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CONTACT INFOTournament: Any | Round: 1 | Opponent: any | Judge: any e-mail- eliu2019@bwscampus.com 3109634550 | 2/4/17 |
JanFeb Hate Speech PicTournament: CPS | Round: 6 | Opponent: Karl Moeglein | Judge: Jared Taylor summarizes Waldron, 12, Why We Should Ban “Hate Speech”, American Renaissance, summarizing Jeremy Waldron, The Harm in Hate Speech, Harvard University Press, 2012, 292 pp., 26.95. 8/24/12, http://www.amren.com/features/2012/08/why-we-should-ban-hate-speech/ Note – Taylor does not...solve structural violence Arthur 11 (Joyce, Founder and Executive Director of the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada, a national political pro-choice group, “The Limits of Free Speech,” Sep 21, 2011, https://rewire.news/article/2011/09/21/limits-free-speech-5/ ) | 12/18/16 |
JanFeb Hate speech DATournament: CPS | Round: 6 | Opponent: Karl Moeglein | Judge: Volokh 15 Eugene Volokh,No, There’s No “hate Speech” Exception to the First Amendment, The Washington Post, 5/7/15, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2015/05/07/no-theres-no-hate-speech-exception-to-the-first-amendment/?utm_term=.05cfdd01dea4 LADI Greenblatt 15 Jonathan Greenblatt, When Hateful Speech Leads to Hate Crimes: Taking Bigotry Out of the Immigration Debate, Huffington Post, 8/21/15, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jonathan-greenblatt/when-hateful-speech-leads_b_8022966.html LADI Watterson 91 (Kim M. Watterson, 'THE POWER OF WORDS: THE POWER OF ADVOCACY CHALLENGING THE POWER OF HATE SPEECH', 1991 by the University of Pittsburgh Law Review; Kim M. Watterson, 52 U. Pitt. L. Rev. 955 University of Pittsburgh Law Review Summer, 1991, JL) Garcia 10 (Garcia, Edelmira. "Perpetuating Racism Through The Freedom Of Speech." Center on Democracy in a Multiracial Society. Ch. 5. Pg. 79. 2010. Web. December 08, 2016. http://www.academia.edu/958890/Strategies_for_Achieving_Diversity_in_Urban_Planni ng_A_Case_Study_at_the_University_of_Illinois.) Tsesis 10(Tsesis, Alexander. "Burning Crosses On Campus: University Hate Speech Codes." Connecticut Law Review 617. 2010. Web. December 05, 2016. http://lawecommons.luc.edu/facpubs/131/.) A.D.L. 13. Anti-Defamation League. “Responding to Bigotry and Intergroup Strife on Campus: Guide for College and University Administrators.” Defamation League. MCM. | 12/18/16 |
JanFeb Kant NCTournament: UPS | Round: 2 | Opponent: Daniel Troxel | Judge: Sean Fee Thus we must have an omnilateral will since it’s a contradiction by willing a world where the will is denied or clashing without resolution. All claims are provisional until brought under public right – only reciprocal coercion is consistent with freedom. Contention – Sedition That negates – seditious speech is constitutionally protected. Contention – Hate Speech | 1/7/17 |
JanFeb Moral Relativism KTournament: UPS | Round: 2 | Opponent: Daniel Troxel | Judge: Sean Fee We must reconstruct ethics around the axiom that genocide is evil. Glover Jonathan Glover. Humanity: A Moral History of the Twentieth Century. 1999. And, if my opponent advocates any framework which is incapable of condemning genocide, they cause a real-world harm. Debate is a forum for moral education, which is key to the development of the character traits needed to oppose future genocides. Reject the affirmatives use of relativist ethics, this is a pre-fiat reason to negate. Glover 2 These arguments question the safety of debate as an academic space – voting on them symbolizes privileging and exclusion that make debate a hostile space. Teehan Ryan Teehan NSD Staffer, ToC qualifier, former debater from Delbarton comment on “2014 Tournament of Champions Student Protest” NSD Update. April 29, 2014 http://nsdupdate.com/2014/04/26/nsd-update-coverage-toc-2014/ And discourse shapes reality. Hagege Claude Hagege. quals from Wikipedia page, google translation from French: Appointed lecturer (1970) and professor at the University of Poitiers , he became director of studies combining in structural linguistics at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes in 1977, and professor of the chair of linguistic theory to College France in 1982, there is currently Professor Emeritus.. “The powers of language.” UNESCO Courier. March, 1986. | 1/7/17 |
