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Tournament: HWL | Round: 3 | Opponent: West Ranch JW | Judge: Rebecca Kuang The aff’s reliance on free speech misses the power differentials that exist at the university system, even amongst faculty. Free speech does not exist in a neoliberal university because funding buys scholarship. Chatterjee and Maira 14, Chatterjee Piya, and Sunaina Maira. "The Imperial University: race, war, and the nation-state." The imperial university: Academic repression and scholarly dissent (2014): 1-50. Our geopolitical positions— ... U.S. university system.
First, Turns Case. Capitalism causes every possible scenario for extinction - global wars, warming, environmental destruction, and structural violence – Constant drive for accumulation makes global economic collapse inevitable, Robinson, Robinson 06 Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara (William I., Critical Globalization Studies, Chapter 2, “Critical Globalization Studies”, ed by R Richard P Appelbaum, http://www.soc.ucsb.edu/faculty/robinson/Assets/pdf/crit_glob.pdf SW) We are living ... possible, even probable.
Second, Capitalism is the reason other forms of exclusion exist – the alternative is a prerequisite to effectuating change in any other types of exclusion. Kovel 2002 writes, (Joel, Professor of Social Studies at Bard College, The Enemy of Nature, p. 122-24, , 2002, arh) Unlike gender, class ... of woman’s labour.
Part 3 is the Alt and Role of the Judge.
The alt is to embrace class struggle. Voting for the negative is to reject the capitalistic ideology. Our role, and your role of the judge is to take sides in the ongoing class struggle. Tumino 2002 writes, (Stephen, Professor at Pitt, English Professor at Pitt, “Pierre Bourdieu as New Global Intellectual for Capital,” The Red Critique 6, September/October, http://redcritique.org/SeptOct02/pierrebourdieuasnewglobalintellectualforcapital.htm) It is only ... above class ideology" (Lenin What Is To Be Done? 41).
1/14/17
JANFEB Rape Culture DA
Tournament: HWL | Round: 1 | Opponent: Flintridge Sacred Heart RL | Judge: Joseph Flores Brock Turner can rape a woman and not be punished because it’s only 20 minutes of a bad decision. The real problem is rape culture. The College experience has become synonymous with rape culture. Alex Zelin and Nicki Johnson both of whom work with the organization Defined Lines, which is a group that studies the impact of bystander intervention on college students’ attitudes toward a number of areas concerned with sexual violence. In addition to their academic work, Alex is a swammer, having trained at SwimMAC Carolina and spending two years on the varsity swim team at the University of Mary Washington. “EDITORIAL: ADDRESSING THE RAPE CULTURE ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES” Swimswam 6/8/16 https://swimswam.com/editorial-addressing-the-rape-culture-on-college-campuses/ So what is ... you to see it!
Freedom of Speech is used to justify rape culture on university campuses. The aff allows any kind of speech, including those that justify rape. Cory Hernandez, Mitali Thakor, Charlie Andrews-Jubelt, and Chacha Durazo Cory Hernandez is a member of the class of 2014, Mitali Thakor is a graduate student in the department of Science, Technology, and Society, Charlie Andrews-Jubelt is a member of the class of 2017, and Chacha Durazo is a member of the class of 2014. “Opinion: SEXUAL ASSAULT AT MIT: Addressing rape culture at the Institute” The Tech February 7, 2014 A common defense ... silence for survivors.
Rape culture affects many people, especially minority groups, this normalizes and condones rape, Cory Hernandez, Mitali Thakor, Charlie Andrews-Jubelt, and Chacha Durazo Cory Hernandez is a member of the class of 2014, Mitali Thakor is a graduate student in the department of Science, Technology, and Society, Charlie Andrews-Jubelt is a member of the class of 2017, and Chacha Durazo is a member of the class of 2014. “Opinion: SEXUAL ASSAULT AT MIT: Addressing rape culture at the Institute” The Tech February 7, 2014 One in six women ... violence-free campuses.
C. Standards a. Field Context: Any is unambiguously all-inclusive – that’s circuit court precedent. Fourth Circuit Judge Francis Dominic Murnaghan in US v Atkins United States v. Atkins, 872 F.2d 94, 96 (4th Cir.1989), “OPINION: *95 Murnaghan”, Circuit Judge, http://mtweb.mtsu.edu/cewillis/Hermeneutics/US20v20Atkins.pdf Thus, considering the plain meaning of the subject language, Atkins' conviction appears to ... should be affirmed.
