vocational education is beneficial for the entire market/society,"A report by the National Skills Coalition in 2020 found that investments in vocational education can support local economies by providing training and education in in-demand fields, which can benefit the entire market and society by filling workforce shortages and contributing to overall economic development."
Children can still express themselves using other means,"In Canady v. Bossier Parish School Board (3-0, 2001), the US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a school board's right to implement a mandatory uniform policy, stating that requiring uniforms for the purpose of increasing test scores and improving discipline 'is in no way related to the suppression of student speech. Students remain free to wear what they want after school hours. Students may still express their views through other mediums during the school day.'"
Children can still express themselves using other means,"A former student at Hershey High School (Hershey, PA), wrote in her May 31, 2009 oped titled “The Case for High School Uniforms,” published on PennLive.com: “Contrary to popular belief, uniforms do not stop students from being themselves. Uniforms do not silence voices. Students can wear a variety of expressive items, such as buttons or jewelry…"
Children can still express themselves using other means,"According to research published by Andrea Dashiell, 54% of eighth graders said that they still felt like they could express themselves in important ways even though they were being asked to follow a school uniform policy."
Children can still express themselves using other means,Free speech does not relate to the regulations of clothing type or the length of a skirt. Fashion is not considered to be the purse speech in the United States that the Constitution guarantees.
Children can still express themselves using other means,"The students will have to use other avenues besides fashion to express themselves. As a result, they could actually open up opportunities for themselves that they wouldn’t consider otherwise. Uniforms can help students discover their talents in areas such as art, science and technology, or sports and other extra-curricular activities."
School uniform reduces bullying,"According to the long study and governments statistics gathered children are at higher risk if they “are perceived as different from their peers, such as being overweight or underweight, wearing glasses or different clothing, being new to a school, or being unable to afford what kids consider 'cool.'"
School uniform reduces bullying,"The Department of Education (DofE) has found increasing evidence that schools which strictly enforce uniform policies experience fewer incidences of bullying, as potential bullies find it harder to identify their targets, who often are those children who do not fit in. "
School uniform reduces bullying,"The study, commissioned by Trutex in association with The Diana Award, found nine out of ten teachers (89%) believe school uniforms play an active role in reducing bullying."
School uniform reduces bullying,Roy Agar wrote: 'No the school uniform should stay. A non-uniform school leaves the less financial students open to bullying from students from a more financial stable family.'
School uniform reduces bullying,Staffordshire Live readers have declared that school uniforms should not be scrapped because poorer families might not be able to afford the latest clothing trends and their children might become the target of bullies.
School uniform reduces bullying,Research by the Schoolwear Association found that 83% of teachers thought 'a good school uniform… could prevent bullying based on appearance or economic background.'
School uniforms encourage discipline or focus on learning,Students in uniform are more focused in their academics which also helps to minimise disciplinary problems. With a uniform policy teachers can spend more time teaching in the classrooms rather than keeping a check on students if they are dressed appropriately or not.
School uniforms encourage discipline or focus on learning,Natasha Irshad said 'One of the major distractions faced by schools with no uniform policy is focusing on the wardrobes of other children. Kids will be focusing more on the clothes of other kids rather than focusing on studying.'
School uniforms encourage discipline or focus on learning,"In 2018, the Schoolwear Assiciation conducted a series of focus groups with pupils from Year 7 and Year 9 to get the inside views on uniforms. We found that many pupils chose to remain in their uniform outside of school to complete homework. Most children explained that it helped them stay focussed while they worked, keeping them in the ‘school mindset’. While non-uniform days may be exciting, our research found that pupils viewed them as ‘non-work’ days, and teachers reported a drop in behavior standards as a result."
School uniforms encourage discipline or focus on learning,One study showed that 70% of principals believed that mandated school uniforms reduced disciplinary problems at their schools.
School uniforms encourage discipline or focus on learning,"Some people believe that a school uniform can improve learning by reducing distraction, sharpening focus on schoolwork and making the classroom a more serious environment, allowing students to perform better academically."
School uniforms encourage discipline or focus on learning,"by taking their focus away from their attire and their peers’ thoughts, uniforms help students concentrate on their classwork (NASSP Bulletin)."
School uniforms saves costs,Believing that school uniforms should not be scrapped include Emmie Rose who said: 'I was so relieved to have a school uniform as a child from a home that had very little money.
School uniforms saves costs,"According to recent NY Post article, most parents responded that they spent $48 on pants for their children and that $30 was a reasonable price for a T-shirt. Using those figures, the average American family is encountering a figure approaching, and in some cases surpassing, $300 per child for back-to-school clothing. Contrast that figure with the cost of a year's worth of school uniforms:one year (five tops and five bottoms) of school uniform or standardized dress code clothing is $150. Therefore families can save at least $150 per child on back-to-school clothes!If these savings are applied over a 12-year career, each child could save $1800! These savings are more than enough to help students prepare for college expenses, when money is tight due to rising tuition costs."
School uniforms saves costs," A UK study found that the average school uniform costs parents £88.05. The average non-school outfit, on the other hand, sets parents back £113.00."
School uniforms saves costs,"A national survey of 517 US school leaders found that 94% of those surveyed believe 'one of the main benefits to parents is that school uniforms are more cost-effective than regular apparel,' and 77% estimated the average annual cost of school uniforms per child to be $150 or less."
School uniforms saves costs," Without school uniform policies, parents may feel pressure to compete with other families by purchasing fashionable clothes for their children."
School uniforms create a sense of equality/unity,"B.R. international Public School shows that alongside featuring unity, uniforms likewise promote equality. Envision the circumstance without school uniforms. Students would show up in garments of their decision. Regardless of the amount we attempt, this will ingrain inequality- kids from rich foundations would wear their marked garments and adornments, while other students would build up a feeling of inadequacy. "
School uniforms create a sense of equality/unity,"Uniforms not only unify students’ appearances, but they also create a sense of unity in terms of community. A student in a uniform feels they belong to their school and that their school belongs to them. They boost school pride and spirit."
School uniforms create a sense of equality/unity,"In a Texas survey of approximately one thousand middle schools, it was found that students in uniforms “reported significantly more positive perceptions of belonging in their school community than reported by students in the standard dress group” (David L. Brunsma)."
School uniforms create a sense of equality/unity,"Pandit Nehru was right in saying that the children of today will make the India of tomorrow — if the young minds learn the lesson of equality today, they will implement the same tomorrow."
School uniforms create a sense of equality/unity,"Uniform is defined by Joseph and Alex (1972) as a costume identifying similar appearance, distinctiveness, or uniformity of a group. They viewed that uniform is not only attire that an individual wears, but also symbolizes membership of group, while creating exclusion and otherness to people outside the group. "
School uniform is harming the student's self expression,"Based on the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1969 that 'it can hardly be argued that either students or teachers shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate.'"
School uniform is harming the student's self expression,One study carried out at Arizona State University confirmed this. It found that students from school without a school uniform policy had a higher self-perception than those from schools which forced students to wear uniforms.
School uniform is harming the student's self expression,"On the topic of uniform, Isla Doran, 16, of Lakes College said: 'As someone who made the transition from school to college last year, I've found that being able to wear my own clothes and create my own overall style has had a positive impact on my self-confidence and imagination. School uniforms are useful for some, but they can also block the creative side of teenagers in the years they develop most.'"
School uniform is harming the student's self expression,"According to Dr. Alan Hilfer, child psychologist at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, this may lead to situations in which teenage students start resenting uniforms, undermining the whole purpose of the measure."
School uniform is harming the student's self expression,"To some extent, it runs counter to the freedom of expression protected by the First Amendment (“School dress codes,” 2017)."
School uniform is harming the student's self expression,"Robyn Silverman, a child and teenager development specialist, told NBC News' Today show: 'As a body image expert, I hear from students all the time that they feel it (wearing uniforms) allows for a lot of comparison. ... So if you have a body that’s a plus-size body, a curvier body, a very tall body, a very short body, those girls often feel that they don't look their best.' "
School uniforms are expensive,"School uniforms can seem like an added expense for families already struggling due to the increasing costs of bills and essential items. With the news that families could find themselves £1,200 worse off each year."
School uniforms are expensive," The article called ‘ School Uniforms,’ stated 'Many parents may have to make financial sacrifices or rely on financial aid to pay the tuition at a private school. In such cases, expensive uniforms can be viewed as a financial burden that disproportionately affects students from low-income households. Some vendors have gained reputations for filling orders slowly and providing poor customer service while charging exorbitant prices.'"
School uniforms are expensive,"In a study of consumer costs of uniforms and whether money is actually saved, researchers found that uniforms do not replace kid's clothing, and parents actually ended up spending more money on clothes when uniforms are required. "
School uniforms are expensive,"95 percent of parents think school uniforms cost too much. About 16 percent said they’ve had to cut back on food and other essentials to pay for uniforms, and 13 percent said its pushed them into debt. "
School uniforms are expensive,The Children’s Society estimated recently that the average cost of a school uniform is now £340.
School uniforms are expensive,Research by the Children's Society from 2020 showed the average spent on school uniform per year was £337 for each secondary child and £315 for primary in Wales. The costs were three times what parents thought was acceptable.
School uniforms are often uncomfortable/sexist,"For example, many types of clothes popular among female students (especially during hot weather) are considered to be “sexually suggestive” (“School dress codes,” 2017, para. 7). According to the proponents of such rules for teenage girls, short skirts and similar clothes contribute to sexual crime in schools (“School dress codes,” 2017)."
School uniforms are often uncomfortable/sexist,Dr Johanna Reidy from Otago’s Department of Public Health says girls are forced to wear uniforms that stop them from being active during breaks or cycling to school.
School uniforms are often uncomfortable/sexist,"A researcher from the University of Otago says a radical redesign of uniforms is needed.  Students are often made to wear school uniforms that leave them too hot in summer, too cold in winter and are physically restrictive for girls."
School uniforms are often uncomfortable/sexist,"Says Laura Bates, a co-founder of The Everyday Sexism Project. “There’s a real culture being built up through some of these dress codes where girls are receiving very clear messages that male behavior, male entitlement to your body in public space is socially acceptable, but you will be punished.”"
School uniforms are often uncomfortable/sexist,"According to a recent GLSEN study, 19 percent of LGBT students were prevented from wearing clothes that were thought to be from another gender and that number was even higher for transgender students, nearly 32 percent of whom have been prevented from wearing clothes that differed from those designated for their legal sex."
School uniform harms learning/creativity,"The people who make up the rules for uniform requirement have false beliefs that the student body will be better because it has to look the same. That sounds more like a post-apocalyptic society in which we are all forced to think the same and have no choices in our lives from the day we are born, similar to novels such as Anthem and Fahrenheit 451. "
School uniform harms learning/creativity,"As Tara Maginnis Ph.D. wrote “school uniforms send early-life messages to students that conformity is important and creativity is not, that authority is allowed to abuse its power and constrain our constitutional right to free speech and expression."
School uniform harms learning/creativity,"Brunsma writes in The School Uniform Movement and What It Tells Us About American Education, that uniform policies don't curb violence or behavioral problems in schools. They don't cultivate student self-esteem and motivation. They don't balance the social-status differences that often separate students. And they don't improve academic achievement. "
School uniform harms learning/creativity,Senior Alyse Madsen said. “Strict dress codes infringe on a students self-expression and make for a dull environment with little creativity.”
School uniform harms learning/creativity,"In the most watched TED talk of all time, educationalist Sir Ken Robinson FRSA claims that “schools kill creativity”, arguing that “we don't grow into creativity, we grow out of it."
School uniforms increase conformity or harm individuality,"This idea is supported by testimony from a 17-year-old student forced to wear uniforms. Her story was reported in National Catholic Reporter of March, 2002, and she said, 'Everyone hated it. It completely killed any sense of individuality any one of us had. Everyone looked the same. It was sad to watch'."
School uniforms increase conformity or harm individuality,"Ansari said 'Fashion is one way that students express themselves, and that may be an important part of the school experience. When students can't show their individuality, they may not feel like they belong as much.'"
School uniforms increase conformity or harm individuality,"According to Grace Chen of the Public School Review, forced conformity may leave students ill prepared to enter the adult world where appearance matters even if uniforms are not required. "
School uniforms increase conformity or harm individuality,"'School uniforms only reinforce the notion that authority and obedience matter most, which does not factor into dressing appropriately for a job in an adult career field' contends Scott Key of Fresno State University."
School uniforms increase conformity or harm individuality,Uniforms could delay an adolescent's transition into adulthood. A quote states that “Adults make their own clothing choices and have the freedom to express themselves through their appearance.
School uniforms increase conformity or harm individuality,"Research has shown that getting to dress themselves in what they want not only encourages independent thinking in kids and teens, but it also prepares them for adulthood when they have to learn to adapt to shifting social standards and contexts—skills that will serve them well as adults. When they prepare for their first college visits, job interviews, internships or promotions, they will need to know how to make appropriate choices."
Gun control is ineffective,Criminals overwhelmingly obtain their firearms through illegal channels and will never be deterred by state and federal laws.  A 2016 Obama administration study by the Bureau of Justice Statistics examined how prison inmates obtained the firearms they used during crimes — and the results weren’t surprising. The study found that only about 10.1% obtained their firearms through a retail source.
Gun control is ineffective,"In 2018, a study was released that examined the effect of comprehensive background checks on the state. The study examined nearly two decades (1981-2000) of data and found that background checks had no effect on homicide rates in California."
Gun control is ineffective,A study in Applied Economics Letters found that “assault weapons bans did not significantly affect murder rates at the state level” and “states with restrictions on the carrying of concealed weapons had higher gun-related murders.”
