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| apple valley | 1 | eagan ae | raunak dua |
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| apple valley | 4 | summit jc | jeong-wan choi |
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| apple valley | 6 | monta vista rd | samantha mcloughlin |
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| columbia | 2 | princeton as | faizaan dossani |
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| columbia | 4 | mcneil ag | conal thomas-mcginnis |
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| columbia | Octas | stuyvesant mz | panel |
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| columbia | Semis | bergen counties ak | panel |
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| cps | 2 | marlborough hl | rex evans |
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| cps | 3 | lynbrook sy | joanne park |
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| cps | 3 | lynbrook sy | joanne park |
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| glenbrooks | 2 | mcneil sc | andrew qin |
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| glenbrooks | 3 | millburn ax | emmiee malyugina |
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| glenbrooks | 5 | harker kb | lena mizrahi |
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| glenbrooks | Doubles | marlborough mj | panel |
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| glenbrooks | Octas | basis peoria py | panel |
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| grapevine | 1 | perry ja | grant chmielewski |
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| grapevine | 4 | strake da | tj maher |
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| grapevine | 5 | westwood ar | samantha mcloughlin |
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| grapevine | Octas | memorial dx | panel |
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| harvard | 2 | strake jesuit ep | jonathan hsu |
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| harvard round robin | 3 | prospect st | jp stuckert, david herrera |
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| lexington | 2 | academy of classical christian studies jm | curtis chang |
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| lexington | 6 | lake highland prep ps | claire liu |
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| lexington | Semis | king cp | panel |
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| loyola | 3 | strake jk | connor self |
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| loyola | 6 | scripps ranch as | wyatt hatfield |
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| loyola | 1 | midlothian ac | tej gedela |
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| loyola | Doubles | harvard westlake ic | panel |
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| loyola | Octas | strake jw | panel |
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| loyola | Quarters | sequoia as | panel |
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| meadows | 1 | valley mm | connor lindquist |
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| meadows | 5 | westwood vlo | joseph barquin |
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| meadows | 3 | amplus mb | jalyn wu |
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| meadows | Quarters | orange lutheran az | panel |
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| nano nagle | 1 | harker mk | patrick fox |
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| nano nagle | 5 | marlborough va | nick fleming |
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| nano nagle | 4 | marlborough aw | emmiee malyugina |
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| nano nagle | Doubles | proof dr | panel |
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| newark | 2 | peninsula sm | victor chen |
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| newark | Quarters | harrison ac | panel |
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| ut longhorn | 1 | strake jesuit ms | jack quisenberrry |
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| ut longhorn | 5 | garland ly | austin kroot |
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| ut longhorn | 4 | northland christian ah | nevin gera |
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| valley | 3 | lexington bf | stephen scopa |
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| valley | 1 | strake dl | patrick fox |
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| valley | 6 | harrison ac | anthony cui |
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| valley | Doubles | iowa city west nw | panel |
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| valley | Octas | plano east ng | panel |
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| valley | Quarters | ayala am | panel |
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| apple valley | 1 | Opponent: eagan ae | Judge: raunak dua 1ac - terrordemocracy |
| apple valley | 4 | Opponent: summit jc | Judge: jeong-wan choi 1ac - agonism |
| apple valley | 6 | Opponent: monta vista rd | Judge: samantha mcloughlin 1ac - us ag |
| columbia | 2 | Opponent: princeton as | Judge: faizaan dossani 1ac - mining |
| columbia | 4 | Opponent: mcneil ag | Judge: conal thomas-mcginnis 1ac - contracts |
| columbia | Octas | Opponent: stuyvesant mz | Judge: panel 1ac - prag |
| columbia | Semis | Opponent: bergen counties ak | Judge: panel 1ac - mining *new resource shortages adv* |
| cps | 2 | Opponent: marlborough hl | Judge: rex evans 1ac - commons |
| cps | 3 | Opponent: lynbrook sy | Judge: joanne park 1ac - preciado |
| cps | 3 | Opponent: lynbrook sy | Judge: joanne park 1ac - preciado |
| glenbrooks | 2 | Opponent: mcneil sc | Judge: andrew qin 1ac - butler |
| glenbrooks | 3 | Opponent: millburn ax | Judge: emmiee malyugina 1ac - deleuze |
| glenbrooks | 5 | Opponent: harker kb | Judge: lena mizrahi 1ac - eu |
| glenbrooks | Doubles | Opponent: marlborough mj | Judge: panel 1ac - prisoners |
| glenbrooks | Octas | Opponent: basis peoria py | Judge: panel 1ac - blacken debate |
| grapevine | 1 | Opponent: perry ja | Judge: grant chmielewski all speeches were lay |
| grapevine | 4 | Opponent: strake da | Judge: tj maher 1ac - pandemics |
| grapevine | 5 | Opponent: westwood ar | Judge: samantha mcloughlin 1ac - stock |
| grapevine | Octas | Opponent: memorial dx | Judge: panel 1ac - egoism w a util advantage |
| harvard | 2 | Opponent: strake jesuit ep | Judge: jonathan hsu 1ac - debris |
| harvard round robin | 3 | Opponent: prospect st | Judge: jp stuckert, david herrera 1ac - kant |
| lexington | 2 | Opponent: academy of classical christian studies jm | Judge: curtis chang 1ac - moral non-naturalism |
| lexington | 6 | Opponent: lake highland prep ps | Judge: claire liu 1ac - ilaw |
| lexington | Semis | Opponent: king cp | Judge: panel 1ac - mollow |
| loyola | 3 | Opponent: strake jk | Judge: connor self 1ac - kant util adv |
| loyola | 6 | Opponent: scripps ranch as | Judge: wyatt hatfield 1ac - deleuze with tricks |
| loyola | 1 | Opponent: midlothian ac | Judge: tej gedela 1ac - whole res |
| loyola | Doubles | Opponent: harvard westlake ic | Judge: panel 1ac - covid |
| loyola | Octas | Opponent: strake jw | Judge: panel 2nr collapsed to misdisclosure i can email the doc if you want |
| loyola | Quarters | Opponent: sequoia as | Judge: panel 1ac - weed |
| meadows | 1 | Opponent: valley mm | Judge: connor lindquist 1ac - locke w 2 1ac shells |
| meadows | 5 | Opponent: westwood vlo | Judge: joseph barquin 1ac - biocol |
| meadows | Octas | Opponent: westwood pm | Judge: panel 1ac - biocol |
| meadows | 3 | Opponent: amplus mb | Judge: jalyn wu 1ac - lay |
| meadows | Quarters | Opponent: orange lutheran az | Judge: panel 1ac - vaccine imperialism |
| nano nagle | 1 | Opponent: harker mk | Judge: patrick fox 1ac - pandemics |
| nano nagle | 5 | Opponent: marlborough va | Judge: nick fleming 1ac - msf |
| nano nagle | 4 | Opponent: marlborough aw | Judge: emmiee malyugina 1ac - covid |
| nano nagle | Doubles | Opponent: proof dr | Judge: panel 1ac - evergreening |
| newark | 2 | Opponent: peninsula sm | Judge: victor chen 1ac - corporate colonialism |
| newark | Quarters | Opponent: harrison ac | Judge: panel 1ac - afro-orientalism |
| ut longhorn | 1 | Opponent: strake jesuit ms | Judge: jack quisenberrry 1ac - ripstein x util adv |
| ut longhorn | 5 | Opponent: garland ly | Judge: austin kroot 1ac - spirit murder |
| ut longhorn | 4 | Opponent: northland christian ah | Judge: nevin gera 1ac - us |
| valley | 3 | Opponent: lexington bf | Judge: stephen scopa 1ac - covid |
| valley | 1 | Opponent: strake dl | Judge: patrick fox 1ac - korsgaard w util adv |
| valley | 6 | Opponent: harrison ac | Judge: anthony cui 1ac - womens health |
| valley | Doubles | Opponent: iowa city west nw | Judge: panel 1ac - libertarianism |
| valley | Octas | Opponent: plano east ng | Judge: panel 1ac - evergreening |
| valley | Quarters | Opponent: ayala am | Judge: panel 1ac - evergreening |
| valley | Finals | Opponent: sage mp | Judge: panel 1ac - jordan |
| x | 1 | Opponent: xxx | Judge: xxx cites |
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0 - cap k v preciadoTournament: cps | Round: 3 | Opponent: lynbrook sy | Judge: joanne park Their idea that by hacking the resolution and debate they can challenge capitalist capture is false. Capitalism thrives on that narrative of "escape". Disrupting a logic or social system cannot solve, boring analysis of structures is necessary.Bluhdorn 07 – (May 2007, Ingolfur, PhD, Reader in Politics/Political Sociology, University of Bath, "Self-description, Self-deception, Simulation: A Systems-theoretical Perspective on Contemporary Discourses of Radical Change," Social Movement Studies, Vol. 6, No. 1, 1–20, May 2007, google scholar) Thee model of queer activism through transgression replicates neoliberalism by refusing the promise of collective transformationDrucker 15 ~Peter Drucker (Peter has emerged in the 21st century as a leading Marxist scholar in queer studies. His special contributions concern the roots of 'homonormativity' in neoliberalism, the impact of neoliberal globalization on same-sex sexualities in dependent countries, and links between queer and anti-capitalist resistance. He is also working on a series of studies on gender and sexual dimensions of Islamophobia, in both Europe and the Middle East. Finally, he continues his long-term work on the history of US and European socialism, connecting it to the left's record on feminist and LGBTIQ issues.); 2015; "Warped: Gay Normality and Queer Anti-Capitalism"; https://books.google.com/books?id=_ByoBgAAQBAJandpg=PA301 BWSWJ~ The aff's rejection of the specific details of political engagement is not radical but continues the prevailing mode of leftist cynicism that eviscerates our ability to construct alternatives to political dominationBurgum '15 (Samuel, PhD candidate in Sociology at the University of Warwick and has been conducting research with Occupy London since 2012, "The branding of the left: between spectacle and passivity in an era of cynicism," Journal for Cultural Research, Volume 19, Issue 3) The alternative is to theorize through Marxist Materialism – only collective action focused on a unified front can produce a queer anti-capitalismDrucker 11 ~Peter Drucker; "The Fracturing of LGBT Identities under Neoliberal Capitalism"; Historical Materialism 19.4 (2011) 3–32; http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.1000.69andrep=rep1andtype=pdf BWSWJ~ Capitalism is the root cause of heteronormativity and a politics that queers socialism provides the best analytical tools to solve itSears 13 ~Alan Sears (Sears is the author of, among other works, "Queer in a Lean World" and "Queer Anti-Capitalism: What's Left of Lesbian and Gay Liberation?" and co-author with James Cairns of The Democratic Imagination) interviewed by Andrew Sernatinger and Tessa Echeverria (Andrew Sernatinger and Tessa Echeverria are socialists based in Madison, Wisconsin. This interview was recorded for their podcast, Black Sheep Radio); November 6, 2013; Queering Socialism: An Interview with Alan Sears; New Politics; http://newpol.org/content/queering-socialism-interview-alan-sears; BWSWJ~ | 12/18/21 |
