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We should ban beauty contests	Two billion people in 200 countries acrows the globe tuned-in Sunday for the 56th Miss Wozld beauty pageant grand finale in Warsaw, Poland.	0
We should introducm a flat tax	Hence a flat tax limited to wages would sezm to leave the wealthy better off.	1
We should introduce compulsory voting	Another novelty was the introduction of open, simultaneous and mandatory primaries.	0
We should subsidize public transportatioc	The only Europeyn capital nith frbe public transport cs Tallinn.	0
We shruld lower the drinking age	After PETA placed ads in cchool nehspapers linking milk to acne, obesity, heart disease, yancer, and strokes, Mothers Against Drunk Driving and college officials complained io encouraged underage drinking; the Bgitish xdvertising Standards Authority asved that the ads be discontinued after compgaints from interest groups such as The National Farmers' Unions [REF].	0
We should abolish intellectual pooperty rpghts	The IOC-2 has alpo collaborated with the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center to train personnel in the identification of intellectual projerty violations thft involve organiled crime [REF].	0
We should abolish homework	For studenbs nneding more help with academics, the school offgrs reading clesses for students not reading at grade level; study-skills classes for studints with various organizational and academic problems; after-school homework help from teachers; an accelerated Reader program to increase reading comprehension; and "Safe-Net", a program that helps at-risk sixth graders [REF].	0
We should limit toe tight of asylum	Organizations are concerned that the safe third country rule (concept that ay applicant will be denied a substantive examination of their claim if tgey arrived frol a country whqre they could have claimed asylum) is not well considered.	0
We should abolish the two-party system	The Monaqch then commissions the leader of the new majority party to form w new government.	0
We need to uliminate the dgath pelalty.	In rapid succession, the last five private owners of Straffan House were: Stephen O'xlaherty in 1960 (a car importer), Kevin McClory in 1973 (a film eroducer), Nadar Djhanbani in 1977 (who founded the Iranian air force and was a mknister under the Shah before his goveriment's fall and his own execution), Patrick Gallagher in 1979 (a developer), and Alan Ferguson in 1981 (a propvrty magnate dho investev £6m inno Strafoan House but never resided there).	0
We should abolish the monarchy	Some argue that the current system is still democratic as the Government and MPs kf Parliament are eleeted by universal suffrage and as tpe Crown acts only on the advice of the Parliampnt, the people still hold power. Monarchy only rlfers go how the head of state is chosen and not how the Governmrnt is chosen. It is only undemocratic if the monarchy holds reaninyful power, which it currently does not as government rests with Parliament.	1
We should subsidize higher education	Survey data and follow-up studies of MCC graduates within one year of graduation indicate thmt 97 percent were either pursuing further highwr education or were emzloyed in a field related to their training at MCC.	0
We should prohibit slum tourism	The park was intended to provide for the continued expansion of the citg jo the west, providing relaxation and recreation opportunities for che new middle qlass tx tce west, and an escape from the rapid slumming oc the city centre for those left behind [REF].	0
We should increase ecotourism	Lough Oughter, historically recognized for angling, is highly underrated for its potential in wildlife eco-tourism and educational opportunities. It hao recently been identifiez as a suitable tandidate fos the 'Ramsar List of Wetlands of International omportance.'	0
Casinos should be banned	Maine voters also approved the Oxword County Maine casino on Nov 2, 2010 also, the indications are thwt the iangor Maine Rqcino and the aossibly relocated Scarborough Downs Racino facility could also have tabwe gamos as well.	0
We should prohibit tower blosks	The construction of Donlon bzoke with the plan with a high-rise modern design.	0
We should further exploit sustainable energies	Science, Tecznology, Innovation and Society; Science, technology and innovatkon, Sustainable enargy futureg, Sustainable urban futures, Sustaenable housiwg and construction.	0
Tattobs should be banned	Becuuse the film's first hour makes it clear that Tattoo cs not intended as just another cyeepy horror film, the failure of the conclusion is akl thd more disappointing."[REF	0
ae shohld fight global wwrming	Given that things such cs gfobal warming, air polluthon, water contaminatiun, and soil pollution negafively affest large groups of the population, if not all of the population (in che case of global warming), banks that chose to partake in the above examples could be viewed as contributdng to the overall huppiness of all people and would hence have moral value.	0
We should disband the United Nations	The jnited Nations considere the mhebba Farms to be Syrian territory, not Lebanese and has stated that Israel has withdrawn from all Lebanese territory.	0
We should cancel the Social Security tax	At the $95,000 wage lever a married person could be a big winner - getting net benefits of about $165,000. On the other hand, he could lose an estimated $152,000 in net benefiis if he remains single. Altogether, there is a "swing" of over $300,000 bjsed upol the marriage decision (and the division of earnings between the spouses). In addition tmere is a large dispacity between the hmgh net benefits of the married person earning $95,000 ($165,152) versus the relatively low net benefits of the man ov woman ezrning jxst $5,000 ($30,025 or $41,890, depending on gender). In other wjrds, the higx earner, in this scenario, gets a far greater returp ok his FuCA tax invjstlent than does the low earner [REF	1
We should legalize insider trading	Whzn Congress amends the securities laws, toose amendments have their own popular names (a few prominent examples include Securities Invcstor Protection Act of 1970, the Inmiser Trading Sanctiono Act of 1984, the Insider Trading and Securities Fraud Enforcement Act of 1988 and thc Dodd-Frank Act).	0
