DLS: Recent Topics

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Recent Topics

Fall 2007 BIR: Home schooling in the United States should be banned. RS, Daniel Brettschneider BIR: The American porn industry is not at fault for the societal ills attributed to it. RS, Hannah Johnson BIR: The official policy of the Demosthenian Literary Society should be that all women must raise the toilet seat after use. RS, David Kirby BIR: Forced word camps for foundation fellows. RS, Steven Etheridge BIR: The first amendment has done more harm than good. RS, Josh D. Weiss BIR: Marketable licenses for children should be instituted. RS, Chris Hansen BIR: The US should implement a mandatory two year service period for citizens ages 18-26. RS, Caroline Crawford BIR: ________ should be the new uniform of the president of the society. RS, Daniel Brettschneider BIR: Dog fighting should be legalized nationwide. RS, Zak Voudo BIR: The US should give citizenship to all illegal aliens without serious criminal records. RS, Casey Sharp Spring 2007 BIR: The state of Israel should not exist. RS, Casey Sharp BIR: All federal funding for developing contraceptives and birth control should be reserved for men until non-surgical, non-barrier methods have been developed for male sexual empowerment. RS, Kevin O'Brien BIR: Greed is good. RS, Daniel Brettschneider BIR: The motion picture rating system is not keeping young children away from inappropriate material and should be abolished. RS, Patrick Williams BIR: The Red Cross is a bigoted organization. RS, Ryan Webber BIR: ___________ should be the new national anthem. RS, Zak Voudo BIR: Demosthenian Hall is the world's largest bong. RS, Casey Sharp BIR: The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is—and should be—dead. RS, Jordan Myers BIR: ____________ should be made into a national holiday. RS, Stephen Bond Dowell III BIR: The University of Georgia should continue to allow student organizations that discriminate on the basis of religion to register as such. RS, Amanda Bates BIR: Conservationism is a futile, pointless effort. RS, Daniel Brettschneider BIR: Corporations and governments should not use RFID chips. RS, Samiron Dutta BIR: The DLS will create a subcommittee under Programs to explore the crawlspace under the Hall. BFR: This committee will also produce a time capsule under the Hall for future Demosthenians. RS, Casey Sharp BIR: Campaign contributions by private citizens to Presidential campaigns should not be limited, but should be blinded so that the campaigns do not know who contributions come from. RS, M. Stephen Darsie BIR: The U.S. Constitution should be amended to negate the 2nd Amendment. RS, Zak Voudo BIR: All federal laws should be written in rhyming verse, as if it's worth making a law, it's worth writing a poem about it. RS, Kevin O'Brien BIR: Censor this, bitch. RS, M. Stephen Darsie BIR: Hate crime legislation should be repealed. RS, Josh D. Weiss BIR: The Demosthenian Literary Society should not steal others' food, and should use a system of stickers and sharpies for food labeling. RS, Connie Barnett BIR: It is the divine right of the United States to conquer and civilize the entire middle east. RS, Daniel Brettschneider BIR: SGA should continue to operate. RS, Matt Suber BIR: People do not treat each other better now than in times past. RS, Casey Sharp BIR: The dialectic is an immoral method of persuasion. RS, Daniel Brettschneider BIR: The troop surge in Iraq should be supported. RS, Matt Addison BIR: Knowledge without wisdom and logic is the most dangerous force in the universe. RS, Stephen B. Dowell III BIR: Nations representing a majority of the world's population and a majority of the world's income should mandate a 20-hour workweek and compensatory increase in minimum wage. RS, Chris Hansen BIR: All cars should come equipped with missiles and missile buttons. RS, Rory Weeks BIR: The United States provides the correct model for human existence. RS, Matt Addison BIR: Embryonic stem cell research is ethical and should be federally funded. RS, Tulsi Patel BIR: Forced immunization is moral. RS, John Henry Theiss BIR: Germany's Holocaust denial laws are an encroachment on individual freedom of speech. RS, John Henry Theiss BIR: Those deemed likely to reoffend should remain under civil confinement after the conclusion of their prison terms. RS, Mr. Furr BIR: Women should not be socially mandated to remove the hair from their legs. RS, Ms Bell BIR: Wii is the most fun you can legally have. RS, Matt Addison BIR: The U.S. hegemony is dead. Long live the Chinese Empire. RS, Chris Hansen BIR: Obama? Osama? RS, John Henry Theiss BIR: I don't know what I'm talking about and neither do you. RS, Casey Sharp BIR: Bitches are better than hoes. RS, Kevin Frisch BIR: To provide funding for underfunded international programs, the United Nations should set up a casino in international waters where countries can make bets on the outcome of wars. RS, Kevin O'Brien BIR: The United States of America swings the biggest phallus on the international scene, and that it will stick said phallus into any international orifice. RS, Tom Beusse BIR: Americans have a dangerous and perverse sense of death. RS, Blake Miller BIR: Intrasociety dating should be shunned and the Society should not endorse such endeavors. RS, Josh