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0 - Black Nihilism K
Tournament: Valley RR | Round: 2 | Opponent: LHP MK | Judge: panel The aff’s search for meaning is inherently anti-black and replicates ressentiment. Warren 15 Calvin (Assistant Professor of American Studies at George Washington University) “Black Nihilism and the Politics of Hope” CR: The New Centennial Review, Vol. 15, No. 1, 2015, pp. 215–248 https://muse.jhu.edu/article/578044/pdf JW Meaning itself is ... within humanist grammars.
Concepts of freedom, truth, and rationality depend of black violence to sustain themselves. Warren 15 Calvin (Assistant Professor of American Studies at George Washington University) “Black Nihilism and the Politics of Hope” CR: The New Centennial Review, Vol. 15, No. 1, 2015, pp. 215–248 https://muse.jhu.edu/article/578044/pdf JW For the black ... in structuring thought.
Politics are structurally anti-black—claiming we should push for progress forms cruel optimism that supports more violence. Warren 15 Calvin (Assistant Professor of American Studies at George Washington University) “Black Nihilism and the Politics of Hope” CR: The New Centennial Review, Vol. 15, No. 1, 2015, pp. 215–248 https://muse.jhu.edu/article/578044/pdf JW To speak of ... in an anti- black world.
There is no “progress,” anti-black violence just reproduces itself. Warren 15 Calvin (Assistant Professor of American Studies at George Washington University) “Black Nihilism and the Politics of Hope” CR: The New Centennial Review, Vol. 15, No. 1, 2015, pp. 215–248 https://muse.jhu.edu/article/578044/pdf JW Perverse juxtapositions structure ... to black suffering.
The alternative is political apostasy. The only ethical action is self-excommunication from metaphysical structures of violence. Warren 15 Calvin (Assistant Professor of American Studies at George Washington University) “Black Nihilism and the Politics of Hope” CR: The New Centennial Review, Vol. 15, No. 1, 2015, pp. 215–248 https://muse.jhu.edu/article/578044/pdf JW Political Apostasy For ... critique and spiritual practice.
9/26/16
0 - Black Nihilism K v2
Tournament: Debate LA Challenge | Round: 2 | Opponent: Harvard Westlake SP | Judge: Flores, Sharp Political actions constitute themselves within an anti-black metaphysical equation. Reforms never work and things will not get better. Warren 15 Calvin (Assistant Professor of American Studies at George Washington University) “Black Nihilism and the Politics of Hope” CR: The New Centennial Review, Vol. 15, No. 1, 2015, pp. 215–248 https://muse.jhu.edu/article/578044/pdf JW Perverse juxtapositions structure ... to black suffering.
The idea that progress can be achieved eventually forms a “politics of hope” that uses the trick of time to sustain violence. Warren 2 Calvin (Assistant Professor of American Studies at George Washington University) “Black Nihilism and the Politics of Hope” CR: The New Centennial Review, Vol. 15, No. 1, 2015, pp. 215–248 https://muse.jhu.edu/article/578044/pdf JW What one achieves... an anti- black world.
Anti-blackness structures all modern systems and methods of thought. Attempts to create freedom always fail. Warren 3 Calvin (Assistant Professor of American Studies at George Washington University) “Black Nihilism and the Politics of Hope” CR: The New Centennial Review, Vol. 15, No. 1, 2015, pp. 215–248 https://muse.jhu.edu/article/578044/pdf JW For the black ... in structuring thought.
The alternative is political apostasy. The only ethical action is self-excommunication from metaphysical structures of violence. Warren 4 Calvin (Assistant Professor of American Studies at George Washington University) “Black Nihilism and the Politics of Hope” CR: The New Centennial Review, Vol. 15, No. 1, 2015, pp. 215–248 https://muse.jhu.edu/article/578044/pdf JW Political Apostasy For ... and spiritual practice.
1/12/17
0 - Broken Interps
Tournament: x | Round: 8 | Opponent: x | Judge: x If debaters read aff paradigm choice, they must clarify in a delineated text in the AC a method by which we weigh between the discursive reasons to vote aff against the plan text, and how the negative can link in offense in order to win.
If debaters read a plan, it must have a solvency advocate. To clarify, the solvency advocate must minimally advocate for the mandates of the aff plan.
If debaters read say the neg should engage them on the role of the ballot for theoretical reasons, they may not say that consequences aren’t relevant underneath their framework.
The aff cannot read arguments that require the negative to “explicitly propose all T interpretations about my advocacy such as specification and implementation”.
Debaters must read cites for statistics and evidence.
The aff plan text must constitute a policy that could be enacted.
If debaters claim they get an RVI, they must specify in their speech the conditions under which it can be triggered. To clarify, whether the RVI requires offense to a counter interp vs. I meets, drop the argument vs. debater, competing interps vs. reasonability.
Debaters may not say “thus the plan” in the AC, read an advocacy text and then claim in the 1AR it was just a "rhetorical flair."
Debaters can't say that death is good in the 1AR if they read an aff with death impacts in the AC and the neg read disads linking to death.
The aff may not say the judge should accept util, that the judge has an obligation to protect the environment, and that the judge should minimize extinction risk in the AC if they do not clarify in the AC or when asked in CX how to weigh between them and which framework comes first.
The affirmative may not read a burden structure that requires the neg to prove we have an absolute obligation to protect future generations.
10/16/16
0 - Confusing Language K
Tournament: Glenbrooks | Round: 5 | Opponent: Millard North GB | Judge: Peiris The 1AC is filled with pretentious diction and meaningless words. This unnecessary confusion destroys the effective use of language. Orwell 46 George (author of 1984) “Politics and the English Language” http://www.npr.org/blogs/ombudsman/Politics_and_the_English_Language-1.pdf JW OPERATORS OR VERBAL ... reactionary, bourgeois, equality.
Simplification of language is key – their literary tactics are designed to hide terrible arguments. The result is complete failure of argumentation. Orwell 46 George (author of 1984) “Politics and the English Language” http://www.npr.org/blogs/ombudsman/Politics_and_the_English_Language-1.pdf JW In our time ... where it belongs.
11/20/16
0 - Contact Information
Tournament: all | Round: Quads | Opponent: x | Judge: x If you have questions about anything, email me: wareham.jack@gmail.com
9/9/16
0 - Disclosure Theory
Tournament: x | Round: Quads | Opponent: x | Judge: x Interpretation: at least an hour before the round begins, debaters must disclose all broken positions (including ACs, NCs, DAs, CPs and Ks) on the NDCA LD 2016-2017 wiki under their own name, school, and correct side with cites, tags, the first three and the last three words of all cards read.