Even if the aff is predictable, limits prevents me from adequately engaging. Limits are key to fairness because they protect the negative’s ability to engage the aff and ensure the neg can form a coherent strategy. 3. Ground – any other interpretation gives the aff functionally infinite ground. And oh jobey this is the nastiest thang, but Eckert 16 Eckert 16: Bennett Eckert “Topic Analysis by Bennett Eckert.” Champion Briefs: Jan/Feb 2017. 2016. This is potentially ... the whole resolution.
1/14/17
JANFEB Trigger Warnings CP
Tournament: HWL | Round: 1 | Opponent: Flintridge Sacred Heart RL | Judge: Joseph Flores Text: Public colleges and universities ought to require professors to use trigger warnings. Holmes quotes Newman in 2016 A Quick Lesson On What Trigger Warnings Actually DoThey’re rarely used — and research shows they can help.08/26/2016 02:52 pm ET Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/university-of-chicago-trigger-warning_us_57bf16d9e4b085c1ff28176dRG There is not ... Association in 2014.
Net Benefits 1/not including trigger warnings adopts a uniquely privileged perspective that excludes and threatens minorities Holmes 2016 A Quick Lesson On What Trigger Warnings Actually DoThey’re rarely used — and research shows they can help.08/26/2016 02:52 pm ET Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/university-of-chicago-trigger-warning_us_57bf16d9e4b085c1ff28176dRG The problem with ... additional psychological trauma.
And, the status quo interpretations of trigger warnings are wrong—trigger warnings are only used in certain circumstances and are potentially life saving—we outweigh Holmes 2016 A Quick Lesson On What Trigger Warnings Actually DoThey’re rarely used — and research shows they can help.08/26/2016 02:52 pm ET Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/university-of-chicago-trigger-warning_us_57bf16d9e4b085c1ff28176dRG Trigger warnings and ... humanity or experience.
Tournament: Districts | Round: 1 | Opponent: idk | Judge: idk I negate: Resolved: The United States ought to guarantee the right to housing.
The value is Justice, defined as giving each their due. People are due negative rights. The Alabama Policy Institute explains the difference between positive and negative rights,
Within the context of the resolution, it must be determined whether or not housing is a right. If it is not, then the resolution is nonsensical. Likewise, the statement “I ought to go to planet Zoozoo” cannot be affirmed, because planet Zoozoo does not exist. The criterion is the protection of negative rights. If the negative can show that housing is a positive right that infringes upon negative rights, then the United States ought not to guarantee it.
The thesis of the negative case is that the United States ought not guarantee the right to housing, because housing is a positive right that infringes on negative rights.
Contention 1: Human rights are self-evident and absolute. In the United States, rights are different from social welfare entitlements. Fitzpatrick and Watts 2 explain,
Fitzpatrick, Suzanne (School of the Built Environment, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK) and Watts, Beth (Centre for Housing Policy, University of York, England, UK). “’The Right to Housing’ for Homeless People.” Homelessness Research in Europe (pp. 105-122), 2010. https://pureapps2.hw.ac.uk/portal/files/4727232/ch05.pdf Natural or doctrinal ‘right to relief’ (Dean, 2010).
Calling housing a “right” is therefore nonsensical, as it is not a self-evident entitlement. Fitzpatrick and Watts 3 further,
Fitzpatrick, Suzanne (School of the Built Environment, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK) and Watts, Beth (Centre for Housing Policy, University of York, England, UK). “’The Right to Housing’ for Homeless People.” Homelessness Research in Europe (pp. 105-122), 2010. https://pureapps2.hw.ac.uk/portal/files/4727232/ch05.pdf First, and most very least, highly arguable (Finch, 1979; Miller, 1999; Lukes, 2008).
Moreover, rights are not something that can be bought. Housing necessarily entails some sort of exchange of goods. Bo Bengtsson explains,
Bengtsson, Bo (Uppsala University, Department of Government and Institute for Housing and Urban Research, Sweden). “Housing as a Social Right: Implications for Welfare State Theory.” Scandinavian Political Studies, Vol. 24, No. 4, 2001 Having a right logic of housing policy.
