Tournament: Emory | Round: 2 | Opponent:  | Judge:
Thus the counterplan text: Ableist slurs out to be banned in the debate space. Altering our dialogue is important to finding the root of ableism. Only productive dialogue has the power to reveal the best liberation strategy. Oliver nd.
Oliver no date  Politics and Language: Understanding the Disability Discourse Mike Oliver Professor of Disability Studies University of Greenwich, London, http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies/archiveuk/Oliver/politics20and20lang20oliver.pdf
In order to fully understand this…re-appraisal of special education.

The CP is competitive because the AC would allow for ableist speech if it is necessary to explain a lived experience. The CP still allows for the lessons to be learned from lived experiences in more productive environment where ableist slurs are not present. 

Ableist speech is only negative. They only perpetuate and legitimize the oppression and stereotyping of other-abled bodies. Rottenberg 14.
Rachel Cohen-Rottenberg. “Doing Social Justice: 10 Reasons to Give Up Ableist Language.” Huffington Post. Aug 10, 2014
Think about it this…in the service of your cause.

Tournament: Emory | Round: 2 | Opponent:  | Judge:
The Aff (Neg) asks us to simply trust their identity. Such moves discount evidence and reduce epistemology to the value we are demanded to place in our sympathies with the authority of the person. When “performing evidence” substitutes for evidence, the appearance of legitimacy dooms the pursuit of knowledge and propagates decadence. Gordon 06.
Lewis Gordon—professor at philosophy, African and Judiac Studies at University of Connecticut Storrs—2006 (Disciplinary Decadence: Living Thought in Trying Times, p 28-29)
A striking feature (among…the form of perennial truths.

The performance of the affirmative is decadent. It turns away from the various ways of knowing the world and ontologizes the language of the slave (if Afro-pessimists) as the constitutive foundation of the world and Blackness. Gordon 14.
Lewis Gordon—professor of philosophy, African and Judiac Studies at the University of Connecticut— 2014 (“Disciplinary Decadence and the Decolonization of Knowledge,” Africa Development 39.1: 81-92, 86-88).
Failure to appreciate…the pathological nature of such people.

Decadence destroys Black liberation strategies in debate. By reproducing thoughts found in the erroneous ontologization of disciplines, the opposing team reproduces the theory of Western man, the white European man, as the basis of all our thinking about Blackness. These Black theories use white psychology, white anthropology, white gender oppositions of man v. woman, white theories as the foundation of their thinking about anti-Blackness. This is wrong and indicative of the extremity of anti- Blackness which suggests that Blackness at its core is imitative of whiteness. Their critique is ultimately assimilative and useless in formulating the thinking necessary to act and BE Black in the world. Curry 14.
Tommy J. Curry—2014 (Associate Professor and Ray A.Rothrock Fellow of Philosophy and Africana Studies @Texas AandM University, “Black Studies Not Morality: Neo-Liberal Cooptation, and the Challenges to Black Studies Under Intersectional Axioms, in Emerging Voices of Africana: Disciplinary Resonances, ed. Michael Tillotson (New Jersey:Third World-Red Sea Press, forthcoming).
There are no liberation strategies…of the day) will not do. 

The Performance of the aff simply reproduces the sign (image and meaning) and symbols of the decadent white language. Their alternative depends on the values and anthropology of the white oppressor. In asking for the ballot, appealing to recognition, they reify the Black as imitative of the white, and doom us all to a world more violent than this one. Gordon 06.
Lewis Gordon—professor at philosophy, African and Judiac Studies at University of Connecticut Storrs—2006 (Disciplinary Decadence: Living Thought in Trying Times, p. 88-89).
Fanon was much aware of…such a world, a world without limits?

Tournament: Emory | Round: 4 | Opponent:  | Judge:
A. Interpretation
Restrict means preventing someone from speaking.
Merriam Webster defines “restrict” as
Restrict...a particular thing

B. Violation
The negative does not prevent anything. Instead, they rely on placing people in a free speech zone as a restriction. The space itself isn’t limiting. 

C. Standards
1Ground Skew

2 Limits

D. Voter: Education 

No RVIs

Tournament: Emory | Round: 6 | Opponent:  | Judge:
I negate the resolution.

Merriam Webster defines the word ‘college’ as:
Definition of college 1 : … at the football game in force.
Thus, the actor of the resolution as the whole college can be the faculty or students or administration. 

Merriam Webster defines the word ‘any’ as, when:
adjective 1. one, a…She can't endure any criticism.
Thus, the resolution requires the affirmative to allow ALL constitutionally-protected free speech. The affirmative may not provide expectations. Therefore, if the negative proves even one instance where public colleges and universities have an obligation to restrict constitutionally protected free speech, the resolution would be proved untrue and the negative would win the round. 

