I'll having the LDers at the SDSU debate camp break down some of these, so I'd like South Dakota coaches to give me an idea of which ones they prefer. I don't promise to follow all suggestions, but I hope that we all agree on a few. I willl be using one of the recycled ones for the camp resolution.
Also, leave some comments about what you think of the resolutions. The vote isn't that far off and speech convention has been too late for us to discuss potential resolutions there.
Victory Briefs has started the discussion here and here.
This is the slate of resolutions available for November/December 2011 – September/October 2012.
1. Resolved: The United States ought to extend to non-citizens accused of terrorism the same constitutional due process protections it grants to citizens.
2. Resolved: It is morally permissible for victims to use deadly force as a deliberate response to repeated domestic violence.
3. Resolved: In the United States, possession of handguns ought not be an individual right.
4. Resolved: The use of eminent domain for private economic development is just.
5. Resolved: Estate taxes are just.
6. Resolved: A government has the obligation to lessen the economic gap between its rich and poor citizens.
7. Resolved: A just society ought to prioritize environmental concerns over the production of energy.
8. Resolved: In the United States, law enforcement ought to be required to have probable cause to search data an individual has stored on remote servers.
9. Resolved: Targeted killing is a morally permissible foreign policy tool.
10. Resolved: Individuals have a moral obligation to assist people in need.
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