Tournament: Sunvite | Round: 2 | Opponent: Lake Highland Prep AB | Judge: Eric He
1 --- T
Interpretation – Unjust refers to a negative action – it means contrary.
Black Laws No Date "What is Unjust?" https://thelawdictionary.org/unjust//DurhamSA recut from Elmer
Contrary to right and justice, or to the enjoyment of his rights by another, or to the standards of conduct furnished by the laws.
Violation – The Aff is a positive action – it adds things as opposed to only taking away things i.e. it introduces a new public trust obligation.
Standards –
1 Limits – making the topic bi-directional explodes predictability – it means that Aff’s can both increase non-exist property regimes in space AND decrease appropriation by private actors – makes the topic untenable.
2 Ground – wrecks Neg Generics – we can’t say appropriation good since the 1AC can create new views on Outer Space Property Rights that circumvent our Links since they can say their approach solves.
TVA – just defend that space appropriation is bad.
T is Drop the Debater – 1 it’s a fundamental baseline for debatability and 2 DTA illogical on T
CI – 1 Topicality is a yes/no question, you can’t be reasonably topical and 2 Reasonability invites arbitrary judge intervention and a race to the bottom of questionable argumentation.
No RVIs - 1 Forces the 1NC to go all-in on Theory which kills substance education, 2 Encourages Baiting since the 1AC will purposely be abusive, and 3 Illogical – you shouldn’t win for defending the topic