Janfeb Neolilb KTournament: CPS | Round: 2 | Opponent: Alycia Cary | Judge: What still needs...never be understood. The Constitution’s writing was undemocratic and made for economic elites – its emphasis on self-ownership as the basis of rights inscribes neoliberalism. Beard 13: We have reached a tipping point – neoliberalism is no longer able to control its spiral into disaster. Massive structural violence and extinction are inevitable without a fundamental rethinking of the current system. Global capitalism is...of no return. The alternative is the use of the commons as the social source of value. The class infused rules of the Constitution enclose moral rule, opposition to neoliberalism requires global politics that reject citizen lines. Carroll 10: MST exemplifies a...imagine radical solutions. Thus, the role of the ballot, as an academic pedestal, is to vote for whoever best interrogates neoliberalism. Giroux 15: Henry A. Giroux (American and Canadian 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), “Beyond Dystopian Visions in the Age of Neoliberal Authoritarianism”, Truthout, 11/4/2015. http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/33511-beyond-dystopian-visions-in-the-age-of-neoliberal-authoritarianism SF If neoliberal authoritarianism...locally and globally. | 12/18/16 |
NovDec CRIME DATournament: Damus | Round: 1 | Opponent: Yeji Cho | Judge: Sarah Sherwood Crime rate at its lowest – multiple warrants solve. There were 1.16 million...videos capturing incidents. Crime rates dropping significantly. The Crime Decline...most prodigious incarcerator Crime was on a steady slope down until policing fell Link Homer C. Hawkins (Associate Professor, School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University) and Catherine Montsinger (Assistant Professor, Criminology, Johnson C. Smith University). “Po- lice and Civil Liability: A Practical Guide to Avoiding Litigation.” Law Enforcement Executive Fo- rum • 2007 • 7(1). https://www.iletsbeiforumjournal.com/images/Issues/FreeIssues/ILEEF202007- 7.1.pdf Threat of litigation is high and harms police morale Litigation prevents police from upholding the law Impacts MacDonald 15 Increases in crime in marginalized communities harm them more than solving for racism and actually increases it by disadvantaging the marginalized communities. And these marginalized communities fall into the cycle of poverty. In a report...poor rural people. | 11/6/16 |
NovDec Court Clog DATournament: Glenbrooks | Round: 4 | Opponent: Grace Kim | Judge: Lawrence Zhou Qualified immunity is a key norm to hold back frivolous law suits. Powell (Cut from Justice Powell's Majority Opinion. POWELL, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which BRENNAN, WHITE, MARSHALL, BLACKMUN, REHNQUIST, STEVENS, and O'CONNOR, JJ., joined. BRENNAN, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which MARSHALL and BLACKMUN, JJ., joined, post, p. 457 U. S. 820. BRENNAN, WHITE, MARSHALL, and BLACKMUN, JJ., filed a separate concurring statement, post, p. 457 U. S. 821. REHNQUIST, J., filed a concurring opinion, post, p. 457 U. S. 822. BURGER, C.J., filed a dissenting opinion, post, p. 457 U. S. 822., Case: Harlow v. Fitzgerald, 457 U.S. 800 (1982), https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/457/800/case.html) Disad turns case - prosecutors can't win legit cases | 12/18/16 |
NovDec Rights Innovation DATournament: Glenbrooks | Round: 4 | Opponent: Grace Kim | Judge: Lawrence Zhou QUALIFIED IMMUNITY is necessary to encourage constitutional innovation and expand rights protections across society Ending QI would kill movements for racial equality – We wouldn’t have school desegregation if damages were possible | 12/18/16 |
NovDec SI CPTournament: Damus | Round: 1 | Opponent: Yeji Cho | Judge: Sarah Sherwood Cornell Law school https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/sovereign_immunity Solvency advocate: In recent years...the Supreme Court. Competition -
Net benefits: Sovereign immunity ban would allow for better government accountability. I believe that ...with the law C. And judicial activism solves for oppression. Allowing for people to hold governments accountable will mean that judicial activism can occur and solve for the disparities of marginalized groups "EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER... of human affairs." D. Limiting qualified immunity creates a ruse of solvency. | 11/6/16 |
Novdec Disarm the Police CPTournament: Glenbrooks | Round: 4 | Opponent: Grace Kim | Judge: Lawrence Zhou And the CP directly challenges structures underlying oppression – we can’t maintain oppression without a violent police force to crush resistance. | 12/18/16 |
