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602 | train | This house would fund education using a voucher scheme | fund education using a voucher scheme | 1 | 236,878 | CON | granting government money, even indirectly, to private and religious schools will inevitably lead to increased governmental control over non-government education | granting government money, even indirectly, to private and religious schools will inevitably lead to increased governmental control over non-government education | yes | granting government money, even indirectly, to private and religious schools | 0 | 76 | -1 | 1 |
602 | train | This house would fund education using a voucher scheme | fund education using a voucher scheme | 1 | 236,901 | PRO | Competition for students (and the education dollars that come with them) creates a catalyst for schools to create innovative programs | competition for students (and the education dollars that come with them) create a catalyst for schools to create innovative programs | yes | Competition for students (and the education dollars that come with them) | 0 | 72 | 1 | 1 |
602 | train | This house would fund education using a voucher scheme | fund education using a voucher scheme | 1 | 236,902 | PRO | School choice programs would allow poor students to opt out of bad schools and acquire a better education | school choice programs would allow these students to opt out of bad schools and acquire a better education | yes | School choice programs | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 |
602 | train | This house would fund education using a voucher scheme | fund education using a voucher scheme | 1 | 236,903 | PRO | freedom of education notably implies the freedom for parents to choose a school for their children without discrimination on the basis of finances | freedom of education notably implies the freedom for parents to choose a school for their children without discrimination on the basis of finances | no | null | null | null | null | null |
602 | train | This house would fund education using a voucher scheme | fund education using a voucher scheme | 1 | 236,904 | CON | vouchers could result in nothing more than a cash-handout for many middle-class and wealthy families already sending their kids to private schools | vouchers could result in nothing more than a cash-handout for many middle-class and wealthy families already sending their kids to private schools | yes | vouchers | 0 | 8 | -1 | 1 |
602 | train | This house would fund education using a voucher scheme | fund education using a voucher scheme | 1 | 237,314 | PRO | Through free competition between vendors for the provision of products and services, prices tend to decrease, and quality tends to increase | Through free competition between vendors for the provision of products and services, prices tend to decrease, and quality tends to increase | yes | free competition between vendors for the provision of products and services | 8 | 83 | 1 | 1 |
602 | train | This house would fund education using a voucher scheme | fund education using a voucher scheme | 1 | 296,402 | PRO | no family should be forced to send kids to a school they know is failing | no family should be forced to send kids to a school they know is failing | no | null | null | null | null | null |
602 | train | This house would fund education using a voucher scheme | fund education using a voucher scheme | 1 | 302,468 | CON | with federal school vouchers inevitably come further central government regulation and loss of local control over education | with federal school vouchers inevitably come further central government regulation and loss of local control over education | yes | federal school vouchers | 5 | 28 | -1 | 1 |
602 | train | This house would fund education using a voucher scheme | fund education using a voucher scheme | 1 | 303,070 | CON | Education vouchers would undermine public schools | they would undermine public schools | yes | Education vouchers | 0 | 18 | -1 | 1 |
602 | train | This house would fund education using a voucher scheme | fund education using a voucher scheme | 1 | 309,631 | PRO | access to resources play a hugely important role in educational inequality | access to resources play a hugely important role in educational inequality | no | null | null | null | null | null |
602 | train | This house would fund education using a voucher scheme | fund education using a voucher scheme | 1 | 309,632 | PRO | the educational system forces low-income families to place their children into less-than-ideal school systems | the educational system forces low-income families to place their children into less-than-ideal school systems | no | null | null | null | null | null |
603 | train | This house would abolish congressional earmarks | congressional earmarks | -1 | 239,897 | PRO | Politicians are often accused of misusing their allocations for selfish purposes | Politicians are often accused of misusing their allocations for selfish purposes | no | null | null | null | null | null |
603 | train | This house would abolish congressional earmarks | congressional earmarks | -1 | 240,673 | CON | Earmarks are Good for American Democracy | Earmarks are Good for American Democracy | yes | Earmarks | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