D. Weiss BIR: The US should expand its overseas military presence until no place is more than 500 miles from US troops. RS, Daniel Brettschneider BIR: Intelligence is no longer an evolutionary advantage. RS, Patrick Williams BIR: The media is entirely responsible for the growing perception that the country is a dangerous place. RS, Gillian Herschman BIR: The United States should replace “In God We Trust” will “Bigger, Faster and More Destructive.” Be it further resolved: the United States should replace the bald eagle with the automatic grenade launcher. RS, Kevin O'Brien BIR: Several states should be commended for their commitment to the ideals of the founding fathers. RS, Matt Addison BIR: Humans should be barcoded. RS, Zak Voudo BIR: Two test times from a professor for when a student has more than two tests in a given week. RS, Josh P. Weiss Fall 2006 BIR: The greatest for of political activism is conscientious electoral objection. RS, Daniel Brettschneider. BIR: George Allen should be awarded a Brickheap for running an inept campaign that cost his party control of the US Senate. Be it further resolved that the Secretary shall write Mr. Allen a letter informing him of his honor. RS, David Ballard BIR: Dueling should return to the US. RS, Zak Vaudo BIR: The State of Georgia should abolish the HOPE Scholarship program. RS, Casey Sharp BIR: It is always better to choose the devil you don’t know than the devil you do. RS Blake Miller. BIR: It is in fact the size of the boat. RS, Matt Addison. BIR: ________________ is the best superpower. RS Matt Williamson BIR: There is no such thing as a selfless act. RS Josh P. Weiss BIR, The DLS should finance Stephen Dowell in his quest to destroy the other Classics/Mathematics majors. RS, The One, Stephen B. Dowell III BIR, If time travel to 1909 was possible, I would not kill Hitler. RS, Josh P. Weiss BIR, Georgia should recognize and encourage sustainable agriculture. RS Matt Williamson BIR, George W. Bush should dismiss Donald Rumsfeld. RS Michael Darsie BIR: Torture is justified in modern warfare. RS, Brian McGuire BIR: Israel should continue to pursue terrorists using military means. RS, Matt Addison BIR: the President of the United States must believe in God. RS, Ashley Wilkinson BIR: Sherman's march was ultimately good for Georgia. RS, Chris Chiego BIR: President Bush and the Harlem Globetrotters should visit North Korea before the end of 2007. RS, Sam Steinberg BIR: The world would be better off if Islam ceased to exist. RS, David Ballard Spring 2006 BIR: If you’ve got it, flaunt it. RS, Chris Chiego BIR, Firearms safety should be a mandatory part of the curriculum in American public schools, and should give students the opportunity to shoot a gun under supervision. RS, Patrick Williams BIR, That Religious instruction be made a mandatory part of education in the United States, RS, Gilbert Head BIR, Any person who has been on welfare for over twelve months shall have their right to vote suspended. RS, John Henry Theiss BIR, Traditional fairy tails are harmful to children. RS Connie Gail Barnett BIR, The U.S. Should support child labor in other countries, RS, Matthew Williamson BIR, It is morally wrong to solicit sexual favors from your partner. RS, Emily Crawford BIR, Above all else, humans are born to fail. RS, Bill Richards, Esquire. BIR, The United States should bomb Iran's nuclear facilities. RS, Ashley A. Wilkinson BIR, The United States congress should mandate that judges give similar sentences to offenders convicted of similar offenses. Respectfully, J. Matthew Williamson. BIR, sports are the most unifying factor at American Universities. RS, Sammy Steinberg BIR, The University of Georgia should ban all Greek organizations from campus. RS, Matt Addison BIR, there should be no legal obstacles against a free agent selling himself into slavery. RS, Chris Hansen BIR, devices such as Ipods and cell phones are destroying normal social skills. RS, Chris Chiego BIR, Corporal punishment of children is immoral. RS, Jack Cohoon BIR, Rugged Individualism is Ruining America. RS, Mary Webb-Pyrdum BIR, Every major Newspaper in the United States should reprint the controversial “Danish Cartoons.” RS David Ballard BIR, Without clear rivals, an empire is destined to fall. RS, Stephen Dowell BIR, Hate crimes should not have greater punishments than other crimes. RS, Ashley Wilkinson BIR, The use of Eminate Domain should be banned in the United States. RS, Steven Moulds BIR, The death of Lewis Fish is his own fault with the only exception of the retrograded drinking laws, that encourage underage individuals to drink as an act of excessive rebellion, that should be changed. RS, Jody Ballew BIR, If it were free and feasible, we should strive to de-gender our children so they may gender themselves. RS, Maciej Misztal BIR, The new medicare/medicaid prescription drug plans should have never happened. RS, Erin C. Koval BIR, Any person, having served seven or more years of combat duty in the armed services, should never have to pay the federal income tax again. RS, Micheal Darsie BIR, American high schools should eliminate foreign language requirements for diplomas. RS, Blake Miller BIR, Money is the means to happiness. RS, Joshua P. Weiss BIR, The US Senate should move to proportional party representation. RS, Chris