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0Jesuit | Quads | The Wiki | TMac |
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BVSW | 1 | Lansing AC | Minha Jutt |
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BVSW | 4 | Lansing WZ | Saif Bajwa |
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BVSW | 6 | BVNW MS | Jack Ross |
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BVSW | Octas | LFS GH | Panel |
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EKNSDA | 1 | Mill Valley MO | Panel |
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EKNSDA | 4 | SMNW GM | Panel |
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EKNSDA | 5 | SMW MW | Panel |
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Iowa Caucus | 5 | BVW MM | Ross Fitzpatrick |
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Iowa Caucus | 2 | GBN KO | Brice Hansen |
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Iowa Caucus | 4 | Rosemount HJ | Michael Shelton |
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KCKCC | 3 | SF Roosevelt WM | Sri Veerisetti |
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KCKCC | 2 | Andover Central CK | Lucia Scott |
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KCKCC | 5 | Barstow FS | Ethan Wheeler |
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KCKSNCFL | 4 | BVSW SW | Panel |
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KCKSNCFL | 6 | BVW MW | Panel |
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KCKSNCFL | 1 | BVW ST | Panel |
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KSHSAA 2 Speak | 6 | Shawnee Mission South LP | Shane Billig |
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KSHSAA 2 Speaker | 1 | Derby AH | Dobson |
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KSHSAA 2 Speaker | 4 | Hutchinson OU | Ethan Eititus |
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The Glenbrooks | 7 | Greenhill KW | Sean Duff |
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The Glenbrooks | 5 | Gulliver Prep BG | Jack Rubenstein |
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The Glenbrooks | 4 | Cypress Bay BG | Jack Lassiter |
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The Glenbrooks | 2 | Homestead KW | Sam Shore |
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Washburn Rural | 1 | Blue Valley AV | Conley |
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Washburn Rural | 3 | BVN BL | Curtis Shephard |
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Washburn Rural | 5 | Emporia MR | Brenden Kearney |
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Tournament | Round | Report |
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0Jesuit | Quads | Opponent: The Wiki | Judge: TMac "small schools do not exist" |
BVSW | 1 | Opponent: Lansing AC | Judge: Minha Jutt 1AC - AIQuantum Computing |
BVSW | 4 | Opponent: Lansing WZ | Judge: Saif Bajwa 1AC - High Skilled Immigrants |
BVSW | 6 | Opponent: BVNW MS | Judge: Jack Ross 1AC - Public Charge |
BVSW | Octas | Opponent: LFS GH | Judge: Panel 1AC - Refugees |
EKNSDA | 1 | Opponent: Mill Valley MO | Judge: Panel 1AC - Refugees |
EKNSDA | 4 | Opponent: SMNW GM | Judge: Panel 1AC - F-1 Visas |
EKNSDA | 5 | Opponent: SMW MW | Judge: Panel 1AC - SIVs |
Iowa Caucus | 5 | Opponent: BVW MM | Judge: Ross Fitzpatrick 1AC - Nonreviewability |
Iowa Caucus | 2 | Opponent: GBN KO | Judge: Brice Hansen 1AC - Military Readiness and Specialties |
Iowa Caucus | 4 | Opponent: Rosemount HJ | Judge: Michael Shelton 1AC - Public Charge |
KCKCC | 3 | Opponent: SF Roosevelt WM | Judge: Sri Veerisetti 1AC - SIV |
KCKCC | 2 | Opponent: Andover Central CK | Judge: Lucia Scott 1AC - Ugandan Refugees |
KCKCC | 5 | Opponent: Barstow FS | Judge: Ethan Wheeler 1AC - HSI |
KCKSNCFL | 4 | Opponent: BVSW SW | Judge: Panel 1AC - HSI |
KCKSNCFL | 6 | Opponent: BVW MW | Judge: Panel 1AC - Climate Refugees |
KCKSNCFL | 1 | Opponent: BVW ST | Judge: Panel 1AC - Wang V Pompeo Aff |
KSHSAA 2 Speak | 6 | Opponent: Shawnee Mission South LP | Judge: Shane Billig 1AC - Orphans |
KSHSAA 2 Speaker | 1 | Opponent: Derby AH | Judge: Dobson 1AC - Asylum |
KSHSAA 2 Speaker | 4 | Opponent: Hutchinson OU | Judge: Ethan Eititus 1AC - Asylum and Demilitarize US-Mexico Border |
The Glenbrooks | 7 | Opponent: Greenhill KW | Judge: Sean Duff 1AC - Travel Ban |
The Glenbrooks | 5 | Opponent: Gulliver Prep BG | Judge: Jack Rubenstein 1AC - Public Charge |
The Glenbrooks | 4 | Opponent: Cypress Bay BG | Judge: Jack Lassiter 1AC - Anchor Babies |
The Glenbrooks | 2 | Opponent: Homestead KW | Judge: Sam Shore 1AC - Gender violence |
Washburn Rural | 1 | Opponent: Blue Valley AV | Judge: Conley 1AC- Entrepreneurship |
Washburn Rural | 3 | Opponent: BVN BL | Judge: Curtis Shephard 1AC - EB5 Visas |
Washburn Rural | 5 | Opponent: Emporia MR | Judge: Brenden Kearney 1AC - Domestic Violence |
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Cites
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0 - ContactTournament: 0Jesuit | Round: Quads | Opponent: The Wiki | Judge: TMac | 11/20/18 |
CP - AITournament: KCKCC | Round: 3 | Opponent: SF Roosevelt WM | Judge: Sri Veerisetti AI CPCounterplan Text: The United States Federal Government shouldfund research and development of artificial intelligencedevelop a national AI strategydevelop AI using "human and machine teaming"implement cloud, infrastructure, cybersecurity and Internet of Things (IoT) technologieswork with technology vendors to develop AISolves AI developmentMeloni 18, Stephanie, Experienced Market Intelligence Consultant with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Skilled in U.S. Department of Defense, Analytical Skills, Government, Data Analysis, and Business Development. Research professional specialized in providing actionable and data-driven intelligence to shorten sales cycles, Immixgroup, 7-29-18, "How vendors can help DOD expand its AI initiatives," Defense Systems, https://defensesystems.com/articles/2018/06/29/insights-meloni-ai-opportunities-trends.aspx//EJA~~ AI is vital to US WMD Targeting that solves the aff's impacts – lack of effective AI forestalls completionErwin 18 | 11/19/18 |
CP - Advantage BVW MMTournament: Iowa Caucus | Round: 5 | Opponent: BVW MM | Judge: Ross Fitzpatrick - increase its funding for civilian agencies involved in foreign aid assistance and - close Guantanamo bay. Increasing funding boosts soft power Their evidence indicates that the prisoners are the best way to solve executive overreach in ILAW | 11/20/18 |
CP - CanadaTournament: BVSW | Round: Octas | Opponent: LFS GH | Judge: Panel Canada CPPlan: The Government of Canada should substantially reduce entry restrictions, and substantially increase annual refugee admissions into the Canada, without regard to national origin and substantially fund the Local Immigration Partnership model and include the contributions of global stakeholders for refugee resettlement.Canada's ability to provide leadership on resettlement makes it comparatively best – pluralism as soft power ensures global responses to refugees – resolves root causes of displaced populations and expands the definition of refugeeStirk, 16 – Jillian Stirk is a former Canadian ambassador with more than thirty years' experience in foreign affairs and a focus on the intersection between human rights and peace and security. Until 2013, Stirk was Assistant Deputy Minister-Strategic Policy, Global Issues, and European Affairs at Global Affairs Canada. She is a Mentor with the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, where she is co-leading a project on Diversity, Pluralism and the Future of Citizenship. | 11/20/18 |
