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| 1 | 09/22/2012 | States CPTournament: GSU | Round: 2 | Opponent: Northwestern HM | Judge: Erin Collins States CP – 1NCThe fifty United States state governments and relevant United States territories should incentivize oil extraction in the Alaskan Outer Continental Shelf.The fifty United States state governments and relevant United States territories should provide tax credits to for buying vehicles based on the gas efficiency of the vehicle.Implementing tax incentives to promote gas efficient cars foments a society which values energy conservationZachery W. Silverman, Georgetown University Law Center, "Hybrid Vehicles: A Practical and Effective Short-Term Solution to Petroleum Dependence", Georgetown International Environmental Law Review, lexis, 2K7 Despite the fact that it seems as though Americans are entrenched in a gas |
| 5 | 09/22/2012 | Case Defense - Reduce Arctic Drilling RestrictionsTournament: GSU | Round: 2 | Opponent: Northwestern HM | Judge: Erin Collins Defense – Reduce Arctic Drilling Restrictions1NCNo arctic war-4 reasonsTertais ’11 (Dr. Bruno Tertrais is a Senior Research Fellow at the Fondation pour la recherche strate´gique (Foundation for Strategic Research) and a TWQ editorial board member, Summer 2011, "The Climate Wars Myth," Washington 34.3, http://www.twq.com/11summer/docs/11summer_Tertrais.pdf) Some of the most catastrophic scenarios of climate change-induced conflict just do not No China war – deterrenceRoy 12 (Bhaskar, writer for the South Asia Analysis Group, a non-profit, non-commercial think tank, "China Pushing Asia From India To Japan – Analysis," 7/18, http://www.eurasiareview.com/18072012-china-pushing-asia-from-india-to-japan-analysis/) Deterrence solves war and ensures a peaceful Chinese rise Drilling doesn’t solve independence or price spikes and it tradesoff with green solutions, risks extinctionSteve A. Yetiv 9/7/12 (professor of political science at Old Dominion University, "Commentary: U.S. oil boom won’t lower oil prices or bring energy independence" http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/opinion/commentary-us-oil-boom-wont-lower-oil-prices-or-br/nR4nL/) The United States is experiencing a boom in oil and natural gas production — one Unconventional oil plays being tapped nowLeonardo Maugeri June 2012 ("Oil: The Next Revolution¶ THE UNPRECEDENTED UPSURGE OF OIL PRODUCTION ¶ CAPACITY AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE WORLD" The Geopolitics of Energy Project at The Harvard Kennedy Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/files/Oil-%20The%20Next%20Revolution.pdf) After considering risk-factors, depletion pattern and reserve growth, four countries show We have enough domestic oil to meet demand for the next 200 yearsPeter C. Glover 8/15/12 (Canada Free Press, "Whatever Happened to Peak Oil?" http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/48813) Why are peak oil-ers like Jehovah’s Witnesses? Answer: When the definitive No Middle East War —-Conventional weakness and politicsTakeyh ’07 (Ray,- Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations "Why the Iraq war won’t engulf the Mideast" http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/06/28/opinion/edtakeyh.php) Yet, the Saudis, Iranians, Jordanians, Syrians, and others are very No superpower involvementDyer ’02 (Gwynne,- The Coming War, Queens Quarterly, December, Lexis) All of this indicates an extremely dangerous situation, with many variables that are impossible U.S hegemony is unsustainable- economic problems, military overstretch, and rising powersSnyder PhD, Professor of Public Policy at the University of Maryland 2010 – ~[Quddus Z. Snyder, "Systermic theory in an era of declining US hegemony," http://www.bsos.umd.edu/gvpt/irworkshop/papers_fall09/snyder.pdf-http://www.bsos.umd.edu/gvpt/irworkshop/papers_fall09/snyder.pdf~] At the turn of the century it appeared as if we were living through a Heg collapse doesn’t cause global nuclear war – conflicts would be small and managableRichard Haas (president of the Council on Foreign Relations, former director of policy planning for the Department of State, former vice president and director of foreign policy studies at the Brookings Institution, the Sol M. Linowitz visiting professor of international studies at Hamilton College, a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a lecturer in public policy at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, and a research associate at the International Institute for Strategic Studies) April 2008 "Ask the Expert: What Comes After Unipolarity?" http://www.cfr.org/publication/16063/ask_the_expert.html-http://www.cfr.org/publication/16063/ask_the_expert.html Does a non polar world increase or reduce the chances of another world war? |
| 3 | 09/22/2012 | Elections - Obama GoodTournament: GSU | Round: 2 | Opponent: Northwestern HM | Judge: Erin Collins 1NC1NCObama winning- best models predict- prefer it to pollsNate Silver, 9-18-2012 http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/18/sept-17-electoral-college-may-not-help-obama/-http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/18/sept-17-electoral-college-may-not-help-obama/ The FiveThirtyEight presidential forecast for Monday was essentially unchanged, with President Obama having a The public overwhelmingly hates drilling in ANWRNRDC 2011 ~[National Resources Defense Council, 12/19/2011, "Arctic Wildlife Refuge: Why Trash an American Treasure for a Tiny Percentage of Our Oil Needs?" http://www.nrdc.org/land/wilderness/arctic.asp~~] Regulatory-only approaches cause conflict and backlash - public support needed to move beyond confrontational debate over energyPeter Teague and Jeff Navin, Director of the Environment Program at the Nathan Cummings Foundation and former environmental advisor to Senator Barbara Boxer, Managing Director of American Environics Strategies and former Research Director for Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle, June 26, 2007, "Global Warming in an Age of Energy Anxiety", The American Prospect, http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=global_warming_in_an_age_of_energy_anxiety With a regulatory-only approach, we will end with a debate between environmentalists Even tiny shifts matter – our link is low threshold and linearSilver, 12 (Nate, 5/15, chief pollster for New York Times’ 538 election polling center. Regarded as top-level pollster based on distinct mathematical modelshttp://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/15/a-30000-foot-view-on-the-presidential-race/) Obama will attack Iran if he fears he’s losing the election or the Jewish vote- their no strikes evidence doesn’t assume recent statements or the linkChemi Shalev is an Israeli journalist and political analyst. Chemi Shalev is a US foreign correspondent for Haaretz newspaper 12-27-2011 http://www.haaretz.com/blogs/west-of-eden/will-a-u-s-attack-on-iran-become-obama-s-october-surprise-1.403898-http://www.haaretz.com/blogs/west-of-eden/will-a-u-s-attack-on-iran-become-obama-s-october-surprise-1.403898 Will a U.S. attack on Iran become Obama’s ’October Surprise’? Iran strikes causes multiple scenarios for extinction.Chossudovsky -06 (Michel Chossudovsky, The Next Phase of the Middle East War, Global Research, http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va%26aid=3147) 1NR1NR Arctic Drilling LinksMassive public backlash – intensity gap means our link is more salientLongley 2005 ~[Robert, About.com guide, February, "Majority Oppose ANWR Oil Drilling, Survey Says" http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/technologyandresearch/a/anwrsurvey.htm~~] Massive voter opposition to Arctic drilling – independent voters and intensity gapTexeira, ’5 Does the Public Support ANWR Oil Exploration? Increased drilling costs base and independent support – voters hate big oil, makes Obama look like hes caving to dirty special interests, perceived as zero sum with renewablesTaylor, 11 Tie opponents to Their Donations ¶ from Dirty industries¶ There are real, positive Massive voter opposition to drilling – independent voters and intensity gapTexeira, ’5 Does the Public Support ANWR Oil Exploration? In the wake of the recent narrow Opposition especially intenseLongley 2005 ~[Robert, About.com guide, February, "Majority Oppose ANWR Oil Drilling, Survey Says" http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/technologyandresearch/a/anwrsurvey.htm~~] Status quo is goldilox – over half supporters of "offshore drilling" are opposed to expanding it - "expanding oil exploration" isn’t the samePRC, 10 (Pew Research Center, 6/14, http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1627/inconsistent-american-views-energy-environment-first-lady-still-popular-obama-and-palin-less-so)** With the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico now nearly two months old, Colorado hunter fisher voters hate increased drillingWilliams, 10 Nearly a year after the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed the Swings floridaStraub, 8/27/12 This week, the GOP hosts its convention in Florida, a state that has Ext. Obama Win- recent polls in swing statesBy the end of Wednesday, however, it was clear that the preponderance of (the card above answers the arg that undecideds will break for Romney- says Obama doesn’t need them)\ -It’ll be close but Obama will winPatricia Donovan, UB Reporter, 9-20-2012 http://www.buffalo.edu/ubreporter/2012_09_20/campbell_election_forecasts-http://www.buffalo.edu/ubreporter/2012_09_20/campbell_election_forecasts A UB political scientist internationally recognized for highly accurate election prediction models says President Obama AT: Too Late/Cant Change Minds on Econ 12. The history of US politics suggests A far more important factor in determining whether voters decide to renew Obama’s contract for Although we are getting to the point where these national polls are at least worth Turns Case- General President Obama Wednesday visited a truck manufacturing plant in North Carolina to promote his " President Obama said Saturday there is no "silver bullet" for bringing down gas Turns ChinaIran strikes crushes US-Sino ties, and suck China into global conflictRNVA ’9 A chilling report circulating in the Kremlin today states that President Medvedev and Chinese President Turns Russian Conflict/InstabilityIran strikes suck Russia into global conflictRNVA ’9 A chilling report circulating in the Kremlin today states that President Medvedev and Chinese President |
| 2 | 09/22/2012 | Reg Neg CPTournament: GSU | Round: 2 | Opponent: Northwestern HM | Judge: Erin Collins 1NC1NCText – The United States Federal Government should begin a process of negotiated rulemaking over restrictions on oil extraction in the Alaskan Outer Continental Shelf. including an announced intention to substantially reduce restrictions on oil extraction in the Alaskan Outer Continental Shelf within a year and convene affected parties for binding mediation over the substance of this policy. We’ll clarify.Competes –It doesn’t fiat topical action. The process is uncertain and open-ended —- mutually exclusive with the plan.Endelman 3 (Gary, Immigration Lawyer – BP America, Inc., JD – University of Houston and Ph.D. in History – University of Delaware, "Go as Far as You Can: How Negotiated Rulemaking in Immigration Benefits America: Part 2 of 2", 7-18, http://www.ilw.com/articles/2004,0604-endelman.pdf) Those who believe, as I do, that immigration is good for America have Solvency is only possible through citizen involvement- coordination in energy policy is the vital internal link- reg neg is the appropriate structure to ensure solvecySean Nolan, Associate Professor of Law and Dispute Resolution Program Director. Vermont Law School 2011 Negotiating the Wind: A Framework to Engage Citizens in Siting Wind Turbines The U.S. has enough wind capacity to generate a significant amount of Solves the whole case —- reg neg facilitates a consensus decision that’s legitimate and quickly enforcedHarter 97 (Philip J., Visiting Associate Professor and Director of the Program on Consensus, Democracy, and Governance – Vermont Law School, "Fear of Commitment: An Affliction of Adolescents", Duke Law Journal, April, 46 Duke L.J. 1389, Lexis) The most well developed of these techniques, other than the public hearings and meetings 2NCTheory – 2NCFocus on process is key to good policymakingHarter 9 (Philip J., Professor of Law – University of Missouri and Member – Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution, "Collaboration: The Future of Governance", Journal of Dispute Resolution, 2009 J. Disp. Resol. 