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List of possible motions

Last updated November 2002 by Colm Flynn

List of possible motions

Motion

This house would abolosh student Grants

This house would take that and party

This house believes that America's right is wrong

This house believes that the olympic ideal is dead

This house would reimpose Section 31 of the Broadcasting Act

This house would support the armed struggle

Thie house believes that Gerry Adam should still serve 3000 Life sentences

This house believes that Michael Collins is judged by his words and DeValera by the his deeds

This house would reject semesterisation

This house would give the Affricannas a homeland

This house favours compulsary aids testing

This house favours Genetic Engineering

This house would give Russia back to the Communists

This house believes that hetrosexuals make better parents

This house believes that the U.N. Should shape up or ship out.

This house believes that Nationalism is a hangover from History

This house believes that Famine is a human creation

This house would pay for a college education

This house believes that a womans intellegence is proportional to the length of her skirt

This house would remain outside the pale

This house would reintroduce prohibition

This house believes that God is a woman

This house believes that science has made God redundant

This house believes that Marraige is for life

This house would ban blood sports

This house believes that extremism in the defence of liberty is no vice.

This House would wait and see

This house believes that an Ethical Forigen policy is no forigen policy

This house would rock the Cradle

This house would march against tuition fees

This house would put women in the front line

This house believes that the problem with political jokes is that them mostly get elected

This house believes that Parliamentary debate no longer has any relevence for the citizen

This house condones anti-drug vigilantes

This house believes there's nothing quite like a McDonalds

This house would put it's finger in the dyke

This house Mourns the passing of Enoch Powell

This house believes spin doctors should carry a Government Health Warning

This house would celebrate the Millenium

This house believes its good to talk

This house believes that Government is on a slippery slope

This house believes in the special relationship

This house would censor the surfers

This house wants its Dolly

This house favours P.R. Over first past the post

This house favours zero tolerence

This house would join a European Defence alliance

This house believes that Northern Nationalists have nothing to fear from a United Kingdom

This house regrets the breakup of the USSR

This house would permit Gay couples to adopt

This house would positively disctiminate

This house believes that decommissioning should be a precondition to all party talks

This house believes that the Unites Nations is a spent force

This house believes that the private lives ofpublic figures should remain private

This house believes that the OJ Simpson verdict was good for justice

This house believes that freedom is wasted on the Russians

This house believes that the Death Penalty is a necessity

This house would give votes to emigrants

This house believes that libel law is a remedy for the rich

This house would Ban "Michael Collins"

This house would censor the internet

This house would ban Paul Gascoine

This house would increase the pay of TDs

This house would take a virginity pledge

This house would vote yes to bail reform

This house welcomes Clinton's victory

This house believes that the collapse of the IRA ceasefire was a failure for the Irish Government

This house would police the media with a privacy law

This house would genetically engineer farm animals

This house would sink Brittannia

This house believes that Nationalism is the last refuge of the Scoundrel

This house believes that democracy has failed the third world

This house would switch off Granny

This house believes that the source of crime is social Deprevation

This house believes that Irish Unionism has no place in the U.K.

Modern Technlolgy- A Blessing or a curse

This House would Ban Boxing

This house believes that OJ Simpson was Guilty

This house would support the public funding of political parties

This House would not Negotiate before IRA decomminishing

This house would re-introduce corporal punishment

This house would legalise soft drugs

This house has lost confidence in the Catholic Church

This house believes that the Irish Farmer is outstanding in his field

This house believes in love at first NIGHT

This house retains confidence in the peace process

This house believes nurses are good for you

This house would abolish the Senate

This house believes that the values of western civilisation cannot meet the challenges of the modern age

This house believes that a return to religion is the only solution to our present discontent

