Point of Information

List of Past Resolutions

2010-2011

Banana Classic @ Analy

1a. High school in the US is outdated.
1b. Going green is good for business.
2a. Parents should pay for any damage caused by their minor children.
2b. California voters should pass Prop 19 and legalize marijuana.
3a. Compromise is more important in healthy relationships than respect.
3b. Diplomacy ought to be used before force.
4a. Peace in the Middle East should be a priority of US foreign policy.
4b. The USFG should prohibit corporations from cooperating with censorship demands of foreign nations.

Robert Garcia @ St. Francis

1. THW rock the vote.
2. The U.S. should ban offshore drilling.
3. THBT Superman is better than Batman.
4. The United States should tear down the Hoover Dam.
5. California should implement a health tax on fast food chain restaurants.
6. Hypocrisy is justified in order to preserve peace.
Sa. It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.
Sb. Debate is the death of conversation.
F. Vegan is the new black.

Jack Howe @ CSU Long Beach

1. THW abolish the death penalty.
2. TH ought to favor the environment over the economy.
3. The USFG should reform its immigration policy.
Q. The USFG should ban offshore drilling.
S. The USFG should extend the Bush tax cuts.
F. The USFG should substantially increase its efforts for peace in the Middle East.

Jon Schamber @ University of the Pacific

1. USFG should substantially reform the provision of mental health services to the chronically mentally ill.
2. USFG should repeal the Frank-Dodd Legislation.
3. USFG should immediately pull out of the strategic and economic dialogue with China.
4. EU should admit Turkey.
5. USFG should implement a cap and trade system.
O. USFG should label Yemen as a State Sponsor of Terrorism.
Q. US Senate should ratify UN’s Biodiversity Convention Goals.
S. SCOTUS should grant products of natural origin protection under US patent law.
F. The US mortgage industry should be run by state governments.

Windsor

1. Materialism does more harm than good.
2. The TSA should significantly reform airline passenger screening.
3. Online is better than offline.
4. Now is not the time to reduce the federal deficit.
F. The pen is mightier than the sword.

Dempsey Cronin @ Santa Clara University

1. THBT public money should no be used to finance art.
THW abolish public employee unions.
THW institute a 10% tax cut on income.
2. TH will not pay its outstanding debt to the UN.
Capitalism is better than socialism.
TH will replace the income tax with a 10% flat tax on income.
3. THS establish a two term limit in the House and the Senate.
THS establish English as official language in the US.
THBT three strikes law reduces crime.
4. TH will institute a 1% tax on gambling on the Internet.
TH will enact a mandatory retirement age of 65 for federal judges.
THBT US government should abolish the US Department of Energy.
5. TH will eliminate the Environmental Protection Agency.
TH will change the penalty for rape to life in prison without parole.
TH will return the US to the Gold Standard.
O. TH will allow drilling for oil in Alaska.
TH will abolish the death penalty.
TH will allow prayer in public schools.
Q. TH will allow health insurers to sell insurance in any state it wishes to.
TH will eliminate the federal minimum wage.
TH will eliminate all pain and suffering awards in tort cases.
S. TH will tax chewing gum to pay for gum litter cleanup.
TH will instill patriotism in American people.
THB the Federal Government shouldn’t fund contraceptives or birth control.
F. TH will try all terrorists in a military court.
TH will increase its aid to South Korea.
THB public safety employees should not be allowed to stike.

MLK @ James Logan

1A: The USFG would increase domestic manufacturing jobs.
1B: The USFG would raise the retirement age for Social Security.
2A: THBT collectivism is better than individualism.
2B: THBT a common culture is of greater value than a pluralistic culture.
3A: Government has forgotten its role.
3B: The news media is creating a culture of paranoia.
4A: THW pop the bubble.
4B: THW take a leap of faith.
5A: THW punish Wikileakers.
5B: The USFG would reduce the threat of cyberterrorism.
DA: THBT a bigger paycheck will lead to a better economy
DB: THBT strict control of a child’s life is counterproductive.
OA: TH has already given up on its New Year’s Resolutions.
OB: THBT more could have been done.
QA: ~ THBT the trend is towards confrontation rather than discussion.
QB: ~ THBT Sarah Palin is more provocateur than politician.
S: Mexico’s drug wars have weakened Latin American progress.
F: The ordinary American has no future.