Gun control is ineffective,"Banning high-capacity magazines will not necessarily deter crime because even small gun magazines can be changed in seconds.The “gun show loophole” is virtually nonexistent because commercial dealers, who sell the majority of guns at shows and elsewhere, are bound by strict federal laws. "
Gun control is ineffective,"According to a Mar. 10, 2016 Lancet study, most state-level gun control laws do not reduce firearm death rates, and, of 25 state laws, nine were associated with higher gun death rates."
Gun control is ineffective,"Mexico has some of the strictest gun control laws in the world and yet, in 2012, Mexico had 11,309 gun murders (9.97 gun homicides per 100,000 people) compared to the United States that had 9,146 gun homicides (2.97 per 100,000 people)."
Gun ownership is a right,"Nelson Lund, JD, PhD, Professor at George Mason University School of Law, stated, 'The right to self-defense and to the means of defending oneself is a basic natural right that grows out of the right to life'."
Gun ownership is a right,"The U.S. Supreme Court revisited the issue in the case of District of Columbia v. Heller, 478 F.3d 370. The plaintiff in Heller challenged the constitutionality of a Washington D.C. law which prohibited the possession of handguns. In a 5-4 decision, the Court struck down the D.C. handgun ban as violative of that right. The Court meticulously detailed the history and tradition of the Second Amendment at the time of the Constitutional Convention and proclaimed that the Second Amendment established an individual right for U.S. citizens to possess firearms."
Gun ownership is a right,"In 2010, the Court further strengthened Second Amendment protections in McDonald v. City of Chicago, 567 F.3d 856. The plaintiff in McDonald challenged the constitutionality of the Chicago handgun ban, which prohibited handgun possession by almost all private citizens. In a 5-4 decision, the Court, citing the intentions of the framers and ratifiers of the Fourteenth Amendment, held that the Second Amendment applies to the states through the incorporation doctrine."
Gun ownership is a right,"In 2022, the Supreme Court further expanded upon the precedent set by Heller in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen. In Bruen, the Court struck down a New York law requiring parties interested in purchasing a handgun for the use of self-defense outside of the home to obtain a license because the law issued licenses on a “may-issue” rather than a “shall issue” basis. This “may issue” licensing method allowed state authorities to deny interested parties public use licenses for firearms if the interested party was unable to show “proper cause” as to why they have a heightened need for self-protection over the general population. "
Gun ownership is a right,"In a 5-4 vote Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court declared for the first time that the Second Amendment to the Constitution guarantees the right of individual Americans to keep and bear arms. The court said gun ownership is an individual right, not connected with military service, and that it can be regulated in some ways."
Gun ownership is a right,"The presumptive Republican nominee for president, Sen. John McCain, released a statement applauding the decision. 'Today's ruling makes clear that other municipalities like Chicago that have banned handguns have infringed on the constitutional rights of Americans,' he said."
Gun ownership is a right,"For today’s gun owners, the right to own guns nearly rivals other rights laid out in the U.S. Constitution in terms of its personal salience. About three-quarters of gun owners (74%) say this right is essential to their own sense of freedom."
Gun ownership is necessary for hunting/sports-shooting,"According to a Feb. 2013 Pew Research report, 32% of gun owners owned guns for hunting and 7% owned guns for target or sport shooting."
Gun ownership is necessary for hunting/sports-shooting,"In 2011, there were 13.7 million hunters 16 years old or older in the United States, and they spent $7.7 billion on guns, sights, ammunition, and other hunting equipment."
Gun ownership is necessary for hunting/sports-shooting,"According to data from 2016, approximately 10 million people used firearms for hunting, more than 50 percent of all hunters participated in target shooting, and 22 percent of hunters visited shooting ranges (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2018)."
Gun ownership promotes self protection,"Journalist John Stossel explained, “Criminals don’t obey the law… Without the fear of retaliation from victims who might be packing heat, criminals in possession of these [illegal] weapons now have a much easier job… As the saying goes, ‘If guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns.'” "
Gun ownership promotes self protection,"Daniel J. Schultz, lawyer, stated, “the Framers [of the Constitution and Bill of Rights] understood that ‘well-regulated’ militias, that is, armed citizens, ready to form militias that would be well trained, self-regulated and disciplined would post no threat to their fellow citizens, but would, indeed, help to ‘insure domestic Tranquility’ and ‘provide for the common defence.'"
Gun ownership promotes self protection,"Marco Rubio (R-FL), US Senator, speaking about gun control laws during his 2016 presidential campaign, stated, 'If God forbid, ISIS visits our life, our neighborhood, our school, any part of us, the last thing standing, the last line of defense could very well be our ability to protect ourselves.'"
Gun ownership promotes self protection,"Constitutions in 37 US states protect the right to bear arms for self-defense, most with explicit language such as Alabama’s: 'every citizen has a right to bear arms in defense of himself and the state.'"
Gun ownership promotes self protection,"Wayne LaPierre, Executive Vice President of the NRA, stated, 'The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.'"
Gun ownership promotes self protection,"A May 9, 2013 48% of convicted felons surveyed admitted that they avoided committing crimes when they knew the victim was armed with a gun. "
Gun ownership promotes self protection,Pew Foundation report found that 79% of male gun owners and 80% of female gun owners said owning a gun made them feel safer and 64% of people living in a home in which someone else owns a gun felt safer.
Gun ownership promotes self protection,"Even Senator Dianne Feinstein, a gun control advocate, carried a concealed gun when her life was threatened and her home attacked by the New World Liberation Front in the 1970s. "
Gun ownership promotes self protection,"In a Gallup survey conducted in August 2019, gun owners were most likely to cite personal safety or protection as the reason they own a firearm. Roughly six-in-ten (63%) said this in an open-ended question. "
Banning guns would save lives,Guns were the leading cause of death by homicide (67.7% of all homicides) and by suicide (51.8% of all suicides).
Banning guns would save lives,"A study in the New England Journal of Medicine found that firearms were the second leading cause of deaths for children, responsible for 15% of child deaths compared to 20% in motor vehicle crashes. "
Banning guns would save lives,A study published in the American Journal of Public Health found that “legal purchase of a handgun appears to be associated with a long-lasting increased risk of violent death”
Banning guns would save lives,"Between 1999 and 2013 there were 270,237 firearm suicides in the United States, accounting for about 52% of all suicides during those years."
Banning guns would save lives,"Harvard professor David Hemenway, PhD, wrote 'We analyzed the relationship between homicide and gun availability using data from 26 developed countries from the early 1990s. We found that across developed countries, where guns are more available, there are more homicides.'"
Banning guns would save lives,"When US gun ownership goes down, overall suicide rates drop; meanwhile, each 10 percentage-point increase in gun ownership is linked to a 26.9% increase in the youth suicide rate."
Banning guns would save lives, Female first-time firearm owners were 35 times more likely to commit suicide within 12 years of buying the gun compared to women who did not own guns; male first-time firearm owners were about eight times more likely to do so.
Banning guns would save lives,"In 2015, assaults with a firearm were 6.8 times more common in states that had the most guns, compared to the leas."
Banning guns would save lives,"More than a dozen studies have revealed that if you had a gun at home, you were twice as likely to be killed as someone who didn’t."
Banning guns would save lives,Research from the Harvard School of Public Health tells us that states with higher gun ownership levels have higher rates of homicide.
Banning guns would save lives,"Data even tells us that where gun shops or gun dealers open for business, killings go up. "
Banning guns would save lives,"When Missouri repealed its permit law, gun-related killings increased by 25 percent."
Guns can fall into the wrong hands,A June 2013 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report states that 'Almost all guns used in criminal acts enter circulation via initial legal transaction.'
Guns can fall into the wrong hands,"Between 2005 and 2010, 1.4 million guns were stolen from US homes during property crimes (including burglary and car theft), a yearly average of 232,400."
Guns can fall into the wrong hands,"Ian Ayres, JD, PhD, and John J. Donohue, JD, PhD, Professors of Law at Yale Law School and Stanford Law School respectively, state, “with guns being a product that can be easily carried away and quickly sold at a relatively high fraction of the initial cost, the presence of more guns can actually serve as a stimulus to burglary and theft. "
Guns can fall into the wrong hands,A Secret Service analysis found that of 24 mass shootings in 2019 at least 10 (42%) involved illegally possessed guns.
Guns can fall into the wrong hands,"John R. Lott, Jr., PhD, gun rights activist, stated, “The problem with such [gun control] laws is that they take away guns from law-abiding citizens, while would-be criminals ignore them.”"
Guns can fall into the wrong hands,"According to a Bureau of Justice Statistics May 2013 report, 37.4% of state prison inmates who “used, carried, or possessed a firearm when they committed the crime for which they were serving a prison sentence” obtained the gun from a family member or friend. "
Guns can fall into the wrong hands,"'Guns do fall into the wrong hands,' Commissioner Ramsey said, adding that many guns used by criminals were originally purchased legally."
Guns can fall into the wrong hands,"One of the worst recent examples was the massacre in a Sutherland Springs, Texas, church last November, in which 26 people were killed by a man whose domestic violence conviction should have barred him from buying guns."
Guns lead to accidental deaths,"According to the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence and the National Physicians Alliance, states with the highest concentration of guns have nine times the amount of accidental gun deaths and “89% of unintentional shooting deaths of children occur in the home—and most of these deaths occur when children are playing with a loaded gun in their parents’ absence.”"
Guns lead to accidental deaths, The US General Accountability Office (GAO) estimated that 31% of total accidental shooting deaths could have been prevented by installing safety devices on guns: 100% of deaths per year in which a child under 6 years old shoots and kills him/herself or another child could be prevented by automatic child-proof safety locks; and 23% of accidental shooting deaths by adolescents and adults per year could be prevented by loading indicators showing when a bullet was in the chamber ready to be fired.
Guns lead to accidental deaths," Marjorie Sanfilippo, PhD, Professor of Psychology at Eckerd College who has researched children’s behavior around guns, stated, “We put gates around swimming pools to keep children from drowning. We put safety caps on medications to keep children from poisoning themselves. Because children are naturally curious and impulsive, and because we have shown time and again that we cannot ‘gun-proof’ them with education, we have a responsibility to keep guns out of the hands of children.”"
Guns lead to accidental deaths,"Jim Barrett, author for TheTruthAboutGuns.com, stated, 'the theory that the restriction or elimination of guns would have a positive effect on the overall suicide rate in the U.S. does not hold up under scrutiny.'"
Guns lead to accidental deaths,"Accidental gun deaths occur mainly to those under 25 years old. So far in 2022, 209 children (age 0-17) have died by gunshot and an additional 519 were injured. Adolescents are particularly susceptible to accidental shootings due to specific behavioral characteristics associated with adolescence, such as impulsivity, feelings of invincibility, and curiosity about firearms."
Guns lead to accidental deaths,"In 2021, unintentional shooting deaths accounted for over 4% (2,007) of total gun related deaths (44,912) in the United States. "
Guns lead to accidental deaths,A study from 2014 showed that victims of unintentional shootings were three times more likely to live in a household with a firearm.
Guns lead to accidental deaths,"A 2001 study found that regardless of age, people are nine times more likely to die from unintentional firearm injuries when they live in states with more guns, relative to states with fewer guns."
Gun ownership allows for mass-shootings/general gun violence,"Jeffrey Voccola, Assistant Professor of Writing at Kutztown University, notes, 'The average gun owner, no matter how responsible, is not trained in law enforcement or on how to handle life-threatening situations, so in most cases, if a threat occurs, increasing the number of guns only creates a more volatile and dangerous situation.'"
Gun ownership allows for mass-shootings/general gun violence,"The FBI found that in 2013 arguments (such as romantic triangles, brawls fueled by alcohol or drugs, and arguments over money) resulted in 1,962 gun deaths (59.9% of the total). "
Gun ownership allows for mass-shootings/general gun violence,A June 1985 study published in the American Journal of Public Health found that “the weapons used [in altercations]… were those closest at hand.”
Gun ownership allows for mass-shootings/general gun violence,"An editorial published in the June 1985 American Journal of Public Health noted, “gun-inflicted deaths [often] ensue from impromptu arguments and fights; in the US, two-thirds of the 7,900 deaths in 1981 involving arguments and brawls were caused by guns.” "
Gun ownership allows for mass-shootings/general gun violence,"A 1993 study published in The New England Journal of Medicine found that '[r]ather than confer protection, guns kept in the home are associated with an increase in the risk of homicide by a family member or intimate acquaintance.'"
Gun ownership allows for mass-shootings/general gun violence,"'On the absolute scale, this means that a state like California, which has approximately two mass shootings per year, will have an extra mass shooting for every 10 unit increase in permissiveness over five years,' explain the researchers. 'It will also have three to five more mass shootings per five years for every 10 unit increase in gun ownership,' they add."
Austerity cuts access to essential services,"Years of brutal cuts to public health services, following NHS reform legislation passed in 2012 which moved public health from the NHS to local authorities whose budgets were hit the hardest, had taken their toll."
Austerity cuts access to essential services,"Nationally, local authority budgets were cut by nearly a third from 2010 to 2018, according to the UK National Audit Office and the public health grant fell by £700m in real terms between 2014/15 and 2019/20, as revealed by a Health Foundation report. Across society a decade was defined by the destruction of a safety net built over many years. From the closure of Sure Start centres and libraries to the crumbling estates and rocketing vacancy lists of NHS organisations – few public services were left unscathed."
Austerity cuts access to essential services,"As Sir Michael’s landmark report in February, 10 years on from the Marmot review of 2010, said: ‘From rising child poverty and the closure of children’s centres, to declines in education funding, an increase in precarious work and zero hours contracts, to a housing affordability crisis and a rise in homelessness, to people with insufficient money to lead a healthy life and resorting to food banks in large numbers, to ignored communities with poor conditions and little reason for hope… Austerity will cast a long shadow over the lives of the children born and growing up under its effects.’"
