Presidential Debate

The posture of both candidates was polite, at the beginning at least.

A point to discuss would be their perspectives, so to speak, while Clinton maintains

a more liberal point of view, Trump prefers a more conservative one. This can be
seen in their responses about abortion, LGTB rights, and whether or not the
Constitution could be flexible.

I think a more liberal point of view is needed in society, for the simple fact that
society has changed. We can try to adapt norms and regulations as best as we
can, but some of them will not work completely in the society we have today. Such
is the case for marriage. This is where Trump’s and Hillary’s points of view collide.
While Hillary did not answer the question directly (If the Constitution could be
flexible or if we should apply it only as the founders intended) she implied that she
thought it could be flexible by being on board with some subjects that are not being
properly regulated, while Trump stated directly that he did not think the same way
as his opponent and that the only things that count are what the founders said.

When the topic of abortion came up, the candidates were, once again, on opposite
sides. While Clinton made it clear she was pro-choice, Trump had more reserves
about the issue and perhaps was a little misinformed about it.

“I think it's terrible if you go with what Hillary is saying in the ninth month you can
take the baby and rip the baby out of the womb of the mother just prior to the birth
of the baby.

Now, you can say that that's okay, and Hillary can say that that's okay, but it's not
okay with me. Because based on what she's saying and based on where she's
going and where she's been, you can take the baby and rip the baby out of the
womb in the ninth month, on the final day. And that's not acceptable.(Donald
Trump)”
“You should meet with some of the women that I've met with. Women I've known
over the course of my life. This is one of the worst possible choices that any
woman and her family has to make. I do not believe the government should be
making these decisions. I've been to countries where governments forced women
to have abortions like they did in China or force women to bear children like they
used to do in Romania. I can tell you the government has no business in the
decisions that women make with their families in accordance with their faith, with
medical advice, and I will stand up for that right.(Hillary Clinton)”

Moving onto the subjects of immigrants, Donald Trump has shamelessly stated his
wish to build a wall between Mexico and U.S.A choosing to cut off communication,
trading, etc. with a whole country rather than to think of an actual solution to the
problem at hand. Yet, despite the fact that he has stated his wish for the wall many
times, he has yet to come up with an actual plan to pay for it, insisting that Mexico
will pay for it, disregarding the fact that the President himself has disagreed with it.
Hillary, on the other hand, takes a more grounded stance. She agrees that the
security on the borders should be enforced, but she does not agree with extreme
measures and does don wish to separate families. During this question both
candidates drifted from the topic and ended with a talk about Russian espionage.
As a result. Trump’s past with Putin came up, to which he childishly fired back,

“CLINTON: Well, that's because [Putin would] rather have a puppet as president.

TRUMP: No puppet, no puppet.

CLINTON: And it's pretty clear—

TRUMP: You're the puppet.

CLINTON: It's pretty clear you won't admit—

TRUMP: No, you're the puppet.”

And as his past with Putin came up, so did the accusations of rape from different
women. Not only did Trump deny their claims, but also accused Hillary and Obama
of orchestrating the whole ordeal, without any sort of evidence to back him up.
Adding to this he also blamed them for the violence shown at his rallies.

“Well, first of all, those stories have been largely debunked. Those people, I don't
know those people. I have a feeling how they came. I believe it was her campaign
that did it. Just like if you look at what came out today on the clips where I was
wondering what happened with my rally in Chicago and other rallies where we had
such violence. She is the one — and Obama — that caused the violence. They
hired people. They paid them $1,500 and they're on tape saying be violent, cause
fights, do bad things.

I would say the only way, because the stories are all totally false. I have to say that.
And I didn't even apologize to my wife, who is sitting right here, because I didn't do
anything. I didn't know any of these women. I didn't see these women. These
women, the woman on the plane, I think they want either fame or her campaign did
it. And I think it's her campaign. When I saw what they did, which is a criminal act,
by the way, where they're telling people to go out and start fistfights and start
violence, I tell you what, in particular in Chicago, people were hurt and people
could have been killed in that riot.(Donald Trump)”

What started as an actual debate, ended as an argument as both candidates lost

their composures and failed to give evidence to back up their accusations.
UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO
LEÓN

Facultad de Derecho y Criminología

Cultura de la Paz

Lic. Verónica Alvarado Valdés

Alumna Rebeca Salas Velásquez

Matrícula 1659459

Aula 317