411, Lexis) IV. The Process of Negotiating Policy That specifically true in the context of energy- implementation is THE relevant question- there is an overemphasis on irrelevant issues of substance rather than processSean Nolan, Associate Professor of Law and Dispute Resolution Program Director. Vermont Law School 2011 Negotiating the Wind: A Framework to Engage Citizens in Siting Wind Turbines Despite demonstrated need and available technology, the promise of wind energy has yet to Its fair —- its an alternative to top-down change —- they get delay and say "no" arguments, structurally building-in ground —- and tons of literature existsApplegate 98 (John, Junior Professor of Law – University of Cincinnati, Indiana Law Journal, Summer, p. 901) There is substantial literature on negotiated rulemaking. The interested reader might begin with the 2NC SolvencyEnergy companies say yes- desperate for guidance- both regulations and incentivesThe Times (London). April 30, 2008. ~["Please help us. We want to be green, we just don’t know how" Lexis~] Members of the Rockefeller family are jousting with Rex Tillerson, the boss of ExxonMobil Don’t evaluate evidence that isn’t in the context of reg neg. Even if parties generally HATE the plan, negotiated rulemaking creates an environment of inclusion that changes their psychological orientation to produce agreement.Freeman 00 (Jody, Acting Professor of Law – University of California Los Angeles, "The Private Role in Public Governance", New York University Law Review, June, 75 N.Y.U.L. Rev. 543, Lexis) Perhaps this form of public/private interdependence might increase the willingness of regulated entities We solve litigationShi-Ling Hsu, Associate Professor of Law The George Washington University Law School, September 10, 2001, "A Game-Theoretic Approach to Regulatory Negotiation: A Framework for Empirical Analysis", http://papers.ssrn.com/abstact=282962, Finally, EPA created an office to facilitate the redevelopment of "brownfields," or A2: Links to pltxProcess is key —- genuine input is key to support —- plan causes broad backlashSpain 96 (David, Professor – Queensland University of Technology Law School, Environmental Legal Systems, November, http://www.earthsharing.org.au/spaine.html) Reg neg changes political perception of the plan —- overcomes legislative gridlockPercival 97 (Robert V., Professor of Law and Robert Stanton Scholar %26 Director of the Environmental Law Program – University of Maryland School of Law, "Regulatory Evolution and the Future of Environmental Policy", University of Chicago Legal Forum, 1997 U Chi Legal F 159, Lexis) E. More Effort Should be Devoted to Overcoming the Political Barriers to Improved Regulatory Policy CP defuses controversy surrounding the planSkrzycki 96 (Cindy, Staff Writer – Washington Post, "Finding Common Ground in the Middle of the Table", The Washington Post, 2-23, Lexis) Reg-neg has been going on since 1982, when the Federal Aviation Administration A2: Certainty Key – 2NC*Certainty is a DA to the Aff —- only reg neg promotes transparency and input that are essential to public respect for the law —- plan won’t be trusted because it’s a top-down bolt from the blue —- that’s Endelman. This perception undercuts certainty and creates fear of roll-back. Only the CP solves. There can be benefits to participating in a successful reg neg. First, the Negotiation is key to legitimacy and locks-in policy changeKobick 10 (Julia, JD Candidate – Harvard Law School, "Negotiated Rulemaking: The Next Step in Regulatory Innovation at the Food and Drug Administration?", Food and Drug Law Journal, 65 Food Drug L.J. 425, Lexis) Scholars have also found that negotiated rulemaking has a strong "legitimacy effect." 73-http://www.lexis.com/research/retrieve?cc=%26pushme=1%26tmpFBSel=all%26totaldocs=%26taggedDocs=%26toggleValue=%26numDocsChked=0%26prefFBSel=0%26delformat=XCITE%26fpDocs=%26fpNodeId=%26fpCiteReq=%26brand=%26_m=9775fad21ad1c0c961a7ab07903035c3%26docnum=54%26_fmtstr=FULL%26_startdoc=51%26wchp=dGLbVlW-zSkAW%26_md5=ee4ba6ba6b09e5dae2b39ffddeb4dbc8%26focBudTerms=negotiated+rulemaking+or+reg+neg+or+regulatory+negotiation%26focBudSel=all A2: Perm – Do BothLinks to politics – includes the plan, which crushes support ——more evidence Of course, regulatory negotiation and incentive systems need not be mutually exclusive alternatives; Genuine key —- perm dictates a results, destroying the processHarter 9 (Philip J., Professor of Law – University of Missouri and Member – Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution, "Collaboration: The Future of Governance", Journal of Dispute Resolution, 2009 J. Disp. Resol. 411, Lexis) F. Role of the Agency Severs certainty —- plan must be done immediately —- key to all ground based on time-sensitive arguments —- if it doesn’t, it links because it cuts-off negotiation mid-process —- collapsing complianceMartin 91 (Herbert J., Partner – Crowell %26 Moring, JD – Catholic University Law School, and BA and MA – Fordham University, "Alternative Dispute Resolution: Coming to Proceedings Near You", Public Utilities Fortnightly, 3-1, Lexis) The act also includes highly detailed provisions governing the use of binding arbitration in agency A2: Perm – Do the CP"Resolved" and "should" require certainty —- plan must be "firm" and "obligated" to act – that’s American Heritage Dictionary —- CP isn’t —- makes change uncertain"Resolved" means "to make a firm decision" and "should" is "used to imply obligation or duty" Mechanism mandates certainty —- "increase" must be a mandateHEFC 4 (Higher Education Funding Council for England, "Joint Committee on the Draft Charities Bill htm", June, http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/jt200304/jtselect/jtchar/167/167we98.htm) 9.1 The Draft Bill creates an obligation on the principal regulator to do "Substantial" mean unconditionalWords %26 Phrases 64 (40 W%26P 759) The words "outward, open, actual, visible, substantial, and exclusive — Severs immediacy – "should" means done nowSummer 94 (Justice, Oklahoma Supreme Court, "Kelsey v. Dollarsaver Food Warehouse of Durant", http://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?CiteID=20287~~%23marker3fn14) 4 The legal question to be resolved by the court is whether the word " — Severs normal means –Reg negs are rareDana 00 (David A., Professor of Law – Northwestern University School of Law and Faculty Fellow – Institute of Policy Research, "Innovations in Environmental Policy: The New "Contractarian" Paradigm in Environmental Regulation", University of Illinois Law Review, 2000 U. Ill. L. Rev. 35, Lexis) n43. In the context of some command-and-control-style rulemakings |
| 4 | 09/22/2012 | Litigation DATournament: GSU | Round: 2 | Opponent: Northwestern HM | Judge: Erin Collins 1NC1NCIncreased energy production fills court dockets with challenges to the legislation itself and private developers during implementationGirard Miller Co-Chair of the Firm’s global Alternative Energy Practice Group and is a partner in Fulbright %26 Jaworski L.L.P.’s Minneapolis location and Laura Morton, Senior Counsel at Fulbright %26 Jaworski, Senior Litigation Counsel at U.S. Department of Justice 2007 http://www.fulbright.com/mediaroom/files/energytrendsreport2007.pdf-http://www.fulbright.com/mediaroom/files/energytrendsreport2007.pdf The President’s National Energy Policy, published in 2001. recommends that "the Secretaries The link is huge and statistically proven —- only consensus-based policy ensures compliance Of course, the fact that groups have challenged some negotiated rules does not fully Litigation costs trade off with private investment in philanthropyBernard Marcus, founder of Home Depot and the Marcus Foundation which donates 20 million a year to philanthropic organizations, 2004 http://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/topic/excellence_in_philanthropy/solutions_for_the_litigation_crisis-http://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/topic/excellence_in_philanthropy/solutions_for_the_litigation_crisis PHILANTHROPY: The link between legal system abuses and charitable giving and participation is Strong private investment is key to corporate global legitimacy —- solves North/South backlashLodge 6 (George C., Professor of Business Administration – Harvard University Business School, and Craig Wilson, Executive Director – The Foundation for Development, A Corporate Solution to Global Poverty: How Multinationals Can Help the Poor and Invigorate Their Own Legacy, p. 2-4) Often, however, the corporate response to these expectations is hamstrung by a lack Global nuclear warGoldstein 10 (Joshua, Professor of International Relations – American University, "Changing World Order – Engaging the South", International Relations, http://wps.ablongman.com/long_goldstein_ir_7/38/9780/25 03754.cw/index.html) In the last chapter’s "Changing World Order" section, there was mention of 2NC2NC ImpactIt’s likely, escalates, and draws in great powersBosco 6 (David, Senior Editor – Foreign Policy Magazine, "Could This Be The Start of WWIII?", Los Angeles Times, 7-23, Lexis) The understanding that small but violent acts can spark global conflagration is etched into the Prolif causes global nuclear warTaylor 1 (Theodore, Chair – NOVA, Former Nuclear Weapons Designer and Former Deputy Director – Defense Nuclear Agency, "Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons", Breakthrough: Emerging New Thinking, http://www-ee.stanf-http://www-ee.stanf/ ord.edu/~hellman/Breakthrough/book/chapters/taylor.html) Nuclear proliferation - be it among nations or terrorists - greatly increases the chance of So does terrorismAyson 10 (Robert, Professor of Strategic Studies and Director of the Centre for Strategic Studies: New Zealand – Victoria University of Wellington, "After a Terrorist Nuclear Attack: Envisaging Catalytic Effects", Studies in Conflict %26 Terrorism, 33(7), July) It is just possible that a terrorist nuclear attack could catalyze an inter-state Litigation increases production and consumer costs—- stifles developmentKansas City Star, 8-12-2012 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/08/12/3758685/hydropower-bills-energize-environmental.html-http://www.kansascity.com/2012/08/12/3758685/hydropower-bills-energize-environmental.html "This bill would ... help eliminate government roadblocks and frivolous litigation that stifle 2NC Link Wall- GeneralEach lawsuit in the energy sector causes spinoff lawsuits and class actions- false reporting and safety concernsPaul R. Bessette serves as Co-Chair of King and Spalding’s Securities Litigation Group et al August 2012 http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=081cfc43-e744-46ab-a320-d8c282744694-http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=081cfc43-e744-46ab-a320-d8c282744694 Throughout the past ten years securities litigation has made front-page news in Drilling – litigationDrilling causes litigation initiated by environmental and activist groupsSubhankar Banerjee is a writer, photographer, and activist. Over the past decade he has worked tirelessly to conserve ecoculturally significant areas of the Arctic, and to raise awareness about indigenous human rights and climate change. He is the editor of a new book, Arctic Voices: Resistance at the Tipping Point (Seven Stories Press) and won a 2012 Lannan Foundation Cultural Freedom Award. 8-2-2012 http://www.pacificfreepress.com/opinion/12142-the-original-shell-company-bringing-big-oil-to-account.html-http://www.pacificfreepress.com/opinion/12142-the-original-shell-company-bringing-big-oil-to-account.html For more than a century, environmental organizations have focused on lobbying Congress as a |
| 09/22/2012 | T - Fiated PlanTournament: GSU | Round: 3 | Opponent: Michigan HM | Judge: Kelly Young 1NC1NCInterpretation and violations
“Resolved” means Aff must have fiated-plan defending instrumental implementation
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, ‘98¶ © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. [www.dictionary.com, accessed 4/2/01]
Resolve \Re*solve"\ (r?*z?lv"), v. AND to resolve a riddle. ``Resolve my doubt.'' --Shak.
“Substantial” means material, fiated actionAHD 11 (American Heritage Dictionary, “substantial”, http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/substantial)
sub·stan·tial (sb-stnshl) KEY ¶ AND .¶ Possessing wealth or property; well-to-do.