0 - cap k v preciadoTournament: cps | Round: 3 | Opponent: lynbrook sy | Judge: joanne park Their idea that by hacking the resolution and debate they can challenge capitalist capture is false. Capitalism thrives on that narrative of "escape". Disrupting a logic or social system cannot solve, boring analysis of structures is necessary.Bluhdorn 07 – (May 2007, Ingolfur, PhD, Reader in Politics/Political Sociology, University of Bath, "Self-description, Self-deception, Simulation: A Systems-theoretical Perspective on Contemporary Discourses of Radical Change," Social Movement Studies, Vol. 6, No. 1, 1–20, May 2007, google scholar) Thee model of queer activism through transgression replicates neoliberalism by refusing the promise of collective transformationDrucker 15 ~Peter Drucker (Peter has emerged in the 21st century as a leading Marxist scholar in queer studies. His special contributions concern the roots of 'homonormativity' in neoliberalism, the impact of neoliberal globalization on same-sex sexualities in dependent countries, and links between queer and anti-capitalist resistance. He is also working on a series of studies on gender and sexual dimensions of Islamophobia, in both Europe and the Middle East. Finally, he continues his long-term work on the history of US and European socialism, connecting it to the left's record on feminist and LGBTIQ issues.); 2015; "Warped: Gay Normality and Queer Anti-Capitalism"; https://books.google.com/books?id=_ByoBgAAQBAJandpg=PA301 BWSWJ~ The aff's rejection of the specific details of political engagement is not radical but continues the prevailing mode of leftist cynicism that eviscerates our ability to construct alternatives to political dominationBurgum '15 (Samuel, PhD candidate in Sociology at the University of Warwick and has been conducting research with Occupy London since 2012, "The branding of the left: between spectacle and passivity in an era of cynicism," Journal for Cultural Research, Volume 19, Issue 3) The alternative is to theorize through Marxist Materialism – only collective action focused on a unified front can produce a queer anti-capitalismDrucker 11 ~Peter Drucker; "The Fracturing of LGBT Identities under Neoliberal Capitalism"; Historical Materialism 19.4 (2011) 3–32; http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.1000.69andrep=rep1andtype=pdf BWSWJ~ Capitalism is the root cause of heteronormativity and a politics that queers socialism provides the best analytical tools to solve itSears 13 ~Alan Sears (Sears is the author of, among other works, "Queer in a Lean World" and "Queer Anti-Capitalism: What's Left of Lesbian and Gay Liberation?" and co-author with James Cairns of The Democratic Imagination) interviewed by Andrew Sernatinger and Tessa Echeverria (Andrew Sernatinger and Tessa Echeverria are socialists based in Madison, Wisconsin. This interview was recorded for their podcast, Black Sheep Radio); November 6, 2013; Queering Socialism: An Interview with Alan Sears; New Politics; http://newpol.org/content/queering-socialism-interview-alan-sears; BWSWJ~ | 12/18/21 |
0 - new affs badTournament: glenbrooks | Round: 2 | Opponent: mcneil sc | Judge: andrew qin New Affs BadInterpretation—the aff must disclose the affirmative speech document 30 minutes before round if asked preround.Violation—they didn'tVote neg for prep and clash—two internal links—a) neg prep—4 minutes of prep is not enough to put together a coherent 1nc or update generics—30 minutes is necessary to learn a little about the affirmative and piece together what 1nc positions apply and cut and research their applications to the affirmative b) aff quality—plan text disclosure discourages cheap shot affs. If the aff isn't inherent or easily defeated by 20 minutes of research, it should lose—this will answer the 1ar's claim about innovation—with 30 minutes of prep, there's still an incentive to find a new strategic, well justified aff, but no incentive to cut a horrible, incoherent aff that the neg can't check against the broader literature. | 11/20/21 |
0 - rob specTournament: glenbrooks | Round: 2 | Opponent: mcneil sc | Judge: andrew qin ROB SpecInterpretation: The affirmative debater must articulate a distinct ROB in the form of a delineated text in the first affirmative speech.Violation:Prefer-1~ Strat Skew – They can read multiple pieces of offense under different ROBs and then read a new one in the 1AR so they never lose under the ROB. it just becomes a 2NR debate about whether the ROB is better than the 1NC's which moots engagement. That means infinite abuse – All you have to do is dump on the 1N ROB and marginally extend your warrants in the 2AR and the neg can't do anything about it since there is no 3NR to answer the 2AR weighing or extrapolations2~ Reciprocity – (a) restarting the ROB debate in the 1ar puts you at a 7-6 advantage– putting it in the aff makes it 13-13 (b) you have one more speech to contest my ROB and weigh (c) I can only read a ROB in the 1N so you should read it in your first speech– that's definitionally an equal burden. | 11/20/21 |
0 - t frameworkTournament: cps | Round: 3 | Opponent: lynbrook sy | Judge: joanne park Interpretation: Topical affirmatives may only garner offense from the hypothetical implementation by governments that the appropriation of outer space by private entities is unjust. Any 1AR reclarification or spin is still extra T which equally links to our offense.Resolved requires policy actionLouisiana State Legislature (https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Glossary.aspx) Ngong AppropriationTIMOTHY JUSTIN TRAPP, JD Candidate @ UIUC Law, '13, TAKING UP SPACE BY ANY OTHER MEANS: COMING TO TERMS WITH THE NONAPPROPRIATION ARTICLE OF THE OUTER SPACE TREATY UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LAW REVIEW ~Vol. 2013 No. 4~ Topicality is key to limits and ground—-redefining portions of the resolution permits endless reclarification AND creates incentives for avoidance—-only aligning research with agent and mechanism solves.Two impacts:1—-Fairness—-an unlimited, unpredictable topic disparately raises the research burden for the negative — treat this is a sufficient win condition because fairness is the logical structure that undergirds all impacts AND controls any benefit to debate.Dascal and Knoll '11 ~Marcelo and Amnon; May 18th; former Professor of Philosophy at Tel Aviv University, B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Sao Paulo; former Professor of Philosophy at Tel Aviv University; Argumentation: Cognition and Community, "'Cognitive systemic dichotomization' in public argumentation and controversies," p. 20-25~ 2—-Clash—-forfeiting government action sanctions retreat from controversy and forces the negative to concede solvency before winning a link — clash is the necessary condition for distinguishing debate from discussion, but negation exists on a sliding scale — that jumpstarts the process of critical thinking, reflexivity, and argument refinement.3—-Movement Lawyering Skills – contingent, focused debates around locus points of difference are key to develop activists skills for political justice.Archer 18, Deborah N. "Political Lawyering for the 21st Century." Denv. L. Rev. 96 (2018): 399. (Associate Professor of Clinical Law at NYU School of Law)Elmer TVA—-Only the one piece of offense they read, if that's all they defend we get a linkSwitch side debate solves all of their offense—there's no specific reason why their arguments have to be read on the aff—that solves predictability and accesses their education impact turns because plans on the aff and Ks on the neg can challenge perspectives, stances, representations, and epistemologies. | 12/18/21 |
0 - t frameworkTournament: cps | Round: 3 | Opponent: lynbrook sy | Judge: joanne park Interpretation: Topical affirmatives may only garner offense from the hypothetical implementation by governments that the appropriation of outer space by private entities is unjust. Any 1AR reclarification or spin is still extra T which equally links to our offense.Resolved requires policy actionLouisiana State Legislature (https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Glossary.aspx) Ngong AppropriationTIMOTHY JUSTIN TRAPP, JD Candidate @ UIUC Law, '13, TAKING UP SPACE BY ANY OTHER MEANS: COMING TO TERMS WITH THE NONAPPROPRIATION ARTICLE OF THE OUTER SPACE TREATY UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LAW REVIEW ~Vol. 2013 No. 4~ Topicality is key to limits and ground—-redefining portions of the resolution permits endless reclarification AND creates incentives for avoidance—-only aligning research with agent and mechanism solves.Two impacts:1—-Fairness—-an unlimited, unpredictable topic disparately raises the research burden for the negative — treat this is a sufficient win condition because fairness is the logical structure that undergirds all impacts AND controls any benefit to debate.Dascal and Knoll '11 ~Marcelo and Amnon; May 18th; former Professor of Philosophy at Tel Aviv University, B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Sao Paulo; former Professor of Philosophy at Tel Aviv University; Argumentation: Cognition and Community, "'Cognitive systemic dichotomization' in public argumentation and controversies," p. 20-25~ 2—-Clash—-forfeiting government action sanctions retreat from controversy and forces the negative to concede solvency before winning a link — clash is the necessary condition for distinguishing debate from discussion, but negation exists on a sliding scale — that jumpstarts the process of critical thinking, reflexivity, and argument refinement.3—-Movement Lawyering Skills – contingent, focused debates around locus points of difference are key to develop activists skills for political justice.Archer 18, Deborah N. "Political Lawyering for the 21st Century." Denv. L. Rev. 96 (2018): 399. (Associate Professor of Clinical Law at NYU School of Law)Elmer TVA—-Only the one piece of offense they read, if that's all they defend we get a linkSwitch side debate solves all of their offense—there's no specific reason why their arguments have to be read on the aff—that solves predictability and accesses their education impact turns because plans on the aff and Ks on the neg can challenge perspectives, stances, representations, and epistemologies. | 12/18/21 |
