Tournament: ASU | Round: 2 | Opponent: Bishop Gorman NL | Judge: Eric Le
Framework
I value morality
Normative statements must be determined through discourse—there exist no “good reasons” without discussion.
Habermas 98
The inclusion of the Other. Studies in Political Theory. Jürgen Habermas. MIT Press, 1998, parts VIII and IX of Chapter 1 only, reproduced here;
With the … moral justifications either
Since morals must be determined outside of religion, any norm must be conceived and agreed upon through human discussion. This means proper inclusive discourse is a prerequisite to any moral theory to ensure it is normative.
My standard is upholding the discourse principle, defined by
Habermas 98: same cite as above
This is easy ….r “jointly” or collectively.
Counterplan text: Public colleges and universities should ban hate speech.
Definition available upon request. American Bar Association No date. “Students in action” http://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_education/initiatives_awards/students_in_action/debate_hate.html
Hate speech is speech that … or other traits.
Removing restrictions on free speech allows hate speech – hate speech IS free speech
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
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So the counterplan negates and is mutually exclusive as hate speech is constitutional speech and I advocate for its ban.
ADVANTAGES:
Epithetic speech is non-purposive and serves for intimidation rather than reciprocal understanding—violates communicative freedom
Wright 2000 R. George Wright, Traces of Violence: Gadamer, Habermas, and the Hate Speech Problem: III. Hermeneutics and Critique in Legal Practice, Chicago-Kent Law Review
Developing Gadamer's work, ….ction in speaking.015 While
Hate speech violates mutual recognition and must be banned for communicative discourse
Heyman 08 Steven J. Heyman, Chicago-Kent College of Law HATE SPEECH, PUBLIC DISCOURSE, AND THE FIRST AMENDMENT
For Habermas, these … freedom of speech.66