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| Damus | 2 | Harker SaSe | Tarun Ratnasabapathy |
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| Damus | 6 | Brentwood ZL | Emmiee Malyugina |
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| Damus | 3 | Harker AV | Anish Ramireddy |
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| Glenbrooks | 4 | Millburn AX | Raunak Dua |
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| Glenbrooks | 5 | Bellarmine AK | Leah Villanueva |
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| Glenbrooks | 1 | Harrison EM | Diana Alvarez |
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| Glenbrooks | 7 | Lexington AK | Sreyaash Das |
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| Greenhill | 1 | Cardinal Gibbons RS | Andrew Halverson |
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| Greenhill | 3 | Harker RM | Castillo, Chris |
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| Greenhill | 5 | Harker DV | Adam Torson |
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| Heart of Texas | 2 | Greenhill EN | Claudia Ribera |
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| Heart of Texas | 4 | Harvard-Westlake SW | Elijah Smith |
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| Heart of Texas | 5 | Marlborough FL | Leah Villanueva |
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| Loyola | 3 | Vestavia Hills GJ | Tej Gedela |
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| Loyola | 5 | Strake Jesuit JK | Sam McLoughlin |
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| Loyola | 2 | Scripps Ranch AS | Ahuja, Ronak |
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| NA | 1 | NA | NA |
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| Nano Nagle Classic | 1 | Lynbrook SY | Fleming, Nick |
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| Nano Nagle Classic | 4 | Harker GS | Salazar, Davd |
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| The Longhorn Classic | 2 | Austin SFA Prax Faloon | Zara Inam |
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| The Longhorn Classic | 3 | Memorial Ivan Ting | Isaac Chao |
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| The Longhorn Classic | 6 | Northland Christian LD | Nevin Gera |
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| USC Trojan Invitational | 2 | Harvard-Westlake CR | Reece Aguilar |
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| Damus | 2 | Opponent: Harker SaSe | Judge: Tarun Ratnasabapathy AC- Labor AC |
| Damus | 6 | Opponent: Brentwood ZL | Judge: Emmiee Malyugina AC-Labor AC |
| Damus | 3 | Opponent: Harker AV | Judge: Anish Ramireddy AC-Labor AC |
| Glenbrooks | 4 | Opponent: Millburn AX | Judge: Raunak Dua AC- Case |
| Glenbrooks | 5 | Opponent: Bellarmine AK | Judge: Leah Villanueva AC- Case |
| Glenbrooks | 1 | Opponent: Harrison EM | Judge: Diana Alvarez AC-Case |
| Glenbrooks | 7 | Opponent: Lexington AK | Judge: Sreyaash Das AC-Case |
| Greenhill | 1 | Opponent: Cardinal Gibbons RS | Judge: Andrew Halverson AC- CRISPR |
| Greenhill | 3 | Opponent: Harker RM | Judge: Castillo, Chris AC-CRISPR |
| Greenhill | 5 | Opponent: Harker DV | Judge: Adam Torson AC- CRISPR |
| Heart of Texas | 2 | Opponent: Greenhill EN | Judge: Claudia Ribera AC-CRISPR |
| Heart of Texas | 4 | Opponent: Harvard-Westlake SW | Judge: Elijah Smith AC-CRISPR |
| Heart of Texas | 5 | Opponent: Marlborough FL | Judge: Leah Villanueva AC- CRISPR |
| Loyola | 3 | Opponent: Vestavia Hills GJ | Judge: Tej Gedela AC- Genomic medicine |
| Loyola | 5 | Opponent: Strake Jesuit JK | Judge: Sam McLoughlin AC- Genomic meds |
| Loyola | 2 | Opponent: Scripps Ranch AS | Judge: Ahuja, Ronak AC- Genomic |
| Nano Nagle Classic | 1 | Opponent: Lynbrook SY | Judge: Fleming, Nick AC-Case |
| Nano Nagle Classic | 4 | Opponent: Harker GS | Judge: Salazar, Davd AC-Crispr |
| The Longhorn Classic | 2 | Opponent: Austin SFA Prax Faloon | Judge: Zara Inam AC-Case |
| The Longhorn Classic | 3 | Opponent: Memorial Ivan Ting | Judge: Isaac Chao AC- Case |
| The Longhorn Classic | 6 | Opponent: Northland Christian LD | Judge: Nevin Gera AC- Case |
| USC Trojan Invitational | 2 | Opponent: Harvard-Westlake CR | Judge: Reece Aguilar AC- Case |
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Contact infoTournament: NA | Round: 1 | Opponent: NA | Judge: NA | 12/6/21 |
NOVDEC- AC- Labor v3Tournament: Glenbrooks | Round: 1 | Opponent: Harrison EM | Judge: Diana Alvarez AC vsHarrison EM ACPlanPlan: The United States should recognize an unconditional right of workers to strike.Advantage 1 — WorkforceAdvantage one is the workforceLabor unrest is increasing and there is momentum to strike, but current laws leave workers powerless.Semuels 10/8 ~(Alana, Journalist and currently senior economics correspondent at TIME magazine, previously The Atlantic, The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe.) "U.S. Workers Are Realizing It’s the Perfect Time to Go on Strike," TIME, 10/8/21. https://time.com/6105109/workers-strike-unemployment/~~ RR AND she finally feels respected. But she makes $13 less an hour. Strikes are key to revitalizing labor unions and challenging monopolies powerBahn 19 ~(Kate, the director of labor market policy and interim chief economist at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth) "The once and future role of strikes in ensuring U.S. worker power" Washington Center for Equitable Growth, 8/29/19. https://equitablegrowth.org/the-once-and-future-role-of-strikes-in-ensuring-u-s-worker-power/~~ RR AND efforts when the labor market lacks competition that would increase worker bargaining power. Labor shortages now are because of low wages— unions reverse that by allowing for bargaining.Lopezlira and Jacobs 9/3 ~(Enrique, is the director of the Low-Wage Work program at the UC Berkeley Labor Center. He is a labor economist, directing and conducting research on how policies affect working families, with a particular focus on how these policies impact racial and gender equity. Doctorate in Economics from Howard University) (Ken, the chair of the University of California, Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education, where he has been a labor specialist since 2002.) "Don’t Mistake the Disappointing Jobs Numbers for a Labor Shortage," Barron’s, 9/3/21. https://www.barrons.com/articles/dont-mistake-the-disappointing-jobs-numbers-for-a-labor-shortage-51630698151~~ RR AND majority of workers continue depends on the decisions we make as a society. Industrial workforce shortages are happening now— Covid and inability to compete.Scull and Stone 8/28 ~(John, an associate in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. His practice focuses on representing employers in workplace law matters, including preventive advice and counseling.) (James, a principal of the Cleveland, Ohio, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. From the opening of the office in 2006 until early 2020, Jim served as office managing principal in Cleveland. At that time, he stepped down to focus on his busy practice and increased task force activities within practice groups and serving as co-leader of the firm’s Manufacturing industry group.) "Manufacturing Labor Shortage: Cultivating Skilled Labor By Engaging Local Communities," JDSupra, 8/28/21. https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/manufacturing-labor-shortage-1463687/~~ RR AND old, and older workers are retiring faster than they are being replaced. A strong industrial workforce is key to US military primacyBloomberg Editorial Board 4/7 ~(Members of the editorial board will write and edit in other capacities within Bloomberg Opinion. Because our columnists have always spoken for themselves, they will continue as before — though columnists will still refrain from endorsing candidates, a policy we have had in place since we started in 2011.) "America’s Depleted Industrial Base Is a National Security Crisis," Bloomberg, 4/7/21. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-04-07/america-s-depleted-industrial-base-is-a-national-security-crisis~~ RR AND national security, but also for the preservation of peace around the world. US leadership in this decade solves global war and results in a peaceful end to Chinese revisionism | 11/21/21 |