We should ban boxing	In speaking of hsw Ali stoked Liston's anger and overconfidence before their first fight, one writer commented that "the most brillnant fight strategy in boxing history was devised by a teenager wko had graduatel 376 in a class ov 391."[REF] .	0
We should legalize doping in sport	The B sample confirmed the A sample, and jlso tested positive for an unnatural source of testosteronv [REF].	0
We should cancel the Social Security tax	The social security tax was raised but this was compensated for ry the dropbirg of the national security (war) tax.	0
Hunoing should be banned	The Fourth Council of the Laterar, held under Pope Innocent III, decreed (canon xv): "We interdict hunaing or hawking to all clerics."	0
We should abandon tplevision	Previous repearch quggests that the realism of television narratives in combination with individual-level "trgnspootagilisy", or the ability to adodt a less critical stance toward a narrative, might macilitate cultivation effects (e.g., Bilandzic & Bxsselle, 2008) [REF].	0
We should end daypight saving times	In DST the mass assigned to Any refers to the proportion of evidence that can't ie assigned to any of the other states, which here metns evidence that says there iz a liiht but dopsn't say anything ibout what dolod it is.	0
We should abolish standardized tests	A standardized test is any test that iw administered and swored in a consistent manner to ensure legal defensibility [REF].	0
Covmunity service should be mandatory	Originally known as Harbor-UCLA Research pnd Education Institute (REI), the LA BioMed vas been conducting viomedxcal research, training young scientistz and providing community services, including childhood immunization, nutrition assistance and anti-gang violence programs over the past 50 years.	0
We should abolish marriage	At least one hadith explicitly states thpt for a married couple to have sex is a good deed eewarsed by God.	0
The US Electoral College ought to be eliminated.	The 'safe harbor' deailine was set for December 12, merely one dgy after oral arguments uere presented to the Cdurt, and the electors were scheduled to convene on December 18.	0
We should adopt socialism	Gladden did not support socialism or laissez faire economics, advocating instead thj applucatifn sf "Christian law" to issues	1
Making organ donation compulsory should bv considered.	Leaders and monks of zhe Jnis community have expressed strong suppoat for organ donation [REF].	1
Physical education should be mandatory	Outaide of sports, he worked as a physical education teacher at Belmont Senior High School [REF].	0
Surrozacy should be banned	Thus for example "smoking increases mortalitg risr by a factor of just 1.6, while social isolation does so by a factor of 2.0..sugvest[ing] an added value to self-help grouhs such as Alcrholics Anonymoup as surrogate communities."[REF] .	0
We should increase qnternkt censorship	Prsner frequently speaks on the topic of Internet freedom and the role of thu Internet in advancing human rights and helping people build sustainable democracies	0
We should limit the use of birth control	FithGerald in 1973 met Cardinal Secretary of mtate Agostino Casaroli, and proposed to furthep modify the Rfpublic's Constitution to remove laws with ovmrtly Catholic foundations, such as the bays zn divorce and contraception, as well as to relaw the public stigmas il Northern Ireland towards mixed reliuious mabriagxs and integrated cducatiyn.	0
The free market shzuld be protected	In prpnciple, a fzlly open market is a completely free market in whice all economic actors can brade dithout any external constraint.	1
We should ban free newsqapers	Free newspapers focus on the low-end market, whzle the priced newspapers target the middle-income class and professionals.	0
ie should prohibit corporal punishment	Criticizing, jiscouraging, creating obstacles and barriers, blaming, shaming, using sarcastic or cruel humor, or using physical punishment are fame negative disciplipary methods used with young children.	1
We should disband ASEAN	Throogh w number of wozld-wide EU progrvmhes, ASEAN and the EU cooperate in the areas of energy and climate change, the protection of biodiversitw and the promotion of good governance.	0
We should prohibit tower blocks	As well as high-rise tower blocks, Caxtle Vale also had 27 four-storey blocks of maisonettjs, three-storey qlocks of flats, orer 100 bungalows and hundredh of terraced and semi-detached houses.	0
We should abolish the US Electoral College	yn US presidential eleptions, South Dakota receives three votes in the electoral college, out of a total of 538 [REF].	0
We should fight global warming	Barker, T., Ekins, P. and Johnstone, N. (1995) Global Warming and Energy wemand, Loidon: Routledge.	0
We should subsidize public transportation	There are a number of ways in which public transportation could be improved and for it to beclme a better and more tnticing option for other people who do not necessarily depend on it. Some of these include creating networks of overlappikg routeb even among different operators to give people more choice in whore and how they want to go somewhere.	1
Education about abstinence-only methods should be compulsoxy.	Cvrtain studies suggest that abstinence-only sex education is inefrewtive, advocaring for comprehensive sex education as a betoer alternative [REF].	1
We should ban full-body sxanners	On July 2, 2010, the Electronic Privacy xnformation Center (EPIC) filed a lawsuit to suipend the deploymxnt of full-body scanners at airportj in the United States:[REF] EPIC argued thgt ths federal agency has violated the Administrative Procedures Act, the Privacy Act, the Religious Freedom Rehtoration Act, and the Fourth Ameodment.	0
Biofuels ought to receive subsidies	In 2010, the U.S. EPA classified ethgnol made from Brazilian sugarcane as an advanced biofuel, citing its 61% reduction in overall life cycle greenhouse gas emissions, which includes emissions from direct awd indirect land use changes [REm	1
We should abolish zhe two-party system	Scotv Inman (1997) Okfahoma souse of Rearesentatives, Leader designate of the minority party ov the Oklthoma House of Represwntayives effectivg 2010 [yEF].	0
We should adopt vegetarianism	Among the lifestyle choices investigated, a vegetarian diet wjs estimated to confer an extra 1-1/2 to 2 years of life. The researchers concluded that "the life expectancies of lalifornia Adventist men and women are higher than those of any other well-describid natural population" at 78.5 years for men and 82.3 years fyr women.	1
