Jan/Feb Resolution Released Tomorrow
RIPON, Wis. — The resolution that spans from mid-December (Blake and CPS) all the way to the beginning of May with the TOC will be announced tomorrow by the NFL. Which topic are you hoping for? A list of possibilities can be found after the jump.
* Resolved: Military conscription is unjust.
* Resolved: On reservations, sovereignty claims by indigenous peoples ought to be prioritized above the plenary power of the United States federal government.
* Resolved: A parliamentary form of government is preferable to the United States presidential system.
* Resolved: United States law ought not recognize marriage.
* Resolved: United States immigration policy ought to prioritize admitting skilled workers over reunited families.
* Resolved: The United States ought to submit to the jurisdiction of an international court designed to prosecute crimes against humanity.
* Resolved: Public high schools students in the United States ought not be required to pass standardized exit exams to graduate.
* Resolved: The United States ought not issue torture warrants.
* Resolved: Vigilantism is justified when the government has failed to enforce the law.
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Posted from: 71.169.44.200
November 30th, 2008 13:47
1. Torture
2. International Court
3. Conscription
Posted from: 68.194.98.113
November 30th, 2008 14:03
In the interest of disclosure, the TPS AC for standardized tests will be a standardized test that the neg has to pass if they want to win the round, and I will bring a scantron with me to every tournament.
Posted from: 96.248.37.90
November 30th, 2008 14:19
1.)Torture
2.)Vigilantism
3.)Military Conscription
Posted from: 98.114.207.11
November 30th, 2008 14:39
1. Indians
2. Conscription
3. International Court
Posted from: 74.171.15.70
November 30th, 2008 14:46
1. International Criminal Courts
2. Conscription
3. Torture
Posted from: 24.164.191.184
November 30th, 2008 14:57
1. Exit Exams
2. Torture
3. Batman
4. Conscription
Posted from: 68.196.201.226
November 30th, 2008 15:01
1) conscription
2) natives
3) ICC
Posted from: 64.255.180.66
November 30th, 2008 15:10
1. Indigenous peoples
2. Indigenous peoples
3. Indigenous peoples
4. ICC
Posted from: 67.168.31.114
November 30th, 2008 15:15
1. Indigenous peoples.
2. Standardized tests.
3. Marriage.
Posted from: 72.213.162.95
November 30th, 2008 15:16
1. Democratic vs. Parliament
2. Vigilantism
3. Torture
4. Conscription
(indigenous? Are you serious?)
Posted from: 75.73.220.221
November 30th, 2008 15:25
MARRIAGE
Posted from: 24.90.84.59
November 30th, 2008 15:31
1. ICC
2. Conscription
3. Torture
Posted from: 98.195.66.198
November 30th, 2008 15:33
Marriage or standardized testing will do it for me
Posted from: 69.120.243.145
November 30th, 2008 15:39
Does somebody want to explain to me what a good debate on standardized testing would sound like?
Posted from: 72.130.138.114
November 30th, 2008 15:41
1. ICC
2. Conscription
3. Parliamentary
Posted from: 68.199.21.95
November 30th, 2008 15:49
1. Parli v. Dem
2. Torture
3. Batman
4. Conscription
5. ICC
Posted from: 72.213.162.95
November 30th, 2008 16:06
@14, totally agree. How can you have a VALUE debate over that?
Posted from: 72.153.129.239
November 30th, 2008 16:26
1. Conscription
2. Exit Exams
3. Indigenous Persons
@14 & 17: Stock frameworks would probably evaluate the purpose of pedagogical institutions and the value of such exams to attain certain ends. That’s just one take on it though.
Posted from: 98.200.201.128
November 30th, 2008 16:37
the Democratic vs. Parliament or the marriage topic works well for me…but to “petey #2 said” about testing all negs in the round on the standardized testing topic works well also.
Posted from: 216.171.248.2
November 30th, 2008 16:46
International Courts
Posted from: 64.241.37.140
November 30th, 2008 17:00
ICC
Posted from: 75.73.220.221
November 30th, 2008 17:02
1. Marriage
Posted from: 98.198.172.6
November 30th, 2008 17:09
1. Courts
2. Torture
3. Parli
Posted from: 98.198.172.6
November 30th, 2008 17:11
**3. Natives
Posted from: 75.72.48.125
November 30th, 2008 17:14
1. Conscription
2. ICC
3. Reservations
Posted from: 24.15.67.85
November 30th, 2008 17:15
1. Courts
2. Natives
3. Torture
I like all of them except marriage, immigration and testing.