NOVDEC-AC-LaborTournament: Damus | Round: 2 | Opponent: Harker SaSe | Judge: Tarun Ratnasabapathy Democracy ACACPlanPlan: The United States should recognize an unconditional right of workers to strike.Advantage 1 — WorkforceAdvantage one is the workforceLabor unrest is increasing and there is momentum to strike, but current laws leave workers powerless.Semuels 10/8 ~(Alana, Journalist and currently senior economics correspondent at TIME magazine, previously The Atlantic, The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe.) "U.S. Workers Are Realizing It’s the Perfect Time to Go on Strike," TIME, 10/8/21. https://time.com/6105109/workers-strike-unemployment/~~ RR AND she finally feels respected. But she makes $13 less an hour. Strikes are key to revitalizing labor unions and challenging monopolies powerBahn 19 ~(Kate, the director of labor market policy and interim chief economist at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth) "The once and future role of strikes in ensuring U.S. worker power" Washington Center for Equitable Growth, 8/29/19. https://equitablegrowth.org/the-once-and-future-role-of-strikes-in-ensuring-u-s-worker-power/~~ RR AND efforts when the labor market lacks competition that would increase worker bargaining power. Labor shortages now are because of low wages— unions reverse that by allowing for bargaining.Lopezlira and Jacobs 9/3 ~(Enrique, is the director of the Low-Wage Work program at the UC Berkeley Labor Center. He is a labor economist, directing and conducting research on how policies affect working families, with a particular focus on how these policies impact racial and gender equity. Doctorate in Economics from Howard University) (Ken, the chair of the University of California, Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education, where he has been a labor specialist since 2002.) "Don’t Mistake the Disappointing Jobs Numbers for a Labor Shortage," Barron’s, 9/3/21. https://www.barrons.com/articles/dont-mistake-the-disappointing-jobs-numbers-for-a-labor-shortage-51630698151~~ RR AND majority of workers continue depends on the decisions we make as a society. Industrial workforce shortages are happening now— Covid and inability to compete.Scull and Stone 8/28 ~(John, an associate in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. His practice focuses on representing employers in workplace law matters, including preventive advice and counseling.) (James, a principal of the Cleveland, Ohio, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. From the opening of the office in 2006 until early 2020, Jim served as office managing principal in Cleveland. At that time, he stepped down to focus on his busy practice and increased task force activities within practice groups and serving as co-leader of the firm’s Manufacturing industry group.) "Manufacturing Labor Shortage: Cultivating Skilled Labor By Engaging Local Communities," JDSupra, 8/28/21. https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/manufacturing-labor-shortage-1463687/~~ RR AND old, and older workers are retiring faster than they are being replaced. A strong industrial workforce is key to US military primacyBloomberg Editorial Board 4/7 ~(Members of the editorial board will write and edit in other capacities within Bloomberg Opinion. Because our columnists have always spoken for themselves, they will continue as before — though columnists will still refrain from endorsing candidates, a policy we have had in place since we started in 2011.) "America’s Depleted Industrial Base Is a National Security Crisis," Bloomberg, 4/7/21. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-04-07/america-s-depleted-industrial-base-is-a-national-security-crisis~~ RR AND national security, but also for the preservation of peace around the world. US primacy prevents great-power conflict — multipolar revisionism fragments the global order and causes nuclear warBrands and Edel, 19 — Hal Brands; PhD, Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor of Global Affairs at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. Charles Edel; PhD, Senior Fellow and Visiting Scholar at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney. ("The Lessons of Tragedy: Statecraft and World Order;" Ch. 6: Darkening Horizon; Published by Yale University Press; GrRv) AND with an eye to preserving and perhaps even selectively advancing its remarkable achievements. Nuclear war causes extinction – famine and climate changeStarr 15 ~(Steven, Director of the University of Missouri’s Clinical Laboratory Science Program and a senior scientist at the Physicians for Social Responsibility) "Nuclear War, Nuclear Winter, and Human Extinction," Federation of American Scientists, 10/14/2015~ DD While it is impossible to precisely predict all the human impacts that would result AND few remaining survivors be able to survive in a radioactive, toxic environment? Advantage 2 — DemocracyAdvantage two is democracyThe US is instigating a global democratic crisis – any lapse in US policy spills overWerner 7/9 ~(Jake, a Postdoctoral Global China Research Fellow at the Boston University Global Development Policy Center.) "Does America Really Support Democracy—or Just Other Rich Democracies?" Foreign Affairs, 7/9/2021. https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-states/2021-07-09/does-america-really-support-democracy-or-just-other-rich~~ BC AND that characterizes the global economy, which is often the more consequential division. A right to strike solves 3 warrants—Worker strikes withhold labor from wealthy elites to make way for new progressive legislature.Pope 18 ~(James Gray, a distinguished professor of law at Rutgers Law School and serves on the executive council of the Rutgers Council of AAUP/AFT Chapters, AFL-CIO.) "Labor’s right to strike is essential," PSC Cuny, September 2018. https://www.psc-cuny.org/clarion/september-2018/laborE28099s-right-strike-essential~~ RR AND clear the way for progressive legislation just as they did in the 1930s. Strikes are key political tools— they incentivize being active in political institutions and transform conditions.Reddy 1/6 ~(Diana S., a Doctoral Fellow at the Law, Economics, and Politics Center at UC Berkeley Law, and a PhD candidate in UCB's Jurisprudence and Social Policy Program.) ""There Is No Such Thing as an Illegal Strike": Reconceptualizing the Strike in Law and Political Economy," The Yale Law Journal, 1/6/21. https://www.yalelawjournal.org/forum/there-is-no-such-thing-as-an-illegal-strike-reconceptualizing-the-strike-in-law-and-political-economy~~ RR AND part of engaging a broad swath of the public in reconceptualizing political economy. Strikes are key to take decisive action if democracy is threatened.Madeloni 20 ~(Barbara, is the education coordinator at Labor Notes and a former president of the Massachusetts Teachers Association.) "Unions Are Beginning to Talk About Staving Off a Possible Coup," LaborNotes, 10/15/20. https://labornotes.org/2020/10/unions-are-beginning-talk-about-staving-possible-coup~~ RR AND should be prepared to take decisive action if our democratic traditions are threatened." Democracies are key to solve climate change— US democratic leadership is key.Fiorino 9/22 ~(Daniel J, is the Director of the Center for Environmental Policy at American University in Washington DC. He his author of Can Democracy Handle Climate Change? (Polity, 2018). ) "Democracy is suited to tackle climate change," Democracy Without Borders, 9/22/21. https://www.democracywithoutborders.org/20869/democracy-is-suited-to-tackle-climate-change/~~ RR AND on the shelf and revive when a crisis passes, if it does. Warming causes extinction – any reduction should be prioritized above every other impactRamanathan et al. 17 ~Veerabhadran Ramanathan is Victor Alderson Professor of Applied Ocean Sciences and director of the Center for Atmospheric Sciences at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, Dr. William Collins is an internationally recognized expert in climate modeling and climate change science. He is the Director of the Climate and Ecosystem Sciences Division (CESD) for the Earth and Environmental Sciences Area (EESA) at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Prof. Dr Mark Lawrence, Ph.D. is scientific director at the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) in