9/9/16
0 - Pogge K
Tournament: Bronx RR | Round: 7 | Opponent: Holy Cross RS | Judge: panel Thomas Pogge has a known record of sexually harassing female students, but his reputation as a renowned philosopher cultivates a cultural silence that reinforces male discretion. Remnick 16: Noah Remnick. "After a professor is cleared of Sexual Harassment, Critics Fear 'Cultural Silence' at Yale." July 8, 2016. New York: New York Times. Accessed 9.21.16 DL. When Thomas Pogge ... will be boys.’ ”
And, The AC places Pogge on a moral pedestal that renders him immune from accountability; his status as a moral authority of global justice protects him from moral condemnation. Aye 14: Aye (Anonymous) "I had an affair with my hero, a philosopher who's famous for being 'moral'." April 26, 2014. Thought Catalog. thoughtcatalog.com/anonymous/2014/04/i-had-an-affair-with-my-hero-a-philosopher-whos-famous-for-being-moral/ Accessed 9.21.16 DL. I write this ... already wide open.
10/14/16
0 - Tuck n Yang
Tournament: Bronx | Round: 6 | Opponent: Newtown AH | Judge: Rahul Gosain Narratives reify logic of settler colonialism through its interpretation of subaltern voice—vote neg to refuse to participate in the marketplace of trauma Tuck and Yang 14 Eve, Associate Professor of Educational Foundations and Coordinator of Native American Studies at the State University of New York at New Paltz, and K. Wayne, Associate Professor in Ethnic Studies at UC San Diego, “R-Words: Refusing Research,” Humanizing Research, p. 224-6 Our thinking and ... a pain narrative.
The affirmatives individual approach to systems of oppression actively discourages searching for structural, broad-based solutions because it pretends that “talking about it with a judge nodding understandingly” is sufficient remedy. This solidifies the violent conditions of the status quo. Tonn 5 – assoc. prof of comm. @ u of Maryland (Mari, “Taking Conversation, Dialogue, and Therapy Public ,” Rhetoric and Public Affairs 8.3 (2005) 405-430) Fourth, a communicative ... to "heal" themselves.
10/15/16
0 - Util Fwk
Tournament: Valley RR | Round: 1 | Opponent: Valley TF | Judge: panel Phenomenal introspection is reliable and proves that util is objectively valid. Sinhababu Neil (National University of Singapore) “The epistemic argument for hedonism” http://philpapers.org/archive/SINTEA-3 accessed 2-4-16 JW The Odyssey's treatment ... not egoistic hedonism.
This outweighs other frameworks. Sinhababu 2 Neil (National University of Singapore) “The epistemic argument for hedonism” http://philpapers.org/archive/SINTEA-3 accessed 2-4-16 JW A full moral ... through reliable processes.
Thus, the standard is maximizing happiness.
Personal identity doesn’t exist. Olson Eric T. (Professor of Philosophy at the University of Sheffield) “Personal Identity” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Aug 20, 2002; substantive revision Oct 28, 2010 http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/identity-personal/#PsyApp JW Whatever psychological continuity ... once: a contradiction. This means util: only states of affairs have value. Shoemaker Shoemaker, David (Dept of Philosophy, U Memphis). “Utilitarianism and Personal Identity.” The Journal of Value Inquiry 33: 183–199, 1999. http://www.csun.edu/~ds56723/jvipaper.pdf Extreme reductionism might ... such a theory.
2. Determinism is true. Our bodies are controlled by mechanical principles. Drescher Gary L. (Visiting Fellow at the Center for Cognitive Studies at Tufts University, PhD in Computer Science from MIT) “Good and Real: Demystifying Paradoxes from Physics to Ethics” Bradford Books May 5th 2006 One prominent notion ... otherwise always obey.
Only consequentialism is consistent with a deterministic world. Greene and Cohen 4 Joshua Greene and Jonathan Cohen (Department of Psychology, Center for the Study of Brain, Mind, and Behavior, Princeton University) “For the law, neuroscience changes nothing and everything” November 26th 2004 Phil.Trans.R.Soc.Lond.B (2004)359,1775–1785 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1693457/pdf/15590618.pdf JW The forward-looking–consequentialist ... punishment is compatibilist.
9/26/16
JAN FEB Anti-Semitism CP
Tournament: Debate LA Challenge | Round: 5 | Opponent: Harvard-Westlake EE | Judge: Randall, Williams CP: Public colleges and universities in the United States ought not restrict constitutionally protected journalist speech but ought to restrict anti-Semitic journalism. ADL 16 "The Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2016." ADL. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Dec. 2016. No date no specific author (CWLC) Anti-Semitism is disturbingly ... all current manifestations.
Anti-Semitism manifests itself in social progression movements which excludes Jewish individuals. Berteaux 16 "In the Safe Spaces on Campus, No Jews Allowed." The Tower. N.p., Feb. 2016. Web. 18 Dec. 2016. http://www.thetower.org/article/in-the-safe-spaces-on-campus-no-jews-allowed/ (CWLC) Excluding Jews from ...as Black Lives Matter.
Newspapers have cultivated an anti-Semitic attitude by publishing anti-Zionist, stereotype-relying articles. Cravatts 16, Richard. "Not All the News That's Fit to Print." Frontpage Mag. N.p., 07 Dec. 2016. Web. 06 Jan. 2017. (CWLC) When Elmer Davis, ... movement, at all.
Anti-Semitism’s causes Jewish oppression. Gold 96 PUTTING ANTI-SEMITISM ON THE ANTI-RACISM AGENDA IN NORTH AMERICAN SCHOOLS OF SOCIAL WORK Author(s): Nora Gold Source: Journal of Social Work Education, Vol. 32, No. 1 (Winter 1996), pp. 77-89 Anti-Semitism can express ... to their invisibility
1/13/17
JAN FEB Hate Speech DA
Tournament: Harvard RR | Round: 3 | Opponent: Hunter NP | Judge: OConnor, Schnide Hate speech is protected by the aff. Volokh 15 Eugene (Eugene Volokh teaches free speech law, religious freedom law, church-state relations law, a First Amendment Amicus Brief Clinic, and tort law, at UCLA School of Law, where he has also often taught copyright law, criminal law, and a seminar on firearms regulation policy) “No, there’s no “hate speech” exception to the First Amendment” The Washington Post May 7th 2015 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2015/05/07/no-theres-no-hate-speech-exception-to-the-first-amendment/?utm_term=.594939e845c6 JW I keep hearing ... I know of.)