Posted from: 72.213.162.95
November 30th, 2008 17:28
9. Standardized testing
Posted from: 96.244.54.105
November 30th, 2008 17:33
MILITARY CONSCRIPTION
and please not testing or natives
Posted from: 69.151.219.118
November 30th, 2008 17:49
cherokee nation
Posted from: 70.21.178.156
November 30th, 2008 17:51
If it is not ICC… I…. will…. choke…. a…. bitch….
Posted from: 76.219.139.225
November 30th, 2008 17:57
1. Killing innocents to save many
Posted from: 71.169.46.182
November 30th, 2008 18:01
my top 3 would be
1) conscription
2) torture
3) immigration policy
id be happy with anything except for exams and marriage though
Posted from: 71.169.46.182
November 30th, 2008 18:03
oops i forgot i have top 4…
lol
put vigi as number 2 then bump the others down 1 if you actually care about my opinion =D
Posted from: 68.81.159.124
November 30th, 2008 18:35
1. Natives
2. ICC
3. Conscription
Posted from: 208.120.131.125
November 30th, 2008 18:43
1. Conscription
2. torture
3. indigenous ppl.
Posted from: 71.82.121.134
November 30th, 2008 18:43
1. ICC
2. Parli Prez
3. Vigilantism
Those are the only acceptable choices. I could deal with anything except marriage and testing. We deserve at least one good topic this year.
Posted from: 66.168.74.40
November 30th, 2008 18:45
just under twelve hours…
i’ll just throw out that i disagree with my learned colleague, mr. nelson, about the indigenous persons topic because debaters will not approach the topic as lawyers would. debates about comity, tribal courts, and full faith and credit would be fascinating. we would not see such debates.
also, the immigration topic is one of the best worded and timely debates ld has seen in a long time. parli/pres is also a fantastic topic but probs not for the toc.
**i’m not hinting, i definitely don’t know what it is.
Posted from: 98.114.207.11
November 30th, 2008 19:04
What time does the topic come out?
Posted from: 68.17.144.253
November 30th, 2008 19:10
1. NATIVES
2. courts
3. immigration
4. parli
Posted from: 70.21.178.156
November 30th, 2008 19:10
After extensive Nostradamus research, I can safely report that he predicts the topic will be the ICC and therefore it will be the ICC.
Posted from: 72.213.162.95
November 30th, 2008 19:12
That’s complete bull crap, @40.
Posted from: 98.195.66.198
November 30th, 2008 19:13
Nostradamus told me that you were going to die in seven days.
Posted from: 72.213.162.95
November 30th, 2008 19:14
No, he didn’t. Don’t lie.
Posted from: 70.173.219.47
November 30th, 2008 19:16
1. Vig.
2. Immigration
3. Torture
Vig ftw!
Posted from: 75.72.79.154
November 30th, 2008 19:17
I’m fine with these:
1. conscription
2. ICC
3. Torture
4. Immigration/Natives
6. Vigilantism
I will be upset if it’s one of these:
7. Marriage
8. Exit Exams
Posted from: 24.164.191.184
November 30th, 2008 19:18
BATMAN
Posted from: 75.72.79.154
November 30th, 2008 19:18
anyone know about what time they’ll release the topic?
Posted from: 71.169.46.182
November 30th, 2008 19:19
@40+41
lol if it is actually the international courts topic. (icc does not = international courts -.-)
i would really start reading into nostradamous if that happened
Posted from: 71.82.121.134
November 30th, 2008 19:20
Cherian is full of lies. If you want to know what the topic is i suggest you badger him relentlessly.
Posted from: 24.90.84.59
November 30th, 2008 19:21
I believe the topic is usually released at 8 AM or 9 AM EST.
Posted from: 72.213.162.95
November 30th, 2008 19:22
Well its got a 1 in 9 chance @48, so ya never know…
Posted from: 71.169.46.182
November 30th, 2008 19:23
@50 no dylan-.- if its released then ill be in school and wont get to see it… therefore your wrong =D
Posted from: 24.13.173.119
November 30th, 2008 19:23
Last time I believe it was released around 700AM EST
Posted from: 98.195.66.198
November 30th, 2008 19:25
devin, with all due respect, how is ICC not international courts–http://www.icc-cpi.int/ ??