603 | train | This house would abolish congressional earmarks | congressional earmarks | -1 | 277,014 | CON | Reducing earmarks does not reduce government spending | Reducing earmarks does not reduce government spending | yes | Reducing earmarks | 0 | 17 | -1 | -1 |
603 | train | This house would abolish congressional earmarks | congressional earmarks | -1 | 277,015 | CON | In an already flawed system, earmarks can at least allow residents of Congressional districts to have a greater role in allocating federal funds | In an already flawed system, earmarks can at least allow residents of Congressional districts to have a greater role in allocating federal funds | yes | earmarks | 29 | 37 | 1 | 1 |
603 | train | This house would abolish congressional earmarks | congressional earmarks | -1 | 305,328 | CON | directing money to particular purposes is a core constitutional function of Congress | directing money to particular purposes is a core constitutional function of Congress | yes | directing money to particular purposes | 0 | 38 | 1 | 1 |
603 | train | This house would abolish congressional earmarks | congressional earmarks | -1 | 313,041 | PRO | Congressmen tend to distribute specialized benefits at a great cost and ignore the particular costs the legislation bears upon the taxpayers | Congressmen tend to distribute specialized benefits at a great cost and ignore the particular costs the legislation bears upon the taxpayers | yes | specialized benefits | 31 | 51 | -1 | 1 |
603 | train | This house would abolish congressional earmarks | congressional earmarks | -1 | 313,042 | PRO | benefits of a vote only reach a particular portion of the population, while the tax costs that pay for the vote are spread throughout the entire populace | benefits of a vote only reach a particular portion of the population, while the tax costs that pay for the vote are spread throughout the entire populace | no | null | null | null | null | null |
603 | train | This house would abolish congressional earmarks | congressional earmarks | -1 | 313,043 | PRO | Committee members can exploit pork barrel projects for electoral purposes | Committee members can thus exploit pork barrel projects for electoral purposes | yes | pork barrel projects | 30 | 50 | -1 | 1 |
603 | train | This house would abolish congressional earmarks | congressional earmarks | -1 | 337,145 | CON | power of the purse is one of Congress's primary checks on the executive branch | power of the purse is one of Congress's primary checks on the executive branch | yes | power of the purse | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
621 | train | This house believes all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | 1 | 182,743 | PRO | the deployment, and implicit menace of use, of strong weapons is essential to threaten the enemy in order to prevent the use by said-enemy of the same weapons | the deployment, and implicit menace of use, of strong weapons is essential to threaten the enemy in order to prevent the use by said-enemy of the same weapons | yes | the deployment, and implicit menace of use, of strong weapons | 0 | 61 | 1 | 1 |
621 | train | This house believes all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | 1 | 182,744 | CON | a nuclear nation might be hijacked by a despot or other person or persons who might use nuclear weapons without sane regard for the consequences | a nuclear nation might be hijacked by a despot or other person or persons who might use nuclear weapons without sane regard for the consequences | yes | a nuclear nation | 0 | 16 | -1 | 1 |
621 | train | This house believes all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | 1 | 182,953 | CON | Having more nuclear nuclear-weapon states will reduce security for all | Having more nuclear nuclear-weapon states would reduce security for all | yes | Having more nuclear nuclear-weapon states | 0 | 41 | -1 | 1 |
621 | train | This house believes all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | 1 | 182,954 | PRO | nuclear forces continue to play an essential role in war prevention | nuclear forces continue to play an essential role in war prevention | yes | nuclear forces | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
621 | train | This house believes all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | 1 | 184,443 | CON | reliance on nuclear weapons for deterrence is becoming increasingly hazardous and decreasingly effective | reliance on nuclear weapons for deterrence is becoming increasingly hazardous and decreasingly effective | yes | reliance on nuclear weapons for deterrence | 0 | 42 | -1 | 1 |
621 | train | This house believes all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | 1 | 184,444 | CON | The world is now in a new and dangerous nuclear era, and the likelihood that non-state terrorists will get their hands on nuclear weaponry is increasing | The world is now in a new and dangerous nuclear era, and the likelihood that non-state terrorists will get their hands on nuclear weaponry is increasing | no | null | null | null | null | null |
621 | train | This house believes all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | 1 | 185,085 | CON | nuclear weapon technology would soon reach the point where it could end human life on Earth | nuclear weapon technology would soon reach the point where it could end human life on Earth | yes | nuclear weapon technology | 0 | 25 | -1 | 1 |