Speech codes are necessary to prevent hate speech, which furthers oppression and prevents dialogue and discussion. Garrett 02 Deanna (graduated from the University of Virginia in 1997 with a bachelor's degree in Religious Studies and a minor in Biology. She is a second-year HESA student and a Graduate Assistant in the Department of Residential Life.) “Silenced Voices: Hate Speech Codes on Campus” The University of Vermont July 29th 2002 https://www.uvm.edu/~vtconn/?Page=v20/garrett.html JW Restricting Hate Speech ... systematically preempts response. (p. 143)
2/16/17
JAN FEB Heresy CP
Tournament: Debate LA Challenge | Round: 3 | Opponent: Harrison RP | Judge: Harris, Agarwala Public colleges and universities ought to censor people who criticize the Christian religion.
Heaven contains infinite good, while hell contains infinite bad. Thus, consequentialists have an obligation to maximize the chances of salvation. Clarke 11 Steve “Coercion, Consequence and Salvation” April, 2011 Scientific Approaches to the Philosophy of Religion Part of the series Palgrave Frontiers in Philosophy of Religion pp 205-223 JW Practically all of ... being denied salvation.
Any miniscule chance of a Christian God existing justifies attempted conversion. Duncan 7 Craig Duncan (Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Philosophy and Religion at Ithaca College) “The Persecutor’s Wager” Philosophical Review, Vol. 116, No. 1, 2007 JW Since S 0, it follows that ... in this world.
Next: God must exist, three warrants. Keller 8 Timothy J. Keller The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism. New York: Dutton, 2008. Print. The Mysterious Bang ... it is helpful.
The bible is a historically accurate document and proves that Christianity is correct—four warrants. Zukeran 14 Patrick (ounder and Executive Director of Evidence and Answers, a research and teaching ministry specializing in Christian apologetics, the defense of the Christian faith. He is the host of the radio show Evidence and Answers (www.evidenceandanswers.org). Pat is the author of several books including The Apologetics of Jesus co-authored with Norman Geisler; God, Eternity, and Spirituality (ed.); and Unless I See . . . Is There Enough Evidence to Believe? Pat is a popular conference speaker and he also serves as an adjunct faculty for several colleges and institutes worldwide. He earned a B.A. from Point Loma Nazarene University, a Master of Theology (Th.M.) from Dallas Theological Seminary, and a Doctorate of Ministry (D.Min.) in Apologetics from Southern Evangelical Seminary) “How I Know Christianity Is True – A Defense of the Gospel” Probe August 30, 2014 https://www.probe.org/how-i-know-christianity-is-true/ JW Among all the ... has His fingerprints.{4}
1/12/17
JAN FEB Kant NC
Tournament: Debate LA Challenge | Round: 3 | Opponent: Harrison RP | Judge: Harris, Agarwala Practical reflection is an inescapable aspect of agency. Ferrero Luca Ferrero (University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee) “Constitutivism and the Inescapability of Agency” Oxford Studies in Metaethics, vol. IV January 12th 2009 pp. 6-8 JW 3.2 Agency is special ... closed under itself.15
In order to prevent coercion individuals must submit to the omnilateral will. Kant Immanuel Kant (leading Kantian scholar) The Metaphysical Elements of Justice, trans. John Ladd. 1797. Indianapolis: Hackett Publsihing, 1999. When I declare ... a civil society.
Thus, the standard is consistency with the omnilateral will.
We can’t be culpable for consequences—external forces determine them. Hegel 20 George Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel The Philosophy of Right 1820 The will has ... in the purpose.
I contend that public entities have an obligation to restrict some constitutionally protected free speech.
First, speech acts that intend to incite revolution dissolve the authority of the sovereign and must be prohibited. Varden 10 Helga Varden (Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Illinois) “A Kantian Conception of Free Speech” May 22nd 2010 Freedom of Expression in a Diverse World Volume 3 of the series AMINTAPHIL: The Philosophical Foundations of Law and Justice pp 39-55 http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.10072F978-90-481-8999-1_4 JW To understand Kant’s ... a public crime (6: 331).
Second, hate speech relies on historical oppression, which obligates the state to intervene. Varden 10 Helga Varden (Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Illinois) “A Kantian Conception of Free Speech” May 22nd 2010 Freedom of Expression in a Diverse World Volume 3 of the series AMINTAPHIL: The Philosophical Foundations of Law and Justice pp 39-55 http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.10072F978-90-481-8999-1_4 JW Kant’s distinction between ... of all citizens.
1/12/17
JAN FEB T-Any
Tournament: Debate LA Challenge | Round: 2 | Opponent: Harvard Westlake SP | Judge: Flores, Sharp A. Interpretation: debaters may not specify a specific kind of free speech that they protect or a specific free speech restriction that they remove. They must defend that all constitutionally protected free speech is protected.
B. Violation:
C. Standards:
Textuality. “Any” means no matter what kind or quality. Collins English Dictionary 14 Collins English Dictionary Complete and Unabridged, “any” 12th Edition 2014 http://www.thefreedictionary.com/any JW one, some, or several, as specified, no matter how much or many, what kind or quality, etc: any cheese in the cupboard is yours; you may take any clothes you like.
Prefer my definition of “any,” it’s most contextual to the resolution. Debois 17 Danny (champion of TOC, NCFL Grand Nationals, the Minneapple, The Glenbrooks, and the Harvard Invitational (twice), coaches Harvard-Westlake) “Topic Analysis by Danny Debois” January-February 2017 LD Brief JW Two major competing ... them are bad.
Tournament: Debate LA Challenge | Round: 5 | Opponent: Harvard-Westlake EE | Judge: Randall, Williams A. Interpretation: the aff must defend protecting constitutionally protected speech.
Hazelwood applies to colleges–other Court decisions prove it should restrict universities. LaVigne 07 Christopher N. LaVigne, Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier and the University: Why the High School Standard is Here to Stay, 35 Fordham Urb. L.J. 1191 (2007). http://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/ulj/vol35/iss5/5/ JW In Hazelwood School ... elsewhere for relief.
Applying Hazelwood to Universities is the only consistent option. LaVigne 07 Christopher N. LaVigne, Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier and the University: Why the High School Standard is Here to Stay, 35 Fordham Urb. L.J. 1191 (2007). http://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/ulj/vol35/iss5/5/ JW The Supreme Court ... college student speech.