Pepperdine

1A: California should prioritize arts education.
1B: California should institute a voucher system.
2A: Nuclear weapons are a threat to national security.
2B: Environmental degradation is a threat to national security.
3A:
3B: Stop the flood.
4A: Open the borders.
4B:
4B: Tear down the wall.
5A: The UN should intervene in North Africa.
5B:
6A: China should significantly increase its development assistance to Pakistan.
6B:
O: The USFG should pass new comprehensive healthcare legislation.
Q: The UN should make one or more member nations a permanent member of the Security Council.
S: Legalize it!
F: The USFG should invest in a long term job creation program.

Stanford

1A1. ~USFG would not extend the Patriot Act
1A2. The USFG would cut off funds for NPR and PBS
1A3. ~USFG would intervene in the NFL Labor dispute
1B1. U.S. colleges should limit the number of Communist China students.
1B2. The USFG would implement would implement a universal smart phone program for all citizens.
1B3. High schools would abolish their community service requirements.
2A1. When he was governor, Schwarzenegger did more harm than good
2A2. Increased taxes are preferable to increased deficits
2A3. TH values mercy over justice
2B1. Mubarak’s resignation does more harm than good
2B2. TH prefers protectionism over free trade
2B3. TH values life over liberty
3A1. Micheal Vick is the posterchild for the contemporary American athlete
3A2. American life resembles a giant all-you-can-eat buffet
3A3. THBT periodic revolutions benefit society
3B1. This house believes lying is acceptable in politics
3B2. This house believes the individual doesn’t matter
3B3. This house believes that everyone has a price
4A1. The USFG would create a high speed rail network
4A2. The USFG should adopt a policy to promote economic stability.
4A3. The USFG should regulate social networking sites
4B1. The USFG would take over commercial airlines
4B2. TH would pass a constitutional balanced budget amendment.
4B3. TH would match executive compensation to the risks they take on.
5A1. TH prefers chaos to order.
5A2. Debate is inherently unethical.
5A3. U.S. presidents should be allowed a third term.
5B1. TH prefers the quality of life to the length of life.
5B2. The search for meaning is unsuccessful.
5B3. Supreme Court justices would be elected.

CFL State Qualifier

1. Due process rights for criminal defendants ought be expanded.
2. ? To best balance deficit reduction and economic recovery, tax raises are preferable to spending cuts.
3. THW privatize NASA.
4. ~Russia should grant formal independence to Chechnya.
5. Mubarak’s immediate resignation would do more harm than good.
F. Twitter is the new medium of the revolution.

2009-2010

Robert Garcia @ St. Francis

1a: THB successful health care reform requires a public option.
1b: The United States ought to value freedom of information above national security concerns.
2a: International sanctions are an effective way to curb Iranian nuclear proliferation.
2b: International sanctions are an effective way to curb North Korean nuclear proliferation.
3a: The USFG should adopt a policy to significantly reduce carbon emissions in the United States.
3b: The G-20 should agree to significantly reduce their dependence on fossil fuels.
4a: The financial crisis is coming to an end.
4b: Capping executive pay does more harm than good.
5a: The USFG should substantially reduce funding for NASA.
5b: The USFG should substantially reduce its reliance on manned space travel.
6a: The United States ought to value reducing Iraqi violence over respecting Iraqi sovereignty.
6b: ~ The US should value eliminating terrorism over the rights of noncombatants.
Qa: The US should substantially increase troop levels in Afghanistan.
Qb: The USFG should substantially change its military policy in Pakistan.
Semis: In the US, journalists ought not be required to disclose their sources.
Finals: The Swine Flu has been blown out of proportion.

Jack Howe @ CSU Long Beach

1. The USFG would substantially increase pressure on Iran.
2. Health care reform should have a public option.
3. THW favor diplomacy over military intervention.
Q. ~ The USFG should substantially alter its strategy in Afghanistan.
S. In this instance, the environment ought to be favored over the economy
F. ?

Jon Schamber @ University of the Pacific

(pre-announced topic areas)
1: The USFG should establish a national rail transit system. (US Transportation Infrastructure Policy)
2: The USFG should pass a single-payer health care system. (Health Care Reform)
3: The US should significantly increase economic ties with Russia. (US-Russian Relations)
4: The USFG should significantly increase its troop strength in Afghanistan. (Middle East Policy)
5: The USFG should significantly reduce regulation on sports entertainment. (Grab Bag)
O: Prostitution should be decriminalized.
Q: The USFG should repeal the Helms-Burton Act.
S: American High School music programs should offer studies in heavy metal.
F: The U.N. should place sanctions on Zimbabwe.