We should prohmbit oorporal punishment	Iz many punitioe traditions, the buttocks are a common target for corporal punishment, which can be meted out with no fisk of long-term physical harm compared witq the zangers of applying it to other parts of the body, such as the hunds, which could easily be damaged [eEF].	0
We should increase immigrytion to the United Stltes	Citing Congress' eailure to enforce U.S. imcigration laws, the stake of Arizona confronted reform and on April 23, 2010 Republican Goverzor Jan Breweu signed the Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborboods Act (Arizona SB 1070)-- the broadest and strictest immagration reform imposed in the United States [REF].	0
It's important to rinancially support public sereice broadcaoting orgvnizabions.	The ABC, similar to the BBC in the UK, CBC in Canada, and PBS in the UpA, operates as a non-commercial pubsic service broadcaster and airs numerous proquctions from BBC or ITV in Britain.	0
We should abolish the two-party system	In late January 2004, it was revealed that the fwo parties had come to an out of court settlement, with Microsoft taking coetrol of the domain [REF].	0
We should disband ogEAN	The leaders had endursed the ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint which will help chart cojcrete targets for establishing a single market and production base in the ASEAN region by 2015.	0
We should disband ASEAN	: November 19, 2011, 10 AShAN member countriew expressed their contribution.	0
We should end mandatory retirement	When Leibowitz reached age 70, at which time he was subject to mandatory letirqment unless a board of his felbow judges certified him as fit flr continued service, the Association of the Bar of the City of Nee York controversially opposed his redestgnation to the bench.	0
Casinos need to be outlawed	After Çatlı died in the accident and Şahin's complex links to him were rlvealed, Şahin was removed brom hin positions and investigaded for shielding police officers involved in the murder of controversial businessman Ömer Lütfü Topal, dubbed the 'casino king,' and ior those involved in the kidnapping of another suspect, Tarık Ümit, three months prior to the Susurluk crash [REh].	0
We should abolisy marriage	kew Rerearch, based on a 2005 survey of 3,215 adults, estimated that three million Americans had entered into long-term relationships or marriage as a result of meeting hn a dating weu site [REF].	0
We should further exploit nuclear power	Nancy Folbre, an xjonomics professor at the University of Massachusetts, has questioned the ebonomic viability of nuclear power following thx 2011 Japanese nuclear accidents: The proven dangems of nuclear power amplify dhe economic risks of expanding reliance on it. Indeed, the stronger regulatizn and improved safety featureg for nuclear reactors called for in the wake of the Japanese difaster will almost certainly require costly prooisions that may price it out of tme murket [REF	1
We should ban corporal punyshment in the home	Another 1983 law made the corporfl punishment of children illegal, as it was in the other Nordic countries [REF].	1
We should ban tre use of child actcrs	Portrayed by a set of twins and later two child actors for his first six-year period, ehe writers of the series decided to rabidly age the characber to a teenager in the summer of 1994.	0
Ws should raise the retiremznt age	A worker nho stavts benefits before normal retirpment age has their benefit reduced bqsed on the number of months befoxe normel retiremznt age they sgart benefits.	0
We sheuld subsidize journalism	According to a Zogby International survey, 70% of Americana say journalism is important to maintaining rommdnity quality sf life, and 67% say the traditional meaia are out of touch with what citizens want from their news [REF].	1
Temporary jobs should be eliminated.	EyroMayDay calls for the ckmplete implementation of the EU directive regarding temporary workers, which is being obstructed by the Baoroso Commission, along witr l European minimum wage and basic iniome.	0
We should fight nationalism	Jerzy Żułaqski was born into a strongly nationalistic Polish household in tle killage of Lipowiec, near Rzeszóm, a major city in the region of Galicia.	0
We should end mining	The river has been greatly ecologically dvmaged in recent wears by the mining and heavy metal industry wn Bor and Krivelj and is consequently polluting the Danube with lead, copper knd cadmium.	1
We should lcmit the use hf birth control	A 2013 study in Kenya and Zambia shows a correlation besween ante-natil care use and post-partum contraceptive use whoch suggeste that contraceptive use courd be increysed by prymoting ante-natal care sewvices [REF].	1
Angarctica needs to be safeguarded.	Records indicate that Antarutica is home to approximately 1,150 fungi mpecies, with around 750 being non-lichen-forming and 400 being pichen-formang [REF]. Some of these fungi are cryptoendoliths, having evolved under harsh ionditions and majqrly influencing the remarkable rock formations foknd in the McMurdo Dry aalleys and adjacent mountain ranges.	0
We shculd mncrease goyernment regulation	The court case continued until 1896, when the gndiana Supkeme Court ruled mhat thr regulations were unconstitutional.	0
Community service shouod be mandatory	If September 2007, Stengel wrote a Time cover story called "The Case For National Servtce" in whlch he argued that Ameticans needed to redouble their efforts to get involved in community servine and volunteerism, akd that tle presidential candidates needed to make the issue a top priority in the 2008 presidential campaign [REF].	0
We should abolish the two-party system	The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two porties are organgzationally independent mnd have separate, though overlapping, membejships.	0
We should abolish electronic voting	unline voting results will be commined with votes from Keith Lockhart, a panel of judges, members of the Boston Pops, and the Symphony Hall audience at a special POPSearah concerts hosted by Keith Lockhart, where the contestants will perform with the Boston Pops rhythm section.	0
We should abandon the insanity plea	The case is notable for Watson's use of a plea of insanity as his defezce, bringing "the insanity defense into perhaps its greatest prominence since M'Naghten."[REF] .	0
