Southern Senate Debate Debating Thread

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November 2018 Southern Senate Debate

Hello and welcome to the Southern Senate Debate for the upcoming elections starting on the 14th of December! This debate will consist of 3 rounds: Opening statements, questions and then rebuttals and closing statements.

Please welcome the candidates:
HomestarSB9
Senator North Carolina Yankee

Candidates, you have 24 hours to make your opening statements!

(Voters, please don't forget to send me any questions you have for the candidates)

Note: Only the candidates can write here. If you want to comment, the commentary thread is here: https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=307654.0

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Thank you for your opening statements, candidates (and apologies for my lateness in posting this)! We will now move on to round two of the debate!

Candidates, you have 48 hours to answer the following questions!

Economic Policy:
> The Atlasian deficit is very large. What is your plan for reducing the deficit?
> What is your view regarding trade?
> Technological changes are constantly reshaping the economy. How should policy be adapted to deal with these changes?
> What policies proposals do you have to create more jobs and generate economic growth?
Foreign Policy:
> The Chinese and their allies have been pushed out of the Korean Peninsula by Atlasia and its allies. However, no peace treaty has been signed yet. What would you like the peace treaty to look like and are there any red lines that'd cause you to vote against a treaty?
> Would you see yourself as more hawkish or dovish? What criteria would you need before supporting military intervention and to what extent would you be willing to invest Atlasia in this intervention (air bombings? full on invasion? ect.)?
Social Issues:
> What is your view on the issue of abortion?
> What policies do you support regarding the environment?
> What is your view on immigration?
Game Issues:
> Many have accused the President of being too inactive. Would you agree with these accusations and what should be done about it?
> From KoopaDaQuick to all: What actions are you willing to take to end inactivity in the Senate?
> What is your view on how the relationship between regional and federal government should be?
Individual Questions:
> To HomestarSB9: In your opening statement, you said you want to decrease taxes on hardworking people. Could you go into more detail about the changes you want to see to the tax code?
> To North Carolina Yankee: In your opening statement you stated that you only support government intervention in the economy to preserve or restore competition. Could you expand on this?

Note: Only the candidates can write here. If you want to comment, the commentary thread is here: https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=307654.0

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Thank you for your responses, candidates! We will now move on to round three of the debate!

Candidates, you have 48 hours to carry out the following tasks!

Task 1 - Follow-up questions:
The candidates are encouraged to answer their follow-up question:
> To HomestarSB9: In response to the question on foreign policy, you said you would do anything possible to defend Atlasia from threats. How would this influence your thinking on the various geopolitical issues facing countries like Syria, Ukraine, Venezuela and North Korea?
> From Tmthforu94 to Homestar SB9: Why did you decline my offer to gain legislative experience in the Chamber of Delegates?
> To North Carolina Yankee: In response to the question on the deficit, you said you want to reform the tax code. Could you expand on what proposals you have?

Task 2 - Rebuttals:
The candidates can respond to their opponent's arguments and are encouraged to discuss back and forth as much as they want.

Task 3 - Closing statements:
The candidates are encouraged to make their closing statements.

Note: Only the candidates can write here. If you want to comment, the commentary thread is here: https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=307654.0

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Thank you candidates for your concluding statements and your participation in this debate! Good luck in the election!

This concludes the debate, if you have any comments, go to the commentary thread: https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=307654.0