Qualified immunity is key to deterring crime—multiple warrants. Rosen 5 Michael (attorney in San Diego at Fish and Richardson PC, an intellectual property law fIrm. In 2003-2004 he served as a law clerk to The Honorable Marilyn L. Huff, Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. He graduated from Harvard Law School in 2003) “A Qualified Defense: In Support of the Doctrine of Qualified Immunity in Excessive Force Cases, With Some Suggestions for its Improvement” Golden Gate University Law Review Volume 35 Issue 2 Article 2 January 2005 http://digitalcommons.law.ggu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1899andcontext=ggulrev JW It is hard ... deterrence of crime.
Soft power solves extinction. Lagon 11 Mark P. (International Relations and Security Chair at Georgetown University's Master of Science in Foreign Service Program and adjunct senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. He is the former US Ambassador-at-Large to Combat Trafficking in Persons at the US Department of State) “The Value of Values: Soft Power Under Obama” World Affairs Journal Sept/Oct 2011 http://www.worldaffairsjournal.org/article/value-values-soft-power-under-obama#ER Despite large economic .... is seriously amiss.
11/19/16
NOV DEC Framework
Tournament: Glenbrooks | Round: 5 | Opponent: Millard North GB | Judge: Peiris Interpretation: the affirmative must defend the implementation of the United States limiting qualified immunity for police officers.
“Resolved” means enactment of a law. Words and Phrases 64 Words and Phrases Permanent Edition (Multi-volume set of judicial definitions). “Resolved”. 1964. Definition of the word “resolve,” given by Webster is “to express an opinion or determination by resolution or vote; as ‘it was resolved by the legislature;” It is of similar force to the word “enact,” which is defined by Bouvier as meaning “to establish by law”.
United States” is defined by the entirety of its territories. Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms 05 US Department of Defense 2005 http://www.thefreedictionary.com/United+States United States Includes the land area, internal waters, territorial sea, and airspace of the United States, including the following: a. US territories, possessions, and commonwealths; and b. Other areas over which the US Government has complete jurisdiction and control or has exclusive authority or defense responsibility.
Qualified immunity is a legal concept. Chen 15 Alan K. Chen is the William M. Beaney Memorial Research Chair and professor of law at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, where he teaches courses in constitutional law, federal courts, and public interest law. An experienced civil rights litigator and former ACLU staff attorney, Professor Chen continues to do pro bono work in constitutional rights cases. “Qualified Immunity Liming Access to Justice and Impeding Development of the Law” Human Rights Magazine Home 2015 (Vol. 41) Vol. 41, No. 1 - Lurking in the Shadows: the Supreme Court's Quiet Attack on Civil Rights http://www.americanbar.org/publications/human_rights_magazine_home/2015~-~-vol~-~-41-/vol~-~-41~-~-no~-~-1~-~--lurking-in-the-shadows~-~-the-supreme-court-s-qui/qualified-immunity-limiting-access-to-justice-and-impeding-devel.html JW Savana sued the school personnel who conducted the search under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for violating her Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable searches. The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously concluded that the officials had violated Savana’s constitutional rights. But by a 5–4 vote, the Court held that the officials could not be held liable for their conduct because they were entitled to “qualified immunity.” Safford Unified School District No. 1 v. Redding, 557 U.S. 364, 379 (2009). Qualified immunity is an affirmative defense that protects federal, state, or local officials who are sued for damages when they have violated the Constitution (constitutional tort claims filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 or Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388, 392–97 (1971)). It bars suits from proceeding unless the plaintiff can demonstrate that the officials’ conduct violated “clearly established . . . constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known.” Harlow v. Fitzgerald, 457 U.S. 800, 818 (1982). In Savana’s case, the Supreme Court held that the prevailing legal standard, which required school officials to balance the need to conduct the search against the intrusion on students’ privacy, was not so clearly defined that the officials could be said to have committed an obvious Fourth Amendment violation. As the majority observed, “cases viewing school strip searches differently from the way we see them are numerous enough, with well-reasoned majority and dissenting opinions, to counsel doubt that we were sufficiently clear in the prior statement of law.” Safford, 557 U.S. at 378–79.
Police officers are law enforcement agents for the government. Black’s Law Dictionary “What is POLICE OFFICER?” http://thelawdictionary.org/police-officer/ JW a person who is an officer of the law enforcement team employed by the county, town, municipality or state.
Ground. Violations of competitive equity prevent effective dialogue and participation which turns the aff. Galloway 7 Ryan Galloway 7, Samford Comm prof, Contemporary Argumentation and Debate, Vol. 28, 2007 Debate as a ... time and power (Farrell, 1985, p. 114).
2. Institutional engagement. The state is inevitable—learning to speak the language of power creates the only possibility of social change debate can offer. This is best served by imagining the consequences of policy. Coverstone 5 Alan Coverstone (masters in communication from Wake Forest, longtime debate coach) “Acting on Activism: Realizing the Vision of Debate with Pro-social Impact” Paper presented at the National Communication Association Annual Conference November 17th 2005 JW 11/18/15 An important concern ... in America today.
3. Topicality is a pre-requisite to engagement—otherwise nothing separates aff from neg. Shively 2k – assistant professor of political science at Texas A and M University (Ruth Lessl, “Political Theory and Partisan Politics”, Chapter 8, “Political Theory and the Postmodern Politics of Ambiguity”, eds. Portis, Gundersen, and Shively, p. 176-182, ProQuest ebrary) Like all attempts ... agreement or harmony.
Relevance isn’t enough—only a precise and limited rez creates clash on a point of mutual difference Steinberg and Freeley 8 *Austin J. Freeley is a Boston based attorney who focuses on criminal, personal injury and civil rights law, AND David L. Steinberg , Lecturer of Communication Studies @ U Miami, Argumentation and Debate: Critical Thinking for Reasoned Decision Making pp45- Debate is a ... the following discussion.
11/20/16
NOV DEC Hobbes NC
Tournament: Glenbrooks | Round: 3 | Opponent: Valley CT | Judge: Henry Wu Humans construct all value so there is no external truth. Parrish 4 Rick “Derrida’s Economy of Violence in Hobbes’ Social Contract” Theory and Event 7:4 2004 Perhaps the single ... as extrinsic facts.”
Only a sovereign unifies these assertions as a definer of values. Parrish 4 Rick “Derrida’s Economy of Violence in Hobbes’ Social Contract” Theory and Event 7:4 2004 All of the ... the natural condition.”
