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	1	+==1NC==
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	4	+===1NC===
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	7	+====CP Text: The Supreme Court of the United States ought to limit qualified immunity by removing the "clearly established" standard.====
	8	+
	9	+
	10	+====SCOTUS is the only possible topic actor ====
	11	+**Stokes, PhD Candidate, 15**
	12	+(Kevin, Fifty States, Thirteen Circuits, and One
	13	+"Clearly Established Federal Law"—Why the Supreme Court is the Only
	14	+Relevant
	15	+AND
	16	+fair warning that the conduct at issue infringed upon a constitutional right. 25
	17	+
	18	+
	19	+====Only the court can create clearly established immunity law- vote neg on presumption because congressional action is ignored ====
	20	+**Kinports, Law @Penn, Winter 16**
	21	+(Kit, http://www.minnesotalawreview.org/headnotes/supreme-courtE28099s-quiet-expansion-qualified-immunity-2/
	22	+The Essay concludes that, while the most troubling aspect of this pattern is the
	23	+AND
	24	+government actors seeking immunity or the lower courts tasked with resolving their claims.
	25	+
	26	+
	27	+====No override – interest groups ensure that Congress doesn't override Supreme Court decisions====
	28	+Eskridge, 91 – Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center, John A. Garver Professor of Jurisprudence at Yale Law School (William N., "Overriding Supreme Court Statutory Interpretation Decisions", 101 Yale L.J. 331 1991-1992, 19991, http://digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4816andcontext=fss_papers)//TT
	29	+Why does Congress not override more of the Supreme Court's statutory decisions?140 The
	30	+AND
	31	+was weak (Gilbert) or had lost force over time (Boutilier).
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	33	+
	34	+====The net benefit is Judicial Independence===
	35	+
	36	+
	37	+====Trump is challenging the Court's legitimacy – threatens judicial independence and checks on power. Beinart 16====
	38	+Peter Beinart, 6-1-2016, "The Problem With a Presidential Candidate Who Goes After Judges," Atlantic, http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/06/the-gop-front-runner-takes-aim-at-the-independent-judiciary/485087/
	39	+Commentators often call Donald Trump a threat to American democracy. That's not quite right
	40	+AND
	41	+way to the White House. But he's unlikely to be the last.
	42	+
	43	+
	44	+====QI is SCOTUS jurisdiction – that's the Stokes and Kinsport ev on the CP====
	45	+
	46	+
	47	+====Lack of independent judiciary lets Trump do whatever he wants. Liptak 16====
	48	+Adam Liptak, 6-3-2016, "Donald Trump Could Threaten U.S. Rule of Law, Scholars Say," New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/04/us/politics/donald-trump-constitution-power.html?_r=0 VC
	49	+And, in what was a tipping point for some, he attacked Judge Gonzalo
	50	+AND
	51	+has a lawsuit in a private capacity, which is much more disturbing."
	52	+
	53	+
	54	+====Even a fraction of Trump's agenda triggers global war. Bell 15====
	55	+Matthew Bell, 9-7-2015, "'If he did 1/10th of what he's planning, he would trigger a global trade war'," Public Radio International, http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-09-07/if-he-were-president-donald-trump-says-world-would-respect-america-and-fear-it VC
	56	+The candidate explained why the central theme of his campaign is resonating with voters during
	57	+AND
	58	+a kind of global recession and cost lots of jobs," Rennie says.
	59	+
	60	+
	61	+====Trump nukes ISIS – results in massive civilian casualties and Middle East destabilization. Hobbus 15====
	62	+**R. Hobbus 15, J.D., investigative journalist specializing in international politics, "Trump: I Will Absolutely Use A Nuclear Weapon Against ISIS," 8/10, Real News Right Now, http://realnewsrightnow.com/2015/08/trump-i-will-absolutely-use-a-nuclear-weapon-against-isis/**
	63	+NEW YORK, Ny. – In response to a question regarding his policy on
	64	+AND
	65	+set diplomacy and stability in the region back at least a hundred years."
	66	+
	67	+
	68	+====ME war goes nuclear – causes extinction. Russel 9====
	69	+**Russell 9 – Senior Lecturer in the Department of National Security Affairs @ Naval Postgraduate School **
	70	+**James, "Strategic Stability Reconsidered: Prospects for Nuclear War and Escalation in the **
	71	+**AND**
	72	+of the region, with substantial risk for the entire world.
	73	+
	74	+
	75	+
	76	+====Democratic transitions are coming now but will fail absent Supreme Court leadership – each decision is key====
	77	+**Suto 11, Research Associate at Tahrir Institute and J.D. **
	78	+~~07/15/11, Ryan Suto is a Research Associate at Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy, has degrees in degrees in law, post-conflict reconstruction, international relations and public relations from Syracuse Law, "Judicial Diplomacy: The International Impact of the Supreme Court", http://jurist.org/dateline/2011/07/ryan-suto-judicial-diplomacy.php~~
	79	+The Court is certainly the best institution to explain to scholars, governments, lawyers
	80	+AND
	81	+key legal concepts. This is an opportunity that should not be wasted.
	82	+
	83	+
	84	+====Democracy prevents global wars====
	85	+**Kagan '15**
	86	+~~Bob. Senior Fellow for Foreign Policy at Brookings. "Is Democracy in Decline? The Weight of Geopolitics" 1/25/15 http://www.brookings.edu/research/articles/2015/01/democracy-in-decline-weight-of-geopolitics-kagan //GBS-JV~~
	87	+Diamond and others have noted how important it was that these "global democratic norms
	88	+AND
	89	+neighbors was due to U.S. actions after World War II.

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Judge

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	1	+Seth Wetsel

Opponent

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	1	+Marlborough GK

ParentRound

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	1	+34

Round

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	1	+5

Team

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	1	+Harvard Westlake Chaudhary Neg

Title

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	1	+NOV-DEC SCOTUS CP

Tournament

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	1	+Alta