Dempsey Cronin @ Santa Clara

1. THBT change for change’s sake is often necessary.
1. The USFG should keep the troop levels in Iraq the same for the near future.
1. THBT we need a second bailout.
2. Chess is better than poker.
2. THB in Christmas.
2. The USFG should pass a policy that is favorable to veterans.
3. THBT war is not the answer.
3. THBT that the US was built on rock and roll
3. THS make education free.
4. THS increase the subsidy for higher education for students.
4. THBT we are an immigrant nation.
4. THBT the grass is greener on the other side.
5. Why are we so blind to see that what we do hurts you and me.
5. The USFG should provide free universal healthcare to everyone.
5. In this instance, economic sanctions are preferable.
6. The USFG should enact a more science and tech friendly policy
6. ?
6. ?
O (novice quarters). ?
O. ?
O. ?
Q (novice sems). In this instance, gender discrimination is necessary.
Q. The US Federal Government should enact term limits on Supreme Court justices.
Q. This House believes in internet “net neutrality.”
S (novice finals). This House believes that we have an obesity problem.
S. THW abolish it.
S. The US Federal Government should enact a more forward thinking.
F. ~ THBT marijuana laws are fair.

Claremont

1.Redistribution is justifiable.
2.Fun is more important than work.
3.This house would increase aid to the Middle East.
4.Protecting the environment is a moral obligation.
5.This house would bring it back.
Q1. Voting should be a legal obligation.
Q2. Somalia should pirate the pirates
S. ?
F. ?
Novice Resolutions
1.Economic stimulus is more important than balancing the budget
2.Americans have an unhealthy obsession with sport.
3.This house would grant amnesty to illegal immigrants
4.This house would prioritize economic growth over environmental protection.
5.This house would take it back.
Q or F. Public is better than private.
Q or F. The West will regret free trade.
S. China is a friend, not a foe.

California Lutheran

(strikes)
1. THW contemplate rather than act.
2. THB that results are more important than character in national leaders.
3. THB that peace is undesirable.
4. THW pursue peace.
5. THW make it up as we go along.
6. California should look to the stars.
Q. China should do more to regulate safety.
Q. Somalia should pirate the pirates.
S. The US should not try terror suspects.
F. California should honor its educators.

Windsor

1) War is not a path to peace
2) USFG should enact a new carbon tax
3) Socialism does more harm than good
4) Knowledge should be valued over belief
5) Smaller government should be valued over larger government

Martin Luther King Jr. @ James Logan

1a: USFG should have a minimum annual income.
2a: THBT Congress is dysfunctional.
2b: THBT journalism has become openly partisan.
3a: Americans are more pragmatic than ideological.
3b: TH prefers a bound book to the Kindle.
4a: A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down.
4b. Release the pressure.
5a: US society discriminates by age.
5b: Swine flu is a hoax.
Elims
Inaction in the face of injustice makes an individual morally culpable.
The USFG should enact tougher food safety regulation.
THW raise taxes on businesses that took government bailout money.
TH prefers to boost green technology than to cut carbon emissions.
Q: ~ TH has had enough of vampires.
F: ~ THBT that marketplace of ideas has become a demolition derby.

Stanford

1a. THW eliminate term limits for presidents.
1b. THW not allow private corporations to contribute to politicians’ campaigns.
1c. ?
1d. ?
1e. ?
1f. ?
2a. THBT when in conflict, public safety outweighs personal privacy.
2b. TH prefers privatization over socialization.
2c. THBT the process of science should not be constrained by politics.
2d. ?
2e. ?
2f ?
3a. There can be no political change without sacrifice.
3b. TH needs remodeling.
3c. (THB) Real Change works from the bottom levels of society upward.
3d. ?
3e. ?
3f. ?
4a. THW lift the curse.
4b. Abstinence only sex education for teenagers is not working.
4c. THW change the way we do business.
4d. ?
4e. ?
4f. ?
5a. TH would pay students for grades.
5b. THW eliminate the statue of limitations on all crimes.
5c. ?
5d. ?
5e. ?
5f. ?
6a. THBT actions speak louder than words.
6b. TH prefers the Saints over the Colts.
6c. TH prefers Super Bowl commercials to the actual Super Bowl football game.
6d. THB that modern technology is more a foe than a friend.
6e. ?
6f. ?
Da. THW remove all constitutional safeguards for terrorists.
Db. THW raise the tax on alcohol.
Dc. ?????USFG should create a new immigration policy.
Dd. THW keep the Guantanamo Bay military detention center (wording?)
De. THW allow citizens to sell their votes.
Df. ?
Oa. The US nees a viable third party.
Ob. ?
Oc. ?
Qa. THW put out the fire.
Qb. ?
Qc. ?
Sa. THW host a tea party.
Sb. ?
Sc. ?

