Tournament: any | Round: 1 | Opponent: any | Judge: any
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Tournament: Berkeley | Round: 2 | Opponent: Flintridge Sacred Heart RL | Judge: Sasha Narain
A. Interpretation: Neg advocacies must be entirely exclusive of the aff, textually and functionally.  To clarify, the neg may not read PICs. 

B. Violation: 

C. Standards:

1) Time and strat skew

2) predictability

D. Voter: fairness

drop debater
CI
no RVI's

Tournament: UPS | Round: 6 | Opponent: Sunset RB | Judge: Helen Boyer
Part 1 – Framing

Since the resolution uses the word ought, which implies morality, I value morality. 

My value criterion, or means by which to achieve my value, is Minimizing Structural Barriers, defined as alleviating the material conditions that commit structural violence on marginalized groups. Prefer this framing for the following reasons…

1) It is a prerequisite to justice and morality since all moral theories presume the basic worth of persons as grounds for limiting the way we treat others, otherwise there would be no reason to constrain our actions against people or give everyone considerations in our moral calculi. Gender inequality destroys this assumption by treating some as less than others.

2) Oppression directly violates a person’s morality by creating hierarchies of power and subjugation that allow atrocities to take place and rob oppressed groups of the means to resist other violations of their worth, outweighing other considerations since it makes upheaval from oppression positions impossible. 

3) Oppression destroys an individuals ability to act morally. By denying that people have value, it prevents their realization of full moral agency and personhood. Those subject to oppressive state policies are denied the range of autonomy needed to shape their identity as moral actors. In addition it can ingrain the oppressive mindsets imposed on them.

Part 2 – Status Quo speech restrictions only perpetuate oppression against minorities

Restrictions on speech and censorship stop the redressing of identities and binaries, only allowing one to be a man/woman, dominator/victim, not allowing for a lot of other identities that allow individuals the freedom to self-define and closing possibilities for a resistive strategy. There is no more way to strategize against racism, only policing.
Brown ‘95 Brown (Wendy L. Brown (born November 28, 1955) is an American professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley1 where she is also affiliated with the Department of Rhetoric, and where she is a core faculty member in the Designated Emphasis in Critical Theory.2), Wendy. "States of injury: Power and freedom in late modernity." (1995). BWSWJ
"This "end of ... and libidinal arousal"

Speech restrictions empower those you try to stop and make the oppressor a hero.
Strossen ‘90 Strossen, Nadine (She was the first woman and the youngest person to ever lead the ACLU. A professor at New York Law School, Strossen sits on the Council on Foreign Relations. She has been called one of the most influential business leaders, women, or lawyers in National Law Journal and Vanity Fair)  "Regulating Racist Speech on Campus: A Modest Proposal?." http://www.jstor.org/stable/1372555 , Duke Law Journal 1990.3 (Jun 1990): 484-573. BWSWJ
"A second reason ... protect such speech. 390"

Speech restrictions are used to oppress minority students - Empirically proven on and off campus
Strossen 2 Strossen, Nadine (She was the first woman and the youngest person to ever lead the ACLU. A professor at New York Law School, Strossen sits on the Council on Foreign Relations. She has been called one of the most influential business leaders, women, or lawyers in National Law Journal and Vanity Fair)  "Regulating Racist Speech on Campus: A Modest Proposal?." http://www.jstor.org/stable/1372555 , Duke Law Journal 1990.3 (Jun 1990): 484-573. BWSWJ
"The first reason ... her ethnic background."

And, hate speech codes can be formulated to be consistent with the first amendment which means all neg offense is non-unique
Tseisis ‘10 Tsesis, Alexander (Professor Alexander Tsesis joined the Loyola University, Chicago, School of Law faculty in July 2007. He teaches Constitutional Law, First Amendment, Civil Procedure, and seminars devoted to civil rights issues and constitutional interpretation. His articles have appeared in many law reviews, including the Columbia Law Review, Cornell Law Review, Minnesota Law Review, Northwestern University Law Review, and Texas Law Review. Professor Tsesis is a frequent presenter to law school faculties nationwide on issues involving constitutional law, free speech, and civil rights. He is the Series Editor of the Cambridge University Press Studies on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. He has been an expert witness for the Canadian Department of Justice and a legislative advisor to Senator Edward Kennedy. Professor Tsesis has also served as an outside manuscript reviewer for the Cambridge University Press, University of Chicago Press, University of Illinois Press, New York University Press, Oxford University Press, and Yale University Press. ). "Burning crosses on campus: University hate speech codes." Connecticut Law Review 43.2 (2010). BWSWJ
"I have argued ... dissemination on campuses."
Prefer our evidence:
1) Virginia v Black had not been analyzed in the context of campus speech prior to this article, your articles don’t account for recent changes
2) Supreme Court jurisprudence is key – it’s the law of the land
3) Tseisis is a leading free speech scholar and highly qualified