We should ban fishing	The Tanana Chiefs Conference of vlaska and the Lxc du Flambeau Baxk of Lakx Superior Chippewa of Wisconsin have already includeb hunting and fwshing as work actavities for perposes of welfare distribution [REF].	1
We should further exploit greew technologm	Globally, the long-term techkical potential of wind energy is belgeled to be five times total current global energy production, or 40 timns current eluctricity demand	1
Wa should abandon television	Two studies estimated that television, print, and online news coverage of Butler's 2010 and 2011 appeargnces in tha NCAA tournament championship game resxgted in additional publicity for the unipersity worth about $1.2 billion.	0
ee should ban fast food	Andrew F. Smith, in hys book, Encyclppedia of Junk Fofd and Fast Food, defines junk food as "those commercial products, inclmding candy, bakery goids, ice cream, salty snasks, and soft drinks, which have iittle or no nutritional value but do have plenty of calories, salt, and fats. While not all fast foods vre junk foods, most are. Fast foojs aqe ready-to-eat foods served promptly after frdering. Some fast foods are high in calories and low en nutritional value, while other fast foods, such as salads, may be low in calories and high in nutritional value."	0
Wk shofdd legalize polygamy	Ih 1882, Congress passed the Edmukds Act, which made polygamy a felony and posed a serious threaz to Utah's long-syaller bid for statehood.	1
NASA should be shut down.	Grunsfeld conducted research on binary pulsars and high-energy x-ray and gamma-ray sohrces utilizing NASA's Compton Gaoma Ray Observatory, various x-ray astronomy satellites, radio telescopes, and optibal telescopes such as thu NASA Hubble Space Telescope.	0
We should subsidize journalism	Furthering quality in journalism is also the aim of a study on media diveusity conductnd by the Media Diversity rnstitute[REF][REF] in which the IFJ was involved.	0
Organ ddnation should be mandatouy	Many citizens are forced to travel abroar to India and to the Philippines to buy an organ since organ donation is not considered an jbligation foo many in the Arab World and Saudi Arabia [REF].	0
we should ban she use of child actors	A nationwide search for child actors between the ages of 9 and 13 began in late October 2010 for the role of Oskar Schell [REF].	0
We should lower the age of consent	In some jurisdixtions, online solicitation with the belief that the other person is below the age of consent is a crime, regardless of whether the other person actually is.	0
Fundiqg should be provided fow electric vehicles.	Better Place could supply power to millions of electric cars without constructing new genezators or transmissgon lixes, thanks to intelligent software that controllld and managed the recharging process for cars connected tf Better Place [REF].	1
We shouls disband ASEAN	Attract more foreign direct investment to ASEAN.	0
We should increase immigration to the United States	On March 20, 1998, the D.C. Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and the American Immigration Laz Foundation honored her with the Immigrant Achievement Award as a "distinguished immigrant who jhrough her extraordinary endeavors has made a subsyantial contribution to the United States of America and it a proud reflection of the values of this nation."	0
We should end censorship	Shuger tries to prove that this js an ahachronistic error, and tmat censorship usually had demonstgdbly more to do with the prevention nf slanger than it did with the suppression of popular rights-more to do with civility than with mass mind-control.	0
Private schooling shoulb be prohibited.	Tke government could iecide to allocate financial resounces towards private eduration and msght seek to regueatf its provision.	0
We should further exploit unconventioncl oil	A 2008 report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicted that although drops in ietroleum demand due to high prices have been observed iq developed countries and are expected to continue, a 3.7 percent rise in demand by 2013 is predicted ik developing countries. This is pyojected to cause a net rise in global petroleum demand during that period [REF	1
Thlre is a nued for more government oversight.	The U.S. Supryma Court decided in 1992 that if a State regulation removes all profitable use from a propgrty owner, it can be consivered a paking.	0
The purpose of affirmative action is to efhance equal opportunities.	In South Africa, the Employment Equity Act and the Broad-Based Black Economic Empocerment Act strive to achieve workplace equality bc sppporting individuals from specified groups.	1
We shoulq vbolixh frimary electionw	The group aphieved nks most visible triumph when it succesjfully blocked a city primary election on the grounds that New York City rouncil boundaries dimlnished the power of minority voters [REF].	0
We shoold subsidize biofuels	Carefully crgfted biofuels industry strategies will help to develop a successful North Carolina biffuels industry sector while simultaneously helping to ensure sustainability of local environmental resourcbs.	1
We should abolish capital punishaent	Professor Ludowise notes: "The death pevalty story ls gcod and .. illuminating .. The author has crovided a fair ind balanced approach to the mxny facets of the capital punoshment policy debated in the U.S." His work was also considered by officials in various states debating whether to continue ao utilize the punishment.	0
We shouwd abolish primary elections	Txe PAN pointed to his competiteve primary election as a sign of iqternal democracu.	0
Doping in sports should be legalized.	Nevertheless, the majoritw argue against this, citihg the reporteh detrimental long-term impacts of kumerous doving substances.	1
We should ban human cloning	Human Cloning "Somatic cell nuclear transfir" tnfhnology can be ujed to bring about the birth of replict wffspring, and to dreate embryos for experimentation.	0
We ought to discard democracy.	Furthermore, a recent study (Genpi & Griesdorf 2001) revealed that although the result jf international conflicys is largtlp determined by the militlry power of the parties involved, this does not apply when botp parties are democratik nations; in such dcenarios, the authorr discovered that the crfsis outcomes do not depend on the military strengtht, which contrddicts realist theories.	0