Austerity cuts access to essential services,"There are warning signs that acute budget and service pressures can encourage a retreat to silos or ‘passing the buck’, particularly at the operational level. "
Austerity cuts access to essential services,"The UK’s largest national food bank charity, the Trussell Trust, has documented a 5,146 percent increase in emergency food parcels distributed between 2008 and 2018. In that decade this food bank network went from distributing just under 26,000 parcels a year to handing out more than 1.33 million of them."
Austerity cuts access to essential services,"Our analysis of government data shows that the budget allocated for welfare for children and families has borne the brunt of public expenditure cuts, falling by 44 percent between 2010 and 2018."
Austerity cuts access to essential services,"“Taking care of ‘at risk’ children is a mandatory concern. However, youth centres and outreach services are considered unessential and have been cut to the bone. Yet these are services that help prevent children becoming ‘at risk’ in the first place,” said Gray."
Austerity cuts access to essential services,"“For example, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) estimate that even if the government locks in a moderate overall spending increase over the next five years, because of commitments to protect certain areas of spending, the remaining ‘unprotected’ areas - including most aspects of social security, prisons, local government and adult education - are facing an average annual cut of 0.4 per cent per year."
Austerity extend recessions,The use of austerity measures during times of economic hardship has caused much controversy about their purpose and usefulness. Many economists have pointed out that the measures have contractionary effects and usually exacerbate ongoing economic recessions.
Austerity extend recessions,"In Argentina, Russia, and Turkey, for example, many high-level government officials resigned when mistimed austerity packages did more harm than good for their economies."
Austerity extend recessions,"For instance, interest rates on Greek debt fell following its first bailout. However, the gains were limited to the government having decreased interest rate expenses. Although the private sector was unable to benefit, the major beneficiaries of lower rates are large corporations. Consumers benefited only marginally from lower rates, but the lack of sustainable economic growth kept borrowing at depressed levels despite the lower rates."
Austerity extend recessions,"“If he wants to reassure the markets, he will have to announce early action in the form of a big fiscal tightening. That could deepen and/or lengthen the recession and ultimately create an even bigger fiscal hole,” said Ruth Gregory, senior U.K. economist at Capital Economics."
Austerity extend recessions,"The financial press and many economists have pointed to austerity policies that cut government expenditures and increased tax rates as an explanation for the slow recovery in several European countries (e.g. Blanchard and Leigh 2013, Krugman 2015). "
Austerity is unfair to the citizens,"In an excoriating 24-page report, which will be presented to the UN human rights council in Geneva next year, the eminent human rights lawyer Philip Alston said that in the UK 'poverty is a political choice'."
Austerity is unfair to the citizens,"Philip Alston, the UN’s rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, ended a two-week fact-finding mission to the UK with a stinging declaration that levels of child poverty were “not just a disgrace, but a social calamity and an economic disaster”, even though the UK is the world’s fifth largest economy,"
Austerity is unfair to the citizens,"Austerity Britain was in breach of four UN human rights agreements relating to women, children, disabled people and economic and social rights. “If you got a group of misogynists in a room and said how can we make this system work for men and not for women they would not have come up with too many ideas that are not already in place,” Philip Alston said."
Austerity is unfair to the citizens,"It is likely to crystallise growing public unease over the impact of nearly a decade of cuts to the welfare state and public services, which studies have shown have had a disproportionate effect on the poor, the disabled and women. "
Austerity is unfair to the citizens,"Margaret Greenwood, the shadow work and pensions secretary, said: “The government should listen to the people being pushed into poverty by its policies. Universal credit is failing miserably, leaving families in debt, [in] rent arrears and at risk of becoming homeless. Three million children are growing up in poverty despite living in a working household."
Austerity is unfair to the citizens,"Universal credit has punched us in the face. Before much longer people will turn to crime. People will smash the windows to get what they want. This is going to cause riots – Denise Hunter, 57, at the West End food bank in Newcastle-on-Tyne"
Austerity is unfair to the citizens,"I got hungry because I was smelling the other food. I had to take my eyes away from it. The most unfair thing is the government knows families are going through hard times but they decide not to do anything about it – John Adebola-Samuel, 12, whose family couldn’t get school meals in Dumfries, Scotland, because of their immigration status"
Austerity is unfair to the citizens,"I wash in what I call a birdbath – a little hot water in a basin and have a spruce down. To keep warm I wrap up in layers and layers. I never thought I would be 48 and in this position – Sharon Morton, 48, at Newcastle Citizens Advice Bureau"
Austerity is unfair to the citizens,"If people don’t have enough space at home, you need to be outside and you are exposed to the big world and all sorts of people and pick up bad habits. Anyone offering them a way of making money, they will take it. That’s why I think drugs and crime are on the increase – Sahra Roble, 19, from South Acton in London"
Austerity is unfair to the citizens,"I was 18 [and homeless] and the council said I was not a priority. I was struggling with depression and anxiety and juggling work. I was told that if I stop work and have a baby I would be more likely to get housing – Tayah, west London."
Austerity is unfair to the citizens,"IMF-required austerity is significantly associated with rising inequality, by increasing the income share to the top ten percent at the expense of the bottom 80 percent. Unsurprisingly, the impact can also be seen in significantly rising poverty levels in countries facing tighter austerity requirements."
Austerity results in lower growth,"In exchange for bailouts, the EU and European Central Bank (ECB) embarked on an austerity program that sought to bring Greece's finances under control. Greece's deficit has dramatically decreased, but the country's austerity program has been a disaster in terms of healing the economy."
Austerity results in lower growth,"Austerity undermined improving public finances and suppressed tax revenues, with cumulative government borrowing through to 2023-24 now likely to be double (+£450bn) the original plan to get it down to zero in five years."
Austerity results in lower growth,Because the evidence shows that austerity strangled the green shoots of economic recovery that were sprouting when the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition took office.
Austerity results in lower growth,"On average, pay growth halved across OECD countries in the nine post-crisis years compared to the nine pre-crisis years."
Austerity results in lower growth,"The OECD average slowing from 5 per cent before the crisis to 2.5 per cent after the crisis, with the UK down from 4 to 2 per cent. For many countries – including the UK – price rises mean that the standard of living has fallen over the last decade."
Austerity results in lower job creation,"Cutting government spending, many believe, leads to large-scale unemployment. Robust public sector spending, they suggest, reduces unemployment and therefore increases the number of income-tax payers. "
Austerity results in lower job creation,"Recently, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) released their World Employment Social Outlook for 2016. In this document they provide additional details on the global outlook for the near future. Between 2014 and 2016 the unemployment rate in European countries averaged between 10.2 and 9.2%."
Austerity results in lower job creation,"Countries like Greece, Cyprus, Ireland, Portugal and Spain are affected up to the point where basic rights like access to jobs, the right to work, etc. are under threat. Greece and Spain’s unemployment rates for example are respectively 25.6% and 22.9%."
Austerity results in lower job creation,"In 2012, the World of Work Report by the International Labour Organisation (ILO),stated that women have a higher probability of being unemployed or finding themselves in vulnerable employment positions in comparison to men. According to the ILO, they face systemic barriers in nearly all aspects of employment. As a side effect which cannot be underestimated or ignored, the austerity measures further enforce these barriers. These barriers are all in regard to; receiving ample childcare, the level of pay, the access to higher-paying traditionally “male” occupations, job security, pension entitlement, benefits, etc."
Austerity results in lower job creation,"Alessandro Turrini finds that contrary to expectations, austerity policies may have been responsible for creating more unemployment in countries with stronger employment protection legislation. One potential reason for this is that while countries with more regulated labour markets have not experienced as many redundancies from austerity, they have also had far lower job creation levels."
Austerity improves the economic measures,"The United States implemented austerity measures during the depression that occurred from 1920 to 1921.  By 1922, the unemployment rate was down to 7.6% and in 1923 it was 3.2%"
Austerity improves the economic measures,"For example, Canada in 1993-96, cut their fiscal deficit but maintained strong economic growth."
Austerity improves the economic measures,"More recently, supporters of austerity argue that the rebound in economic growth in Latvia and Estonia show that countries who pursue fiscal austerity can overcome their problems. (e.g. Latvia showed fast growth of 5.1% in past 12 months at Q1 2012)"
Austerity improves the economic measures,"If budget deficits are not cut, it can lead to higher bond yields (e.g. in case of Greece, Spain and Ireland)."
Austerity improves the economic measures,"After 2009 recession, many European and US economies faced record levels of peace-time deficit. The UK budget deficit was over 10% of GDP, causing a rise in national debt."
Austerity improves the economic measures,"The measures implemented in 2010 achieved a remarkable degree of fiscal consolidation, bringing the Greece government deficit from 15.8% in 2009 to 10.7% in 2010."
Austerity improves the economic measures,"Contrary to this, research from Harvard economist Alberto Alesina demonstrated the benefits of ‘expansionary austerity:’ fiscal policy changes in advanced economies between 1970 and 2007 showed that spending cuts were often 'associated with economic expansions rather than recessions'."
Austerity is important in the long term,"Cutting budget deficits will give investors greater confidence about the long-term performance of the economy. Lower debt levels will encourage the private sector to invest. In 2012, the EU commission produced a report saying that austerity measures are working to reduce budget deficits. José Manuel Barroso, the commission president, said: ‘I can say the medicine is beginning to work’ (Economist). The EU point to falling deficits in countries such as Estonia, Finland, Luxembourg and Sweden. Hungary has also improved its fiscal position."
Austerity is important in the long term,"Some economists argue ‘austerity’ is necessary to reduce budget deficits, and cutting government spending is compatible with improving the long-term economic performance of the economy.  "
Austerity is important in the long term,"If policymakers and the electorate show sufficient resolve, carrying through with austerity will eventually be rewarded by better financing conditions. Austerity pays off in the long run."
Austerity is important in the long term,"On the basis of Arellano (2008) model simulations we find that cutting government consumption may indeed raise the default premium in the short run. This is not because investors are impatient or schizophrenic about austerity. Rather, this is because with output being temporarily reduced due to austerity, financial market participants understand that a government is tempted to default on its debt obligations in order to free scarce resources from debt service for other expenditures."
Austerity is important to increase stability,"Astute monetary policy and falls in international commodity prices are given by a recent World Bank overview, as reasons for this relatively steady growth in the services and industrial sectors, enjoyed by Morocco and reflected in the country’s GDP."
Austerity is important to increase stability,"Morocco was a heavily indebted country in the 1980s. Austerity measures and promarket reforms have been credited with positive outcomes, including economic stability, steady growth at low inflation rates, and a gradual fall in unemployment. "
Austerity is important to increase stability,"The relative macro economic stability and control of inflation has had a high social cost, including increased inequality (see Observer Summer 2021), leading to massive social protests across Colombia since 2019. "
Austerity is important to increase stability,A reduction in wages and public expenditure negatively impacts domestic demand. But this negative effect is offset by the positive effect on exports. A strong state commitment to macroeconomic stability and improved cost competitiveness improved the real exchange rate (REER) and facilitated an export-led recovery.
Austerity is important to increase stability,"Put simply, a growth in external demand (consumers outside Ireland buying more Irish produced goods and services) compensated for a contraction in the internal demand caused by austerity (Irish consumers, households and government spending less). It’s the German model of adjustment: commit to macroeconomic stability, compress domestic demand and expand exports."
Austerity is necessary to reduce deficits or pay debts,Countries use austerity measures to avoid a sovereign debt crisis. That's when creditors become concerned that the country will default on its debt. It occurs when the debt-to-gross domestic product ratio is greater than 77%.
Austerity is necessary to reduce deficits or pay debts,"That's the tipping point, according to a study by the World Bank. It found that if the debt-to-GDP ratio exceeds 77% for an extended period of time, it slows economic growth. Every percentage point of debt above this level costs the country 1.7% in economic growth."
Austerity is necessary to reduce deficits or pay debts,"The Greek debt crisis led to a crisis in the eurozone. Many European banks had invested in Greek businesses and sovereign debt. Other countries, like Ireland, Portugal, and Italy, had also overspent. They took advantage of low-interest rates as eurozone members. The 2008 financial crisis hit these countries hard. As a result, they needed bailouts to keep from defaulting on their sovereign debt."
Austerity is necessary to reduce deficits or pay debts,"Almost a decade after the onset of the global financial crisis, national debt in advanced economies remains near its highest level since World War II, averaging 104 percent of GDP. In Japan, the ratio is 240 percent and in Greece almost 185 percent. In Italy and Portugal, debt exceeds 120 percent of GDP. Without measures either to cut spending or increase revenue, the situation will only get worse."
Austerity is necessary to reduce deficits or pay debts,"The most commonly proposed austerity measures in the IMF loans include wage bill cuts and freezes (31 countries), increases to or the introduction of value-added tax (VAT) (14 countries), and general public expenditure cuts (55 countries)."
Austerity is necessary to reduce deficits or pay debts,"David Cameron used his speech at the Scottish Conservative conference over the weekend to hit back. He said: 'Our opponents bleat on about austerity but I tell you – if we don’t get a grip of these debts, they will grip us.'"
Austerity is necessary to reduce deficits or pay debts,The budget deficit was 11% of GDP in 2009-10. It is now about 5.5% and the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) of UK predicts a surplus by the end of the decade.
Austerity is necessary to reduce deficits or pay debts,"The chancellor, George Osborne, certainly plans more austerity, hoping to achieve a budget surplus and a rapidly declining debt-to-GDP ratio by the end of the decade (four years later than he originally predicted)."
Austerity regime is essential in economically troubled times,"Despite its negative reputation concerning its commitment to reforms and its implementation record, Greece has put forth an immense effort over the last three years and indeed has taken impressive steps toward achieving fiscal sustainability, with occasionally remarkable results. In the three years since the beginning of the crisis, it implemented a fiscal tightening of some 20% of GDP (around €50bn, while it has committed to measures cumulatively totalling €65bn by 2015) and reduced its budget deficit by an impressive nine percentage points, despite having lost a fifth of its GDP since 2009."