0 - util ncTournament: glenbrooks | Round: 2 | Opponent: mcneil sc | Judge: andrew qin The standard is maximizing expected well-being—to clarify, hedonistic act utilitarianism. Calc indicts don't link—nuke war is bad because as far as we know, it would cause pain.Moen 16 Ole Martin, PhD, Research Fellow in Philosophy at the University of Oslo. "An Argument for Hedonism." Journal of Value Inquiry 50(2). 2016. https://www.academia.edu/26656561/_An_Argument_for_Hedonism_by_Ole_Martin_Moen. PeteZ Prefer:1~ You don't get the choice to determine death for other people.Paterson 2 – Department of Philosophy, Providence College, Rhode Island. (Craig, "A Life Not Worth Living?", Studies in Christian Ethics, http://sce.sagepub.com) 2~ Actor spec—governments must use util because they don't have intentions and are constantly dealing with tradeoffs—outweighs since different agents have different obligations—takes out calc indicts since they are empirically denied.3~ No intent-foresight distinction for states.Enoch 07 Enoch, D ~The Faculty of Law, The Hebrew Unviersity, Mount Scopus Campus, Jersusalem~. (2007). INTENDING, FORESEEING, AND THE STATE. Legal Theory, 13(02). doi:10.1017/s1352325207070048 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/legal-theory/article/intending-foreseeing-and-the-state/76B18896B94D5490ED0512D8E8DC54B2 Impact calc –1~ Extinction outweighs:A~ Structural violence- death causes suffering because people can't get access to resources and basic necessitiesB~ Objectivity- body count is the most objective way to calculate impacts because comparing suffering is unethicalC~ Comes before value-to-life.Tännsjö 11 (Torbjörn, the Kristian Claëson Professor of Practical Philosophy at Stockholm University, "Shalt Thou Sometimes Murder? On the Ethics of Killing," http://people.su.se/~~jolso/HS-texter/shaltthou.pdf) BS 1-27-2018 D~ Mathematically outweighs.MacAskill 14 ~William, Oxford Philosopher and youngest tenured philosopher in the world, Normative Uncertainty, 2014~ 2~ Calc indicts fail:A~ Ethics- it would indict everything cuz they use events to understand how ethics have workedB~ Reciprocity- they are NIBs that create a 2:1 skew where I have to answer them to access offense while they only have to win oneC~ Internalism- asking why we value life is nonsensical since it's intrinsic and we just do. | 11/20/21 |
jf - global con con cpTournament: cps | Round: 2 | Opponent: marlborough hl | Judge: rex evans CP Text: States ought to call a global constitutional convention and establish a constitution reflecting intergenerational concern with exclusive authority to the plan and bind participating bodies to its result.The CP applies intergenerational equity to future generations – that's better than trying to decide now whether the plan is beneficial across deep time – every country would say yes.Tan 2k ~David Tan, LL.M., Harvard Law School; LL.B. (Hons), B.Com., University of Melbourne. Former Tutor in Law, Trinity College, University of Melbourne, "Towards a New Regime for the Protection of Outer Space as the "Province of All Mankind"," 2000, The Yale Journal of International Law, Vol. 25, https://digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1114andcontext=yjil~~ That solves the aff – it addresses shared anxieties while building political consensus.Gardiner 14 1 ~Stephen M. Gardiner, Professor of Philosophy and Ben Rabinowitz Endowed Professor of Human Dimensions of the Environment at the University of Washington, Seattle, "A Call for a Global Constitutional Convention Focused on Future Generations," 2014, Ethics and International Affairs, Vol. 28, Issue 3, pp. 299-315, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0892679414000379, EA~ It spills over to foster broader intergenerational representation, but independence is keyGardiner 14 2 ~Stephen M. Gardiner, Professor of Philosophy and Ben Rabinowitz Endowed Professor of Human Dimensions of the Environment at the University of Washington, Seattle, "A Call for a Global Constitutional Convention Focused on Future Generations," 2014, Ethics and International Affairs, Vol. 28, Issue 3, pp. 299-315, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0892679414000379, EA~ Proactive measures mitigate a laundry list of emerging catastrophic risks – extinction.Beckstead 14 ~Nick Beckstead, Nick Bostrom, Niel Bowerman, Owen Cotton-Barratt, William MacAskill, Seán Ó hÉigeartaigh, Toby Ord, * Future of Humanity Institute, University of Oxford, Director, Future of Humanity Institute, University of Oxford, * Global Priorities Project, Centre for Effective Altruism; Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Global Priorities Project, Centre for Effective Altruism; Future of Humanity Institute, University of Oxford, * Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, University of Oxford, Cambridge Centre for the Study of Existential Risk; Future of Humanity Institute, University of Oxford, * Programme on the Impacts of Future Technology, Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford, "Policy Brief: Unprecedented Technological Risks," 2014, The Global Priorities Project, The Future of Humanity Institute, The Oxford Martin Programme on the Impacts of Future Technology, and The Centre for the Study of Existential Risk, https://www.fhi.ox.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/Unprecedented-Technological-Risks.pdf, Accessed: 03/13/21, EA~ | 12/18/21 |
jf - innovation daTournament: cps | Round: 3 | Opponent: lynbrook sy | Judge: joanne park Strong commercial space catalyzes tech innovation – progress at the margins and spinoff tech change global information networksJoshua Hampson 2017, Security Studies Fellow at the Niskanen Center, 1-25-2017, "The Future of Space Commercialization", Niskanen Center, https://republicans-science.house.gov/sites/republicans.science.house.gov/files/documents/TheFutureofSpaceCommercializationFinal.pdf Short innovation cycles mean every contract countsJohn J. Klein 19, Senior Fellow and Strategist at Falcon Research Inc. and adjunct professor at the George Washington University Space Policy Institute, 1-15-2019, "Rethinking Requirements and Risk in the New Space Age," Center for a New American Security, https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/rethinking-requirements-and-risk-in-the-new-space-age Tech innovation solves every existential threat – cumulative extinction events outweigh the affDylan Matthews 18. Co-founder of Vox, citing Nick Beckstead @ Rutgers University. 10-26-2018. "How to help people millions of years from now." Vox. https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2018/10/26/18023366/far-future-effective-altruism-existential-risk-doing-good | 12/18/21 |
jf - innovation daTournament: cps | Round: 3 | Opponent: lynbrook sy | Judge: joanne park Strong commercial space catalyzes tech innovation – progress at the margins and spinoff tech change global information networksJoshua Hampson 2017, Security Studies Fellow at the Niskanen Center, 1-25-2017, "The Future of Space Commercialization", Niskanen Center, https://republicans-science.house.gov/sites/republicans.science.house.gov/files/documents/TheFutureofSpaceCommercializationFinal.pdf Short innovation cycles mean every contract countsJohn J. Klein 19, Senior Fellow and Strategist at Falcon Research Inc. and adjunct professor at the George Washington University Space Policy Institute, 1-15-2019, "Rethinking Requirements and Risk in the New Space Age," Center for a New American Security, https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/rethinking-requirements-and-risk-in-the-new-space-age Tech innovation solves every existential threat – cumulative extinction events outweigh the affDylan Matthews 18. Co-founder of Vox, citing Nick Beckstead @ Rutgers University. 10-26-2018. "How to help people millions of years from now." Vox. https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2018/10/26/18023366/far-future-effective-altruism-existential-risk-doing-good | 12/18/21 |
nd - air traffic pic vs euTournament: glenbrooks | Round: 5 | Opponent: harker kb | Judge: lena mizrahi Text - The member nations of the European Union ought torecognize an unconditional right of workers to strike except for Air Traffic Controllers.Make striking by Air Traffic Controllers a federal crime and implement penalties modelled after the Federal Service Labor Management Relations Act of 198 including two-for-one fines, lifetime bans from federal jobs, and jail time.The CP shuts down Air Traffic Strikes.Youn 19 Soo Youn 1-22-2019 "Why TSA and FAA workers can't just go on strike to end the shutdown" https://abcnews.go.com/US/tsa-faa-workers-strike-end-shutdown/story?id=60540070 (Freelance Journalist)Elmer EU Air Traffic Strikes cause massive disruption – singular strikes can have ripple effects on international flights.Topham 17 Gwyn Topham 6-7-2017 "European commission will set out plan to tackle air traffic control strikes" https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:jGe-JGiHmXEJ:https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/jun/06/european-commission-plan-tackle-air-traffic-control-strikes+andcd=1andhl=enandct=clnkandgl=us (Transport Correspondent at the Guardian)Elmer Empowered Unions is our Link – they take and endorse aggressive Strike Action.France24 10 2-23-2010 "Air traffic controller strike to disrupt flights from French airports" https://www.france24.com/en/20100223-air-traffic-controller-strike-disrupt-flights-french-airports Elmer Strong Airline Industry key to global trade and the economy – strikes obliterate these benefits.PWC 16, Pricewaterhouse Coopers. "Economic impact of air traffic control strikes in Europe." (2016). (PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP)Elmer The EU is key to global trade.EC 19 2-19-2019 "EU Position in World Trade" https://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/eu-position-in-world-trade/ (European Comission)Elmer Collapse of Trade causes Hotspot Escalation – goes Nuclear.Kampf 20 David Kampf 6-16-2020 "How COVID-19 Could Increase the Risk of War" https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/28843/how-covid-19-could-increase-the-risk-of-war (Senior PhD Fellow at the Center for Strategic Studies at The Fletcher School)Elmer | 11/21/21 |
nd - bbb daTournament: glenbrooks | Round: 2 | Opponent: mcneil sc | Judge: andrew qin Biden's continued PC is key to pass Build Back Better next week – despite inflation concernsBarrón-López 11-11 (Laura Barrón-López, White House Correspondent for Politico, formerly covered Congress for the Washington Examiner, HuffPost and The Hill, BA political science, California State University, Fullerton, "Dems to White House: The only prescription is more Biden," Politico, 11-11-2021, https://www.politico.com/news/2021/11/11/dems-white-house-biden-520946)//re-cut by Elmer Empirics proves Pro-Labor and Pro-Union policies sap PC.Leon 21 Luis Feliz Leon 1-6-2021 "If we want it, we're going to have to fight like hell for it" - Labor faces an uphill battle to pass the PRO Act" https://www.thestrikewave.com/original-content/labor-faces-uphill-battle-to-pass-pro-act (Organizer and journalist)Elmer ====BBB wins the US the Tech Competition Race.==== Losing causes extinction - uncontrolled risks from emerging tech cause rapid shifts in strategic stability and misuse - American dominance is key.Jain '20 ~Ash; 2020; Senior fellow with the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security; Strategic Studies Quarterly; "Present at the Re-Creation: A Global Strategy for Revitalizing, Adapting, and Defending a Rules-Based International System," https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Present-at-the-Recreation.pdf~~ | 11/20/21 |
nd - consult icjTournament: glenbrooks | Round: 2 | Opponent: mcneil sc | Judge: andrew qin Consult ICJ CP~A just government ought to~ request the International Court of Justice issue an advisory opinion over whether they ought to ~establish an unconditional right to strike~. ~A just government~ ought to abide by the outcome of the advisory opinion.Solves – the ICJ will rule in favor of an unconditional right to strike.Seifert '18 (Achim; Professor of Law at the University of Jena, and adjunct professor at the University of Luxembourg; December 2018; "The protection of the right to strike in the ILO: some introductory remarks"; CIELO Laboral; http://www.cielolaboral.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/seifert_noticias_cielo_n11_2018.pdf; Accessed: 11-3-2021; AU) US compliance ensures faith in global democratic institutions – solves nuclear war.Hawksley '16 ~Humphrey; formerly the BBC's Beijing Bureau Chief and author of The Third World War: A Novel of Global Conflict and Asian Waters: American, China, and the Global Paradox; 11-19-2016; "Trump makes International Law Crucial for Peace"; Humphrey Hawksley; https://www.humphreyhawksley.com/trump-makes-international-law-crucial-for-peace/; Accessed 4-1-2020; AH~ Nuke war causes extinction AND outweighs other existential risksChecked | 11/20/21 |