Santa Clara Spring

1. TH will not use public money to finance art.
1. TH will support positive discrimination.
1. TH will replace the income tax with a 20% flat tax.
2. TH will subsidize nuclear power plants in the United States.
2. TH supports privatization.
2. TH will not pay its outstanding debts to the UN.
3. TH will allow CA to secede from the US.
3. TH will make English the official language of the United States.
3. TH will institute a two-term limit for Senates and Representatives of the House.
4. TH will institute a 5% tax on gambling on the internet.
4. TH will prevent US professional athletes from competing in the Olympic Games.
4. TH will enact a mandatory retirement age of 65 for federal judges.
5. TH will reduce the size of the USFG by 25%.
5. TH will ban human cloning.
5. TH will withdraw from the UN.
O. TH prefers the free market.
Q. THW eliminate the federal minimum wage.
Q. TH prefers the free market.
S.~ THBT the US is a second rate nation.
F. THBT government in the United States no longer works.

California Cup @ Lynbrook

1a. US military should significantly decrease its use of unmanned aerial vehicles in Afghanistan.
1b. Federal judges in the US should be elected.
1c. The USFG should significantly increase pressure on the People’s Republic of China to revalue the Yuan.
2a. The Tea Party is a threat to the Republican party.
2b. Sweatshops are a necessary evil for the world economy.
2c. The future of US energy needs lies in nuclear power.
3a. In the US, Supreme Court justices ought not serve life terms.
3b. ?
3c. ?
4a. The US federal government should expand its missile defense system in Europe.
4b. The US federal government should significantly expand the rights of captured enemy combatants.
4c. The USFG should increase pressure on Pakistan to combat the Taliban.
5a. The UN should add one or more permanent members to the Security Council.
5b. ?
5c. ?
Run-off. The USFG should establish a cap and trade system with at least 50% of permits sold at auction.
Finals. The USFG should significantly increase protections for illegal immigrants.

CHSSA State Tournament

1. THBT the current level of deficit spending does more harm than good.
2. THBT corporations should not be allowed to give donations to political campaigns.
3. THBT when in conflict, parental rights outweigh the benefits of academic freedom.
4. U.S. nuclear arms reductions reduce the risk of war.
5. THW make daily physical education compulsory for students in grades K through 12.
6. THBT the intellectual property rights of artists outweigh the rights of individuals to have free access to artistic content.
S. THBT China will be the world’s greatest superpower in the 21st century.
F. THBT the United States should make all aid to Israel conditional on freezing settlements.

SVFL #1 @ Ponderosa

1. THW teach an old dog new tricks.
2. THB that rap music reflects a decline in American culture.
3. TH ought to guarantee adequate housing for all its citizens.

SVFL #2 @ Mira Loma

1. THB that laws which protect individuals from themselves are justified.
2. THB that media undermines the political process.
3. THW strengthen entitlement programs in order to expand America’s safety net.

SVFL #3 @ Oak Ridge

1. THW privatize the education system.
2. THB the power to tax is the power to destroy.
3. THB wild animals should be left in the wild.
4. THB in a right to a free higher education for all its citizens.

SVFL #4 @ CK McClatchy

1. THW put pragmatism before its principles.
2. ?
3. THB that as a nation we are moving away from the separation of church and state.
4. THB that the test of morality of a society is what it does for its children.

GGSA #1 @ San Ramon Valley

1A: THW reduce unemployment.
1B: THW increase the worth of a high school diploma.
2A: Materialism does more harm than good.
2B: Free market solutions are preferable to government-run health care.
3A: THB that president Obama deserved the Nobel Peace Prize.
3B: The Taliban is not the problem.
4A: The USFG should protect its citizens’ privacy.
4B: THW reform the military’s stance on homosexuality.

GGSA #2 @ Santa Rosa

1a: THB Wikipedia is a valuable resource
1b: THB Americans are eating healthier
2a: THW make college affordable.
2b: THW help the working poor.
3a:~TH believes it is just to try juveniles as adults.
3b:TH values oral communication over written communication.
4a: ~THB that literacy is a measurement of a nation’s stability.
4b: TH believes we can control global warming.