Posted from: 71.169.46.182
November 30th, 2008 19:28
@54
at camp we used this topic…
there was alot of debate about whether people could use this or not.
ultimately we decided that we would use evidence that wasnt icc specific because theres alot of other courts and we werent all that sure if the topic meant a pre existing court or a hypothetical court(since most prexising international courts prosecute more than just crimes against humanity)
sorry if it came out the wrong way… i just have that stuff ingrained in my head still
the icc still is an international court
Posted from: 69.120.236.168
November 30th, 2008 19:31
@53- props on your posting name. Well played, sir.
Posted from: 98.195.66.198
November 30th, 2008 19:31
ok i see what you mean
Posted from: 98.201.178.59
November 30th, 2008 19:35
i have a feeling torture will be sept oct of 09.
indigenous people and immigration are my favorites, but i have a feeling it will be either ICC or conscription, which are acceptable. vigilantism would be good too, and is my wild card.
Posted from: 99.196.201.236
November 30th, 2008 19:37
i can tell you that the sept/oct topic was released at 4:58 a.m. pst. i will never forget.
i think post 14 is answered by post 2.
waiting for the jan/feb topic is like waiting to meet your partner in an arranged marriage…you’re thinking ‘will they be ugly? rich? force non-topical cases about skepticism?’
i hope it’s icc. that would be like finding out i’m marrying tina fey. if it’s immigration it would be like finding out i’m marrying lou dobbs. or lube, as i call him.
Posted from: 173.5.189.194
November 30th, 2008 19:39
@54
I think what devin means is that the ICC is an international criminal court but that does not mean the debaters are bound to defend the ICC as the international court that is used.
this topic is a less specific version of the actual ICC topic a couple of years ago
Posted from: 24.12.193.28
November 30th, 2008 19:42
1. international court
2. indigenous people
i really dont like any of the other ones….
Posted from: 173.5.189.194
November 30th, 2008 19:42
wes - you know you want to marry lube dog…who doesn’t?
Posted from: 98.195.66.198
November 30th, 2008 19:46
@ devin and melin
yeah that makes sense, especially after noticing it being “an international court” it seems as if there are many variations and possible scenarios to defend.
@quinn
the reason why i don’t think it will be conscription is that 1) it was debated at many camps (and usually those aren’t picked, until maybe nationals) and 2) its just not that deep in my opinion.
Posted from: 99.196.201.236
November 30th, 2008 19:52
melin- probably his wife, for starters…
Posted from: 70.138.99.19
November 30th, 2008 19:57
i just hope it’s a topic where debaters can run skepticism.
Posted from: 71.190.119.83
November 30th, 2008 19:58
I want:
1) ICC
2) Marriage
3) Conscription
Posted from: 67.169.127.123
November 30th, 2008 20:06
Definately hoping for Parliament. Conscription and Immigration would be good too.
Posted from: 75.72.79.154
November 30th, 2008 20:15
can someone tell me why marriage would be a good topic?
Posted from: 69.120.236.168
November 30th, 2008 20:18
@59- Would the NC be passing the test? Maybe a counter-test? A kritik of the test?
Posted from: 64.12.116.76
November 30th, 2008 20:22
Sorry Gary but every topic is a topic that debaters will attempt to run skepticism.
And I think the real question is, what time will Jon be getting up to try to beat everyone to the punch? Is he even now refreshing nflonline every 2 minutes just in case?
Posted from: 99.196.201.236
November 30th, 2008 20:25
good question…petey will have to clarify…but of course i’d say the best nc strat would be skepticism :P
Posted from: 99.196.201.236
November 30th, 2008 20:27
Let’s hear from the bossman on this; what are your picks mr. bietz?
Posted from: 173.5.189.194
November 30th, 2008 20:57
1. marriage
2. stand tests
3. inter courts
4. torture
Posted from: 75.73.220.221
November 30th, 2008 21:12
I’m hoping for marriage.
Posted from: 63.246.171.199
November 30th, 2008 21:13
Whoa, who is this who shares my name?
What is your last name, author of posts 32, 33, 48, 52, 55?