CP - Carbon TaxTournament: KCKSNCFL | Round: 6 | Opponent: BVW MW | Judge: Panel CP Text: The United States Federal Government should:Implement a carbon tax of 50 dollars per ton with a 5 increase per year A carbon tax drastically decreases greenhouse emissions, boosts the economy, and isn't regressiveChandler 18 | 12/3/18 |
CP - Congress V BVW STTournament: KCKSNCFL | Round: 1 | Opponent: BVW ST | Judge: Panel Counterplan text: The United States Congress should exclude family members of EB and FB visa recipients from the FB and EB quotas.The cp solves tech quotas and backlogs of the affEndelman and Mehta 13, Gary, B.A. History, Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Virginia M.B.A and Doctorate U.S. History from the University of Delaware (1978) J.D., University of Houston (1984) Summa Cum Laude, Cyrus, graduate of Cambridge University and Columbia Law School, is the Managing Partner of Cyrus D. Mehta and Partners PLLC in New York City. He is special counsel on immigration matters to the Departmental Disciplinary Committee, Appellate Division, First Department, New York;, 3-25-2013, "The Way We Count," Insightful Immigration Blog, http://blog.cyrusmehta.com/2013/03/the-way-we-count.html//EJA~~ | 12/3/18 |
CP - ConstraintTournament: KCKSNCFL | Round: 1 | Opponent: BVW ST | Judge: Panel Counterplan Text: The United States Congress should require the president to have the support of high-ranking members of Congress before launching nuclear strikes, repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force , require the drone program to have congressional approval, and require the NSA surveillance program to be monitored by congress.The counterplan sovles better than the aff – nuclear launch capabilities are the largest internal link to presidential overreachHeer 17, Jeet, Jeet Heer is a staff writer at the The New Republic who has published in a wide array of journals including The New Yorker, The Paris Review, and VQR, 8-12-2017, "Don't Just Impeach Trump. End the Imperial Presidency.," New Republic, https://newrepublic.com/article/144297/dont-just-impeach-trump-end-imperial-presidency//EJA~~ | 12/3/18 |
CP - CourtsTournament: Washburn Rural | Round: 3 | Opponent: BVN BL | Judge: Curtis Shephard CourtsText: The Supreme Court of the United States should rule that the cap on EB-5 visas is unconstitutional.Courts can solve the aff – Judicial review makes immigration reform better and checks circumvention.Slocum '17 ~Brian is an Assistant Professor of Law, Florida Coastal School of Law. J.D., Harvard Law School, "Courts vs. The Political Branches: Immigration "Reform" and The Battle for the Future of Immigration Law," 7/21/17, d.m., Pacific McGeorge School of Law, https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1153andcontext=facultyarticles~~ EC | 11/19/18 |
CP - Drone StrikesTournament: KCKCC | Round: 3 | Opponent: SF Roosevelt WM | Judge: Sri Veerisetti 3Text: The United States Federal Government shouldEnd signature strikesLimit targeted killings to a limited number of specific terroristsImprove congressional oversight of drone strikesContinue restrictions on armed drone salesWork internationally to establish rules and norms governing the use of dronesSolves terrorZenko 13—Micah is a Senior Fellow in the Center for Preventive Action (CPA) at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). Previously, he worked for five years at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, and in Washington, DC, at the Brookings Institution, Congressional Research Service, and State Department's Office of Policy Planning. ("Reforming U.S. Drone Strike Policies" January 2013 http://www.cfr.org/wars-and-warfare/reforming-us-drone-strike-policies/p29736)//JLee | 11/19/18 |
CP - Foreign AidTournament: KCKCC | Round: 2 | Opponent: Andover Central CK | Judge: Lucia Scott Text: The United States federal government fully fund foreign aid investment in developing economies that are vulnerable to refugee crises.Foreign aid solves conflict, disease, terrorism, food and water crisesO'hare 17, (James O'hare s is an Editorial Intern at Global Citizen. Global Citizen is a movement of engaged citizens who are using their collective voice to end extreme poverty by 2030. 6-13-2017, "The Little-Known History of US Foreign Aid," Global Citizen, https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/united-states-foreign-aid-history-trump/)//JSemr Solves root cause of refugee crisisDeva 17, (Nirj Deva is the Vice-President of the Development Committee., European Parliament. 6-15-2017, "Why there's only one real solution to the refugee crisis," World Economic Forum, https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/06/the-real-solution-to-the-refugee-crisis-the-private-sector.)//JSemr | 11/20/18 |
CP - Free UniversityTournament: EKNSDA | Round: 4 | Opponent: SMNW GM | Judge: Panel Counter plan Text: The United States federal government should devote all necessary resources to guarantee free tuition for students, decrease interest rates on student loans, eliminate a citizenship requirement for federal aid, and impose a tax on wall street speculators.Solves Universities and creates a moral mechanism to educated US citizens and non-citizensSanders 16, (Bernie Sanders is an independent senator from Vermont. University of Chicago B.A. in Political Science. "It's Time to Make College Tuition Free and Debt Free," https://berniesanders.com/issues/its-time-to-make-college-tuition-free-and-debt-free/. 2017.)JSemr | 12/11/18 |
CP - IVAWATournament: Washburn Rural | Round: 5 | Opponent: Emporia MR | Judge: Brenden Kearney IVAWA CPThe United States federal government should pass the International Violence Against Women Act of 2015.CP Solves global gender-based violenceHart 2015 | 11/19/18 |
CP - Multi-plank GBN KOTournament: Iowa Caucus | Round: 2 | Opponent: GBN KO | Judge: Brice Hansen - increase its defense spending - End signature strikes - Limit targeted killings to a limited number of specific terrorists - Improve congressional oversight of drone strikes - Continue restrictions on armed drone sales - Work internationally to establish rules and norms governing the use of drones - The Secretary of Army, Navy, Airforce should develop targeted strategies for using its recruitment, training, and retention programs collectively to address key military physician gaps - The Secretary of Army, Navy, Airforce should track complete, accurate, and accessible information on the qualifications, performance, and progress of Air Force AFHPSP medical students - The Secretary of the Navy should use performance information to evaluate Navy accession program - The Secretary of the Air Force should use performance information to evaluate Air Force accession programs First plank Solves readiness – funding is the largest internal link Second through sixth plank solve terror The seventh plank solves doctors better than the aff – their evidence indicates 9 different ways | 11/20/18 |