Thus, the standard is consistency with the Hobbesian social contract. Prefer the standard: without an external authority, agents devolve into endless violence. Renzo 11 Massimo “State Legitimacy and Self-Defence” (Accepted 4 May 2011) Law and Philosophy (2011) 30: 575–601 Ó Springer 2011 As Gregory Kavka ... state of nature.
I contend that limiting qualified immunity violates the Hobbesian social contract. Police are the state’s way of exercising authority—contesting their use of force is never justified. Jaywork 14 Casey “HOBBES’ DEFENSE OF POLICE FORCE” December 13th 2014 https://caseyjaywork.wordpress.com/2014/12/13/hobbes-defense-of-police-force/ JW In recent debates .. of “criminals,” “thugs,” etc.).
Tournament: Loyola | Round: Semis | Opponent: Lynbrook NS | Judge: panel The Kingdom of Belgium ought to amend it’s current phase out plan, allowing for the four most recent NPP units commissioned in 1985, to continue operations until complete phase out is more feasible. IEA ‘16 International Energy Agency. Energy Policies of IEA Countries 2016 Review Belgium. http://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/Energy_Policies_of_IEA_Countries_Belgium_2016_Review.pdf Belgium has a ... other OECD countries.
9/17/16
SEPT OCT Cap K
Tournament: Valley RR | Round: 4 | Opponent: SLP DA | Judge: panel The aff’s focus on reforming the energy sector ignores the way in which energy is embedded in social and historical context, which reinforces capitalist structures of domination. Huber 13 Matt “What do we mean by “Energy Policy”? Life, Capitalism, and the Broader Field of Energy Politics” State of Nature May 4th 2013 http://www.stateofnature.org/?p=7138 JW In the 1970s ... collective political struggle.
Nuclear power’s flaws are a product of class society. The aff’s focus on banning the technology completely ignores it’s emancipatory potential for workers. SLP 81 “Socialism and Nuclear Power” A Socialist Labor Party Statement 1981 http://www.slp.org/res_state_htm/soc_nuc_power.html JW Socialists can bring ... emancipated working class.
Capitalism causes multiple scenarios for extinction. It’s try or die. Chengu 13 Garikai Chengu (fellow of the Du Bois Institute for African Research at Harvard University). “Capitalism: A Cancer That Threatens Humanity.” December 22nd, 2013. http://bravenewworld.in/2013/12/22/capitalism-a-cancer-that-threatens-humanity/ Capitalism is like ... can survive capitalism?
Cap kills value to life and precludes ethics. Morgareidge 98 Morgareidge, Clayton, Prof of Philosophy at Lewis and Clark College, 1998, Why Capitalism is Evil 08/22 http://www.lclark.edu/~clayton/commentaries/evil.html To show why ... at the table.
The alternative is recommitment to class struggle grounded in socialist humanism---pedagogical recommitment to Marxist struggle is key. Peter McLaren 4, Education and Urban Schooling Division prof, UCLA—and Valerie Scatamburlo-D'Annibale; University of Windsor, Educational Philosophy and Theory, Vol. 36, No. 2, 2004, www.freireproject.org/articles/node2065/RCGS/class_dismissed-val-peter.10.pdf These are the ... to be redeemed. Educational spaces must focus on resistance to the logic of capital by embracing socialism. D’Annibale ’06 Valerie Scatamburlo-D’Annibale, award-winning author and educator, is an Associate Professor of Communication Studies @ University of Windsor “Imagining the Impossible: Revolutionary Critical Pedagogy Against the 21st Century American Imperium” International Journal of Progressive Education Vol: 2 Issue: 3 The Boy Emperor ... hope dies last.
9/23/16
SEPT OCT Coal DA
Tournament: Valley RR | Round: Finals | Opponent: Scarsdale ZE | Judge: panel The plan causes a shift to fossil fuels – renewables can’t provide all our energy so nuclear acts as a substitute. Bosselman 9 Fred P. (Professor of Law Emeritus, Chicago-Kent College of Law) “The Ecological Advantages of Nuclear Power” 15 N.Y.U. Envtl. L.J. 1 (2009) http://scholarship.kentlaw.iit.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1728andcontext=fac_schol JW This article concentrates ... under unusual circumstances.
The coal industry is built on racism Aronoff 16. Kate Aronoff, (Kate Aronoff is a Brooklyn-based freelance writer, the Communications Coordinator for the New Economy Coalition, and a co-founder of the Fossil Fuel Divestment Student Network. Her writing has appeared in The Nation, The American Prospect, Dissent and The New York Times.) 5-20-2016, "Racism from above in Appalachia," Waging Nonviolence, http://wagingnonviolence.org/feature/racism-from-above-in-appalachia/, accessed 9-7-2016. NP In many parts ... poolrooms and theaters.”
Coal is worse: horrible for minority communities and lower-income areas. Israel 12 summarizes an NAACP report Coal plants smothering communities of color, report finds By Brett Israel (Scientific American Environmental Health Contributor) The Daily Climate http://www.dailyclimate.org/tdc-newsroom/2012/11/coal-power-injustice Nov 26, 2012 NS 8/26/12 Coal plants place ... to the report.
9/24/16
SEPT OCT Coal DA v2
Tournament: Valley | Round: 6 | Opponent: Lexington CC | Judge: Damerdji The plan causes a shift to fossil fuels – renewables can’t provide all our energy so nuclear acts as a substitute. Bosselman 9 Fred P. (Professor of Law Emeritus, Chicago-Kent College of Law) “The Ecological Advantages of Nuclear Power” 15 N.Y.U. Envtl. L.J. 1 (2009) http://scholarship.kentlaw.iit.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1728andcontext=fac_schol JW This article concentrates ... under unusual circumstances.
Coal causes environmental racism that outweighs and turns case. GEP 15 “Environmental Racism in America: An Overview of the Environmental Justice Movement and the Role of Race in Environmental Policies”, The Goldman Environmental Press, 24 Jun 2015, BE The problem of racial ... plants we visited.”
Coal hurts indigenous communities by disturbing cultural sites and harming health. Peeples 14 Coal-Hungry World Brings Tough Choices For Native Americans Lynne Peoples (Environment and Public Health Reporter, The Huffington Post) 1/30/14 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/30/northwest-coal-exports_n_4611021.html The Huffington Post 9/3 NS Many activists currently ... our children healthy.”
