# Great Debates **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/great-debates/13.md?page=124 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 125 --- ## [Limitless unrestricted immigration : How can you defend this 'liberal' viewpoint?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limitless-unrestricted-immigration-how-can-you-defend-this-liberal-viewpoint/786120)
**Author:** [@SamuelA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SamuelA)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2017, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limitless-unrestricted-immigration-how-can-you-defend-this-liberal-viewpoint/786120 "2017-05-09T13:47:25Z")
So in essence, the EU was a private club of mostly wealthy western nations. These are people who’s ancestors essentially invented the industrial revolution, following a period of widespread enlightenment. Liberals don’… --- ## [Isn't "assuming \[someone's\] gender" simply the practical thing to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-assuming-someones-gender-simply-the-practical-thing-to-do/785869)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2017, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-assuming-someones-gender-simply-the-practical-thing-to-do/785869 "2017-05-09T09:29:09Z")
If one is attending a gay pride rally, an LGBT conference, or other such event, then certainly there’s a high likelihood that one will interact with people who identify as trans/non-gender-specific, etc., but in everyday… --- ## [Oregon Senate Bill 719-Taking guns from those who could harm themselves and others](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oregon-senate-bill-719-taking-guns-from-those-who-could-harm-themselves-and-others/785856)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2017, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oregon-senate-bill-719-taking-guns-from-those-who-could-harm-themselves-and-others/785856 "2017-05-08T17:57:48Z")
News article. PDF of bill. This bill is designed to take the right to bear arms from those who pose an immediate danger to themselves and/or people in their household. It I’ve got no problems with this bill myself. … --- ## [Are US journalists afraid of Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-us-journalists-afraid-of-trump/785818)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2017, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-us-journalists-afraid-of-trump/785818 "2017-05-08T11:13:15Z")
In this video (see link below), Keith Olbermann makes the claim that the US media is afraid to ask Trump tough questions. That they ask questions more for how they will look on TV. I.e that is all for show, ratings, etc. … --- ## ["Atheists Sue President Trump Over His ‘Religious Liberty’ Executive Order" -- Any substance here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-sue-president-trump-over-his-religious-liberty-executive-order-any-substance-here/785951)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2017, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-sue-president-trump-over-his-religious-liberty-executive-order-any-substance-here/785951 "2017-05-07T23:43:59Z")
A recent article in the Daily Beast, Atheists Sue President Trump Over His ‘Religious Liberty’ Executive Order, reports that the Freedom From Religion Foundation is suing the President Trump because his recent Executive … --- ## [Safest country in history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safest-country-in-history/785718)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2017, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safest-country-in-history/785718 "2017-05-07T19:34:28Z")
I’m putting this in GD as I don’t think it admits of a definitive answer. It was said of contemporary historians of the reign of Timour Bec or Tamerlane that a young child, carrying a purse brimming with gold coins, cou… --- ## [Do other nations have the ability to put pressure on the United States](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-other-nations-have-the-ability-to-put-pressure-on-the-united-states/785973)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2017, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-other-nations-have-the-ability-to-put-pressure-on-the-united-states/785973 "2017-05-07T17:22:29Z")
The US puts pressure on other nations, which isn’t uncommon. Stronger nations put pressure on weaker nations via various mechanisms. So the US has military pressure, diplomatic pressure, economic pressure, political pre… --- ## [The Question no one is asking \[ACHA Exemption for house members\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-no-one-is-asking-acha-exemption-for-house-members/786060)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2017, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-no-one-is-asking-acha-exemption-for-house-members/786060 "2017-05-07T14:14:07Z")
–Asking Republican members of the House, anyway: Why did you feel it was appropriate to exempt yourselves from the repeal of Obamacare? That’s the answer I really want to hear. --- ## [House passes health care reform - why is this a win?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-passes-health-care-reform-why-is-this-a-win/785917)
**Author:** [@blood63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blood63)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2017, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-passes-health-care-reform-why-is-this-a-win/785917 "2017-05-07T00:10:57Z")
As I understand it, in the US government, legislation needs the approval of both the House and the Senate to pass. Yesterday, the House passed new health care guidelines and the press claims this as a victory for Trump… --- ## [Jesus gave up a weekend for our sins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-gave-up-a-weekend-for-our-sins/239244)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2017, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-gave-up-a-weekend-for-our-sins/239244 "2017-05-06T19:55:13Z")