This clearly shows that housing is a positive right, as it inevitably requires someone to pay for it. Bengtsson 2 furthers,
Bengtsson, Bo (Uppsala University, Department of Government and Institute for Housing and Urban Research, Sweden). “Housing as a Social Right: Implications for Welfare State Theory.” Scandinavian Political Studies, Vol. 24, No. 4, 2001 Housing is not , are often misleading
Since housing is not free, it is not a right in the United States. Freedom, the right to vote, and the right to not be discriminated against are all self-evident rights that cannot be purchased. Housing must be obtained through an exchange of goods, and therefore is a positive right. This positive right infringes upon the negative rights of taxpayers, insofar as their negative right to freedom is infringed upon by unjust taxation.
Additionally, to call housing a right necessarily means that it must be judicially enforced. The Late Justice Byron White writes,
Justice Byron White, U.S. Supreme Court, Lindsey v. Normet, 405 U.S. 56 (1972). No. 70-5045, Argued November 15, 1971. Decided February 23, 1972. https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/405/56/case.html We do not the Fourteenth Amendment.
Therefore, to call housing a right is to argue that homelessness is a violation of a right. When rights are violated, the Constitution guarantees judicial protection. Punishing homelessness by judicially targeting homeless persons or the systems that create homelessness is either impossible or grossly immoral. The United States ought to work towards decreasing homelessness without criminalizing it. Calling housing a right criminalizes homelessness, and therefore cannot be properly considered a right. At best, it is a positive right that people are not entitled to and infringes upon negative rights via taxation.
3/9/17
NOVDEC Court Clog DA
Tournament: Applevalley | Round: 4 | Opponent: Scarsdale AC | Judge: Karlyn Gorski Courts have heavy burdens now and are on the brink—one big push causes collapse of the judiciary and democracy. Bannon 13, Alicia Bannon “Testimony: More Judges Needed in Federal Courts,” http://www.brennancenter.org/analysis/testimony-federal-courts-need-more-judges While the current our federal courts. QI prevents frivolous cases from heading to court, limiting floods the courts. Alito, Alito 9 Samuel Alito (Supreme Court Justice, authoring majority opinion). Pearson v. Callahan. 555 U. S. (2009). No. 07-751. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/08pdf/07-751.pdf The doctrine of qualified Hunter v. Bryant, 502 U. S. 224, 227 (1991) (per curiam).
High caseloads devastate judicial legitimacy and independence, Bassler BASSLER ‘96 (William G.; Federal Judge – United States District Court of New Jersey and Adjunct Professor of Law – Seton Hall, 48 Rutgers L. Rev. 1139, Summer, l/n) As a result of country cannot afford. 102
11/5/16
NOVDEC Court Legitimacy
Tournament: Applevalley | Round: 4 | Opponent: Scarsdale AC | Judge: Karlyn Gorski The Supreme Court has legitimacy – even after Scalia’s death - but legitimacy is at risk. How Supreme Court Legitimacy is Shaped By JACOB GERSHMAN Apr 8, 2016 12:38 pm ET http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2016/04/08/how-supreme-court-legitimacy-is-shaped/ While clashing over above the fray.” Overruling precedent, especially without a test case, leads to an avalanche of public and professional criticism devastating legitimacy Hubbart ’05 (Phillip A., has a background as an appellate judge, a public defender and an adjunct professor of law. He served for 19 years as a judge on the Third District Court of Appeal of Florida; 12 years as a public defender in Miami, Florida and Washington, D.C.; and over 30 years as an adjunct professor of law in Miami teaching criminal law related courses. He is currently a member of the law firm of Wetherington, Klein and Hubbart in Miami specializing in appellate practice; Making Sense of Search and Seizure law: A Fourth Amendment Handbook; Pg 106) Still, the framework decision-making process.
Legitimacy key to Democracy Peretti 1999 (Terri J., In Defense of a Political Court, Princeton University Press) Should the Court are horrible indeed. Legitimacy key to Environment protection Benjamin and Fulton 11, (Antonio Herman Benjamin, justice at Supreme Court of Brazil, Scott Fulton, General Council Member, Effective National Environmental Governance – A Key to Sustainable Development, UNEP, October 12-13, 2011, http://www.unep.org/delc/Portals/24151/EffectiveNationalEnvironmentalGovernance.pdf) The judiciary (and, corporate environmental conscience.