Tournament: Bronx RR | Round: 3 | Opponent: Cambridge OS | Judge: panel The plan causes a shift to fossil fuels – renewables can’t provide all our energy so nuclear acts as a substitute. Bosselman 9 Fred P. (Professor of Law Emeritus, Chicago-Kent College of Law) “The Ecological Advantages of Nuclear Power” 15 N.Y.U. Envtl. L.J. 1 (2009) http://scholarship.kentlaw.iit.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1728andcontext=fac_schol JW This article concentrates ... under unusual circumstances.
Coal causes the worst environmental harms and speeds up global warming. ASLJ 9 Arizona State Law Journal 9. Copyright (c) 2009 Arizona State Law Journal Arizona State Law Journal Spring, 2009 ARIZONA STATE LAW JOURNAL 41 Ariz. St. L.J. 315. NP 8/18/16. Each fossil fuel ...the greatest degree.
Tournament: Loyola | Round: Doubles | Opponent: Palo Alto BH | Judge: panel Counterplan: the United States federal government will develop long-term geological nuclear waste repositories and enter into a consent-based decision-making process with indigenous communities for siting nuclear waste management facilities. Orr 15 Franklin (Under Secretary for Science and Energy) “Finding Long-Term Solutions for Nuclear Waste” December 21 2015 Department of Energy http://www.energy.gov/articles/finding-long-term-solutions-nuclear-waste Today, the Department ... need your help.
Solves case – waste depositories minimize negative effects while giving communities a say. Orr 15 Franklin (Under Secretary for Science and Energy) “Finding Long-Term Solutions for Nuclear Waste” December 21 2015 Department of Energy http://www.energy.gov/articles/finding-long-term-solutions-nuclear-waste Our strategy for ... in the future.
Geological depositories solve the entire aff. Leon et al 1 Cynthia Picot (Nuclear Energy Agency Chief of Cabinet, Head of the Central Secretariat, External Relations and Public Affairs), Hans Riotte (Head of the Radiation Protection and Radioactive Waste Management Division at the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA). Holds a PhD in nuclear physics), and Jorge Lang-Lenton Leon (Director of Communication, ENRESA), “Sustainable solutions for radioactive waste”, OECD Observer, 2001, http://www.oecdobserver.org/news/fullstory.php/aid/531/Sustainable_solutions_for_radioactive_waste.html Nuclear energy could ... which people live.
Tournament: Loyola | Round: 1 | Opponent: Harvard-Westlake SK | Judge: Leah Clark-Villanueva A water crisis is coming and will cause instability and conflict – nuclear energy solves. White 9 Garry (Commodities Editor ) “Can nuclear solve the global water crisis?” The Telegraph December 20th 2009 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/6851983/Can-nuclear-solve-the-global-water-crisis.html JW As the global ... be a lifesaver.
Causes nuclear conflict. Zahoor 11 Musharaf (researcher at Department of Nuclear Politics, National Defence University, Islamabad ) “Water crisis can trigger nuclear war in South Asia” Writer-South Asia June 4th 2011 http://writerasia.blogspot.com/2011/06/water-crisis-can-trigger-nuclear-war-in.html JW Islamabad, 4 June... through political will.
Tournament: Loyola | Round: Doubles | Opponent: Palo Alto BH | Judge: panel Clinton’s ahead but its too close to call one side or another definitely. Trump still has a real chance Kurtz 9/6 Howard (Howard Kurtz currently serves as host of Fox News Channel's (FNC) "MediaBuzz") “Polling mania: Why are many pundits still convinced that Trump can't win?” Fox News September 6th 2016 http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/09/06/polling-mania-why-are-many-pundits-still-convinced-that-trump-cant-win.html JW The presidential race ... least until October.
Hillary is tied to Obama’s approval ratings – data proves. Lazaroff 16 Leon (Leon Lazaroff has been with TheStreet since March 2013 as an editor, media industry reporter and political writer. Prior to joining TheStreet, Leon was a reporter at Bloomberg News on its media and emerging markets teams, a national correspondent for the Chicago Tribune and through much of the 1990s a foreign correspondent reporting from Mexico and Spain with the Associated Press and other outlets. Leon completed the Knight-Bagehot Fellowship in Economics and Business Journalism at Columbia University in 2002, earning a masters degree in journalism, and a bachelor of arts in history from the University of Wisconsin) “Why Hillary Clinton Is Embracing Barack Obama and His 47 Approval Rating” The Street Jan 24 2016 https://www.thestreet.com/story/13426987/1/why-hillary-clinton-is-embracing-barack-obama-and-his-47-approval-rating.html JW In comments on ... outcomes," he wrote.
Trump reverses global warming progress; pushes us past the point of no return. Graves 16 Lucia (Guardian US columnist. She was previously a staff correspondent for National Journal magazine and a staff reporter at Huffington Post) “The Whole World Has a Stake in the Outcome of Our Presidential Election” Pacific Standard January 5th 2016 https://psmag.com/the-whole-world-has-a-stake-in-the-outcome-of-our-presidential-election-8987fb0242f2#.3062y5idu JW Whether it’s by ... at le Bourget.
Extinction precludes the aff – no moral value. Seeley 86 Robert A., Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors, The Handbook of Non-Violence, p. 269-70 In moral reasoning ... sane moral code.
Magnitude first—we must calculate future descendants. Matheny 7 (Jason, Department of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, “Reducing the Risk of Human Extinction,” Risk Analysis, Vol 27, No 5) Even if extinction ... that threaten 100.
Death controls the internal link to every moral value and impact Jonas 96 (Hans, Former Alvin Johnson Prof. Phil. – New School for Social Research and Former Eric Voegelin Visiting Prof. – U. Munich, “Morality and Mortality: A Search for the Good After Auschwitz”, p. 111-112) With this look ... essay on ontology.
9/11/16
SEPT OCT Elections DA More Impacts
Tournament: Valley | Round: Quarters | Opponent: Scarsdale ZE | Judge: panel Trump creates a violent national discourse of fascism and racism. Giroux 15 Henry “Fascism in Donald Trump's United States” December 8 2015 truthout http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/33951-fascism-in-donald-trump-s-united-states JW Donald Trump's blatant ... and proto-fascist forms.
Trump presidency causes nuclear war—unchecked proliferation. Kleiner 6-3 Sam (postdoctoral fellow at Yale Law School. He is the author of a forthcoming book about the U.S. air war in China during World War II) “With His Finger on the Trigger” The Atlantic June 3 2016 http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2016/06/donald-trump-nuclear-weapons/485504/ JW A nuclear-armed Trump ... own nuclear program.”
