Here are the proposed NFL LD resolutions and the rules for voting as stolen from the official NFL website. Comment at your leisure.
2008-2009 NFL Lincoln Douglas Debate Ballot for Topic Selection
Directions: Indicate your preferences for the headings listed below. In other words, from the list of 10 topics, indicate your first, second, and third choices for each time slot. A first choice will receive 3 points, second choice 2 points, and the third choice 1 point. After tabulation, the topic with the highest point total for a given time slot will be selected. Repeating topics within a given time slot is not acceptable. However, a topic may be reselected for another time slot. A minimum of five different topics must be listed on the entire ballot. Fill in all blanks for your ballot to be valid.
List of topics:
A. Resolved: Military conscription is unjust.
B. Resolved: On reservations, sovereignty claims by indigenous peoples ought to be prioritized above the plenary power of the United States federal government.
C. Resolved: In a democratic society, felons ought to retain the right to vote.
D. Resolved: A parliamentary form of government is preferable to the United States presidential system.
E. Resolved: United States law ought not recognize marriage.
F. Resolved: United States immigration policy ought to prioritize admitting skilled workers over reuniting families.
G. Resolved: The United States ought to submit to the jurisdiction of an international court designed to prosecute crimes against humanity.
H. Resolved: Public high school students in the United States ought not be required to pass standardized exit exams tograduate.
I. Resolved: The United States ought not issue torture warrants.
J. Resolved: Vigilantism is justified when the government has failed to enforce the law.