Part 3 – Free Speech Solves

Free speech is necessary for oppressed groups to engage in activism – otherwise the political right could use the hate speech defense against them.
Strossen 3 Strossen, Nadine (She was the first woman and the youngest person to ever lead the ACLU. A professor at New York Law School, Strossen sits on the Council on Foreign Relations. She has been called one of the most influential business leaders, women, or lawyers in National Law Journal and Vanity Fair)  "Hate speech and pornography: Do we have to choose between freedom of speech and equality." Case W. Res. L. Rev. 46 (1995): 449. http://heinonline.org/hol-cgi-bin/get_pdf.cgi?handle=hein.journals/cwrlrv46andsection=17 BWSWJ
"First and foremost, ... First Amendment rights.67"

Prefer aff evidence since there’s a clear ruse of solvency – you just move racist speech underground where it can’t be responded to.  Either you’re too narrow to solve, or its too broad and impedes on legitimate protest

Tournament: Harvard Westlake | Round: 1 | Opponent: Loyola LA | Judge: Sean Fee
see open source... wiki being weird and not letting my post here

Tournament: CPS | Round: 2 | Opponent: Dougherty Valley TS | Judge: Ryan Leigh
The Nazis are back and hiding as “the alt-right”, Donald’s cabinet is whiter than Mike Pence’s hair, and capitalism is thriving with Trump’s new swamp in the White House—welcome to Trump’s dystopian America where the script has been flipped and liberals live and die by their self-righteousness. Within spaces of education liberals have insulated themselves from the conservative voices around them which allows for the rise of Trump—only engagement in constructive dialogue can solve.
Swaim ’16: (Barton Swaim, “Donald Trump tries to kill political correctness — and ends up saving it.” The Washington Post. November 1, 2016FT)
"It’s true that ... take political correctness."

Nixon’s Silent Majority is evolving and their new enemy is academia – the white middle class will remain “ignorant and racist” until liberal academia opens up to include their voices.
Seaford ‘16 Artemis Seaford (J.D./Ph.D. student in Political Science at Stanford University), “Liberal Academia in Donald Trump’s World” The American Interest. 11/11/16. http://www.the-american-interest.com/2016/11/11/liberal-academia-in-donald-trumps-world/ SF
"Once we process ... ever-elusive world."

University speech restrictions are creating a culture of disengagement. Our position is a stance against this knee-jerk reaction of censorship.
Maloney ’16: (Cliff Maloney, Jr., “Colleges Have No Right to Limit Students’ Free Speech.” Time. Oct. 13, 2016FT)
"America is a ... everywhere in America."

This stance is valuable. Incrementalism defines culture. Working backwards from our radical vision is necessary – otherwise, we cede the vision of the future to the right.
Connolly ‘08 Connolly, William E. Capitalism and christianity, American style. Duke University Press, 2008. (a political theorist known for his work on democracy and pluralism. He is the Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University. His 1974 work The Terms of Political Discourse won the 1999 Benjamin Lippincott Award)
"I concur with ... don’t get it."

The role of the ballot is to vote for the debater that best critically empowers students—Debate should focus on creating a new generation of citizens that are critical thinkers educated about social problems—that’s key to equality
Giroux ‘15 (Henry, American scholar and cultural critic. One of the founding theorists of critical pedagogy in the United States, he is best known for his pioneering work in public pedagogy, “Higher Education and the Promise of Insurgent Public Memory,” March 3, 2015, http://truth-out.org/news/item/29396-higher-education-and-the-promise-of-insurgent-public-memory)
"The current call ... of higher learning."

Ethical focuses locks in a grammar of suffering – only a turn towards critical thought can create a new vocabulary for these discussions
Giroux ‘13 (Henry, American scholar and cultural critic. One of the founding theorists of critical pedagogy in the United States, he is best known for his pioneering work in public pedagogy, “Public Intellectuals Against the Neoliberal University,” 29 October 2013, http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/19654-public-intellectuals-against-the-neoliberal-university)//utd-VA
"In a market-driven ... and debilitating debt."

The alt right is being energized in the status quo—this should control the uniqueness frame—students are already engaging in harmful dialogue in the status quo it’s just a question of engagement from the other side—limits on free speech are just being used to sustain white supremacy
Harkinson 12/6 (Josh, reporter @ mother jones, “The Push to Enlist "Alt-Right" Recruits on College Campuses,” December 6, 2016, http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/12/richard-spencer-alt-right-college-activism//utd-va)
"How much support ... attended Spencer's conference."