CP - Multi-plank V SIVsTournament: EKNSDA | Round: 5 | Opponent: SMW MW | Judge: Panel The United States federal government should:Substantially increase troop deployment to Afghanistan and Iraq,Use troops to mentor and advise Afghan and Iraqi units to conduct more effective airstrikes,Help the afghan government and Iraqi governments fight corruption through methods including but not limited to the establishment of an election oversight process to ensure and enforce upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections,Institute military and economic sanctions on Pakistan until they agree to stop providing safe haven for the Taliban and cooperate on international counterterrorism,Increase military strikes against Taliban safe havens in Pakistan,And Mediate between Indian and Pakistani regional tensions.Intervention solves faulty government – solves mistreatment and the root cause of the aff.Allen and O'Hanlon 17 – John R. Allen, President of the Brookings Institute, Retired U.S. Marine Corps four-star general and former commander of the NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and U.S. Forces in Afghanistan, Former senior advisor to the secretary of defense on Middle East Security, M.A. in national security studies from Georgetown University, M.S. in strategic intelligence from the Defense Intelligence College, M.S. in national security strategy from the National Defense University, Michael E. O'Hanlon, Senior fellow in Foreign Policy at the Brookings Institution, Adjunct professor at Columbia, Princeton, and Syracuse universities and the University of Denver, Former member of the external advisory board at the Central Intelligence Agency, Ph.D. in Public and International Affairs from Princeton University, 2017 ("Trump made the right move on Afghanistan," Brookings Institute, August 23rd, Available Online at https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2017/08/23/trump-made-the-right-move-on-afghanistan/, Accessed 9-25-18) | 12/11/18 |
CP - ParoleTournament: 0Jesuit | Round: Quads | Opponent: The Wiki | Judge: TMac Text: The executive branch of the United States federal government should:Grant indefinite parole-in-place and portable employment authorization to refugees located in the Republic of Uganda with emphasis on Refugee Human Rights Defenders;Not enforce the current restrictions on resettlement of refugees located in the Republic of Uganda with emphasis on Refugee Human Rights Defenders;Announce that the parole will be continual, won't be revoked, paroles won't be deported and that parolees have the same worth as LPR;Conduct a comprehensive media campaign to expand public awareness surrounding the new policy;Grant the recipient of parole Employment Authorization Documents and prevent discrimination against EAD's through executive enforcement;The CP solves.Adam b. Cox and Cristina M. Rodríguez, 2015 —Adam B. Cox is the Robert A. Kindler Professor of Law, NYU School of Law. Cristina M. Rodríguez is the Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law, Yale Law School. ("The President and Immigration Law Redux" https://law.yale.edu/system/files/documents/pdf/Faculty/presidentandimmigrationlawredux.pdf) mba-alb | 11/20/18 |
CP - Research and DevelopmentTournament: Washburn Rural | Round: 3 | Opponent: BVN BL | Judge: Curtis Shephard RandDText: The United States federal government should substantially increase funding for research and development in basic technologies and technological infrastructure for private sector American companies.The CP is key to economic growth and resiliency – federal investment triggers private investment — if we kick it, it's becomes an alt cause to the affKeane 17 – Christopher Keane is Vice President for Research and Professor of Physics at Washington State University. "When the federal budget funds scientific research, it's the economy that benefits" Published July 26, 2017. Accessed 6/26/18. (http://theconversation.com/when-the-federal-budget-funds-scientific-research-its-the-economy-that-benefits-80651; EG) | 11/19/18 |
CP - Research and Development - Quantum ComputingTournament: BVSW | Round: 1 | Opponent: Lansing AC | Judge: Minha Jutt RandDText: The United States federal government should substantially increase funding for research and development in basic technologies and technological infrastructure for private sector American companies, increase RandD funding for quantum computing and related applications, and devote all necessary resources to develop and integrate the Air Force's 31 Global Positioning System satellites.The CP is key to economic growth and resiliency – federal investment triggers private investment — if we kick it, it's becomes an alt cause to the affKeane 17 – Christopher Keane is Vice President for Research and Professor of Physics at Washington State University. "When the federal budget funds scientific research, it's the economy that benefits" Published July 26, 2017. Accessed 6/26/18. (http://theconversation.com/when-the-federal-budget-funds-scientific-research-its-the-economy-that-benefits-80651; EG) Their ev agrees RandD is key to solving quantum computingErwin 7/15 ("Pentagon sees quantum computing as key weapon for war in space", 7/15/18, Sandra Erwin, writes about military space programs, policy, technology and the industry that supports this sector, https://spacenews.com/pentagon-sees-quantum-computing-as-key-weapon-for-war-in-space/)//SC | 11/20/18 |
CT - AI BadTournament: KCKSNCFL | Round: 4 | Opponent: BVSW SW | Judge: Panel Turn – AI development by anyone collapses deterrence – leads to perceived weakness and arms races – causes nuclear warIrving, 18 Doug is a communications analyst at the RAND Corporation. Irving graduated from the University of Oregon with a B.A. in Journalism/News-Editorial. His honors dissertation, "The People Knew," examined how major newspapers covered the events of the Holocaust., 4-24-18, "How Artificial Intelligence Could Increase the Risk of Nuclear War," RAND, https://www.rand.org/blog/articles/2018/04/how-artificial-intelligence-could-increase-the-risk.html, EJA) | 12/3/18 |
CT - DeDevTournament: KCKSNCFL | Round: 4 | Opponent: BVSW SW | Judge: Panel Economic downturn solves war and doesn't cause it—-best data.Clary 15 – Christopher Clary, PhD in Political Science from MIT, M.A. in National Security Affairs, Postdoctoral Fellow, Watson Institute for International Studies, Brown University, 2015 ("Economic Stress and International Cooperation: Evidence from International Rivalries," April 25th, Available Online via SSRN Subscription, AIvackovic) Collapse inevitable—transition is keyWade 14, Jeffry S, Director of Environmental Division University of Florida college of Law, "Towards a Jurispredence of Sustainability In a Time of Transition", Veredas do Direito, Belo Horizonte, v.10, n.20, p.11-22, Julho/Dezembro de 2013, http://www.domhelder.edu.br/revista/index.php/veredas/article/viewFile/385/360, -ss Growth causes runaway warming and risks global catastropheMillman '16 (Oliver Millman, "Nasa: Earth is warming at a pace 'unprecedented in 1,000 years'," 8/30/16, https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/aug/30/nasa-climate-change-warning-earth-temperature-warming)//PS Collapse coming now and solvesPollard 16 (Dave Pollard, Dave Pollard retired from paid work in 2010, after 35 years as an advisor to small enterprises, with a focus on sustainability, innovation, and understanding complexity. He is a long-time student of our culture and its systems, of history and of how the world really works, and has authored the blog How to Save the World for over twelve years. His book Finding the Sweet Spot: The Natural Entrepreneur's Guide to Responsible, Sustainable, Joyful Work, was published by Chelsea Green in 2008. He is one of the authors of Group Works: A Pattern Language for Bringing Life to Meetings and Other Gatherings, published in 2012. He is a member of the international Transition movement, the Communities movement and the Sharing Economy movement, and is a regular writer for the deep ecology magazine Shift. He is working on a collection of short stories about the world two millennia from now. He lives on Bowen Island, Canada, A Complex Predicament: How Our Energy, Economic and Ecological Systems are Connected, http://howtosavetheworld.ca/2016/06/01/a-complex-predicament-how-our-energy-economic-and-ecological-systems-are-connected-repost/, 6/1/2016)DT | 12/3/18 |