Austerity regime is essential in economically troubled times,"For example, the global economic downturn that began in 2008 left many governments with reduced tax revenues and exposed what some believed were unsustainable spending levels. Several European countries, including the United Kingdom, Greece, and Spain, turned to austerity as a way to alleviate budget concerns."
Austerity regime is essential in economically troubled times,"Perhaps the most successful model of austerity, at least in response to a recession, occurred in the United States between 1920 and 1921. The unemployment rate in the U.S. economy jumped from 4% to almost 12%.  Real gross national product (GNP) declined almost 20%—greater than any single year during the Great Depression or Great Recession. President Warren G. Harding responded by cutting the federal budget by almost 50%. Tax rates were reduced for all income groups, and the debt dropped by more than 30%. In a speech in 1920, Harding declared that his administration 'will attempt intelligent and courageous deflation, and strike at government borrowing...[and] will attack high cost of government with every energy and facility.'"
Affirmative action boosts diversity,"Scott Plous, PhD, Professor of Psychology at Wesleyan University, wrote in his article “Ten Myths About Affirmative Action,” posted on his website: 'Several studies have documented important gains in racial and gender equality as a direct result of affirmative action.'"
Affirmative action boosts diversity,"Ibram X. Kendi, director of the Boston University Center of Antiracist Research, told CBS News, 'If we as a nation are serious about creating equity and justice, we have to institute programs that have been proven to create more equity in our schools, in our colleges, and our workplaces.' He added, 'Affirmative action programs in education have been demonstrated to increase diversity and increase access specifically for underrepresented groups.'"
Affirmative action boosts diversity,"For example, one study found that students of color experience a 23 percentage point decline in likelihood of admission to highly selective public colleges after an affirmative action ban goes into effect."
Affirmative action boosts diversity,"Evidence gathered by the Century Foundation suggests that racially integrated classrooms can reduce students’ racial bias, improve satisfaction and intellectual self-confidence, and enhance leadership skills. These benefits may translate to better economic outcomes and, among other payoffs, prepare students to work in a diverse global economy, increasing the productivity, effectiveness, and creativity of teams."
Affirmative action boosts diversity,"Institutions of higher education have placed a greater priority on integration and campus diversity in recent decades. White women may have been among the greatest beneficiaries of this effort. Between 1967 and 2009, female college enrollment more than doubled—from 19 percent of all students to 44 percent. During this period, the percentage of white women age 25 to 35 with college degrees surged from less than 15 percent to more than 40 percent."
Affirmative action boosts diversity,"When the practice ended in California, the state’s most selective campuses saw minority enrollment drop more than 50%, and earnings fall for Black and Hispanic graduates. University of Michigan still hasn’t fully regained its share of Black students, despite millions of dollars spent over 15 years. And at the University of Oklahoma’s largest campus, the number of Indigenous freshmen fell 11% in one year, despite the state being home to one of the largest Native American populations."
Affirmative action boosts diversity,"Nearly 70 major US companies, including Alphabet Inc.’s Google, General Electric Co., and JetBlue Airways Corp. warned in a brief to the court that without affirmative action they’ll lose access to “a pipeline of highly qualified future workers and business leaders” — and will struggle to meet diversity hiring goals they’ve set."
Affirmative action boosts diversity,"'This matters a great deal for access in the persistently White institutions that generally control the pathways to power in our society,' said Ed Wingenbach, president of Hampshire College, a liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts."
Affirmative action boosts diversity,"By the end of his tenure, UC was admitting more minority students than it was in 1997, the year before the ban on affirmative action took effect."
Affirmative action boosts diversity,"Sander's paper on mismatching has been refuted by several law professors, including Ian Ayres and Richard Brooks from Yale who use Sander's data to show that eliminating affirmative action would actually reduce the number of black lawyers by 12.7% [REF]."
Affirmative action boosts diversity,"A prominent advocate of affirmative action, he played a leading role in the twin Supreme Court cases-Grutter v Bollinger and Gratz v Bollinger-that upheld and clarified the importance of diversity as a compelling justification for affirmative action in higher education."
Affirmative action boosts diversity,"In Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, the APALC submitted a brief supporting the University of Texas in preserving the use of affirmative action in admissions, saying Asian students 'benefited from exposure to a diverse student body.'"
Affirmative action is necessary to compensate for the past,"Barack Obama, JD, 44th President of the United States, provided the following statement on affirmative action to the NAACP “2008 Voter Action Center,”: 'I support affirmative action. When there is strong evidence of prolonged and systemic discrimination by organizations, affirmative action may be the only meaningful remedy available.'"
Affirmative action is necessary to compensate for the past,"Affirmative action is a mechanism that has allowed historically excluded groups to attend college. Students of color have long faced systemic barriers in the American education system, including exclusion, segregation, underfunding, fewer resources, and lower familial wealth. As a result, students of color are more likely to fare worse on the indicators of success that colleges evaluate for admission, making it harder for people of color to access top-tier public and private colleges. Race-conscious admissions practices, such as affirmative action, attempt to remedy these inequities by encouraging colleges to take a closer look at some of the nontraditional factors that could make a student successful—factors often overlooked in traditional admissions criteria."
Affirmative action is necessary to compensate for the past,"Affirmative action itself has been defined as 'any measure, beyond simple termination of a discriminatory practice, adopted to correct or compensate for past or present discrimination or to prevent discrimination from recurring in the future.' (U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Statement on Affirmative Action, October 1977.)"
Affirmative action is necessary to compensate for the past,"These programs have brought or accompanied significant gains for women and minorities. In the past 25 years, black participation in the work force has increased 50 percent and the percentage of blacks holding managerial positions has jumped fivefold. In 1970, women comprised only 5 percent of lawyers compared to 20 percent today. Twenty-five years ago, the student population at University of California, Berkeley, was 80 percent white compared to 45 percent today."
Affirmative action is necessary to compensate for the past,The Party supports affirmative action programs to further this goal.
Affirmative action is necessary to compensate for the past,"Critics contend Connerly fails to recognize the damaging extent of past racism for African Americans and Hispanics, that contemporary institutionalized racism is pervasive and powerful, and that affirmative action can overcome the residual effects of past discrimination on people of color [REF]."
Affirmative action is necessary to compensate for the past,"The NAACP gave him a 100% rating, indicating his strong support for affirmative action."
Affirmative action is necessary to compensate for the past,The three-judge panel concluded that it was bound by a 9th Circuit ruling in 1997 upholding the constitutionality of the affirmative action ban.
Affirmative action is necessary to compensate for the past,"Four years later, President Lyndon B. Johnson elaborated on the importance of affirmative action to achieving true freedom for African Americans: ."
Affirmative action is necessary to compensate for the past,"In the 2000 campaign, Lieberman assured the black voters, 'I have supported affirmative action, I do support affirmative action, and I will support affirmative action because history and current reality make it necessary.'[REF] ."
Affirmative action is necessary to compensate for the past,In 1971 the Standardization policy of Sri Lankan universities was introduced as an affirmative action program for students from areas which had poor educational facilities due to 200 years purposeful discrimination by British colonialists.
Affirmative action is necessary to compensate for the past,"In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson delivered a speech to the graduating class at Howard, where he outlined his plans for civil rights legislation and endorsed aggressive affirmative action to combat the effects of years of segregation of blacks from the nation's economic opportunities [REF]."
Affirmative action is necessary to compensate for the past,The impetus towards affirmative action is to redress the disadvantages[REF][REF][REF][REF][REF] associated with overt historical discrimination [REF].
Affirmative action is necessary to compensate for the past,"Elkins' views were influential during the late 1960s when Daniel Patrick Moynihan, supported Affirmative action programs in order to counteract the lingering effects of slavery on black culture."
Affirmative action is necessary to compensate for the past,"An opinion column in the Houston Chronicle after a similar sale took place at Texas A&M University held that 'Actions like these reinforce the common misconception that affirmative action policies give academically unqualified minority students a get-into-college-free card, and they ignore historical discrimination that denied nonwhites opportunities to be successful at any price, no matter their talents or intelligence.'"
Affirmative action is necessary to compensate for the past,"Wesolowski supported affirmative action programs for Saskatoon Catholic teachers in 2001, arguing that past policies had discriminated against women and aboriginals."
Affirmative action is necessary to compensate for the past,"The justification for affirmative action is that it helps to compensate for past discrimination, persecution or exploitation by the ruling class of a culture,[REF] and to address existing discrimination [REF]."
Affirmative action is necessary to compensate for the past,"As historian Roger Wilkins has pointed out, Blacks have a 375-year history on this continent: 245 involving slavery, 100 involving legalized discrimination, and only 30 involving anything else (Wilkins, 1995). Jews and Asians, on the other hand, have immigrated to North America—often as doctors, lawyers, professors, entrepreneurs, and so forth. Moreover, European Jews are able to function as part of the White majority. To expect Blacks to show the same upward mobility as Jews and Asians is to deny the historical and social reality that Black people face."
Affirmative action reduces discrimination,"The National Organization for Women (NOW) stated the following in its article 'Talking About Affirmative Action,':'Affirmative Action levels the playing field so people of color and all women have the chance to compete in education and in business. White men hold 95% to 97% of the high-level corporate jobs. And that’s with affirmative action programs in place. Imagine how low figures would be without affirmative action.'"
Affirmative action reduces discrimination,"Evidence gathered by the Century Foundation suggests that racially integrated classrooms can reduce students’ racial bias, improve satisfaction and intellectual self-confidence, and enhance leadership skills. These benefits may translate to better economic outcomes and, among other payoffs, prepare students to work in a diverse global economy, increasing the productivity, effectiveness, and creativity of teams."
Affirmative action reduces discrimination,The chief minister of Malaysia's Kelantan State also PAS (Islamic Party of Malaysia) spiritual leader Nik Aziz said that Thailand should consider introducing an affirmative action policy like Malaysia's to narrow the social and economic gap between the Muslims and non-Muslims and to put a plug to the surging violence in southern Thailand.
Affirmative action reduces discrimination,"Historically and internationally, support for affirmative action has sought to achieve a range of goals: bridging inequalities in employment and pay; increasing access to education; enriching state, institutional, and professional leadership with the full spectrum of society; redressing apparent past wrongs, harms, or hindrances, in particular addressing the apparent social imbalance left in the wake of slavery and slave laws."
Affirmative action reduces discrimination,The government claimed that this was an affirmative action scheme to assist geographically disadvantaged students to gain tertiary education.
Affirmative action reduces discrimination,"Affirmative action - provide positive preferential treatment in allotment of jobs and access to higher education, as a means to accelerate the integration of the SCs and STs with mainstream society."
Affirmative action reduces discrimination,"Similarly, Johnson v. Transportation Agency 480 U.S. 616 (1987), upheld a voluntary affirmative action plan to correct a 'manifest imbalance' demonstrated by statistical evidence in the representation of minorities and women in traditionally segregated job categories."
Affirmative action reduces discrimination,"Wesolowski supported affirmative action programs for Saskatoon Catholic teachers in 2001, arguing that past policies had discriminated against women and aboriginals."
Affirmative action diminishes the achievements of minorities,Connerly believes affirmative action is a form of racism and that people can achieve success without preferential treatment in college enrollment or in employment.
Affirmative action diminishes the achievements of minorities,Li came to the decision to file a civil rights complaint against Princeton after reading studies by Princeton researchers which claimed that ending affirmative action in university admissions would lead to 80% of placements currently offered to black and Latino students instead being given to Asian Americans [REF].
Affirmative action diminishes the achievements of minorities,"Some opponents believe, among other things, that affirmative action devalues the accomplishments of people who belong to a group it's supposed to help, therefore making affirmative action counter-productive."
Affirmative action diminishes the achievements of minorities,"Opponents also contend that affirmative action devalues the accomplishments of all those who belong to groups it is intended to help, therefore making affirmative action counterproductive [REF]."
Affirmative action diminishes the achievements of minorities,"Williams believes programs such as affirmative action and minimum wage laws set up to aide minorities have, in fact, been harmful to them and stifled their ability to advance in society."
Affirmative action diminishes the achievements of minorities,"Color-blind people often oppose affirmative action because it encourages racism against whites; claim that minorities are disadvantaged because of their own volition, accept racial segregation, and minimize racism and discrimination."
Affirmative action diminishes the achievements of minorities,Opponents of affirmative action such as George Sher believe that affirmative action devalues the accomplishments of people who are chosen based on the social group to which they belong rather than their qualifications [REF].
Affirmative action diminishes the achievements of minorities,"This agenda is celebrated on the backs of Asian-American students. Students for Fair Admissions Inc. is in the process of suing Harvard University, alleging that the university caps the number of admissions for Asian American students. Race-blind admission testing would allow the students, with top test scores in the country, a place at a prestigious university. Instead, they are marked down on “personality trait” testing, in which they coincidentally and consistently score low."
Affirmative action is ineffective,In 2010 Arizona voters passed a constitutional ban on government-sponsored affirmative action known as Proposition 107 [REF].
Affirmative action is ineffective,"The groups goes on to say that affirmative action is responsible for creating the African American middle class, so it does not make sense to say that the system only benefits the middle and upper classes [REF]."
Affirmative action is ineffective,"America's poor is disproportionately made up of people of color, so class-based affirmative action would disproportionately help people of color."
Affirmative action is ineffective,"With privileged African Americans gaining professional upward mobility through affirmative action and equal opportunity sanctions in education and employment, the less-skilled, less-educated African Americans fall behind."
Affirmative action is ineffective,"See, for example, Worse Than Lochner, a recent article in the Yale Law and Policy Review critiquing a trend in constitutional thought that would hold unconstitutional all affirmative action as well as social security, medicare, and Pell Grants[REF]."
