Hali Parson

For some students who study Political Science, some of their first debates will be held in classrooms with fellow students. Interestingly enough, as a Political Science major my first debate was held in an honors course titled Nature and Culture.

There were four teams and two different debates that took place. The issues debated were the questions of; if animals should be owned like property and if animal products is necessary for the human diet?

The main point of the first debate was by owning animals, we can protect them as guardians. That was the deal sealer in this case for some of the students in agreement, to accept ownership over animal’s rights (since animals may not be knowledgeable in the way our world is currently governed).

Basically, as people, we are owned by the United States, hence we are given a Social Security number. Although this number is not stamped on us like a tattoo, we are registered by our birth certificates. Due to the United States Constitution, we are bound to laws including our state constitutions. These laws were made solely for “keeping us safe.” In the same respect, that is why businesses have bylaws. Furthermore, why student organizations even need constitutions!

The second debate was interesting in the scope that although eating animal products may be healthy for us (considering they are the only “non-synthetic” source of vitamin B12,) the main point here was that they are not essential. Humans can live without eating meat—period.