Proponents ( especially of majoritarianism ) deny these accusations, and argue that any faults in Athenian democracy were because the franchise was quite limited ( only male citizens could vote — women, slaves and non-citizens were excluded ).

Proponents of repeal argue that the clause is a bigoted anachronism ; Cardinal Winning, who was leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland, called the act an " insult " to Catholics.

Proponents of the adversarial system often argue that the system is more fair and less prone to abuse than the inquisitional approach, because it allows less room for the state to be biased against the defendant.

Proponents of Raw foodism argue that cooking food increases the risk of some of the detrimental effects on food or health.

Proponents of this idea argue either that such diversity is valuable in itself, to preserve human historical heritage and knowledge, or instrumentally valuable because it makes available more ways of solving problems and responding to catastrophes, natural or otherwise.

Proponents argue that the First Cause is exempt from having a cause, while opponents argue that this is special pleading or otherwise untrue.

Proponents of the CVBG argue that it provides unmatched firepower and force projection capabilities.

Proponents argue that the inter-rater reliability of DSM diagnoses ( via a specialized Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV ( SCID ) rather than usual psychiatric assessment ) is reasonable, and that there is good evidence of distinct patterns of mental, behavioral or neurological dysfunction to which the DSM disorders correspond well.

Proponents argue that the deep and lasting truths of the dharma become implicitly present to those who practice mindfulness, truths that lead practitioners to experience changes that astonish and humble all involved.

Proponents of the French bow argue that it is more maneuverable, due to the angle at which the player holds the bow.

Proponents argue that the competition spurred by vouchers and education tax credits increases the quality and efficiencies of both eligible private schools and local public schools, as they both must perpetually improve in order to maintain enrollment caused by the competitive nature of dollar voting and the swift accountability that results from increasing consumer sovereignty-allowing individuals to control what product or service they prefer to buy as opposed to a bureaucracy.

Proponents of this idea, also known as the barefoot horse movement, argue that with proper care, horses may never need shoes at any time once they have been properly transitioned.

Proponents argue that a basic income that is based on a broad tax base, would be more economically efficient, as the minimum wage effectively imposes a high marginal tax on employers, causing losses in efficiency.

Proponents of this view ( such as Susan Blackmore and Daniel Dennett ) argue that considering cultural developments from a meme's-eye view — as if memes themselves respond to pressure to maximise their own replication and survival — can lead to useful insights and yield valuable predictions into how culture develops over time.

Proponents of a companionship with Jesus argue that it would have been unthinkable for an unmarried, adult male Jew to travel about teaching as a rabbi.

Proponents of Social Darwinism argue that the theory justifies social inequality as being meritocratic.

Proponents of gedoogbeleid argue that such a policy practices more consistency in legal protection than without it.

Proponents argue that it is true either because reflection upon human psychology reveals as much or that it is empirically supported.

Proponents of election thresholds argue that they discourage fragmentation, disproportionate power, or extremist parties.

Proponents of preterism sometimes argue that this position was the original eschatological understanding of the Early Christian church, a claim contested by historicists and futurists.

Proponents of funding for parochial schools argue that such an exclusion would violate the free exercise clause.

Proponents of structuralism would argue that a specific domain of culture may be understood by means of a structure — modelled on language — that is distinct both from the organizations of reality and those of ideas or the imagination — the " third order ".

Proponents argue that since property can not feel terror, damage to property is more accurately described as sabotage.

Proponents of Sustainable Development argue that it provides a context in which to improve overall sustainability where cutting edge Green Development is unattainable.

Proponents of the change say that it simply provides clarification and recognizes what has always been common usage, but the issue remains controversial.

Proponents of plasma cosmology claim electrodynamics is as important as gravity in explaining the structure of the universe, and speculate that it provides an alternative explanation for the evolution of galaxies and the initial collapse of interstellar clouds.

Proponents of harm reduction argue that the provision of a needle exchange therefore provides a social benefit in reducing health costs and also provides a means to dispose of used needles in a safe manner.

Proponents of that interpretation acknowledge that, " The natural response to this approach is to say that ... any equality-based reading of the clause is redundant because the Equal Protection Clause provides the necessary ground and more.

Proponents of the theory claimed that too many property rights could lead to less innovation.

Proponents of isolationism and non-interventionism claim that a world made up of many nations can peacefully coexist as long as they each establish a stronger focus on domestic affairs and do not try to impose their will on other nations.

Proponents of gender-neutral language give many examples of usages that they find problematic.

Proponents contend that there are so many potential ways to build the desired device that surely at least one of those ways will not display a critical flaw preventing the device from being built.

Proponents of a Jewish state and Jewish army agitated, but many leaders were so fearful of an antisemitic backlash inside the U. S. that they demanded that all Jews keep a low public profile.

Proponents of the sovereignty movement sometimes suggest that many people in Quebec feel " bad " for believing the constitutional promises that the federal government and Pierre Trudeau made just before the 1980 Quebec referendum.

Proponents, also, felt that the amended version contained too many ambiguities to be capable of meeting the original purpose of the Directive, which was to harmonise the law across Europe.

Proponents of reform argue that a more likely result of following the current Clean Air Act is the continued ' muddling along ' approach to environmental legislation, with most important decisions made in courts on a case by case basis after many years of litigation.

Proponents of the new antisemitism concept, he writes, see an organizing principle that allows them to formulate a new concept, but it is only in terms of this concept that many of the examples cited in evidence of it count as examples in the first place.

Proponents also emphasize that CDR helped to put medical, educational, or other campaigns into national effect and that, being organized on a geographical basis, they also act as centers for many who do not work in farms or factories and hence include a large proportion of female membership.

Proponents note that many peak baggers become active in maintaining trails, and more aware about mitigating damage than casual hikers.

Proponents have responded to many arguments against the argument from poor design.

Proponents of the stadium said that the opposition ran deceptive television and radio ads claiming that a large multi-organizational coalition opposes the stadium, while many of these ads were funded by Cablevision.

Proponents of alternative education countered that expanding the student body so drastically would destroy the school's intimate ethos, and that the higher per-pupil spending resulted from CHS offering many classroom places, uncompensated, to students from other high schools who commuted for one or two classes.

Proponents of the xmouse system claim it has many advantages over the regular system of selection.

Proponents of lassiez-faire capitalism argue that although private monopolies don't have any actual competition, there are many potential competitors watching them, and if they were delivering inadequate service, or charging an excessive amount for a good or service, investors would start a competing enterprise.

Proponents of hemoencephalography maintain that HEG has many advantages over QEEG, namely:

Proponents of trophy hunting claim many hunting fees go toward conservation, such as portions of hunting license fees, hunting tags and ammunition taxes.

Proponents of the theory point to the process of urban decay as a major contributing factor to the breakdown of healthy urban communities which would normally curb the spread of many forms of criminal behavior.

Proponents of Lenin's position on the nationalities argue that it was in fact what brought many members of the different nationalities of the former Czarist Empire together in supporting the Bolshevik-led revolution.

Proponents and critics of SRI have debated the claimed benefits, and many questions about it remain unresolved.

Proponents of RFT often indicate the failure to establish a vigorous experimental program in language and cognition as the key reason why behavior analysis fell out of the mainstream of psychology despite its many contributions, and argue that RFT might provide a way forward.