This house believes in the right to march

This house believes that Northerners do it better

This house would pop a pill and party

This house would look to the east for inspiration

This house believes that peer pressure is Tobacco's best salesman

This house demande a right to privacy

This house would party its way into the millenium

This house believes sthdents have never had it so good

This house would mind the gap

This house would leave the final frontier to fiction

This house would choose life

This house would be proud of pride

This house would adopt a green agenda

This house has no confidence in her majesty's government

This house believes that education is a matter of faith

This house believes that DeV was a visionary

This house would Commemerate and be damned

This house would build a Bridge to reality

This house believes there is a crock of gold under the rainbow

This house favours the death penalty

This house believe that the white race should cop on

This house would reject the AIDs Myth

This house believes that women should get an equal position in war with men

This house would make money out of the Holocaust

This house would watch more Television

This house believes that right wing politics are the way forward

This house would rejoin the commonwealth

This house believes that religion and politics don't mix

This house would publish and be admned

This house regrets the loss of cultural identity

That we are becoming museum cultures
That we should repatriate sll illegal immigrants
That Echotourism has failed
That microsoft has monopoly over creativity
That freedom of expression should extend to flag burning
That we should restrict vehicle access to the city
That wimboldon should offer equal prize money for men's and women's championship
That no sportsman is worth 32 billion dollar a season
That the war on drugs is worth the fight
That sex isnot an art
That we should subsidize traditional industries
That we should legitimise alternative medicine
That we should privatise education
That conditions designed to prevent child labour should be attached to trade agreements
That we would take the sex industry off the street
That the negative should buy a ticket to the farm
That Paula and Monica should change to a new brand of dental floss
That we should support the fishbal conspiracy
That the statue of liberty should face the other way
That we should protect the private life of the preident
That we would re-unite the church and the state
That democracy has failed India
That the only human right is the right to good governance
That Asian democracies are the meals in the 'conceptual cafe'. There is a plate with nothing on it but we pretend to eat it anyway.

That the governments should leave cults alone.

That religious harmony is a myth.

That activism in politics by religious groups should be banned.

That the separation of the church and the state has gone too far.

That religious sects should be free from government interference.

That if God did not exist it would be necessary to invent him.

That religion is the crutch of the weak.

That religion is the opiate of the masses.

That religion has no place in man’s advancement.

That capitalism would collapse without religion.

That democracy is the new religion of today.

That Islamic revivalism is a reality of tomorrow.

That Islam received unfair media treatment.

That we should fear Islam.

That Islam has had a bad press.

That the Pope should get married

That genetic engineering triggers more harm than good.

That thou shalt not clone.

That sperm bank is just like any other banks.

That science should hang its head in shame.

That we have lost our faith in science.

That morals and science do not mix.

That science is the alchemy of our age.

That science has outlived its usefulness.

That we should not play god with genes.

That engineering genes should be left to levi.

That modern technology is more foe than friend.

That man cannot be totally human until the machines are destroyed.

That space should be left to itself.

That we place too much faith in the medical profession.

That patenting of medical findings is justified.

That democracy is tied to mediocrity.

That democracy is an illusion.

That democracy is overvalued.

This house will practice direct democracy.

That parliament is no longer the peoples house.

That the individual is being suppressed by the lobby group.

That this house supports one term presidency.

That corruption is the handmaiden of politics.

That corruption is inevitable in politics.

That there is too much secrecy in government.

That the New World Order has made a better world.

That the unipolar world is more peaceful.

That strikers should be sacked.

That the strike is a fair weapon.

That strikes are acts of war against the community

That unionism threatens democracy.

That demonstrations are a waste of time.

That banner bearers do more harm than good.

That we should have more freedom.

That we should be our own censors.

That censorship can never be justified.

That censorship is an insult to the intelligence.

That a free press is an essential organ of a modern democracy.

That the media should have a greater sense of social justice.

That the media has had a bad press.

That the media is corrupting our society.

That TV does more harm than good.

That the press is depressing.

That the press should print all the news.

That the press should stay out of the bedroom.

That politicians are public property.

That identity cards pose a threat to our privacy.

That intelligence services have no place within democracies.

That terrorism should not be publicised.

That the Human rights are but a song and dance

That there is no such thing as universal human rights.

That trade rights should be linked to human rights.

That the new world order requires an international police force.

That our leaders are to blame.

That nationalism is too dangerous.

That nationalism is a virtue.

That we should love our country right or wrong.

That national frontiers should be mere lines on a map.

That there is no case for terrorism.

That social injustice justifies political violence.

That extremism in the defence if liberty is justifiable.

That the information superhighway should have more traffic lights.

That the UN should give up on Bosnia.

That sovereignty is an outdated concept.

That we should trade land for peace.

That we can trust North Korea.

That from Indonesia's point of view, the annexation of East Timor was the right thing to do.

That the United Nations no longer lives up to its ideals.

That the UN should take a greater role as a global enforcer.

That the UN should have a standing army.

That there are no inalienable rights.

That Australia should be part of Asia.

That Australasia should have a court of human rights.

That the president of the Republic should be elected by the people.

That the first fleet was an invasion.

That America is an evil empire.

That the US is a better enemy than it is a friend.

That we should thank god for America.

That this house would say Yankee go home.

That we west should leave the middle east alone.

That our armed forces should be abolished.