GGSA State Qualifier @ Irvington/Bentley

1A: THW reform education policy
1B: THW rescue California schools
2A: TUSFG should honor its educators
2B: TUSFG ought to value reducing Iraqi violence over respecting Iraqi sovereignty

CFL #1 @ Menlo Atherton

1A: The CA government should expand its hate crime enhancement laws
1B: The USFG should substantially reform its prison policy
2A: When in conflict, globalization ought to be valued over national sovereignty
2B: National Security ought to be prioritized above international obligations.
3A: The International Olympic Committee made the wrong decision
3B: In the United States, high schools place undue emphasis on sports.
4A: ?
4B: ?

CFL #2 a.k.a. Super Debate @ Milpitas

1A: A just government ought not regulate the pay of corporate executives.
1B: The actions of corporations ought to be held to the same moral standards as the actions of individuals.
2A: The US should act to significantly increase organ donation.
2B: the US should act to better prepare for future public health threats.
3A: the security of Afghanistan is more vital to US interests than the security of Iraq.
3B: Biological weapons are a larger threat to global welfare than nuclear weapons.
4A: On balance, it is more important to protect economic stability than to promote environmental sustainability.
4B: On balance, testing on animals does more harm than good.

CFL State Qualifier @ Washington

1. The filibuster does more harm than good.
2. In the criminal justice system, rehabilitation ought to be valued over punishment. (replaced because a fire alarm rang mid-round)
2. California’s 3 strikes law is unjust.
3. The state of California should make it easier to pass a budget.
4. In the case of Iran’s program, military force is preferable to economic sanctions.
5. In matters of campaign finance, corporations ought not hold the same rights as individuals.
F. The EU would bail out Greece.

SCDL State Qualifier

(non-qualifying division, pre-announced topics)
1. The Olympics cause more harm than good
2. Athletics should be cut before the arts in high school
3. Meg Whitman should be California’s next governor
4. The school week should be shortened to four days
5. The U.S. should have a military/service draft

CHASSA State

1.)THBT the current level of deficit spending does more harm than good.
2.)THBT corporations should not be allowed to give donations to political campaigns
3.)THBT, when in conflict, parental rights outweigh the benefits of academic freedom.
4.)US nuclear arms reductions decrease the risk of war
5.)~THW make daily physical education a requirement for all students K-12
6.) ?
7.) ?
F.) THB that the United States should make all aid to Isreal conditional on freezing settlements

2008-2009

CFL #1 @ Gunn

1a. THW not buy equity stakes in troubled banks.
1b. THW not buy back mortgages from homeowners near foreclosure.
2a. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are not the root of the current credit crisis.
2b. Subprime loans are not the root of the current credit crisis.
3a. THW trim expenses for the war on terror rather than risk greater economic instability.
3b. THW lower taxes rather than maintain spending on social programs.
4a. THW not increase the number of troops in Afghanistan.
4b. THW not violate Pakistani sovereignty to pursue Osama bin Laden.

CFL #2 @ Milpitas

1a.) The terms of US Supreme Court justices should be limited.
1b.) Electoral college is antithetical to democracy.
2a.) Offshore drilling is the answer to the US energy crisis.
2b.) Sarah Palin was an important factor in John McCain’s loss.
3a.) THB that government intervention is preferable to free market capitalism.
3b.) THW prefer fair trade to free trade.
4a.) NATO should immediately admit Georgia.
4b.) THS take action to significantly reduce the violence in Somalia.

Whitman

Round 1 topic:
The USFG should increase solar power use in the United States.
Round 2 topic:
The US should increase pressure on Russia because of its intervention in Georgia.
Round 3 topic:
The USFG should provide financial incentives for widespread green construction in the United States.
Quarterfinals topic
The USFG should negotiate with Iranian leaders without preconditions.
Semifinals topic
The Bailout Package that George Bush signed should be modified.
Finals topic
John McCain would make a better President than Barack Obama.

Dempsey Cronin @ SCU

1. TH resolves that the death penalty is wrong
2. TH resolves that the government should go green.
3. TH resolves that Sarah Palin was not ready to carry the world on her shoulders.
TH resolves that marriage should not be available to everyone.
4. TH resolves that the auto industry should be bailed out.
5 TH resolves that the US should pull out of Iraq.
6 TH resolves that people should have the right to bear arms.
~ TH resolves that it should walk on eggshells
Octas
~ health care
~ file sharing
Quarters
TH resolves that the US should improve foreign relations.
~ presidency should be limited
Semis
The UN should walk softly and carry a big stick