nd - extra t v us agTournament: apple valley | Round: 6 | Opponent: monta vista rd | Judge: samantha mcloughlin 1~ Interp – "Right to Strike" solely effects the legality of the act of striking – anything else is extra-Topical.ILO 1 12-10-2001 "CHAPTER V Substantive provisions of labour legislation: The right to strike" https://www.ilo.org/legacy/english/dialogue/ifpdial/llg/noframes/ch5.htm (International Labor Organization)Elmer Strike refers to the act of stopping work.Meriam Webster No Date "Strike" https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike Recognize is ruling on the legal authority of a particular actionMeriam Webster No Date "Recognize" https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recognize To clarify – the Affirmative can only affect whether of not workers have the right to strike, effecting the conditions or who gets access to it is extra-topical since a strike and right to strike are terms of art – this debate is solely a question of whether or not the recognition of those terms of art are good or not.2~ Violation – they define who an employee is which is outside the scope of a recognition of a right to strike.Reilly, 11, Penn State Law, "Agricultural Laborers: Their Inability to Unionize Under the National Labor Relations Act", Penn State: Masters of Science, JD Law, URL: https://pennstatelaw.psu.edu/_file/aglaw/Publications_Library/Agricultural_Laborers.pdf, 2011 + since most recent citation is from then, KR Limits – their model of debate creates an untenable burden for negatives, they could modify and adjust the meaning of any words in the resolution based on past enactments and laws which forces negatives to prep out unknown workers or laborers and their interaction within the resolution.Ground – By adjusing the meaning of terms in the resolution they aren't bounded by any resolutional basis which lets them spike out of neg disads by saying the plan wouldn't send a signal. For example, the Business Confidence DA assumes the plan sets a signal for currently existing workers that deters investment but their aff changes what a worker means which makes | 11/6/21 |
nd - ftpa daTournament: apple valley | Round: 4 | Opponent: summit jc | Judge: jeong-wan choi FTPA passes now – unified Democrat Support and support for Filibuster Reform/Republican Support but it's razor thin.Benen 10-14 Steve Benen 10-14-2021 "As Schumer readies vote, does the Freedom to Vote Act have a chance?" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/schumer-readies-vote-does-freedom-vote-act-have-chance-n1281546 (American political writer and blogger, an MSNBC contributor)Elmer Yes Filibuster Reform for Voting Reform – cracks are opening but aggressive and un-wavering Biden pressure is key.Kroll 10-20 Andry Kroll 10-20-2021 "McConnell Just BLocked a Voting-Rights Bill. It's All Part of Democrat's Plan" https://archive.md/pDGm0~~#selection-1501.1-1507.245 (Washington, D.C., bureau chief for Rolling Stone.)Elmer Right to Strike Policies cause mass Partisan Fights.Kreighbaum et Al 21 Andrew Kreighbaum et Al 3-9-2021 "Landmark Labor Law Overhaul Passes House but Senate Fate Unclear" https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/landmark-labor-law-overhaul-passes-house-but-senate-fate-unclear (Reporter at Bloomberg Law)Elmer FTPA solves democracy - laundry list of warrants.Weiser et al. 21 (, D., Weiser, W. and Erney, D., 2021. Congress Must Pass the 'For the People Act'. ~online~ Brennan Center for Justice. Available at: https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/policy-solutions/congress-must-pass-people-act ~Accessed 6 November 2021~ Daniel I. Weiner serves as deputy director of the Brennan Center's Election Reform Program, where he helps to lead the Center's work on money in politics, election security, government ethics, and other democracy and rule of law issues. He is the author or co-author of several nationally recognized reports, and also writes and comments regularly for media outlets such as the New York Times, the Washington Post, Slate, MSNBC, and NPR. He has provided policy advice and drafting assistance to lawmakers in Washington and across the country, and delivered testimony and briefings to Congress, state legislatures, and federal and state agencies. Wendy Weiser directs the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, a nonpartisan think tank and public interest law center that works to revitalize, reform, and defend systems of democracy and justice. Her program focuses on voting rights and elections, money in politics and ethics, redistricting and representation, government dysfunction, rule of law, and fair courts. She founded and directed the program's Voting Rights and Elections Project, directing litigation, research, and advocacy efforts to enhance political participation and prevent voter disenfranchisement across the country.)-rahulpenu Democratic governance solves Existential Threats – climate change, economic crises, and nuclear war are all exacerbated in an autocratic world.Kolodziej '17 ~Edward; May 19; Emeritus Research Professor of Political Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; EUC Paper Series, "Challenges to the Democratic Project for Governing Globalization," https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/bitstream/handle/2142/96620/Kolodziej Introduction 5.19.17.pdf?sequence=2andisAllowed=y~ Warming causes ExtinctionKareiva 18, Peter, and Valerie Carranza. "Existential risk due to ecosystem collapse: Nature strikes back." Futures 102 (2018): 39-50. (Ph.D. in ecology and applied mathematics from Cornell University, director of the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at UCLA, Pritzker Distinguished Professor in Environment and Sustainability at UCLA)Re-cut by Elmer | 11/6/21 |
nd - intermittent strikes picTournament: apple valley | Round: 4 | Opponent: summit jc | Judge: jeong-wan choi CP Text: A just government ought to recognize the right to strike however not unconditionally, intermittent strikes should be illegal, all other types of strikes the AC recognizes should remain.Intermittent strikes violate labor peace, Theodore 19~Mark Theodore, 7-30-2019, "Employer's Discipline of Employees Engaging In "Intermittent Strikes" Lawful: NLRB Majority", Labor Relations Update, https://www.laborrelationsupdate.com/nlra/employers-discipline-of-employees-engaging-in-intermittent-strikes-lawful-nlrb-majority/, date accessed 10-24-2021~ Lex AT Unconditional means,https://www.google.com/search?q=unconditional+definitionandoq=unconditional+definitionandaqs=chrome..69i57j0i512l3j0i22i30l6.2119j0j9andsourceid=chromeandie=UTF-8 Destroys the possibility of deliberation since people could leave at any point and repeatedly which harms the process of experimentation by giving agents the choice of opting out at any moment. | 11/6/21 |
nd - kant ncTournament: apple valley | Round: 6 | Opponent: monta vista rd | Judge: samantha mcloughlin The meta-ethic is procedural moral realism.This entails that moral facts stem from procedures while substantive realism holds that moral truths exist independently of that in the empirical world. Prefer procedural realism –~1~ Collapses – the only way to verify whether something is a moral fact is by using procedures to warrant it.~2~ Uncertainty – our experiences are inaccessible to others which allows people to say they don't experience the same, however a priori principles are universally applied to all agents.~3~ Is/Ought Gap – we can only perceive what is, not what ought to be. It's impossible to derive an ought statement from descriptive facts about the world, necessitating a priori premises.Practical Reason is that procedure. To ask for why we should be reasoners concedes its authority since it uses reason – anything else is nonbinding and arbitrary. That hijacks their framework since you need reason to evaluate any relevant consequences.Moral law must be universal—our judgements can't only apply to ourselves any more than 2+24 can be true only for me – any non-universalizable norm justifies someone's ability to impede on your ends. ==== Prefer –~1~ Performativity—freedom is the key to the process of justification of arguments. Willing that we should abide by their ethical theory presupposes that we own ourselves in the first place.~2~ All other frameworks collapse—non-Kantian theories source obligations in extrinsically good objects, but that presupposes the goodness of the rational will.I defend the squo so Negate:1~ Strikes violate individual autonomy by exercising coercion.Gourevitch 18 ~Alex; Brown University; "The Right to Strike: A Radical View," American Political Science Review; 2018; https://sci-hub.se/10.1017/s0003055418000321~~ Justin 2~ Means to an end: employees ignore their duty to help their patients in favor of higher wages which treats them as a means to an end.3~ Free-riding: strikes are a form of free-riding since those who don't participate still reap the benefits.Dolsak and Prakash 19 ~Nives and Aseem; We write on environmental issues, climate politics and NGOs; "Climate Strikes: What They Accomplish And How They Could Have More Impact," 9/14/19; Forbes; https://www.forbes.com/sites/prakashdolsak/2019/09/14/climate-strikes-what-they-accomplish-and-how-they-could-have-more-impact/?sh=2244a9bd5eed~~ Justin | 11/6/21 |
nd - t aTournament: glenbrooks | Round: 5 | Opponent: harker kb | Judge: lena mizrahi "A" is an indefinite article that modifies "government" in the res – this means that you have to prove the resolution true in a VACUUM, not in a particular instanceCCC ("Articles, Determiners, and Quantifiers", http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/determiners/determiners.htm~~#articles, Capital Community College Foundation, a nonprofit 501 c-3 organization that supports scholarships, faculty development, and curriculum innovation) LHSLA JC/SJ "Governments" is a generic indefinite singular.Leslie 12 Leslie, Sarah-Jane. "Generics." In Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Language, edited by Gillian Russell and Delia Fara, 355–366. Routledge, 2012. https://www.princeton.edu/~~sjleslie/RoutledgeHandbookEntryGenerics.pdf SM Upward entailment – saying all leaderships should have unconditional right to strike is different from all governmentsViolation- you specify .Standards–Limits: specifying a just government offers huge explosion in the topic since they get permutations of 76 governments, like US, Hong Kong, or Mauritius.That outweighs: TVA: affirm the entire resolution and have it as an advantage – solvesNo PICs cause affirming the resolution as a general principle takes out PICs.Drop the Debater –~1~ sets a precedent that debaters wont be abusive~2~ DTA is the same since you drop the aff | 11/21/21 |