Potsdam, Örjan Gustafsson is a Professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Analytic Chemistry at Stockholm University, Shichang Kang is Professor, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); CAS Center for Excellence in Tibetan Plateau Earth Sciences, and Molina, M.J., Zaelke, D., Borgford-Parnell, N., Xu, Y., Alex, K., Auffhammer, M., Bledsoe, P., Croes, B., Forman, F., Haines, A., Harnish, R., Jacobson, M.Z., Lawrence, M., Leloup, D., Lenton, T., Morehouse, T., Munk, W., Picolotti, R., Prather, K., Raga, G., Rignot, E., Shindell, D., Singh, A.K., Steiner, A., Thiemens, M., Titley, D.W., Tucker, M.E., Tripathi, S., and Victor, D., authors come from the following 9 countries - US, Switzerland, Sweden, UK, China, Germany, Australia, Mexico, India, "Well Under 2 Degrees Celsius: Fast Action Policies to Protect People and the Planet from Extreme Climate Change," Report of the Committee to Prevent Extreme Climate Change, September 2017, http://www.igsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Well-Under-2-Degrees-Celsius-Report-2017.pdf~~ TDI AND more warming acting as a force multiplier (Schuur et al., 2015). FramingThe standard is maximizing expected wellbeingMoral uncertainty means preventing extinction should be our highest priority. | 11/7/21 |
NOVDEC-AC-Labor v2Tournament: Damus | Round: 3 | Opponent: Harker AV | Judge: Anish Ramireddy Democracy ACACPlanPlan: The United States should recognize an unconditional right of workers to strike.Advantage 1 — WorkforceAdvantage one is the workforceLabor unrest is increasing and there is momentum to strike, but current laws leave workers powerless.Semuels 10/8 ~(Alana, Journalist and currently senior economics correspondent at TIME magazine, previously The Atlantic, The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe.) "U.S. Workers Are Realizing It’s the Perfect Time to Go on Strike," TIME, 10/8/21. https://time.com/6105109/workers-strike-unemployment/~~ RR AND she finally feels respected. But she makes $13 less an hour. Strikes are key to revitalizing labor unions and challenging monopolies powerBahn 19 ~(Kate, the director of labor market policy and interim chief economist at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth) "The once and future role of strikes in ensuring U.S. worker power" Washington Center for Equitable Growth, 8/29/19. https://equitablegrowth.org/the-once-and-future-role-of-strikes-in-ensuring-u-s-worker-power/~~ RR AND efforts when the labor market lacks competition that would increase worker bargaining power. Labor shortages now are because of low wages— unions reverse that by allowing for bargaining.Lopezlira and Jacobs 9/3 ~(Enrique, is the director of the Low-Wage Work program at the UC Berkeley Labor Center. He is a labor economist, directing and conducting research on how policies affect working families, with a particular focus on how these policies impact racial and gender equity. Doctorate in Economics from Howard University) (Ken, the chair of the University of California, Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education, where he has been a labor specialist since 2002.) "Don’t Mistake the Disappointing Jobs Numbers for a Labor Shortage," Barron’s, 9/3/21. https://www.barrons.com/articles/dont-mistake-the-disappointing-jobs-numbers-for-a-labor-shortage-51630698151~~ RR AND majority of workers continue depends on the decisions we make as a society. Industrial workforce shortages are happening now— Covid and inability to compete.Scull and Stone 8/28 ~(John, an associate in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. His practice focuses on representing employers in workplace law matters, including preventive advice and counseling.) (James, a principal of the Cleveland, Ohio, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. From the opening of the office in 2006 until early 2020, Jim served as office managing principal in Cleveland. At that time, he stepped down to focus on his busy practice and increased task force activities within practice groups and serving as co-leader of the firm’s Manufacturing industry group.) "Manufacturing Labor Shortage: Cultivating Skilled Labor By Engaging Local Communities," JDSupra, 8/28/21. https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/manufacturing-labor-shortage-1463687/~~ RR AND old, and older workers are retiring faster than they are being replaced. A strong industrial workforce is key to US military primacyBloomberg Editorial Board 4/7 ~(Members of the editorial board will write and edit in other capacities within Bloomberg Opinion. Because our columnists have always spoken for themselves, they will continue as before — though columnists will still refrain from endorsing candidates, a policy we have had in place since we started in 2011.) "America’s Depleted Industrial Base Is a National Security Crisis," Bloomberg, 4/7/21. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-04-07/america-s-depleted-industrial-base-is-a-national-security-crisis~~ RR AND national security, but also for the preservation of peace around the world. US primacy prevents great-power conflict — multipolar revisionism fragments the global order and causes nuclear warBrands and Edel, 19 — Hal Brands; PhD, Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor of Global Affairs at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. Charles Edel; PhD, Senior Fellow and Visiting Scholar at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney. ("The Lessons of Tragedy: Statecraft and World Order;" Ch. 6: Darkening Horizon; Published by Yale University Press; GrRv) AND with an eye to preserving and perhaps even selectively advancing its remarkable achievements. Nuclear war causes extinction – famine and climate changeStarr 15 ~(Steven, Director of the University of Missouri’s Clinical Laboratory Science Program and a senior scientist at the Physicians for Social Responsibility) "Nuclear War, Nuclear Winter, and Human Extinction," Federation of American Scientists, 10/14/2015~ DD While it is impossible to precisely predict all the human impacts that would result AND few remaining survivors be able to survive in a radioactive, toxic environment? Advantage 2 — DemocracyAdvantage two is democracyThe US is instigating a global democratic crisis – any lapse in US policy spills overWerner 7/9 ~(Jake, a Postdoctoral Global China Research Fellow at the Boston University Global Development Policy Center.) "Does America Really Support Democracy—or Just Other Rich Democracies?" Foreign Affairs, 7/9/2021. https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-states/2021-07-09/does-america-really-support-democracy-or-just-other-rich~~ BC AND that characterizes the global economy, which is often the more consequential division. A right to strike solves 3 warrants—Worker strikes withhold labor from wealthy elites to make way for new progressive legislature.Pope 18 ~(James Gray, a distinguished professor of law at Rutgers Law School and serves on the executive council of the Rutgers Council of AAUP/AFT Chapters, AFL-CIO.) "Labor’s right to strike is essential," PSC Cuny, September 2018. https://www.psc-cuny.org/clarion/september-2018/laborE28099s-right-strike-essential~~ RR AND clear the way for progressive legislation just as they did in the 1930s. Strikes are key political tools— they incentivize being active in political institutions and transform conditions.Reddy 1/6 ~(Diana S., a Doctoral Fellow at the Law, Economics, and Politics Center at UC Berkeley Law, and a PhD candidate in UCB's Jurisprudence and Social Policy Program.) ""There Is No Such Thing as an Illegal Strike": Reconceptualizing the Strike in Law and Political Economy," The Yale Law Journal, 1/6/21. https://www.yalelawjournal.org/forum/there-is-no-such-thing-as-an-illegal-strike-reconceptualizing-the-strike-in-law-and-political-economy~~ RR AND part of engaging a broad swath of the public in reconceptualizing political economy. Strikes are key to take decisive action if democracy is threatened.Madeloni 20 ~(Barbara, is the education coordinator at Labor Notes and a former president of the Massachusetts Teachers Association.) "Unions Are Beginning to Talk About Staving Off a Possible Coup," LaborNotes, 10/15/20. https://labornotes.org/2020/10/unions-are-beginning-talk-about-staving-possible-coup~~ RR AND should be prepared to take decisive action if our democratic traditions are threatened." Democracies are key to solve climate change— US democratic leadership is key.Fiorino 9/22 ~(Daniel J, is the Director of the Center for Environmental Policy at American University in Washington DC. He his author of Can Democracy Handle Climate Change? (Polity, 2018). ) "Democracy is suited to tackle climate change," Democracy Without Borders, 9/22/21. https://www.democracywithoutborders.org/20869/democracy-is-suited-to-tackle-climate-change/~~ RR AND on the shelf and revive when a crisis passes, if it does. Warming causes extinction – any reduction should be prioritized above every other impactRamanathan et al. 17 ~Veerabhadran Ramanathan is Victor Alderson Professor of Applied Ocean Sciences and director of the Center for Atmospheric Sciences at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, Dr. William Collins is an internationally recognized expert in climate modeling and climate change science. He is the Director of the Climate and Ecosystem Sciences Division (CESD) for the Earth and Environmental Sciences Area (EESA) at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Prof. Dr Mark Lawrence, Ph.D. is scientific director at the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) in Potsdam, Örjan Gustafsson is a Professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Analytic Chemistry at Stockholm University, Shichang Kang is Professor, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); CAS Center for Excellence in Tibetan Plateau Earth Sciences, and Molina, M.J., Zaelke, D., Borgford-Parnell, N., Xu, Y., Alex, K., Auffhammer, M., Bledsoe, P., Croes, B., Forman, F., Haines, A., Harnish, R., Jacobson, M.Z., Lawrence, M., Leloup, D., Lenton, T., Morehouse, T., Munk, W., Picolotti, R., Prather, K., Raga, G., Rignot, E., Shindell, D., Singh, A.K., Steiner, A., Thiemens, M., Titley, D.W., Tucker, M.E., Tripathi, S., and Victor, D., authors come from the following 9 countries - US, Switzerland, Sweden, UK, China, Germany, Australia, Mexico, India, "Well Under 2 Degrees Celsius: Fast Action Policies to Protect People and the Planet from Extreme Climate Change," Report of the Committee to Prevent Extreme Climate Change, September 2017, http://www.igsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Well-Under-2-Degrees-Celsius-Report-2017.pdf~~ TDI AND more warming acting as a force multiplier (Schuur et al., 2015). FramingThe standard is maximizing expected wellbeingMoral uncertainty means preventing extinction should be our highest priority. | 11/10/21 |
SEPOCT- AC- CRISPR v4Tournament: Heart of Texas | Round: 5 | Opponent: Marlborough FL | Judge: Leah Villanueva ACAdvantage 1 – InnovationAdvantage 1 is innovation:A huge influx of patents is coming – most recent data and trends from this yearMischel 4/27 ~(Fiona Mischel, Editor-in-Chief of SynBioBeta. She frequently covers sustainability, CRISPR research, food and agriculture technology, and biotech for space travel.) "Who Owns CRISPR in 2021? It’s Even More Complicated Than You Think" SynBioBeta, 4/27/2021. https://synbiobeta.com/who-owns-crispr-in-2021-its-even-more-complicated-than-you-think/~~ BC AND future, we cannot leave the fundamental promise of science in the dust. Makes development of CRISPR impossible – 3 warrantsPatent disputes are imminent — other entities and foreign governments get involved ensure conflictsStramiello 18 ~(Michael, PhD, an intellectual property litigation associate in Washington, DC. His practice focuses on the life sciences industry.) "CRISPR: The New Frontier of Biotechnology Innovation" American Bar Association, Jan/Feb 2018. https://www.americanbar.org/groups/intellectual'property'law/publications/landslide/2017-18/january-february/crispr-new-frontier-biotechnology-innovation-digital-feature/~~ BC AND China, patents are subject to invalidation proceedings after they are issued."25 IP disputes foreclose research collaboration between universities, which has historically enabled critical scientific breakthroughsSherkow 17 ~(Jacob, Professor of Law at the College of Law and Affiliate of the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology at the University of Illinois, where his research focuses on the legal and ethical implications of advanced biotechnologies, especially as related to intellectual property. He is a leading expert on IP protection for genome-editing technologies, including CRISPR. He is the author of over 60 articles published in both scientific journals and traditional law reviews, including Science, Nature, the Yale Law Journal, and the Stanford Law Review. Since 2018, Sherkow has also been a Permanent Visiting Professor at the Center for Advanced Studies in Biomedical Innovation Law ("CeBIL") at the University of Copenhagen Faculty of Law.) "Patent protection for CRISPR: an ELSI review" Journal of Law and the Biosciences 12/7/2017 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5965580/~~ BC AND hope that the CRISPR patent dispute teaches others that such myopia isn’t warranted. Patent disputes create fears of litigation that deter genome research and investmentReader 10/10 ~(Ruth, a writer for fast company. She covers the intersection of health and technology) "2 women won the Nobel for CRISPR, but the battle for its patent rages on" Fast Company, 10/10/2020 https://www.fastcompany.com/90561762/nobel-prize-jennifer-doudna-emmanuelle-charpentier-crispr-patent-lawsuit~~ BC AND million and signed a deal with pharmaceutical company Biogen to implement its technology. Uncertainty about licensing ensures technology is not distributed or developed - smaller firms don’t know where they need to seek approval fromSterlin 20 ~(Ian, JD from the University of Michigan Law School, Executive Editor of the Michigan Technology Law Review) "The CRISPR War Drags On: How the Fight to Patent CRISPR-Cas9 Creates Uncertainty in the Biotechnology Sphere," Michigan Technology Law Review, 3/2020~ JL AND order to make researchers feel secure in developing further technological innovations using CRISPR-. CRISPR solves disease, but continued innovation is keyThorne 20 ~(Lucy, PhD, received a BSc. in Biochemistry from University of Leeds and a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from University of Liverpool in the UK. She is currently working as a freelance consultant in Cambridge, UK writing CRISPR-related content for Biocompare.) "CRISPR-Cas Gene Editing: A New Weapon against Infectious Disease" Biocompare, 1/14/2020. https://www.biocompare.com/Editorial-Articles/559757-CRISPR-Cas-Gene-Editing-A-New-Weapon-against-Infectious-Disease/~~ BC AND clinic and help combat the growing specter of antimicrobial resistance and infectious disease. Disease causes extinction — climate change and genomic mutation irreversibly alter ecosystem equilibrium which leads to the emergence of new pathogensSupriya 4/19 ~(Lakshmi Ph.D., worked as part of the RandD group in diverse industries starting with semiconductor packaging at Intel, Arizona, where she developed a new elastomeric thermal solution, which has now been commercialized and is used in the core i3 and i5 processors. From there she went on to work at two startups, one managing the microfluidics chip manufacturing lab at a biotechnology company and the other developing polymer formulations for oil extraction from oil sands. She also worked at Saint Gobain North America, developing various material solutions for photovoltaics and processing techniques and new applications for fluoropolymers. Most recently, she managed the Indian RandD team of Enthone (now part of MacDermid) developing electroplating technologies for precious metals. She has been a freelance science journalist and science writer since 2016 and has written for publications such as The Wire, Science, and New Scientist.) "Humans versus viruses - Can we avoid extinction in near future?" News Medical, 4/19/2021. https://www.news-medical.net/news/20210419/Humans-versus-viruses-Can-we-avoid-extinction-in-near-future.aspx~~ BC AND the consequences may be and the next pandemic could lead us to extinction. Harmonized approaches to CRISPR solve misapplication – answers any impact turnWachowicz 19 ~(Jessica, a third-year student at the University of Washington School of Law whose primary area of study is emerging technologies and the legal issues associated therewith.) "The Patentability of Gene Editing Technologies such as CRISPR and the Harmonization of Laws Relating to Germline Editing, " Intellectual Property Breif, 2019 https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/ipbrief/vol10/iss1/2/~~ RR AND that promote progress in this area while maintaining consistency with concepts of morality. Advantage 2 – WTO credibilityAdvantage 2 is WTO cred:New EU trade restrictions on CRISPR contradict WTO agreements which makes future disputes inevitableMenz et al. 20 ~(Dr. Jochen Menz, of Julius Kühn-Institut, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants) Modrzejewski (Dominik PhD, Julius Kühn-Institut, Institute for Biosafety in Plant Biotechnology) Hartung (Frank, Julius Kühn-Institut, Institute for Biosafety in Plant Biotechnology) Wilhelm (Ralf, Kühn-Institut, Institute for Biosafety in Plant Biotechnology) Sprink (Thorben, Julius Kühn-Institut, Institute for Biosafety in Plant Biotechnology) "Genome Edited Crops Touch the Market: A View on the Global Development and Regulatory Environment" Front Plant Sci, 10/9/2020. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7581933/~~ BC AND agricultural activities. Without any changes in European legislation the issue stays unresolved. EU-WTO conflict causes WTO collapse – it’s the glue that holds the organization together in an international arena characterized by US and China trade disputesHorton and Hopewell 8/3 ~(Ben, Communications Manager; Project Lead, Common Futures Conversations) (Dr Kristen, Associate Professor, and Canada Research Chair in Global Policy, University of British Columbia) "Lessons from Trump’s assault on the World Trade Organization", Chatham House 8/3/2021 https://www.chathamhouse.org/2021/08/lessons-trumps-assault-world-trade-organization~~ BC AND could unravel, throwing us back into economic chaos and potentially political disorder. Economic decline causes global nuclear warTønnesson 15 ~(Stein, Research Professor, Peace Research Institute Oslo; Leader of East Asia Peace program, Uppsala University) "Deterrence, interdependence and Sino–US peace," International Area Studies Review, Vol. 18, No. 3, p. 297-311, 2015~ SJDI AND each other, with a view to obliging Washington or Beijing to intervene. Nuclear war causes extinction – famine and climate changeStarr 18 ~(Steven, the director of the University of Missouri’s Clinical Laboratory Science Program, as well as a senior scientist at the Physicians for Social Responsibility. He has worked with the Swiss, Chilean, and Swedish governments in support of their efforts at the United Nations to eliminate thousands of high-alert, launch-ready U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons; he maintains the website Nuclear Darkness.) "Consequences of a Single Failure of Nuclear Deterrence" PSR, University of Missouri, 5/2018. https://www.psr.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/consequences-single-failure-nuclear-deterrence.pdf~~ BC AND in the currently operational and deployed U.S. and Russian nuclear forces SolvencyPlan: Member nations of the World Trade Organization should reduce IP protections for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats.CRISPR is segemnt of DNA that uses proteins to modify other strands of DNALexico ND ~(Lexico dictionary) https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/crispr~~ BC AND DNA and its associated protein to edit the base pairs of a gene. And it is a drug that treats diseases and cures illnessesSfera 2/24 ~(Dan, entrepreneur. Clinical Trials) "CRISPR Therapeutics creates gene-based medicines", Real Dan Sfera, 2/24/2021. https://therealdansfera.medium.com/crispr-therapeutics-creates-gene-based-medicines-25a66c674998~~ BC AND , while Vertex obtained the rights to market the treatments to be developed. FramingThe standard is maximizing expected wellbeingMoral uncertainty means preventing extinction should be our highest priority. | 10/21/21 |
SEPOCT-AC-CRISPRTournament: Greenhill | Round: 1 | Opponent: Cardinal Gibbons RS | Judge: Andrew Halverson 1AC vsACPlanPlan: Member nations of the World Trade Organization should reduce IP protections for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats.CRISPRs are stretches of DNAVidyasagar 18 ~(Aparna, journalist specializing in life sciences and health) "What Is CRISPR?" Live Science, 4/20/2018~ JL AND a "double-stranded break," according to the 2014 Science article. And it treats and cures disease as a drugSfera 2/24 ~(Dan, entrepreneur. Clinical Trials) "CRISPR Therapeutics creates gene-based medicines", Real Dan Sfera, 2/24/2021. https://therealdansfera.medium.com/crispr-therapeutics-creates-gene-based-medicines-25a66c674998~~ BC AND , while Vertex obtained the rights to market the treatments to be developed. Advantage – InnovationAdvantage is innovation:A huge influx of patents is coming – most recent data and trends from this yearMischel 4/27 ~(Fiona Mischel, Editor-in-Chief of SynBioBeta. She frequently covers sustainability, CRISPR research, food and agriculture technology, and biotech for space travel.) "Who Owns CRISPR in 2021? It’s Even More Complicated Than You Think" SynBioBeta, 4/27/2021. https://synbiobeta.com/who-owns-crispr-in-2021-its-even-more-complicated-than-you-think/~~ BC AND future, we cannot leave the fundamental promise of science in the dust. Makes development of CRISPR impossible – 3 warrantsPatent disputes are imminent — other entities and foreign governments get involved ensure conflictsStramiello 18 ~(Michael, PhD, an intellectual property litigation associate in Washington, DC. His practice focuses on the life sciences industry.) "CRISPR: The New Frontier of Biotechnology Innovation" American Bar Association, Jan/Feb 2018. https://www.americanbar.org/groups/intellectual'property'law/publications/landslide/2017-18/january-february/crispr-new-frontier-biotechnology-innovation-digital-feature/~~ BC AND China, patents are subject to invalidation proceedings after they are issued."25 IP disputes foreclose research collaboration between universities, which has historically enabled critical scientific breakthroughsSherkow 17 ~(Jacob, Professor of Law at the College of Law and Affiliate of the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology at the University of Illinois, where his research focuses on the legal and ethical implications of advanced biotechnologies, especially as related to intellectual property. He is a leading expert on IP protection for genome-editing technologies, including CRISPR. He is the author of over 60 articles published in both scientific journals and traditional law reviews, including Science, Nature, the Yale Law Journal, and the Stanford Law Review. Since 2018, Sherkow has also been a Permanent Visiting Professor at the Center for Advanced Studies in Biomedical Innovation Law ("CeBIL") at the University of Copenhagen Faculty of Law.) "Patent protection for CRISPR: an ELSI review" Journal of Law and the Biosciences 12/7/2017 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5965580/~~ BC AND hope that the CRISPR patent dispute teaches others that such myopia isn’t warranted. Patent disputes create fears of litigation that deter genome research and investmentReader 10/10 ~(Ruth, a writer for fast company. She covers the intersection of health and technology) "2 women won the Nobel for CRISPR, but the battle for its patent rages on" Fast Company, 10/10/2020 https://www.fastcompany.com/90561762/nobel-prize-jennifer-doudna-emmanuelle-charpentier-crispr-patent-lawsuit~~ BC AND million and signed a deal with pharmaceutical company Biogen to implement its technology. Uncertainty about licensing ensures technology is not distributed or developed - smaller firms don’t know where they need to seek approval fromSterlin 20 ~(Ian, JD from the University of Michigan Law School, Executive Editor of the Michigan Technology Law Review) "The CRISPR War Drags On: How the Fight to Patent CRISPR-Cas9 Creates Uncertainty in the Biotechnology Sphere," Michigan Technology Law Review, 3/2020~ JL AND order to make researchers feel secure in developing further technological innovations using CRISPR-. CRISPR solves disease, but continued innovation is keyThorne 20 ~(Lucy, PhD, received a BSc. in