The Political Science Society organized a debate between the Thomas Riley Marshall College Democrats and the Will H. Hays College Republicans on Tuesday, March 18.
The annual debate featured six students, three from each respective side, discussing the various issues including foreign policy, the situation in Iraq, the war on terror, the global economy, and immigration. The debate seemed to be fruitful, entertaining the audiences with the arguments from both political perspectives. The Republicans tried to defend the war on terror by arguing that there hasn’t been major terror attacks since 9/11. Democrats said the world has greatly changed, and rebutted with examples of the situation of Iraq and bombings in Madrid as major attacks.
The two factions also differed in the topics of global economy. The Democrats said, “Chinese economy has been growing at an exponential rate. The global economy has changed and we have to adjust with it.” While the Republicans said, “There are other bigger issues than China or India. First, we need to find ways to move the lost jobs back to US.”
The participants in the debate from college Republicans were Matt Vest, Jason Simons, and Jordan Vice, and from college Democrats were Gary James, Adam Kirsch, and Grant Gussman. Regarding the illegal immigration and the idea of guest workers, the Democrats were concerned with the security threats of undocumented workers and did not agree with the idea of building fence while Republicans termed it as “an easy way” to manage the problem.
“The debate helps to raise the political awareness among students,” Prof. Stephen Dyson, the moderator for the Political Science Society, said. He added, “I am impressed by the performance of students in today’s debate and the turnout of the audience.”
The Political Science Society organized a debate between the Thomas Riley Marshall College Democrats and the Will H. Hays College Republicans on Tuesday, March 18.
The annual debate featured six students, three from each respective side, discussing the various issues including foreign policy, the situation in Iraq, the war on terror, the global economy, and immigration. The debate seemed to be fruitful, entertaining the audiences with the arguments from both political perspectives. The Republicans tried to defend the war on terror by arguing that there hasn’t been major terror attacks since 9/11. Democrats said the world has greatly changed, and rebutted with examples of the situation of Iraq and bombings in Madrid as major attacks.
The two factions also differed in the topics of global economy. The Democrats said, “Chinese economy has been growing at an exponential rate. The global economy has changed and we have to adjust with it.” While the Republicans said, “There are other bigger issues than China or India. First, we need to find ways to move the lost jobs back to US.”
The participants in the debate from college Republicans were Matt Vest, Jason Simons, and Jordan Vice, and from college Democrats were Gary James, Adam Kirsch, and Grant Gussman. Regarding the illegal immigration and the idea of guest workers, the Democrats were concerned with the security threats of undocumented workers and did not agree with the idea of building fence while Republicans termed it as “an easy way” to manage the problem.
“The debate helps to raise the political awareness among students,” Prof. Stephen Dyson, the moderator for the Political Science Society, said. He added, “I am impressed by the performance of students in today’s debate and the turnout of the audience.”