Trump reverses warming progress; pushes us past the point of no return. Graves 16 Lucia (Guardian US columnist. She was previously a staff correspondent for National Journal magazine and a staff reporter at Huffington Post) “The Whole World Has a Stake in the Outcome of Our Presidential Election” Pacific Standard January 5th 2016 https://psmag.com/the-whole-world-has-a-stake-in-the-outcome-of-our-presidential-election-8987fb0242f2#.3062y5idu JW Whether it’s by ... at le Bourget.
Tournament: Loyola | Round: 1 | Opponent: Harvard-Westlake SK | Judge: Leah Clark-Villanueva Interpretation – the affirmative must defend desirability of topical action.
“Resolved” means enactment of a law. Words and Phrases 64 Words and Phrases Permanent Edition (Multi-volume set of judicial definitions). “Resolved”. 1964. Definition of the word “resolve,” given by Webster is “to express an opinion or determination by resolution or vote; as ‘it was resolved by the legislature;” It is of similar force to the word “enact,” which is defined by Bouvier as meaning “to establish by law”.
Nuclear power is a form of energy production regulated by governments through laws. West's Encyclopedia of American Law, edition 2. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Nuclear+Power A form of ... at nuclear facilities.
Violation – they don’t defend a topical prohibition on nuclear power as contextualized by the interp. They say you should vote aff as a social critique.
Reasons to prefer:
Institutional engagement The state is inevitable—learning to speak the language of power creates the only possibility of social change debate can offer. This is best served by imagining the consequences of policy. Coverstone 5 Alan Coverstone (masters in communication from Wake Forest, longtime debate coach) “Acting on Activism: Realizing the Vision of Debate with Pro-social Impact” Paper presented at the National Communication Association Annual Conference November 17th 2005 JW 11/18/15 An important concern ... in America today.
2. Ground
Violations of competitive equity prevent effective dialogue and participation. Galloway 7 Ryan Galloway 7, Samford Comm prof, Contemporary Argumentation and Debate, Vol. 28, 2007 Debate as a ... time and power (Farrell, 1985, p. 114).
3. Dogmatism
4. Topical version of the aff.
9/10/16
SEPT OCT God NC
Tournament: Bronx | Round: Finals | Opponent: Scarsdale ZE | Judge: panel God Exists, three warrants. Keller, Timothy J. The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism. New York: Dutton, 2008. Print. The Mysterious Bang ... it is helpful.
And if God exists it implies absolute obligations to future generations. It would still be rational to conform to God’s intentions given his present ability to affect our rational self-interest (e.g. Hell). Adams, Robert. “Must God Create the Best?” The Philosophical Review. Vol. 81 No. 3 (Jul. 1972) Jstor. Even if the ... the best possible.
The cosmological argument proves God exists. Kreeft, Peter (Professor of philosophy at Boston College). Handbook of Christian Apologetics. 1994. Everything that is ... is not explained.
God’s existence makes them the source of morality. Craig William L. Craig (PhD in philosophy at University of Birmingham and Research Professor at Biola University) “The Indispensability of Theological Meta-ethical Foundations for Morality” (1996) Consider, then, the ... foundation for morality.
Any risk of God outweighs framework defense. Kreeft 2, Peter (Professor of philosophy at Boston College). Handbook of Christian Apologetics. 1994. But the only chance of doing infinite justice is if God exists and we believe, while the only chance of doing infinite injustice is if God exists and we do not believe. If God does not exist, there is no one there to do infinite justice or infinite injustice to.
10/16/16
SEPT OCT Libertarianism NC
Tournament: Loyola | Round: 4 | Opponent: Immaculate Heart DD | Judge: Felix Tan Practical reflection is an inescapable aspect of agency. Ferrero Luca Ferrero (University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee) “Constitutivism and the Inescapability of Agency” Oxford Studies in Metaethics, vol. IV January 12th 2009 pp. 6-8 JW 3.2 Agency is special ... closed under itself.15
Thus, the standard is respecting freedom.
We can’t be culpable for consequences—they’re determined by external forces. Hegel 20 George Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel The Philosophy of Right 1820 The will has ... in the purpose.
Nuclear energy doesn’t intrinsically interfere with anyone’s ends because it doesn’t involve force. It’s illegitimate to prohibit it. Levendis et al 6 John Levendis (Dr. John V. Connor Professor in Economics and Finance Associate Professor of Economics at Loyola University New Orleans), Walter Block and Joseph Morrel “Nuclear Power” Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 67, No. 1 (Aug., 2006), pp. 37-49 Let us make ... other such reason.
Counterplan: the Republic of India will adopt the libertarian platform energy policy. Libertarian Party Platform “Energy” The Libertarian Party Platform http://www.dehnbase.org/lpus/library/platform/ene.html JW We oppose all ... a free market.
9/11/16
SEPT OCT Russia Econ DA
Tournament: Bronx RR | Round: 7 | Opponent: Holy Cross RS | Judge: panel Best metrics prove Russia’s economy is unstable but improving now. Lulko 5/26/16 Lyuba “West shocked to discover revival of Russian economy” Pravda Report http://www.pravdareport.com/russia/economics/26-05-2016/134544-russian_economy-0/ JW Western media have ... isolation is impossible.
Extinction. Filger 9 Sheldon (author and blogger for the Huffington Post) “Russian Economy Faces Disastrous Free Fall Contraction” June 10 2009 http://www.globaleconomiccrisis.com/blog/archives/356 In Russia, historically, ... least dangerous consequence.
Miscalc causes nuke war Pry 99 - Peter Vincent Pry - Former US Intelligence Operative, 1999 (“War Scare: U.S.-Russia on the Nuclear Brink”) Russian internal troubles... in grave peril.
10/14/16
SEPT OCT Saudi Arabia PIC
Tournament: Bronx RR | Round: 5 | Opponent: Harrison RP | Judge: panel Counterplan text: countries will prohibit the production of nuclear power except for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia is facing an energy security crisis; only nuclear power can prevent economic damage. Sukin 15 Lauren (Sukin is an editor and researcher at The Century Foundation. She is currently studying political science and literary arts at Brown University, where she will be a senior this fall.) “In Saudi Arabia, nuclear energy for nuclear energy’s sake” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists July 28th 2015 http://thebulletin.org/saudi-arabia-nuclear-energy-nuclear-energyE28099s-sake8570 JW In March, while ... nuclear power programs.