Props to gobear for introducing me to this concept. I admit it’s made me think. Essentially if the Trinitarian view is taken when discussing Christ’s Passion and Resurrection, then what we are dealing with is an omnisc… --- ## [At what level is racialism accepted in the scientific community?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-level-is-racialism-accepted-in-the-scientific-community/695257)
**Author:** [@orcenio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orcenio)\ **Replies:** 344\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2017, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-level-is-racialism-accepted-in-the-scientific-community/695257 "2017-05-06T17:47:42Z")
This post pertains to the NYtimes science Journalist Nicolas Wade, but it has some relevance to how the community of biological scientists view “race science” In April 28th of this year, Nicholas Wade authored a book ca… --- ## [Why is there something rather than nothing? Dumb question?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-something-rather-than-nothing-dumb-question/785104)
**Author:** [@Mikeisskeptical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikeisskeptical)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2017, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-something-rather-than-nothing-dumb-question/785104 "2017-05-06T15:01:25Z")
People seem to find this question completely profound. I’ve been asked it many times and to me it sounds completely meaningless. My answer never seems to satisfy those who pose it though, so I thought maybe I could invit… --- ## [Who Was the Greatest President of All Time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-greatest-president-of-all-time/691593)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2017, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-greatest-president-of-all-time/691593 "2017-05-06T02:51:48Z")
I know I am not the first person to ask this question. And I surely won’t be the last. But I would really like some input from these boards: Who was the greatest U.S. president of all time? And to get the discussion goi… --- ## [Is Narcan™ (naloxone) causing more people to overdose on opiates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-narcan-naloxone-causing-more-people-to-overdose-on-opiates/784830)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2017, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-narcan-naloxone-causing-more-people-to-overdose-on-opiates/784830 "2017-05-05T16:12:00Z")
I live between Dayton and Springfield, Ohio, ground-zero for heroin overdoses. Last week in Springfield, there were 19 overdoses in 24 hours. They are revived on-the-scene using naloxone administered by medical personnel… --- ## [Will trump sign the "Religious Liberty" order and what will it mean for americans??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-sign-the-religious-liberty-order-and-what-will-it-mean-for-americans/785797)
**Author:** [@Barack\_Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barack_Obama)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2017, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-sign-the-religious-liberty-order-and-what-will-it-mean-for-americans/785797 "2017-05-05T03:34:32Z")
Does this mean religious persecution is legal practice now? I haven’t seen or read anything on the exact law he’s suppose to sign tomorrow but if he does I’m assuming the most obvious thing it does is allow bigots to use… --- ## [Is "The right to Choose" real without reasonable access?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-right-to-choose-real-without-reasonable-access/785722)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2017, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-right-to-choose-real-without-reasonable-access/785722 "2017-05-04T20:13:23Z")
Link. At this time there are seven states that have only one abortion provider each: Both Dakotas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, West Virginia and Wyoming. If Republican Governor Matt Bevin gets his way, Kentucky wi… --- ## [Pros and cons of ethnic pride](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pros-and-cons-of-ethnic-pride/785274)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2017, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pros-and-cons-of-ethnic-pride/785274 "2017-05-04T18:30:18Z")
Spinoff from this thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=823857&page=5 SlackerInc expressed pride in his Northern European heritage. I challenged and criticized such ethnic pride (cut and paste f… --- ## [Trump Politicizes Religion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-politicizes-religion/785859)
**Author:** [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2017, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-politicizes-religion/785859 "2017-05-04T16:26:34Z")
The greatest single danger to the US is politicized religion. Trump just institutionalized it! --- ## [How much damage can the US nuclear bombs actually do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-damage-can-the-us-nuclear-bombs-actually-do/785671)
**Author:** [@Barack\_Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barack_Obama)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2017, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-damage-can-the-us-nuclear-bombs-actually-do/785671 "2017-05-04T13:21:25Z")
If we droppd our strongest bomb somewhere on the world, how much damage would it do? I’ve heard we could destroy the world 3x over but I find that hard to believe. Do we actually have the capability to destroy all the m… --- ## [Sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex/785833)
**Author:** [@Heterogenic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heterogenic)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2017, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex/785833 "2017-05-04T02:53:03Z")
Sex The skenes gland located below the urethra is no different than the prostate, the clitoral bulbs which surround the entrance of the vaginal canal are no different than the shaft of the penis, the hymen ensures sex f… --- ## [Can you stop a cop from using excessive force on someone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-stop-a-cop-from-using-excessive-force-on-someone/784813)
