The NSDA's Potential 2017-2018 Lincoln-Douglas Debate Resolutions

From NSDA

Lincoln-Douglas Debate – Potential 2017-2018 Topics (in alphabetical order)

• Resolved: A democracy ought to require the separation of church and state.
• Resolved: In the United States, non-human animals ought to have legally protected rights. 
• Resolved: In the United States, reporters ought to have the right to protect the identity of confidential sources.
• Resolved: In the United States, workers ought to have a civil right to unionize.
• Resolved: Plea bargaining ought to be abolished in the United States criminal justice system.
• Resolved: Privileged individuals ought not appropriate the culture of a marginalized group.
• Resolved: The non-therapeutic use of human enhancement technologies is immoral.
• Resolved: The United States ought to provide a universal basic income.
• Resolved: The United States’ use of targeted killing in foreign countries is unjust. 
• Resolved: Wealthy nations have an obligation to provide development assistance to other nations.

Online voting for LD occurs August 1 through September 11. The 2017 September/October LD resolution (voted on last fall) will be announced August 8.

During the next few weeks, I'll offer some random musings and try to remind young Mr. Downey and a few other folks to post and comment.