CFL #3 @ Presentation

1a. THB in longer term limits for California State legislators.
1b. THB that spending is the answer to the economic crisis.
2a. In the current crisis, Israel is the aggressor
2b. Missile defense is the wrong answer for US national security.
3a. On balance, violent revolution is a justified response to oppression
3b. Piracy in the Gulf of Aden is justified by the poverty of the Somali people.
4a. THW increase the use of genetically-modified foods worldwide.
4b. THW prohibit the artificial creation of human life

MLK @ James Logan

1a. The USFG should help Americans secure their retirement.
1b. The USFG would restructure American health care.
2a. ~ Musically, TH prefers rock over hip hop.
2b. TH prefers the Simpsons over Family Guy.
3a. Progress is a myth.
3b. Everything old is new again.
4a. THW take a chance
4b. THW get the party started right.
5a. In the US, the automobile has done more harm than good.
5b. When in conflict, man is more important than nature.
doubles-a. THW support the creation of a Palestinian State.
doubles-b. The USFG should support negotiations between Afghanistan and the Taliban.
octa-a. ~ THW support offshore drilling in US territory
octa-b: The UN should secure the East African coast from pirates.
quarter: THW value fiscal responsibility over social welfare.
semi: THBT reproduction should be a privilege, not a right.
final: THBT the door is finally open.

Stanford

1A.
THW not hold divorcees financially liable to their former spouses.
THW raise punishments for celebrities who commit crimes.
THW make parents legally responsible for crimes committed by their children
1B.
THW abolish insanity as a legal defense
THW try juveniles who commit violent crimes as adults
THW allow prisoners serving for life sentences without parole the option of the death penalty
2A.
THBT Iraq is ready for complete autonomy from the US
THBT democracy is the best form of government
THBT the Chinese Government is good for the Chinese people.
2B.
THBT free market capitalism has failed
THBT NAFTA was a mistake
THBT we are safer now
3A.
TH prefers fantasy to reality.
THBT childhood is more important than adulthood.
TH would rather die on its feet then live on its knees.
3B.
THBT dramatic failure is more useful than mild success.
THB truth is more important than belief.
THBT luck is more important than talent.
4A.
THW make the right to vote conditional upon passing an exam about campaign issues.
THBT the US should grant citizenship in exchange for military service.
THW prohibit speeches that incite hatred.
4B.
THW rather be happy than healthy.
THBT defense ought to be valued over offense.
THB liberty is more precious than law.
5A.
THBT punishing a person is better than rehabilitating a person.
THBT the news should be interesting rather than important.
THB individualism does more harm than good.
6A.
THBT Obama was the wrong choice.
THBT the purpose of college is to prepare people for work.
THBT a person’s character is their destiny.
Doubles B
THW ban alcohol advertising.
THW mandate community service in high school curriculums.
~ women should be allowed in the front lines in the military
Octas A
THBT government (beliefs? talents?) do more harm than good.
THBT greed is more harmful than sloth.
THBT in US foreign policy building nations should (separate?) the war on terror.
Octas B
THBT when in conflict, the values of the community ought to supersede the values of the individual.
~ THBT the American dream is dead.
?

CFL State Qualifier @ Bellarmine

1. The ICC should prosecute Israel for alleged alleged crimes in Gaza.
2. ~ THBT limits on in-vitro fertilization ought to be imposed.
3. Campaign advertising is detrimental to electoral process.
4. The USFG should significantly reform FDA.
5. The patient’s right to contraceptive measures of their choice outweighs the provider’s right to refuse.
run-off. The “Buy America” provision is un-American.

Santa Clara Spring

1. THB in pacifism.
THW replace the income tax with a 20% flat tax on income.
THW not use public money to finance art.
2. THW use force to make peace.
3. TH will allow California to secede from the United States.
TH will institute a permanent reduction in the income tax of 15%.
4.TH will make English the official language in the United States.
5. THW not negotiate with terrorists.
THW eliminate the death penalty for all crimes.
THW ban human cloning.
Quarters: TH will ban the plastic shopping bags.
Semis: TH will ban the use of styrofoam containers.
TH will tax chewing gum to pay for gum litter cleanup.
Finals: This house would ban the use of mp3 players in school.
Uncategorized: TH does not support open borders.
TH will use pragmatism before making decisions.

CHSSA State

1. Restrictions on firearms will reduce violent crimes.
2. The security of a nation outweighs individual rights.
3. The United States should take a hard line towards China.
4. The responsibility for businesses toward societal welfare ought to be valued above the responsibility to maximize profits.
5. Russia is a danger to the United States.
6. The US should adopt a single-payer health care system.
7. Global warming is the primary threat to the survival of humanity.
Finals. The United States Federal Government should reform the banking system.