Ignoring these ideologies have allowed them to become normalized into mainstream discourse—it’s here whether we like it or not
Roberts ‘16 (Stephen, writer @ political storm, “The Alt-Right: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly,” December 2, 2016, http://www.politicalstorm.com/alt-right-good-bad-ugly)
"The ugly. There ... excise the latter."

There’s a direct trade-off—dialogue and first amendment limits are zero sum—even if theoretically they can coexist, the way this materially plays out always chills speech.
Lipson ‘16 (Charles, real clear politics writer, “Social Justice Warriors Against Free Speech,” August 29, 2016, http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2016/08/29/social_justice_warriors_against_free_speech_131628.html)
"Well, that didn't ... the sensitivity police."

Censorship of repulsive opinions empowers them and makes the people we try to suppress martyrs – The strategy of silencing DOES NOT work
Strossen ‘90 Strossen, Nadine (She was the first woman and the youngest person to ever lead the ACLU. A professor at New York Law School, Strossen sits on the Council on Foreign Relations. She has been called one of the most influential business leaders, women, or lawyers in National Law Journal and Vanity Fair)  "Regulating Racist Speech on Campus: A Modest Proposal?." http://www.jstor.org/stable/1372555 , Duke Law Journal 1990.3 (Jun 1990): 484-573. BWSWJ
"A second reason ... protect such speech. 390"

The impact is mass violence and a re-creation of violent hegemonic systems of the status quo—only an unflinching agonistic stance can solve.
Wingenbach ‘11 (Ed, Notre Dame Government and international studies PhD, “Institutionalizing Agonistic ... active re-constitution."

Only through formative education can students act on civic commitments but that requires a change in how they currently engage in dialogue—try or die for the aff
Giroux ‘13 (Henry, American scholar and cultural critic. One of the founding theorists of critical pedagogy in the United States, he is best known for his pioneering work in public pedagogy, “Public Intellectuals Against the Neoliberal University,” 29 October 2013, http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/19654-public-intellectuals-against-the-neoliberal-university)
"In a dystopian ... value-lite education."

Tournament: Damus | Round: 4 | Opponent: Loyola TN | Judge: Ellen Ivens-Dura
Interpretation: All debaters must comply the Damus Hollywood Invitational and USC Round Robin disclosure rules.

Invitation For The tournament on Tabroom https://www.tabroom.com/index/tourn/index.mhtml?tourn_id=5438
"Updated Caselist wiki ... throughout the tournament."

Voter: Judicial Jurisdiction
Timmons and Forslund 16 (Aaron Timmons and Eric Forslund, Directors of Debate @ the Greenhill School, “Greenhill Tournament Invite,” 2016, https://www.tabroom.com/index/tourn/index.mhtml?tourn_id=5697)
"The point has ... requests are ignored."

Tournament: Damus | Round: 2 | Opponent: Harvard-Westlake AF | Judge: Charles Wanless
FRAMING

Brackets for clarity, efficiency, and potentially offensive language. 

Status quo education kills educational value and critical thinking. Freire
“Pedagogy of the Oppressed;”
"A careful analysis ... teachers and students."
 

This means that the judge needs to take a critical position to allow for debate about shaping conditions to revitalize political agency. Giroux ’03
Giroux 03 Henry Giroux (Chair Professorship of Edcuation and Cultural Studies at Penn State). “The Abandoned Generation: Democracy Beyond the Culture of Fear.” Chapter 14: THE URBAN DEBATE LEAGUE AND THE POLITICS OF POSSIBILITY. Palgrave Macmillan, 2003
"Educators at all .. reason for hope."

The Role of the Ballot is Minimizing Structural Barriers by working within the state. Debaters link back by comparing advocacies to provide remedies to the oppressed. Society imposes a double bind on an oppressed person – either they succumb to the system and continue to be oppressed or fight back and suffer repercussions. The solution is to engage structural oppression through state engagement. 

Intimate partner violence is uniquely bad because it magnifies all type of oppression – preventing IPV is a key first step to fighting other types of oppression.
Thom ‘15 Kai Cheng Thom essayist on identity, sexuality, gender, intersectional feminism, mental health, and activism “5 Common Ways Our Communities Fail to Address Intimate Partner Violence” September 10, 2015.  Everyday Feminism. http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/09/how-we-fail-address-ipv/
"There is no ... to say, collectively."