CT - Heg BadTournament: Iowa Caucus | Round: 2 | Opponent: GBN KO | Judge: Brice Hansen Retrenchment now is key-~--prevents proliferation, Trump lashout, blowback terrorism, allied entrapment, and attacks on bases-~--each makes heg unsustainable Prolif causes global nuclear war-~--new tech and hybrid warfare undermine deterrence Heg is ineffective and causes instability-~--no causal relationship with peace | 11/20/18 |
CT - UnpredictabilityTournament: Iowa Caucus | Round: 5 | Opponent: BVW MM | Judge: Ross Fitzpatrick Trump flexibility shores up credible deterrence—solves hotspot escalation globally. Trump doesn’t undermine the grand strategy—institutional hurdles prevent complete abandonment. | 11/20/18 |
DA - AutomationTournament: KSHSAA 2 Speak | Round: 6 | Opponent: Shawnee Mission South LP | Judge: Shane Billig Automation is happening nowAcemoglu et. al 17, (Daron Acemoglu, Department of Economics, MIT. Pascual Restrepo, Department of Economics, Boston University. "SECULAR STAGNATION? THE EFFECT OF AGING ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE AGE OF AUTOMATION", https://www.nber.org/papers/w23077.pdf. 2017.)JSemr Increased immigration dampens company's incentives to automate by providing a cheap substitute to machine capital.Krumins 17, (Aaron Krumins is a contributing author at ExtremeTech. "Is Donald Trump Accelerating Our Robot-Driven Future?", https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/256508-donald-trump-accelerating-robot-driven-future. 2017)JSemr Demographic changes and skill shortages are forcing industries to shift toward smart manufacturing, eliminating the need for human capital – automation solves the 2˚ celsius threshold needed to avoid cataclysmic warming.Beloe, 17 – ~Seb, writes @ WHEB, a positive impact investor focused on the opportunities created by the transition to a low carbon and sustainable global economy. "Sustainability, automation and the future of manufacturing", (http://www.whebgroup.com/sustainability-automation-and-the-future-of-manufacturing/)~~~~//MM Extinction via climate change is inevitable – it's try or die for avoiding 2˚ temperature increase.Taylor et. al, 18 – ~Matthew Taylor is an environment correspondent for the Guardian. Matthew Weaver is a reporter at the Guardian. Helen Davidson is a reporter for Guardian Australia, based in Sydney. "IPCC climate change report calls for urgent action to phase out fossil fuels – as it happened", (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/live/2018/oct/08/ipcc-climate-change-report-urgent-action-fossil-fuels-live)~~~~//MM | 1/13/19 |
DA - Base - CaucusTournament: Iowa Caucus | Round: 4 | Opponent: Rosemount HJ | Judge: Michael Shelton | 11/20/18 |
DA - ConsularTournament: KSHSAA 2 Speaker | Round: 4 | Opponent: Hutchinson OU | Judge: Ethan Eititus Department of State visa applications are declining at an accelerating rate – prefer statistical analysis.Toosi et al 18 – Nahal Toosi, Ted Hesson, Sarah Frostenson, 2018 ("Foreign visas plunge under Trump", Politico, April 3rd, Available online at https://www.politico.com/interactives/2018/trump-travel-ban-visas-decline/, Accessed at 8/21/18, RKim) The plan overstretches and delays consular resources.GAO 6 – U.S GAO, 2006 ("'Border Security: Reassessment of Consular Resource Requirements Could Help Address Visa Delays'", GAO, April 4th, Available online at https://www.gao.gov/htext/d06542t.html, Accessed at 8/23/18, RKim) Consular affairs focused on diplomatic activities are key to effective US diplomacyDonna Hamilton 9, MA in International Relations from the University of Wisconsin, she joined the U.S. Foreign Service and served in consular positions in Bogota, Colombia; Mexico City, Mexico; and Thessaloniki, Greece. Other early assignments were as Chief of the Anti-Fraud Division and of the Systems Division in the Office of Visa Services. Later Mrs. Hamilton was Consul General in Lima, Peru and in San Jose, Costa Rica. She served in the State Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs as Deputy Executive Director, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa Services, and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in charge of Overseas Citizens Services, "The Transformation of Consular Affairs: the United States Experience", https://www.clingendael.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/20091200_cdsp_paper_hamilton_transformation.pdf US diplomatic engagement is key to solve a laundry list of existential threatsKyl and Lieberman 15 (former U.S. Senator and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, former U.S. Senator, "12/3/15 Jon and Joseph, "Why American leadership still matters", http://www.aei.org/publication/why-american-leadership-still-matters/) | 1/13/19 |
DA - Court CurbingTournament: KCKSNCFL | Round: 1 | Opponent: BVW ST | Judge: Panel SCOTUS will remain universally conservative now—-that sustains liberal backlash to the court—-BUT, the plan reverses it with a moderate decisionStern 10-4-2018 - covers Court and law for Slate (Mark, "How Liberals Could Declare War on Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court," Slate News, https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/10/brett-kavanaugh-confirmation-constitutional-crisis.html) Liberal opposition prevents conservative overreaching and striking down liberal legislationMcElwee 10-1-2018 – co-founder of Data for Progress, credited with creating the political platform around 'abolish ICE' (Sean, "Opinion: It's Time To Go To War With The Supreme Court. Here's How." https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/seanmcelwee/time-for-left-to-go-to-war-with-the-supreme-court) Specifically—-they'd strike down the ACALitman 18 – JD, assistant professor of law at the University of California, Irvine (Leah, "Liberals and the Powerless Should Worry About a Kavanaugh Court," New York Times, https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/10/opinion/brett-kavanaugh-supreme-court.html) Obamacare repeal would devastate the economyKu et al. 17 (January 5th, 2017, Leighton Ku, PhD, MPH, Professor and Director of the Center for Health Policy Research at The George Washington University, Erika Steinmetz, M.B.A., is a senior research scientist at the Center for Health Policy Research, Department of Health Policy and Management at The George Washington University, Erin Brantley is a senior research scientist at the Center for Health Policy Research, Department of Health Policy and Management at The George Washington University, Brian Bruen is a Lead Research Scientist and Lecturer in George Washington University's School of Public Health and Health Services, "The Economic and Employment Consequences of Repealing Federal Health Reform: A 50 State Analysis," https://publichealth.gwu.edu/sites/default/files/downloads/HPM/Repealing_Federal_Health_Reform.pdf) Economic decline causes nuclear warMann '14 (Eric Mann is a special agent with a United States federal agency, with significant domestic and international counterintelligence and counter-terrorism experience. Worked as a special assistant for a U.S. Senator and served as a presidential appointee for the U.S. Congress. He is currently responsible for an internal security and vulnerability assessment program. Bachelors @ University of South Carolina, Graduate degree in Homeland Security @ Georgetown. "AUSTERITY, ECONOMIC DECLINE, AND FINANCIAL WEAPONS OF WAR: A NEW PARADIGM FOR GLOBAL SECURITY," May 2014, https://jscholarship.library.jhu.edu/bitstream/handle/1774.2/37262/MANN-THESIS-2014.pdf) | 12/3/18 |