Saudi Arabia is fine now but a collapse would destroy the global economy and cause regional wars. Karasik et al 8/10 Theodore Karasik and Joseph Cozza “What If Saudi Arabia Collapses?” Lobelog Foreign Policy August 10th 2016 https://lobelog.com/what-if-the-state-of-saudi-arabia-collapses/ JW Consequences for Region ... to prevent instability.
Extinction. Bearden 2k Lt Col. Beardon, PhD, 2000 http://www.cheniere.org/correspondence/04250020-20modified.htm Lt. Col Thomas E. Bearden (retd.) PhD, MS (nuclear engineering), BS (mathematics - minor electronic engineering) Co-inventor - the 2002 Motionless Electromagnetic Generator - a replicated overunity EM generator Listed in Marquis' Who'sWho in America, 2004 The Tom Bearden Website From: Tom Bearden To: (Correspondent) Subj: Zero-Point Energy Date: Original Tue, 25 Apr 2000 12:36:29 -0500 Modified and somewhat updated Dec. 29, 2000 History bears out ... for many decades.
10/13/16
SEPT OCT Saudi Arabia Regulations CP
Tournament: Bronx RR | Round: 5 | Opponent: Harrison RP | Judge: panel CP: the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will bury nuclear waste in deep geological deposits, ask for consent before mining uranium, and mandate public reports on nuclear power plants to the citizens.
Depositories solve case. Leon et al 1 Cynthia Picot (Nuclear Energy Agency Chief of Cabinet, Head of the Central Secretariat, External Relations and Public Affairs), Hans Riotte (Head of the Radiation Protection and Radioactive Waste Management Division at the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA). Holds a PhD in nuclear physics), and Jorge Lang-Lenton Leon (Director of Communication, ENRESA), “Sustainable solutions for radioactive waste”, OECD Observer, 2001, http://www.oecdobserver.org/news/fullstory.php/aid/531/Sustainable_solutions_for_radioactive_waste.html Nuclear energy could ... which people live.
10/13/16
SEPT OCT Space DA
Tournament: Valley RR | Round: 4 | Opponent: SLP DA | Judge: panel Effective space ex is only possible with nuclear power. Newhall 15 Marissa (Director of Digital Strategy and Communications) “History of Space Nuclear Power” June 9th 2015 http://energy.gov/articles/history-nuclear-power-space JW You may not ... power plant reactors.
Preserving the ability to colonize space outweighs every other impact – 10^14 human lives are lost every second we delay. Bostrom 3 Nick (Swedish philosopher at the University of Oxford known for his work on existential risk, the anthropic principle, human enhancement ethics, superintelligence risks, the reversal test, and consequentialism) “Astronomical Waste: The Opportunity Cost of Delayed Technological Development” Utilitas Vol. 15, No. 3 (2003): pp. 308-314 http://www.nickbostrom.com/astronomical/waste.html JW I. THE RATE OF ... of utilitarian payoff.
9/23/16
SEPT OCT T-Countries
Tournament: Loyola | Round: 4 | Opponent: Immaculate Heart DD | Judge: Felix Tan Interpretation: debaters may not specify a particular country or group of countries in the plan text, they must defend all countries.
Bare plurals lack determiners. Carlson 77 Greg N. Carlson (linguist) “A Unified Analysis of the English Bare Plural” Linguistics and Philosophy 1977 413-457 D Reidal Publishing Company, Dordrecht Holland. NS 8/26/16 ABSTRACT. It is argued ... indefinite article a.
“Countries” is a bare plural which means plans aren’t T. Debois 16 Danny (champion of TOC, NCFL Grand Nationals, the Minneapple, The Glenbrooks, and the Harvard Invitational (twice), coaches Harvard-Westlake) “Topic Analysis by Danny Debois” September-October 2016 LD Brief JW Importantly, “countries” in ... should prohibit it.
Tournament: Bronx | Round: 6 | Opponent: Newtown AH | Judge: Rahul Gosain A. Interpretation: the aff must defend the implementation of a prohibition on the production of nuclear power as a policy action.
B.
C. Standards:
Textuality “Resolved” means enactment of a law. Words and Phrases 64 Words and Phrases Permanent Edition (Multi-volume set of judicial definitions). “Resolved”. 1964. Definition of the ... establish by law”.
Nuclear power is a form of energy production regulated by governments through laws. West's Encyclopedia of American Law, edition 2. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Nuclear+Power A form of ... at nuclear facilities.
2. Ground.
3. Institutional engagement. The state is inevitable—learning to speak the language of power creates the only possibility of social change debate can offer. This is best served by imagining the consequences of policy. Coverstone 5 Alan Coverstone (masters in communication from Wake Forest, longtime debate coach) “Acting on Activism: Realizing the Vision of Debate with Pro-social Impact” Paper presented at the National Communication Association Annual Conference November 17th 2005 JW 11/18/15 An important concern ... in America today.
10/15/16
SEPT OCT Taiwan PIC
Tournament: Valley | Round: Semis | Opponent: Harrison RP | Judge: panel Counterplan text: countries will prohibit the production of nuclear power except for Taiwan, which will continue the construction of their fourth nuclear power plant and keep the other three running.
Taiwan’s economy is close to failing but safe now. Yi-chu and Huang 9/5 Tsai Yi-chu and Frances Huang “UBS: Taiwan economy faces hard road to clear recovery in short term” September 5th 2016 Focus Taiwan News Channel http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aeco/201609050013.aspx JW Taipei, Sept. 5 (CNA) It will be ... a 1.06 percent increase.
Lack of domestic energy production in Taiwan is spurring an energy crisis that will damage the economy. Liao and Jhou 13 Huei-Chu Liao and Sih Ting Jhou “Taiwan’s Severe Energy Security Challenges” Brookings September 12th 2013 https://www.brookings.edu/opinions/taiwans-severe-energy-security-challenges/ JW A brawl among ...crisis for Taiwan.
Taiwan’s key to global economy and international peace. Pei-chun and Kao 9/20 Tang Pei-chun and Evelyn Kao “Taiwan's economy vital to world trade: WTO official” Focus Taiwan News Channel September 20th 2016 http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aeco/201609200029.aspx JW Taipei, Sept. 20 (CNA) Taiwan's economic activity ... WTO trade system.
Economic decline and volatility heightens the risk of nuclear global conflict. Burrows and Harris 9 - Counselor in the National Intelligence Council, Member at the National Intelligence Council - 2009 (Mathew J. Burrows, Global Trends 2025: A Transformed World—an unclassified report by the NIC published every four years Of course, the ... a more dog-eat-dog world.