“Federal Government” means the government of the United States of AmericaBallentine's 95 (Legal Dictionary and Thesaurus, p. 245)
the government of the United States of America
When Aff eschews the topic and its agent, Neg’s less-effective at challenging Aff claims.
Ehninger 70 (Douglas, Professor of Speech – U Iowa, Speech Monographs, June, p. 108)
If two friends differ on whether they will gain greater satisfaction from dining at Restaurant AND need to assume and agree upon as a necessary condition of argumentative interchange.
This internally link turns their pedagogy – Neg ability to contest Aff claims improves BOTH TEAMS’ knowledge.
O’Donnell 4 – PhD, director of debate at Mary Washington (Tim, WFU Debaters Research Guide, “Blue helmet blues”, ed. Bauschard and Lacy, http://groups.wfu.edu/debate/MiscSites/DRGArticles/DRGArtiarticlesIndex.htm)
The answer, I believe, resides deep in the rhetorical tradition in the often AND stand to lose a great deal when we refuse a genuine starting point.
Ed Scholars question the link between STATING args and LEARNING THEIR CONTENT. Don’t under-estimate the importance of how we learn.
Hess ‘99 (et al Gerald F. Hess is director of the Institute for Law School Teaching and a professor of law at Gonzaga University and. – Techniques for Teaching Law – http://lawteaching.org/resources/books/techniquesforteachinglaw1999/hess-gerald-techniquesforteachinglaw1999-chapter2.pdf) Most excellent instructors . .. plan very seriously, fully aware that alternative ways of AND class planning can hdp make the classroom a more productive and enjoyable place. Our LESSON PLAN of STATE-BASED ROLE-PLAY FIAT succeeds in teaching its content. This card’s compares to other lesson plans.
Kupperman ‘5 (et al, Jeff Kupperman is an Associate Professor of Education at the University of Michigan-Flint and a core member of the University of Michigan's Interactive Communications and Simulations group. Gary Weisserman is head of school at the 180-student Oakland Early College. He is also affiliated with the University of Michigan and West Bloomfield High School – Curriculum games: An online character-playing project as "ironist curriculum" – April 4, 2005 – available at: http://blog.jkupp.com/files/curriculum_games.pdf) This paper is a mixture of narrative and theory. The narratives were collected from AND new vocabularies, can have in creating a more just distribution of power.
Our ev’s from Ed Scholars. Prefer them – best way to transition content into learning.
Patnaik ‘8 Sumeeta Patnaik – at the time of this writing, Sumeeta was writing this project as her part of her Qualifying Assessment in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor in Education In Curriculum and Instruction, Marshall University Graduate College, Graduate School of Education and Professional Development. Prior to this writing , Sumeeta held an MA in Political Science and a separate MA in English. Available at: www.marshall.edu/gsepd/edd/.../PatnaikS_reflective_paper.doc As I sat down to write this reflection, I had to examine the length AND to put these new thinking skills into practice as a scholar and educator. 1NRT VersionsAlt Energy and toxic waste
Blank ‘12 (Chris Blank is an independent writer and research consultant with more than 20 years' experience. Blank specializes in social policy analysis, current events, and popular culture. His work has appeared both online and in print publications. He holds a Master of Arts in sociology and a Juris Doctor. “Advantages and Limitations of Alternative Sources of Energy” – eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/about_4830195_advantages-limitations-alternative-sources-energy.html#ixzz26zJXM72p)
In The Green Collar Economy, Van Jones argues that sustainability and social justice are AND they could also be a factor in resolving the issue of environmental racism.
Here are four ways to solve that. All reduce restrictions:
Hart ‘11 (Internally quoting House Natural Resources Committee Chair Doc Hastings. Kathleen Hart is a reporter for SNL FERC Power Report – SNL FERC Power Report – June 29, 2011 – lexis)
The biggest obstacle to renewable energy production is often the very federal government that encourages AND years off the time it takes to develop these projects," Hastings said.
Third – lift restrictions on Native American energy production.
NRC ‘12 (National Resources Committee – US House of Representatives – Committee on Natural Resources – http://naturalresources.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=296902)
Native American Energy Act (H.R. 3973) Status: Passed in AND energy production on tribal lands by reducing government barriers and streamlining burdensome procedures. It’s a State power issue:
NRC ‘12 (National Resources Committee – US House of Representatives – Committee on Natural Resources – http://naturalresources.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=296902)
Reduces unnecessary and frivolous lawsuits that are specifically designed to prevent Indians from producing energy AND management of Navajo energy leasing and increases Navajo sovereignty over its natural resources.
Fourth –The next paragraph of their Scheer ev proves that, like Germany, the US could pursues a renewables policy that BROADENS institutional perspective and challenges cap K.
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Even environmental policy, although it is a classic case of a problem that cries AND renewable energy soup, they shake their heads until a hair tails in.
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In this way, along an administrative path, we come full circle to the AND to deliver assessments that are highly restrictive and based on only fragmentary knowledge.
2NC-1NR – Boundaries/Creativity TurnThe topic we defined doesn’t hurt creativity. New plans, advantages, and answers to others’ ars provide creative ways to play the game. Each round’s a beautiful snowflake. No two are the same.Asen 10 – Robert Asen is Professor of Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Rhetoric and Public Affairs, Volume 13, Number 1, Spring 2010, pp. 121-143 – Project Muse
As policy debates proceed over time, they exhibit multiple temporalities, with diff erent AND incomes rise and fall with the ups and downs of the stock market. Creativity emerges from identifying constraints and working within them – not impact turning boundaries.
Flood ‘10 (Scott, BS in Communication and Theatre Arts – St. Joseph’s College, School Board Member – Plainfield Community School Corporation, and Advertising Agent, “Business Innovation – Real Creativity Happens Inside the Box”, http://ezinearticles.com/?Business-Innovation-~--Real-Creativity-Happens-Inside-the-Boxandid=4793692) It seems that we can accomplish anything if we're brave enough to step out of AND solution may very well be lurking in a corner of that familiar box.
Our thesis is true, even if rules are artificial. Also proves some boundary is inevitable.Hough 11 (Karen, Founder and CEO – ImprovEdge, “Creative Constraint: Why Tighter Boundaries Propel Greater Results”, Mashable, 3-2, http://mashable.com/2011/03/02/creative-constraint-business/) Where do great ideas come from? Many of us imagine creativity comes from an AND an improviser. This could be your best opportunity for a creative solution.
A-to “Your curriculum is elitist”( ) Our curriculum is anti-elitist and de-emphasizes reps and language for sake of pragmatic participation
Kupperman ‘5 (et al, Jeff Kupperman is an Associate Professor of Education at the University of Michigan-Flint and a core member of the University of Michigan's Interactive Communications and Simulations group. Gary Weisserman is head of school at the 180-student Oakland Early College. He is also affiliated with the University of Michigan and West Bloomfield High School – Curriculum games: An online character-playing project as "ironist curriculum" – April 4, 2005 – available at: http://blog.jkupp.com/files/curriculum_games.pdf) It is, in essence, an elitist approach to irony. However, in AND were in turn needed for politicians to stage coups within their own caucuses. A-to: Critical ThinkingRelative predictability is key to depth of preparation and discussion -~-- both enable critical thinkingMandernach 6 (B. Jean, Ph.D. and Professor of Psychology – Park University, “Thinking Critically about Critical Thinking: Integrating Online Tools to Promote Critical Thinking”, InSight: A Collection of Faculty Scholarship, Vol. 1, p. 45-46)
Online Asynchronous Threaded Discussions – Threaded discussion boards provide an opportunity to take advantage of AND factors; and 5) considering the appropriateness of various courses of action.
Spontaneous thinking isn’t critical. They get an “F”.Paul 92 (Dr. Richard, Director of Research and Professional Development – Center for Critical Thinking and Chair – National Council for Excellence in Critical Thinking, “Critical Thinking: Basic Questions and Answers”, Think Magazine, http://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/critical-thinking-basic-questions-amp-answers/409)
Question: Critical thinking is AND 150,000 or so teachers who read the publication. AT: “Aff = stale” args
( ) No, you’re the one that’s stale and unreflexive – this epistemologically indicts your critical authors.
Zanetti ‘97 Lisa A. Zanetti is an associate professor in the Harry S Truman School of Public Affairs at the University of Missouri-Columbia –American Review of Public Administration, June 1997 v27 n2 p145(23) – via Business and Company Resource Center database. At the beginning of this essay, I asked why critical theory has remained a AND greater commitment to the conduct of critical research by both academics and practitioners.
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| 09/22/2012 | Anti-PoliticsTournament: GSU | Round: 3 | Opponent: Michigan HM | Judge: Kelly Young Anti-Politics 1NCEquivocating on policy implementation makes poor curriculum and turns their racism arguments. This also proves the solution to the Right is university students like us – a uniqueness trend they reverse.
Gitlin ‘5 Todd Gitlin formerly served as professor of sociology and director of the mass communications program at the University of California, Berkeley, and then a professor of culture, journalism and sociology at New York University. He is now a professor of journalism and sociology and chair of the Ph.D. program in Communications at Columbia University. He was a long-time political activist( from the Left). From the Book: The Intellectuals and the Flag – 2005 – available via CIAO Books – date accessed 9/25/10 – http://www.ciaonet.org.proxy2.cl.msu.edu/book/git01/git01_04.pdf Weak thinking on the American left is especially glaring after September 11, 2001, AND useless. It amounts to secession from the world where most people live.
The Aff is NOT “political” in the sense our authors discuss. Re-defining “politics” to not include concrete fiated action is a word-game that makes curriculum symbolic and impractical.
Chandler ‘7 (David, Centre for the Study of Democracy, Westminster, Area, Vol. 39, No. 1, p. 118-119) This disjunction between the human/ethical/global causes of post-territorial political AND organize opposition, the ephemeral and incoherent character of protest is immediately apparent.
Third – is our long Chandler card, it:
n Proves trade-offs between forms of “politics”n Makes Epistemology K of their authorsn Beats “link of omission” – silence on “formality” breeds passivity
Chandler ‘7 (David Chandler is Professor of International Relations at the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Westminster – “The Attraction of Post-Territorial Politics: Ethics and Activism in the International Sphere” – Inaugural Lecture – May – available at: http://www.davidchandler.org/pdf/short_articles/Inaugural%20lecture.pdf) However, politics is no less important to many of us today. Politics still AND about how theory might be used to understand and engage with the world.
If the World’s too “conservative” it’s because our form of political engagement is TOO THIN. It’s linear.
Chandler ‘9 David Chandler is Professor of International Relations at the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Westminster – 'The Global Ideology: Rethinking the Politics of the "Global Turn" in IR', International Relations, Vol. 23, No. 4 (2009), pp. 530-547. http://www.davidchandler.org/pdf/journal_articles/Journal%20of%20Int%20Rels%20-%20Global%20Ideology%20published.pdf While the Cold War discipline of international relations is understood in ideological terms of power AND rather than as a result of the expanded nature of collective political engagement.
Avoiding anti-politics is key to check the worst violence
Small ‘6 (Jonathan, former Americorps VISTA for the Human Services Coalition, “Moving Forward,” The Journal for Civic Commitment, Spring, http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/other/engagement/Journal/Issue7/Small.jsp) What will be the challenges of the new millennium? And how should we equip AND engagement consequently takes on a more specific and political meaning in this context.
Their sequencing arg is wrong. They won’t reform the Macro later-on – they’ll stay trapped in the micro-politics. This also K’s their co-optation args.