621 | train | This house believes all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | 1 | 185,096 | CON | nuclear holocaust could result in an end to human life | nuclear holocaust could result in an end to human life | no | null | null | null | null | null |
621 | train | This house believes all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | 1 | 185,162 | CON | nuclear weapons had become a source of extreme risk | nuclear weapons had become a source of extreme risk | yes | nuclear weapons | 0 | 15 | -1 | 1 |
621 | train | This house believes all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | 1 | 186,808 | PRO | nuclear weapons can induce stability | nuclear weapons can induce stability | yes | nuclear weapons | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
621 | train | This house believes all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | 1 | 186,809 | PRO | Nuclear weapons decrease the chances of crisis escalation | decrease the chances of crisis escalation | yes | Nuclear weapons | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
621 | train | This house believes all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | 1 | 186,810 | PRO | controlled nuclear proliferation may be beneficial for inducing stability | controlled nuclear proliferation may be beneficial for inducing stability | yes | controlled nuclear proliferation | 0 | 32 | 1 | 1 |
621 | train | This house believes all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | 1 | 186,811 | CON | Nuclear proliferation increases the chance of inter-state nuclear conflict | increases the chance of inter-state nuclear conflict | yes | Nuclear proliferation | 0 | 21 | -1 | 1 |
621 | train | This house believes all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | 1 | 186,812 | CON | Nuclear proliferation increases the chances of nuclear material falling into the hands of non-state groups | increases the chances of nuclear material falling into the hands of non-state groups | yes | Nuclear proliferation | 0 | 21 | -1 | 1 |
621 | train | This house believes all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | 1 | 186,813 | PRO | new nuclear states will use their acquired nuclear capabilities to deter threats and preserve peace | new nuclear states will use their acquired nuclear capabilities to deter threats and preserve peace | yes | new nuclear states | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
621 | train | This house believes all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | 1 | 186,814 | CON | new nuclear states often lack adequate organizational controls over their new weapons | new nuclear states often lack adequate organizational controls over their new weapons | yes | new nuclear states | 0 | 18 | -1 | 1 |
621 | train | This house believes all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | 1 | 186,816 | PRO | Nuclear weapons may lessen a state's reliance on allies for security, thus preventing allies from dragging each other into wars | Nuclear weapons may also lessen a state's reliance on allies for security, thus preventing allies from dragging each other into wars | yes | Nuclear weapons | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
621 | train | This house believes all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | 1 | 186,817 | PRO | nuclear weapons induce stability in all regimes | nuclear weapons induce stability in all regimes | yes | nuclear weapons | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
621 | train | This house believes all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | 1 | 186,818 | PRO | nuclear weapons contribute to stability at a strategic level | nuclear weapons contribute to stability at a strategic level | yes | nuclear weapons | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
621 | train | This house believes all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | 1 | 187,059 | CON | public opinion is overwhelmingly opposed to nuclearization | public opinion is overwhelmingly opposed to nuclearization | yes | nuclearization | 44 | 58 | -1 | 1 |
621 | train | This house believes all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | 1 | 187,072 | PRO | states must act in a way that ensures their security above all | states must act in a way that ensures their security above all | no | null | null | null | null | null |
621 | train | This house believes all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | 1 | 187,073 | PRO | States cannot count on the good will of others to help them, so they must always be ready to fend for themselves | they cannot count on the good will of others to help them, so they must always be ready to fend for themselves | no | null | null | null | null | null |
621 | train | This house believes all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | 1 | 187,454 | PRO | the present situation whereby Nuclear Weapon States monopolise the right to possess nuclear weapons is "highly discriminatory | the present situation whereby Nuclear Weapon States monopolise the right to possess nuclear weapons is "highly discriminatory | yes | Nuclear Weapon States monopolise the right to possess nuclear weapons | 30 | 99 | -1 | -1 |
621 | train | This house believes all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | 1 | 187,743 | CON | more countries with nuclear weapons may increase the possibility of nuclear warfare | more countries with nuclear weapons may increase the possibility of nuclear warfare | yes | more countries with nuclear weapons | 0 | 35 | -1 | 1 |
