Tournament: Golden Desert | Round: 1 | Opponent: Meadows AW | Judge: Christian Eng

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(0:55) Framework

I value morality –

In the context of governments like the United States, morality must be based on citizens having the ability to consent to political authority. Otherwise that authority is coercive and illegitimate. Benhabib 94

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

I define democratic legitimacy as the belief that the major institutions of a society 

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decision affecting all.18 Deliberation is a procedure for being informed.

And- we should guarantee a marketplace of ideas, which supersedes other utilitarian grounds to restrict rights. The right to speak out is valuable in itself. Dwyer 01

Susan Dwyer, philosophy at University of Maryland, 2001 (http://www.umbc.edu/philosophy/dwyer/papers/freespeech.html)**
Direct Nonconsequentialism Let us return to the central topic: free speech. From the 

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free speech in one place, we strengthen (protect) it everywhere.

Therefore, my value criterion is respecting democratic deliberation. This means that the judge should vote for which side best promotes discussion and dialogue.

(1:50) Advantage 1 – State control kills activism

My first contention is that instances of censorship will get misapplied by the state, which will in turn disempower potential activists. Government control of speech will favor the powerful and silence the powerless. Majeed, BA, 09

Majeed, Azhar. "Defying the Constitution: The Rise, Persistence, and Prevalence of Campus Speech Codes." Georgetown Journal of Law and Public Policy 7.2 (2009). CC
B. Impact on Campus Speech Due to their many constitutional flaws, speech codes 

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student speech, further hindering the free flow of ideas on campus.138

College in particular is a time where students need to learn how to be activists before anything else. This is prevented if their words are controlled by the state. Majeed, BA, 09

Majeed, Azhar. "Defying the Constitution: The Rise, Persistence, and Prevalence of Campus Speech Codes." Georgetown Journal of Law and Public Policy 7.2 (2009). CC
2. Suppression of Disfavored Topics and Viewpoints Second, speech codes suppress the discussion 

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have precisely this coddling effect and therefore should be eradicated from the college environment

Free speech enables counter speech, which empowers students. Calleros 95

Charles R. Calleros, Paternalism, Counterspeech, and Campus Hate-Speech Codes: A Reply to Delgado and Yun, 27 ARIZ. ST. L.J. 1249 (1995). CC
Speech as an Instrument of Reform: The Efficacy of Counterspeech Delgado and Yun summarize 

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, and some limitations on, their participation in such partisan speech. 72

Every major civil rights movement is built on free speech. There is no liberty, activism or change without free speech. Strossen, Former President of the ACLU, 00

Strossen, Nadine. "Incitement to hatred: Should there be a limit." S. Ill. ULJ 25 (2000): 243. CC
C. A Robust Freedom of Speech is Especially Important for Advancing Egalitarian Causes First 

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rights, and the lower court agreed with us on both scores.62

(2:00) Advantage 2 – Civic engagement

My second contention is that restricting free speech discourages becoming involved in your community and creating change. In order to have civic engagement, we must have free speech. State censorship of college journalism kills civic engagement and discourages speaking about important topics. LoMonte 06

LoMonte, SPLC Exec. Director, 12-1-06
 (Frank D., http://www.splc.org/article/2016/12/college-media-threats-report-2016)
Frank D. LoMonte, executive director of the SPLC, said, "It 

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. Their rights of free speech and free press must always be guaranteed."

Restricting speech on college campuses hinders discussion and civic engagement. Mandava 15

Mandava, Sidd ~of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE)~. "The ‘Chilling Effect’ in Action: Campus Speech Codes and Political Disengagement" 6/19/2015. https://www.thefire.org/the-chilling-effect-in-action-campus-speech-codes-and-political-disengagement/ SMN
This inclination to prevent or ignore offensive speech is especially worrisome when it extends to 

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our generation’s lack of political discourse will continue to hinder effective civic engagement. 

Finally, Civic Engagement is the vital link to solving many real world problems. Small 06

Small 06 (Jonathan, former Americorps VISTA for the Human Services Coalition, "Moving Forward," The Journal for Civic Commitment,  Spring, http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/other/engagement/Journal/Issue7/Small.jsp)
What will be the challenges of the new millennium? And how should we equip 

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at the beginning stages of a project that seeks to do just that.

(0:55) Finally,  I will isolate additional consequences of not doing the aff.

A) Underground- drives hate underground and allows communities to ignore the problem. Alexander 13

(Larry, Is Freedom of Expression a Universal Right San Diego Law Review Summer, 2013 San Diego Law Review 50 San Diego L. Rev. 707)
One commentator has characterized the consequentialist considerations for freeing up some speech that might be 

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not reassuring. Other countries with other institutions may do a better job.

B) Reverse Enforcement - These speech codes consistently fail, squash dissent and prop up university control. Fisher 17

Anthony L. Fisher is an associate editor at Reason.com, and a columnist for the Week. He is also the writer and director of the feature film Sidewalk Traffic. Jan 2, 2017http:www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2016/12/13/13931524/free-speech-pen-america-campus-censorship
Donald Trump is a divisive figure, but does writing his name in chalk on 

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all its unwieldy, essential glory.
And thus I affirm.