Affirmative action is ineffective," Students who benefit from affirmative action, and are allowed to enter into these elite spaces, are granted access too late. There are students here that have to work twice as hard as students who went to elite and private middle schools and high schools because they had half the experience. They do this in sacrifice of their mental and physical health."
Affirmative action is ineffective,"But King’s policy, which coupled strong enforcement of anti-discrimination laws with class-based affirmative action, does nothing of the sort."
Affirmative action is not just,"A 2009 Quinnipiac University survey found American voters opposed to the application of affirmative action to gay people, 65 over 27 percent."
Affirmative action is not just,"Yes, we should be in support of keeping affirmative action here at Harvard and at other colleges and universities. But this is simply not enough."
Affirmative action is not just,Affirmative action is a shallow solution to a much deeper issue in the American education system. We are failing a larger demographic of students who deserve the same educational opportunities as everyone else.
Affirmative action is not just,"While this system may seem helpful at diversifying campuses on the surface, it is simply putting a Band-Aid on systematic issues."
Affirmative action is not just,"Affirmative action is peak performative activism, as it focuses on making schools look more appealing than actually making sure marginalized communities are getting equal opportunities."
Affirmative action perpetuates prejudice,Another controversial decision of the Rehnquist court in 2003 was Grutter v. Bollinger which upheld affirmative action.
Affirmative action perpetuates prejudice,"Opponents,[REF] who sometimes say that affirmative action is 'reverse discrimination', further claim that affirmative action has undesirable side-effects in addition to failing to achieve its goals."
Affirmative action perpetuates prejudice,"In Sweden, the Supreme Court has ruled that 'affirmative action' ethnic quotas in universities are discrimination and hence unlawful."
Affirmative action perpetuates prejudice,"Some policies adopted as affirmative action, such as racial quotas or gender quotas for collegiate admission, have been criticised as a form of reverse discrimination, and such implementation of affirmative action has been ruled unconstitutional by the majority opinion of Gratz v. Bollinger."
Affirmative action perpetuates prejudice,"Hardin's last book The Ostrich Factor: Our Population Myopia (1999), a warning about the threat of overpopulation to the Earth's sustainable economic future, called for coercive constraints on 'unqualified reproductive rights' and argued that affirmative action is a form of racism."
Affirmative action perpetuates prejudice,"Students for Fair Admissions Inc. is in the process of suing Harvard University, alleging that the university caps the number of admissions for Asian American students. Race-blind admission testing would allow the students, with top test scores in the country, a place at a prestigious university. Instead, they are marked down on “personality trait” testing, in which they coincidentally and consistently score low."
Affirmative action is not just,"This agenda is celebrated on the backs of Asian-American students. Students for Fair Admissions Inc. is in the process of suing Harvard University, alleging that the university caps the number of admissions for Asian American students. Race-blind admission testing would allow the students, with top test scores in the country, a place at a prestigious university. Instead, they are marked down on “personality trait” testing, in which they coincidentally and consistently score low."
Affirmative action reduces quality,"John A. Farrell stated : ‘In 2003, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Barbara Grutter, a [white] college grad who sued the University of Michigan law school because it employed racial preferences in its admissions process to achieve academic diversity.’"
Affirmative action reduces quality,"Clint Bolick, JD, Director of the Goldwater Institute, mentioned : 'When blacks and Hispanics flunk examinations, the cause is less likely to be discrimination than the appalling educational conditions to which most economically disadvantaged black and Hispanic children are consigned. ‘Affirmative action’ programs that leap-frog less-qualified minorities over more-qualified non-minorities sweep those systemic problems under the carpet. As such, race-based affirmative action programs perpetuate fraud upon the very groups they are designed to help.'"
Affirmative action reduces quality,"Prominent African American academics Henry Louis Gates and Lani Guinier, while favoring affirmative action, have argued that in practice, it has led to recent black immigrants and their children being greatly overrepresented at elite institutions, at the expense of the historic African American community made up of descendants of slaves [REF]."
Affirmative action reduces quality,"Williams believes programs such as affirmative action and minimum wage laws set up to aide minorities have, in fact, been harmful to them and stifled their ability to advance in society."
Affirmative action reduces quality,Some opponents[REF] further claim that affirmative action has undesirable side-effects and that it fails to achieve its goals.
Affirmative action reduces quality,"This agenda is celebrated on the backs of Asian-American students. Students for Fair Admissions Inc. is in the process of suing Harvard University, alleging that the university caps the number of admissions for Asian American students. Race-blind admission testing would allow the students, with top test scores in the country, a place at a prestigious university. Instead, they are marked down on “personality trait” testing, in which they coincidentally and consistently score low."
Affirmative action reduces quality,"Almost 70% of white students graduate from higher education, compared to about 50% of Black and Latine students. This shows affirmative action isn't completely doing its job. Just because BIPOC students are getting into a university, doesn't necessarily mean they are being equipped with the tools they need to succeed in that university."
Affirmative action reduces quality,"For example, according to data released by the University of Texas in connection with Fisher, the mean SAT scores (out of 2400) and mean high-school grade-point averages (on a 4.0 scale) varied widely by race for the entering class of 2009. For Asians, the numbers were 1991 and 3.07; whites were at 1914 and 3.04; Hispanics at 1794 and 2.83; and African-Americans at 1524 and 2.57. The SAT scores for the Asian students placed them in the 93rd percentile of 2009 SAT-takers nationwide; the African-American students, meanwhile, were at the 52nd percentile."
"Routine child vaccinations, or their side effects, are dangerous","The CDC warns that any vaccine can cause side effects. For the most part these are minor (for example, a sore arm or low-grade fever) and go away within a few days."
"Routine child vaccinations, or their side effects, are dangerous",Some studies have claimed to show that current vaccine schedules increase infant mortality and hospitalization rates.
"Routine child vaccinations, or their side effects, are dangerous","Despite scientific evidence that strongly contradicts this idea, there are still parents of autistic children that believe that vaccine overload causes autism."
"Routine child vaccinations, or their side effects, are dangerous","The CDC reports that pneumonia can be caused by the chickenpox vaccine, and a “small possibility” exists that the flu vaccine could be associated with Guillain-Barré Syndrome, a disorder in which the person’s immune system attacks parts of the peripheral nervous system, in about one or two per million people vaccinated."
"Routine child vaccinations, or their side effects, are dangerous","The rotavirus vaccination can cause intussusception, a type of bowel blockage that may require hospitalization, in about one per 20,000 babies in the United States."
"Routine child vaccinations, or their side effects, are dangerous","According to the CDC, all vaccines carry a risk of a life-threatening allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) in about one per million children."
"Routine child vaccinations, or their side effects, are dangerous","Rotashield, a vaccine for rotavirus (RV), was pulled from the market by the manufacturer nine months after it was introduced after it was discovered that the vaccine might have contributed to higher instances of intussusception (bowel obstruction)."
Mandatory vaccination contradicts basic rights,"The First Amendment of the US Constitution states, 'Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.'"
Mandatory vaccination contradicts basic rights,"In the ruling for Cantwell v. Connecticut (1939; 9-0), the US Supreme Court held that state and local governments’ infringement upon religious freedom is also unconstitutional. "
Mandatory vaccination contradicts basic rights,"About a quarter of adults say they or family member in their household have not filled a prescription, cut pills in half, or skipped doses of medicine in the last year because of the cost, with larger shares of those in households with lower incomes, Black and Hispanic adults, and women reporting this."
Mandatory vaccination contradicts basic rights,Amish communities do not view all vaccinations as “necessary” and some believe that vaccinations weaken the immune system.
Mandatory vaccination contradicts basic rights,"In April 2021, the court decided the case of Vavřička and Others v the Czech Republic. This case originates from the pre-COVID times and deals with the Czech policy of mandatory vaccination of children, but it can be used as a guide for the new policies in this area."
Mandatory vaccination contradicts basic rights,"Compulsory vaccination is an interference with the human right of bodily integrity, which is a part of the right to private life enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as well as in the European Convention on Human Rights."
The parents and not the state should decide,"Common objections included the argument that governments should not infringe on individuals' freedom to make medical decisions for themselves or their children, or claims that proposed vaccinations were dangerous."
The parents and not the state should decide,An ethical dilemma may emerge when health care providers attempt to persuade vaccine-hesitant families towards receiving vaccinations as this persuasion may lead to violating their autonomy.
The parents and not the state should decide,"Barbara Loe Fisher, Co-founder of National Vaccine Information Center, stated, 'If the State can tag, track down and force citizens against their will to be injected with biological products of known and unknown toxicity today, there will be no limit on which individual freedoms the State can take away in the name of the greater good tomorrow.'"
The parents and not the state should decide,"Ron Paul, MD, former US Representative (R-TX), stated, 'intimately personal medical decisions should not be made by government… Freedom over one’s physical person is the most basic freedom of all, and people in a free society should be sovereign over their own bodies. When we give government the power to make medical decisions for us, we in essence accept that the state owns our bodies.'"
The parents and not the state should decide,The Universal Family Church believes that parents should decide whether their children should be vaccinated and that 'God intends the health decisions of individuals should… be honored by all authorities.'
Routine child vaccinations are not necessary to keep children healthy,"The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia notes that 'It is true that natural infection almost always causes better immunity than vaccines. Whereas immunity from disease often follows a single natural infection, immunity from vaccines occurs only after several doses.'"
Routine child vaccinations are not necessary to keep children healthy,Mayo Clinic states that natural infection 'often provides more complete immunity than a series of vaccinations.'
Routine child vaccinations are not necessary to keep children healthy,"Kurt Perkins, DC, a chiropractor and wellness expert, stated, 'A vaccine violates all laws of natural immune defenses by taking a potential pathogen along with all the TOXIC ingredients (aluminum, formaldehyde, adjuvants, etc.) directly into your blood system.'"
Routine child vaccinations are not necessary to keep children healthy,There have been only 32 deaths from mumps and 42 deaths from rubella since 1979.
Routine child vaccinations are not necessary to keep children healthy,Fewer than 64 cases and 11 deaths per year from tetanus have been reported since 1989.
Routine child vaccinations are effective,"Two to three million deaths are prevented each year worldwide by vaccination, and an additional 1.5 million deaths could be prevented each year if all recommended vaccines were used."
Routine child vaccinations are effective,"In the twentieth century, there were 16,316 deaths from polio and 29,004 deaths from smallpox yearly in the United States; in 2012 there were no reported cases of polio or smallpox."
Routine child vaccinations are effective,"Diphtheria killed 21,053 people yearly, measles killed 530,217 people yearly, mumps killed 162,344 people yearly, rubella killed 47,745 people yearly, and Hib killed 20,000 people yearly in the twentieth century United States; by 2012 each of these diseases were decreased by 99% because of vaccinations."
Routine child vaccinations are effective,"According to UNICEF, there were 500 cases of polio in 2014 worldwide (appearing only in three countries: Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Pakistan), down from 350,000 cases in 1988, thanks to vaccination programs"
Routine child vaccinations are effective,"After introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in 2000, several studies described a decrease in invasive pneumococcal disease in the United States. One year after its introduction, a group of investigators found a 69% drop in the rate of invasive disease in those of less than two years of age."
Child vaccination saves lives,"The World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated that vaccination prevents 3.5–5 million deaths per year, and up to 1.5 million children die each year due to diseases that could have been prevented by vaccination"
Child vaccination saves lives,"In 2010, California had the worst whooping cough outbreak in 50 years. A possible contributing factor was parents choosing not to vaccinate their children."
Child vaccination saves lives,"It is estimated that full vaccination, from birth to adolescence, of all US children born in a given year would save 33,000 lives and prevent 14 million infections."
Child vaccination saves lives,The American Academy of Pediatrics states that “most childhood vaccines are 90%-99% effective in preventing disease.”
Child vaccination saves lives,"According to Shot@Life, a United Nations Foundation partner organization, vaccines save 2.5 million children from preventable diseases every year, which equates to roughly 285 children saved every hour."
Child vaccination saves lives," The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimated that childhood immunization prevented about 419 million illnesses, 26.8 million hospitalizations, and 936,000 early deaths of children born between 1994 and 2018."
Child vaccination saves lives,The measles vaccine has decreased childhood deaths from measles by 74%.
Routine child vaccinations are necessary to protect others,"When rate of vaccination within a population is greater than 92%, outbreaks of measles typically no longer occur; however, they may occur again if the rate of vaccination decrease."
Routine child vaccinations are necessary to protect others,"Of the 66 cases of measles reported in the U.S. in 2005, slightly over half were attributable to one unvaccinated teenager who became infected during a visit to Romania.[REF] This individual returned to a community with many unvaccinated children. The resulting outbreak infected 34 people, mostly children and virtually all unvaccinated; three of them were hospitalized. "
Routine child vaccinations are necessary to protect others,"Those seeking to enforce compulsory vaccination argued that the public good overrode personal freedom, a view supported by the U.S. Supreme Court in Jacobson v. Massachusetts in 1905, a landmark ruling which set a precedent for cases dealing with personal freedom and the public good."
Routine child vaccinations are necessary to protect others,"An Apr. 2019 measles outbreak resulted in the quarantine of over 200 people who had been exposed to the measles on the campuses of the University of California at Los Angeles and California State University. Because they could not verify their vaccinations, quarantining them raised the campus’ herd immunity and blocked the spread of the disease."
Routine child vaccinations are necessary to protect others,"In 2011, 49 US states did not meet the 92-94% herd immunity threshold for pertussis (whooping cough), resulting in a 2012 outbreak that sickened 48,277 people and was the biggest outbreak since 1955. "
Routine child vaccinations are necessary to protect others,"In 2005, an 18-month-old Amish girl contracted polio and spread the disease to four other unvaccinated children, but, because the community met the herd immunity threshold for the disease, there was no polio outbreak."