Prefer my framework:

1) all moral theories presume the basic worth of persons as grounds for limiting the way we treat others, otherwise there would be no reason to constrain our actions against people or give everyone considerations in our moral calculi. Oppression breaches this assumption by treating subjects as less than human and as tools in the pursuit of social or ideological goods.

2) oppression destroys an individuals ability to act morally. Oppression prevents the realization of full moral agency and personhood by denying that people have value. Those subject to oppressive state policies are denied the range of autonomy needed to shape their identity as moral actors, and can ingrain the oppressive mindsets imposed on them.

3) Epistemology – we can only access knowledge once we understand and criticize the power structures that inform it. Bleiker Discourse and Human Agency Roland Bleiker1 School of Political Science, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QID 4072, Australia. E-mail: bleiker@mailbox.ug.edu.an Contemporary Political Theory, 2003, 2, (25–47) r 2003 Palgrave Macmillan Ltd 1470-8914/03 $15.00
"‘It is within ... thereby becomes improbable.’"

CONTENTION 1: IS THE HARMS

Police officer’s negligence due to lack of accountability perpetuates the existence of IPV. Gray
Lela Gray, J.D. Candidate, Albany Law School, 2011; B.A., University of South Florida, 2007. “Municipal Accountability in Domestic Violence: A Promising New Case,” http://www.albanygovernmentlawreview.org/Articles/Vol04_1/4.1.362-Gray.pdf
"In this paper, ... cure this problem."

Qualified immunity protects omissions—meaning that police are not liable for refusing to help survivors of IPV. Stringent evidence requirements are only further obstacles towards recourse. Bishop
Gary M. Bishop, Section 1983 and Domestic Violence: A Solution to the Problem of Police Officers' Inaction, 30 B.C.L. Rev. 1357 (1989), http://lawdigitalcommons.bc.edu/bclr/vol30/iss5/3
"In the absence ... a fellow officer."

McFarlane:
Lauren L. McFarlane, Domestic Violence Victims v. Municipalities: Who Pays When the Police Will Not Respond, 41 Cas. W. Res. L. Rev. 929 (1991) Available at: http://scholarlycommons.law.case.edu/caselrev/vol41/iss3/19
"Referring to one ... the violence themselves."

The qualified immunity doctrine allows police to claim laws are not clearly established as a way to justify lack of action in cases of IPV. Harper
Laura S. Harper, Battered Women Suing Police for Failure to Intervene: Viable Legal Avenues After Deshaney v. Winnibago County Department of Social Services , 75 Cornell L. Rev. 1392 (1990) Available at: http://scholarship.law.cornell.edu/clr/vol75/iss6/4
"Should a battered ... their constitutional rights."

CONTENTION 2: IS THE ADVOCACY

Thus the plan text
Resolved: The United States federal government ought to ban the use of the qualified immunity defense in cases where officers are negligent or fail to reasonably respond in cases of IPV. I reserve the right to clarify in CX. Jamison is the solvency advocate.
Carol Jamison, sister of the survivor, “Law that grants lawsuit immunity to police officers should be examined: reader opinion,” Alabama Media Group (Alabama Media Group is a media company that tells stories and connects businesses to the people who read them through advertising solutions), October 27, 2014, http://www.al.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/10/law_that_grants_lawsuit_immuni.html
"The death of ... take reasonable action."

A lack of accountability for police officers empowers batterers and prevents the enforcement of IPV laws. Exceptions don’t solve. Gray 2
Lela Gray, J.D. Candidate, Albany Law School, 2011; B.A., University of South Florida, 2007. “Municipal Accountability in Domestic Violence: A Promising New Case,” http://www.albanygovernmentlawreview.org/Articles/Vol04_1/4.1.362-Gray.pdf
"However, both the ... words on a page."

Police intervention is key to break the cycle of violence—limiting qualified immunity is a push towards action.
McFarlane 2 Lauren L. McFarlane, Domestic Violence Victims v. Municipalities: Who Pays When the Police Will Not Respond, 41 Cas. W. Res. L. Rev. 929 (1991)
Available at: http://scholarlycommons.law.case.edu/caselrev/vol41/iss3/19

"Prompt police intervention, ... domestic vio- lence calls.'"

The legal system is key to provide protection for survivors of IPV.
Bishop Gary M. Bishop, Section 1983 and Domestic Violence: A Solution to the Problem of Police Officers' Inaction, 30 B.C.L. Rev. 1357 (1989), http://lawdigitalcommons.bc.edu/bclr/vol30/iss5/3
"Violence against women ... the passive officer."