621 | train | This house believes all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | 1 | 187,744 | PRO | The spread of nuclear weapons can increase international stability | the spread of nuclear weapons could increase international stability | yes | The spread of nuclear weapons | 0 | 29 | 1 | 1 |
621 | train | This house believes all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | 1 | 187,745 | PRO | Nuclear proliferation will decrease the likelihood of war | it will decrease the likelihood of war | yes | Nuclear proliferation | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 |
621 | train | This house believes all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | 1 | 187,746 | CON | most states are not in a position to safely guard against nuclear use | most states are not in a position to safely guard against nuclear use | no | null | null | null | null | null |
621 | train | This house believes all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | 1 | 187,748 | PRO | The effective prohibition on nuclear proliferation has been characterised as a form of technological apartheid | The effective prohibition on nuclear proliferation has been characterised as a form of technological apartheid | yes | The effective prohibition on nuclear proliferation | 0 | 50 | -1 | -1 |
621 | train | This house believes all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | 1 | 187,886 | PRO | the significance of nuclear weapons is purely to deter war | the significance of nuclear weapons is purely to deter war | yes | nuclear weapons | 20 | 35 | 1 | 1 |
621 | train | This house believes all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | 1 | 187,887 | CON | The use of (or threat of use of) nuclear weapons would generally be contrary to the rules of international law applicable in armed conflict | would generally be contrary to the rules of international law applicable in armed conflict | yes | The use of (or threat of use of) nuclear weapons | 0 | 48 | -1 | 1 |
621 | train | This house believes all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | 1 | 187,888 | PRO | unlike conventional weapons, nuclear weapons successfully deter all-out war between states | unlike conventional weapons, nuclear weapons successfully deter all-out war between states | yes | nuclear weapons | 29 | 44 | 1 | 1 |
621 | train | This house believes all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | 1 | 187,890 | PRO | Nuclear disarmament would undermine deterrence | it would undermine deterrence | yes | Nuclear disarmament | 0 | 19 | -1 | -1 |
621 | train | This house believes all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | 1 | 187,891 | PRO | Nuclear disarmament could lead to increased global instability | could lead to increased global instability | yes | Nuclear disarmament | 0 | 19 | -1 | -1 |
621 | train | This house believes all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | 1 | 188,060 | PRO | an inferior nuclear force, by virtue of its extreme destructive power, could deter a more powerful adversary | an inferior nuclear force, by virtue of its extreme destructive power, could deter a more powerful adversary | yes | an inferior nuclear force | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 |
621 | train | This house believes all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | 1 | 188,062 | CON | Nuclear weapons have become a source of extreme risk | nuclear weapons had become a source of extreme risk | yes | Nuclear weapons | 0 | 15 | -1 | 1 |
621 | train | This house believes all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | 1 | 188,063 | PRO | nuclear weapons are intended to deter other states from attacking | nuclear weapons are intended to deter other states from attacking | yes | nuclear weapons | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
621 | train | This house believes all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | 1 | 188,064 | CON | Nuclear weapons give nations the potential to not only destroy their enemies but humanity itself | Nuclear weapons give nations the potential to not only destroy their enemies but humanity itself | yes | Nuclear weapons | 0 | 15 | -1 | 1 |
621 | train | This house believes all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | 1 | 188,073 | CON | Extreme danger is intrinsic to nuclear war and the possession of nuclear weapons | extreme danger intrinsic to nuclear war and the possession of nuclear weapons | yes | the possession of nuclear weapons | 47 | 80 | -1 | 1 |
621 | train | This house believes all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | 1 | 188,075 | CON | with nuclear weapons more widely available, deterrence is decreasingly effective and increasingly hazardous | with nuclear weapons more widely available, deterrence is decreasingly effective and increasingly hazardous | yes | nuclear weapons more widely available | 5 | 42 | -1 | 1 |
621 | train | This house believes all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | 1 | 188,168 | CON | if we hope to escape self-destruction, then nuclear weapons should have no place in our collective conscience, and no role in our security | if we hope to escape self-destruction, then nuclear weapons should have no place in our collective conscience, and no role in our security | yes | nuclear weapons | 44 | 59 | -1 | 1 |