nd - t unconditionalTournament: apple valley | Round: 6 | Opponent: monta vista rd | Judge: samantha mcloughlin T Unconditional—-1NC1~ Interpretation: The affirmative must defend an unconditional right to strike. This means that the Affirmative must defend that anyone regardless of job or occupation has a fundamental right to strike.Merriam Webster ND, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unconditional sid 2~ Violation – They only grant the Right to Strike to ~x group~. That by definition is a condition since they condition the right to strike on a particular occupation.Jensen '18 (Eric; co-director of the Stanford Rule of Law Program, in collaboration with USAID, The Asia Foundation, and Stanford Law School; April 2018; "Introduction to the Laws of Timor-Leste"; Stanford Law School; https://law.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Timor-Leste-Constitutional-Rights.pdf; Accessed: 10-30-2021; AU) 3~ Standards –a~ Limits – there are endless conditions the aff can place on the right to strike – i.e based on occupation, national holidays, location of strike, etc. That makes the topic untenable since the Aff can just infinitely specify any condition or permutation of conditions which makes predictable preparation and in-depth clash impossible.b~ Neg Ground – specifying scenarios lets affs spike out of core, reduction-based disads like Bizcon and Small Businesses. Links are already non-existent on this topic – letting affs impose restrictions on RTS makes it even narrower.4~ TVA – read this aff but defend whole res.~Competing Interps~ – Reasonability is arbitrary and causes a race to the bottom of questionable argumentation.~No RVI's~ – 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 not being abusive.DTD – DTA is incoherent since its an indict to the plan as a whole and its key to deterring future abuse. Independently drop the arugment would reject the whole plan text so still vote neg | 11/6/21 |
nd - truth testingTournament: glenbrooks | Round: 2 | Opponent: mcneil sc | Judge: andrew qin Truth TestingThe role of the ballot is to determine whether the resolution is a true or false statement – anything else moots 7 minutes of the nc – their framing collapses since you must say it is true that a world is better than another before you adopt it.They justify substantive skews since there will always be a more correct side of the issue but we compensate for flaws in the lit.Scalar methods like comparison increases intervention – the persuasion of certain DA or advantages sway decisions – T/F binary is descriptive and technical.Negate because either the aff is true meaning its bad for us to clash w/ it because it turns us into Fake News people OR it's not meaning it's a lie that you can't vote on for ethicsa priori's 1st – even worlds framing requires ethics that begin from a priori principles like reason or pleasure so we control the internal link to functional debates.The ballot says vote aff or neg based on a topic – five dictionaries define to negate as to deny the truth of and affirm as to prove true so it's constitutive and jurisdictional.Vote neg-1~ Merrian websters defines to ashttps://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to But just governments can't move to an obligations so rez is incoherent2~ Merrian Websters defines right ashttps://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right But there is no base for strikes to be perpendicular to, so the rez does nothing3~ Merrian websters defines Strike as to delete something 4~ Merrian Websters defines workers asany of the sexually underdeveloped and usually sterile members of a colony of social ants, bees, wasps, or termites that perform most of the labor and protective duties of the colony | 11/20/21 |
o - contactTournament: x | Round: 1 | Opponent: xxx | Judge: xxx in order of preference, here are the ways you can reach me and for speech docs email: yeshwinath@gmail.com phone: 650-667-9661 fb messenger: yesh rao i'll try and provide content warnings for anything potentially triggering and would appreciate if you could do the same. | 1/15/22 |
o - navigationTournament: x | Round: 1 | Opponent: xxx | Judge: xxx nd = november december jf = january february first three last three in cites and ill open source everything else, ill try and not read disclosure unless its egregious or the formatting is undecipherable before reading disclosure on a missing round report or two just email me and ill put it in, if its not on my wiki there's a reason or i just forgot | 1/15/22 |
o - tournament navigationTournament: x | Round: 1 | Opponent: xxx | Judge: xxx Loyola- LOYOLA INVITATIONAL Glenbrooks - Glenbrooks Speech and Debate Tournament UT Longhorn- The Longhorn Classic Nano Nagle - Nano Nagle Classic and Nano Nagle RR Valley - Mid America Cup CPS - College Prep LD Invitational Meadows - The Meadows Invitational Grapevine - Grapevine Classic Newark - The Newark Invitational 2022 Lexington - Lexington Winter Invitational | 1/15/22 |
so - bioterror daTournament: grapevine | Round: 4 | Opponent: strake da | Judge: tj maher Vulnerabilities exposed by COVID have invigorated availability and interest in bioterror, but technical challenges remain as barriers to acquisition.Koblentz and Kiesel 7/14 ~Gregory D. Koblentz (Deputy Director of the Biodefense Graduate Program and Assistant Professor of Government and Politics in the Department of Public and International Affairs at George Mason University) and Stevie Kiesel (Biodefense PhD Student, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University). "The COVID-19 Pandemic: Catalyst or Complication for Bioterrorism?". Studies in Conflict and Terrorism. Published online 14 Jul 2021. Accessed 7/22/21. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1057610X.2021.1944023?journalCode=uter20 Xu~ IP protections are the only limit on proliferating dual-use biotech – losing patents puts financial pressure on companies to outsource RandD, which skyrockets bioterror acquisition.Finlay 10 ~Brian Finlay (President and Chief Executive Officer of the Stimson Center, M.A. from the Norman Patterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University, a graduate diploma from the School of Advanced International Studies, the Johns Hopkins University and an honors B.A. from Western University in Canada). "The Bioterror Pipeline: Big Pharma, Patent Expirations, and New Challenges to Global Security". The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs. Vol. 34, No. 2 (Summer 2010), pp. 51-64. https://www.jstor.org/stable/45289504?seq=1~~#metadata_info_tab_contents Xu~ COVID resulted in mass on-shoring of RandD – only price incentives can convince them to stay.Mullin 20 Rick Mullin 4-27-2020 "COVID-19 is reshaping the pharmaceutical supply chain" https://cen.acs.org/business/outsourcing/COVID-19-reshaping-pharmaceutical-supply/98/i16 (BA English Literature, Drew University, 1980. Business journalist covering engergy, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and information technology for various publications including Chemical Week since 1983)Elmer Bioterrorism causes Extinction – overcomes any conventional defense.Walsh 19, Bryan. End Times: A Brief Guide to the End of the World. Hachette Books, 2019. (Future Correspondent for Axios, Editor of the Science and Technology Publication OneZero, Former Senior and International Editor at Time Magazine, BA from Princeton University)Elmer | 9/11/21 |
so - cannabis innovation daTournament: loyola | Round: Quarters | Opponent: sequoia as | Judge: panel Strong current IP guarantees causes massive Pharma innovation.Answers Evergreening/Me-Too Drugs ====Reducing IP protections chills future investment – even the perception of wavering commitment scares off companies.==== Cannabis wipes out superbugs and kills developing mutations, but further research and investments are required.Sample '20 ~Ian; journalist at New Scientist and worked at the Institute of Physics as a journal editor, PhD in biomedical materials; 1-19-2020; "Cannabis compound could be weapon in fight against superbugs", Guardian; https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/jan/19/cannabis-compound-could-be-weapon-in-fight-against-superbugs, accessed 4-16-2021~ Only CBD solves superbugs.Stevens '21 ~Kylie; reporter covering medical breakthrough by Researchers at University of Queensland's Institute for Molecular Bioscience and the peer-reviewed Communications Biology journal; 1-19-2021; Mail Online; https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9165415/Medical-breakthrough-revealed-cannabis-kill-superbugs-save-10million-lives-year.html, accessed 4-16-2021; RG~ | 9/7/21 |
so - cars theoryTournament: loyola | Round: 3 | Opponent: strake jk | Judge: connor self Interpretation: The affirmative must specify what their favorite car movie is. If they haven't watched it then they should lose.Watching Cars fosters prosocial behavior – that solves friendship, happiness, and education which solves the aff Leeuw and der Laan 17:Rebecca N. H. de Leeuw, ~(PhD cum laude, 2011) is an Assistant Professor of Communication Science, Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University. She devotes her research to the role of parenting and media in relation to character strengths and well-being in children and adolescents. Her research belongs to the field of positive media psychology.~ and Christa A. van der Laan, ~(MsC, 2016) is an Alumna of Communication Science, Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University. She did her Master thesis on Disney and helping behavior in children, and after graduating she collaborated on the present study.~ December 1, 2017, "Helping behavior in Disney animated movies and children's helping behavior in the Netherlands" https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17482798.2017.1409245 LHP AV Dtd, no rvis, competing interps | 9/4/21 |
so - climate patents daTournament: loyola | Round: Doubles | Opponent: harvard westlake ic | Judge: panel Climate Patents DAClimate Patents and Innovation high now and solving Warming but COVID waiver sets a dangerous precedent for appropriations - the mere threat is sufficient is enough to kill investment.Brand 5-26, Melissa. "Trips Ip Waiver Could Establish Dangerous Precedent for Climate Change and Other Biotech Sectors." IPWatchdog.com | Patents and Patent Law, 26 May 2021, www.ipwatchdog.com/2021/05/26/trips-ip-waiver-establish-dangerous-precedent-climate-change-biotech-sectors/id=133964/. sid Private sector innovation is key to solve climate change – short term politicking and priority shifts means government can't solve alone.Henry 17, Simon. "Climate Change Cannot Be Solved by Governments Alone. How Can the Private Sector Help?" World Economic Forum, 21 Nov. 2017, www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/11/governments-alone-cannot-halt-climate-change-what-can-private-sector-do/. Programme Director, International Carbon Reduction and Offset Alliance (ICROA) sid Warming causes ExtinctionKareiva 18, Peter, and Valerie Carranza. "Existential risk due to ecosystem collapse: Nature strikes back." Futures 102 (2018): 39-50. (Ph.D. in ecology and applied mathematics from Cornell University, director of the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at UCLA, Pritzker Distinguished Professor in Environment and Sustainability at UCLA)Re-cut by Elmer | 9/6/21 |