Biochemistry from University of Leeds and a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from University of Liverpool in the UK. She is currently working as a freelance consultant in Cambridge, UK writing CRISPR-related content for Biocompare.) "CRISPR-Cas Gene Editing: A New Weapon against Infectious Disease" Biocompare, 1/14/2020. https://www.biocompare.com/Editorial-Articles/559757-CRISPR-Cas-Gene-Editing-A-New-Weapon-against-Infectious-Disease/~~ BC AND clinic and help combat the growing specter of antimicrobial resistance and infectious disease. Extinction – defense is wrongPiers Millett 17, Consultant for the World Health Organization, PhD in International Relations and Affairs, University of Bradford, Andrew Snyder-Beattie, "Existential Risk and Cost-Effective Biosecurity", Health Security, Vol 15(4), http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1089/hs.2017.0028 AND , and available vectors, could be modified as well.19-2 Advantage 2 – WTO credibilityAdvantage 2 is WTO cred:New EU trade restrictions on genome editing contradicts WTO agreements which makes future disputes inevitableMenz et al. 20 ~(Dr. Jochen Menz, of Julius Kühn-Institut, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants) Modrzejewski (Dominik PhD, Julius Kühn-Institut, Institute for Biosafety in Plant Biotechnology) Hartung (Frank, Julius Kühn-Institut, Institute for Biosafety in Plant Biotechnology) Wilhelm (Ralf, Kühn-Institut, Institute for Biosafety in Plant Biotechnology) Sprink (Thorben, Julius Kühn-Institut, Institute for Biosafety in Plant Biotechnology) "Genome Edited Crops Touch the Market: A View on the Global Development and Regulatory Environment" Front Plant Sci, 10/9/2020. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7581933/~~ BC AND agricultural activities. Without any changes in European legislation the issue stays unresolved. EU-WTO conflict causes WTO collapse – it’s the glue that holds the organization together in an international arena characterized by US and China trade disputesHorton and Hopewell 8/3 ~(Ben, Communications Manager; Project Lead, Common Futures Conversations) (Dr Kristen, Associate Professor, and Canada Research Chair in Global Policy, University of British Columbia) "Lessons from Trump’s assault on the World Trade Organization", Chatham House 8/3/2021 https://www.chathamhouse.org/2021/08/lessons-trumps-assault-world-trade-organization~~ BC AND could unravel, throwing us back into economic chaos and potentially political disorder. Economic decline causes global nuclear warTønnesson 15 ~(Stein, Research Professor, Peace Research Institute Oslo; Leader of East Asia Peace program, Uppsala University) "Deterrence, interdependence and Sino–US peace," International Area Studies Review, Vol. 18, No. 3, p. 297-311, 2015~ SJDI AND each other, with a view to obliging Washington or Beijing to intervene./ Independently, Protectionism causes great power competition and militarized regionalism.Lake 18. ~(David Lake is a Professor of Social Sciences and Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of California, San Diego. "Economic Openness and Great Power Competition: Lessons for China and the United States," April 30, 2018. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract'id=3171196/~~ TDI AND politics and grand strategy,14 and systemic theories of international relations.15 Nuclear war causes extinction – famine and climate changeStarr 15 ~(Steven, Director of the University of Missouri’s Clinical Laboratory Science Program and a senior scientist at the Physicians for Social Responsibility) "Nuclear War, Nuclear Winter, and Human Extinction," Federation of American Scientists, 10/14/2015~ DD AND few remaining survivors be able to survive in a radioactive, toxic environment? SolvencyHarmonized approaches to CRISPR solve misapplication – answers any impact turnWachowicz 19 ~(Jessica, a third-year student at the University of Washington School of Law whose primary area of study is emerging technologies and the legal issues associated therewith.) "The Patentability of Gene Editing Technologies such as CRISPR and the Harmonization of Laws Relating to Germline Editing, " Intellectual Property Breif, 2019 https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/ipbrief/vol10/iss1/2/~~ RR AND that promote progress in this area while maintaining consistency with concepts of morality. | 9/18/21 |
SEPOCT-AC-CRISPR v2Tournament: Greenhill | Round: 3 | Opponent: Harker RM | Judge: Castillo, Chris 1AC vs Harker RMACPlanPlan: Member nations of the World Trade Organization should reduce IP protections for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats.CRISPR is segemnt of DNA that uses proteins to modify other strands of DNALexico ND ~(Lexico dictionary) https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/crispr~~ BC AND DNA and its associated protein to edit the base pairs of a gene. And it is a drug that treats diseases and cures illnessesSfera 2/24 ~(Dan, entrepreneur. Clinical Trials) "CRISPR Therapeutics creates gene-based medicines", Real Dan Sfera, 2/24/2021. https://therealdansfera.medium.com/crispr-therapeutics-creates-gene-based-medicines-25a66c674998~~ BC AND , while Vertex obtained the rights to market the treatments to be developed. Advantage – InnovationAdvantage is innovation:A huge influx of patents is coming – most recent data and trends from this yearMischel 4/27 ~(Fiona Mischel, Editor-in-Chief of SynBioBeta. She frequently covers sustainability, CRISPR research, food and agriculture technology, and biotech for space travel.) "Who Owns CRISPR in 2021? It’s Even More Complicated Than You Think" SynBioBeta, 4/27/2021. https://synbiobeta.com/who-owns-crispr-in-2021-its-even-more-complicated-than-you-think/~~ BC AND future, we cannot leave the fundamental promise of science in the dust. Makes development of genomic medicine impossible – 3 warrants:Patent disputes are imminent — other entities and foreign governments get involved ensure conflictsStramiello 18 ~(Michael, PhD, an intellectual property litigation associate in Washington, DC. His practice focuses on the life sciences industry.) "CRISPR: The New Frontier of Biotechnology Innovation" American Bar Association, Jan/Feb 2018. https://www.americanbar.org/groups/intellectual'property'law/publications/landslide/2017-18/january-february/crispr-new-frontier-biotechnology-innovation-digital-feature/~~ BC AND China, patents are subject to invalidation proceedings after they are issued."25 IP disputes foreclose research collaboration between universities, which has historically enabled critical scientific breakthroughsSherkow 17 ~(Jacob, Professor of Law at the College of Law and Affiliate of the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology at the University of Illinois, where his research focuses on the legal and ethical implications of advanced biotechnologies, especially as related to intellectual property. He is a leading expert on IP protection for genome-editing technologies, including CRISPR. He is the author of over 60 articles published in both scientific journals and traditional law reviews, including Science, Nature, the Yale Law Journal, and the Stanford Law Review. Since 2018, Sherkow has also been a Permanent Visiting Professor at the Center for Advanced Studies in Biomedical Innovation Law ("CeBIL") at the University of Copenhagen Faculty of Law.) "Patent protection for CRISPR: an ELSI review" Journal of Law and the Biosciences 12/7/2017 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5965580/~~ BC AND hope that the CRISPR patent dispute teaches others that such myopia isn’t warranted. Patent disputes create fears of litigation that deter genome research and investmentReader 10/10 ~(Ruth, a writer for fast company. She covers the intersection of health and technology) "2 women won the Nobel for CRISPR, but the battle for its patent rages on" Fast Company, 10/10/2020 https://www.fastcompany.com/90561762/nobel-prize-jennifer-doudna-emmanuelle-charpentier-crispr-patent-lawsuit~~ BC AND million and signed a deal with pharmaceutical company Biogen to implement its technology. Uncertainty about licensing ensures technology is not distributed or developed - smaller firms don’t know where they need to seek approval fromSterlin 20 ~(Ian, JD from the University of Michigan Law