DA - Court PoliticsTournament: The Glenbrooks | Round: 7 | Opponent: Greenhill KW | Judge: Sean Duff The court is broadly supported now, but we're on the brink – a controversial decision would flip the scriptNelson et al 17 (Michael, Eric Plutzer, and Michael Berkman, Nelson is the Jeffrey L. Hyde and Sharon D. Hyde and Political Science Board of Visitors Early Career Professor in Political Science and Affiliate Law Faculty at Pennsylvania State University, Plutzer is a Professor of Political Science at Pennsylvania State University, and Berkman is a Professor of Political Science and Director of McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Pennsylvania State University, "In Trump's America, is the Supreme Court still seen as legitimate?", The Conversation, https://theconversation.com/in-trumps-america-is-the-supreme-court-still-seen-as-legitimate-84242https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1740-1461.2007.00098.x, 21 September 2017) JY Ruling on immigration and against Trump causes hyper partisanship and leads to losses in legitimacy that threaten judicial independenceLithwick and Vladeck 17 (senior editor @ Slate; Professor of Law at UT Austin). Dahlia, and Stephen I. Vladeck. "The Dangerous Myth of the Judicial 'Resistance'." The New York Times, The New York Times, 31 Oct. 2017, www.nytimes.com/2017/10/31/opinion/myth-judicial-resistance-integrity.html. DLuo Judicial independence is key to check Trump and maintain democracy.Gibler and Randazzo 17 (Douglas M. and Kirk A., Gibler is a professor of political science in the Institute for Social Science at the University of Alabama and Randazzo is a professor of political science at the University of South Carolina, "Can the courts protect democracy? Yes, but they need these three supports", The Washington Post, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/02/17/can-the-courts-protect-democracy-yes-but-they-need-these-three-supports/?utm_term=.89ee84f6c24f, 17 February 2017) JY Democracy prevents all global conflicts – faith in American democratic institutions is keyKasparov, 17 ~Chairman of the Human Rights Foundation, 2/16/2017 Garry, "Democracy and Human Rights: The Case for U.S. Leadership"http://www.foreign.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/021617_Kasparov_20Testimony.pdf~~ | 11/19/18 |
DA - EspionageTournament: Washburn Rural | Round: 3 | Opponent: BVN BL | Judge: Curtis Shephard 1NC – EspionageChina won't rise now – lack of tech innovation means China won't reach military parity with the USStephen Brooks and William Wohlforth, May/June 2016, Foreign Affairs, "the once and future superpower," Ebscohost, mm Visa restrictions are necessary to prevent espionageAsia Times, 3/15/18, "white house eyes limiting visas for chinese studying in US: report," http://www.atimes.com/article/white-house-eyes-limiting-visas-chinese-studying-us-report/, mm Academic espionage accelerates China's modernization by generations – it also independently turns the case by tanking American scientific innovation and economic competitivenessBill Priestap, 6/6/18, ~assistant director, counteri ntlligence division, FBI~ statement before the senate judiciary committee, subcommittee on border security and immigration; "student visa integrity: protecting educational opportunity and national security," https://www.fbi.gov/news/testimony/student-visa-integrity-protecting-educational-opportunity-and-national-security, mm China's rise won't be peaceful – guarantees a US-China warPeter Navarro and John Mearsheimer, 3/9/16, ~Navarro is a prof. at UC-Irvine and Mearsheimer is prof. at the Univ. of Chicago), Real Clear Defense, "Crouching Tiger: John Mearsheimer on Strangling China and the inevitability of war," https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2016/03/10/crouching_tiger_john_mearsheimer_on_strangling_china_and_the_inevitability_of_war_109127.html, mm | 11/19/18 |
DA - Farm BillTournament: KCKSNCFL | Round: 6 | Opponent: BVW MW | Judge: Panel Farm bill passes now—-it'll lean toward the Senate version—- but it's not inevitableErica Werner and Jeff Stein, 11-28 ("Lawmakers reach tentative farm bill deal after months-long impasse," Washington Post, https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/lawmakers-reach-tentative-farm-bill-deal-after-months-long-impasse/2018/11/28/72089d48-f344-11e8-bc79-68604ed88993_story.html?utm_term=.de0ba1d30558, GrRv) The plan fractures the GOP and decks farm bill negotiationsCollins, 18 (Eliza, Congressional reporter for USA Today, Deirdre Shesgreen, "Immigration: GOP divide over issue could have far-reaching implications for Ryan, 2018 midterms," USA TODAY, https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/05/22/gop-divided-immigration-midterm-election/632467002/, MSCOTT) Solves global food security.Flowers 18 ~Kimberly Flowers is director of the Global Food Security Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C. Kelsey Bachenberg was a junior researcher with the CSIS Global Food Security Project. The 2018 Farm Bill, Agricultural Research, and Implications for Global Food Security. April 4, 2018. https://www.csis.org/analysis/2018-farm-bill-agricultural-research-and-implications-global-food-security~~ Most likely cause of great-power conflict.FDI 12 – Future Directions International ("International Conflict Triggers and Potential Conflict Points Resulting from Food and Water Insecurity Global Food and Water Crises Research Programme", May 25, http://www.futuredirections.org.au/files/Workshop_Report_-_Intl_Conflict_Triggers_-_May_25.pdf) | 12/3/18 |
DA - India Brain DrainTournament: Washburn Rural | Round: 1 | Opponent: Blue Valley AV | Judge: Conley Brain drainUncertainty over US immigration policy is driving outflows back to India and discouraging new migrants – new legal pathways reverse that trend and trigger Indian economic collapseSataline, 17 (Suzanne, "Trump Has Started a Brain Drain Back to India," 9-22, http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/09/22/trump-has-started-a-brain-drain-back-to-india/) Weakening Indian growth risks Indo-Pak nuclear war and collapse of the global economyBouton, 10 (Marshall M. Bouton, President – Chicago Council on Global Affairs, "America's Interests in India", CNAS Working Paper, October, http://www.cnas.org/files/documents/publications/CNAS_USInterestsinIndia_ Bouton.pdf) | 11/19/18 |