11/5/16
NOVDEC Crime DA
Tournament: Applevalley | Round: 4 | Opponent: Scarsdale AC | Judge: Karlyn Gorski Long term trends show crime rates dropping significantly Fuchs 15 (Erin Fuchs, 1-27-2015, "It's Incredible How Much Safer America Has Become Since The 1980s," Business Insider, http://www.businessinsider.com/fbi-crime-report-shows-america-is-still-getting-safer-2015-1) LO Violent crime and violent young offender."
QI deters crime by preventing frivolous litigation from bogging down police Rosen 5 Michael M. Rosen (Attorney in San Diego at Fish and Richardson PC, an intellectual property law firm; JD, Harvard Law). “A Qualified Defense: In Support of the Doctrine of Qualified Immunity in Excessive Force Cases, With Some Suggestions for its Improvement.” 35 Golden Gate U. L. Rev. (2005). http://digitalcommons.law.ggu.edu/ggulrev/vol35/iss2/2 1. Reducing Costs and as the public.
Fear of crime is spirit injury – structural violence Theo Lorenc (et al), 2014, London School of Hygiene http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK262852/ Crime, fear of crime and mental health: synthesis of theory and systematic reviews of interventions and qualitative evidence. Public Health Research, No. 2.2 (Chapt 3) Theo Lorenc (et al),1,* Mark Petticrew,1 Margaret Whitehead,2 David Neary,2 Stephen Clayton,2 Kath Wright,3 Hilary Thomson,4 Steven Cummins,5 Amanda Sowden,3 and Adrian Renton6. March 2014 1 Department of Social and Environmental Health Research, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK 2 Department of Public Health and Policy, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK 3 Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, University of York, York, UK 4 MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit (SPHSU), University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK 5 School of Geography, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK 6 Institute for Health and Human Development, University of East London, London, UK * Corresponding author Third, as suggested ... and structural inequality.74,75
11/5/16
SEPOCT Battery CP
Tournament: St Marks | Round: 2 | Opponent: HWL SP | Judge: Jenn Melin Counterplan: Countries will invest in upgraded battery technology to decentralize the electricity grid.
Tournament: Greenhill | Round: 6 | Opponent: Holy Cross RS | Judge: Chris Theis Text: All countries should engage in prior binding consultation with indigenous peoples affected by nuclear power production.
It’s mutually exclusive. If we were consulting we wouldn’t be firmly determined, and “Resolved” implies a firm determination. Random House 10 writes Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary. “Resolved.” 2010. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/resolved Definition of re•solved (rɪˈzɒlvd) adj. firm in purpose or intent; determined. 1490–1500 re•solv′ed•ly, adv. re•solv′ed•ness, n.
Indigenous people are key to global cultural diversity and indigenous culture is key to sustainable development. UN no date writes South-North Development Monitor (goes by SUNS, A daily news report, based in Geneva, on international development issues with particular focus on North-South and South-South negotiations). “Extractive industries’ impact on indigenous peoples.” No. 7223. September 22nd, 2011. Indigenous peoples currently ... sustainable development.
9/18/16
SEPOCT Libertarianism NC
Tournament: St Marks | Round: 2 | Opponent: HWL SP | Judge: Jenn Melin 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
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... use and appropriation.
10/15/16
SEPOCT Phase Out T
Tournament: Greenhill RR | Round: 1 | Opponent: Harvard Westlake EE | Judge: Harwood, Randall A. Is the interp: The aff may not defend the phasing out of nuclear energy, but must defend normal means of affirming, i.e they must defend phasing out immediately also known as prohibition. Prohibit is defined as “to forbid (an action, activity, etc.) by authority or law.” (Oxford English Dictionary)
1) Predictability
9/17/16
SEPOCT Russia DA
Tournament: Grapevine | Round: 3 | Opponent: Flower Mound SD | Judge: Braden James The Russian economy is recovering despite sanctions, but overseas nuclear sales are key. Aff stops all nuclear power sales. NEI, 6/2/2015, Nuclear Engineering International, "Russia: Surviving sanctions", www.neimagazine.com/features/featurerussia-surviving-sanctions-4592602/ Russia’s economy, including ... 2015," he said.