School, Executive Editor of the Michigan Technology Law Review) "The CRISPR War Drags On: How the Fight to Patent CRISPR-Cas9 Creates Uncertainty in the Biotechnology Sphere," Michigan Technology Law Review, 3/2020~ JL AND order to make researchers feel secure in developing further technological innovations using CRISPR-. CRISPR solves disease, but continued innovation is keyThorne 20 ~(Lucy, PhD, received a BSc. in Biochemistry from University of Leeds and a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from University of Liverpool in the UK. She is currently working as a freelance consultant in Cambridge, UK writing CRISPR-related content for Biocompare.) "CRISPR-Cas Gene Editing: A New Weapon against Infectious Disease" Biocompare, 1/14/2020. https://www.biocompare.com/Editorial-Articles/559757-CRISPR-Cas-Gene-Editing-A-New-Weapon-against-Infectious-Disease/~~ BC AND clinic and help combat the growing specter of antimicrobial resistance and infectious disease. Extinction – defense is wrongPiers Millett 17, Consultant for the World Health Organization, PhD in International Relations and Affairs, University of Bradford, Andrew Snyder-Beattie, "Existential Risk and Cost-Effective Biosecurity", Health Security, Vol 15(4), http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1089/hs.2017.0028 AND , and available vectors, could be modified as well.19-2 Advantage 2 – WTO credibilityAdvantage 2 is WTO cred:New EU trade restrictions on genome editing contradicts WTO agreements which makes future disputes inevitableMenz et al. 20 ~(Dr. Jochen Menz, of Julius Kühn-Institut, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants) Modrzejewski (Dominik PhD, Julius Kühn-Institut, Institute for Biosafety in Plant Biotechnology) Hartung (Frank, Julius Kühn-Institut, Institute for Biosafety in Plant Biotechnology) Wilhelm (Ralf, Kühn-Institut, Institute for Biosafety in Plant Biotechnology) Sprink (Thorben, Julius Kühn-Institut, Institute for Biosafety in Plant Biotechnology) "Genome Edited Crops Touch the Market: A View on the Global Development and Regulatory Environment" Front Plant Sci, 10/9/2020. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7581933/~~ BC AND agricultural activities. Without any changes in European legislation the issue stays unresolved. EU-WTO conflict causes WTO collapse – it’s the glue that holds the organization together in an international arena characterized by US and China trade disputesHorton and Hopewell 8/3 ~(Ben, Communications Manager; Project Lead, Common Futures Conversations) (Dr Kristen, Associate Professor, and Canada Research Chair in Global Policy, University of British Columbia) "Lessons from Trump’s assault on the World Trade Organization", Chatham House 8/3/2021 https://www.chathamhouse.org/2021/08/lessons-trumps-assault-world-trade-organization~~ BC AND could unravel, throwing us back into economic chaos and potentially political disorder. Economic decline causes global nuclear warTønnesson 15 ~(Stein, Research Professor, Peace Research Institute Oslo; Leader of East Asia Peace program, Uppsala University) "Deterrence, interdependence and Sino–US peace," International Area Studies Review, Vol. 18, No. 3, p. 297-311, 2015~ SJDI AND each other, with a view to obliging Washington or Beijing to intervene./ Independently, Protectionism causes great power competition and militarized regionalism.Lake 18. ~(David Lake is a Professor of Social Sciences and Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of California, San Diego. "Economic Openness and Great Power Competition: Lessons for China and the United States," April 30, 2018. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract'id=3171196/~~ TDI AND politics and grand strategy,14 and systemic theories of international relations.15 Nuclear war causes extinction – famine and climate changeStarr 15 ~(Steven, Director of the University of Missouri’s Clinical Laboratory Science Program and a senior scientist at the Physicians for Social Responsibility) "Nuclear War, Nuclear Winter, and Human Extinction," Federation of American Scientists, 10/14/2015~ DD AND few remaining survivors be able to survive in a radioactive, toxic environment? SolvencyHarmonized approaches to CRISPR solve misapplication – answers any impact turnWachowicz 19 ~(Jessica, a third-year student at the University of Washington School of Law whose primary area of study is emerging technologies and the legal issues associated therewith.) "The Patentability of Gene Editing Technologies such as CRISPR and the Harmonization of Laws Relating to Germline Editing, " Intellectual Property Breif, 2019 https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/ipbrief/vol10/iss1/2/~~ RR AND that promote progress in this area while maintaining consistency with concepts of morality. | 9/18/21 |
SEPOCT-AC-CRISPR v3Tournament: Nano Nagle Classic | Round: 1 | Opponent: Lynbrook SY | Judge: Fleming, Nick ACSolvencyPlan: Member nations of the World Trade Organization should reduce IP protections for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats.CRISPR is segemnt of DNA that uses proteins to modify other strands of DNALexico ND ~(Lexico dictionary) https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/crispr~~ BC AND DNA and its associated protein to edit the base pairs of a gene. And it is a drug that treats diseases and cures illnessesSfera 2/24 ~(Dan, entrepreneur. Clinical Trials) "CRISPR Therapeutics creates gene-based medicines", Real Dan Sfera, 2/24/2021. https://therealdansfera.medium.com/crispr-therapeutics-creates-gene-based-medicines-25a66c674998~~ BC AND , while Vertex obtained the rights to market the treatments to be developed. Advantage 1 – InnovationAdvantage 1 is innovation:A huge influx of patents is coming – most recent data and trends from this yearMischel 4/27 ~(Fiona Mischel, Editor-in-Chief of SynBioBeta. She frequently covers sustainability, CRISPR research, food and agriculture technology, and biotech for space travel.) "Who Owns CRISPR in 2021? It’s Even More Complicated Than You Think" SynBioBeta, 4/27/2021. https://synbiobeta.com/who-owns-crispr-in-2021-its-even-more-complicated-than-you-think/~~ BC AND future, we cannot leave the fundamental promise of science in the dust. Makes development of CRISPR impossible – 3 warrantsPatent disputes are imminent — other entities and foreign governments get involved ensure conflictsStramiello 18 ~(Michael, PhD, an intellectual property litigation associate in Washington, DC. His practice focuses on the life sciences industry.) "CRISPR: The New Frontier of Biotechnology Innovation" American Bar Association, Jan/Feb 2018. https://www.americanbar.org/groups/intellectual'property'law/publications/landslide/2017-18/january-february/crispr-new-frontier-biotechnology-innovation-digital-feature/~~ BC AND China, patents are subject to invalidation proceedings after they are issued."25 IP disputes foreclose research collaboration between universities, which has historically enabled critical scientific breakthroughsSherkow 17 ~(Jacob, Professor of Law at the College of Law and Affiliate of the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology at the University of Illinois, where his research focuses on the legal and ethical implications of advanced biotechnologies, especially as related to intellectual property. He is a leading expert on IP protection for genome-editing technologies, including CRISPR. He is the author of over 60 articles published in both scientific journals and traditional law reviews, including Science, Nature, the Yale Law Journal, and the Stanford Law Review. Since 2018, Sherkow has also been a Permanent Visiting Professor at the Center for Advanced Studies in Biomedical Innovation Law ("CeBIL") at the University of Copenhagen Faculty of Law.) "Patent protection for CRISPR: an ELSI review" Journal of Law and the Biosciences 12/7/2017 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5965580/~~ BC AND hope that the CRISPR patent dispute teaches others that such myopia isn’t warranted. Patent disputes create fears of litigation that deter genome research and investmentReader 10/10 ~(Ruth, a writer for fast company. She covers the intersection of health and technology) "2 women won the Nobel for CRISPR, but the battle for its patent rages on" Fast Company, 10/10/2020 