General Actions:
Tournament | Round | Opponent | Judge | Cites | Round Report | Open Source | Edit/Delete |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
State | 1 | Oak Hill | Susan McClain |
| |||
U of O | Finals | South Eugene | Panel |
|
Tournament | Round | Report |
---|---|---|
State | 1 | Opponent: Oak Hill | Judge: Susan McClain 1AC - NADBank |
U of O | Finals | Opponent: South Eugene | Judge: Panel 1AC - 211 |
To modify or delete round reports, edit the associated round.
Entry | Date |
---|---|
Section 211 1ACTournament: U of O | Round: Finals | Opponent: South Eugene | Judge: Panel The federal judiciary of the United States should declare Section 211 of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for 1999 unconstitutional. Advantage 1 is Intellectual Property 211 and its precedent undermines international trademark law
International trademark legitimacy and harmonization key to the global economy Economic collapse causes protectionism and great power wars Intellectual property protection is key to environmental innovation and distribution—only way for businesses to make a profit Innovation is key to solve warming Advantage 2 is the Rule of Law Section 211 is unconstitutional—Separation of Powers and Equal Protection Clause SOP and Rule of Law maintain US soft power by improving foreign partnerships Collapse causes transition wars International order can be understood as a hierarchical political system that reflects the interests of Solvency The plan can restore IP credibility without removing the current embargo—only complete removal solves | 4/24/14 |
State Round 1Tournament: State | Round: 1 | Opponent: Oak Hill | Judge: Susan McClain 1ACContention 1: Status QuoCurrent border infrastructure investment is lagging behind export growthO’Neil, Senior Fellow for Latin American Studies for the Council on Foreign Relations, 13 Initiatives to modernize the border and build resilient communities (pillars three and four of Inadequate infrastructure on the U.S.-Mexican border causes massive delays- increasing operational capacity is key to competitivenessFigueroa, Research and Policy Analyst at the North American Center for Transborder Studies, et al 11 U.S. - Mexico Border Management: Building World Class Infrastructure for Competitiveness Thus the plan: The United States Congress should expand the mandate of the North American Development Bank to include funding for infrastructure improvement projects along the U.S.-Mexico border.Advantage 1: Regional IntegrationEconomic collapse coming now—stagnant job growth and lack of capitalETF Daily News 4-11 ~2014, "Evidence Points To An Economic Collapse In 2014", http://etfdailynews.com/2014/04/11/evidence-points-to-an-economic-collapse-in-2014/-http://etfdailynews.com/2014/04/11/evidence-points-to-an-economic-collapse-in-2014/~~ Economic vulnerability from slow growth risks global economic collapseRoubini, Professor at NYU’s Stern School of Business, 13 The global economy this year will exhibit some similarities with the conditions that prevailed in Infrastructure investment is necessary to expand U.S.