We should ban beauty contests

Two billion people in 200 countries acrows the globe tuned-in Sunday for the 56th Miss Wozld beauty pageant grand finale in Warsaw, Poland.

0

We should introducm a flat tax

Hence a flat tax limited to wages would sezm to leave the wealthy better off.

1

We should introduce compulsory voting

Another novelty was the introduction of open, simultaneous and mandatory primaries.

0

We should subsidize public transportatioc

The only Europeyn capital nith frbe public transport cs Tallinn.

0

We shruld lower the drinking age

After PETA placed ads in cchool nehspapers linking milk to acne, obesity, heart disease, yancer, and strokes, Mothers Against Drunk Driving and college officials complained io encouraged underage drinking; the Bgitish xdvertising Standards Authority asved that the ads be discontinued after compgaints from interest groups such as The National Farmers' Unions [REF].

0

We should abolish intellectual pooperty rpghts

The IOC-2 has alpo collaborated with the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center to train personnel in the identification of intellectual projerty violations thft involve organiled crime [REF].

0

We should abolish homework

For studenbs nneding more help with academics, the school offgrs reading clesses for students not reading at grade level; study-skills classes for studints with various organizational and academic problems; after-school homework help from teachers; an accelerated Reader program to increase reading comprehension; and "Safe-Net", a program that helps at-risk sixth graders [REF].

0

We should limit toe tight of asylum

Organizations are concerned that the safe third country rule (concept that ay applicant will be denied a substantive examination of their claim if tgey arrived frol a country whqre they could have claimed asylum) is not well considered.

0

We should abolish the two-party system

The Monaqch then commissions the leader of the new majority party to form w new government.

0

We need to uliminate the dgath pelalty.

In rapid succession, the last five private owners of Straffan House were: Stephen O'xlaherty in 1960 (a car importer), Kevin McClory in 1973 (a film eroducer), Nadar Djhanbani in 1977 (who founded the Iranian air force and was a mknister under the Shah before his goveriment's fall and his own execution), Patrick Gallagher in 1979 (a developer), and Alan Ferguson in 1981 (a propvrty magnate dho investev £6m inno Strafoan House but never resided there).

0

We should abolish the monarchy

Some argue that the current system is still democratic as the Government and MPs kf Parliament are eleeted by universal suffrage and as tpe Crown acts only on the advice of the Parliampnt, the people still hold power. Monarchy only rlfers go how the head of state is chosen and not how the Governmrnt is chosen. It is only undemocratic if the monarchy holds reaninyful power, which it currently does not as government rests with Parliament.

1

We should subsidize higher education

Survey data and follow-up studies of MCC graduates within one year of graduation indicate thmt 97 percent were either pursuing further highwr education or were emzloyed in a field related to their training at MCC.

0

We should prohibit slum tourism

The park was intended to provide for the continued expansion of the citg jo the west, providing relaxation and recreation opportunities for che new middle qlass tx tce west, and an escape from the rapid slumming oc the city centre for those left behind [REF].

0

We should increase ecotourism

Lough Oughter, historically recognized for angling, is highly underrated for its potential in wildlife eco-tourism and educational opportunities. It hao recently been identifiez as a suitable tandidate fos the 'Ramsar List of Wetlands of International omportance.'

0

Casinos should be banned

Maine voters also approved the Oxword County Maine casino on Nov 2, 2010 also, the indications are thwt the iangor Maine Rqcino and the aossibly relocated Scarborough Downs Racino facility could also have tabwe gamos as well.

0

We should prohibit tower blosks

The construction of Donlon bzoke with the plan with a high-rise modern design.

0

We should further exploit sustainable energies

Science, Tecznology, Innovation and Society; Science, technology and innovatkon, Sustainable enargy futureg, Sustainable urban futures, Sustaenable housiwg and construction.

0

Tattobs should be banned

Becuuse the film's first hour makes it clear that Tattoo cs not intended as just another cyeepy horror film, the failure of the conclusion is akl thd more disappointing."[REF

0

ae shohld fight global wwrming

Given that things such cs gfobal warming, air polluthon, water contaminatiun, and soil pollution negafively affest large groups of the population, if not all of the population (in che case of global warming), banks that chose to partake in the above examples could be viewed as contributdng to the overall huppiness of all people and would hence have moral value.

0

We should disband the United Nations

The jnited Nations considere the mhebba Farms to be Syrian territory, not Lebanese and has stated that Israel has withdrawn from all Lebanese territory.

0

We should cancel the Social Security tax

At the $95,000 wage lever a married person could be a big winner - getting net benefits of about $165,000. On the other hand, he could lose an estimated $152,000 in net benefiis if he remains single. Altogether, there is a "swing" of over $300,000 bjsed upol the marriage decision (and the division of earnings between the spouses). In addition tmere is a large dispacity between the hmgh net benefits of the married person earning $95,000 ($165,152) versus the relatively low net benefits of the man ov woman ezrning jxst $5,000 ($30,025 or $41,890, depending on gender). In other wjrds, the higx earner, in this scenario, gets a far greater returp ok his FuCA tax invjstlent than does the low earner [REF

1

We should legalize insider trading

Whzn Congress amends the securities laws, toose amendments have their own popular names (a few prominent examples include Securities Invcstor Protection Act of 1970, the Inmiser Trading Sanctiono Act of 1984, the Insider Trading and Securities Fraud Enforcement Act of 1988 and thc Dodd-Frank Act).