DA - Interest RatesTournament: Washburn Rural | Round: 5 | Opponent: Emporia MR | Judge: Brenden Kearney Interest Rates1. Uniqueness – Interest rates are rising gradually, but pressures to increase them quickly would hurt the economyTankersley and Irwin, New York Times, 18 ~Jim; Neil; 6-13-18; "Fed Raises Interest Rates and Signals 2 More Incerases Are Coming"; https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/13/us/politics/federal-reserve-raises-interest-rates.html; accessed 6-14-18; PAC~ 2. Link – Immigration increases causes short term inflation pressures, leading to interest rate increasesNickell, Oxford University Nuffield College Warden, 7 ~Stephen; October 2007; "Immigration: Trends and Macroeconomic Implications"; https://www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/users/Nickell/Papers/Immigration-TrendsAndMacroeconomicImplicationsDec07.pdf; accessed 6-14-18; PAC~ 3. Internal Link – The economy, inflation and interest rates are goldilocks—faster interest rates increase collapses the economyMoss, 7-20-17— Wes Moss, served as a financial expert for CNN, Named one of America's top Financial Advisors by Barron's, Chief Investment Strategist @ Capital Investment Advisors, 7-20-2017, "Janet Yellen And The "Goldilocks Zone" – Wes Moss," https://www.wesmoss.com/news/janet-goldilocks-yellen-strikes-again/ 4. Impact – Economic decline causes diversionary war – Trump makes it uniquely likelyFoster, Virginia Military Institute International Studies and Political Science Professor, 12/19/16 ~Dennis M; 12-19-16; The Washington Post; "Would President Trump goto war to divert attention from problems at home?"; https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2016/12/19/yes-trump-might-well-go-to-war-to-divert-attention-from-problems-at-home/?utm_term=.43745ac4c66c; accessed 2-13-17; PAC~ | 11/19/18 |
DA - MidtermsTournament: Washburn Rural | Round: 3 | Opponent: BVN BL | Judge: Curtis Shephard 1NC – MidtermsDems ahead in midterms now – most recent data and pollingAgiesta 9-13-18, (Jennifer, Cnn Polling Director, 9-13-2018, "CNN Poll: Democrats' midterm advantage holds among likely voters," CNN, https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/13/politics/cnn-poll-democrats-lead-likely-voters/index.html Immigration key issue but Dems ahead now – plan reverses perceptionsZanona, The Hill, staff writer, and Brufke, The Hill, Capitol Hill reporter, 6-29-18 Dem win in the House is the only way to sustain the global liberal order—-the impact is great power peaceMuggah 2-2018 – PhD, fellow or faculty at Singularity University, the University of Oxford, the University of San Diego, the Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, the University of British Columbia, the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, and the Graduate Institute Switzerland (Robert, w/ Francis Fukuyama, "How populism is poisoning the global liberal order," World Economic Forum, https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/02/how-populism-is-poisoning-the-global-liberal-order) GOP victory devastates public landsCCD 18 (Coconino County Democrats, "Budgeting Gone Wild: Midterm Elections Matter," https://coconinodemocrats.org/2018/02/13/budgeting-gone-wild/)//BB Public lands are key to species resilience and adaptationMagill 15 - ~03/12/15, Bobby Magill, Climate Central, "America's Best Climate Defense Lies in Public Lands", https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/america-s-best-climate-defense-lies-in-public-lands/~~ Loss of biodiversity causes extinction —- evaluate each instance as an existential riskNoseworthy 14 – forester and conservation biologist working in the Atlantic Region for the Nature Conservancy of Canada (Josh, "The Jenga theory of biodiversity: The tipping point of ecosystems and the diversity of species" http://www.natureconservancy.ca/en/blog/the-jenga-theory-of.html) | 11/19/18 |
DA - Midterms - Public LandsTournament: Iowa Caucus | Round: 2 | Opponent: GBN KO | Judge: Brice Hansen Immigration will make or break GOP midterms chances – current hardline stance harms vulnerable Republicans – plan reverses GOP victory devastates public lands Public lands are key to species resilience and adaptation Loss of biodiversity causes extinction -~-- evaluate each instance as an existential risk | 11/20/18 |
DA - Midterms - RussiaTournament: BVSW | Round: Octas | Opponent: LFS GH | Judge: Panel MidtermsDems win the house now – history, unity, funding, primaries all prove but it will be closeKaufman 9-28-18, Ted Kaufman, Edward E. "Ted" Kaufman is an American politician and former businessman who served as a United States Senator from Delaware from 2009 to 2010., 9-28-2018, "Democrats aren't divided. And they're going to win the House.," delawareonline, https://www.delawareonline.com/story/opinion/columnists/ted-kaufman/2018/09/28/democrats-arent-divided-and-theyre-going-win-house/1453731002/ Immigration key issue but Dems ahead now – plan reverses perceptionsZanona, The Hill, staff writer, and Brufke, The Hill, Capitol Hill reporter, 6-29-18 The public expects a Dem wave now—-failure means they'll assume Russia hacked the results—-sparks mass controversy over the election's legitimacy.Savage 18 – Charlie Savage, Washington correspondent for The New York Times, 2018 ("What if Republicans Win the Midterms?," New York Times, March 3rd, https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/03/sunday-review/what-if-republicans-win-the-midterms.html, AIvackovic) That forces Trump to defend the election's legitimacy by confronting Russia—-extinctionTayler 17 – Jeffrey Tayler, the Russia correspondent for the Atlantic Monthly and a contributor to several other magazines as well as to NPR's All Things Considered, 2017, ("Anti-Russian Hysteria, American Hypocrisy, and the Risk of Nuclear Confrontation," Quillette, April 20th, http://quillette.com/2017/04/20/anti-russian-hysteria-american-hypocrisy-risk-nuclear-confrontation/, AIvackovic) | 11/20/18 |
DA - MillerTournament: Iowa Caucus | Round: 4 | Opponent: Rosemount HJ | Judge: Michael Shelton | 11/20/18 |
DA - PPDTournament: KCKSNCFL | Round: 1 | Opponent: BVW ST | Judge: Panel Plenary powers in immigration undergird the President's foreign affairs authority—-the plan re-structures this model and constrains the executive's ability to quickly respond to existential threatsMartin 15—(David A; Warner-Booker Distinguished Professor of International Law Emeritus at the University of Virginia, former principal deputy general counsel of the Department of Homeland Security, member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council, J.D. from Yale Law School; 2015; "Why Immigration's Plenary Power Doctrine Endures"; https://digitalcommons.law.ou.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=andhttpsredir=1andarticle=1013andcontext=olr; Oklahoma Law Review, Vol. 68, No. 1; accessed 6/26/18; TV) Trump flexibility shores up credible deterrence—solves hotspot escalation globally.Jakobsen, 17 - Associate Professor at the Royal Danish Defence College and a Professor (part-time) at the Center for War Studies at University of Southern Denmark (Peter Viggo Jakobsen, "Doomsday Cancelled: Trump is Good News for Allies and World Peace," War on the Rocks, 3-2-2017, https://warontherocks.com/2017/03/doomsday-cancelled-trump-is-good-news-for-allies-and-world-peace/) | 12/3/18 |