-Mexican integration- their comparative advantage relies on efficient movement of goodsAvendano, Research Associate at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, 7 Between 1992 and 2002, Mexican exports almost doubled¶ their market share in the Trade with Mexico is vital to the economy- almost 6 million U.S. jobs rely on Mexico and our supply lines are entwinedNegroponte, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institute, 13 We agree that exports to Mexico both maintain and create jobs in the United States Economic growth is key to social rights – decline risks retrogressionFriedman 6 (Benjamin, William Joseph Maier Professor of Political Economy at Harvard University, "THE MORAL CONSEQUENCES OF ECONOMIC GROWTH," February 6, http://www.economics.harvard.edu/faculty/friedman/files/The20Moral20Consequences20of20Economic20Growth.pdf) Advantage 2: HegemonyThere’s potential for nearshoring now—Mexico is gaining on China but border improvements are keyRozental, former deputy foreign minister of Mexico, et al 12 Q: With the rising cost of wages in China, manufacturers are increasingly considering Mexico is uniquely key for US reshoring – boosts competitivenessWeitzman, Staff Writer for the Financial Times, 12 Mexico remains a far more popular destination than the US for "reshoring" manufacturing Strong export market key to US hegemony—foreign debt and primacy of the dollarDu Boff, Professor of economics at Bryn Mawr college, 03 Hegemony is key to humanitarianism – only U.S. leadership solves.Bradley A. Thayer, Associate Professor in the Department of Defense and Strategic Studies at Missouri State University, 2007 Contention 2: SolvencyRestructuring NADBank key to solve—boosts FAST lanes, customs agents and physical infrastructureO’Neil, Senior Fellow of Latin American Studies @ Council on Foreign Relations, 12 In addition, U.S. and Mexican joint efforts should concentrate on realizing ====Use of the North American Development Bank solves- expansion develops infrastructure projects that streamline the flow of U.S.-Mexican trade==== A strong Mexican economy equates to a more competitive trading partner and a better ¶ NADBank’s current objective excludes infrastructure projects- U.S. expansion of its mandate solves economic development on the borderHereford, Chair of the Border Trade Alliance Transportation Committee, et al 11 We write to you to urge you to support H.R. 2216, 2AC2AC States Perm do bothOnly expanding NADBank solves—states are legally blocked from investing in ports of entry in the status quoHendricks, My San Antonio staff writer, 12 States already are facing deficit problemsLambert, correspondent for the Huffington post, 12 Jan 9 (Reuters) - More than half the U.S. states State budget difficulties lead to spending cuts which removes demand from the economyOliff et al., Policy Analyst with the State Fiscal Project, 12 In states facing budget gaps, the consequences are severe in many cases — for Going through NADBank uniquely means there’ll be special attention paid to the environmental impact because it will get scrutinized by the BECC- key to sustainability in the border region.Reed, Project Director, and Kelly, Executive Director, 2K No matter what type of expansion into "related matters" or "environmental infrastructure Gets spun as strengthening ports of entry- It’s the most popular form of border securityCenter for Biological Diversity 11 WASHINGTON— An overwhelming number of Americans believe strengthening U.S. ports of entry is a better approach to border security than building additional border walls, a new poll by YouGov for Tucson-based Sky Island Alliance has found. The poll also found that a large majority of Americans also oppose waiving laws to build