Flakestakes
2019 — Forest Lake, MN/US
Tournament date: November 16th, 2019.
Registration:
Registration will run from 7:30 am - 8:10 am
Formats:
Lincoln-Douglas (novice, varsity; JV if enough entries) — $12.50 per debater
Public Forum (novice, varsity; JV if enough entries) — $12.50 per team
Congressional debate (novice, varsity) — $7.00 per debater
Topics:
Lincoln-Douglas — Resolved: The United States ought to eliminate subsidies for fossil fuels.
Public Forum — Resolved: The benefits of the United States federal government’s use of offensive cyber operations outweigh the harms.
Super Congress Bills —
-- A Bill to provide free preschool to American Families
-- A Resolution to amend the constitution to change the electoral process for President of the United States.
-- A Bill to ban the use of cellular devices while driving.
Rounds
Rounds will begin at 8:30 am. We will have 5 rounds for both LD and PF. Varsity in these formats will break to a final. Congress will break to Super Congress.
Judges:
Please provide one judge for every 2 entries in LD.
Please provide one judge for every 2 entires in PF.
Please provide one judge for every 5 entries in Congress.
We will have provide a judge training at 8:00 am
Judges, coaches, and tournament volunteers will receive complementary food in the judges lounge.