That the cold war was the best deterrent.

That we should regret the end of the cold war.

That non-nuclear nations should stay that way.

That to preserve peace we should prepare for war.

That intervention is counter-productive.

That military intervention is a necessary evil.

That this house condemns the inclusion of Myanmar into ASEAN.

That following orders is no excuse.

That diplomacy is the tool of the weak.

That NATO is no longer necessary.

That the expansion of NATO is a wrong move.

That Russia should join NATO.

That the peace in the Middle East is an illusion.

That the peace agreement on Mindanao was the right thing to do.

That Japan should be Asia’s policeman.

That we need uncle Sam.

That uncle Sam is a poor relation.

That we should put uncle Sam behind the wheel.

That uncle Sam should stay at home.

That debating is a waste of time.

That women make better bosses.

That the female of the species is more deadly than the male.

That women should be seen and not heard.

That boys talk more than girls.

That we shouldn't trust anyone over thirty.

That big brother is preferable to big sister.

That life starts at 12.

That school days are the best days of our lives.

That we would rather be good looking than rich.

That video games are a waste of time.

That teachers should wear uniforms.

This house would beam Scotty up.

This house cannae give ye anymore, Captain.

This house would boldly go where no house has gone before.

That old man forget.

That Oklahoma city was a good start.

That pensioners should be put down.

That in vino veritas (in wine there is truth).

That we should eat our pizza backward.

That we should make first contact.

That we should not trust men with centre parting.

That we should go where the next train goes.

That it is better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all.

That there is no life in IIUM.

That debaters make better spouses.

That the best things in life come in small packages.

That there is always a next bus.

That coke is the symbol of our age.

That it is too late to shut the gate.

That this house would open its doors to the world.

That this house will forgive and forget.

That there are too many squares inside the circle.

That high fences make good neighbours.

That we have lost our sense of adventure.

That we cannot afford the stars.

That we should wait and see.

That we should merge into one lane.

That escape is a legitimate solution.

That life is too short.

That money is more useful than brain.

That we should grow cabbages rather than roses.

That tolerance costs too much.

That tolerance is weakness.

That the sun is sinking on the west.

That the best defence is a good offence.

That Machiavelli is the way to go.

That our future is out of this world.

That family and feminism are incompatible.

That we will only be post-feminist in post patriarchy.

That housewives should be paid for their work.

That women make better husbands.

That feminism should give way to multiculturalism.

That feminism is corrupting the family.

That reproductive technologies are anti-women.

That a woman needs a man as much as a fish needs a bicycle.

That same-sex couple should be allowed to adopt children.

That co-education is desirable.

That corporatisation of universities will hurt the cause of knowledge.

That money spent on sending students abroad is money well spent.

That the government should no longer subsidise university education.

That education is too important for politics.

That sex education should be made compulsory.

That education should be a privilege not a right.

That attendance at school should be voluntary.

That the five day school week is too long.

That the population explosion is more critical than nuclear hazards.

That poverty is a blessing.

That espionage is immoral.

That we should ration the old to nurture the young.

That the generation gap is a myth.

That urban life is dehumanising.

That racial equality is an impossible ideal.

That White House is not meant for coloured residents.

That money rules our lives.

That the developing nations should not follow the western model.

That the Western way of life is doomed.

That money is our biggest problem

That prosperity is the best measure of success.

That parenthood should be by license only.

That zoos should be closed.

That experiments on animals should be banned.

That multiculturalism is a mirage.

That racial vilification should be a crime.

That we should rethink affirmative action.

That publicity is a better salesperson than quality.

That teachers should retain the right to corporally punish pupils.

Overpopulation is the problem.

That tourism is debauching our culture.

That while English remains the international language of the world, the West will hold over the rest.

That single parent household is better than a traditional family of strife.

That the Asian values are a barrier to development.

That the bride should wear black.

That cigarette advertising should be banned.

That there should not be cigarette sponsorship of sport.

That the baby bank was actually a good idea.

That the day of the amateur is over.

That politics in sport should be banned.

That professional athletes should be able to compete in the Olympics.

That sportsmanship and commercialism are incompatible.

That sport is an opiate of the masses.

That the pen is mightier than the sword.

That we are ruled by habit.

That a little learning is a dangerous thing.

That we would rather have jam in the hand than pie in the sky

That EMU is an Emu.

That we would rather be citizens of Singlasia.

That the West will regret free trade.

That trade unions have served their purpose.

That trade unions have too much power.

That the capitalist system is doomed to collapse.

That trading hours should be unrestricted.