Gitlin ‘97 Todd – formerly served as professor of sociology and director of the mass communications program at the University of California, Berkeley, and then a professor of culture, journalism and sociology at New York University. He is now a professor of journalism and sociology and chair of the Ph.D. program in Communications at Columbia University. He was a long-time political activist( from the Left) – “The Anti-Political Populism of Cultural Studies” – Dissent Magazine – Spring 1997 – http://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/?article=1893 Consolation: here is an explanation for the rise of academic cultural studies during precisely AND politics. Let us not think that our academic work is already that. State-based macro-politics can succeed. Even if it can’t, the alternatives are worse.
Bronner ‘4 Stephen Eric Bronner, Distinguished Professor of Political Science and a Member of the Graduate Faculty in Comparative Literature and German Studies at Rutgers University, 2004 (Reclaiming the Enlightenment: Toward a Politics of Radical Engagement, Published by Columbia University Press, ISBN 9780231126090, p. 151-153) Enlightenment thinkers wished neither to abolish the state nor to bring about some utopian alternative AND alienation has been abolished and a world of direct democracy has been achieved.
Macro-options are comparatively better – this assumes the world of co-optation
Saward ‘92 (Micheal, Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, U of London, Co-optive Politics and State Legitimacy p.) Co-option should not be seen as a zero-sum game. There AND case if they had no formal influence within the decision- making process.
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| 09/23/2012 | QER CPTournament: GSU | Round: 5 | Opponent: Northwestern LV | Judge: Durkee 1NC1NC
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| 09/23/2012 | Elections - Obama Good vs. SMR Licensing AffTournament: GSU | Round: 5 | Opponent: Northwestern LV | Judge: Durkee 1NC1NCObama winning- best models predict- prefer it to pollsNate Silver, 9-18-2012 http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/18/sept-17-electoral-college-may-not-help-obama/-http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/18/sept-17-electoral-college-may-not-help-obama/ The FiveThirtyEight presidential forecast for Monday was essentially unchanged, with President Obama having a Plan alienates independents, women, and dem base – their polls are tilted by right wingCooper, 11 (Michael, National Correspondent @ NYT, 3/22, html) Finding places to build new plants could also prove difficult: more than 6 in Even tiny shifts matter – our link is low threshold and linearSilver, 12 (Nate, 5/15, chief pollster for New York Times’ 538 election polling center. Regarded as top-level pollster based on distinct mathematical modelshttp://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/15/a-30000-foot-view-on-the-presidential-race/) Romney will reverse Obama’s gag rule decisionIn a speech before CPAC Friday, Mitt Romney announced steps he would take against Gag rule causes global overpopulation Our past efforts have proven very successful: Because of years of hard work by Extinction The exponential growth of the human population, making humans the dominant species on the 1NRImpact StuffIt’s the single most probable way for extinction to come about. Nothing threatens the future of our species as much as overpopulation. Yet the very Obama develops every domestic resource for energyPresident Obama Wednesday visited a truck manufacturing plant in North Carolina to promote his " More evPresident Obama said Saturday there is no "silver bullet" for bringing down gas Link UniquenessObama backing off support of nuclear power now because they know the link is trueLevine, 9/7 In the wake of Fukushima, where hundreds of thousands of Japanese have been displaced Obama refusing new nuclear spending now because of political fearsKorte, 12 (Greg, columnist @ USA Today, 4/27, http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/story/2012-04-13/usec-centrifuges-loan-guarantees/54560118/1)** Nothing before September matters –Our issue specific uniqueness assumes it and should be preferredVoters just started paying attention and media spotlight is intensifiedGarofoli, 9/8 (Joe, Political Reporter @ San Fransisco Chronicle, php) Critical time in presidential campaign Americans will choose their next president in less than two Top-Level UniquenessExtend Silver- best models predict Obama win- polls have been too erratic- 75% chance Obama wins based on consensus- recent polls in swing statesBy the end of Wednesday, however, it was clear that the preponderance of (the card above answers the arg that undecideds will break for Romney- says Obama doesn’t need them)\ -It’ll be close but Obama will winPatricia Donovan, UB Reporter, 9-20-2012 http://www.buffalo.edu/ubreporter/2012_09_20/campbell_election_forecasts-http://www.buffalo.edu/ubreporter/2012_09_20/campbell_election_forecasts A UB political scientist internationally recognized for highly accurate election prediction models says President Obama With five months to go until Election Day 2012, all indications are that the Link SectionPublic distrust means new designs are never more popular or perceived as safeRamana, 11 The importance of trust¶ A number of studies have found that¶ knowledge is Fukushima collapsed support – perception that nuclear power is "safe" doesn’t alleviate strong fear of accidentsCooper, 11 (Michael, National Correspondent @ NYT, 3/22, html) Nuclear Power Loses Support in New Poll¶ What had been growing acceptance of nuclear Voters don’t think its safe enough – they won’t take the riskABC News, 11 Prefer our ev – their polls are flawed, support for new reactors collapsed post fukushima, and opposition is more intenseMariotte, 12 Nonetheless, despite asking the same question, Gallup and NEI can’t agree on Our distinction is key – support for nuclear power doesn’t translate to new reactors – their polls are uselessMariotte, 12 FloridaGoing for Obama now but it’s close – can’t win offenseFlorida¶ ¶ Electoral Votes: 29¶ Most Recent Poll: Obama 50%, NevadaWaste concerns collapse support for nuclear powerAnsolabehere, 7 Waste storage is a show-stopper for nuclear power. Much of the opposition That swings voters and costs Obama nevadaBriscoe, 8 (Darren, Newsweek Magazine Washington correspondent, 11/21, http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2008/11/21/obama-s-nuclear-reservations.html)** AT: Jobs-Boosting Spin/Only Econ MattersRegression analysis proves perceived risk of harm outweighs economic concerns for nuclear powerAnsolabehere, 7 Explaining Preferences¶ Our analysis of energy preferences in 2002 found that perceived costs and ====Voters Oppose new nuclear power - Environment and health key issues for voters – swamps price concerns==== • More than eight out of 10 Americans (82 percent) - including 78 Media spin and public confidence in alt energy ensures no perception of needBisconti, 10 2NRImpact StuffOverpopulation will crush global ecosystems – and it causes extinctionJ. Anthony Cassils, with the Population Institute of Canada, January 2004, Population and Environment, p. 175 The prospect of an almost fifty percent increase in the global population over the next FloridaObama win Florida--Latios, independents and elderlyJohn S. Wilson Mediaite, 9-3-2012 http://www.mediaite.com/online/obama-has-3-ways-to-win-florida-and-they-all-look-good/-http://www.mediaite.com/online/obama-has-3-ways-to-win-florida-and-they-all-look-good/ In a tough election race there are uphill battles, then there are avalanches. | |
| 09/23/2012 | States CP - vs. SMR Licensing AffTournament: GSU | Round: 5 | Opponent: Northwestern LV | Judge: Durkee 1NCThe fifty United States state governments and relevant United States territories should form constitutional commissions to uniformly amend their respective state constitutions to allow the state to run a limited deficit. The National Governors Association should create a State Reserve Bank system.The fifty United States state governments and relevant United States territories should provide research and development subsidies, construction credits, loan guarantees, investment tax credits and consumption incentives for small modular reactors.Cost is the key barrier to SMRs, not licensingMakhijani and Boyd 10 (September, ARJUN MAKHIJANI, electrical and nuclear engineer who is President of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research AND MICHELE BOYD, former director of the Safe Energy Program at Physicians for Social Responsibility, Small Modular Reactors No Solution for the Cost, Safety, and Waste Problems of Nuclear Power, www.psr.org/nuclear-bailout/.../small-modular-reactors-no.pdf,) SMR proponents claim that small size will en- able mass manufacture in a factory | |
| 09/23/2012 | Case Defense vs. SMR LicensingTournament: GSU | Round: 5 | Opponent: Northwestern LV | Judge: Durkee Economy Advantage1NCStatus quo solves- SMRs being built nowKoch 10 (February 18, 2010, Wall Street Journal, "Obama nuclear alternative? Small, modular reactors emerge", Wendy Koch, http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2010/02/small-modular-nuclear-reactors-an-alternative-emerges/1~%23.UBhH-LQQsb0-http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2010/02/small-modular-nuclear-reactors-an-alternative-emerges/1) JD Turn- SMR incentives distort the market- stop innovation and long-term competitivenessSpencer and Loris, ’11(Jack (Senior Research Fellow, Nuclear Energy Policy at The Heritage Foundation) and Nicolas (Herbert and Joyce Morgan Fellow at The Heritage Foundation), "A Big Future for Small Nuclear Reactors?", The Heritage Foundation, No. 2514, Backgrounder, 2-2-11, RSR) Too many policymakers believe that Washington is equipped to guide the nuclear industry to success SMRs link to all of the problems with regular nuclear power-slow to build, costsDaryan, 2012. (January 3rd, 2012. http://daryanenergyblog.wordpress.com/ca/part-10-smallreactors-mass-prod/-http://daryanenergyblog.wordpress.com/ca/part-10-smallreactors-mass-prod/ "Part 10 – Small modular reactors and mass production options So there are a host of practical factors in favour smaller reactors. But what’s Out competed by natural gasFreebairn 12 (Mollie, Mollie Freebairn is a solar consultant with Missouri Solar Applications in Jefferson City and a former scientist at the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, where she studied emissions from coal-burning power plants.July 25, Guest commentary: Small nuclear reactors are too little too late , http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/guest-commentary-small-nuclear-reactors-are-too-little-too-late/article_8f237dd0-9a8b-5912-a30d-b7a368282732.html) Ameren Missouri recently announced a proposal for a small, modular nuclear reactor. What’s Manufacturing capacityITA, 11 (International Trade Administration, February, U.S. Department of Commerce, "The Commercial Outlook for U.S. Small Modular Nuclear Reactors", http://trade.gov/publications/pdfs/the-commercial-outlook-for-us-small-modular-nuclear-reactors.pdf) 123 new agreements neededITA, 11 (International Trade Administration, February, U.S. Department of Commerce, "The Commercial Outlook for U.S. Small Modular Nuclear Reactors", http://trade.gov/publications/pdfs/the-commercial-outlook-for-us-small-modular-nuclear-reactors.pdf) 2NCDesigns are 20% complete at bestRosner et al., 11 (Robert Rosner, Stephen Goldberg, Joseph Hezir, November, "Small Modular Reactors – Key to Future Nuclear Power Generation in the U.S.", Energy Policy Institute at Chicago The Harris School of Public Policy Studies, https://epic.sites.uchicago.edu/sites/epic-https://epic.sites.uchicago.edu/sites/epic. Too little too lateFreebairn, 12 (Molly, former scientist at the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, July 25, "Guest commentary: Small nuclear reactors are too little too late", St. Louis Post-Dispatch, http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/guest-commentary-small-nuclear-reactors-are-too-little-too-late/article_8f237dd0-9a8b-5912-a30d-b7a368282732.html) SMRs fail – even with subsidies, there’s no marketForbes 12 (Small Modular Nuclear Reactors By 2022 But No Market For Them 12 Forbes McMahon 0523, Forbes Magazine, TECH | 5/23/2012 @ 3:03PM |5,221 views The Department of Energy will spend %24452 million—with a match from industry China Advantage1NCWon’t take the