My standard is minimizing structural violence. Structural violence transcends ethics. It pervades our thought processes and leads us to exclude and silence others and consider violence against them acceptable. Winter and Leighton 99.
Deborah DuNann Winter and Dana C. Leighton. Winter|Psychologist that specializes in Social Psych, Counseling Psych, Historical and Contemporary Issues, Peace Psychology. Leighton: PhD graduate student in the Psychology Department at the University of Arkansas. Knowledgeable in the fields of social psychology, peace psychology, and justice and intergroup responses to transgressions of justice "Peace, conflict, and violence: Peace psychology in the 21st century." Pg 4-5
Finally, to recognize the …to empower citizens to reduce it.

Contention One: Revenge Pornography
Victims of revenge pornography suffer mental health issues including feelings of isolation. Victims also can lose their job and housing and have being trouble employed again. Kamal 16.
Kamal, Mudasir, MD and William J. Newman, MD. “Revenge Pornography: Mental Health Implications and Related Legislation.” J Am Acad Psychiatry Law 44:359–67, 2016 SABM
Revenge pornography can …of the name change.

Laws that restrict revenge porn are struck down as unconstitutional under the first amendment via arguments that revenge porn is constitutionally protected free speech. Mindock 15.
Mindock, Clark. “Arizona Revenge-Porn Law Halted Permanently After ACLU Lawsuit Challenged Constitutionality Under First Amendment.” International Business Times. June 10, 2015. SABM
A federal court ordered …protected by the Constitution.”

Contention Two: Hate Speech
The affirmative would allow hate speech because it is constitutionally protected under the first amendment. Volokh 15.
Volokh, Eugene. “No, there’s no “hate speech” exception to the First Amendment.” The Washington Post. May 7, 2015 SABM
I keep hearing about …of “hate speech” that I know of.)

Hate speech is intrinsically tied to the harm and devaluation of others. Alison 92.
Alison, Myhra. "The Hate Speech Conundrum And Public Schools." North Dakota Law Review. 1992. Web. December 07, 2016. http://repository.law.ttu.edu/handle/10601/632.
The resurgence of intolerance2s …equal treatment and opportunity.36 

Hate speech can cause long term psychological harm. Alison 92.
Alison, Myhra. "The Hate Speech Conundrum And Public Schools." North Dakota Law Review. 1992. Web. December 07, 2016. http://repository.law.ttu.edu/handle/10601/632.
From the victim's perspective, …to be a real possibility.51 

Hate speech undermines the speech of targeted groups. Brax 16.
Brax, David. "Ch. 16. Hate Speech And The Distribution Of The Costs And Benefits Of Freedom Of Speech." Nordicom. August 01, 2016. Web. December 08, 2016. http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1051578/FULLTEXT01.pdf#page=187.
The aim of this chapter …of hate speech regulations.

Tournament: Harvard | Round: 2 | Opponent:  | Judge:
My standard is minimizing structural violence. Structural violence transcends ethics. It pervades our thought processes and leads us to exclude and silence others and consider violence against them acceptable. Winter and Leighton 99.
Deborah DuNann Winter and Dana C. Leighton. Winter|Psychologist that specializes in Social Psych, Counseling Psych, Historical and Contemporary Issues, Peace Psychology. Leighton: PhD graduate student in the Psychology Department at the University of Arkansas. Knowledgeable in the fields of social psychology, peace psychology, and justice and intergroup responses to transgressions of justice "Peace, conflict, and violence: Peace psychology in the 21st century." Pg 4-5
Finally, to recognize the …to empower citizens to reduce it.

Contention One: Revenge Pornography
Victims of revenge pornography suffer mental health issues including feelings of isolation. Victims also can lose their job and housing and have being trouble employed again. Kamal 16.
Kamal, Mudasir, MD and William J. Newman, MD. “Revenge Pornography: Mental Health Implications and Related Legislation.” J Am Acad Psychiatry Law 44:359–67, 2016 SABM
Revenge pornography can …of the name change.

Laws that restrict revenge porn are struck down as unconstitutional under the first amendment via arguments that revenge porn is constitutionally protected free speech. Mindock 15.
Mindock, Clark. “Arizona Revenge-Porn Law Halted Permanently After ACLU Lawsuit Challenged Constitutionality Under First Amendment.” International Business Times. June 10, 2015. SABM
A federal court ordered …protected by the Constitution.”

Contention Two: Hate Speech
The affirmative would allow hate speech because it is constitutionally protected under the first amendment. Volokh 15.
Volokh, Eugene. “No, there’s no “hate speech” exception to the First Amendment.” The Washington Post. May 7, 2015 SABM
I keep hearing about …of “hate speech” that I know of.)

Hate speech is intrinsically tied to the harm and devaluation of others. Alison 92.
Alison, Myhra. "The Hate Speech Conundrum And Public Schools." North Dakota Law Review. 1992. Web. December 07, 2016. SABM http://repository.law.ttu.edu/handle/10601/632.
The resurgence of intolerance2s …equal treatment and opportunity.36 

Hate speech undermines the speech of targeted groups. Brax 16.
Brax, David. "Ch. 16. Hate Speech And The Distribution Of The Costs And Benefits Of Freedom Of Speech." Nordicom. August 01, 2016. Web. December 08, 2016. http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1051578/FULLTEXT01.pdf#page=187.
The aim of this chapter …of hate speech regulations.