additional infrastructure and do not believe the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has the expertise necessary to do the job safely and properly. PC theory is wrong – winners winHirsh 13 – National Journal chief correspondent, citing various political scientists Healthcare rollout crushing Obamas capital nowDovere 10-25 ~EDWARD-ISAAC, 2013, "Democrats’ united front cracks", Politico, http://www.politico.com/story/2013/10/the-democratic-crackup-98832.html-http://www.politico.com/story/2013/10/the-democratic-crackup-98832.html, accessed 10-31-13~ Obama aggressively spending capital to ward off Sanctions now—pressure still high despite reportsPecquet 2-4 On Monday, President Obama will preside over the grand reopening of his administration. | 4/24/14 |
Filename | Date | Uploaded By | Delete |
---|---|---|---|
4/24/14 | ahspolicy@gmailcom | ||
4/24/14 | ahspolicy@gmailcom |
Abernathy (TX)
ACORN Community (NY)
Agape Leaders Prep (NY)
Airline (TX)
Alpharetta (GA)
Alpine (UT)
Alta (UT)
Anderson (TX)
Appleton East (WI)
Appleton (MD)
Arcadia (CA)
Ashland (OR)
Athens (TX)
Atholton (MD)
Austin SFA (TX)
Ballard (WA)
Baltimore City College (MD)
Barbers Hill (TX)
Barstow (MO)
Bellarmine (CA)
Bentonville (AR)
Berkeley Prep (FL)
Berkner High School (TX)
Bexley (OH)
Bingham (UT)
Bishop Guertin (NH)
Bishop Loughlin (NY)
Blake (MN)
Bloomington (MN)
Blue Valley North (KS)
Blue Valley Northwest (KS)
Blue Valley Southwest (KS)
Blue Valley West (KS)
Briar Woods (VA)
Broad Run (VA)
Bronx Law (NY)
Bronx Science (NY)
Brooklyn Technical (NY)
Brophy College Prep (AZ)
Brown (KY)
Buhler (KS)
Byron Nelson (TX)
C.E. Byrd (LA)
Caddo Magnet (LA)
Cairo (GA)
Calhoun (GA)
Cambridge (GA)
Cambridge Rindge (MA)
Campus (KS)
Canyon Springs (NV)
Capitol Debate (MD)
Carrollton (GA)
Carrollton Sacred Heart (FL)
Casady (OK)
Cascia Hall (OK)
Cathedral Prep (PA)
Cedar Rapids Wash. (IA)
Cedar Ridge (TX)
Centennial (ID)
Centennial (MD)
Chamblee Charter (GA)
Chaminade Prep (CA)
Chandler (AZ)
Charles Page (OK)
Charlotte Catholic (NC)
Chattahoochee (GA)
Chesterton (IN)
CK McClatchy (CA)
Clackamas (OR)
Claremont (CA)
Classical Davies (RI)
Clear Lake (TX)
Clifton (TX)
Clovis North (CA)
College Prep (CA)
Colleyville Heritage (TX)
Coppell (TX)
Copper Hills (UT)
Corona Del Sol (AZ)
Coronado (NV)
Crenshaw (CA)
Crosby (TX)
Crossings Christian (OK)
Cypress Bay (FL)
Damien (CA)
Debate Rhode Island (RI)
Denver Arts (CO)
Denver Center For Int'l Studies (CO)
Denver East (CO)
Derby (KS)
Des Moines Roosevelt (IA)
Desert Vista (AZ)
Detroit Country Day (MI)
Dexter (MI)
Dominion (VA)
Dougherty Valley (CA)
Dowling Catholic (IA)
Downtown Magnets (CA)
Dunwoody (GA)
Eagan (MN)
Eagle (ID)
East Chapel Hill (NC)
East Kentwood (MI)
East Side HS (NJ)
Eden Prairie (MN)
Edgemont (NY)
Edina (MN)
Edmond North (OK)
Edmond Santa Fe (OK)
El Cerrito (CA)
Evanston (IL)
Fayetteville (AR)
Field Kindley (KS)
Fort Lauderdale (FL)
Fort Osage (MO)
Fremont (NE)
Friendswood (TX)
Gabrielino (CA)
George Washington (CO)
Georgetown Day (DC)
Glenbrook North (IL)
Glenbrook South (IL)
Gonzaga Prep (WA)
Grapevine (TX)
Green Valley (NV)
Greenhill (TX)
Greenwood (AR)
Greenwood Lab (MO)
Groves (MI)
Gulliver Prep (FL)
Guymon (OK)
Hallsville (TX)
Hamilton (AZ)
Hamilton (MT)
Harker (CA)
Harrisonburg (VA)
Hawken (OH)
Head Royce (CA)
Hebron (TX)
Hendrickson (TX)
Henry W. Grady (GA)
Heritage Hall (OK)
Highland (UT)
Highland Park (MN)
Highland Park (TX)
Homestead (WI)