tech elsewhere- NRC is gold standardEdward Levy recently graduated with an MSc in Globalisation and Development from London University’s School of Oriental and African Studies 2-1-2012 http://analysis.nuclearenergyinsider.com/small-modular-reactors/small-modular-reactors-what%E2%80%99s-horizon-2012-http://analysis.nuclearenergyinsider.com/small-modular-reactors/small-modular-reactors-what%E2%80%99s-horizon-2012 Several companies aim to submit design certification applications to the NRC and other regulatory SMRs don’t solve leverageTerrence P. Smith, CSIS, 2-16-2011 http://csis.org/blog/idea-i-can-do-without-small-nuclear-reactors-military-installations-http://csis.org/blog/idea-i-can-do-without-small-nuclear-reactors-military-installations I do not mean to say this report ignores the risks. In fact they Government subsidies are the vital internal link to development- capital can’t be raised without it- risk of bankruptcy too highMary Byrd Davis, PhD free-lance writer and editor, publishing several books and articles on English literature and on environmental issues, Feb 2010 http://www.nonukesyall.org/pdfs/unacceptable_risk.pdf-http://www.nonukesyall.org/pdfs/unacceptable_risk.pdf In regard to the need for government assistance. Today private investors will not invest Economic considerations outweigh government regulationsPietro S. Nivola¶ Senior Fellow Governance Studies Program The Brookings Institution Washington, DC 2004 "The Political Economy of Nuclear Energy in the United States" http://www.ifri.org/files/CFE/Nivola_NuclearEnergy_US.pdf-http://www.ifri.org/files/CFE/Nivola_NuclearEnergy_US.pdf Government policies, including environmental regulations, have not been the overriding source of the nuclear industry’s tribulations in the United States over the past thirty years. Rather, the industry’s difficulties derived, first and foremost, from upheavals in energy markets following the shocks of the 1970s. Much depends, therefore, on whether the economic fundamentals of tomorrow will remain like today’s, or whether the economics of nuclear plants may turn more conducive to a resumption of investment. Natural gas prices are a bigger internal link to development than regulatory risks
In addition to these regulatory risks, investors in nuclear power also face numerous forms Can’t solve- states restrictions blockJohn W. Schoen Senior producer, 2007 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16286304/ns/us_news-power_play/t/does-nuclear-power-now-make-financial-sense/-http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16286304/ns/us_news-power_play/t/does-nuclear-power-now-make-financial-sense/ But streamlined federal approvals won’t help utilities win — and maintain — the support of Can’t solve- NRC freeze over waste concerns causes years of delaysPaxus Calta studied engineering and economics at Cornell University, where he sat on the Board of Trustees 8-8-2012 http://funologist.org/2012/08/08/big-win-nrc-freezes-us-nuclear-licenses/-http://funologist.org/2012/08/08/big-win-nrc-freezes-us-nuclear-licenses/ Today (August 7th) the US Nuclear Regulator Commission froze all outstanding nuclear licensing | |
| 09/23/2012 | Renewables DATournament: GSU | Round: 5 | Opponent: Northwestern LV | Judge: Durkee 1NCRenewables coming online now- nuclear power is an obstacle to climate resolutionGerd Rosenkranz, earned a doctorate in material science as well as a degree in metal engineer- ing "Myths about nuclear energy" Sept 2010 http://www.il.boell.org/downloads/Myth_of_nuclear_power_Rosenkranz.pdf-http://www.il.boell.org/downloads/Myth_of_nuclear_power_Rosenkranz.pdf With just these few findings it is quite clear that from a world perspective nuclear No new nuclear power nowPaul Dickman was a career Federal environmental scientist specializing in nuclear waste and nuclear materials management. He served as Chief of Staff to NRC Chairman Dale E. Klein., 8-20-2012 http://atomicinsights.com/2012/08/waste-confidence-a-classic-case-of-failed-leadership.html-http://atomicinsights.com/2012/08/waste-confidence-a-classic-case-of-failed-leadership.html Last week’s vote by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission comes as no Trades off with financial resources for wind, solar and geothermalLerer, 9 (Lisa, columnist @ politico, 12/2, html) "New nuclear power investments would actually worsen climate change because the money spent on There are several compelling reasons why the United States should be concerned about the security Solves energy gridBiello, 2k8 (David, associate director, Scientific American. http://e360.yale.edu/content/feature.msp?id=2077-http://e360.yale.edu/content/feature.msp?id=2077) As much as 5 percent of U.S. power could come from geothermal Blackouts cause accidental launchEIJ 00 (Earth Island Journal, Winter, 14(4), http://www.earthisland.org/eijournal/win2000/wr_win2000y2k.html) NIRS notes that increasingly severe winter storms have caused power outages in the eastern US ExtinctionMintz 1 (Morton, Former Chair – Fund for Investigative Journalism and Former Washington Post Reporter, The American Prospect, "Two Minutes to Launch", http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=two_minutes_to_launch) Hair-trigger alert means this: The missiles carrying those warheads are armed and | |
| 09/23/2012 | Elections - Obama Good vs. OCS Drilling AffTournament: GSU | Round: 7 | Opponent: Minnesota SS | Judge: David Heidt 1NC1NCObama winning- best models predict- prefer it to pollsNate Silver, 9-18-2012 http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/18/sept-17-electoral-college-may-not-help-obama/-http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/18/sept-17-electoral-college-may-not-help-obama/ The FiveThirtyEight presidential forecast for Monday was essentially unchanged, with President Obama having a Environment and energy uniquely key for youth vote turnout – they hate drillingSood, ’8 Public opinion related to energy made for a unique national election in 2006. Consumers’ Even tiny shifts matter – our link is low threshold and linearSilver, 12 (Nate, 5/15, chief pollster for New York Times’ 538 election polling center. Regarded as top-level pollster based on distinct mathematical modelshttp://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/15/a-30000-foot-view-on-the-presidential-race/) Romney will reverse Obama’s gag rule decisionIn a speech before CPAC Friday, Mitt Romney announced steps he would take against Our past efforts have proven very successful: Because of years of hard work by Extinction The exponential growth of the human population, making humans the dominant species on the 2 internal links – Romney will label china a currency manipulator and Obama will do it if he’s going to loseDawson and Mason, 12 ENSURES ESCALATING TENSIONS – RESULTS IN TBILL SELL OFF, ECONOMIC COLLAPSE AND RELATIONS FAIL.MCNALLY 9. ~[Chris, research fellow and political economist @ East-West Center, "CHINA-U.S. ECONOMIC RELATIONS: FROM SYMBIOSIS TO RUPTURE?" East West Center — Feb 8 — http://www.eastwestcenter.org/news-center/east-west-wire/china-us-economic-relations-from-symbiosis-to-rupture/-http://www.eastwestcenter.org/news-center/east-west-wire/china-us-economic-relations-from-symbiosis-to-rupture/~] The unraveling of this synergy is already creating tensions, recently illustrated by the war ExtinctionStraits Times 6-25-2000 THE high-intensity scenario postulates a cross-strait war escalating into a full 1NRTop-Level/Turns CaseBREAKDOWN OF US/SINO RELATIONS ENSURES NUCLEAR WAR THROUGHOUT ASIA The areas of maximum danger and instability in the world today are in Asia, Differs from Obama – who checks commercial takeover of space. "Zero Gravity, Zero Taxes" would, in effect, turn outer space Romney platform kills lone mechanism for deep exploration. By crippling the countries primary reproductive health care providers, the Gag Rule has also Obama will do the affPresident Obama said Saturday there is no "silver bullet" for bringing down gas Obama WinObama will win- polls in swing statesMr. Obama’s chances of winning the presidential election are listed at 76.9 Recent polls in tipping point statesPresident Obama’s position inched forward in the FiveThirtyEight forecast on Thursday. His chances of -It’ll be close but Obama will winPatricia Donovan, UB Reporter, 9-20-2012 http://www.buffalo.edu/ubreporter/2012_09_20/campbell_election_forecasts-http://www.buffalo.edu/ubreporter/2012_09_20/campbell_election_forecasts A UB political scientist internationally recognized for highly accurate election prediction models says President Obama AT: "likely voters" pollsLikely voter polls flawedSilver, 12 Likewise, most of the polls we are seeing now are of registered voters or Drilling LinksPlan alienates dem base – key issueDaly, 12 Undermines base turnoutDaly, 12 The poll, made possible by a grant to the AP-NORC Center from Increased drilling costs base and independent support – voters hate big oil, makes Obama look like hes caving to dirty special interests, perceived as zero sum with renewablesTaylor, 11 Tie opponents to Their Donations ¶ from Dirty industries¶ There are real, positive Massive voter opposition to drilling – independent voters and intensity gapTexeira, ’5 Does the Public Support ANWR Oil Exploration? In the wake of the recent narrow Opposition especially intenseLongley 2005 ~[Robert, About.com guide, February, "Majority Oppose ANWR Oil Drilling, Survey Says" http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/technologyandresearch/a/anwrsurvey.htm~~] Colorado hunter fisher voters hate increased drillingWilliams, 10 Nearly a year after the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed the Swings floridaStraub, 8/27/12 This week, the GOP hosts its convention in Florida, a state that has Status quo is goldilox – over half supporters of "offshore drilling" are opposed to expanding it - "expanding oil exploration" isn’t the samePRC, 10 (Pew Research Center, 6/14, http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1627/inconsistent-american-views-energy-environment-first-lady-still-popular-obama-and-palin-less-so)** With the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico now nearly two months old, A2: Presidential forecasting models badDespite flaws – forecasting models accurately predict likely winnerSides, 12 (John, Prof polis ci @ G. Washington, 3/12, http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/29/in-defense-of-presidential-forecasting-models/?partner=rss%26emc=rss-http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/29/in-defense-of-presidential-forecasting-models/?partner=rss%26emc=rss) Part of Nate’s critique has to do how these models are sometimes (though not Link Booster – Tiny Shifts MatterEven tiny swings have huge impact – determine the outcomeAbramowitz, 6/7/12 With five months to go until Election Day 2012, all indications are that the A2: Offshore drilling nowObama supporting bans on both coastsThe Hill, 8/28, http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/245863-gop-platform-block-carbon-regs-expand-drilling** That’s sufficient to rally the base nowPrandoni, 11 AT: China Relations ResilientTrade dominates the relationship- Romney plan causes trade warChris McGreal is the Guardian’s Washington correspondent. He has previously been posted in Johannesburg and in Jerusalem. McGreal is a former BBC journalist in Central America and merchant seaman.3-22-2012 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/mar/22/us-china-trade-war-superpowers-http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/mar/22/us-china-trade-war-superpowers It has been said that the US-China relationship is the most important of AT: Overpop DefenseIt’s the single most probable way for extinction to come about. Nothing threatens the future of our species as much as overpopulation. Yet the very | |
| 09/23/2012 | T - Drilling RestrictionsTournament: GSU | Round: 7 | Opponent: Minnesota SS | Judge: David Heidt T – Drilling Restrictions – 1NCSpecific restrictions govern production – these are distinct from restrictions on leasing and exploration – a topical aff can remove production restrictions in areas where leasing and exploration are allowedVann, 11 The OCS leasing process consists of four distinct stages: (1) the five On is exclusiveGraham 16 (Arthur Butler, "Brief for Appellants – Wilson v. Dorflinger %26 Sons", Court of Appeals – State of New York, Reg. 108, Fol. 387, 1916, p. 11-12) The Standard Dictionary defines the word "on" as follows:¶ "In or | |