Contention Three: Endowments
Benefactors and threaten to pull donations if colleges don’t curb the speech benefactors deem wrong. MacDonald 05.
G. Jeffrey MacDonald Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor. Donors: too much say on campus speech? ; Colleges feel more pressure from givers who want to help determine who'll be speaking on campus. The Christian Science Monitor Boston, Mass 10 Feb 2005: 11. Premier
According to Hamilton…paid speakers who "promote hate."

More financial aid increases minority access to college. John-Noell 89.
Edward P. St. John and Jay Noell. “The Effects of Student Financial Aid on Access to Higher Education: An Analysis of Progress with Special Consideration of Minority Enrollment.” Research in Higher Education. Vol. 30, No. 6 (Dec., 1989), pp. 563-581
Student aid appears…for whites and Hispanics. 

Education is key to improving quality of life. GPE nd.
Global Partnership for Education. “Education.” No date.
Education is a human…learning opportunities for all."

Tournament: ALL | Round: 1 | Opponent: idk | Judge: idk
I reserve the right to read any position on my teammates' pages.

Tournament: Greenhill Invitational | Round: 3 | Opponent: Cedar Park MG | Judge: Carlos Taylor
Counterplan Text: Countries should shift production of nuclear power to small modular reactors. 

SMRs avoid downsides of nuclear energy. Ringle 10:
John, professor of nuclear engineering at Oregon State University. “Reintroduction of Reactors in US a major win” Nov 13, 2010. robertmayer.wordpress.com/2010/11/21/reintroduction-of-reactors-in-us-a-major-win/ SA-IB
Small nuclear reactors...accident could occur.

SMRs solve accidents. Schimmoller ‘11
Schimmoller ‘11 (Brian, contributing editor to Power Engineering “Go Small or Go Home,” July, Power Engineering115. 7 (Jul 2011): 12.)
Safety: the smaller...be relatively contained.

SMR’s solve waste disposal and are not weaponizable. Szondy ‘12
(David, writes for charged and iQ magazine, award-winning journalist “Feature: Small modular nuclear reactors - the future of energy?” February 16th, http://www.gizmag.com/small-modular-nuclear-reactors/20860/)
SMRs can help...have been raised.

Tournament: Greenhill Invitational | Round: 2 | Opponent: Harrison RP | Judge: Coffman
Nuclear power avoids warming. Schrope 13.
Mark Schrope 13 Mark Schrope got a bachelor's in biology at Wake Forest University, and a master's in chemical oceanography from Florida State University; Currently a ¶ full-time freelance journalist covering a wide range of topics under the general headings of science and travel¶ , "Nuclear Power Prevents More Deaths Than it Causes," Chemical and Engineering News, April 2, 2013

Finally the pair compared...of nuclear power

Decommissioning nuclear power increases GHG emissions – empirically proven by the German phase-out. ESEP 14.
Europa Science for Environment Policy 14 Environment Research sponsored and conducted through the European Commission, "Decommissioning is a Significant Part of Nuclear Power's GHG Impact," Science for Environment Issue 397, December 11, 2014, Citing: M Seier and T Zimmermann, "Environmental Impacts of Decommissioning Nuclear Power Plants: Methodologocal challenges, case study, and implications," International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Nuclear power is...in previous research

Empirics in Germany and Vermont prove - aff causes a shift to coal. Roston 15.
Eric, science writer in Washington (wrote for TIME) and author. “Why Nuclear Power is All But Dead in the United States” April 15, 2015. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-15/soon-it-may-be-easier-to-build-a-nuclear-plant-in-iran-than-in-the-u-s- SA-IB

That’s a huge problem...anything to us

Climate change disproportionately affects low-income families and people of color in America. Frosch et al.
Rachel Morello-Frosch, Ph.D., MPH | Manuel Pastor, Ph.D. | James Sadd, Ph.D. | Seth B. Shonkoff, MPH. The Climate Gap: inequalities in How Climate Change Hurts americans and How to Close the Gap. Published by the USC Dornsife School, May 20009. https://dornsife.usc.edu/assets/sites/242/docs/The_Climate_Gap_Full_Report_FINAL.pdf 

What we used...leave anyone behind.

Climate change disproportionately affects people of color and women worldwide and causes extinction—they cede the opportunity to make informed policies that can reverse historical irresponsibility. Pellow 12.
David Naguib Pellow, Ph.D. Professor, Don Martindale Endowed Chair – University of Minnesota, “Climate Disruption in the Global South and in African American Communities: Key Issues, Frameworks, and Possibilities for Climate Justice,” February 2012, http://www.jointcenter.org/sites/default/files/upload/research/files/White_Paper_Climate_Disruption_final.pdf

It is now...the global North