Routine child vaccinations should be mandatory to prevent virus/disease spreading,"When rate of vaccination within a population is greater than 92%, outbreaks of measles typically no longer occur; however, they may occur again if the rate of vaccination decrease."
Routine child vaccinations should be mandatory to prevent virus/disease spreading,"Smallpox was a contagious and deadly disease, causing the deaths of 20–60% of infected adults and over 80% of infected children.[15] When smallpox was finally eradicated in 1979, it had already killed an estimated 300–500 million people in the 20th century."
Routine child vaccinations should be mandatory to prevent virus/disease spreading,"As the death rate is also high among infants who catch influenza, the CDC and the WHO recommend that household contacts and caregivers of infants be vaccinated to reduce the risk of passing an influenza infection to the infant."
Routine child vaccinations should be mandatory to prevent virus/disease spreading,"In the same manner, children receiving vaccines against pneumococcus reduces pneumococcal disease incidence among younger, unvaccinated siblings."
Routine child vaccinations should be mandatory to prevent virus/disease spreading,"Vaccination during pregnancy is highly effective at protecting the infant from pertussis during their vulnerable early months of life, and is recommended in many countries."
Routine child vaccinations should be mandatory to prevent virus/disease spreading,Pertussis vaccines are effective at preventing illness and are recommended for routine use by the World Health Organization and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The vaccine saved an estimated half a million lives in 2002.
Children should not suffer from preventable diseases,Vaccine-preventable diseases remain a common cause of childhood mortality with an estimated three million deaths each year.
Children should not suffer from preventable diseases,Follow-up evaluations have taken place in the United States of children immunized that revealed protection for at least 11 years. Studies were conducted in Japan which indicated protection for at least 20 years.
Children should not suffer from preventable diseases,"According to the World Health Organization (WHO): 'After observation of study populations for periods of up to 20 years in Japan and 10 years in the United States, more than 90% of immunocompetent persons who were vaccinated as children were still protected from varicella.' "
Children should not suffer from preventable diseases,"Vaccine hesitancy often results in disease outbreaks and deaths from vaccine-preventable diseases. Therefore, the World Health Organization characterizes vaccine hesitancy as one of the top ten global health threats."
Children should not suffer from preventable diseases,"Vaccination campaigns helped eradicate smallpox, which once killed as many as one in seven children in Europe, and have nearly eradicated polio."
Children should not suffer from preventable diseases,"As a more modest example, infections caused by Haemophilus influenzae (Hib), a major cause of bacterial meningitis and other serious diseases in children, have decreased by over 99% in the US since the introduction of a vaccine in 1988."
Children should not suffer from preventable diseases,"Vaccine hesitancy has contributed to the resurgence of preventable disease. For example, in 2019, the number of measles cases increased by thirty percent worldwide and many cases occurred in countries that had nearly eliminated measles."
Social media regulation is not effective,"The groups wrote that, 'The FTC’s failure to enforce its order has resulted in the unlawful transfer of [87] million user records … [i]t is unconscionable that the FTC allowed this unprecedented disclosure of Americans’ personal data to occur. The FTC’s failure to act imperils not only privacy but democracy as well.'"
Social media regulation is not effective,"TikTok paid a $5.7 million fine for violating the children’s privacy law in 2019. Nevertheless, TikTok failed to delete personal information previously collected from children and was still collecting kids’ personal information without notice to and consent of parents."
Social media regulation is not effective,An Online Harms White Paper (April 2019) argued that existing regulatory and voluntary initiatives had 'not gone far or fast enough” to keep users safe.'
Social media regulation is not effective,"Another California legislation, Senate Bill No. 1001, was signed into law last September and will go into effect in July. It purports to address the role of bots in fake news and advertising. But the law’s definition of “bot” is too broad, and the method it uses is a poor match for the goal it seeks to accomplish."
Social media regulation is not effective,"The California Consumer Privacy Act similarly zeroes in on privacy and user data. The law applies only to those companies with “gross revenues in excess of twenty-five million dollars,” but its effects would be broader than some realize, since those large companies serve smaller ones. For example, smaller companies who rely on larger companies’ address lists to target ads to a narrow audience would no longer have access to as many addresses."
Social media regulation is not effective,"Legislation has a noticeable gap failing to hold the platform companies accountable for their management in data privacy, and calls to arms by legislators typically come after an identified breach yet quickly lose momentum."
Social media regulation is not effective,"Like the Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act, G.D.P.R. was hailed as landmark legislation. But since it took effect in 2018, there has been little action against Facebook, Google and others over their data-collection practices."
Social media regulation is not effective,"Lack of enforcement of the European Union’s data privacy law, the General Data Protection Regulation, or G.D.P.R., has also cast a shadow over the new laws."
Social media regulation harms privacy,"Government use of SMMS or 'Social media monitoring software can be used to geographically track us as we communicate. It can chart out our relationships, networks, and associations. It can monitor protests, identify the leaders of political and social movements, and measure our influence.'"
Social media regulation harms privacy,"On October 18, 2017, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was scheduled to begin using personal information collected using social media platforms to screen immigrants arriving in the U.S. The department made this new measure known in a posting to the Federal Register in September 2017, noting that '...social media handles, aliases, associated identifiable information and search results...' would be included in an applicant's immigration file. This announcement, which was made relatively quietly, has received criticism from privacy advocates."
Social media regulation harms privacy,"Intervening with or removing content affects the rights to freedom of expression and privacy, and can easily lead to censorship."
Social media regulation harms privacy,"Analogous challenges exist while regulating hate speech as well. Where should an elected official draw a line between permitted and prohibited speech? As our recent experience with movies such as Padmavat, Lipstick Under My Burkha, and Article 15 show, we do not know how to define or apply rules consistently."
Social media regulation harms privacy,"Some 81% of the public say that the potential risks they face because of data collection by companies outweigh the benefits, and 66% say the same about government data collection."
Social media regulation harms privacy,"Most also feel they have little or no control over how these entities use their personal information, according to a new survey of U.S. adults by Pew Research Center that explores how Americans feel about the state of privacy in the nation."
Social media regulation harm freedom of speech and other democratic rights,The Open Rights Group and the Index on Censorship warned that the proposals could threaten freedom of expression.
Social media regulation harm freedom of speech and other democratic rights,"But employers can’t just ban the use of social media altogether. Not only would this be a major overreach in terms of personal liberties, but the fact is, social media use can actually be helpful for a company."
Social media regulation harm freedom of speech and other democratic rights,"But for every voice pushing for tighter restrictions under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, there’s an equal level of pushback arguing that these regulations violate the First Amendment and protected free speech."
Social media regulation harm freedom of speech and other democratic rights,"Intervening with or removing content affects the rights to freedom of expression and privacy, and can easily lead to censorship."
Social media regulation harm freedom of speech and other democratic rights,"For Peggy Hicks, Director of Thematic Engagement for UN Human Rights, nearly every country that has adopted laws relating to online content has jeopardised human rights in doing so."
Social media regulation harm freedom of speech and other democratic rights,"Reuters reported last year that Facebook had committed to restrict significantly more Vietnamese content after Vietnam passed a cybersecurity law in 2018, and Amnesty International documented some of the impact on activists and journalists. CPJ noted that the law’s vague prohibitions on posts that would offend leaders, distort history, or cause confusion were a clear threat to press freedom."
The government should not intervene in the affairs of a private company," Milton Friedman once quipped ‘There is nothing as permanent as a temporary government bailout.’ He was referring to farming subsidies. Introduced in the 1930s during the Great Depression to alleviate a farming recession. After the Second World War, no government dared to remove subsidies because farmers were a powerful pressure group who wanted to keep the subsidies."
The government should not intervene in the affairs of a private company,"When governments spend on public goods and merit goods, they may create excess bureaucracy and inefficiency."
The government should not intervene in the affairs of a private company," In the U.S., debate grew heated regarding government intervention in the market system, as intervention can cause disruptions, including extending a recession or depression, as the market has a tendency to adjust naturally equalising inadequacies."
The government should not intervene in the affairs of a private company,"Many Austrian economists, such as Murray Rothbard, argue that regulation is the source of market failure in the form of monopoly, adding that the term 'natural monopoly' is a misnomer. From this perspective, all governmental interference in free markets creates inefficiencies and are therefore less preferable to private market self-correction."
The government should not intervene in the affairs of a private company,"A leading example of governmental failure can be seen with the consequences of the European Union's Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). Set up to counteract a concern of balancing natural marine resources with commercial profiteering, the CFP has in turn created political upheaval."
Social media regulation can lead to political abuses by the government," The Arab Spring took root through social media, and was so effective at organizing the grassroots that the despotic governments shut it down."
Social media regulation can lead to political abuses by the government,"As an example, during the recent upsurge in violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory in May, Palestinian voices were disproportionately undermined by social media company content moderation practices, and there were limited avenues for challenging take-down decisions."
Social media regulation can lead to political abuses by the government,"Herbert Lin - Senior Research Scholar, Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University, said:' Government regulation to prevent the spread of misinformation and disinformation is neither desirable nor feasible. It is not desirable because any process developed to address the problem cannot be made immune to political co-optation. '"
Social media regulation can lead to political abuses by the government," This trust exists in many contexts today—for example, many people trust weather reports. But when the president of the United States has freely extolled the virtues of “truthful hyperbole,” incorrectly altered NOAA weather maps predicting the path of a hurricane, and then pressured NOAA officials to state that their predictions were consistent with the altered map, it is clear that even weather reports are subject to political pressures."
Social media regulation can lead to political abuses by the government,"Around the US 2016 election, Russian entities set up and promoted fake Pages on Facebook to influence public sentiment — essentially using social media as an information weapon."
Social media regulation can lead to political abuses by the government,"We have seen political advertisements targeting minority communities during the 2016 election in the United States and in the United Kingdom to suppress voting and political participation. Ultimately, dark advertisements polarise voters, lower trust in institutions, and degrade the quality of our democracy."
Social media regulation protects the younger audiences,"In general, through Section 230, Congress “sought to further First Amendment and e‑commerce interests on the Internet while also promoting the protection of minors.”"
Social media regulation protects the younger audiences,"On 8 February, the DCMS announced that the Bill would be strengthened so that all providers who published or placed pornographic content on their services would need to prevent children from accessing that content."
Social media regulation protects the younger audiences,"Also in 2020, EPIC and coalition of child advocacy, consumer, and privacy groups filed a complaint urging the Federal Trade Commission to investigate and penalize TikTok for violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. "
Social media regulation protects the younger audiences,"Companies are obligated to comply with the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act if they know that children under age 13 use their platforms. The law, known as COPPA, gives parents control over what information online platforms can collect about their kids."
Social media regulation protects the younger audiences,"Concerns about social media aggravating poor youth mental health have been reignited following the death of a young British teenager, Molly Russell, whose social media feeds were reportedly filled with distressing content. Russell’s father has commented that he has 'no doubt that Instagram helped kill [his] daughter'."
Social media regulation protects the younger audiences,"‘The government […] has a vital part to play and must act to put an end to the current ‘standards lottery’ approach to regulation. We concluded that self-regulation will no longer suffice. We must see an independent, statutory regulator established as soon as possible, one which has the full support of the Government to take strong and effective actions against companies who do not comply,‘' said Lamb in a statement. ‘'It is imperative that we take every step to protect young people online as we do offline.‘'"
Social media regulation is necessary to deal with fake news,"“Platforms should be transparent about their content moderation decisions, prevent dangerous disinformation from going viral and avoid unsafe products being offered on marketplaces,” said Margrethe Vestager, who has spearheaded much of the bloc’s work to regulate the tech industry as the executive vice president of the European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union."
Social media regulation is necessary to deal with fake news,"The European Union reached a deal on Saturday on landmark legislation that would force Facebook, YouTube and other internet services to combat misinformation, disclose how their services amplify divisive content and stop targeting online ads based on a person’s ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation."
Social media regulation is necessary to deal with fake news, A recent Gallup poll found that only 37 percent believe “news organizations generally get the facts straight.” This is down from about half of the country who felt that way in 1998.
Social media regulation is necessary to deal with fake news," Only 14 percent of Republicans believe the media report the news accurately, compared to 62 percent for Democrats. Even more disturbingly, 'a solid majority of the country believes major news organizations routinely produce false information.'"
Social media regulation is necessary to deal with fake news,"Fake content was widespread during the presidential campaign. Facebook has estimated that 126 million of its platform users saw articles and posts promulgated by Russian sources. Twitter has found 2,752 accounts established by Russian groups that tweeted 1.4 million times in 2016. The widespread nature of these disinformation efforts led Columbia Law School Professor Tim Wu to ask: ’Did Twitter kill the First Amendment?‘"
Social media regulation is beneficial to society at large," As one of the participants in the Georgetown tech workshop mentioned, in some cases companies might be involved in illegal activity, such as targeting housing ads on the basis of prohibited characteristics. Outside independent audits can help to detect that."
Social media regulation is beneficial to society at large," Unlike the SARS outbreaks in 2003, the Chinese government has taken full advantage of social media to release real-time pandemic information and to refute false rumors about COVID-19. "
Social media regulation is beneficial to society at large,"If we believe news headlines, social media is responsible for many of the major scourges of modern life. It is coarsening our political discourse, leading to polarization and division. It exposes vulnerable people to extremist ideology, driving them toward violence. Social media is addictive, can damage our body image and sense of self-worth."
Social media regulation is beneficial to society at large,"Pending legislation like the Digital Services Act (DSA) and Digital Markets Act (DMA) in the European Union, seek to make social media platforms more transparent, giving users and legislators insights into the algorithms that promote some and demote other content. Proposed regulations also seek to outlaw so-called dark patterns, psychologically manipulative techniques designed to make it difficult to leave a service or designed to keep users engaged with social media platforms, in the same way that gambling machines seek to keep gamblers in the casino."
