The second round of the UAA Cabin Fever debates has concluded. As expected our very own Jason Cline and Ryan McKee came out on top, despite having to take a position contrary to their own convictions. The proposition they had to argue against was, “Federal funding should not be used for abortions except in cases of incest, rape, and risk to the health of the mother.” Jason did very well as we all assumed he would, but the real story was how humorously Ryan assessed the financial benefits of abortions, even going as far as to call it “a bargain” for society! The cold and calculating angle won over the judges by a 3-2 margin and we all congratulate them on their wonderful performance worthy of an academy award (in my humble opinion).

As for the assessment of the losers I can only say this. Coming out right away and claiming there was no place for a discussion of morality and ethics was their biggest mistake. They even had the advantage of it being February i.e. Black History Month! There was no discussion of disobeying unjust laws, no discussion of moral law (Hello? Why would there be a statue of Moses in the Supreme Court?). Slavery and Jim Crow were perfectly legal at one time in the United States. Don’t get me wrong I am glad my friends won this debate, it just saddens me how the appeal to something higher than the law of the United States, something we claim to derive our rights from in the Declaration of Independence has so easily been lost. It is apparent their morally bankrupt tendencies are what lost them the contest of substance.

Again congrats to Ryan and Jason! Also good luck to our upcoming duo of Zlata Sushchik and Valeria Mashkova on Tuesday Feb. 16th. We all need to get behind them.