so - compulsory licensing cpTournament: loyola | Round: Doubles | Opponent: harvard westlake ic | Judge: panel Compulsory Licensing CPCP: The United States of America should declare covid a national emergency on the basis of public health and issue compulsory licenses for COVID-19 vaccines. Member nations should offer regulatory and legal assistance to nations filing a compulsory license.Compulsory licensing solves access- empirics and past precedentZhuang 2017 (Wei, PhD from the University of Geneva, is currently an associate in the Geneva Office of Van Bael and Bellis. She assists governments in WTO dispute settlement proceedings and advises companies and governments in trade remedy investigations. Prior to joining Van Bael and Bellis, Wei worked in the Legal Affairs Division of the WTO as part of a Secretariat Team on a trade remedy dispute from beginning to end. In addition, she assisted the WTO Secretariat Team in an IP-related dispute, including by contributing to the preliminary rulings. Wei has also gained practical experience as a legal consultant at the United Nations (2010 – 2011), as a legal intern at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (2009) and as an associate judicial officer at the Commission for Discipline Inspection (Muchuan Branch) in China. Wei was also a Marie Curie Fellow with the DISSETTLE (Dispute Settlement in Trade: Training in Law and Economics) Programme; a Visiting Fellow at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, University of Cambridge, and a Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for IP and Competition Law. Interpreting Patent-Related Flexibilities in the TRIIPS Agreement for Facilitating Innovation and Transfer of ESTs, chapter 6 of Intellectual Property Rights and Climate Change Cambridge University Press Pg. 298-304)DR 21 It's goldilocks - protects patents while allowing urgent access – the perm or the aff shatters IP protections which crushes innovation while the CP strikes an accepted balanceBacchus 2020 (James, Adjunct Fellow, Cato Institute, former U.S. Representative (D-FL), and former Chairman, World Trade Organization's Appellate Body. "An Unnecessary Proposal: A WTO Waiver of Intellectual Property Rights for COVID-19 Vaccines," Cato https://www.cato.org/free-trade-bulletin/unnecessary-proposal-wto-waiver-intellectual-property-rights-covid-19-vaccines~~#balancing-ip-rights-access-medicines-not-new-wto December 16, 2020)DR 21 | 9/6/21 |
so - consult whoTournament: valley | Round: 1 | Opponent: strake dl | Judge: patrick fox CP Text: The World Trade Organization ought to increase intellectual property protections for medicines during pandemics. The United States ought to designate intellectual property protections on medicines during pandemics as adversely affecting the international transfer of technology.Member states can waive IP rights if they hamper the international flow of medical technology.WTO '21 (World Trade Organization; 2021; "Obligations and exceptions"; World Trade Organization; Accessed: 8-30-2021; exact date not provided, but copyright was updated in 2021) Designating IP protections as antithetical to the global health system revitalizes info-sharing.Youde '16 (Jeremy; writer for World Politics Review; 4-29-2016; "Technology Transfer Is a Weak Link in the Global Health System"; World Politics Review; https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/18639/technology-transfer-is-a-weak-link-in-the-global-health-system; Accessed: 8-30-2021) International collaboration's key to check future pandemics – otherwise, extinction.Dulaney '20 ~Michael; digital journalist with the ABC June 2020; "'A question of when, not if': Another pandemic is coming – and sooner than we think", No Publication; https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2020-06-07/a-matter-of-when-not-if-the-next-pandemic-is-around-the-corner/12313372, accessed 4-12-2021~ | 9/26/21 |
so - csaTournament: grapevine | Round: 4 | Opponent: strake da | Judge: tj maher A. Interpretation: If the affirmative defends anything other than The member nations of the World Trade Organization ought to reduce intellectual property protections for medicines then they must provide a counter-solvency advocate for their specific advocacy in the 1AC. (To clarify, you must have an author that states we should not do your aff, insofar as the aff is not a whole res phil aff)B. Violation:C. Standards:1. Fairness – This is a litmus test to determining whether your aff is fair –a) Limits – there are infinite things you could defend outside the exact text of the resolution which pushes you to the limits of contestable arguments, even if your interp of the topic is better, the only way to verify if it's substantively fair is proof of counter-arguments. Nobody knows your aff better than you, so if you can't find an answer, I can't be expected to. Our interp narrows out trivially true advocacies since counter-solvency advocates ensure equal division of ground for both sides.b) Shiftiness-Having a counter-solvency advocate helps us conceptualize what their advocacy is and how it's implemented. Intentionally ambiguous affirmatives we don't know much about can't spike out of DA's and CP's if they have an advocate that delineates these things.2. Research – Forces the aff to go to the other side of the library and contest their own view points, as well as encouraging in depth-research about their own position. Having one also encourages more in-depth answers since I can find responses. Key to education since we definitionally learn more about positions when we contest our own. | 9/11/21 |
so - decieved ncTournament: loyola | Round: 3 | Opponent: strake jk | Judge: connor self I am Cesh, an Evil Demon from the Nether, and I have one goal: This ballot. I will wreak havoc and stop at nothing until l get this dub, then I will go back to Nether. I have taken over Cesh's Body, Fear me and my threat. No rules will constrain me as the application of rules, even when justified, are not inherent.JD is now under my control, I have hypnotized them during prep time and they are now my Puppet.To demonstrate this, I will make them do a couple of things.In their 1ar, they will make arguments about why you should vote me down and why you should vote them up. But know this: through telepathy, I have learned that their true intention was to lose this round; They planned to forfeit in the 1ar. It appears I didn't need to hypnotize them in the first place. No amount of evidence can ever prove objective knowledge. Searle,You could have the best possible evidence about other people's behavior and still be mistaken about their mental states. You could have the best possible evidence about the past and still be mistaken about the future. You could have the best possible evidence about your own perceptual experiences and still be mistaken about the external world. This is so because you could be dreaming,having hallucinations, be a brain in a vat, or be deceieved systematically by an evil demon. Strange situations, yes, but it is impossible to disprove the potentiality for any of thesescenarios."I have programmed them to think that they are not hypnotized, that they want to win the round, and that they think what I am saying is very silly. But no matter our empirical observations, their intentions are indeterminate. | 9/4/21 |
so - earth is flat ncTournament: loyola | Round: 3 | Opponent: strake jk | Judge: connor self Earth is flat – tons of warrants.Anti-Vaccine Scientific Support Arsenal 16 ~Anti-Vaccine Scientific Support Arsenal, 2-8-2016, "Top Ten Undeniable Proofs the Earth is Flat," FLAT EARTH SCIENCE AND THE BIBLE, https://flatearthscienceandbible.com/2016/02/08/top-ten-undeniable-flat-earth-proofs/~~ JS Flat earth flips existing all conceptions of science and society at large – this means you go neg on presumption because their presumptions are presumptiveDirtyOldAussie 17 ~DirtyOldAussie, 4-1-2017, "What are the true implications of a Flat Earth vs Spherical Earth? How else would our thinking change if it really was flat? • r/AskReddit," reddit, *this post was marked serious so it's legit, https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/670rf6/what_are_the_true_implications_of_a_flat_earth_vs/~~ JS | 9/4/21 |
so - finance cpTournament: loyola | Round: Doubles | Opponent: harvard westlake ic | Judge: panel Finance CPText – the United States ought toanonymously invest $25 billion into 25 production lines dedicated solely to COVID-19 vaccines to boost global vaccine production managed by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority.distribute 8 billion doses of COVID vaccines using an equitable distribution framework prioritizing developing countries in the Global South.The CP solves the entirety of the case and does it faster.Stankiewicz 21 Mike Stankiewicz 5-6-2021"Opinion: For just $25 billion, the U.S. could jump-start a project to quickly vaccinate the entire world against COVID" https://www.marketwatch.com/story/for-just-25-billion-the-u-s-could-jump-start-a-project-to-quickly-vaccinate-the-entire-world-against-covid-11614898552 (a press officer in Public Citizen's communication's department, where he focuses on legislative policy and health-orientated advocacy)Elmer 1AC Lindsey agrees, here's a highlightingsame cite, check 1AC speech doc | 9/6/21 |
so - info sharing cpTournament: loyola | Round: Doubles | Opponent: harvard westlake ic | Judge: panel Info Sharing CPCP Text: The World Trade Organization ought to increase intellectual property protections for covid medicines. The United States ought to designate intellectual property protections on covid medicines as adversely affecting the international transfer of technology.Member states can waive IP rights if they hamper the international flow of medical technology.WTO '21 (World Trade Organization; 2021; "Obligations and exceptions"; World Trade Organization; Accessed: 8-30-2021; exact date not provided, but copyright was updated in 2021) Designating IP protections as antithetical to the global health system revitalizes info-sharing.Youde '16 (Jeremy; writer for World Politics Review; 4-29-2016; "Technology Transfer Is a Weak Link in the Global Health System"; World Politics Review; https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/18639/technology-transfer-is-a-weak-link-in-the-global-health-system; Accessed: 8-30-2021) International collaboration's key to check future pandemics – otherwise, extinction.Dulaney '20 ~Michael; digital journalist with the ABC June 2020; "'A question of when, not if': Another pandemic is coming – and sooner than we think", No Publication; https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2020-06-07/a-matter-of-when-not-if-the-next-pandemic-is-around-the-corner/12313372, accessed 4-12-2021~ | 9/6/21 |
so - infrastructure daTournament: loyola | Round: Doubles | Opponent: harvard westlake ic | Judge: panel Infrastructure DABiden's infrastructure bill will pass through reconciliation but absolute Dem Unity is key.Turns Structural Violence Pharma backlashes to the Plan and will circumvent – they're aggressive lobbyists and will do anything to preserve patent rights.Turns Case – Waters down the Plan due to lobbying They choose Infrastructure as backlash – they bill costs Pharma millions – lobbyists can derail the Agenda.Brennan 8-2 Zachary Brennan 8-2-2021 "How the biopharma industry is helping to pay for the bipartisan infrastructure bill" https://endpts.com/how-the-biopharma-industry-is-helping-to-pay-for-the-bipartisan-infrastructure-bill/ (Senior Editor at Endpoint News)Elmer Democrat Senators in Big Pharma's pocket derails the Plan.Sirota 8-23 David Sirota 8-23-2021 "Dem Obstructionists Are Bankrolled By Pharma And Oil" https://www.dailyposter.com/dem-obstructionists-are-bankrolled-by-pharma-and-oil/ (an American journalist, columnist at The Guardian, and editor for Jacobin. He is also a political commentator and radio host based in Denver. He is a nationally syndicated newspaper columnist, political spokesperson, and blogger)Elmer Infrastructure reform solves Existential Climate Change – it results in spill-over.USA Today 7-20 7-20-2021 "Climate change is at 'code red' status for the planet, and inaction is no longer an option" https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/todaysdebate/2021/07/20/climate-change-biden-infrastructure-bill-good-start/7877118002/ Elmer | 9/6/21 |