CONTENTION 3 IS FRAMING

I recognize that IPV is an intersectional issue that affects everyone, including people who identify with any group, gender, sexuality, race, etc. While most of the literature focuses on IPV survivors who identify as women, I account for this in my speech act and am inclusive of everyone. However, even if I am not able to fully represent everyone in my speech, it is better to start a dialogue of resistance that we can build on – IPV is something that must be discussed to start change.
Thom 2 Kai Cheng Thom essayist on identity, sexuality, gender, intersectional feminism, mental health, and activism “5 Common Ways Our Communities Fail to Address Intimate Partner Violence” September 10, 2015.  Everyday Feminism. http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/09/how-we-fail-address-ipv/
"And we need ... communities to speak."

Tournament: Damus | Round: 5 | Opponent: Harvard-Westlake MaGr | Judge: Dan Miyamoto
FRAMING

Brackets for clarity, efficiency, and potentially offensive language. 

Status quo education kills educational value and critical thinking. Freire
“Pedagogy of the Oppressed;”
"A careful analysis ... teachers and students."
 

This means that the judge needs to take a critical position to allow for debate about shaping conditions to revitalize political agency. Giroux ’03
Giroux 03 Henry Giroux (Chair Professorship of Edcuation and Cultural Studies at Penn State). “The Abandoned Generation: Democracy Beyond the Culture of Fear.” Chapter 14: THE URBAN DEBATE LEAGUE AND THE POLITICS OF POSSIBILITY. Palgrave Macmillan, 2003
"Educators at all .. reason for hope."

The Role of the Ballot is Minimizing Structural Barriers by working within the state. Debaters link back by comparing advocacies to provide remedies to the oppressed. Society imposes a double bind on an oppressed person – either they succumb to the system and continue to be oppressed or fight back and suffer repercussions. The solution is to engage structural oppression through state engagement. 

Intimate partner violence is uniquely bad because it magnifies all type of oppression – preventing IPV is a key first step to fighting other types of oppression.
Thom ‘15 Kai Cheng Thom essayist on identity, sexuality, gender, intersectional feminism, mental health, and activism “5 Common Ways Our Communities Fail to Address Intimate Partner Violence” September 10, 2015.  Everyday Feminism. http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/09/how-we-fail-address-ipv/
"There is no ... to say, collectively."

Prefer my framework:

1) all moral theories presume the basic worth of persons as grounds for limiting the way we treat others, otherwise there would be no reason to constrain our actions against people or give everyone considerations in our moral calculi. Oppression breaches this assumption by treating subjects as less than human and as tools in the pursuit of social or ideological goods.

2) oppression destroys an individuals ability to act morally. Oppression prevents the realization of full moral agency and personhood by denying that people have value. Those subject to oppressive state policies are denied the range of autonomy needed to shape their identity as moral actors, and can ingrain the oppressive mindsets imposed on them.

3) Epistemology – we can only access knowledge once we understand and criticize the power structures that inform it. Bleiker Discourse and Human Agency Roland Bleiker1 School of Political Science, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QID 4072, Australia. E-mail: bleiker@mailbox.ug.edu.an Contemporary Political Theory, 2003, 2, (25–47) r 2003 Palgrave Macmillan Ltd 1470-8914/03 $15.00
"‘It is within ... thereby becomes improbable.’"

CONTENTION 1: IS THE HARMS

Police officer’s negligence due to lack of accountability perpetuates the existence of IPV. Gray
Lela Gray, J.D. Candidate, Albany Law School, 2011; B.A., University of South Florida, 2007. “Municipal Accountability in Domestic Violence: A Promising New Case,” http://www.albanygovernmentlawreview.org/Articles/Vol04_1/4.1.362-Gray.pdf
"In this paper, ... cure this problem."

Qualified immunity protects omissions—meaning that police are not liable for refusing to help survivors of IPV. Stringent evidence requirements are only further obstacles towards recourse. Bishop
Gary M. Bishop, Section 1983 and Domestic Violence: A Solution to the Problem of Police Officers' Inaction, 30 B.C.L. Rev. 1357 (1989), http://lawdigitalcommons.bc.edu/bclr/vol30/iss5/3
"In the absence ... a fellow officer."

McFarlane:
Lauren L. McFarlane, Domestic Violence Victims v. Municipalities: Who Pays When the Police Will Not Respond, 41 Cas. W. Res. L. Rev. 929 (1991) Available at: http://scholarlycommons.law.case.edu/caselrev/vol41/iss3/19
"Referring to one ... the violence themselves."

The qualified immunity doctrine allows police to claim laws are not clearly established as a way to justify lack of action in cases of IPV. Harper
Laura S. Harper, Battered Women Suing Police for Failure to Intervene: Viable Legal Avenues After Deshaney v. Winnibago County Department of Social Services , 75 Cornell L. Rev. 1392 (1990) Available at: http://scholarship.law.cornell.edu/clr/vol75/iss6/4
"Should a battered ... their constitutional rights."