That we cannot afford high wages.

That unions have served their purpose.

That there must always be the poor.

That third world debt should be cancelled.

That third world aid should be dependent on birth control.

That small government is the best government.

That an informed public is more important than a fair trial.

That corporal punishment is not the answer to juvenile delinquency.

That the keeping of pets in private homes should be made illegal.

That reward is more effective than punishment.

That there is a different law for the rich.

That the carrot is more effective than the stick.

That prostitution should be legalised.

That we should legalise voluntary euthanasia.

That we should ban alcohol.

That judges should be elected.

That justice is a myth.

That the Singaporean justice system should be a model for us all.

That corporal punishment will sort the buggers out.

That imprisonment as a method of punishment is outdated.

That parents should not be allowed to hit children.

That All drugs should be legal.

That there is no such thing as a right to die.

That the jury get in the way of justice.

That there should be mandatory jail sentence for those who pollute the environment.

That gun control only helps criminals.

That the keeping of pets in private homes should be made illegal.

That child abusers deserve to die.

That we are unworthy of our environment.

That Antarctica should be a world park.

That environmentalism should replace capitalism.

That green is an unhealthy colour.

That sustainable development is a myth.

That environmentalism is but a western ploy.

That sustainable development is an oxymoron.

That capitalists cannot be environmentalists.

That the North should pay for the protection of environmental assets.

All citizens ought to perform a period of national service

Civil disobedience in a democracy is justified

Humen rights ought not be sarcrificed for national security interests

The restriction of civil liberties for the sake of combating terrorism is justified

When an elected representative puts the opinion of his constituency above his personal judgement he fails to serve the public interest

Contribution to society is the measure of individual worth

When in conflict society’s goal of eliminating discrimination ought to transcend an individual’s right to participate in exclusive voluntary associations

Citizens ought to have the right to bear arms

Society's obligation to the poor ought to be valued above individual economic freedom

HUMAN RIGHTS OUGHT NOT BE SACRIFICED FOR NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS.

MANDATORY DRUG TESTING OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS IS JUSTIFIED.

THE PROTECTION OF SOCIETY'S HEALTH INTERESTS THROUGH BROAD-BASED MANDATORY TESTING FOR AIDS OUGHT TO BE MORE IMPORTANT THAN PERSONAL PRIVACY RIGHTS.

A COMMON CULTURE IS OF GREATER VALUE THAN A PLURALISTIC CULTURE.

THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO KNOW OUTWEIGHS A CANDIDATE'S RIGHT TO PRIVACY.

THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO KNOW OUGHT TO BE VALUED ABOVE NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS.

AN INDIVIDUAL'S FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IS OF GREATER VALUE THAN SOCIAL HARMONY.

GOVERNMENT CENSORSHIP OF INDIVIDUAL EXPRESSION FOR THE GOOD OF SOCIETY IS JUSTIFIED.

HATE SPEECH OUGHT TO BE CENSORED FOR THE GOOD OF SOCIETY.

COMMUNITY CENSORSHIP OF PORNOGRAPHY IS JUSTIFIED.

WHEN IN CONFLICT, THE RIGHT TO A FREE PRESS IS A HIGHER PRIORITY THAN THE RIGHT TO A FAIR TRIAL.

SHOWING DISRESPECT FOR THE AMERICAN FLAG IS ANTITHETICAL TO FUNDAMENTAL AMERICAN VALUES.

SOCIETY IS WELL-SERVED BY THE MAINTENANCE OF A SEPARATE CULTURE FOR THE DEAF.

INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES OUGHT TO BE AFFORDED THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES AS ABLE-BODIED ATHLETES.

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TO REMEDY THE EFFECTS OF DISCRIMINATION IS JUSTIFIED.

THE PURSUIT OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE OUGHT TO BE LIMITED BY A CONCERN FOR SOCIETAL GOOD.

GOVERNMENT HAS A DUTY TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE ARTS.

GOVERNMENT HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO REGULATE THE CONTENT OF INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THEIR CITIZENS THROUGH THE INTERNET.

LAWS WHICH PROTECT CITIZENS FROM THEMSELVES ARE JUSTIFIED.

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IS JUSTIFIED.

GOVERNMENT THAT GOVERNS LEAST GOVERNS BEST.

CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE IN A DEMOCRACY IS JUSTIFIED.

THE SPIRIT OF THE LAW OUGHT TO TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER THE LETTER OF THE LAW.

GOVERNMENT BY A BENEVOLENT DICTATOR IS PREFERABLE TO A DEMOCRACY.