**Author:** [@Barack\_Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barack_Obama)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-stop-a-cop-from-using-excessive-force-on-someone/784813 "2017-05-03T21:27:13Z")
Example: A police officer is punching a defenseless person on the ground repeatedly. Would there be anyway a citizen could prevent that police officer from continuing his assault? Would physically stopping the police of… --- ## [Trump's First 100 Days: SCOTUS Nominee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-first-100-days-scotus-nominee/785486)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-first-100-days-scotus-nominee/785486 "2017-05-03T21:15:37Z")
Lots of discussion this week about Trump’s accomplishments in his first 100 days in office. One thing that I keep hearing touted as a “significant accomplishment” is getting his SCOTUS nominee confirmed. Really? It seem… --- ## [Agents-provacateurs disguised as antifa?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-provacateurs-disguised-as-antifa/785736)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-provacateurs-disguised-as-antifa/785736 "2017-05-03T17:19:04Z")
My best friend was on some message board of the local far-right, and she says she witnessed a discussion wherein some board members discussed going to protests disguised as antifa, so that they could kick ass on proteste… --- ## [Does withholding the names of sexual assault victims perpetuate the stigma of rape?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-withholding-the-names-of-sexual-assault-victims-perpetuate-the-stigma-of-rape/784501)
**Author:** [@truthseeker3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/truthseeker3)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-withholding-the-names-of-sexual-assault-victims-perpetuate-the-stigma-of-rape/784501 "2017-05-03T14:44:46Z")
A while back, someone started a thread called “Should the media print the names of sexual assault victims?” (or something similar), arguing that women should be held accountable for their accusations or something. I thi… --- ## ["You are bad and you should feel bad about it" - a core Christian belief?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-bad-and-you-should-feel-bad-about-it-a-core-christian-belief/784743)
**Author:** [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-bad-and-you-should-feel-bad-about-it-a-core-christian-belief/784743 "2017-05-03T09:06:29Z")
I know that each of the many Christian denominations may contain a multitude of views… but in my (perhaps inaccurate) observations it appears that most Christians would agree with the following, except they would use the… --- ## [Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act-Good Idea or Not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concealed-carry-reciprocity-act-good-idea-or-not/785368)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 243\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2017, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concealed-carry-reciprocity-act-good-idea-or-not/785368 "2017-05-02T20:56:02Z")
House bill 38 Senate Bill 446 I noticed that these are being promoted by the NRA. I thought that the NRA was usually for local control and/or states rights, but this would take control away, wouldn’t it? Would it not … --- ## [Should Obama be criticized for accepting $400,000 for a Wall Street speaking engagement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-obama-be-criticized-for-accepting-400-000-for-a-wall-street-speaking-engagement/785398)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2017, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-obama-be-criticized-for-accepting-400-000-for-a-wall-street-speaking-engagement/785398 "2017-05-02T17:19:45Z")
Sometime later this year, former President Obama will receive a speaking engagement fee of $400,000 from Cantor Fitzgerald, a Wall Street investment firm, to speak at health care conference they are holding. Many libera… --- ## [Why are Republicans so partisan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-republicans-so-partisan/784298)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2017, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-republicans-so-partisan/784298 "2017-05-02T13:42:38Z")
When asked in 2013 on whether the US should strike Syria with missiles in response to Bashar al-Assad using chemical weapons against civilians, a Washington Post/ABC poll found that 22% of Republicans and 38% of Democrat… --- ## [Why don't we see older extremists like the one in the Westminster attack?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-see-older-extremists-like-the-one-in-the-westminster-attack/784124)
**Author:** [@femmejean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/femmejean)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2017, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-see-older-extremists-like-the-one-in-the-westminster-attack/784124 "2017-05-02T12:23:13Z")
Last month in London, people were quite surprised to learn that the attacker, Khalid Masood, was 52 years old. This is in contrast to nearly every extremist attacker we’ve heard in the past 10 years who would have been 2… --- ## [Does the Christian hierarchy really believe in Christianity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-christian-hierarchy-really-believe-in-christianity/783898)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2017, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-christian-hierarchy-really-believe-in-christianity/783898 "2017-04-30T02:48:24Z")
It seems an odd question but let me explain. Most of the major branches of Christianity now, from the Pope, Archbishop of Canterbury, etc on down, seem to be ecumenical in their practices. They do not actively encourage … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/great-debates/13.md?page=123) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/great-debates/13.md?page=125)