CONTENTION 2: IS THE ADVOCACY

Thus the plan text
Resolved: The United States Federal Government ought to ban the use of the qualified immunity for police officers in IPV cases. I reserve the right to clarify in CX. Jamison is the solvency advocate.
Carol Jamison, sister of the survivor, “Law that grants lawsuit immunity to police officers should be examined: reader opinion,” Alabama Media Group (Alabama Media Group is a media company that tells stories and connects businesses to the people who read them through advertising solutions), October 27, 2014, http://www.al.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/10/law_that_grants_lawsuit_immuni.html
"The death of ... take reasonable action."

A lack of accountability for police officers empowers batterers and prevents the enforcement of IPV laws. Exceptions don’t solve. Gray 2
Lela Gray, J.D. Candidate, Albany Law School, 2011; B.A., University of South Florida, 2007. “Municipal Accountability in Domestic Violence: A Promising New Case,” http://www.albanygovernmentlawreview.org/Articles/Vol04_1/4.1.362-Gray.pdf
"However, both the ... words on a page."

Police intervention is key to break the cycle of violence—limiting qualified immunity is a push towards action.
McFarlane 2 Lauren L. McFarlane, Domestic Violence Victims v. Municipalities: Who Pays When the Police Will Not Respond, 41 Cas. W. Res. L. Rev. 929 (1991)
Available at: http://scholarlycommons.law.case.edu/caselrev/vol41/iss3/19

"Prompt police intervention, ... domestic vio- lence calls.'"

The legal system is key to provide protection for survivors of IPV.
Bishop Gary M. Bishop, Section 1983 and Domestic Violence: A Solution to the Problem of Police Officers' Inaction, 30 B.C.L. Rev. 1357 (1989), http://lawdigitalcommons.bc.edu/bclr/vol30/iss5/3
"Violence against women ... the passive officer."

CONTENTION 3 IS FRAMING

I recognize that IPV is an intersectional issue that affects everyone, including people who identify with any group, gender, sexuality, race, etc. While most of the literature focuses on IPV survivors who identify as women, I account for this in my speech act and am inclusive of everyone. However, even if I am not able to fully represent everyone in my speech, it is better to start a dialogue of resistance that we can build on – IPV is something that must be discussed to start change.
Thom 2 Kai Cheng Thom essayist on identity, sexuality, gender, intersectional feminism, mental health, and activism “5 Common Ways Our Communities Fail to Address Intimate Partner Violence” September 10, 2015.  Everyday Feminism. http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/09/how-we-fail-address-ipv/
"And we need ... communities to speak."

Tournament: Loyola | Round: 1 | Opponent: Servite PA | Judge: Michael OKrent
analytic

A) Moral evaluation presupposes freedom

B) freedom necessary

Individuals come together to the collective for self-preservation as the common will; the collective has no power above the sovereign so requires deliberation as the basis for action. Rousseau 1 bracketed for gendered language
Jean Jacques Rousseau “THE SOCIAL CONTRACT OR PRINCIPLES OF POLITICAL RIGHT” 1762. Translated by G. D. H. Cole
6. THE SOCIAL COMPACT … most frightful abuses.

The general will must be achieved through democratic deliberation under free and equal conditions. Benhabib
Seyla Benhabib 94 Eugene Mayer Professor of Political Science and Philosophy at Yale University, and director of the program in Ethics, Politics, and Economics, and a well-known contemporary philosopher, “Deliberative Rationality and Models of Democratic Legitimacy”, Constellations Volume I, No/, 1994, Published by Blackwell Publishers, BE
I define democratic … for being informed.

analytic

analytic

Deliberative democracy is epistemically more reliable since it accounts for a plurality of opinions. Christiano  Christiano, Tom, "Democracy", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Spring 2015 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = http://plato.stanford.edu/archives/spr2015/entries/democracy/.
Two kinds of … advance those interests.

analytic

Democracy is a key motivating factor and methodology for resisting oppression. Glasius and Pleyers
Glasius, Marlies, and Geoffrey Pleyers. "The global moment of 2011: Democracy, social justice and dignity." Development and Change 44.3 (2013): 547-567.

On the surface,. . . leadership’ of ‘political parties,

Democracy is key for social struggle – black lives matter proves. Bradley
Bradley, S. M. "The Rise of #blacklivesmatter." American Book Review 37.3 (2016): 5-5. Project MUSE. Web. 9 Sep. 2016. https://muse.jhu.edu/. JL

The cases … recent US history.