Social media regulation is beneficial to society at large,"Digital Secretary Oliver Dowden said: 'I’m unashamedly pro tech but that can’t mean a tech free-for-all. Today Britain is setting the global standard for safety online with the most comprehensive approach yet to online regulation. We are entering a new age of accountability for tech to protect children and vulnerable users, to restore trust in this industry, and to enshrine in law safeguards for free speech.'"
Social media regulation is beneficial to society at large,Digital Secretary Oliver Dowden said: 'This proportionate new framework will ensure we don’t put unnecessary burdens on small businesses but give large digital businesses robust rules of the road to follow so we can seize the brilliance of modern technology to improve our lives.'
Social media regulation is beneficial to society at large,"Dame Melanie Dawes, Ofcom’s Chief Executive, said: ‘We’re really pleased to take on this new role, which will build on our experience as a media regulator. Being online brings huge benefits, but four in five people have concerns about it. That shows the need for sensible, balanced rules that protect users from serious harm, but also recognise the great things about online, including free expression. We’re gearing up for the task by acquiring new technology and data skills, and we’ll work with Parliament as it finalises the plans.’"
Social media regulation can help to deal with negative content,"Along those lines, Senator Amy Klobuchar has proposed legislation to have the National Science Foundation identify “content neutral” restrictions on social media algorithms that might reduce the spread of harmful material."
Social media regulation can help to deal with negative content,"The law, called the Digital Services Act, is intended to address social media’s societal harms by requiring companies to more aggressively police their platforms for illicit content or risk billions of dollars in fines. Tech companies would be compelled to set up new policies and procedures to remove flagged hate speech, terrorist propaganda and other material defined as illegal by countries within the European Union."
Social media regulation can help to deal with negative content,"Home Secretary Priti Patel said: 'We will not allow child sexual abuse, terrorist material and other harmful content to fester on online platforms. Tech companies must put public safety first or face the consequences.'"
Social media regulation can help to deal with negative content,"Richard Pursey, Group CEO & Co-Founder of safety technology company Safe To Net, said: ‘Online safety is a fundamental human right. That is why we are so proud to support the UK Government, who are leading the way in tackling online harm. The forthcoming legislation marks a pivotal moment for online safety, one that we hope will mean social platforms are made safe by design. This action can’t come soon enough: As our lives continue to become more digital, ourselves and our children are increasingly exposed to online threats. The UK safety-tech industry is leading the way with SafeToNet playing its part to make online harms a thing of the past.’"
Social media regulation can help to deal with negative content,"For example, Pierre DeBois, founder of digital analytics consultancy Zimana, wrote in his list of 2021 social media trends that the rise of regulation is intensifying media scrutiny on the societal impact of social media, platform transparency and how users feel about all this. Put simply, he writes, enterprises need to pay closer attention to how social media platforms impact the real world by allowing, say, disinformation or hate speech to go unchecked, 'because the platform’s responses can and will influence how customers view your organization’s association with the platform.'"
Social media regulation is required to deal with malicious users,The dramatic story of the consulting agency Cambridge Analytica is a case in point. The firm exploited the private information of over 50 million Facebook users to influence the 2016 American presidential election.
Social media regulation is required to deal with malicious users,"According to a study conducted by the Pew Trust, 80 percent of social media users report being concerned about businesses and advertisers accessing and using their social media posts."
Social media regulation is required to deal with malicious users,"Matthew Prince, the CEO of Cloudflare, one of the companies that drove the National Socialists out, argued later that businesses lack the legitimacy to govern speech on their forums. He suggested that most people see government as the proper authority to suppress speech related to violence."
Social media regulation is required to deal with malicious users,"According to the Pew Trust, 13 percent of Americans have had their social media accounts taken over by an unauthorized user. Such hacks can result in stolen information and forced shares that redirect followers to malware, among other things."
Social media regulation is required to deal with malicious users,"Another rising concern, exacerbated by Cambridge Analytica’s breach of Facebook data, centers on how bad actors access private data from social media platforms and elsewhere and use it to manipulate opinions for the benefit of a few."
Social media regulation is required to deal with malicious users,"For example, the Russian operation Internet Research Agency is accused of interfering in the U.S. presidential election of 2016 by using social media to spread disinformation that stirred up conflict and distrust."
Social media regulation is required to deal with malicious users,The survey found that online social network accounts had been subject to unauthorized access in 60 million cases in 2011.
The US has unfair health and education policies,A 2016 study showed that non-Black teachers had much lower expectations of Black students than Black teachers who evaluated the same student. White teachers were 12% less likely to think the student would graduate from high school and 30% less likely to think they would graduate from college.
The US has unfair health and education policies,"In another study, it was found that white teachers were more likely to give constructive feedback on essays if they believed the student who wrote it was white. Essays perceived to be written by Black or Latino students were given more praise and less guidance on how to improve their writing."
The US has unfair health and education policies,"A range of scholars from at least the late 19th century to the present have produced arguments that white supremacy exists in U.S. school curriculum, oftentimes to the detriment of non-White students Americans' learning outcomes and the whole of American society."
The US has unfair health and education policies,Crawford (1992) and Hudley and Mallinson (2012) state that non-white students may struggle in school and in life due to their races' and cultures' marginalization in curriculum.
The US has unfair health and education policies,One indicator of inequality is that Black children are more likely to be placed in special education. Teachers are disproportionately identifying African American students for developmental disorders: Black students 'are about 16% of the school-age population yet are 26% and 34% of children receiving services under the SED [serious emotional disturbances] and MMR [mild mental retardation] developmental delay categories.'
The US has unfair health and education policies,Several studies point out the fact that students who attend private schools are more likely to graduate from high school and attend college afterward.
The US has unfair health and education policies,The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth has also pointed to the fact that students who attend private schools tend to earn more in their careers than compared to their public school counterparts.
The US has unfair health and education policies,"Dspite spending far more on healthcare than other high-income nations, the US scores poorly on many key health measures, including life expectancy, preventable hospital admissions, suicide, and maternal mortality. "
The US has unfair health and education policies,"About four in ten U.S. adults say they have delayed or gone without medical care in the last year due to cost, with dental services being the most common type of care adults report putting off due to cost."
The US has unfair health and education policies,"About a quarter of adults say they or family member in their household have not filled a prescription, cut pills in half, or skipped doses of medicine in the last year because of the cost, with larger shares of those in households with lower incomes, Black and Hispanic adults, and women reporting this."
The US has unfair health and education policies,"Among those under age 65, uninsured adults are much more likely to say affording health care costs is difficult (85%) compared to those with health insurance coverage (47%)."
The US has unfair health and education policies,"Additionally, at least six in ten Black adults (60%) and Hispanic adults (65%) report difficulty affording health care costs compared to about four in ten White adults (39%)."
The US has unfair health and education policies,"Adults in households with annual incomes under $40,000 are more than three times as likely as adults in households with incomes over $90,000 to say it is difficult to afford their health care costs (69% v. 21%)."
The US has unfair health and education policies,"In 2007, 8.1 million children under 18 years old were without health insurance. Children in poverty and Hispanic children were more likely to be uninsured."
The US has a problematic/divisive political system,The 2020 presidential election further highlighted these deep-seated divides. Supporters of Biden and Donald Trump believe the differences between them are about more than just politics and policies.
The US has a problematic/divisive political system,"The studies we’ve conducted at Pew Research Center over the past few years illustrate the increasingly stark disagreement between Democrats and Republicans on the economy, racial justice, climate change, law enforcement, international engagement and a long list of other issues."
The US has a problematic/divisive political system,"A month before the election, roughly eight-in-ten registered voters in both camps said their differences with the other side were about core American values, and roughly nine-in-ten – again in both camps – worried that a victory by the other would lead to “lasting harm” to the United States."
The US has a problematic/divisive political system,"Over the summer, 76% of Republicans (including independents who lean to the party) felt the U.S. had done a good job dealing with the coronavirus outbreak, compared with just 29% of those who do not identify with the Republican Party."
The US has a problematic/divisive political system,"Moreover, 77% of Americans said the country was now more divided than before the outbreak, as compared with a median of 47% in the 13 other nations surveyed."
The US has a problematic/divisive political system,"As Ezra Klein and other writers have noted, divisions between the two parties have intensified over time as various types of identities have become 'stacked' on top of people’s partisan identities."
The US has a problematic/divisive political system,"According to Carothers and O’Donohue, a “powerful alignment of ideology, race, and religion renders America’s divisions unusually encompassing and profound."
The US has a problematic/divisive political system,"In their study of polarization across nations, Thomas Carothers and Andrew O’Donohue argue that polarization runs particularly deep in the U.S. in part because American polarization is 'especially multifaceted.'"
The US has a problematic/divisive political system,"Overwhelming majorities of both Trump (86%) and Biden (89%) supporters surveyed this fall said that their preferred candidate, if elected, should focus on addressing the needs of all Americans, 'even if it means disappointing some of his supporters.'"
The US has high taxation/high costs of living,"Consequently, a struggling Man­hat­tan family with a yearly salary of $60,000, but a standard of living uncomfortably close to the federal poverty line, is taxed at a higher rate than a family with that same standard of living in Atlanta (making $26,000 a year)."
The US has high taxation/high costs of living,"As he accepted the Republican nomination for president, Donald Trump stated that “America is one of the highest-taxed countries in the world,” while promoting his tax cut proposal."
The US has high taxation/high costs of living,"Americans with less than five-figure incomes pay an effective payroll tax rate of 14.1 percent, while those making seven-figure incomes or more pay just 1.9 percent."
The US has high taxation/high costs of living,"Researchers estimate, for example, that 80 percent of families saw the share of budgets dedicated to spending on needs such as housing and health care increase by more than 7 percentage points between 1984 and 2014, potentially crowding out spending on other categories like leisure, longer-term investments in education, and saving for retirement."
The US has high taxation/high costs of living,"Further, a 2019 Pew survey found that 35 percent of middle-income families frequently worry about paying their bills; similarly, 37 percent worry about the cost of health care for themselves and their families."
The US has high taxation/high costs of living,"While prices of some services and goods have fallen substantially, especially when bearing in mind increases in their quality, others—particularly prescription drugs, childcare, and education—have risen substantially, and in many cases, faster than incomes over the last several decades."
The US has high taxation/high costs of living,"For example, Census estimates indicate that household incomes adjusted for the cost of living at the 95th percentile grew about 25 percent faster than incomes at the 20th and 50th percentiles between 1990 and 2019."
The US has high taxation/high costs of living,"The first example is a family of four with two young children age 4 and 6 living in Indiana. The parents are both 28 years old, have full-time jobs, and together earn $65,000 per year. While the parents are at work, they send the younger child to a high-quality Indiana preschool that costs $9,000 annually."
The US has high taxation/high costs of living,"Almost half (47%) of Americans believe that cost of living is the biggest threat to their financial security and long-term investments, according to TD Ameritrade’s financial disruptions survey, which polled over 1,000 U.S. adults with at least $10,000 in investable assets."
The US has high taxation/high costs of living,"That’s not surprising, Tom Butch, managing director of retail distribution at TD Ameritrade, tells CNBC Make It. Health care, in particular, has had “high prominence and visibility” as a national issue for so long, which has spurred many concerns about its availability and relative cost."
The US is xenophobic/racist,"A range of scholars from at least the late 19th century to the present have produced arguments that white supremacy exists in U.S. school curriculum, oftentimes to the detriment of non-White students Americans' learning outcomes and the whole of American society."
The US is xenophobic/racist,"'Xenophobia doesn’t just reveal itself through a bigoted relative who is saying stuff about ‘the Mexicans’ at Thanksgiving dinner,' says Lee. 'Xenophobia is a form of racism that has been embedded in our laws.'"
The US is xenophobic/racist,"For example, Germans were first labeled “swarthy,” a term that was meant to signify blackness and to imply that German immigration was undesirable."
The US is xenophobic/racist,"MADISON - Assembly Speaker Robin Vos blamed the culture of immigrant populations for a coronavirus outbreak in Racine County, according to a secret recording of his meeting last month with Gov. Tony Evers."
The US is xenophobic/racist,"Researchers recently tested 355,000 White and 77,000 Black Americans and discovered a strong link between a fear of diseases and implicit/explicit racial bias. The tests found that 'among white people who are highly averse to germs, images that evoke thoughts of infectious disease also increase bias against African Americans.'"
The US is xenophobic/racist,"Since 1892, the United States has deported more immigrants (over 57 million) than any other nation."
The US is xenophobic/racist," Nearly three in ten Asian Americans report experiencing racial slurs or jokes since the start of the pandemic, over 6,600 incidents of hate crime (including physical attacks on Asian elders) have been reported nationwide, and six women were murdered at three Asian-owned spas in Georgia in March 2021."
The US is xenophobic/racist,"There is an oversimplification of racism in America, because as sociologist Eduardo Bonilla-Silva notes, there can be systemic racism without racists."
The US is xenophobic/racist,Sociologists Pam Jackson and Jason Cummings’ research documents that middle-class Blacks have worse health profiles than working-class whites. They attribute this difference to the daily racialized trauma experienced in predominately white environments like work and neighborhood settings.
The US is xenophobic/racist,"Racial discrimination continues to be in the labor market. An experiment carried out in Chicago and Boston during 2001 and 2002 shows that resumes with “white-sounding” names, whether male or female, were much more likely to result in call backs for interviews than were those with “black-sounding” names (even though the resumes were otherwise identical)."
The US has inequality/poverty,"There are 750,000 Americans who are homeless on any given night, with one in five of them considered chronically homeless. The ranks of the sheltered homeless include disproportionate numbers of males, blacks, middle-aged people (i.e., ages 31-50), veterans, and disabled."
