Instigator / Con
1
1496
rating
1
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won
Topic
#3896
Should The territories of the U.S. be permitted to vote?
Status
Finished
The debate is finished. The distribution of the voting points and the winner are presented below.
Winner & statistics
After 2 votes and with 13 points ahead, the winner is...
RationalMadman
Parameters
- Publication date
- Last updated date
- Type
- Standard
- Number of rounds
- 5
- Time for argument
- Two days
- Max argument characters
- 10,000
- Voting period
- Two weeks
- Point system
- Multiple criterions
- Voting system
- Open
Contender / Pro
14
1706
rating
561
debates
68.09%
won
Description
No information
Criterion
Con
Tie
Pro
Points
Better arguments
3 point(s)
Better sources
2 point(s)
Better legibility
1 point(s)
Better conduct
1 point(s)
Reason:
"by the choice of one side to miss at least 40% of the debate, the requirement [to consider arguments] ceases."
Criterion
Con
Tie
Pro
Points
Better arguments
3 point(s)
Better sources
2 point(s)
Better legibility
1 point(s)
Better conduct
1 point(s)
Reason:
Forfeiture. ... If doing this again, the instigator really needs to have an answer for the double standard of states.
That right wing politics are superior or something, lol.
Can you please explain what's happening what is pro argument against con
FF please vote ty
As a person who lives in one of the US territories I feel that is my responsibility to participate in this debate. The answer is yes. US citizens deserve the right to vote for midterm and general elections for their generational contributions to USA republic. We have contributed greatly in terms of innovation, arts, science, culture and economic development. Qualities that each state does and is characteristic for. Geography and political history shouldn't be a permanent wall for not being treated equal as all the 50 states of the Union. If a policy is disproportionately unfair and promotes inequality in territories we have voice but no representation. Territory born US citizens have contributed greatly to make the republic rise up from its hardships like war or terrorism. And for that we get second class citizenship treatment sometimes even third class, Even when catastrophes happens we get attention because "it would be a bad look in the eyes of the world that the world most powerful nation can't even handle some of its citizens let's just do it temporarily until something distracts the world media" then they only really care about us when Tax Day is up. Because it's easy to care about something when you invest 17 billion USD and get 58 billion back annually.