| 09/23/2012 | Case Defense - OCS Drilling RestrictionsTournament: GSU | Round: 7 | Opponent: Minnesota | Judge: David Heidt Econ Adv1NCUnconventional oil plays being tapped nowLeonardo Maugeri June 2012 ("Oil: The Next Revolution¶ THE UNPRECEDENTED UPSURGE OF OIL PRODUCTION ¶ CAPACITY AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE WORLD" The Geopolitics of Energy Project at The Harvard Kennedy Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/files/Oil-%20The%20Next%20Revolution.pdf) After considering risk-factors, depletion pattern and reserve growth, four countries show We have enough domestic oil to meet demand for the next 200 yearsPeter C. Glover 8/15/12 (Canada Free Press, "Whatever Happened to Peak Oil?" http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/48813) Why are peak oil-ers like Jehovah’s Witnesses? Answer: When the definitive Domestic oil doesn’t solve energy independenceCBO may 2012 (congressional budget office, seems pretty qualled, "Energy Security¶ in the¶ United States" http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/05-09-EnergySecurity.pdf) The worldwide market for oil makes it almost ¶ impossible for a large country like Can’t drill our way to low pricesMICHAEL LEVI July/August 12 (Michael Levi is the David M. Rubenstein senior fellow for energy and the environment at the Council on Foreign Relations and director of its Program on Energy Security and Climate Change. "Think Again: The American¶ Energy Boom" http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/06/18/think_again_the_american_energy_boom?page=0,1 "We Can Drill Our Way Out of High Prices."¶ Don’t bet on it High prices key to Russian economy and internal stabilityMatthew Hulbert 7/19/12 (European Energy Review, "Arctic oil: Putin’s last chance" http://www.europeanenergyreview.eu/site/pagina.php?id=3813) President Putin is back, but this time he faces daunting challenges on the energy ExtinctionFilger 9 (Sheldon, Columnist and Founder – Global EconomicCrisis.com, "Russian Economy Faces Disasterous Free Fall Contraction", http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sheldon-filger/russian-economy-faces-dis_b_201147.html-http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sheldon-filger/russian-economy-faces-dis_b_201147.html) In Russia, historically, economic health and political stability are intertwined to a degree Economic collapse doesn’t cause instabilityFareed Zakaria was named editor of Newsweek International in October 2000, overseeing all Newsweek editions abroad, December 12, 2009, "The Secrets of Stability," http://www.newsweek.com/2009/12/11/the-secrets-of-stability.html Global economy resilientFareed Zakaria was named editor of Newsweek International in October 2000, overseeing all Newsweek editions abroad, December 12, 2009, "The Secrets of Stability," http://www.newsweek.com/2009/12/11/the-secrets-of-stability.html US econ not key-global growth can make it resilientVejil ’10 (David Vejil, writer for the trumpet, 10-5-10, "Global Economy Becoming Immune to U.S. Downturns," http://www.thetrumpet.com/?q=7524.6091.0.0) Is the global economy becoming immune to U.S. economic downturns? According 2NCHigh prices don’t hurt current economic growth now – discard their evidence if it’s not recentJim Puzzanghera 3/22/12 (LA Times, "Gas prices’ jump attests to upbeat economy" http://articles.latimes.com/2012/mar/22/business/la-fi-gas-economy-20120323 Beyond tensions over Iran and refinery problems, the recent jump in gasoline prices stems Either the US doesn’t have enough oil which forces imports or we don’t import and prices spikeCBO may 2012 (congressional budget office, seems pretty qualled, "Energy Security in the United States" http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/05-09-EnergySecurity.pdf) U.S. independence from the worldwide market for oil would require a degree Developing countries drive global prices – new US drilling doesn’t change their demand or supplyJAY HAKES et al 4/19/12, TIM KAILING, GAL LUFT (Jay Hakes, former Administrator, US Energy Information Administration, Tim Kailing, quantitative analyst, Elliptical Research, Gal Luft, Co-Director of the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security, journal of energy security, "Dissecting Gasoline Prices: Understanding Pain at the Pump" http://www.ensec.org/index.php?option=com_content%26view=article%26id=353:dissecting-gasoline-prices-understanding-pain-at-the-pump%26catid=123:content%26Itemid=389) What is perhaps most surprising is that this bubble in the oil price has occurred Squo definitely solvesTim Mullaney 5/15/12 (USA Today, "U.S. energy independence is no longer just a pipe dream" http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/story/2012-05-15/1A-COV-ENERGY-INDEPENDENCE/54977254/1) Every president since Richard Nixon has called for the U.S. to wean Squo solves domestic drillingÁNGEL GONZÁLEZ 9/13/12 (wall street journal, "Making Sense of the U.S. Oil Boom" http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444301704577631820865343432.html?mod=WSJ_WSJ_US_News_6) Reliance on domestic oil doesn’t shield price shocksGAL LUFT %26 ANNE KORIN july/august 2012 (Gal Luft and Anne Korin are co-directors of the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security (IAGS) and senior advisers to the United States Energy Security Council., "The Folly of Energy Independence" http://www.the-american-interest.com/article.cfm?piece=1266) Cost, Not Volume¶ A¶ s we have already noted, dreams of Global economy resilient – connectivity and political stabilityFareed Zakaria was named editor of Newsweek International in October 2000, overseeing all Newsweek editions abroad, December 12, 2009, "The Secrets of Stability," http://www.newsweek.com/2009/12/11/the-secrets-of-stability.html Brazil Adv1NCTons of alt causes to Brazilian oil leadershipJose Fragoso 2012 Squo Brazil policies solveLeonardo Maugeri June 2012 ("Oil: The Next Revolution¶ THE UNPRECEDENTED UPSURGE OF OIL PRODUCTION ¶ CAPACITY AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE WORLD" The Geopolitics of Energy Project at The Harvard Kennedy Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/files/Oil-%20The%20Next%20Revolution.pdf) Quite unnoticed, a big wave of oil production is mounting worldwide, driven by Drilling doesn’t solve independence or price spikes and it tradesoff with green solutions, risks extinctionSteve A. Yetiv 9/7/12 (professor of political science at Old Dominion University, "Commentary: U.S. oil boom won’t lower oil prices or bring energy independence" http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/opinion/commentary-us-oil-boom-wont-lower-oil-prices-or-br/nR4nL/) The United States is experiencing a boom in oil and natural gas production — one There are several compelling reasons why the United States should be concerned about the security Solves energy gridBiello, 2k8 (David, associate director, Scientific American. http://e360.yale.edu/content/feature.msp?id=2077-http://e360.yale.edu/content/feature.msp?id=2077) As much as 5 percent of U.S. power could come from geothermal Blackouts cause accidental launchEIJ 00 (Earth Island Journal, Winter, 14(4), http://www.earthisland.org/eijournal/win2000/wr_win2000y2k.html) NIRS notes that increasingly severe winter storms have caused power outages in the eastern US ExtinctionMintz 1 (Morton, Former Chair – Fund for Investigative Journalism and Former Washington Post Reporter, The American Prospect, "Two Minutes to Launch", http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=two_minutes_to_launch) Hair-trigger alert means this: The missiles carrying those warheads are armed and Terrorist can’t attain nuclear weapons- this card on-point answers all of their possible scenarios.Schwartz, US office director of the International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism, and Ophir Falk, Vice President of Advanced Security Integration Ltd., 2003 (Yaron and Ophir, "Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Terrorism" 5-13-2003 http://www.ict.org.il/articles/articledet.cfm?articleid=487) No South American war —-GeographyStratfor ’08 ("Geography and Conflict in South America" 3-6) Geography has led most practitioners of geopolitics to neglect or ignore South America. No DeterrenceDomínguez ’03 (Jorge,- Professor of Mexican and Latin American Politics and Economics @ Harvard "Boundary Disputes in Latin America") Latin America has seen war relatively infrequently since the late nineteenth century, although wars No escalationDomínguez ’03 (Jorge,- Professor of Mexican and Latin American Politics and Economics @ Harvard "Boundary Disputes in Latin America") A second characteristic of the international system in South and Central America is its relative 2NCBrazilian economy will stay highThe Brazilian economy is accelerating after a slow first half of 2012 and will remain SQ measures solve Resources- We’ll never have enough to colonize Contrary to the pronouncements of diehard technological optimists, space colonization is not an TimeframeA. Colonizing takes millions of years – travel alone takes hundreds of thousands each way, each trip even at the speed of lightNikos Prantzos, nuclear astrophysicist in the Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris, France Our Cosmic Future, 2000 p. 152-3 Another important question is raised by the discussion in the last section, for reasons B. Multiple short term barriers block success of long term space explorationDavid Lamb, The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, 2001 p. 119 The opportunity to explore outer space may soon pass. Some estimates are that we only have about thirty years left before a combination of factors, including space debris, electromagnetic pollution and energy limitations prevent further attempts at space exploration (Gott, 1 993). Space exploration is expensive and projects for manned expeditions to far-off planets are likely to be curtailed in a cost-conscious society. The most lethal diseases are the least likely to cause a pandemicThe Australian ’04 (Donna Maegraith, 1-26"Across the species divide" lexis) Paradoxically, though, the most lethal viruses are least likely to cause global problems Equilibrium prevents diseases from causing extinctionZumla ’02 (Alimuddin, Center for Infectious Diseases and International Health at University College London, Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 95(6), June, http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi-http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?) Betrayal of Trust can be recommended to all readers of the JRSM, and especially Lethal diseases burn out fast, pandemic is unlikelyMorse ’04 (Stephen S. director of the Center for Public Helth Preparedness, at the Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University, and a faculty member in the epidemiology department, An ActionBioscience,org original interview, "Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases: A Global Problem, http://www.actionbioscience.org/newfrontiers/morse.html-http://www.actionbioscience.org/newfrontiers/morse.html) ActionBioscience.org: How do infectious diseases become pandemic? Morse: A pandemic | |