Homewood Flossmoor (IL)
Houston Academy for Int'l Studies (TX)
Houston County (GA)
Houston Memorial (TX)
Hutchinson (KS)
Ingraham (WA)
Interlake (WA)
Iowa City High (IA)
Iowa City West (IA)
Isidore Newman (LA)
James Logan (CA)
Jenks (OK)
Jesuit Dallas (TX)
Johns Creek (GA)
JSEC LaSalle (RI)
Juan Diego (UT)
Kapaun Mount Carmel (KS)
Katy Taylor (TX)
Kent Denver (CO)
Kermit (TX)
Kingfisher (OK)
Kinkaid (TX)
Kudos College (CA)
La Costa Canyon (CA)
La Salle College (PA)
Lafayette High School (LA)
Lake City (ID)
Lake Oswego (OR)
Lakeland (NY)
Law Magnet (TX)
Lee's Summit West (MO)
Leland (CA)
Leucadia Independent (CA)
Lexington (MA)
Liberal Arts & Science Academy (TX)
Lincoln College (KS)
Lincoln HS (NE)
Lindale (TX)
Lindblom Math&Science (IL)
Little Rock Central (AR)
Little Rock Hall (AR)
Lowell (CA)
Loyola (CA)
Lynbrook (CA)
Maine East (IL)
Maize South (KS)
Marist (GA)
Marquette (WI)
Marriotts Ridge (MD)
Marshfield (MO)
MLK Jr Early College (CO)
McClintock (AZ)
McDonogh (MD)
McDowell (PA)
Meadows (NV)
Midway (TX)
Millard North (NE)
Millard South (NE)
Millard West (NE)
Milton (GA)
Minneapolis South (MN)
Monsignor Kelly (TX)
Montgomery Bell (TN)
Moore (OK)
Mount Vernon Presbyterian (GA)
Mountain Brook (AL)
Mt Hebron (MD)
National Cathedral (DC)
Nevada Union (CA)
New Mission Boston Community Leadership (MA)
New Trier (IL)
Newark Science (NJ)
Newburgh Free Academy (NY)
Newton (KS)
Niles North (IL)
Niles West (IL)
Norfolk (NE)
North Houston (TX)
Northside (IL)
Northview (GA)
Northwood (CA)
Notre Dame (CA)
Oakwood (CA)
Olathe Northwest (KS)
Omaha Westside (NE)
Pace Academy (GA)
Paideia (GA)
Palo Verde (NV)
Palos Verdes (CA)
Park Hill (MO)
Parkway West (MO)
Peak to Peak (CO)
Pembroke Hill (MO)
Peninsula (CA)
Perry High school (OH)
Pine Crest (FL)
Pittsburgh Central (PA)
Plano East (TX)
Polytechnic (CA)
Portage Northern (MI)
Puget Sound Community (WA)
Puyallup (WA)
Ransom Everglades (FL)
Reagan (TX)
Redmond (WA)
Reservoir (MD)
Richardson (TX)
River Hill (MD)
Rogers Heritage (AR)
Rosemount (MN)
Roseville (MN)
Roswell (GA)
Round Rock (TX)
Rowland Hall (UT)
Rufus King (WI)
Sage Ridge (NV)
Saginaw (TX)
Saint Mary's Hall (TX)
Salpointe Catholic (AZ)
San Dieguito Academy (CA)
San Marino (CA)
Santa Margarita (CA)
Saratoga (CA)
Seaholm (MI)
Shawnee Mission East (KS)
Shawnee Mission South (KS)
Sheboygan North (WI)
Sioux Falls Roosevelt (SD)
Sioux Falls Washington (SD)
Skiatook (OK)
Skyview (UT)
Small Schools Debate Coalition (CA)
South East (CA)
SPASH (WI)
St Francis (CA)
St Georges (WA)
St Ignatius (OH)
St James (AL)
St Johns College (DC)
St Marks (TX)
St Marys Hall (TX)
St Paul Central (MN)
St Paul Como Park (MN)
St Petersburg (FL)
St Vincent de Paul (CA)
Stern MASS (CA)
Stratford (GA)
Strath Haven (PA)
Stuyvesant (NY)
Sunset (TX)
Taravella (FL)
Thomas Jefferson (VA)
Thorndale (TX)
Timberline (ID)
Torrey Pines (CA)
Traverse City Central (MI)
Trinity Valley (TX)
Tualatin (OR)
Tulsa (OK)
Tulsa Union (OK)
University (CA)
University (NJ)
University (TN)
U. Chicago Lab (IL)
University Prep (MI)
Vashon High School (WA)
Veritas Prep. (AZ)
Wakeland (TX)
Walter Payton (IL)
Washburn (MN)
Washburn Rural (KS)
Washington Technology Magnet (MN)
Wayzata (MN)
West (UT)
West Bloomfield (MI)
West Des Moines Valley (IA)
Westinghouse (IL)
Westlake (TX)
Weston (MA)
Westminster Schools (GA)
Westwood (TX)
Wheeler (GA)
Whitney Young (IL)
Wichita East (KS)
Wilson (DC)
Winston Churchill (TX)
Woodward Academy (GA)
Wooster (OH)