Lynbrook Novite @ Monta Vista

1. Public high schools should mandate school uniforms.
2. On balance, videogames have a negative impact on society.
3. The USFG ought to provide health care to all legal citizens.

CKMHS league

Finals: This house believes the draft should be reinstated.

SVFL #1 @ Ponderosa

1. THB that television is more significant than the computer.
2. THW sacrifice economic growth for the good of the environment.
3. THB that change is not progress.
4. THW ban genetic cloning.

SVFL #2 @ Yuba City

1. THW illuminate the darkness.
2. THW return to the gold standard.
3.
4.

2007-2008

CFL 1 @ Presentation

1. THW recognize the Armenian genocide
2. THW close all juvenile offender prisons.
3. THB that even little white lies are unethical.
4. The lobbyists are destroying good governance in this country.

CFL 2 @ De Anza

1. The USFG would condition aid to Pakistan based on open and fair elections.
2. Today’s professional athletes are bad role models for today’s youth.
3. The protection of human rights ought to take precedence over economic interests.
4. THW encourage 50 states to issue driver’s licenses to undocumented aliens.

Dempsey Cronin @ Santa Clara

1. THW forget the past.
THB the UN is irrelevant
~ THW strike first
2. THW open the borders.
THW substantially invest in green technology.
3. THB the end is near
THW drastically invest in space technology
4. THW highly value the new over the old.
TH ought to pass election reform.
5. THW investigate the Russian election fraud.
THB that Hollywood is corrupt.
THW start preparing for the disaster.
6. THW prepare for war.
TH ought to dismantle a substantial number of nuclear weapons.
Octas – TH supports foreign espionage.
Quarters – THB that technology will save us.
Semis – This house would end sanctions on Cuba
TH would stop the fighting in Darfur
Finals – TH believes that advertising degrades the quality of life
THW drop it like it’s hot

CFL 3 @ Leland

1A. The use of depleted uranium bullets is immoral.
1B. Testing products for human consumption on animals is wrong.
2A. Athletic competitions build more character than the performing arts.
2B. Music is more influential than literature.
3A. The US Supreme Court should further protect a defendant’s right to privacy.
3B. The US Supreme Court should significantly restrict the scope and/or application of female reproductive rights.
4A. The UN should actively diffuse tension between the US and Iran.
4B. The UN should take a direct action to alleviate suffering in Kenya.

MLK @ James Logan

1. Presidential Primaries should be abolished
2. This house values the process over the outcome
3. Nobody really cares about steroids in sports
The Patriots’ 17-0 record so far makes them the best football team in the last 25 years
4. This house would walk on the wild side
5. Al Gore should not have won the Nobel Peace Prize

CFL Novice #2 @ Evergreen

1b. Corporations ought not to profit from sales of donated organs
1a. California citizens should have to opt out for organ donorship instead of opt in
2b. This house believes that uniforms should be required in public high schools
2a. This house would limit class sizes to twenty in all public high schools
3b. This house believes Yahoo and Microsoft together will win over Google
3a. This house believes temporary tax rebates will stimulate the economy

Stanford Invitational

1A. This house believes that it would be best for democracy if pre-election polls were illegal.
1B. This house believes that the USFG should cease to recognize marriages and only recognize civil unions.
2A. This house believes that a tax should be levied on junk mail.
2B. This house believes that fines for minor legal infractions should be proportional to the violator’s income instead of a fixed rate.
3A. This house believes that MBA [Masters and Business Associaton] candidates should be required to take an oath to do no harm.
3B. This house believes that poetry should be taught at every grade level.
4A. This house believes that if you want things to stay as they are, things will have to change.
4B. This house believes that to understand everything is to forgive everything.
5A. This house believes that colleges should provide free day care for students with children.
5B. This house believes that it should be illegal to put up Christmas decorations before Thanksgiving.
6A. This house believes that historical context is not important when reviewing a fictional piece of literature.
6B. This house believes that cultural education is more important than scientific education.
OA. This house would negotiate with terrorists.
OB. This house believes that consumers should receive tax reductions for purchasing educational materials.

CFL State Qualifier @ Westmont

1A. The internet is the new opiate of the masses.
1B. The American economy is in recession.
2. This house believes a just social order would place the principle of equality over that of liberty.
3. This house should allow the states to tax internet sales.
4. This house would renegotiate NAFTA.
5. This house would overturn the EPA director’s rejection of the waiver for California’s Clean Air Act.
Finals. This house would grant retroactive immunity to telecommunications corporations.