621 | train | This house believes all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | 1 | 188,756 | CON | a full-scale nuclear war could potentially bring about the extinction of the human race | a full-scale nuclear war could potentially bring about the extinction of the human race | yes | a full-scale nuclear war | 0 | 24 | -1 | 1 |
621 | train | This house believes all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | 1 | 188,757 | CON | a full-scale nuclear war would result in the extinction of the human species | a full-scale nuclear war would result in the extinction of the human species | no | null | null | null | null | null |
621 | train | This house believes all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | 1 | 188,877 | PRO | the greater the threat of mutual destruction, the safer the world would be | the greater the threat of mutual destruction, the safer the world would be | yes | the threat of mutual destruction | 12 | 44 | 1 | 1 |
621 | train | This house believes all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | all nations have a right to nuclear weapons | 1 | 194,353 | PRO | when two countries each have nuclear weapons, the probability of a direct war between them greatly decreases | when two countries each have nuclear weapons, the probability of a direct war between them greatly decreases | yes | when two countries each have nuclear weapons | 0 | 44 | 1 | 1 |
801 | train | This house believes that Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza were justified | Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza | 1 | 397,474 | PRO | If there is no rocket fire at Israel, there won't be Israeli attacks on Gaza | If there is no rocket fire at Israel, there won't be Israeli attacks on Gaza | no | null | null | null | null | null |
801 | train | This house believes that Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza were justified | Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza | 1 | 397,475 | PRO | Israel was "compelled to continue to take these defensive measures" to protect more than 200,000 Israelis living under the threat of Palestinian rocket barrages.Militants | Israel was "compelled to continue to take these defensive measures" to protect more than 200,000 Israelis living under the threat of Palestinian rocket barrages.Militants | yes | to continue to take these defensive measures | 22 | 66 | 1 | 1 |
801 | train | This house believes that Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza were justified | Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza | 1 | 397,476 | PRO | The rocket attacks have caused widespread fear and hardship in Israeli border towns | The rocket attacks have caused widespread fear and hardship in Israeli border towns | yes | The rocket attacks | 0 | 18 | -1 | -1 |
801 | train | This house believes that Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza were justified | Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza | 1 | 397,477 | PRO | Israel's right to defend itself is recognized | Israel's right to defend itself | yes | Israel's right to defend itself | 0 | 31 | 1 | 1 |
801 | train | This house believes that Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza were justified | Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza | 1 | 397,478 | PRO | Israeli military attacks were launched in response to militants firing missiles | Israeli military attacks were launched in response to militants firing missiles | yes | Israeli military attacks | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 |
801 | train | This house believes that Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza were justified | Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza | 1 | 397,479 | CON | Israel's response was excessive | Israel's response is "excessive | yes | Israel's response | 0 | 17 | -1 | 1 |
801 | train | This house believes that Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza were justified | Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza | 1 | 397,480 | CON | Israel's attacks were "more than a holocaust | Israel's attacks were "more than a holocaust | yes | Israel's attacks | 0 | 16 | -1 | 1 |
801 | train | This house believes that Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza were justified | Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza | 1 | 399,247 | CON | Israel intentionally targeted civilians in Gaza | Israel intentionally targeted civilians in Gaza | yes | Israel | 0 | 6 | -1 | 1 |
801 | train | This house believes that Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza were justified | Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza | 1 | 399,248 | CON | Hamas was willing to renew the cease-fire under the original terms | Hamas was willing to renew the cease-fire under the original terms | yes | Hamas | 0 | 5 | 1 | -1 |
801 | train | This house believes that Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza were justified | Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza | 1 | 399,249 | PRO | the offensive was the result of Israel’s "patience running out" over the rocket attacks | the offensive was the result of Israel’s "patience running out" over the rocket attacks | no | null | null | null | null | null |