WHEN AN ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE PUTS THE OPINION OF HIS CONSTITUENCY ABOVE HIS PERSONAL JUDGMENT HE FAILS TO SERVE THE PUBLIC INTEREST.

THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM OUGHT TO PLACE A HIGHER VALUE ON REHABILITATION THAN ON RETRIBUTION.

IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM TRUTH-SEEKING OUGHT TO TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATION.

NATIONAL INTEREST SHOULD BE VALUED OVER MORAL PRINCIPLE IN THE CONDUCT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

A GOVERNMENT OWES NO DUTY TO PROTECT THE WELFARE AND RIGHTS OF CITIZENS OF OTHER NATIONS.

THE UNITED STATES OUGHT TO VALUE GLOBAL CONCERNS ABOVE ITS OWN CONCERNS.

A NATION'S SOVEREIGNTY OUGHT TO BE VALUED OVER INTERNATIONAL ORDER.

THE POSSESSION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS IS IMMORAL.

SOCIETY'S OBLIGATION TO THE POOR OUGHT TO BE VALUED ABOVE INDIVIDUAL ECONOMIC FREEDOM.

A WELFARE SYSTEM OUGHT TO PLACE A HIGHER VALUE ON CREATING JOBS THAN ON PROVIDING SUBSIDIES

CAPITALISM PROVIDES FOR A BETTER SOCIETY THAN SOCIALISM..

COMPETITION IS SUPERIOR TO COOPERATION IN ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE.

A GOVERNMENT OWES NO DUTY TO PROTECT THE WELFARE AND RIGHTS OF CITIZENS OF OTHER NATIONS.

THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES OUGHT TO BE VALUED ABOVE THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT.

PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT OUGHT TO BE A HIGHER GOVERNMENTAL PRIORITY THAN ENCOURAGING ECONOMIC GROWTH.

PRESERVING NATURAL RESOURCES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN USING THEM FOR THE PRESENT.

MANDATORY DRUG TESTING OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS IS JUSTIFIED.

THE PROTECTION OF SOCIETY'S HEALTH INTERESTS THROUGH BROAD-BASED MANDATORY TESTING FOR AIDS OUGHT TO BE MORE IMPORTANT THAN PERSONAL PRIVACY RIGHTS.

TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO DIE.

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANCE IN THE SUICIDE OF GRAVELY ILL PATIENTS OUGHT TO BE LEGALIZED.

SUICIDE OUGHT TO BE A CRIME.

RISKING HUMAN LIFE TO GAIN GREATER SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE IS UNETHICAL.

GENETIC ENGINEERING IS IMMORAL.

CONTRACTS FOR SURROGATE CHILD-BEARING OUGHT BE ENFORCEABLE.

THE SCHOOL'S RIGHT TO SEARCH STUDENTS AND LOCKERS IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN A STUDENT'S RIGHT TO PRIVACY.

THAT PUBLIC EDUCATION AFTER HIGH SCHOOL OUGHT TO BE A PRIVILEGE AND NOT A RIGHT.

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS' RIGHT TO CONFIDENTIALITY IS OF GREATER VALUE THAN THEIR PARENTS' RIGHT TO KNOW.

A LIBERAL ARTS CURRICULUM IS PREFERABLE TO AN EMPLOYMENT READINESS CURRICULUM IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

SCHOOL CENSORSHIP OF ACADEMIC MATERIAL IS HARMFUL TO THE EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

CENSORSHIP OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS BY SECONDARY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS IS JUSTIFIED.

THE BEST WAY TO ACHIEVE GENDER EQUALITY IS TO RECOGNIZE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN.

THE SANCTITY OF LIFE OUGHT TO BE VALUED OVER THE QUALITY OF LIFE.

JUSTICE SHOULD ALWAYS BE TEMPERED BY MERCY.

COMPETITION IS SUPERIOR TO COOPERATION IN ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE.

NATIONAL INTEREST SHOULD BE VALUED OVER MORAL PRINCIPLE IN THE CONDUCT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT. IF YOU TRY YOU CAN GET WHAT YOU NEED.

THERE IS NO MEANING TO LIFE EXCEPT THE MEANING AN INDIVIDUAL GIVES IT.

IT IS BETTER TO BE A DISSATISFIED SOCRATES THAN A SATISFIED PIG.

THE ARTIST DOES MORE FOR SOCIETY THAN THE ENTREPRENEUR.

WE TREASURE WHAT WE EARN ABOVE WHAT WE ARE GIVEN.

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