DA - ProtectionismTournament: Iowa Caucus | Round: 4 | Opponent: Rosemount HJ | Judge: Michael Shelton
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DA - Russia v K AffsTournament: The Glenbrooks | Round: 4 | Opponent: Cypress Bay BG | Judge: Jack Lassiter Retreat of US power causes Russian imperialism—-Putin is seeking to take advantage of weakness, and only strength deters himWilson 15 – MPA @ Princeton, American foreign policy advisor and the current executive vice president at the Atlantic Council of the United States, Deputy Director of the Private Office of the NATO Secretary General, decorated by the Presidents of Estonia, Hungary, Latvia and Poland for his efforts to advance transatlantic relations The impact is world war threeButters 15 – analyst citing British Intelligence Experts from Chantam House which is a independent policy institute based in London. The report was authored by two former British ambassadors to Moscow It's unethical to ignore alternatives to US power—-voting aff legitimates global genocideGitlin 3 – Professor Sociology at Columbia | 11/19/18 |
DA - Saudi ArabiaTournament: KCKCC | Round: 5 | Opponent: Barstow FS | Judge: Ethan Wheeler Trump is sinking PC into maintaining US-Saudi relations now – he's cooperating with Congress to save the alliance, but it's close – Congressional blowback causes withdrawalStephen Collinson, 10-12 *Reporter for CNN Politics covering the White House, and politics across the United States and around the world. ("Trump's Saudi embrace was always complicated," No Publication, http://www.abc-7.com/story/39274530/trumps-saudi-embrace-was-always-complicated, Accessed: 10-16-2018)GrRv Legal immigration reform saps PC – triggers widespread backlash and erodes credibilityHuey-Burns and Arkin, 18 – National Political Reporter for RealClearPolitics and Congressional Reporter for RealClearPolitics (Caitlin and James, RealClearPolitics, 1/30/18, Trump Speech Could Boost His Immigration Proposal, https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/01/30/trump_speech_could_boost_his_immigration_proposal_136130.html, Acc. 7/12/18, KB) Withdrawal causes GCC prolif – maintaining current presence is critical to reassuranceGoldenberg 15 - Senior Fellow and Director of the Middle East Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (Llan, http://www.cnas.org/sites/default/files/publications-pdf/CNAS_Iran_Deal_061015.pdf, U.S. STRATEGY AFTER THE IRAN DEAL: Seizing Opportunities and Managing Risks, June 2015) NAR Saudi prolif escalates.Edelman 11—Fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments. Former Undersecretary for Defense—AND—Andrew Krepinevich—President of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments—AND—Evan Montgomery—Research Fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (Eric, The dangers of a nuclear Iran, FA 90;1, http://www.csbaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/2010.12.27-The-Dangers-of-a-Nuclear-Iran.pdf, CMR) | 11/20/18 |
DA - ShutdownTournament: The Glenbrooks | Round: 5 | Opponent: Gulliver Prep BG | Judge: Jack Rubenstein No shutdown—Top issue before lame duckLitvan 11/14—(Laura Litvan, Bloomberg, 11/14/18, "No U.S. Government Shutdown Before Year's End, McConnell Says", https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-14/no-u-s-government-shutdown-before-year-s-end-mcconnell-says, Accessed: 11/16/18)CH Immigration causes gridlock and destroys bipartisanshipThompson '18 (Derek; senior editor at The Atlantic, internally citing Gallup and Pew Research polls; 2/2/18; "How Immigration Became So Controversial"; https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/02/why-immigration-divides/552125/; The Atlantic; accessed 7/22/18; TV) Shutdown blows a hole in military cyber readiness – guts workforce retentionInterconnection means cyberattacks shipwreck the private sector States will exploit US vulnerability — single attack risks nuclear warNolan, 15 (Andrew Nolan, Legislative Attorney at the Congressional Research Service, former Trial Attorney at the United States Department of Justice, holds a J.D. from George Washington University, "Cybersecurity and Information Sharing: Legal Challenges and Solutions," CRS Report to Congress, March 16th, Available Online at http://fas.org/sgp/crs/intel/R43941.pdf, p. 1-3) | 11/19/18 |
DA - Water InfrastructureTournament: Iowa Caucus | Round: 2 | Opponent: GBN KO | Judge: Brice Hansen Immigration fractures bipartisanship. Water insecurity causes nuclear war | 11/20/18 |
K - CapTournament: Washburn Rural | Round: 3 | Opponent: BVN BL | Judge: Curtis Shephard CapPrioritizing high skilled workers reflects a capitalist system of inequality where only the privileged have mobility across the borderHeyman 12 ( Josiah, professor of anthropology at the University of Texas. "Capitalism and US Policy at the Mexican Border." Dialectical Anthropology, vol. 36, no. 3/4, 2012, pp. 263–277. JSTOR, JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/23339244.) SVN The impact is extinction and global structural violence - generates resource shortages, environmental destruction, social crises, and is the root cause of inequalitySparke 16 Our alternate is to refuse to act and reject the aff — to say "I would prefer not to" – only this act enables full withdrawal from the coordinates of capitalism — the alternative is incoherent in the framework of capitalism because the system requires limited resistanceZizek 6 Slavoj Zizek in 2006, The Parallax View | 11/19/18 |
PIC - HawaiiTournament: Washburn Rural | Round: 5 | Opponent: Emporia MR | Judge: Brenden Kearney Hawai’i PICCP Text – Plan: The United States federal government should open the borders to the continental United States, Alaska and all relevant territories.CP Competes – Normal means is USfg immigration policy applies to all 50 states. Affs should have to defend normal means implementation or debate would be impossible for the negative to predict, research and debate.====Normal means are that the plan is passed by the federal government and unilaterally applied to all 50 states, including Hawai'i==== Aff is an assertion of US sovereignty via immigration policy that directly undermines Native Hawaiian sovereignty —Gupta, Ethnic Studies Chair, University of Hawai'I Mānoa and Haglund, Professor University of Hawai'i Mānoa, 15 The destruction of Native peoples through the lens of "sameness" result in genocide AND loss of cultural diversity threatens extinctionFriedberg, University of Illinois, PhD Candidate, Germanic Studies, 2000 | 11/19/18 |