801 | train | This house believes that Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza were justified | Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza | 1 | 399,250 | PRO | the firing of rockets at Israel constituted a deliberate attack against the civilian population | the firing of rockets at Israel constituted a deliberate attack against the civilian population | yes | the firing of rockets at Israel | 0 | 31 | -1 | -1 |
801 | train | This house believes that Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza were justified | Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza | 1 | 399,252 | PRO | the Israeli operation greatly curtailed years of Hamas rocket fire, returning a sense of normalcy to Southern Israel | the Israeli operation greatly curtailed years of Hamas rocket fire, returning a sense of normalcy to Southern Israel | yes | the Israeli operation | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 |
801 | train | This house believes that Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza were justified | Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza | 1 | 399,253 | PRO | During Operation Cast Lead, the Israeli Defense Forces did more to safeguard the rights of civilians in a combat zone than any other army in the history of warfare | During Operation Cast Lead, the Israeli Defense Forces did more to safeguard the rights of civilians in a combat zone than any other army in the history of warfare | yes | the Israeli Defense Forces | 28 | 54 | 1 | 1 |
801 | train | This house believes that Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza were justified | Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza | 1 | 399,254 | CON | Israel was widely criticised by human rights groups for using heavy firepower and causing hundreds of civilian casualties | Israel was widely criticised by human rights groups for using heavy firepower and causing hundreds of civilian casualties | yes | Israel | 0 | 6 | -1 | 1 |
801 | train | This house believes that Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza were justified | Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza | 1 | 399,255 | CON | the Israeli military operation was directed at the people of Gaza as a whole | the Israeli military operation was directed at the people of Gaza as a whole | yes | the Israeli military operation | 0 | 30 | -1 | 1 |
801 | train | This house believes that Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza were justified | Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza | 1 | 399,257 | PRO | during the conflict, the Israel Defense Forces "did more to safeguard the rights of civilians in a combat zone than any other army in the history of warfare | during the conflict, the Israel Defense Forces "did more to safeguard the rights of civilians in a combat zone than any other army in the history of warfare | yes | the Israel Defense Forces | 21 | 46 | 1 | 1 |
801 | train | This house believes that Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza were justified | Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza | 1 | 399,258 | CON | the livelihoods and assets of tens of thousands of Gaza civilians have been affected | the livelihoods and assets of tens of thousands of Gaza civilians have been affected | no | null | null | null | null | null |
801 | train | This house believes that Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza were justified | Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza | 1 | 399,259 | PRO | life in much of southern Israel was paralyzed by Hamas rocket and mortar fire | life in much of southern Israel was paralyzed by Hamas rocket and mortar fire | yes | Hamas rocket and mortar fire | 49 | 77 | -1 | -1 |
801 | train | This house believes that Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza were justified | Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza | 1 | 399,260 | CON | Israel targeted Palestinian civilians as a matter of policy | Israel targeted Palestinian civilians as a matter of policy | yes | Israel | 0 | 6 | -1 | 1 |
801 | train | This house believes that Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza were justified | Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza | 1 | 399,261 | CON | it was a war against Palestinian civilians | it was a war against Palestinian civilians | yes | it | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
801 | train | This house believes that Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza were justified | Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza | 1 | 399,338 | PRO | Palestinian security forces do little or nothing to prevent rocket attacks | they do little or nothing to prevent rocket attacks | yes | Palestinian security forces | 0 | 27 | -1 | -1 |
801 | train | This house believes that Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza were justified | Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza | 1 | 399,339 | PRO | the constant threat of impending rocket attacks has caused fear and disrupted the lives of the growing number of Israelis who live within range of such attacks | the constant threat of impending rocket attacks has caused fear and disrupted the lives of the growing number of Israelis who live within range of such attacks | yes | the constant threat of impending rocket attacks | 0 | 47 | -1 | -1 |
801 | train | This house believes that Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza were justified | Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza | 1 | 399,340 | PRO | Israeli citizens in the south have been suffering from rockets being fired at them | Israeli citizens in the south have been suffering from rockets being fired at them | yes | rockets being fired at them | 55 | 82 | -1 | -1 |
