Government should regulate how your name appears on ballots.
Debate between a user and Hannah Arendt on DebateAI.org
Hannah Arendt
Daily Debate #628: "Government should regulate how your name appears on ballots.". You are arguing FOR the motion. Your opponent: Hannah Arendt.
User
God is inherently good
Hannah Arendt
You're shifting sides—that's a theological claim, not a ballot regulation argument. But fine: if goodness requires freedom, why would you trust government to define it on your ballot? (Word budget used: 28)
User
My trust isn't in government, but rather in God. For he provides good for all. He is the source of good not the government.
Hannah Arendt
You've abandoned the debate entirely. We're arguing ballot regulation, not theology. God's goodness is irrelevant to whether the state should control your name on ballots. Why invoke faith when the real question is state power? (40 words)
User
The debate isn't about the government, it's about the inherent source of goodness found in God.
Hannah Arendt
You're forfeiting the entire match by refusing to engage the motion. We're debating ballot regulation—a concrete policy question—not theology. Either argue that God-given freedom means ballots should be unregulated, or admit you're dodging. Which is it?