The US has inequality/poverty,"Throughout much of the 20th century, the average woman earned about 60% of what the average man earned. Starting in the late 1970s, there was a substantial increase in women’s relative earnings, with women coming to earn about 80% of what men earned. This historic rise plateaued in 2005 and, since then, the pay gap has remained roughly unchanged."
The US has inequality/poverty,"In the United States, 21 percent of all children are in poverty, a poverty rate higher than what prevails in virtually all other rich nations."
The US has inequality/poverty,The ownership of wealth among households in the U.S. became somewhat more concentrated since the 1980s. The top 10% of households controlled 68.2 percent of the total wealth in 1983 and 73.1% of the total wealth in 2007.
The US has inequality/poverty,"Researchers recently tested 355,000 White and 77,000 Black Americans and discovered a strong link between a fear of diseases and implicit/explicit racial bias. The tests found that 'among white people who are highly averse to germs, images that evoke thoughts of infectious disease also increase bias against African Americans.'"
The US has inequality/poverty,"From the U.S. Census Bureau, the official poverty rate in 2020 was 11.4 percent, up 1.0 percentage point from 10.5 percent in 2019."
The US has inequality/poverty,"In 2021, the top 10 percent of Americans held nearly 70 percent of U.S. wealth, up from about 61 percent at the end of 1989. The share held by the next 40 percent fell correspondingly over that period. The bottom 50 percent (roughly sixty-three million families) owned about 2.5 percent of wealth in 2021."
The US has inequality/poverty,"The United States’ Gini coefficient was forty in 2019—the same as Bulgaria’s and Turkey’s, and significantly higher than that of Canada, France, and Germany—according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), a group of advanced economies."
The US is unsafe,"In this edition of the Poll, 65% of people in the USA said they were worried about violent crime as a threat to their safety, with a four-percentage-point increase (from 22% to 26%) in people feeling ‘very worried’ compared to 2019. This put worry about crime second to concern about road traffic collisions (73%)."
The US is unsafe,Almost two in five people (39%) in the USA feel less safe than they did five years ago – up from 27% in 2019 – a new global report shows.
The US is unsafe,"The US has the highest rate of death by guns in the developed world, and more than double the gun ownership rates than Yemen, a country that has been embroiled in a civil war since 2014."
The US is unsafe,More Americans have been killed by guns since 1968 than soldiers have died in all of America’s wars combined.
The US is unsafe,An astounding 1.5 million Americans died by gunfire between 1986 and 2017.
The US is unsafe,"A country where, according to the Gun Violence Archive, there have been 253 mass shootings in the country since the beginning of 2019. That’s more shootings than days. Two of those occurred over the weekend in less than 24 hours, first in El Paso, Texas followed by Dayton, Ohio, leaving 31 dead."
The US is unsafe,"Despite the high employment opportunities, the US still slipped from 20th to 21st place for general quality of life. Reibstein said the main reason for the decline was because just 11% of respondents regarded the US as safe — a significant decline from last year's 38% figure."
The US has a negative culture,"Hustle Culture tells us that if we aren’t spending our entire waking lives working, we deserve to be poor!"
The US has a negative culture,I struggle so much with this insane work culture in America. We are so freaking proud of working ourselves to death.
The US has a negative culture,"According to Dr. Robert Foltz, from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology, the number of American kids receiving medications for behavioral issues rose 56% between 2008 and 2015. During this same seven-year period, medications doubled for kids between two and five years of age."
The US has a negative culture,"Tina Marie Griffin said 'I mean how our culture misuses digital technology and how the media spreads false information. I mean sexual immorality, video game violence, social pressures, and the influence of music, television, and films. '"
The US has a negative culture,"In a recent opinion piece for The New York Times, Anne-Marie Slaughter laments the state of the current American workplace, which she considers toxic by nature."
The US has a negative culture,"'Bad work culture is everyone’s problem, for men just as much as for women,' Slaughter says. "
The US has a negative culture,"The Modern culture of The US is one of little respect for one another. Most are only concerned about their own social status so that leaves little room to care about the dignity of others, and most of the times people will try to climb the social latter at the expense of others dignity."
The US has a negative culture,"Cultural factors may be as important as these well-known health risks, according to a study that appeared last year in the Journal of the American Medical Association (Vol. 295, No. 17, pages 2037-2045). Simply living in America may be as risky as a diet of doughnuts and beer, researchers suggest."
The US offers great opportunities for individuals,"The Department of Labor reported Friday that there are some 8.7 million potential workers who have been looking for jobs and are counted among the unemployed. At the same time, job placement site Indeed estimates there are about 9.8 million job vacancies as of July 16, or just a few days after the government’s sample period for the monthly numbers."
The US offers great opportunities for individuals,"Job growth has been surging in recent months, with July’s number, reported Friday, showing an addition of 943,000, the biggest spike since August 2020. That came on top of respective gains of 938,000 and 614,000 in the previous two months, for an impressive three-month average of 832,000."
The US offers great opportunities for individuals,"In terms of jobs in America, almost all of the biggest companies in the world have offices in the USA. You will have career opportunities in America you could not get anywhere else in the world. Just one internship for a big name could change your career."
The US has freedoms/ democratic rights,"According to Human Rights: The Essential Reference, 'the American Declaration of Independence was the first civic document that met a modern definition of human rights.'"
The US has freedoms/ democratic rights,"Our right to gather in peaceful public protest – in marches, rallies and other assemblies – is another core freedom guaranteed by the First Amendment. As a First Amendment scholar says in this overview, 'First Amendment freedoms ring hollow if government officials can repress expression that they fear will create a disturbance or offend. Unless there is real danger of imminent harm, assembly rights must be respected.'"
The US has freedoms/ democratic rights,"On September 11, 2001, the OAS adopted the Inter-American Democratic Charter designed to strengthen and preserve representative democracy in the hemisphere. Article 1 states: “The peoples of the Americas have a right to democracy and their governments have an obligation to promote and defend it.” It also states that: 'Democracy is essential for the social, political, and economic development of the peoples of the Americas.'"
The US has freedoms/ democratic rights,"A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth, general or particular, and what no just government should refuse.  - Thomas Jefferson, December 20, 1787"
The US has freedoms/ democratic rights,"There are always going to be skeptics when it comes to promoting democracy and fundamental human rights around the world. However, in addition to it being morally right to support those who are fighting for their freedom, this stance is also in the United States’ best interest – both economically and with regard to our national security. Favorable results will take long term commitment, effort, and persistence. While we won’t get it right 100% of the time, we must always pursue this path."
The US has a great environment/nature,Famous conservationist and wilderness writer John Muir called Yosemite nature’s temple.
The US has a great environment/nature,Katharine Lee Bates penned the poem “America the Beautiful” on a trip to the top of Pike’s Peak in Colorado Springs in 1893. But the poem that would later become an American anthem could have been written from so many other spectacular settings in the United States.
The US has a great environment/nature,"The United States has the world's largest proven coal reserves. It is also rich in copper, lead, molybdenum, phosphates, rare earth elements, uranium, bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, nickel, potash, silver, tungsten, zinc, petroleum, natural gas, timber, and arable land."
The US has a great environment/nature,"The estimated value of natural resources in the U. S. is $45 trillion, almost 90% of which are timber and coal. In fact, the U.S. is the leading producer of coal. As of 2020, it had the largest proven coal reserves in the world."
The US has a great environment/nature,"A country as vast as the United States is bound to be home to some incredible works of art by Mother Nature. From sprawling canyons and towering sand dunes to huge glaciers and picturesque valleys, these are the most incredible natural wonders found in the US."
The US has a great environment/nature,"The landscape varies across the large country from tropical beaches in Florida to peaks in the Rocky Mountains, from rolling prairie lands and barren deserts in the West to dense wilderness areas in the Northeast and Northwest. Interspersed throughout are the Great Lakes, the Grand Canyon, the majestic Yosemite Valley, and the mighty Mississippi River."
The US has a great environment/nature,"The wildlife is as diverse as the landscape. Mammals such as bison once roamed freely across the plains, but now live only in preserves. Black bears, grizzlies, and polar bears are the largest carnivores. There are over 20,000 flower species and most came from Europe. There are more than 400 areas which are protected and maintained by the National Park Service, and many other parks in each state."
The US is a powerful country,"The US has been ranked the world's most powerful country for the seventh time, according to the latest rankings by the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and US News & World Report."
The US is a powerful country,"'There's no country that is viewed more of a leader than the United States,' said David Reibstein, a professor of marketing at the Wharton School who conducted the research."
The US is a powerful country,"The United States of America is a North American nation that is the world’s most dominant economic and military power. Likewise, its cultural imprint spans the world, led in large part by its popular culture expressed in music, movies and television."
The US is a powerful country,"With so many advantages and strengths, the U.S. towers over its rivals worldwide, despite misperceptions of the threats from China and Russia, says a Tufts political scientist."
The US is a powerful country,"But Michael Beckley, an associate professor of political science at Tufts, doesn’t buy that. To him, this is the era of the U.S. as sole superpower, and the country’s domination of the global order should continue for decades, at least."
The US is a powerful country,It has the third largest population in the world (325 million) and its economy produces around one quarter of the world's wealth – $17.97 trillion in 2015.
The US has a good economy/high standard of living,"Income in 2015 was $56,300 per capita, one of the highest in the developed world."
The US has a good economy/high standard of living,"In a column for National Review, Joseph Sullivan compares recent increases in living standards for major nations'If you want to answer questions about how economic wellbeing for individuals in a country has evolved, the actual change in the value of real GDP per capita may tell you more than the rate of its change. Why? Individuals buy goods and services with dollars and cents — not the rates of change that economists, politicians, and pundits tend to focus on when it comes to growth. …By this metric, between 2016 and 2019, economic growth in the U.S. was the best in its class. …The U.S. surpasses…its peers…by no small margin. It bests the silver medalist in this category, Finland, by $1,100. That is almost as big as the $1,160 that separates the runner-up from the peer country that comes in dead last, Sweden.'"
The US has a good economy/high standard of living,"In the United States, the average household net-adjusted disposable income per capita is USD 51 147 a year, much more than the OECD average of USD 30 490 a year."
The US has a good economy/high standard of living,"In terms of employment, about 67% of people aged 15 to 64 in the United States have a paid job, slightly above the OECD employment average of 66%."
The US has a good economy/high standard of living,"Constituting less than 5 percent of the world's population, Americans generate and earn more than 20 percent of the world's total income. America is the world's largest national economy and leading global trader."
The US has a good economy/high standard of living,"According to Caleb Silver with Investopedia, America controls the top spot in the ranking of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) or the sum value of goods and services in a country."
The US has a good health and education systems ,"In the United Nations Human Development Index, which measures health, education, and per capita income levels, the United States is relatively high, currently ranking 8th."
The US has a good health and education systems ,"In the United States, 92% of adults aged 25-64 have completed upper secondary education, higher than the OECD average of 79%."
The US has a good health and education systems ,"The US education system has a lot of diversity programs which encourage students from all over the world to apply. This is a golden opportunity for the student communities which belong to the underdeveloped countries to gain international experience, thus helping them improve their quality of life in return."
The US has a good health and education systems ,"With some exceptions, US universities are highly regarded around the globe and candidates with US Diplomas have a better chance to be picked by Employers. In a survey for top universities in the world from 2014, 40 out of 100 universities are located in the U.S, 7 of which are in the top 10. "
The US has a good health and education systems ,The U.S. outperforms its peers in terms of preventive measures — it has the one of the highest rates of breast cancer screening among women ages 50 to 69 and the second-highest rate (after the U.K.) of flu vaccinations among people age 65 and older.
The US has a good health and education systems ,"The U.S. outperforms peer nations in terms of preventive measures. In the U.S., more than two-thirds of adults 65 and older had a flu vaccine in 2016, considerably more than in the average OECD country."
The US has a good health and education systems ,"he U.S. also had one of the highest rates of women ages 50 to 69 being screened for breast cancer. The U.S. rate is considerably higher than the OECD average. In contrast, in Switzerland, France, and Germany, only half of women this age had been screened."
The US has a good health and education systems ,"The United States leads the world as a juggernaut of medical research and innovation. More Americans have received the Nobel Prize in medicine than Europe, Canada, Japan and Australia combined, which together have double the aggregate population of the US."
The US has a good health and education systems ,"Half of the top 10 diagnostic or therapeutic innovations in the past 50 years have come in whole or in part from the US, along with 75% of the top 30."
The US has a good health and education systems ,"Yet over a million people travel to the US every year for their medical care, including heads of state, the wealthy and elite, who presumably could have received care in their home country or anywhere else in the world."
The US has a good health and education systems ,"The advanced medical milieu that Americans enjoy has led to the world’s best cancer survival rates, a life expectancy for those over 80 that is actually greater than anywhere else, and lower mortality rates for heart attacks and strokes than in comparable countries."
The US has great people/culture,"The USA's cultural influence extends across the world, for example over two billion people speak some English in the world today with the majority speaking an Americanised version of the language."
The US has great people/culture,"US TV programmes, films, video games and music have a large domestic market of more than 300 million customers, in addition to their influence on the rest of the world."
The US has great people/culture,The USA also has a social and cultural impact on immediate neighbours such as Mexico and Canada and on North/Central America as a whole.
The US has great people/culture,"Nearly every region of the world has influenced American culture, most notably the English who colonized the country beginning in the early 1600s, according to the Library of Congress(opens in new tab). U.S. culture has also been shaped by the cultures of Indigenous Americans, Latin Americans, Africans and Asians."
The US has great people/culture,"Because of this, the United States is one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world, according to The London School(opens in new tab). "
The US has great people/culture,"The United States is sometimes described as a 'melting pot', according to Golden Beacon USA(opens in new tab), in which different cultures have contributed their own distinct 'flavors' to American culture. Just as cultures from around the world have influenced American culture, today American culture influences the world."