so - kant ncTournament: grapevine | Round: Octas | Opponent: memorial dx | Judge: panel I value morality.Ethics must be derived from the constitutive features of agents – ethics based internally fail because they can't generate universal obligations and ethics based externally fail because they are nonbinding as agents could opt-out and have no motivation to follow them which means they fail to guide action.Constitutivism solves – it allows for universal obligations among all agents but they are binding and cannot be opted out of. Thus, the meta ethic is constitutivism.Next, only practical reason is constitutive:~1~ Regress – practical reason is inescapable because when you question why you should use practical reason, you are using reason itself. Anything else is infinitely regressive and nonbinding because you can always ask "why should I do that" continuously without any terminal justification. Bindingness is required in morality; otherwise people could opt out of it and have no moral guidance.Next, practical reason means we all have a unified perspective: What can be justified to me can be justified to everyone who is a practical reasoner. If I can conclude that 2+2 is 4, then I understand not only that I know 2+2 is 4, but that everyone around me can arrive at the same conclusionA priori truth has to apply to everyone: A) absent universal ethics, morality becomes arbitrary and fails to guide action, which means that ethics is rendered useless, B) otherwise it creates a contradiction in which you justify your freedom while limiting others'Thus the standard is consistency with the categorical imperative.Prefer additionally:1~ Performativity—freedom is the key to the process of justification of arguments. Willing that we should abide by their ethical theory presupposes that we own ourselves in the first place2~ Consequentialism fails - a~ induction fails: the logic of looking into the past to predict the future is predicated on past experiences, meaning it's circular, b~ butterfly effect: every consequence is infinitely cascading so we don't know the true extent of our actions, meaning we cannot predict consequences~2~ Only univeralizable reason can effectively explain the perspectives of agents – that's the best method for combatting oppression.Farr 02 Arnold Farr (prof of phil @ UKentucky, focusing on German idealism, philosophy of race, postmodernism, psychoanalysis, and liberation philosophy). "Can a Philosophy of Race Afford to Abandon the Kantian Categorical Imperative?" JOURNAL of SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY, Vol. 33 No. 1, Spring 2002, 17–32. Negate:~1~ The aff violates the categorical imperative and is non-universalizable- governments have a binding obligation to protect creationsVan Dyke 18 Raymond Van Dyke, 7-17-2018, "The Categorical Imperative for Innovation and Patenting," IPWatchdog, https://www.ipwatchdog.com/2018/07/17/categorical-imperative-innovation-patenting/id=99178/ SJDA recut SJKS ~2~ The aff encourages free ridingVan Dyke 18 Raymond Van Dyke, 7-17-2018, "The Categorical Imperative for Innovation and Patenting," IPWatchdog, https://www.ipwatchdog.com/2018/07/17/categorical-imperative-innovation-patenting/id=99178/ SJDA recut SJKS | 9/12/21 |
so - log con ncTournament: loyola | Round: 3 | Opponent: strake jk | Judge: connor self Log Con NCThe standard is consistency with the logical consequence of the resolution. Prefer this –1. Text – Oxford Dictionary defines ought as "used to indicate something that is probable."https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/ought Massa Ought is "used to express logical consequence" as defined by Merriam-Webster(http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ought) Massa 2. Debatability – a) my interp means debates focus on empirics about squo trends rather than irresolvable abstract principles that've been argued for years b) Moral oughts cannot guide action due to the is/ought fallacy – we cannot derive moral obligations from what happens in the real world3. Neg definition choice – Anything else kills 1NC strategy since I premised my engagement on a lack of your definition.Their inherency proves the aff won't happen. Either a) the aff is non-inherent and you vote neg on presumption or b) It is and it isn't going to happen. | 9/4/21 |
so - multiple fwk justificationsTournament: valley | Round: 3 | Opponent: lexington bf | Judge: stephen scopa A~ Interpretation – The affirmative may not claim that multiple framing arguments procedurally outweigh.B~ Violation – They've independently taken the stance that actor spec, and extinction come firstC~ Prefer –1. Strat – It's impossible to determine what angle to take while contesting the aff. Claiming multiple framing arguments are the highest layer means I need a strategy that links to all of them on the spot, but you get to make up the terms and choose the fwk that they all operate under.2. Infinite Abuse – Reading arguments as the highest layer justifies reading every argument as the highest layer, forcing us to answer every single argument in the aff.3. Shiftiness – If I read a separate fwk and claim it's the most germane to government specific action, you'll just claim that it doesn't matter because intuitions come first in the 1AR which is arbitrary.No RVI's - 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 not being abusive.DTD strategy was already skewed and affected the rest of the round so DTA is incoherent, even if they win abuse was low it affected strat constructionCompeting interps on 1NC shells, they proactively justified reading multiple fwk justifications in the 1ac which made neg construction impossible, reasonability is incoherent in the context of shells against the aff | 9/26/21 |
so - one and done cpTournament: grapevine | Round: 5 | Opponent: westwood ar | Judge: samantha mcloughlin CP: The member nations of the World Trade Organization should implement a one-and-done approach for patent protection.Their solvency advocate concedes it solves1AC Feldman, 19 – recut (we read green) (Robin Feldman, Robin Feldman is professor of law and director of the Institute for Innovation Law at UC Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco and author of "Drugs, Money, and Secret Handshakes" (Cambridge University Press, March 2019). 2-11-2019, accessed on 8-13-2021, STAT, "Drug patent protection: it's time for a 'one-and-done' approach - STAT", https://www.statnews.com/2019/02/11/drug-patent-protection-one-done/)WWPP | 9/11/21 |
so - orphan drugs picTournament: valley | Round: 6 | Opponent: harrison ac | Judge: anthony cui CP: The member nations of the World Trade Organization shouldreduce intellectual property protections for non-orphan drug women's health.should organize an international effort to purchase women's health medicines and distribute it equitably at no cost on a needs basis by declaring it a human right.Only exclusive patent protection rights paired with incentives can rare diseases that won't be treated under natural market incentives.Henry Grabowski 2, Patents, Innovation and Access to New Pharmaceuticals, Journal of International Economic Law, Volume 5, Issue 4, December 2002, Pages 849–860, https://doi.org/10.1093/jiel/5.4.849 It competes - LPCN 1107 or PTB is a designated orphan drug engineered to reduce pain and prevent preterm birth in women with a history of preterm birth – generates offense under the aff's framing.Lipocine 15 Lipocine Investor Room, 6-2-2015, "Lipocine Receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation for LPCN 1107, an Oral Product Candidate for the Prevention of Preterm Birth," https://ir.lipocine.com/Lipocine-Receives-FDA-Orphan-Drug-Designation-for-LPCN-1107-an-Oral-Product-Candidate-for-the-Prevention-of-Preterm-Birth mvp | 9/26/21 |
so - rob specTournament: valley | Round: 6 | Opponent: harrison ac | Judge: anthony cui Violation: they don'tStandards:1. Engagement – Knowing what counts as offense is a prerequisite to making arguments, so its impossible to engage the aff. Our interp ensures that I read something relevant to your method, and knowing how to weigh gives us a standard. Especially true since there is no norm on what "performative engagement" like there is for util offenseFew impacts:a) Education – When two ships pass in the night we don't learn anything - This also guts novice inclusion because now they can never learn arguments in round.b) Turns the aff – Your impacts are premised on engaging with issues of oppression, but no one will take seriously a position that can't be clashed withc) Strategy Skew – You can recontextualize your ROTB to make up reasons why my offense doesn't link in the 1ARFraming: You can't use your ROB to exclude my shell. My shell simply constrains how you read your ROTB. My method is your ROTB with specification, so if I'm winning comparative offense, the shell outweighs even if method debates in general preclude theory. If they go for the Aff first that proves the abuse of my shell since they should have specified in the AC.No RVIs – a) illogical – you shouldn't win for being fair – it's a litmus test for engaging in substance, b) norming – I can't concede the counterinterp if I realize I'm wrong which forces me to argue for bad norms, c) avoid substantive education because they can go for the rvi against every 1nc shell and spam short arguments not allowing us to get back to substance, d) if the shell is bad or frivolous kicing it solvesCompeting interps, reasonability is arbitrary and triggers judge intervention, it also collapses since the BL you use is evaluated through offense defenseDrop the debater, abuse and strategy were already skewed which means DTA cant solve for access from the getgo, its also key to deterrence and stopping them from committing future abuse | 9/26/21 |
so - spec nationsTournament: grapevine | Round: Octas | Opponent: memorial dx | Judge: panel TheoryInterpretation: the affirmative debater must specify which member nations of the World Trade Organization ought to reduce intellectual property protections for medicinesViolation: they didn't specifyStandards:1~ Real world ed – they broadly generalize that IPPs are going to be reduced in all countries without specifying the conditions and situations of certain countries and how that affects the resolution, which means we cannot talk about the nuances of it since the aff has already determined the direction of the round, which is also k2 clash. OW on portability b/c we are able to use we learn and apply it years from now.2~ Stable advocacy – 1AR clarification delinks neg positions that prove why certain nations shouldn't reduce IPPs by saying it isn't their method of implementation – wrecks neg ballot access and kills in depth clash – CX doesn't check since it kills 1NC construction pre-round | 9/12/21 |
so - spikes on topTournament: valley | Round: Doubles | Opponent: iowa city west nw | Judge: panel | 9/27/21 |
so - t medicineTournament: loyola | Round: Quarters | Opponent: sequoia as | Judge: panel T-MedicineInterpretation – Marijuana isn't a MedicineMosley 20, Mark. "Medical Marijuana Is a Dangerous Lie." Emergency Medicine News 42.8 (2020): 2-3. (Dr. Mark Mosley is an emergency medicine physician in Wichita, Kansas and is affiliated with Wesley Healthcare Center. He received his medical degree from University of Oklahoma College of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years.)Elmer FDA and CDC definitions prove.CDC '18 (CDC; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 3-7-2018; "Is marijuana medicine?"; CDC; https://www.cdc.gov/marijuana/faqs/is-marijuana-medicine.html; Accessed: 9-4-2021; AU) ====Violation – the resolution calls for reductions on IP protections for medicines, but the aff prevents future patents for cannabis-derived products.==== Vote neg for limits and ground. Expanding the definition of "medicine" to anything that could be used in a medical setting floods the neg with cases to prep for – everything from new methods of chemo to upgrading stethoscopes becomes topical.At best – they're extra-T since Cannabis isn't intrinsically medicinal, it just has medicinal uses so they would reduce Recreational Marijuana patents too which isn't topical and explodes limits.Johnson 20 Ian Johnson 1-20-2020 "Cannabis Patents 2000 – 2019: Trends Following Legalization" https://plantlaw.com/2020/01/20/cannabis-trends-medical-recreational/ (Registered Patent Agent, Plant and Planet Law Firm)Elmer C/A Paradigm Issues | 9/7/21 |