T - AdmissionTournament: Washburn Rural | Round: 1 | Opponent: Blue Valley AV | Judge: Conley 1NC AdmissionInterpretation – Legal immigration" is exclusively admission into the U.S.Cheng et al. 4 — Anthony W. Cheng, Economist at the Social Security Administration, et al., 2004 ("A Stochastic Model of the Long-Range Financial Status of the OASDI Program," Report by the Social Security Administration's Office of the Chief Actuary, Actuarial Study Number 117, September, Available Online at https://www.ssa.gov/oact/NOTES/pdf_studies/study117.pdf, Accessed 06-20-2018, p. 6-8) Admission requires physical entry- it excludes adjustment of statusCicchini, 12 – Daniel Cicchini and Joseph Hassell are Attorney Advisors at the Immigration Court in Eloy, Arizona ("The Continuing Struggle To Define "Admission" and "Admitted" in the Immigration and Nationality Act" Immigration Law Advisor, June, https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/eoir/legacy/2012/08/07/vol6no6.pdf Violation: The aff does not require people to come to the US – it only changes the status of people herePrefer it:Intent to define: our definition of admission comes from the Immigration and Nationality ActLimits: they justify changing status of one person – allows infinite affs – kills research incentives— explodes limits – makes neg prep impossible – key internal link to clash and education – we creates the most predictable limit – key to fairnessGround: they kill neg ground — all links to disads are predicated off of people coming into the country – we create predictable ground — that's key to neg and aff prep which is key to clash and fairnessVoter for fairness and education | 11/19/18 |
T - CourtsTournament: The Glenbrooks | Round: 7 | Opponent: Greenhill KW | Judge: Sean Duff T CourtsInterpretation – only Congress can act on immigration – court action isn't topicalCox and Rodriguez 15 – Adam B. Cox, Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School; and Cristina M. Rodriguez, Professor of Law at the New York University School of Law, 2015("The President and Immigration Law," Yale Law Journal, 8-7-2015, Available Online from https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2635638)//BM Congress is predictable – they have sole authority over immigration policyWeissbrodt and Danielson 04 - David Weissbrodt, professor of law specializing in Immigration; and Laura Danielson immigration lawyer at USCIS; 2004("CHAPTER 2: THE SOURCE AND SCOPE OF THE FEDERAL POWER TO REGULATE IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION", Human Rights Library, Available Online at http://hrlibrary.umn.edu/immigrationlaw/chapter2.html)//BM Violation – the aff uses the courtsVoter for predictable limits and ground – courts are a new literature base makes unreasonable research burden that decks clash – no predictable offense all disads and counterplans are based on congressional action – key to fairness and educationEffects T is a voter – makes the plan unpredictable and decks disad and counterplan ground | 11/19/18 |
T - HumanitarianTournament: KCKSNCFL | Round: 6 | Opponent: BVW MW | Judge: Panel Restrictions on legal immigration mean the aff has to remove a rule governing legal admission under visa categories- that excludes rules governing humanitarian or unauthorized entryPassel and Fix, 94 - Jeffrey S. Passel is Director, Program for Research for Immigration Policy, The Urban Institute, Washington, D.C.; Michael Fix is Director, Immigrant Policy Program, The Urban Institute, Washington, D.C ("U. S. Immigration in a Global Context: Past, Present, and Future" GLOBAL LEGAL STUDIES JOURNAL 2:5, https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1024andcontext=ijgls Violation: the plan removes restrictions on humanitarian entry/refugeesVoting issue for limits and ground – including refugees or undocumented immigrants massively explodes the topic – they are both separate bodies of literature involving hundreds of possible affirmatives and thousands of hours of research that make preparation impossible | 12/3/18 |
T - LPRTournament: Washburn Rural | Round: 5 | Opponent: Emporia MR | Judge: Brenden Kearney T - LPRInterpretation: "Legal immigration" is exclusively admission into the U.S. under LPR status.Cheng et al. 4 — Anthony W. Cheng, Economist at the Social Security Administration, et al., 2004 ("A Stochastic Model of the Long-Range Financial Status of the OASDI Program," Report by the Social Security Administration's Office of the Chief Actuary, Actuarial Study Number 117, September, Available Online at https://www.ssa.gov/oact/NOTES/pdf_studies/study117.pdf, Accessed 06-20-2018, p. 6-8) Violation: the aff does not allow in immigrants for LPR statusPrefer it:Intent to define: The INA uses this definition – any other definition is taken out of contextLimits: they justify affs that bring people into the country for a day – explodes limits – makes neg research impossible – kills research incentive — key internal link to clash and education – we creates the most predictable limit – key to fairnessGround: they kill neg ground — all econ links are predicated off permanent residence – econ core neg arg on this topic – we create predictable ground — that's key to neg and aff prep which is key to clash and fairnessVoter for fairness and education | 11/19/18 |
T - TassoffTournament: KSHSAA 2 Speaker | Round: 4 | Opponent: Hutchinson OU | Judge: Ethan Eititus Restrictions on legal immigration refer to quotas or grounds for inadmissibilityTasoff, 16 - Certified Specialist in Immigration Law (State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization) since 1985 and has exclusively practiced immigration law for over 40 years. He was a past chair of the S. Calif. Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and is a partner in the Law Firm of Tasoff and Tasoff ("Immigration Law After Trump" https://www.tasoff.com/Immigration-Information/Immigration-Law-After-Trump.pdf Violation: the AFF doesn't change quotas or inadmissibility standardsVoter for limits and ground. All neg prep is premised on increasing quotas or changing inadmissibility standards – anything else is regressive and enables the AFF to changeExtra T is a voter – links to all our offense | 1/13/19 |
T - USFGTournament: The Glenbrooks | Round: 2 | Opponent: Cypress Bay BG | Judge: Jack Lassiter Interpretation and Violation – topical affirmatives must defend hypothetical implementation of a topical plan. It's predictable because it was negotiated and announced in advance.Most predictable—the agent and verb indicate a debate about hypothetical government action.Jon M. Ericson, 3 - Dean Emeritus of the College of Liberal Arts – California Polytechnic U.; "The Debater's Guide," Third Edition, p. 4 Restrictions on legal immigration include raising quotas and changing terms of admissibility for the five paths to LPR – prefer topic wording and legal precisionTasoff 16 (Ron Tasoff, Senior Partner in Tasoff and Tasoff, J.D. from Loyola Law School, UWLA School of Law, Former Adjunct Professor in Immigration Law, 2016, "Immigration Law After Trump" Law Office of Tasoff and Tasoff, Representation for Immigration Law Issues Nationwide Since 1949, https://www.tasoff.com/Immigration-Information/Immigration-Law-After-Trump.pdf) Vote NEG for predictable limits—allowing the AFF to determine the grounds for the debate makes any NEG engagement impossible because it skirts a predictable starting point, making prep and research useless.There are two impacts-1 – Competitive Equity—non-topical advocacies monopolize argumentative ground and allow the AFF to unilaterally determine NEG positions—that creates a competitive incentive to give the NEG the worst ground and the AFF the best ground—competitive equity comes before evaluating the substance of the AFF because it's a procedural question – switch side debate absorbs all of their education offense2 – Truth-testing—procedurally limited topics facilitate second-level argument development and force debaters to consider a superposition of methods to address a singular issue – open topics encourage linear thinking and prevent meaningful engagement | 11/17/18 |
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