Moral Progress - Democracy allows for self-correction and only alternative is totalitarianism. Sen
Amartya Sen, "WHY DEMOCRATIZATION IS NOT THE SAME AS WESTERNIZATION. Democracy and Its Global Roots", The New Republic Online Post date: 09.25.03 Issue date: 10.06.03
The value of … like North Korea.

analytic
Nuclear energy consistently fails to engage in effective public deliberation – India’s example provides three warrants. Bhadra
Bhadra, Monamie. "Fighting Nuclear Energy, Fighting for India's Democracy." Science as Culture 22.2 (2013): 238-246.
Now, those tactics … Chatterjee, 2004, p. 18)

Public trust in the nuclear industry is near rock bottom - any attempt to reconcile inevitably fails and leaves the population unequipped to evaluate nuclear programs. Ramana
M.V. Ramana (2011) Nuclear power and the public, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 67:4, 43-51, DOI: 10.1177/0096340211413358, JL

A number of … statements about safety.

The public is excluded and kept in the dark for decision-making processes regarding nuclear energy. Kyne and Bolin
Dean Kyne Department of Sociology and Anthropology, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and Bob Bolin School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University “Emerging Environmental Justice Issues in Nuclear Power and Radioactive Contamination” Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2016, 13, 700; doi:10.3390/ijerph13070700 RY
Public participation: While … be adequately addressed. 

Secrecy kills deliberative democracy since it excludes constituents from knowing about or participating in the decision making process. Hamilton
Lee H. Hamilton former member of the United States House of Representatives and currently a member of the U.S. Homeland Security Advisory Council “COLUMN: Government secrecy is killing our democracy behind closed doors” Mar 30, 2016. RY
“Openness is not … the best disinfectant.”

Widespread corruption exists in the nuclear industry. Tanter
Richard Tanter, "After Fukushima: A Survey of Corruption in the Global Nuclear Power Industry", Asian Perspective 37 (2013), 475–500, JL
“During the eighteen … but unconfirmed case.”

Big nuclear has caused regulatory capture and manipulates policy makers to serve their interests – we need to stand against the trend before its too late. Brutoco and Austin
Rinaldo Brutoco and Madeleine Austin, "The Upcoming Nuclear Peril: Worse Than the BP Oil Disaster", Thursday, 01 July 2010 09:32, Rinaldo Brutoco is a well-known futurist and the founding president of the World Business Academy, a nonprofit think tank launched in 1987 with the mission to educate and inspire the business community to take responsibility for the whole of planetary society. He is a frequent public speaker and a prolific author on renewable energy, climate change and sustainable business strategies. He is the co-author of "Freedom from Mid-East Oil" (2007), a leading book on energy and climate change and "Profiles in Power" (1997), a college textbook on nuclear power and the dawn of the solar age. Madeleine Austin is vice president of the World Business Academy and a member of the Hawaii Energy Policy Forum. She is the co-author with Rinaldo Brutoco of "The Nuclear Nemesis" (ABA, Trends May/June 2008) and "The Nuclear Nemesis Redux" (Forum CSR International, Dec. 2008)., http://www.truth-out.org/archive/component/k2/item/90459:the-upcoming-nuclear-peril-worse-than-the-bp-oil-disaster
“How many crises … and act now.”

Tournament: Greenhill | Round: 5 | Opponent: Strake Jesuit CP JH | Judge: Lawrence Zhou
Cards bracketed for efficiency, grammar, and potentially offensive language 

Harms
The Yami tribe on Orchid Island in Taiwan have had a nuclear waste dump forced upon them placing them at risk of contamination and cultural death.  Cultural Survival 87 Cultural Survival, Fall 1987, "Orchid Island," https://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/japan/orchid-island-nuclear-waste-and-yami BWSWJ
"Orchid Island's high … only be beginning."

The Yami were lied to and mistreated in favor of expansion at the expense of their well-being.  Fan 6 Mei-Fang Fan (2006) Nuclear waste facilities on Tribal Land: The Yami's struggles for environmental justice, Local Environment: The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability, 11:4, 433-444, DOI: 10.1080/13549830600785589

"The majority of …. events from them."

Dumping of nuclear waste on orchid island causes loss of culture for the Yami. Fan 2 Mei-Fang Fan (2006) Nuclear waste facilities on Tribal Land: The Yami's struggles for environmental justice, Local Environment: The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability, 11:4, 433-444, DOI: 10.1080/13549830600785589

"The Yami’s fear … to be polluted."