Empirically verified. Germany proves that ending the production of nuclear power results in the increased use of coal, NOT renewables. Lindsay Abrams (Staff Writer at Salon on sustainable energy), "Germany’s clean energy plan backfired", Salon, 07/30/2013,www.salon.com/2013/07/30/germanys_clean_energy_plan_backfired/ When a nuclear … World Nuclear Association.
The use of coal leads to detrimental health issues and is largely responsible for global warming. Keating 2001. Martha Keating (Policy Advisor at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency), “Cradle to Grave: the Environmental Impacts from Coal”, Clean Air Task Force, June, 2001 The electric … for climate change.
Global warming definitively causes extinction, Sharp and Kennedy, Sharp and Kennedy 14 – (Associate Professor Robert (Bob) A. Sharp is the UAE National Defense College Associate Dean for Academic Programs and College Quality Assurance Advisor. He previously served as Assistant Professor of Strategic Security Studies at the College of International Security Affairs (CISA) in the U.S. National Defense University (NDU), Washington D.C. and then as Associate Professor at the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies, collocated with NDU. Most recently at NESA, he focused on security sector reform in Yemen and Lebanon, and also supported regional security engagement events into Afghanistan, Turkey, Egypt, Palestine and Qatar; Edward Kennedy is a renewable energy and climate change specialist who has worked for the World Bank and the Spanish Electric Utility ENDESA on carbon policy and markets; 8/22/14, “Climate Change and Implications for National Security,” International Policy Digest, http://intpolicydigest.org/2014/08/22/climate-change-implications-national-security/) Our planet is … hard to fix!
And, turns case, The presence of coalmines in an area detrimentally affects the communities there, who are extremely poor minorities. Keating 2001. Martha Keating (Policy Advisor at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency), “Cradle to Grave: the Environmental Impacts from Coal”, Clean Air Task Force, June, 2001 Children living in … particles off-site.
The by-product of coal is more radioactive than the byproduct of nuclear energy. Hvistendahl 2007 Mara Hvistendahl (contributing correspondent for Science magazine, finalist for the Pulitzer prize) 12-13-2007 “Coal Ash Is More Radioactive Than Nuclear Waste”, Scientific American Over the past … around those areas.
9/17/16
SEPOCT Thorium CP
Tournament: Greenhill | Round: 1 | Opponent: Grapevine TS | Judge: Malis CP Text: The EU will ban the production of nuclear power with the exception of energy produced by thorium reactors. Thorium reactors are the most promising form of energy production in the future
Thorium reactors solve the aff. Schaffer 13 Marvin Baker Schaffer, researcher for RAND corporation with expertise in Accelerator Physics, Medical Physics, Nuclear Physics, “Abundant thorium as an alternative nuclear fuel: Important waste disposal and weapon proliferation advantages,” Energy Policy Vol 60, September 13, 2013 The principal arguments … developed and demonstrated.
Mutually exclusive with the aff: the aff bans all nuclear energy production which would include thorium reactors
Thorium reactors are also way safer than traditional nuclear plants Jacoby 15 Mitch Jacoby, senior correspondent at Civil and Engineering News, “Trying to Unleash the Power of Uranium,” Civil and Engineering News, July 6, 2015, http://cen.acs.org/articles/93/i27/Trying-Unleash-Power-Thorium.html Finally, thorium comes … plant operator intervention.
9/17/16
SEPOCT Transmutation CP
Tournament: Grapevine | Round: 3 | Opponent: Flower Mound SD | Judge: Braden James Counterplan: The aff actor will fund transmutation research and processes to eliminate nuclear waste. And, Transmutation solves waste – cuts radioactive half-lives to under one year. July 29 2016. Asian Scientists Smashing’ Radioactive Particles Can Help Clear Nuclear Waste . Asian Scientist Newsroom | July 29, 2016 | In the Lab /http://www.asianscientist.com/2016/07/in-the-lab/cesium-137-strontium-90-transmuted-isotopes-nuclear-waste-management/. MP AsianScientist (Jul. 29, 2016) - Scientists in Japan ... of the paper.