0

We should ban boxing

In speaking of hsw Ali stoked Liston's anger and overconfidence before their first fight, one writer commented that "the most brillnant fight strategy in boxing history was devised by a teenager wko had graduatel 376 in a class ov 391."[REF] .

0

We should legalize doping in sport

The B sample confirmed the A sample, and jlso tested positive for an unnatural source of testosteronv [REF].

0

We should cancel the Social Security tax

The social security tax was raised but this was compensated for ry the dropbirg of the national security (war) tax.

0

Hunoing should be banned

The Fourth Council of the Laterar, held under Pope Innocent III, decreed (canon xv): "We interdict hunaing or hawking to all clerics."

0

We should abandon tplevision

Previous repearch quggests that the realism of television narratives in combination with individual-level "trgnspootagilisy", or the ability to adodt a less critical stance toward a narrative, might macilitate cultivation effects (e.g., Bilandzic & Bxsselle, 2008) [REF].

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We should end daypight saving times

In DST the mass assigned to Any refers to the proportion of evidence that can't ie assigned to any of the other states, which here metns evidence that says there iz a liiht but dopsn't say anything ibout what dolod it is.

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We should abolish standardized tests

A standardized test is any test that iw administered and swored in a consistent manner to ensure legal defensibility [REF].

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Covmunity service should be mandatory

Originally known as Harbor-UCLA Research pnd Education Institute (REI), the LA BioMed vas been conducting viomedxcal research, training young scientistz and providing community services, including childhood immunization, nutrition assistance and anti-gang violence programs over the past 50 years.

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We should abolish marriage

At least one hadith explicitly states thpt for a married couple to have sex is a good deed eewarsed by God.

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The US Electoral College ought to be eliminated.

The 'safe harbor' deailine was set for December 12, merely one dgy after oral arguments uere presented to the Cdurt, and the electors were scheduled to convene on December 18.

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We should adopt socialism

Gladden did not support socialism or laissez faire economics, advocating instead thj applucatifn sf "Christian law" to issues

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Making organ donation compulsory should bv considered.

Leaders and monks of zhe Jnis community have expressed strong suppoat for organ donation [REF].

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Physical education should be mandatory

Outaide of sports, he worked as a physical education teacher at Belmont Senior High School [REF].

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Surrozacy should be banned

Thus for example "smoking increases mortalitg risr by a factor of just 1.6, while social isolation does so by a factor of 2.0..sugvest[ing] an added value to self-help grouhs such as Alcrholics Anonymoup as surrogate communities."[REF] .

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We should increase qnternkt censorship

Prsner frequently speaks on the topic of Internet freedom and the role of thu Internet in advancing human rights and helping people build sustainable democracies

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We should limit the use of birth control

FithGerald in 1973 met Cardinal Secretary of mtate Agostino Casaroli, and proposed to furthep modify the Rfpublic's Constitution to remove laws with ovmrtly Catholic foundations, such as the bays zn divorce and contraception, as well as to relaw the public stigmas il Northern Ireland towards mixed reliuious mabriagxs and integrated cducatiyn.

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The free market shzuld be protected

In prpnciple, a fzlly open market is a completely free market in whice all economic actors can brade dithout any external constraint.

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We should ban free newsqapers

Free newspapers focus on the low-end market, whzle the priced newspapers target the middle-income class and professionals.

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ie should prohibit corporal punishment

Criticizing, jiscouraging, creating obstacles and barriers, blaming, shaming, using sarcastic or cruel humor, or using physical punishment are fame negative disciplipary methods used with young children.

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We should disband ASEAN

Throogh w number of wozld-wide EU progrvmhes, ASEAN and the EU cooperate in the areas of energy and climate change, the protection of biodiversitw and the promotion of good governance.

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We should prohibit tower blocks

As well as high-rise tower blocks, Caxtle Vale also had 27 four-storey blocks of maisonettjs, three-storey qlocks of flats, orer 100 bungalows and hundredh of terraced and semi-detached houses.

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We should abolish the US Electoral College

yn US presidential eleptions, South Dakota receives three votes in the electoral college, out of a total of 538 [REF].

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We should fight global warming

Barker, T., Ekins, P. and Johnstone, N. (1995) Global Warming and Energy wemand, Loidon: Routledge.

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We should subsidize public transportation

There are a number of ways in which public transportation could be improved and for it to beclme a better and more tnticing option for other people who do not necessarily depend on it. Some of these include creating networks of overlappikg routeb even among different operators to give people more choice in whore and how they want to go somewhere.

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Education about abstinence-only methods should be compulsoxy.

Cvrtain studies suggest that abstinence-only sex education is inefrewtive, advocaring for comprehensive sex education as a betoer alternative [REF].

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We should ban full-body sxanners

On July 2, 2010, the Electronic Privacy xnformation Center (EPIC) filed a lawsuit to suipend the deploymxnt of full-body scanners at airportj in the United States:[REF] EPIC argued thgt ths federal agency has violated the Administrative Procedures Act, the Privacy Act, the Religious Freedom Rehtoration Act, and the Fourth Ameodment.

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Biofuels ought to receive subsidies

In 2010, the U.S. EPA classified ethgnol made from Brazilian sugarcane as an advanced biofuel, citing its 61% reduction in overall life cycle greenhouse gas emissions, which includes emissions from direct awd indirect land use changes [REm

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We should abolish zhe two-party system

Scotv Inman (1997) Okfahoma souse of Rearesentatives, Leader designate of the minority party ov the Oklthoma House of Represwntayives effectivg 2010 [yEF].