| 09/24/2012 | States CP vs. HTGCR AffTournament: GSU | Round: Octos | Opponent: Wake Forest LM | Judge: Sherry Hall, Nick Miller, Buntin 1NCThe fifty United States state governments and relevant United States territories should substantially increase their High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor energy production funding in the United States. The fifty United States state governments and relevant United States territories should provide research and development subsidies, construction credits, loan guarantees, investment tax credits and consumption incentives for High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactors. The fifty United States state governments and relevant United States territories should form constitutional commissions to uniformly amend their respective state constitutions to allow the state to run a limited deficit. The National Governors Association should create a State Reserve Bank system. The fifty United States state governments and relevant United States territories should permit the collection of interest costs and return on equity during construction of nuclear power plants by establishing a Construction Work in Progress mechanism that uses state funds to offset the costs. All 50 states should offer all necessary investment incentives in the form of escalating investor tax credits and cash grants to each company participating in the Next Generation Nuclear Plant Demonstration Project that increases their financial investment in the project by over 50%. The fifty United States state governments and relevant United States territories should increase financing for United States businesses engaging in High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor projects with the People’s Republic of China.State incentives programs solve – they can drive the market towards widespread alternative energy acceptanceElizabeth Brown, Patrick Quinlan, Harvey M. Sachs, and Daniel Williams, Am. Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, March 2002, "Tax Credits for Energy Efficiency," http://aceee.org/pubs/e021full.pdf?CFID=1059758%26CFTOKEN=72603414 States play a fundamental role in addressing energy use and the adoption of energy efficiency CWIPS are the most effective way to spur nuclear development- provides lowest costs financing and reduces consumer costsNew nuclear power plants are large, capital-intensive projects. They provide major Allowing the states to deficit spend solves the economy — allows the states to spend pro-cyclicallyAttewell 2009 (Steven Professor at the University of California Santa Barbra, in US Public Policy, MA from UCSB, BA from Columbia University , Dissertation done on Public at Work: Public Employment, the New Deal, and the American Welfare State," Fifty-State Keynesianism - Part Deux, July 31st http://www.economicpopulist.org/content/fifty-state-keynesianism-part-deux AS) Why is it the case that America’s state governments have become so strongly pro- Incentives for US businesses to cooperation with China on alternative energy is the necessary catalyst – this reduces tensions, makes relations sustainable, and resolves environmental concernsDaojiong et al, Renmin University (Bejing) International Studies Professor, Fall 2007 There are differences between China and the United States, but it would be a 2NC | |
| 09/24/2012 | Reg Neg + Visas CP vs. HTGCRTournament: GSU | Round: Octos | Opponent: Wake Forest LM | Judge: Sherry Hall, Nick Miller, Buntin 1NCText – The United States Federal Government should begin a process of negotiated rulemaking over its High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor energy production funding in the United States within a year and convene affected parties for binding mediation over the substance of this policy. We’ll clarify. The United States federal government should ease the travel visa issuance system for those involved in nuclear power.Competes –It doesn’t fiat topical action. The process is uncertain and open-ended —- mutually exclusive with the plan.Endelman 3 (Gary, Immigration Lawyer – BP America, Inc., JD – University of Houston and Ph.D. in History – University of Delaware, "Go as Far as You Can: How Negotiated Rulemaking in Immigration Benefits America: Part 2 of 2", 7-18, http://www.ilw.com/articles/2004,0604-endelman.pdf) Those who believe, as I do, that immigration is good for America have Solvency is only possible through citizen involvement- coordination in energy policy is the vital internal link- reg neg is the appropriate structure to ensure solvecySean Nolan, Associate Professor of Law and Dispute Resolution Program Director. Vermont Law School 2011 Negotiating the Wind: A Framework to Engage Citizens in Siting Wind Turbines The U.S. has enough wind capacity to generate a significant amount of Solves the whole case —- reg neg facilitates a consensus decision that’s legitimate and quickly enforcedHarter 97 (Philip J., Visiting Associate Professor and Director of the Program on Consensus, Democracy, and Governance – Vermont Law School, "Fear of Commitment: An Affliction of Adolescents", Duke Law Journal, April, 46 Duke L.J. 1389, Lexis) The most well developed of these techniques, other than the public hearings and meetings Visa’s block deep cooperation – their authorLyons et al. ’9 ((~~[Blythe J. Lyons, John R. Lyman, Mihaela Carstei, and General Richard L. Lawson (USAF), "United States-China Cooperation On Nuclear Power: An Opportunity for Fostering Sustainable Energy Security", Atlantic Council, 3-4/3-6 2009, http://www.acus.org/files/publication_pdfs/65/AtlanticCouncil-USChinaNuclearPower.pdf-http://www.acus.org/files/publication_pdfs/65/AtlanticCouncil-USChinaNuclearPower.pdf, Based on the Dialogue Sponsored by the Atlantic Council and the U.S./China Energy and Environment Technology Center 10 .. One of the roadblocks to the development of cooperative ¶ opportunities is the | |
| 09/24/2012 | Case Defense - High Temperature Gas Cooled ReactorsTournament: GSU | Round: Octos | Opponent: Wake Forest LM | Judge: Sherry Hall, Nick Miller, Buntin Prolif Leadership1NCHTGR not inherently better for prolif- still carries risk because of high enrichment levelArjun Makhijani electrical and nuclear engineer who is President of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research and Michele Boyd, former director of the Safe Energy Program at Physicians for Social Responsibility. Previously, Michele was the legislative director of Public Citizen’s Energy Program 2012 http://www.psr.org/nuclear-bailout/resources/small-modular-reactors-no.pdf-http://www.psr.org/nuclear-bailout/resources/small-modular-reactors-no.pdf The Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) is a high-temperature gas- Terrorist can’t attain nuclear weapons- this card on-point answers all of their possible scenarios.Schwartz, US office director of the International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism, and Ophir Falk, Vice President of Advanced Security Integration Ltd., 2003 (Yaron and Ophir, "Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Terrorism" 5-13-2003 http://www.ict.org.il/articles/articledet.cfm?articleid=487) Prolif doesn’t snowballBergenas 10 (Johan, associate at the Henry M. Stinson center for International Research, "The Nuclear Domino Myth," 7/26, http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/66738/johan-bergenas/the-nuclear-domino-myth) Deterrence checks follow-on prolifBleek 10 (Philipp, Nonresident Fellow with the Center for a New American Security, "Assessing Reactive Proliferation: Why Nuclear Dominoes Rarely Fall." Conference Papers — International Studies Association 1. Political Science Complete, EBSCOhost) China Cooperation1NCVisa’s block deep cooperation – their authorLyons et al. ’9 ((~~[Blythe J. Lyons, John R. Lyman, Mihaela Carstei, and General Richard L. Lawson (USAF), "United States-China Cooperation On Nuclear Power: An Opportunity for Fostering Sustainable Energy Security", Atlantic Council, 3-4/3-6 2009, http://www.acus.org/files/publication_pdfs/65/AtlanticCouncil-USChinaNuclearPower.pdf-http://www.acus.org/files/publication_pdfs/65/AtlanticCouncil-USChinaNuclearPower.pdf, Based on the Dialogue Sponsored by the Atlantic Council and the U.S./China Energy and Environment Technology Center 10 .. One of the roadblocks to the development of cooperative opportunities is the U Cooperation now – their authorLyons et al. ’9 ((~~[Blythe J. Lyons, John R. Lyman, Mihaela Carstei, and General Richard L. Lawson (USAF), "United States-China Cooperation On Nuclear Power: An Opportunity for Fostering Sustainable Energy Security", Atlantic Council, 3-4/3-6 2009, http://www.acus.org/files/publication_pdfs/65/AtlanticCouncil-USChinaNuclearPower.pdf-http://www.acus.org/files/publication_pdfs/65/AtlanticCouncil-USChinaNuclearPower.pdf, Based on the Dialogue Sponsored by the Atlantic Council and the U.S./China Energy and Environment Technology Center 13 .. Cooperation on the development of advanced fuel cycle technologies, already underway in Dialogue is ongoing – their authorLyons et al. ’9 ((~~[Blythe J. Lyons, John R. Lyman, Mihaela Carstei, and General Richard L. Lawson (USAF), "United States-China Cooperation On Nuclear Power: An Opportunity for Fostering Sustainable Energy Security", Atlantic Council, 3-4/3-6 2009, http://www.acus.org/files/publication_pdfs/65/AtlanticCouncil-USChinaNuclearPower.pdf-http://www.acus.org/files/publication_pdfs/65/AtlanticCouncil-USChinaNuclearPower.pdf, Based on the Dialogue Sponsored by the Atlantic Council and the U.S./China Energy and Environment Technology Center In 2007, the Atlantic Council of the United States (the Council) partnered Multiple alt causes – all from your authora. workforceLyons et al. ’9 ((~~[Blythe J. Lyons, John R. Lyman, Mihaela Carstei, and General Richard L. Lawson (USAF), "United States-China Cooperation On Nuclear Power: An Opportunity for Fostering Sustainable Energy Security", Atlantic Council, 3-4/3-6 2009, http://www.acus.org/files/publication_pdfs/65/AtlanticCouncil-USChinaNuclearPower.pdf-http://www.acus.org/files/publication_pdfs/65/AtlanticCouncil-USChinaNuclearPower.pdf, Based on the Dialogue Sponsored by the Atlantic Council and the U.S./China Energy and Environment Technology Center Workforce: While the demand for nuclear professionals continues to rise, neither the number b. public backlashLyons et al. ’9 ((~~[Blythe J. Lyons, John R. Lyman, Mihaela Carstei, and General Richard L. Lawson (USAF), "United States-China Cooperation On Nuclear Power: An Opportunity for Fostering Sustainable Energy Security", Atlantic Council, 3-4/3-6 2009, http://www.acus.org/files/publication_pdfs/65/AtlanticCouncil-USChinaNuclearPower.pdf-http://www.acus.org/files/publication_pdfs/65/AtlanticCouncil-USChinaNuclearPower.pdf, Based on the Dialogue Sponsored by the Atlantic Council and the U.S./China Energy and Environment Technology Center Public acceptance: A recent survey of public acceptance of nuclear power showed that the public knows little about the development of nuclear power in China. Out of six forms of energy, nuclear ranks fourth in acceptance behind solar, hydropower and natural gas, but much better than acceptance of coal power. Safety is the number one concern, followed by concerns about its impact on the environment. c. manufacturing capacityLyons et al. ’9 ((~~[Blythe J. Lyons, John R. Lyman, Mihaela Carstei, and General Richard L. Lawson (USAF), "United States-China Cooperation On Nuclear Power: An Opportunity for Fostering Sustainable Energy Security", Atlantic Council, 3-4/3-6 2009, http://www.acus.org/files/publication_pdfs/65/AtlanticCouncil-USChinaNuclearPower.pdf-http://www.acus.org/files/publication_pdfs/65/AtlanticCouncil-USChinaNuclearPower.pdf, Based on the Dialogue Sponsored by the Atlantic Council and the U.S./China Energy and Environment Technology Center Supply chain: Significant ramp up of nuclear power plant construction exposes potential problem areas, particularly in the engineering and large equipment manufacturing sectors. It is expected that the supply chain can be expanded over time as demand grows. d. safety, techLyons et al. ’9 ((~~[Blythe J. Lyons, John R. Lyman, Mihaela Carstei, and General Richard L. Lawson (USAF), "United States-China Cooperation On Nuclear Power: An Opportunity for Fostering Sustainable Energy Security", Atlantic Council, 3-4/3-6 2009, http://www.acus.org/files/publication_pdfs/65/AtlanticCouncil-USChinaNuclearPower.pdf-http://www.acus.org/files/publication_pdfs/65/AtlanticCouncil-USChinaNuclearPower.pdf, Based on the Dialogue Sponsored by the Atlantic Council and the U.S./China Energy and Environment Technology Center Assurance of quality and safety: Because China plans to indigenously design, manufacture and e. regulatory mismatchLyons et al. ’9 ((~~[Blythe J. Lyons, John R. Lyman, Mihaela Carstei, and General Richard L. Lawson (USAF), "United States-China Cooperation On Nuclear Power: An Opportunity for Fostering Sustainable Energy Security", Atlantic Council, 3-4/3-6 2009, http://www.acus.org/files/publication_pdfs/65/AtlanticCouncil-USChinaNuclearPower.pdf-http://www.acus.org/files/publication_pdfs/65/AtlanticCouncil-USChinaNuclearPower.pdf, Based on the Dialogue Sponsored by the Atlantic Council and the U.S./China Energy and Environment Technology Center Congress blocks cooperation – concerns of Chinese regulationsShirley Kan and Mark Holt 9/6/07 (Specialist in Asian Security Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division, Specialist in Energy Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division, congressional research service, "U.S.-China Nuclear Cooperation Agreement" http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL33192.pdf) Some Members have been concerned about U.S. nuclear cooperation with China in Only funding specifically allocated for cooperation with china solves ¬– otherwise china has no incentive to come to the tableLewis, 10 It is particularly notable that more U.S.