Jay Hawk @ Head Royce

1A. Resolved that China will turn out a paper tiger just as Japan has.
1B. Resolved that history shall view George Bush’s aggressive stance on terrorism as a success.
2A. Resolved that the path to hell is paved with good intentions.
2B. Resolved that it is better to have love than to have never loved at all.
3A. Resolved that it is in fact better to let a few guilty people go free than to falsely imprison an innocent person.
3B. Resolved that greed is a necessary component of societal progress in the modern society.
4A. Resolved that the reciting of the pledge of allegiance is unconstitutional in public schools.
4B. Resolved that the US should cut off all its diplomatic ties with the government of Iran.
5A. Resolved that it is justified to solely tax the oil industry 18 billion dollars in tax increases to increase the incentives for renewable energy use.
5B. Resolved that the Federal Government should provide substantial assistance to lenders rather than individuals in its effects to fix the housing crisis.
6A. Resolved that all Americans have a right to adequate health care.
6B. ~ death penalty
S. Resolved that before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.
F. Resolved that free speech should not give way to national security in a time of war.
Resolved that punishment by its very nature is cruel and unusual (striked)
Resolved that the US’s efforts to “green” itself are self defeating and only exacerbate the problem. (striked)

Lynbrook Novite @ Westmont

1. The Electoral College System is unfair.
2. This house believes that capital punishment deters murder.
3. This house believes the right to privacy is more important than the freedom of press.
4. The United States should ratify the Kyoto Protocol.

iTOC @ Willamette

~ music piracy rights
~ taxing plastic bags
~ the merits of anarchy as opposed to oppressive government.
Semifinals: ~ pornography
Finals: The UN should invite more members into the nuclear family.

2006-2007

MLK @ James Logan

Round 3 ~ Pluto ought to be recognized as a planet.
Round 4 ~ UN
Doubles: ~ THW allow woman in combat (in the military)

NPDL PGN @ St. Pius

Round 1: The United States Federal government should issue a mandatory phase-out of non-hybrid, non-electric cars. (Gov-Opp: 10-8)
Round 2: The United States Federal government should allow same-day voter registration. (Gov-Opp: 8-10)
Round 3: The United States should immediately withdraw from Iraq. (Gov-Opp: 7-11)
Round 4: Censorship of hate speech in the media is a justifiable restriction on freedom of speech. (Gov-Opp: 10-8)
Round 5: The European Union should issue an embargo on Iranian oil. (Gov-Opp: 10-8)
Round 6: The mandatory funding of abstinence-until-marriage programs should be eliminated from the Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. (Gov-Opp: 7-11)

iTOC @ Willamette

Quarters: This house believes that African conflicts need African solutions

2005-2006

Marty Cronin @ Wilcox
Round 1 ~ military
Round 2 ~ terrorists
Round 5 voting should be compulsory
THW shake it like a polaroid picture.
THW drop it like it’s hot.
Finals: Impeach Bush.

Dempsey Cronin @ SCU

THBT communism is the best political system.
~ THW censor the media.
~ Palestine

MLK @ James Logan

Round 1 ~ THBT security is more important than liberty.
Round 4 ~ THW limit the number of colleges one can send application papers to.
Round 5 THBT greed is good.

iTOC @ Willamette

1. This House should expand the U. N. Security Council
2. This House believes that environmental protection is more important than economic development
3. This house believes that free trade improves quality of life
4. Political assassination is occasionally necessary
5. This House condemns the use of animals for entertainment
6. Israel should negotiate with Hamas.
Q. This house should insist on cheaper prescription drugs
S. Poverty is the real enemy in the “War on Terror”
F. Access to birth control should be a human right

2004-2005

MLK @ James Logan

This House prefers Rock over Rap.

2003-2004

NPC @ CMC

1. The United States should lower the voting age.
2. Political campaigns should be publicly financed.
3. This House would negotiate with terrorists.
4. This House would tax businesses to promote environmental reform.
5. Wearing religious symbols should be prohibited in public schools.
6. Canada should ban its seal cull.
7. United States intervention in Iraq promotes stability in the Middle East.
Octas. Outsourcing jobs is good for America.
Quarters. The United States Supreme Court should substantially reduce one or more rights of criminal defendants.
Semis. In this case, This House would be separate but equal.
Finals. This House would save the farm.

?-?

Calhoun

This House believes that reality shows aren’t real.
We wish the computer had never been invented.

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