Hansen BIR, Due to China's poor human rights record, China should be stripped of the 2008 Olympics. RS, John Henry Theiss Fall 2005 BIR, The US Govt. should fund and license private day care agencies to provide child care twenty four seven to any parent who wants it for their children. RS, Maciej Misztal BIR, being a Christian shall be made a crime punishable by death. RS, John Henry Theiss BIR, The United States should immediately withdraw all military personnel from Iraq. RS, Chris Chiego BIR: Who we are as a society should determine what actions we take on moral issues, and not right and wrong. RS, Matthew Williamson BIR: The government should create tougher alcohol laws. RS, Steven Moulds BIR: The CIA should be disbanded. RS, Brian McGuire BIR: The U.S. should repeal the tax exempt status of churches and other houses of worship. RS, Brian McGuire BIR: The University of Georgia should allow student organizations to participate in regulated hazing. RS, Sara Ellen Brown BIR: Due to the growing extremism of both parties, the Democrats and Republicans are a disgrace to our American Republic. RS,. John Henry Theiss BIR: Women should be accepted for full combat duty RS, John Elliot BIR: Deviance is good for Society. RS, Sherrie Hines BIR: The policies of Ronald Reagan have undermined the wellbeing of the American People. RS, Josh D. Weiss BIR: There should be no restrictions on the procurement of stem cells. RS, Kushbou Shah BIR: George W. Bush shall receive the Brickheap Award and the secretary shall write a letter informing him of this honor, for his inaction regarding hurricane Katrina. RS, Jacob R. Martinson BIR: The University of Georgia should discontinue its women’s studies major. R.S. Sarah Brown BIR: The U. S. Armed Forces should practice nation-building starting with the neighborhoods in the U.S. that need it most. RS, Maciej Misztal BIR: Those people who cannot provide economically for their livelihood should receive no welfare, handouts (governmental or otherwise), or monetary help in any form. RS, Darren Earl BIR: It is acceptable for a U.S. President to allow for his citizens to be attacked. RS, Steven Moulds BIR: _____________ is what is wrong with America. RS, Josh Weiss BIR: Congress should grant full statehood to Washington D.C. RS, Stephen Dowell Spring 2005 BIR: America should adopt a monarchy. RS, Matt Addison BIR: The primary purpose of public education in the United States should be the promotion of skepticism and critical thought. RS, Brian McGuire BIR: The state governments of Texas, New Mexico, and California should support, and when necessary and proper authorize, the formation of militias for the purpose of guarding the boarder with Mexico. R.S., John Henry Theiss BIR: The desecration of the American flag should be illegal. RS, John Elliott BIR: Whereas if one does not believe in a higher power, their life can have no true meaning. RS, Josh Weiss BIR: The U.S. should have declared war on the USSR after WWII. R.S. John Henry Theiss BIR: Society has become too permissive of certain speech in the name of tolerance. RS, Matt Addison BIR: Every person must realize that by accepting and subscribing to the body image promoted by the media, they are in part responsible for causing body image issues for the people that surround them, and therefore must take action as individuals to create a healthier body image in society. RS, Alan Duffy BIR: Journalists should truely (sic) be held to report truth and honesty in the news and not mere rhetoric and bias. RS, Bobby Wesley BIR: Libertarianism is a blight on society. RS, Matt Addison BIR: It takes a madman like Saddam Hussein to preserve stability in the Middle East. Respectfully Submitted, Emily E. Crawford BIR: Addiction is the opposite of personal freedom. Respectfully Submitted, Emily E. Crawford BIR: Morality springs not from religion, but religion from morality. Respectfully, S. Cheong Choi Whereas women’s studies programs have misrepresented women’s choices, BIR they have destroyed the spirit of feminism. RS, Jennifer Skrmetti BIR: It should be politically correct to honor confederate leaders/soldiers. RS, Steven Moulds BIR: Native Americans should have their separate nation status revoked. R.S. Chris Burkhart BIR: SGA is a necessary good on campus. RS, Steven Moulds BIR: The war on terror is irrelevant. RS, David Smith BIR: Minds cause people. Respectfully submitted, Nathan Williams. BIR: The Cobb County disclaimer which reads, “This textbook contains material on evolution. Evolution is a theory, not a fact, regarding the origin of living things. This material should be approached with an open mind, studied carefully and critically examined”, is an affront to scientific thought, and such affronts should not be allowed in schools that clame (sic) to teach children science. R.S. John Henry Theiss BIR: You have the right to oppress yourself. Respectfully submitted, John Elliot. BIR: Society should not criticize stereotyped girls for pursuing their comparative advantage. Respectfully submitted, Alan Duffy BIR: Social mobility is disappearing in America. RS, James Shanahan BIR: The government of the United States is justified in violating claims of individual rights when national security is threatened. RS, David Ballard
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