SepOct Cap KTournament: Voices | Round: 1 | Opponent: Maya Sanghavi | Judge: Neil Tagare Stuart King (International Socialists, Workers Power, Permanent Revolution and the Anti- Capitalist Initiative). “FUKUSHIMA, THE LEFT, AND NUCLEAR POWER.” In “Socialist Argu- ments for Nuclear Power.” 14 June 2011. http://climateandcapitalism.com/2011/06/14/socialist- arguments-for-nuclear-power/ Reform without revolution only reinforces the capitalist hegemony Zizek http://www.lacan.com/replenin.htm No date Slajov Zizek, Repeating Lenin Class is the root of all oppression. Kovel, Prof. of Social Studies @ Bard, 2007 Joel, “The Enemy of Nature”, p. 140- The alt is a rejection of capitalism in favor of a socialist economy. ISO International Socialist Organization, No Date, "The case for socialism," http://www.internationalsocialist.org/about/where-we-stand/case-socialism Banning nuclear power causes a switch to fossil fuels, specifically coal. Spencer R. Weart After receiving a doctorate in physics and astrophysics, Spencer Weart worked on solar physics before he turned to the study of the history of science. From 1974 until his retirement in 2009, he was director of the Center for History of Physics at the American Institute of Physics. He has published numerous papers and books, including The Discovery of Global Warming and The Rise of Nuclear Fear, which was published last year. “Shunning Nuclear Power Will Lead to a Warmer World” 26 MAR 2012. http://e360.yale.edu/feature/shunning_new_nuclear_power_plants_will_lead_to_warmer_world/2510/ Empirically proven – Germany’s phase-out caused an increase in coal. Dr. Pushker A. Kharecha and Dr. James E. Hansen Professors and associate director/Director at Earth Institute, Columbia University “Response to Comment on “Prevented Mortality and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Historical and Projected Nuclear Power”” Environ. Sci. Technol., 2013, 47 (12), pp 6718–6719 RY Electric energy isn’t interchangeable – fossil fuels are the only option after phase-out. Dr. Pushker A. Kharecha and Dr. James E. Hansen Professors and associate director/Director at Earth Institute, Columbia University “Response to Comment on “Prevented Mortality and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Historical and Projected Nuclear Power”” Environ. Sci. Technol., 2013, 47 (12), pp 6718–6719 RY Renewables don’t have the capacity to replace nuclear – even new tech can’t solve. Samuel Brinton and Josh Freed “When Nuclear Ends: How Nuclear Retirements Might Undermine Clean Power Plan Progress” Third Way. August 21, 2015. http://www.thirdway.org/report/when-nuclear-ends-how-nuclear-retirements-might-undermine-clean-power-plan-progress RY Fossil fuels are much more economically viable than renewables which makes them a much more attractive option for China and developing countries. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360544216310428, Socioeconomic costs of replacing nuclear power with fossil and renewable energy in Taiwan, Yi-Hsuan Shiha, c, Nian-Xun Shib, Chao-Heng Tsengb , Shu-Yuan Pana, d, Pen-Chi Chianga, d, 13 August 2016 a Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Taiwan University, No. 71, Chou-Shan Road, Taipei, 10673, Taiwan, ROC Coal is a part of the broader capitalist system of exploitation. l Shannon Elizabeth Bell1 and Richard York2, "Coal, Injustice, and Environmental Destruction: Introduction to the Special Issue on Coal and the Environment", Organization and Environment 25(4) 359–367 © 2012 SAGE Publications, http://s3.amazonaws.com/academia.edu.documents/32529410/Bell.York.SpecialIssueIntro.pdf?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJ56TQJRTWSMTNPEAandExpires=1472162149andSignature=LmVSjMvP8pSDtL9lfPHEauG8jt03Dandresponse-content-disposition=inline3B20filename3DCoal_Injustice_and_Environmental_Destruc.pdf Coal = cap. Ryan Wishart University of Oregon “Coal River's Last Mountain : King Coal's Après moi le déluge Reign” Organization Environment 2012 25: 470 originally published online 7 November 2012 | 12/18/16 |
SepOct Space CPTournament: Voices | Round: 3 | Opponent: Jong Hak Won | Judge: Anne-Marie Hwang Space exploration is quickly expanding and will continue to grow in the coming years Patrick Gray, "A growing industry of exploration", May 18, 2015, http://www.moreheadcain.org/idea-opinion/growing-industry-exploration/ Nuclear propulsion technology is key to space exploration. "Nuclear Propulsion: Getting More Miles Per Gallon" Blair Bromley, 2000 Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Deep River Engineering Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering Doctor of Philosophy, Nuclear Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 9.55 One hundred trillion humans are lost every second of delayed colonization Bostrom, Professor of Philosophy at Yale and Oxford, 2K4 (Nick, “Astronomical Waste: The Opportunity Cost of Delayed Technological Development,” http://www.nickbostrom.com/astronomical/waste.html) | 12/18/16 |
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