Also, I really like the marriage topic.
Posted from: 71.214.198.119
November 30th, 2008 21:14
i’m hoping for nukes!
Posted from: 75.73.219.166
November 30th, 2008 21:19
marriage marriage
Posted from: 75.73.220.221
November 30th, 2008 21:21
marriage would be a good topic
Posted from: 69.118.137.26
November 30th, 2008 21:34
blue thunder
Posted from: 68.117.162.184
November 30th, 2008 21:58
definitely nooooottttt indigenous people/plenary power or high school graduation testing…
military conscription or immigration
Posted from: 76.94.89.102
November 30th, 2008 22:01
what i hope for, in no particular order:
icc, marriage, testing
what i think it will be:
testing
Posted from: 76.31.26.173
November 30th, 2008 22:17
wow, i think i am going to have a heart attack if the military conscription topic isn’t chosen… but…
1.military
2.torture
3. international, or vigilantism (cant make up my mind…)
Posted from: 66.168.74.40
November 30th, 2008 22:17
ctheis lies.
wesley, you and i need to have a chat about arranged marriages. will you dissent at my wedding? i may need to “lose” your invitation. :)
the topic will be posted sometime between 6am and 7am CDT depending on when sandy comes into the office. she’s the only one who knows it. if you check at 7:30am, it will be up.
Posted from: 76.212.198.218
November 30th, 2008 22:23
I’d like:
1. conscription
2. ICC
3. Natives
Posted from: 24.131.187.89
November 30th, 2008 22:32
Thought: This will be the first topic where it seems to me that the new voting system may have an effect. It is the first topic where most voters will be assuming that novices already have at least one topic of experience, and it is the topic for a lot of National Qualifying tournaments and of course the TOC. Our sensibilities about what makes a topic more or less likely (”too policy,” “too complicated,” “too controversial,” “uses big words,” etc.) may have to be adjusted.
That said, I think it will be vigilantism or conscription.
Posted from: 71.104.147.161
November 30th, 2008 22:42
I will be happy if I wake up and it is one of the following
-Indians
-Milt conscription
-ICC
Posted from: 98.198.172.6
November 30th, 2008 22:48
ICC!
Posted from: 63.246.171.199
November 30th, 2008 23:10
It’s midnight!
Where is the topic?
Posted from: 67.168.31.114
November 30th, 2008 23:16
Vigilantism is so bozz.
Posted from: 71.213.190.7
November 30th, 2008 23:32
i like all of the ways people are referring to the indigenous peoples resolution. i also like the topic itself. i would be happy with the international courts topic or the marriage topic, as well.
i cannot envision the vigilantism topic without also picturing the melodrama of a western film. talking about high school exit exams for four months also seems silly to me. the trolley scenarios already provided us with enough melodrama for the year, so i’d prefer not to have to debate either of those topics.
Posted from: 75.171.196.39
December 1st, 2008 00:02
please let us use the NSD topi!
Indigenous peoples + the gift!
Posted from: 67.168.31.114
December 1st, 2008 00:11
CCHY UNIT.
Posted from: 69.118.137.26
December 1st, 2008 00:19
mirror neurons
Posted from: 71.82.121.134
December 1st, 2008 00:26
It better be courts and better not be marriage or testing. seriously you want to debate four months about tests? How will you escape thinking about the tests you are not studying for while you are working on debate if that work is about tests? This just seems like a depressing prospect.
On a completely different note I would like to wish Cherian a public happy secret birthday! He refuses to confirm if this is indeed his birthday but all evidence seems to point in that direction. So happy 30th? 29th? or whatever it is big guy!
Now back to AP LIT.
Posted from: 75.92.209.172
December 1st, 2008 00:51
INDIGENOUS ALL THE WAY!!!
Posted from: 75.16.43.82
December 1st, 2008 01:02
ICC all the way. There are a bunch of great arguments on this topic. I really would be depressed if it was testing.
Posted from: 24.164.191.184
December 1st, 2008 01:06
its 3 AM. Do you know where your topic is?
Posted from: 128.135.112.81
December 1st, 2008 01:30
I really hope the fantastic class of 2009 doesn’t have to endure another non-fantastic topic. Injuns/courts/torture all seem pretty cool to me, but I’d be happy if we avoid marriage/testing/AP Lit.
