Debate 1

Group 1 Debate Page Spring Semester 2007, Class 4, Feb. 20

Welcome to The Group 1 Debate Page

This website presents a debate between a group of Harvard Law School students concerning the following statement:

"Resolved: The Internet enables citizens to have a greater voice in politics and is, on balance, already a tremendous force for strengthening participatory democracies around the world." The students on both sides of this debate should use one or more explicit examples of the use of Internet in a campaign (issue or candidacy) to buttress their argument.

In the course of our debate, we will use examples that recognize that the impact of the Internet on politics may be more transformative outside the United States than it is here.

Arguments

• The Affirmative Argument
• The Negative Argument

The Argument in Favor