Debate Topics and Congress Information

CX Debate:

Resolved: The United States federal government should significantly strengthen its protection of domestic intellectual property rights in copyrights, patents, and/or trademarks.

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LD Debate (Including Novice):

Resolved: The United States ought to adopt a wealth tax.

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PF Debate (Including Novice):

Resolved: The United States should substantially reduce its military support of Taiwan.

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Prep time for CX is 8 minutes. Prep time for LD is 4 minutes. Prep time for PF is 3 minutes. We will use NSDA pilot rules for PF.

Brackets will NOT be broken in debate.

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CONGRESS NOTES:

We will use the TFA 2024 Fall Legislation to be debated in each session is listed below. The items may be reordered as established by each chamber. Copies of the legislation can be found on the TFA website here. Procedures for advancing and tie-breakers can be found in the TFA constitution.

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Falcon (Friday)

Prelims - 13, 11, 15, 12, 14

Finals - 20, 16, 19, 17, 18

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Mustang (Saturday)

Prelims - 18, 17, 19, 16, 20

Finals - 14, 12, 15, 11, 13

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Mustang WSD Motions (Online)

Round 1: This House regrets the narrative that democracy is the best form of governance.

Round 2: This House regrets the narrative that democracy is the best form of governance.

Round 3: Impromptu

Round 4: This House would implement a living wage.

Elim 1: This House would nationalize energy companies.

Elim 2: Impromptu

Elim 3: This House, as a state with an aging population, would prefer policies that increase immigration (e.g. more visas) over ones that encourage citizens to have more children (e.g. tax benefits).

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Falcon WSD Motions (In Person)

Round 1: This House would implement a living wage.

Round 2: This House would implement a living wage.

Round 3: Impromptu

Round 4: This House regrets the narrative that democracy is the best form of governance.

Elim 1: Impromptu

Elim 2: This House, as a state with an aging population, would prefer policies that increase immigration (e.g. more visas) over ones that encourage citizens to have more children (e.g. tax benefits).

Elim 3: Impromptu