Nuclear energy creates cultural misrecognition – causes psychological trauma. Now is key. Fan 3  bracketed Mei-Fang Fan (2006) Nuclear waste facilities on Tribal Land: The Yami's struggles for environmental justice, Local Environment: The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability, 11:4, 433-444, DOI: 10.1080/13549830600785589

The disputes over … of ancestral spirits.

And, radiation increases cancer rates – Ioksin 12 Loa Iok-Sin, 2-21-2012, "Tao protest against nuclear facility," Taipei Times, http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2012/02/21/2003525985/1

Since 1982, when … soon as possible.

And, three Mile Island and Fukishima had “new safety features” too. This is just the latest set of industry excuses for exploitation. The problem is, the standard of safety in nuclear is lowered when it’s disadvantaged people at risk. Chen 11 Michele, Michelle Chen is Colorlines' Global Justice columnist. She is a regular contributor on labor issues at In These Times, as well as a member of the magazine's Board of Editors.  (“The Radioactive Racism Behind Nuclear Energy”, March 2011, http://colorlines.com/archives/2011/03/the_radioactive_racism_behind_nuclear_peace.html)

When the apocalyptic … worthy of protection.

Plan
Thus the plan text: Taiwan ought to end its production of nuclear power.  Alternatives don’t exist for nuclear waste, banning is the only method that solves Huang Et Al 13 Huang, Gillan Chi-Lun, Tim Gray, and Derek Bell. "Environmental justice of nuclear waste policy in Taiwan: Taipower, government, and local community."Environment, development and sustainability 15.6 (2013): 1555-1571 BWSWJ

First, given the … the decision-making process.2

The Yami want the waste gone. Ioksin Loa Iok-Sin, 2-21-2012, "Tao protest against nuclear facility," Taipei Times, http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2012/02/21/2003525985/1 BWSWJ 

Hundreds of Tao … out!” the marchers shouted.

The aff recognizes the voice of the yami – spills over to increased democracy and mobilization against oppression in Taiwan. Fan 4 Mei-Fang Fan (2006) Nuclear waste facilities on Tribal Land: The Yami's struggles for environmental justice, Local Environment: The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability, 11:4, 433-444, DOI: 10.1080/13549830600785589

For both the … democracy in Taiwan. 

Banning Nuclear gives momentum for increasing focus on social equality in Taiwan - multiple warrants. Huang Et al 2 Huang, Gillan Chi-Lun, Tim Gray, and Derek Bell. "Environmental justice of nuclear waste policy in Taiwan: Taipower, government, and local community."Environment, development and sustainability 15.6 (2013): 1555-1571 BWSWJ

The environmental justice … of its plans.

ROB
The role of the ballot is to vote for the best advocacy to promote cultural inclusion. PlessDr. Nicola Pless is Senior Researcher and Lecturer at the University of St. Gallen as well as Visiting Senior Research Fellow at INSEAD, France. She worked for several years in different international HR and management development functions for global financial services firms as well as the World Bank Group. Her research focuses on organizational theory, leadership/leadership development, diversity management, corporate responsibility. Dr. Thomas Maak is Research Director at the Institute for Business Ethics and Lecturer in Management and Philosophy at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland as well as Visiting Senior Research Fellow at INSEAD, France. He conducts research in the areas of corporate citizenship, integrity management, global business ethics, leadership ethics, moral and political philosophy

Therefore, we focus … recognition of inclusive behavior.

Discrimination is wrong under legitimate any ethical theory. Souryal 11 Sam S., Professor of Criminal Justice and Ethics at the College of Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University, "Ethics in Criminal Justice: In Search of the Truth", Fifth Edition, Anderson Publishing, 2011 Elsevier Inc. 

From the previous … to social goodness.

Attempting to find a singular theory to explain the world is unnecessary and fails to help the yami, a pragmatic approach is specifically required to solve the impacts of the aff. Fan 5 Mei-Fang Fan (2006) Nuclear waste facilities on Tribal Land: The Yami's struggles for environmental justice, Local Environment: The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability, 11:4, 433-444, DOI: 10.1080/13549830600785589

It is necessary to … of environmental justice.
 

Underview 1 - Theory 

1. Nebel and Plural T assume an unreasonably high threshold for topicality – aff just has to be an instance of the resolution – anything else is a debate over parametrics.  Overing 14 Bob Overing Loyola Coach, ToC Finalist “Topicality and Plans in LD: A Reply to Nebel by Bob Overing” Premier Debate. December 11, 2014. http://premierdebatetoday.com/2014/12/11/topicality-and-plans-in-ld-a-reply-to-nebel-by-bob-overing///FT

As Nebel assumes … on quasi-policy topics.

2. Aff gets RVI’s