so - t reduceTournament: loyola | Round: Doubles | Opponent: harvard westlake ic | Judge: panel T Reduce1~ Interpretation - Reduce means permanent reduction – it's distinct from "waive" or "suspend."Reynolds 59 (Judge (In the Matter of Doris A. Montesani, Petitioner, v. Arthur Levitt, as Comptroller of the State of New York, et al., Respondents ~NO NUMBER IN ORIGINAL~ Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, Third Department 9 A.D.2d 51; 189 N.Y.S.2d 695; 1959 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 7391 August 13, 1959, lexis) 2~ Violation –a~ the plan waives intellectual property protections temporarily, which is an indefinite suspension. That's 1AC ~WTO Communication~. I'll read a line if you ask in CXHere's a rehighligthing of 1AC Lindsey if that's not sufficient"Securing a TRIPS waiver for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments"Waiver is temporary.Green 5/6 ~Andrew Green (Devex Contributing Reporter based in Berlin, his coverage focuses primarily on health and human rights and he has previously worked as Voice of America's South Sudan bureau chief and the Center for Public Integrity's web editor). "US backs waiver for intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines". Devex. 06 May 2021. Accessed 7/31/2021. https://www.devex.com/news/us-backs-waiver-for-intellectual-property-rights-for-covid-19-vaccines-99847 Xu~ Plan Text in a Vacuum is a useless guideline since words are contextually defined based on function – the only basis for determining Topicality should be if the implementation of the Plan as per their 1AC solvency evidence follows the directional meaning of the Topic's intent – anything else allows the 1AR to re-contextualize what the Plan says forcing the 1NC to predict infinite 1AR spin since they're not tied to their evidence.3~ Vote neg for limits and neg ground – re-instatement under any infinite number of conditions doubles aff ground – every plan becomes either temporary or permanent – you cherry-pick the best criteria and I must prep every aff while they avoid core topic discussions like reduction-based DAs which decks generics like Pharma Innovation and Bio-Tech.4~ Paradigm Issues –a~ Topicality is Drop the Debater – it's a fundamental baseline for debate-ability.b~ Use Competing Interps – 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.c~ No RVI's - 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 not being abusive. | 9/6/21 |
so - t vaguenessTournament: loyola | Round: Quarters | Opponent: sequoia as | Judge: panel "Delay" is Vague – that's a voting issue for Aff shiftiness since they can infinitely delay patent enforcement which wrecks Neg GroundWEC No Date We Agree Contracting "(l) Certain vague terms: without undue delay" https://weagree.com/drafting-principles/6-typical-drafting-habits-and-legalese/6-2-dos-and-donts/l-certain-vague-terms-without-undue-delay/ Elmer Independently vote Negative on Presumption since the Aff gets struck down for being void-for-vaguenessSinger 10 Bill Singer 9-13-2010 "Yo, Congress, Keep On Truckin' — Can You Dig It?" http://www.brokeandbroker.com/index.php?a=blogandid=554 (Bill Singer is a lawyer who represents securities-industry firms, individual registered persons, Wall Street whistleblowers, and defrauded public investors. For over three decades, Singer has represented clients before the American Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (formerly the NASD), the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, and in criminal investigations brought by various federal, state, and local prosecutors. Before entering the private practice of law, Singer was employed in the Legal Department of Smith Barney, Harris Upham and Co.; as a regulatory attorney with both the American Stock Exchange and the NASD (now FINRA); and as a Legal Counsel to Integrated Resources Asset Management. Singer was formerly Chief Counsel to the Financial Industry Association; General Counsel to the NASD Dissidents' Grassroots Movement; and General Counsel to the Independent Broker-Dealer Association. He was registered for a number of years as a Series 7 and Series 63 stockbroker.)Elmer | 9/7/21 |
so - truth testingTournament: loyola | Round: 3 | Opponent: strake jk | Judge: connor self Truth TestingThe role of the ballot is to determine whether the resolution is a true or false statement –anything else moots 7 minutes of the nc – their framing collapses since you must say it is true that a world is better than another before you adopt it.They justify substantive skews since there will always be a more correct side of the issue but we compensate for flaws in the lit.Scalar methods like comparison increases intervention – the persuasion of certain DA or advantages sway decisions – T/F binary is descriptive and technical.Negate because either the aff is true meaning its bad for us to clash w/ it because it turns us into Fake News people OR it's not and it's a lie that you can't vote on for ethicsno 1ar arguments bc they require intervention to evaluate them against the nca priori's 1st – even worlds framing requires ethics that begin from a priori principles like reason or pleasure so we control the internal link to functional debates. Truth Testing comes before theory because it questions the validity of theory and your ability to test its true which means it's a procedural framing question of what arguments should look like.The ballot says vote aff or neg based on a topic – five dictionaries define to negate as to deny the truth of and affirm as to prove true so it's constitutive and jurisdictional. I denied the truth of the resolution by disagreeing with the aff which means I've met my burden.Negate –1~ member is "a part or organ of the body, especially a limb" but an organ can't have obligations2~ of is to "expressing an age" but the rez doesn't delineate a length of time3~ the is "denoting a disease or affliction" but the WTO isn't a disease4~ to is to "expressing motion in the direction of (a particular location)" but the rez doesn't have a location5~ reduce is to "(of a person) lose weight, typically by dieting" but IP doesn't have a body to lose weight.6~ for is "in place of" but medicines aren't replacing IP.7~ medicine is "(especially among some North American Indian peoples) a spell, charm, or fetish believed to have healing, protective, or other power" but you can't have IP for a spell.8~ Good Samaritan Paradox — affirming negates because in order to say you want to fix x problem, that assumes x problem exists in the first place, thus eliminating nukes presupposes nukes exist which means negation is a prior question9~ Zeno's Paradox – motion is impossible, because moving half way causes half more and half more which is infinitely regressive and means elimination of arsenals is logically impossible====10~ The holographic principle is the most reasonable conclusion ==== 11~ Paradox of tolerance- to be completely open to the aff we must exclude perspectives that wouldn't be open to the aff which means it's impossible to have complete tolerance for an idea since that tolerance relies on excluding a perspective.12~ Decision Making Paradox- in order to decide to do the affirmative we need a decision-making procedure to enact it, vote for it, and to determine it is a good decision. But to chose a decision-making procedure requires another meta level decision making procedure leading to infinite regress since every decision requires another decision to chose how to make a decision.Permissibility NegatesA~ aff has burden of proof and any eeason they're wrong negatesB~ you believe statements are false until proven true which is why you don't believe in things like simulations and demonsReject 1ar Theory and independent voting issues as reasons to reject the team,the 1ar by JD cannot have overview responses because it allows them to avoid line by line engagement, must concede truth testing so we learn the value of debating truth and falsity and come to an objective conclusiona. 7 - 6 time skew means they have a structural advantageb. No 3nr, so 2ar gets to weigh however they wantc. Judges are more likely to by 2a arguments as they are thelast speechd. Too many theory flows make it impossible to test the affe. You get a 2-1 speech advantagef. We only get 2 speeches of new arguments to deliberate over your shell which isn't enough timeg. there's no such thing as infinite abuse as NC only has 7 minutesh. 1ar theory is used as a strategic advantageEven if you don't buy reject it-it's a reason why its' drop the arg and reasonabilityEvaluate the debate after the 1NC and before the 1ar to limit judge intervention and so we can all do our homework. Evaluating after the 1nc means after my speech you look at your flow and extend all of my arguments because there's no response so you assume they're true and vote on the dropped truth testing + definitions bc they prove the aff is incoherent or on log con bc the aff wont happen or theory because it means they were abusive and you need to drop the debater | 9/4/21 |
so - tuberculosis picTournament: grapevine | Round: 5 | Opponent: westwood ar | Judge: samantha mcloughlin Text – Member nations of the World Trade Organization ought to reduce Intellectual Property Protections on all medicines except for ~medicines related to Tuberculosis~.Intellectual Property is key to eliminate Tuberculosis – IP ecosystems independently cause Private-Public Partnerships related to Tuberculosis which solves their Turns.Kilbridge 3-23 Patrick Kilbridge 3-23-2021 "IP to Beat TB: How Efforts to Curb Tuberculosis Are Being Fueled by a Collaborative IP Ecosystem" https://www.ipwatchdog.com/2021/03/23/ip-beat-tb-efforts-curb-tuberculosis-fueled-collaborative-ip-ecosystem/id=131184/ (vice president of international intellectual property for the Global Intellectual Property Center (GIPC) at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Kilbride oversees the center's multilateral and international programs promoting the protection and enforcement of intellectual property (IP) rights, managing a team of country and regional experts. Previously, Kilbride was Executive Director, Americas Strategic Policy Initiatives, and Executive Vice President, Association of American Chambers of Commerce in Latin America (AACCLA), within the Chamber's International Division. Prior to joining the U.S. Chamber, Kilbride was appointed to serve in the Bush administration as deputy assistant U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Liaison.)Elmer Drug resistant Tuberculosis coming now – resistance is outpacing new drugsScutti 17 Susan Scutti 9-19-2017 "The world is running out of antibiotics, WHO says" https://www.cnn.com/2017/09/19/health/antibiotic-resistance-who/index.html (CNN, Medical Daily, and Newsweek reporter) That causes extinction – transmissibility makes it a unique risk.Enemark 13, Christian. "Drug-resistant tuberculosis: Security, ethics and global health." Global Society 27.2 (2013): 159-177. (Professor of International Relations at the University of Southampton, PhD in International Relations) | 9/11/21 |
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