Tournament: Grapevine | Round: 2 | Opponent: Southlake Carroll SM | Judge: Abbie Chapman
I value morality because ought is defined as a moral obligation. The limits of human knowledge necessitate rejecting government coercion. Powell 13,
Aaron Ross Powell. “The Humble Case for Liberty.” Libertarianism.org. October 17th, 2013. http://www.libertarianism.org/publications/essays/humble-case-liberty
The virtue of humility… use their nightsticks.
Thus the standard is maintaining limited government, prefer the standard
1) States only exist because of the social contract, an agreement between the citizens and the state so the state protects the citizens' rights in exchange for the citizens giving up some of their rights. If the state infringes on the rights it was made to protect then it becomes self-defeating and by definition can no longer be considered just as the resolution requires.
2) When people are oppressed that means that they do not have the capacity to make their own choices. Since morality is based off of what choices people make it can no longer be looked to if people are coerced into acting in ways other than if they had the freedom to choose. This means that if people are oppressed morality is unattainable because they can no longer act with morality in mind.
I contend that prohibiting the production of nuclear power restricts the rights of citizens and creates a tyrannical government.
Libertarianism requires a minimalist state and would thus not regulate nuclear power. Vallentyne,
Vallentyne, Peter. “Libertarianism.” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. January 07, 2014. Web. August 16, 2016. http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/libertarianism/. MP
Libertarianism requires that …one's fair share. 6
Agents have a right to access natural resources. A government must respect this right. Vallentyne
Vallentyne, Peter. “Libertarianism.” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. January 07, 2014. Web. August 16, 2016. http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/libertarianism/. MP
A plausible account o… use and appropriation.