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Examine the pros and cons of legalizing same-sex marriage with quotes from Minister in the Church of Scotland Scott Rennie (pro), the National Association of Evangelicals (con), Presidents Barack Obama (pro) and George W. Bush (con), Vice President Dick Cheney (pro), and former Governor Mike Huckabee (con), among other organizations and experts.

The undocumented immigrant population in the United States grew from 540,000 in 1969 to 11.78 million in 2007 (the peak) to 11.3 million in 2016. See graphs, charts, reports, and sources about the roughly 3.5% of the total US population who live here illegally.

Read about the pros and cons of this debate with quotes from President George W. Bush (Pro), President Barack Obama (Con), the Project on Social Security Choice (Pro), and the AARP (Con), among others.

Delve into this controversial issue with pro and con quotes from Hillary Clinton (Pro), 43rd US President George W. Bush (Con), the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (Pro), and Democrats for Life of America (Con), among many other experts and organizations.

On May 5, 2017, a Bermuda court struck down the ban on gay marriage, calling it a “discriminatory violation of human rights.” The Bermudan government has indicated it will not appeal.

We are proud to announce 23 pro and 23 con arguments about social media in our newly updated website. Did you know that Americans spend more than 120 billion minutes on social media each month? Did you know that 10% of people under 25 check social media during sex?

Take a look at both sides of this debate with quotes from President Donald Trump (Pro), The Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence (Con), Chris W. Cox, Executive Director of the National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action (Pro), and US Senator Robert Menendez (Con), among other experts and organizations.

Delve into the drones debate with pro and con quotes from former CIA Director Michael V. Hayden (Pro), former Army Reserves Colonel Ann Wright (Con), Sen. John McCain (Pro), and former Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair (Con).

Explore both sides of this debate via quotes from politicians such as Representatives Pete King (pro) and Nancy Pelosi (con), journalists such as Daniel Horowitz (pro) and the Los Angeles Times Editorial Board (con), and experts such as former Homeland Security official Matt Mayer (pro) and wildlife biologist Jeff Corwin (con).

Examine the pros and cons with quotes from the North American Vegetarian Society (Pro), chef Anthony Bourdain (Con), film director James Cameron (Pro), and Bill Gates (Con), among other experts and organizations.

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice (D) signed SB 386 into law on Apr. 19, 2017, allowing the use of non-smoked medical marijuana for conditions to be approved by the newly created West Virginia Medical Cannabis Commission.

– Thirteen US states, including several in the South, are currently considering legislation that would legalize medical marijuana, while bills in Kansas, Mississippi, and Virginia have failed this year.

Examine the pros and cons with quotes from the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Pro), the US Department of State (Con), Jeanne LoCicero, Deputy Legal Director of the ACLU of New Jersey (Pro), and research and clinical psychologist Dr. Melissa Farley (Con), among other experts and organizations.

Examine both sides of the debate with quotes from President Donald Trump (Pro), Pope Francis (Con), Anne Marie Schubert, Sacramento County District Attorney (Pro), and the ACLU (Con).