Resolved: Faith is incompatible with democratic discourse.
Resolved: Partisanship is destructive.
Resolved: Reason is subservient to emotion.
Resolved: America is a nation.
(This resolution probably needs better wording. The basic idea is
nation as contrasted with a state. I think it is pretty apparent that
America is a state, but I think it is an interesting question to
determine whether or not we have a uniting culture, set of values,
etc.)
Resolved: Individuals propel history more than ideas.
On Feb 15, 9:45 am, Emma Green <
emmaogr...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Nick, I agree with you on the contraceptives/Obama rule thing, but change the wording to:
> Resolved: Georgetown University should be required to insure birth control for its employees.
> Then you have religious freedom, reproductive rights, and Georgetown's Catholic identity on the table. Huzzah.
> --- On Wed, 2/15/12, Nick Iacono <
iacono.nicho...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> From: Nick Iacono <
iacono.nicho...@gmail.com>
> Subject: [Philodemic Society] Re: Resolutions for consideration at the February 19th Business Meeting
> To: "The Philodemic Society of Georgetown University" <
philodem...@googlegroups.com>
> Date: Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 8:41 AM
>
> ***Resolved: The Obama administration’s contraception rule violates
> religious freedom.
>
> -This resolution is timely and provocative, teeming with passionate
> interest on both sides. It allows us to talk about reproductive rights
> and religious freedom, there's a lot there. Also! It is extremely
> relevant to the Georgetown community. Basically, any female employee
> of Georgetown or Georgetown student who has the Gtown health plan now
> has contraceptives covered...something that is in direct violation
> (many would say) of Georgetown's Catholic Jesuit identity. ...This is
> one of those no-brainer, must debate types.
>
> Resolved: The presidency of FDR has caused more harm than good.
>
> Resolved: The U.S. should strike Iran’s nuclear development
> capabilities.
>
> Resolved: The Affordable Care Act should be repealed.
>
> Resolved: The project of European integration has failed.
> (We debated “The project of European integration will fail” in I
> believe Spring 2010. Much has happened since then, and with public
> debt amounting for a ridiculous percent of GDP in several European
> countries and daily riots in Greece, I think it would be great if we
> had a follow up debate assessing whether or not the EU is really
> working as it was intendedto.)
> OR
> Resolved: The Greeks should stop rioting and work.
>
> Resolved: An American college education is a worthwhile pursuit.
>
> Resolved: American universities should not award athletic
> scholarships.
>
> Resolved: Russia and liberalism are compatible.
> OR
> Resolved: Russia is an illiberal nation.
>
> Resolved: The right to bear arms is unduly burdened in the U.S.
>
> Resolved: The rich are entitled to their wealth.
>
> Resolved: The law should limit liberty to protect us from ourselves.
>
> Resolved: Liberalism has failed.
>
> Resolved: The Empire has left a greater legacy than the Republic. (Or
> whatever the final wording was...)
>
> On Feb 15, 9:20 am, Amanda Wynter <
amandajw1...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Please post your resolutions here! If you cannot post in the google
> > group, contact me directly at
aw...@georgetown.edu.
>
> > Thanks!
> > Amanda Wynter
>
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