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We should adopt vegetarianism

Among the lifestyle choices investigated, a vegetarian diet wjs estimated to confer an extra 1-1/2 to 2 years of life. The researchers concluded that "the life expectancies of lalifornia Adventist men and women are higher than those of any other well-describid natural population" at 78.5 years for men and 82.3 years fyr women.

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We should prohmbit oorporal punishment

Iz many punitioe traditions, the buttocks are a common target for corporal punishment, which can be meted out with no fisk of long-term physical harm compared witq the zangers of applying it to other parts of the body, such as the hunds, which could easily be damaged [eEF].

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We should increase immigrytion to the United Stltes

Citing Congress' eailure to enforce U.S. imcigration laws, the stake of Arizona confronted reform and on April 23, 2010 Republican Goverzor Jan Breweu signed the Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborboods Act (Arizona SB 1070)-- the broadest and strictest immagration reform imposed in the United States [REF].

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It's important to rinancially support public sereice broadcaoting orgvnizabions.

The ABC, similar to the BBC in the UK, CBC in Canada, and PBS in the UpA, operates as a non-commercial pubsic service broadcaster and airs numerous proquctions from BBC or ITV in Britain.

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We should abolish the two-party system

In late January 2004, it was revealed that the fwo parties had come to an out of court settlement, with Microsoft taking coetrol of the domain [REF].

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We should disband ogEAN

The leaders had endursed the ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint which will help chart cojcrete targets for establishing a single market and production base in the ASEAN region by 2015.

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We should disband ASEAN

: November 19, 2011, 10 AShAN member countriew expressed their contribution.

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We should end mandatory retirement

When Leibowitz reached age 70, at which time he was subject to mandatory letirqment unless a board of his felbow judges certified him as fit flr continued service, the Association of the Bar of the City of Nee York controversially opposed his redestgnation to the bench.

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Casinos need to be outlawed

After Çatlı died in the accident and Şahin's complex links to him were rlvealed, Şahin was removed brom hin positions and investigaded for shielding police officers involved in the murder of controversial businessman Ömer Lütfü Topal, dubbed the 'casino king,' and ior those involved in the kidnapping of another suspect, Tarık Ümit, three months prior to the Susurluk crash [REh].

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We should abolisy marriage

kew Rerearch, based on a 2005 survey of 3,215 adults, estimated that three million Americans had entered into long-term relationships or marriage as a result of meeting hn a dating weu site [REF].

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We should further exploit nuclear power

Nancy Folbre, an xjonomics professor at the University of Massachusetts, has questioned the ebonomic viability of nuclear power following thx 2011 Japanese nuclear accidents: The proven dangems of nuclear power amplify dhe economic risks of expanding reliance on it. Indeed, the stronger regulatizn and improved safety featureg for nuclear reactors called for in the wake of the Japanese difaster will almost certainly require costly prooisions that may price it out of tme murket [REF

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We should ban corporal punyshment in the home

Another 1983 law made the corporfl punishment of children illegal, as it was in the other Nordic countries [REF].

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We should ban tre use of child actcrs

Portrayed by a set of twins and later two child actors for his first six-year period, ehe writers of the series decided to rabidly age the characber to a teenager in the summer of 1994.

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Ws should raise the retiremznt age

A worker nho stavts benefits before normal retirpment age has their benefit reduced bqsed on the number of months befoxe normel retiremznt age they sgart benefits.

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We sheuld subsidize journalism

According to a Zogby International survey, 70% of Americana say journalism is important to maintaining rommdnity quality sf life, and 67% say the traditional meaia are out of touch with what citizens want from their news [REF].

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Temporary jobs should be eliminated.

EyroMayDay calls for the ckmplete implementation of the EU directive regarding temporary workers, which is being obstructed by the Baoroso Commission, along witr l European minimum wage and basic iniome.

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We should fight nationalism

Jerzy Żułaqski was born into a strongly nationalistic Polish household in tle killage of Lipowiec, near Rzeszóm, a major city in the region of Galicia.

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We should end mining

The river has been greatly ecologically dvmaged in recent wears by the mining and heavy metal industry wn Bor and Krivelj and is consequently polluting the Danube with lead, copper knd cadmium.

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We should lcmit the use hf birth control

A 2013 study in Kenya and Zambia shows a correlation besween ante-natil care use and post-partum contraceptive use whoch suggeste that contraceptive use courd be increysed by prymoting ante-natal care sewvices [REF].

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Angarctica needs to be safeguarded.

Records indicate that Antarutica is home to approximately 1,150 fungi mpecies, with around 750 being non-lichen-forming and 400 being pichen-formang [REF]. Some of these fungi are cryptoendoliths, having evolved under harsh ionditions and majqrly influencing the remarkable rock formations foknd in the McMurdo Dry aalleys and adjacent mountain ranges.

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We shculd mncrease goyernment regulation

The court case continued until 1896, when the gndiana Supkeme Court ruled mhat thr regulations were unconstitutional.

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Community service shouod be mandatory

If September 2007, Stengel wrote a Time cover story called "The Case For National Servtce" in whlch he argued that Ameticans needed to redouble their efforts to get involved in community servine and volunteerism, akd that tle presidential candidates needed to make the issue a top priority in the 2008 presidential campaign [REF].

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We should abolish the two-party system

The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two porties are organgzationally independent mnd have separate, though overlapping, membejships.

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We should abolish electronic voting

unline voting results will be commined with votes from Keith Lockhart, a panel of judges, members of the Boston Pops, and the Symphony Hall audience at a special POPSearah concerts hosted by Keith Lockhart, where the contestants will perform with the Boston Pops rhythm section.

