tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865007.post3854546414972348136..comments2023-11-05T00:59:10.828-07:00Comments on decorabilia: LD mailbag: aff and neg case ideasJim Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09928624189124041120noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865007.post-59227361159037027812009-01-12T13:07:00.000-08:002009-01-12T13:07:00.000-08:00I have a huge question. Has anyone found like any ...I have a huge question. Has anyone found like any hard evidence proving that if felons were able to vote that it would have changed the election. I mean I know its common logic, but I need evidence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865007.post-17669122954098792602008-12-04T21:42:00.000-08:002008-12-04T21:42:00.000-08:00I still don't know how to make a criterion out of ...I still don't know how to make a criterion out of my value. If my value is liberty, what would my criterion be for the november/december topic? Also, tell me how you got there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865007.post-10046933935143117162008-11-26T20:54:00.000-08:002008-11-26T20:54:00.000-08:00Any one have any ideas for a good neg?Any one have any ideas for a good neg?Parth Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129215149808270785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865007.post-5855947751440061982008-11-16T21:43:00.000-08:002008-11-16T21:43:00.000-08:00anonymous can you post a link to the article that ...anonymous can you post a link to the article that states a felon's frontal lobe is less developed, it's good evidenceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865007.post-30577855113139937742008-11-10T13:22:00.000-08:002008-11-10T13:22:00.000-08:00In response to a question about how fit felons are...In response to a question about how fit felons are to vote, if you want to bypass the standard "felons have shown unfit moral judgment, and, as society has a vested interest in upholding the moral views of the majority, felons must be disenfranchised", there was research done on a psychological level that found the frontal lobes of felons' was underdeveloped, making their decision making skills susceptible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865007.post-22571560681818098192008-11-05T20:21:00.000-08:002008-11-05T20:21:00.000-08:00Dia, I'm still looking for any good empirical evid...<B>Dia</B>, I'm still looking for any good empirical evidence (or a strong philosophical case) that felons as a class would vote poorly or have the wrong "mindset" to vote well. If I find something useful, I'll pass it on.Jim Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09928624189124041120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865007.post-46691947888760421052008-11-05T19:31:00.000-08:002008-11-05T19:31:00.000-08:00do you think it would make sense to use the second...do you think it would make sense to use the second contract of the social contract on the aff. I was thinking of using that the validity of the social contract is questionable because the felons don't have a voice in it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865007.post-69972867310181835162008-11-05T17:29:00.000-08:002008-11-05T17:29:00.000-08:00Isn't Gov. Legit. usually a value?Isn't Gov. Legit. usually a value?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865007.post-90782148016212841242008-11-05T14:57:00.000-08:002008-11-05T14:57:00.000-08:00Do you know where i could find evidence for felon ...Do you know where i could find evidence for felon mindset as a reason for disenfranchisement? <BR/><BR/>Also, what other points could i argue along with that if my value is societal welfare and my criteria is governmental legitimacy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865007.post-44640378904361029422008-11-05T13:40:00.000-08:002008-11-05T13:40:00.000-08:00Nope. It was novice rounds. I still liked her use ...Nope. It was novice rounds. I still liked her use of Hobbes, though of course it appears to be the very definition of a totalitarian monarchy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865007.post-10963917700295597742008-11-05T07:18:00.000-08:002008-11-05T07:18:00.000-08:00And the Aff didn't have a good Hobbes-ain't-exactl...And the Aff didn't have a good Hobbes-ain't-exactly-democratic counter?Jim Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09928624189124041120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865007.post-2522686494360366832008-11-05T06:22:00.000-08:002008-11-05T06:22:00.000-08:00I saw a girl run Hobbes on the negative. I like it...I saw a girl run Hobbes on the negative. I like it, she was convincingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865007.post-19424913236338402192008-11-04T20:39:00.000-08:002008-11-04T20:39:00.000-08:00Reiman's article (I wrote about it elsewhere) disc...Reiman's article (I wrote about it elsewhere) discusses that argument--essentially, we let all manner of "bad folks" vote. Alcoholics, adulterers, inveterate gamblers... people who are stupid or mean or ignorant all get to vote. Criminals aren't so different from the rest of us. Check out the Reiman piece--well worth your time.Jim Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09928624189124041120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865007.post-19282240907540654842008-11-04T20:25:00.000-08:002008-11-04T20:25:00.000-08:00One last question, do you have any arguments again...One last question, do you have any arguments against the neg. argument of purity of the ballot box? (I know that's an aff. point, but I was wondering what I could say to refute it.) ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865007.post-52749849571434739362008-11-04T20:15:00.000-08:002008-11-04T20:15:00.000-08:00You have to be careful there. Otherwise, your opp...You have to be careful there. Otherwise, your opponent could argue that the resolution would be meaningless--if they don't exist "in a democratic society," then what are we arguing about?<BR/><BR/>Rather, it's best to argue that a democratic society is founded on the rule of law, equality amongst its citizens, and human dignity. Felons lay waste to all three. Felons, thus, are anti-democratic.Jim Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09928624189124041120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865007.post-84820363281245258892008-11-04T19:56:00.000-08:002008-11-04T19:56:00.000-08:00Thanks, by the way, do you think that saying that ...Thanks, by the way, do you think that saying that felons are not part of the "democratic" part of society is okay? Because I know that they are still part of society, but I want to say that they are not part of the "democratic" part because they impair others' ability to participate in the society.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865007.post-54883801517909598522008-11-04T19:35:00.000-08:002008-11-04T19:35:00.000-08:00I think that would work. Of course, that brings u...I think that would work. Of course, that brings up another important choice: which contract? Locke? Rousseau? Rawls? (Locke seems to be a strong fit for the Neg.)Jim Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09928624189124041120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865007.post-2868402210793471372008-11-04T19:28:00.000-08:002008-11-04T19:28:00.000-08:00I think i'm going to go with societally because if...I think i'm going to go with societally because if i go with individual rights, it would sound more like a affrimative argument. Do you think that uphold the social contract is an exceptable creteria?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865007.post-19580485402076168152008-11-04T18:43:00.000-08:002008-11-04T18:43:00.000-08:00Well, anonymous, are you going to consider justice...Well, <B>anonymous</B>, are you going to consider justice as a matter of individual rights, or societally?Jim Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09928624189124041120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865007.post-87272239405927210512008-11-04T17:57:00.000-08:002008-11-04T17:57:00.000-08:00I am a novice and I'm still trying to figure out t...I am a novice and I'm still trying to figure out the whole value and criteria thing. so if i want to run justice as my value for my neg case and i said that justice is achieved through treating equals equally and unequals unequally, what should my criterion be?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865007.post-39429396906720614952008-11-02T13:36:00.000-08:002008-11-02T13:36:00.000-08:00I don't think you have a choice as to which side y...I don't think you have a choice as to which side you use it on. It's the only legitimate definition of "to retain" However, if you have Aff, and your opponent is less than talented, don't define it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865007.post-34068955744753118962008-11-01T21:48:00.000-07:002008-11-01T21:48:00.000-07:00If I define retain as to keep, and I know that to ...If I define retain as to keep, and I know that to keep means that the felons have never lost it, can someone explain which side and why I can use that definition on?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com