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Debate Type: Traditional Debate
Voting Format: Moderate Voting
Opponent: JGXdebatePRO
Rounds: 3
Time Per Round: 48 Hours Per Round
Voting Period: 7 Days
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Firstly, the euro as a currency is a disaster. It is extremely unstable, and EU countries are overly reliant on it, despite the fact that it was by no means an ideal currency.
My second point, and one that I will discuss in depth later on, is that we send £350 million a week to the EU, enough to build a new NHS hospital every week. We get less than half of this money back, and have no say whatsoever on how it is spent.
My third point (for now) is that the EU is a disaster for democracy. As the representative from one member state is obviously a tiny minority, the other members of the EU could outvote that representative on matters which happen in the representative's country. 'But there is democracy in the EU,' I hear you say. While the European parliament can be voted out, the European Commission cannot, and it is the latter who wields the most power.
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This is not wholly true, for two reasons.
1. People in other countries get a say on what happens here, and people from other countries could easily outvote us on matters concerning our own country.
2. As you said, outvoting is the nature of democracy. So, how do you think it is democratic for a European Commission to hold most of the power, despite the fact that they cannot be outvoted?
Yes, what you have said proves my point. Outvoting is indeed the nature of democracy. So, how do you think it is democratic for most of the EU power to he held by a committee who cannot be outvoted?
Leaving the EU would allow us to be free to trade with the whole world, rather than being forced to trade with key allies such as Turkey and Russia. If we have a disagreement with these countries, we should be free not to trade with them, and forge deals with other countries instead.
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It is the largest international single market in the world, which has lead to:
The EU has taken measures to reform and make it even easier for countries to trade with each other, such as:
reducing paperworkharmonising standards - eg technical and safety standards
introducing the euro - allowing a single currency to trade with
enforcing the movement of people - allowing member state citizens to move freely between other countries
So surely this proves the legitimacy of the EU?
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You have made some strong arguments during this debate. However:
This is not a debate about whether the EU is useful to its member states. The debate title is:
Was Brexit a good decision for the UK?
You've said a lot about the greatness of the EU, and I do not deny that the EU may have benefits, but I believe that the downfalls outweigh the negatives. You say that enforcing the movement of people is a good thing... I do not see how this is the case. Countries are forced to allow other citizens from the EU, that they may not want. And you may say, "But countries can leave if they don't want immigrants". Yes, they can. This is precisely what the UK has done. And this is why I think Brexit was, on the whole, a good decision for the UK.  Considerate: 82%  
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