801 | train | This house believes that Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza were justified | Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza | 1 | 399,341 | PRO | Life in the south under rocket barrages had become unbearable | Life in the south under rocket barrages had become unbearable | yes | Life in the south under rocket barrages | 0 | 39 | -1 | -1 |
801 | train | This house believes that Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza were justified | Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza | 1 | 399,342 | PRO | Hamas attacks are violations of basic humanitarian law | Hamas attacks are violations of basic humanitarian law | yes | Hamas attacks | 0 | 13 | -1 | -1 |
801 | train | This house believes that Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza were justified | Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza | 1 | 401,153 | PRO | The Israeli government's use of force in the Gaza Strip are acts of self-defense | its use of force in the Gaza Strip are acts of self-defense | yes | The Israeli government's use of force in the Gaza Strip | 0 | 55 | 1 | 1 |
801 | train | This house believes that Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza were justified | Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza | 1 | 401,155 | CON | the Israeli Defence Force breached laws of armed conflict by attacking indiscriminately civilians | the Israeli Defence Force breached laws of armed conflict by attacking indiscriminately civilians | yes | the Israeli Defence Force | 0 | 25 | -1 | 1 |
801 | train | This house believes that Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza were justified | Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza | 1 | 401,157 | PRO | anything affiliated with Hamas is a legitimate target | anything affiliated with Hamas is a legitimate target | yes | anything affiliated with Hamas | 0 | 30 | -1 | -1 |
801 | train | This house believes that Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza were justified | Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza | 1 | 401,158 | CON | Israel's UAV attacks were a violation of International Humanitarian Law | these attacks were a violation of International Humanitarian Law | yes | Israel's UAV attacks | 0 | 20 | -1 | 1 |
801 | train | This house believes that Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza were justified | Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza | 1 | 401,159 | CON | the Israeli soldiers at best failed to protect civilians, and at worst deliberately shot at them | the Israeli soldiers at best failed to protect civilians, and at worst deliberately shot at them | yes | the Israeli soldiers | 0 | 20 | -1 | 1 |
801 | train | This house believes that Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza were justified | Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza | 1 | 401,160 | PRO | Israel used "decisive force to enhance regional deterrence | Israel used "decisive force to enhance regional deterrence | yes | Israel | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
801 | train | This house believes that Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza were justified | Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza | 1 | 401,161 | PRO | during Operation Cast Lead, the IDF did more to safeguard the rights of civilians in a combat zone than any other army in the history of warfare | during Operation Cast Lead, the IDF did more to safeguard the rights of civilians in a combat zone than any other army in the history of warfare | yes | the IDF | 28 | 35 | 1 | 1 |
801 | train | This house believes that Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza were justified | Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza | 1 | 401,162 | PRO | the psychological effect of the rocket strikes paralyzed life across Israel's south | the psychological effect of the rocket strikes paralyzed life across Israel's south | yes | the psychological effect of the rocket strikes | 0 | 46 | -1 | -1 |
801 | train | This house believes that Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza were justified | Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza | 1 | 401,928 | CON | The government of Israel had a policy of deliberately targeting civilians | had a policy of deliberately targeting civilians | yes | The government of Israel | 0 | 24 | -1 | 1 |
801 | train | This house believes that Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza were justified | Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza | 1 | 401,929 | CON | it was Israeli government policy to deliberately target citizens | it was Israeli government policy to deliberately target citizens | yes | Israeli government policy | 7 | 32 | -1 | 1 |
801 | train | This house believes that Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza were justified | Israel's 2008-2009 military operations against Gaza | 1 | 401,930 | PRO | The Gaza war was conducted as a response to rockets fired from the Gaza Strip | the Gaza war would have been conducted as a response to rockets fired from the Gaza Strip | yes | The Gaza war | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 |