Byron Nelson Maher Aff
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| Coppell Swing | 2 | Newman Smith SJ | Subramanian, Sriya |
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| Southlake | 2 | Coppell VK | Maddie Aguilar |
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| Southlake | 4 | Strake Jesuit DA | Devin Hernandez |
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| Coppell Swing | 2 | Opponent: Newman Smith SJ | Judge: Subramanian, Sriya AC Debris and Tourism Environmental Justice Framing |
| Southlake | 2 | Opponent: Coppell VK | Judge: Maddie Aguilar AC Stock aff in cites |
| Southlake | 4 | Opponent: Strake Jesuit DA | Judge: Devin Hernandez AC Anthro K Aff |
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0 - Contact info and Theory stuffTournament: Disclosure | Round: 1 | Opponent: | Judge: patmah729@gmail.com for the email chain and any things you want to discuss before the round. (682) 262-6893 If you have any interps you want me to meet/triggers/anything I need to know, please contact me 15-30 minutes before the round, otherwise I might not see it. | 1/23/22 |
1 - SEPTOCT Covid AffTournament: Disclosure | Round: 1 | Opponent: | Judge: My value is morality for two reasons
My criterion is increasing health equity Government policy is constrained by limitations on resources. Any government decision must account for tradeoffs, which only utilitarian ethics can do. Increasing health equity will begin to solve other prevalent inequities, particularly in poorer nations. Contention 1 is Covid-19 With the implementation of booster shots, equity is being thrown to the wayside as rich countries continue to use doses. There isn’t enough supply to go around. The WTO’s IP protections are preventing Covid vaccines from being distributed in poor nations Without equity in developing nations, new variants emerge which will further the pandemic’s worldwide impact Contention 2 is Authoritarianism Perpetuation of the pandemic in developing nations increases authoritarian China’s influence in Southern Asia Increasing Chinese influence contributes to the spread of authoritarianism The Spread of Authoritarianism Stifles Global Progression, Lowering Universal Access to Essential Utilities and Causing Mass Harm Contention 3 is Solvency Thus the plan: Pass a TRIPS IP Waiver for COVID-19 Vaccines, force companies to share knowledge, and force companies to share technological capabilities The pandemic is far from over, a patent waiver would have a significant impact. An IP waiver solves for supply issues with vaccines | 1/23/22 |
2 - NOVDEC Stock AffTournament: Disclosure | Round: 1 | Opponent: | Judge: AFFMy value is morality for two reasons1) The resolution's use of the word ought implies a moral obligation My criterion is minimizing structural violenceStructural violence outweighs all impacts – it destroys access and overwhelms individual's abilities to live Contention 1- PovertyStriketober has seen a massive increase in labor activity but it's not sustainableGreenhouse 21, 10-23-2021, "'Striketober' is showing workers' rising power – but will it lead to lasting change?," https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/oct/23/striketober-unions-strikes-workers-lasting-change US labor unions have been on the defensive for decades but this October JW Strikes increase wages but institutional support is necessaryBahn 19, 8-29-2019, "The once and future role of strikes in ensuring U.S. worker power," Equitable Growth, https://equitablegrowth.org/the-once-and-future-role-of-strikes-in-ensuring-u-s-worker-power/ JW ====Crackdown on strikes in the past has proved catastrophic==== Contention 2- Economics====Millions of people are miserable at their jobs, leading to unproductivity ==== ====Raising Wages increases productivity, saving lives in the process==== ====Raising wages saves the economy, leading to pre-pandemic work levels and solves for structural violence==== | 1/23/22 |
3 - JANFEB Stock AffTournament: Coppell Swing | Round: 2 | Opponent: Newman Smith SJ | Judge: Subramanian, Sriya Resolved: The appropriation of outer space by private entities is unjustFrameworkMy value is morality for two reasonsThe resolution's use of the word "unjust" implies a moral question. My criterion is environmental justiceEnvironmental justice means ensuring the planet remains livableBolte et al. 11, ~Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, Oberschleissheim, Germany,~ 3-3-2011, "Environmental Justice: Social Disparities in Environmental Exposures and Health: Overview," Elsevier B.V., https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780444522726006851 PM Contention 1 is TourismOuter Space as a private sector is growing significantly right nowWeinzierl 21, 2-12-2021, "The Commercial Space Age Is Here," Harvard Business Review, https://hbr.org/2021/02/the-commercial-space-age-is-here PM "Space tourism" launches by major private space organizations are carbon-dirty, current evidence provesMarais 21, 7-26-2021, ~Eloise Marais, Associate Professor in Physical Geography, UCL~ "Space tourism: Rockets emit 100 times more CO2 per passenger than flights – imagine a whole industry," The Conversation, https://www.space.com/space-tourism-rockets-emit-100-times-more-co2 PM Commercial space launches contribute to climate changeMann 10, 10-22-2010, "Space tourism to accelerate climate change," Nature, https://www.nature.com/articles/news.2010.558 PM Climate change disproportionately affects people of color globallyPellow 12 David Naguib Pellow 12, Ph.D. Professor, Don Martindale Endowed Chair – University of Minnesota, "Climate Disruption in the Global South and in African American Communities: Key Issues, Frameworks, and Possibilities for Climate Justice," February 2012, http://www.jointcenter.org/sites/default/files/upload/research/files/White_Paper_Climate_Disruption_final.pdf ~Premier~ Contention 2 is Debris Crowd-OutOrbital space debris is a growing problem.Strauss 18, 8-31-2018, "Will space be kept clean of debris? Americans are skeptical," Pew Research Center, https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/08/31/as-debris-piles-up-americans-are-skeptical-enough-will-be-done-to-limit-space-junk/ PM SpaceX and private satellites lead to crowd out of the orbit, increasing likelihood of collision.Pultarova 21, 8-18-2021, "SpaceX Starlink satellites responsible for over half of close encounters in orbit, scientist says," Space, https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-satellite-collision-alerts-on-the-rise PM Earth observation satellites key to warming adaptationAlonso 18 ~(Elisa Jiménez Alonso, communications consultant with Acclimatise, climate resilience organization) "Earth Observation of Increasing Importance for Climate Change Adaptation," Acclimatise, May 2, 2018, https://www.acclimatise.uk.com/2018/05/02/earth-observation-of-increasing-importance-for-climate-change-adaptation/~~ TDI | 1/8/22 |
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