https://www.fastcompany.com/90561762/nobel-prize-jennifer-doudna-emmanuelle-charpentier-crispr-patent-lawsuit~~ BC AND million and signed a deal with pharmaceutical company Biogen to implement its technology. Uncertainty about licensing ensures technology is not distributed or developed - smaller firms don’t know where they need to seek approval fromSterlin 20 ~(Ian, JD from the University of Michigan Law School, Executive Editor of the Michigan Technology Law Review) "The CRISPR War Drags On: How the Fight to Patent CRISPR-Cas9 Creates Uncertainty in the Biotechnology Sphere," Michigan Technology Law Review, 3/2020~ JL AND order to make researchers feel secure in developing further technological innovations using CRISPR-. CRISPR solves disease, but continued innovation is keyThorne 20 ~(Lucy, PhD, received a BSc. in Biochemistry from University of Leeds and a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from University of Liverpool in the UK. She is currently working as a freelance consultant in Cambridge, UK writing CRISPR-related content for Biocompare.) "CRISPR-Cas Gene Editing: A New Weapon against Infectious Disease" Biocompare, 1/14/2020. https://www.biocompare.com/Editorial-Articles/559757-CRISPR-Cas-Gene-Editing-A-New-Weapon-against-Infectious-Disease/~~ BC AND clinic and help combat the growing specter of antimicrobial resistance and infectious disease. Disease causes extinction — climate change and genomic mutation irreversibly alter ecosystem equilibrium which leads to the emergence of new pathogensSupriya 4/19 ~(Lakshmi Ph.D., worked as part of the RandD group in diverse industries starting with semiconductor packaging at Intel, Arizona, where she developed a new elastomeric thermal solution, which has now been commercialized and is used in the core i3 and i5 processors. From there she went on to work at two startups, one managing the microfluidics chip manufacturing lab at a biotechnology company and the other developing polymer formulations for oil extraction from oil sands. She also worked at Saint Gobain North America, developing various material solutions for photovoltaics and processing techniques and new applications for fluoropolymers. Most recently, she managed the Indian RandD team of Enthone (now part of MacDermid) developing electroplating technologies for precious metals. She has been a freelance science journalist and science writer since 2016 and has written for publications such as The Wire, Science, and New Scientist.) "Humans versus viruses - Can we avoid extinction in near future?" News Medical, 4/19/2021. https://www.news-medical.net/news/20210419/Humans-versus-viruses-Can-we-avoid-extinction-in-near-future.aspx~~ BC AND the consequences may be and the next pandemic could lead us to extinction. Harmonized approaches to CRISPR solve misapplication – answers any impact turnWachowicz 19 ~(Jessica, a third-year student at the University of Washington School of Law whose primary area of study is emerging technologies and the legal issues associated therewith.) "The Patentability of Gene Editing Technologies such as CRISPR and the Harmonization of Laws Relating to Germline Editing, " Intellectual Property Breif, 2019 https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/ipbrief/vol10/iss1/2/~~ RR AND that promote progress in this area while maintaining consistency with concepts of morality. Advantage 2 – WTO credibilityAdvantage 2 is WTO cred:New EU trade restrictions on CRISPR contradict WTO agreements which makes future disputes inevitableMenz et al. 20 ~(Dr. Jochen Menz, of Julius Kühn-Institut, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants) Modrzejewski (Dominik PhD, Julius Kühn-Institut, Institute for Biosafety in Plant Biotechnology) Hartung (Frank, Julius Kühn-Institut, Institute for Biosafety in Plant Biotechnology) Wilhelm (Ralf, Kühn-Institut, Institute for Biosafety in Plant Biotechnology) Sprink (Thorben, Julius Kühn-Institut, Institute for Biosafety in Plant Biotechnology) "Genome Edited Crops Touch the Market: A View on the Global Development and Regulatory Environment" Front Plant Sci, 10/9/2020. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7581933/~~ BC AND agricultural activities. Without any changes in European legislation the issue stays unresolved. EU-WTO conflict causes WTO collapse – it’s the glue that holds the organization together in an international arena characterized by US and China trade disputesHorton and Hopewell 8/3 ~(Ben, Communications Manager; Project Lead, Common Futures Conversations) (Dr Kristen, Associate Professor, and Canada Research Chair in Global Policy, University of British Columbia) "Lessons from Trump’s assault on the World Trade Organization", Chatham House 8/3/2021 https://www.chathamhouse.org/2021/08/lessons-trumps-assault-world-trade-organization~~ BC AND could unravel, throwing us back into economic chaos and potentially political disorder. Economic decline causes global nuclear warTønnesson 15 ~(Stein, Research Professor, Peace Research Institute Oslo; Leader of East Asia Peace program, Uppsala University) "Deterrence, interdependence and Sino–US peace," International Area Studies Review, Vol. 18, No. 3, p. 297-311, 2015~ SJDI AND each other, with a view to obliging Washington or Beijing to intervene. Independently, protectionism causes great power competition and militarized regionalism.Lake 18. ~(David Lake is a Professor of Social Sciences and Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of California, San Diego. "Economic Openness and Great Power Competition: Lessons for China and the United States," April 30, 2018. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract'id=3171196/~~ TDI AND politics and grand strategy,14 and systemic theories of international relations.15 Nuclear war causes extinction – famine and climate changeStarr 18 ~(Steven, the director of the University of Missouri’s Clinical Laboratory Science Program, as well as a senior scientist at the Physicians for Social Responsibility. He has worked with the Swiss, Chilean, and Swedish governments in support of their efforts at the United Nations to eliminate thousands of high-alert, launch-ready U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons; he maintains the website Nuclear Darkness.) "Consequences of a Single Failure of Nuclear Deterrence" PSR, University of Missouri, 5/2018. https://www.psr.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/consequences-single-failure-nuclear-deterrence.pdf~~ BC AND the Nuclear Weapon States, where nuclear deterrence guides political and military strategy. | 10/8/21 |
SEPOCT-Genomic MedicinesTournament: Loyola | Round: 2 | Opponent: Scripps Ranch AS | Judge: Ahuja, Ronak Makes development of CRISPR impossible – 3 warrants
IP disputes foreclose research collaboration between universities, which has historically enabled critical scientific breakthroughs 2. Patent disputes create fears of litigation that deter genome research and investment 3. Uncertainty about licensing ensures technology is not distributed or developed - smaller firms don’t know where they need to seek approval from SCENARIO 1- DISEASE SCENARIO 2- CLIMATE CHANGE Extinction – defense is wrong Warming causes extinction Solvency Framing Reducing the risk of extinction is always priority number one. | 9/18/21 |
SEPOCT-Genomic Medicines v2Tournament: Loyola | Round: 5 | Opponent: Strake Jesuit JK | Judge: Sam McLoughlin Makes development of CRISPR impossible – 3 warrants
IP disputes foreclose research collaboration between universities, which has historically enabled critical scientific breakthroughs 2. Patent disputes create fears of litigation that deter genome research and investment 3. Uncertainty about licensing ensures technology is not distributed or developed - smaller firms don’t know where they need to seek approval from CRISPR solves disease, but continued innovation is key Extinction – defense is wrong Solvency Framing Moreover, only pleasure and pain are intrinsically valuable. All other values can be explained with reference to pleasure; Occam’s razor requires us to treat these as instrumentally valuable. Moral uncertainty means preventing extinction should be our highest priority. Reducing the risk of extinction is always priority number one. | 9/18/21 |
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