Motions

Novice Finals

  • 1
    THW require prospective parents to obtain a parenting license prior to having children
  • 2
    TH, ,as a parent from an ethnic minority, would raise their child to prioritize their personal ambitions over the communal good
  • 3
    In Asian countries, THR the dominant narrative that “family comes first”

    • Novice Semifinals

  • 1
    THW not prosecute crimes committed out of necessity
  • 2
    THW require defendants in criminal trials to be represented exclusively by public defenders
  • 3
    THW ban the use of faith-based rehabilitation in prisons

    • Grand Final

  • 1
    TH, as a minority community, W gatekeep their culture when facing widespread adoption
  • 2
    THBT post-genocidal regimes should destroy all places of extermination
  • 3
    THR the premium placed on pre-colonial culture in the creation on national identity

    • Semifinals

  • 1
    THR the SEA policy trend of early coal phaseouts
  • 2
    THW remove all patents on green technology
  • 3
    THW force countries that are major polluters to accept environmental refugees

    • Quarterfinals

  • 1
    In the case of juvenile crime, THBT criminal records should be expunged after reaching the age of majority.
  • 2
    In class-action lawsuits, THW eliminate the plaintiff opt-out opportunity.
  • 3
    Assuming it is feasible to measure rehabilitation, THW release prisoners based purely on their level of rehabilitation as opposed to having strictly set prison sentences.

    • Round 5

  • 1
    In times of conflict, THW remove female soldiers from the front lines
  • 2
    TH, as a progressive female candidate in a conservative country, would use conventional gender roles as a means to forward your campaign.
  • 3
    THBT women from privileged backgrounds should turn down any benefits arising from affirmative action programs

    • Round 4

  • 1
    THS the naturalization of athletes as a means to gain representatives in international sporting competitions
  • 2
    THW abolish rookie drafts in favor of free agency models
  • 3
    THW pursue the professional career, instead of collegiate sports.

    • Round 3

  • 1
    THW require publicly traded companies to have a union representative in their board of directors
  • 2
    TH Prefers a world where companies do not market themselves using sociopolitical stances
  • 3
    THS the creation of private cities in developing countries

    • Round 2

  • 1
    1: THP a world where humanity perceives life as a series of events rather than as a part of God's Grand Plan
  • 2
    2: THBT religions of large denominations should not endorse a candidate during elections
  • 3
    3: TH celebrates the decline of religiosity

    • Round 1

  • 1
    In the teaching of history in post-conflict states, THW prioritize the use of subjective accounts (ex. Diary of Anne Frank) over factual and objective evaluations of historical events
  • 2
    THW mandate preferential admissions to women in tertiary education
  • 3
    THW abolish the national exams required for university education application