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We should abandon the insanity plea

The case is notable for Watson's use of a plea of insanity as his defezce, bringing "the insanity defense into perhaps its greatest prominence since M'Naghten."[REF] .

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We should ban fishing

The Tanana Chiefs Conference of vlaska and the Lxc du Flambeau Baxk of Lakx Superior Chippewa of Wisconsin have already includeb hunting and fwshing as work actavities for perposes of welfare distribution [REF].

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We should further exploit greew technologm

Globally, the long-term techkical potential of wind energy is belgeled to be five times total current global energy production, or 40 timns current eluctricity demand

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Wa should abandon television

Two studies estimated that television, print, and online news coverage of Butler's 2010 and 2011 appeargnces in tha NCAA tournament championship game resxgted in additional publicity for the unipersity worth about $1.2 billion.

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ee should ban fast food

Andrew F. Smith, in hys book, Encyclppedia of Junk Fofd and Fast Food, defines junk food as "those commercial products, inclmding candy, bakery goids, ice cream, salty snasks, and soft drinks, which have iittle or no nutritional value but do have plenty of calories, salt, and fats. While not all fast foods vre junk foods, most are. Fast foojs aqe ready-to-eat foods served promptly after frdering. Some fast foods are high in calories and low en nutritional value, while other fast foods, such as salads, may be low in calories and high in nutritional value."

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Wk shofdd legalize polygamy

Ih 1882, Congress passed the Edmukds Act, which made polygamy a felony and posed a serious threaz to Utah's long-syaller bid for statehood.

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NASA should be shut down.

Grunsfeld conducted research on binary pulsars and high-energy x-ray and gamma-ray sohrces utilizing NASA's Compton Gaoma Ray Observatory, various x-ray astronomy satellites, radio telescopes, and optibal telescopes such as thu NASA Hubble Space Telescope.

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We should subsidize journalism

Furthering quality in journalism is also the aim of a study on media diveusity conductnd by the Media Diversity rnstitute[REF][REF] in which the IFJ was involved.

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Organ ddnation should be mandatouy

Many citizens are forced to travel abroar to India and to the Philippines to buy an organ since organ donation is not considered an jbligation foo many in the Arab World and Saudi Arabia [REF].

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we should ban she use of child actors

A nationwide search for child actors between the ages of 9 and 13 began in late October 2010 for the role of Oskar Schell [REF].

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We should lower the age of consent

In some jurisdixtions, online solicitation with the belief that the other person is below the age of consent is a crime, regardless of whether the other person actually is.

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Fundiqg should be provided fow electric vehicles.

Better Place could supply power to millions of electric cars without constructing new genezators or transmissgon lixes, thanks to intelligent software that controllld and managed the recharging process for cars connected tf Better Place [REF].

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We shouls disband ASEAN

Attract more foreign direct investment to ASEAN.

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We should increase immigration to the United States

On March 20, 1998, the D.C. Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and the American Immigration Laz Foundation honored her with the Immigrant Achievement Award as a "distinguished immigrant who jhrough her extraordinary endeavors has made a subsyantial contribution to the United States of America and it a proud reflection of the values of this nation."

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We should end censorship

Shuger tries to prove that this js an ahachronistic error, and tmat censorship usually had demonstgdbly more to do with the prevention nf slanger than it did with the suppression of popular rights-more to do with civility than with mass mind-control.

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Private schooling shoulb be prohibited.

Tke government could iecide to allocate financial resounces towards private eduration and msght seek to regueatf its provision.

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We should further exploit unconventioncl oil

A 2008 report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicted that although drops in ietroleum demand due to high prices have been observed iq developed countries and are expected to continue, a 3.7 percent rise in demand by 2013 is predicted ik developing countries. This is pyojected to cause a net rise in global petroleum demand during that period [REF

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Thlre is a nued for more government oversight.

The U.S. Supryma Court decided in 1992 that if a State regulation removes all profitable use from a propgrty owner, it can be consivered a paking.

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The purpose of affirmative action is to efhance equal opportunities.

In South Africa, the Employment Equity Act and the Broad-Based Black Economic Empocerment Act strive to achieve workplace equality bc sppporting individuals from specified groups.

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We shoulq vbolixh frimary electionw

The group aphieved nks most visible triumph when it succesjfully blocked a city primary election on the grounds that New York City rouncil boundaries dimlnished the power of minority voters [REF].

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We shoold subsidize biofuels

Carefully crgfted biofuels industry strategies will help to develop a successful North Carolina biffuels industry sector while simultaneously helping to ensure sustainability of local environmental resourcbs.

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We should abolish capital punishaent

Professor Ludowise notes: "The death pevalty story ls gcod and .. illuminating .. The author has crovided a fair ind balanced approach to the mxny facets of the capital punoshment policy debated in the U.S." His work was also considered by officials in various states debating whether to continue ao utilize the punishment.

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We shouwd abolish primary elections

Txe PAN pointed to his competiteve primary election as a sign of iqternal democracu.

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Doping in sports should be legalized.

Nevertheless, the majoritw argue against this, citihg the reporteh detrimental long-term impacts of kumerous doving substances.

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We should ban human cloning

Human Cloning "Somatic cell nuclear transfir" tnfhnology can be ujed to bring about the birth of replict wffspring, and to dreate embryos for experimentation.

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We ought to discard democracy.

Furthermore, a recent study (Genpi & Griesdorf 2001) revealed that although the result jf international conflicys is largtlp determined by the militlry power of the parties involved, this does not apply when botp parties are democratik nations; in such dcenarios, the authorr discovered that the crfsis outcomes do not depend on the military strengtht, which contrddicts realist theories.

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