Live Oxford Debate: "This house supports abolishing the Electoral College."

Come watch a live virtual debate on a timely, yet contentious topic of the Electoral College. This debate will capture the spirit and essence of a live debate, yet held remotely via Zoom.

Here's the final debate resolution:
"This house supports abolishing the Electoral College."

Erik (https://www.meetup.com/NYC-Politics/members/12950328/) and Justin (https://www.meetup.com/NYC-Politics/members/225541364/)
will team up against Fred (https://www.meetup.com/debateclub-6/members/68578742) and Rory (https://www.meetup.com/NYC-Politics/members/35070802/) to engage in a civil and thoughtful debate on this topic.

The debate will be in an "Oxford-style" format (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debate#Oxford-style_debating).

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IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: The NYCPF is a nonpartisan organization. As such, we do not promote or advocate on behalf of any particular issues or causes. Rather, our aim is to foster independent, critical thinking by exchange of views with the highest level of intellectual rigor.

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▨ Feb. 21, 2020: "Do 'Gig Economy' Workers Need Protection?"
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▨ Jan. 8, 2020: "Healthcare should be a fundamental human right." (https://www.meetup.com/NYC-Politics/events/267377390/)

▨ Dec. 6, 2019: "This House supports the U.K. leaving the E.U." (https://www.meetup.com/NYC-Politics/events/266463982/)

▨ Oct 1, 2019: "This House supports the right to bear arms as a fundamental right." (https://www.meetup.com/NYC-Politics/events/264799445/)

▨ August 14, 2019: "This house supports reparations for slavery." (https://www.meetup.com/NYC-Politics/events/263571020/)

▨ July 17, 2019: "Social media is good for democracy." (https://www.meetup.com/NYC-Politics/events/262854423/)

▨ June 19, 2019: "Economic inequality is unjust and harmful." (https://www.meetup.com/NYC-Politics/events/262185550/)

▨ May 22, 2019: "The Democratic Party has moved too far left." (https://www.meetup.com/NYC-Politics/events/261429304/)

▨ April 24, 2019: "Capitalism is the most morally superior political and social system." (https://www.meetup.com/NYC-Politics/events/260120605/)

▨ March 6, 2019: "The regulation of Free Speech creates a more 'civil' society." (https://www.meetup.com/NYC-Politics/events/259042993/)

▨ Jan 18, 2019: "Affirmative action is necessary to redress past racial injustices." (https://www.meetup.com/NYC-Politics/events/257427434/)

▨ Nov. 30, 2018: "On balance, illegal immigrants are a 'net positive' to society." (https://www.meetup.com/NYC-Politics/events/256231796/)