Posted from: 24.7.71.153
December 1st, 2008 01:40
reservations (can we please use words in the topic to refer to them kthx) is a doozy of a topic. the good debates on it will be very interesting and multi-faceted, and the bad debates will be awful. i would be happy if it was picked.
marriage is…interesting. i guess this is the first year where no one debated the church/state topic, which is what the marriage topic will probably end up looking like conceptually and strategically–affs will hem and haw about what it means to “recognize” marriage, and negs will come up with all sorts of tiny counterplan strategies. it won’t be a boring topic, but it won’t be fun to be aff.
Posted from: 128.113.236.168
December 1st, 2008 01:54
vigilante
conscription
iccd
injuns
torture
In no real order
Posted from: 128.113.236.168
December 1st, 2008 01:54
actually the parli system thing might be interesting
Posted from: 71.169.39.95
December 1st, 2008 04:18
I was getting strong vibes for immigration policy this morning…
hm maybe i was seeing the future! *cough*
Posted from: 71.169.39.95
December 1st, 2008 04:24
oh, btw devin race, my last name is kasinki or as the viliger thread likes to say “kasinski”… you can pick which last name you want to use for me.
Posted from: 96.248.37.90
December 1st, 2008 04:35
Hey Devin. BTW why is there no new resolution??? WTF NFL?
Posted from: 96.248.37.90
December 1st, 2008 04:37
Guys its Kastinki!
Posted from: 71.169.39.95
December 1st, 2008 04:43
*cough* id say what we call you when your not around too zach but then id get my ip banned from victory briefs…
please ignore the nfa novice
Posted from: 69.155.132.53
December 1st, 2008 05:00
A nice majority of the people here plead for the International court topic, mistakingly referred to as the “ICC” topic, to be chosen, but I disagree. I too went to a debate camp that focused on this topic, but I believe it would be more interesting to have a topic we’re a bit less familiar with. And also considering the fact there’s another debate camp this winter break, I’d dread to hear more about the IC topic.
Please NO standardized testing! Nor marriages. e
Posted from: 204.8.196.66
December 1st, 2008 05:36
i’m late to class, and there’s still no topic!! :(
Posted from: 24.27.38.35
December 1st, 2008 05:39
They’ve added in the Jan/Feb blank and “Resolved:”, but no topic. Sad.
Posted from: 63.138.40.98
December 1st, 2008 05:53
Patience, grasshoppers. You’re not going to have your cases ready for at least 1.5 hours after topic release anyhow ;)
BC
Posted from: 24.118.55.215
December 1st, 2008 05:58
INDIGINOUS PEOPLE FTW!!
Posted from: 63.138.40.98
December 1st, 2008 06:08
PF Topic: Resolved: That, by 2040, the federal government should mandate that all new passenger vehicles and light trucks sold in the United States be powered by alternative fuels.
Posted from: 209.181.225.211
December 1st, 2008 06:11
INTERNATIONAL COURTS! YAY!
Posted from: 63.138.40.98
December 1st, 2008 06:11
LD: Resolved: The United States ought to submit to the jurisdiction of an international court designed to prosecute crimes against humanity.
Posted from: 75.42.1.123
December 1st, 2008 06:12
Resolved: The United States ought to submit to the jurisdiction of an international court designed to prosecute crimes against humanity.
Yes!!!
Posted from: 64.72.67.162
December 1st, 2008 06:12
YESSSS it’s international courts
Posted from: 209.181.225.211
December 1st, 2008 06:12
YAY! Good topic, good topic.
Posted from: 166.102.136.7
December 1st, 2008 06:13
Tis international courts
thank god
Posted from: 32.151.69.254
December 1st, 2008 06:16
COURTS!!!
Posted from: 64.75.117.196
December 1st, 2008 06:18
It’s criminal courts
Posted from: 70.184.29.2
December 1st, 2008 06:42
Shit.
Posted from: 63.138.40.98
December 1st, 2008 11:18
Yes I told you all! Nostradamus rules!
Posted from: 76.31.26.173
December 1st, 2008 20:39
this topic is an international crime to LD…. hahhaha
Posted from: 72.213.162.95
December 1st, 2008 20:47
For real.
Posted from: 75.141.207.53
December 1st, 2008 22:00
Ha ha ha ha ha
Courts.