- China bilateral clean energy and Annual operating fees, decommissioning fund, insurance and liability costs block SMRsRysavy et al 9 Charles F, partner with the law firm of K%26 For example, under 10 C.F.R. Part 171 the NRC’s No war – deterrenceRoy 12 (Bhaskar, writer for the South Asia Analysis Group, a non-profit, non-commercial think tank, "China Pushing Asia From India To Japan – Analysis," 7/18, http://www.eurasiareview.com/18072012-china-pushing-asia-from-india-to-japan-analysis/) Deterrence solves war and ensures a peaceful Chinese rise 2NCNuclear cooperation started in may this yearUS Department of State 5/4/12 ("Joint Statement on the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue Outcomes of the Strategic Track May 3-4, 2012" http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2012/05/189287.htm) At the Fourth Round of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue State department just reaffirmed US-China nuclear commitmentsUS Department of State 5/4/12 ("Joint Statement on the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue Outcomes of the Strategic Track May 3-4, 2012" http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2012/05/189287.htm) 34. Reaffirmed the commitments made in the U.S.-China Memorandum of Squo solves - NRC spearheading cooperation nowLyons et al. ’9 ((~~[Blythe J. Lyons, John R. Lyman, Mihaela Carstei, and General Richard L. Lawson (USAF), "United States-China Cooperation On Nuclear Power: An Opportunity for Fostering Sustainable Energy Security", Atlantic Council, 3-4/3-6 2009, http://www.acus.org/files/publication_pdfs/65/AtlanticCouncil-USChinaNuclearPower.pdf-http://www.acus.org/files/publication_pdfs/65/AtlanticCouncil-USChinaNuclearPower.pdf, Based on the Dialogue Sponsored by the Atlantic Council and the U.S./China Energy and Environment Technology Center There is a high level of multilateral and bilateral cooperation programs going on in the Negations exist nowLyons et al. ’9 ((~~[Blythe J. Lyons, John R. Lyman, Mihaela Carstei, and General Richard L. Lawson (USAF), "United States-China Cooperation On Nuclear Power: An Opportunity for Fostering Sustainable Energy Security", Atlantic Council, 3-4/3-6 2009, http://www.acus.org/files/publication_pdfs/65/AtlanticCouncil-USChinaNuclearPower.pdf-http://www.acus.org/files/publication_pdfs/65/AtlanticCouncil-USChinaNuclearPower.pdf, Based on the Dialogue Sponsored by the Atlantic Council and the U.S./China Energy and Environment Technology Center 3.4.1 Bilateral Cooperation Activities The U.S. and China Can’t overcome tech complexity and mismatch, commercialization, resource requirements, regulations, intellectual property lawsLyons et al. ’9 ((~~[Blythe J. Lyons, John R. Lyman, Mihaela Carstei, and General Richard L. Lawson (USAF), "United States-China Cooperation On Nuclear Power: An Opportunity for Fostering Sustainable Energy Security", Atlantic Council, 3-4/3-6 2009, http://www.acus.org/files/publication_pdfs/65/AtlanticCouncil-USChinaNuclearPower.pdf-http://www.acus.org/files/publication_pdfs/65/AtlanticCouncil-USChinaNuclearPower.pdf, Based on the Dialogue Sponsored by the Atlantic Council and the U.S./China Energy and Environment Technology Center There are a number of major challenges facing Gen IV R%26D programs and No cooperation – visa’s rejected, demonstrates distrustLyons et al. ’9 ((~~[Blythe J. Lyons, John R. Lyman, Mihaela Carstei, and General Richard L. Lawson (USAF), "United States-China Cooperation On Nuclear Power: An Opportunity for Fostering Sustainable Energy Security", Atlantic Council, 3-4/3-6 2009, http://www.acus.org/files/publication_pdfs/65/AtlanticCouncil-USChinaNuclearPower.pdf-http://www.acus.org/files/publication_pdfs/65/AtlanticCouncil-USChinaNuclearPower.pdf, Based on the Dialogue Sponsored by the Atlantic Council and the U.S./China Energy and Environment Technology Center | |
| 10/03/2012 | Elections Obama Good CAFETournament: KYRR | Round: 3 | Opponent: NW LV | Judge: Obama winning now- ahead in key swing states but momentum could shift- Romney needs to stop Dem turnoutIn a presidential race seemingly … early to count Romney out. Plan alienates independents, women, and dem base – their polls are tilted by right wingCooper, 11 (Michael, National Correspondent @ NYT, 3/22, http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/23/us/23poll.html-http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/23/us/23poll.html**)** Finding places to build new … afraid that a nuclear accident could occur in the United States. Even tiny swings have huge impact – determine the outcomeAbramowitz, 6/7/12 With five months to go until … Romney. The results are displayed in Table 1. Obama win key CAFE – solves CO2 and oil dependenceStar Ledger, 12 (6/3, http://blog.nj.com/njv_editorial_page/2012/06/scary_times_for_environment_—.html-http://blog.nj.com/njv_editorial_page/2012/06/scary_times_for_environment_~-~-.html) The grim report on … higher into the atmosphere. STRONG CAFÉ STANDARDS KEY TO SOLVE WARMING.MESNIKOFF 00. ~Ann, Washington Rep, Sierra Club Global Warming and Energy Program, "Testimony: Hearing on Solutions to Climate Change" Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation US Senate, Sept 21~ THE IMPACT IS EXTINCTION.Tickell 08 ~Oliver, "On a planet 4C hotter, all we can prepare for is extinction~ | |
| 10/03/2012 | T - FI not Purchase AgreementsTournament: KYRR | Round: 3 | Opponent: NW LV | Judge: Financial incentives are funding, loans, or loan guarantees —- Purchase agreement is non-financialCzinkota 9 - Associate Professor at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University (Michael, Fundamentals of International Business, p. 69) Incentives offered by …investments in infrastructure facilities. 1. Limits —- they add many new mechanisms, multiplied by type of fuels makes the topic limitlessDyson 3 – International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (Megan, Flow: The Essentials of Environmental Flows, p. 67-68) Understanding of the term ’… and fiscal policy is practically limitless. 2. Ground —- mechanism is the core of Neg preparation —- they steal links to spending, politics, trade-off DAs, non-financial counterplans and they allow indirect effects that allow the Aff to be outside the energy sector —- core ground is key to fairness | |
| 10/03/2012 | Case Args vs. SMRsTournament: KYRR | Round: 3 | Opponent: NW LV | Judge: SolvencyNo spillover- DOD can’t drive investments 2. The 2006 DoD fossil-fuel budget is, … poor standards for fuel consumption. Benefits of DOD acquisition of SMR is overstated- not the greatest thing since sliced bread- overlooks unknowns The National Defense University’s … See my first point, but add in military advantage. Military Tradeoff TurnsPlan itself encroaches on land and airspace use on and around basesKing 11 There are liabilities to .,.. nuclear plant could be used thereafter. Placing on critical bases cripples national security – disrupting key missionsKing 11 Another factor is whether a … damage to national security. Asia War F/LNo war – our evidence cites your flashpointDesker 8 (Barry, Dean of the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, "Why War in Asia Remains Unlikely," June, http://www.iiss.org/conferences/global-strategic-challenges-as-played-out-in-asia/asias-strategic-challenges-in-search-of-a-common-agenda/conference-papers/fifth-session-conflict-in-asia/why-war-in-asia-remains-unlikely-barry-desker/) Deterrence
Alt Causes-Decaying weapons and moratorium.IBD 2009 (Investor’s Business Daily, August 13, Lexis Academic) Yet President Obama appears ready … are in workable condition and to detect and correct any defects. hegU.S hegemony is unsustainable- economic problems, military overstretch, and rising powersSnyder PhD, Professor of Public Policy at the University of Maryland 2010 – ~[Quddus Z. Snyder, "Systermic theory in an era of declining US hegemony," http://www.bsos.umd.edu/gvpt/irworkshop/papers_fall09/snyder.pdf-http://www.bsos.umd.edu/gvpt/irworkshop/papers_fall09/snyder.pdf~] At the turn of the century it …. The US may still be a giant, but one that, for now at least, seems more bound. Water Wars F/LNo water warsTertais ’11 (Dr. Bruno Tertrais is a Senior Research Fellow at the Fondation pour la recherche strate´gique (Foundation for Strategic Research) and a TWQ editorial board member, Summer 2011, "The Climate Wars Myth," Washington 34.3, http://www.twq.com/11summer/docs/11summer_Tertrais.pdf) And water crises do not … the 20th century in the Middle East, South Asia, or Southeast Asia. Desalination Adv 1NCNP can’t solve world shortages- doesn’t workSmith, 11 (Gar, Editor Emeritus of Earth Island Journal, a former editor of Common Ground magazine, a Project Censored Award-winning journalist, and co-founder of Environmentalists Against War, June, edited by Ernest Callenbach, NUCLEAR ROULETTE: THE CASE AGAINST A NUCLEAR RENAISSANCE, International Forum on Globalization series focused on False Solutions, http://ifg.org/pdf/Nuclear_Roulette_book.pdf-http://ifg.org/pdf/Nuclear_Roulette_book.pdf, p. 30) Grid safe 1NCGrid resilient – 4 reasonsAlfred R. Berkeley III and Mike Wallace 10/19/10 (national infrastructure advisory council, "A Framework for Establishing Critical Infrastructure Resilience Goals"http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/niac/niac-a-framework-for-establishing-critical-infrastructure-resilience-goals-2010-10-19.pdf) | |
| 10/03/2012 | Land Encroachment DA v SMRsTournament: KYRR | Round: 3 | Opponent: NW LV | Judge: 1NCUniqueness and issue specific spillover – military bases pursuing strong and collaborative local community relations now - key to solve land encroachment issues vital to military effectiveness - but energy citing decisions that cause local community backlash specifically spillover and undermineBoccuti, Faul and Gray, 12 Throughout the Nation’s history, … can be explored is key. We have 3 independent linksLocal community backlash - Even your solvency advocates admit the link is true and highly likelyAndres and Breetz 11 Small reactors used … technology could be used to safeguard them. plan sends critical signal of isolation to both local community and base officials - Military bases prioritizing community integration nowParthemore and Rogers, 10 Are small nuclear reactors … these important concerns. Impact - strong local community relations key to buffering agreements that solve land encroachment – vital to military effectiveness and biodiversity protectionPowledge, ’8 Buffering has become an ,.. on the installation. 2NC Terror ModuleLand encroachment shreds military readiness and domestic preparedness for terror attackDOD, ’4 (Federal Register, 2/12, http://www.leg.wa.gov/JointCommittees/JCVMA/Documents/JCVMArpt.pdf)** extinctionAyson 10 (Robert, Professor of Strategic Studies and Director of the Centre for Strategic Studies: New Zealand – Victoria University of Wellington, "After a Terrorist Nuclear Attack: Envisaging Catalytic Effects", Studies in Conflict %26 Terrorism, 33(7), July) A Catalytic … chances of nuclear restraint. 2NC local coop key heg – non-land encroachment warrantsIndependent of land use – 4 additional reasons strong ties with local community key to military base effectiveness – intellectual capital, key trade skills, synergy with local industrial clusters and academic institutions, recruitment and retentionDOD, ’4 (Federal Register, 2/12, http://www.leg.wa.gov/JointCommittees/JCVMA/Documents/JCVMArpt.pdf)** 2NC California Link ScenarioTriggers unique backlash in californiaPaul Joskow, 2006 * Elizabeth and James Kim an Professor of Economics al the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Director. MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research. http://web.mit.edu/ceepr/www/publications/workingpapers/2006-019.pdf There are other … in these regions of the country. California bases key – asia and pacific focus, unique support structures and geographic featuresSCLC, 12 California plays a vital role … areas off its coast.~[1~] U – Community outreach/engagement nowMilitary effectively prioritizing local community engagement and integration nowM2 Presswire, 7/30/12 Additionally, Ferriter said, … team visited to address. 2NC General Backlash Links/A2: Plan PopularSMRs uniquely unpopular because deployed closer to population centersITA, 11 One additional obstacle … also ameliorate this concern. Wide variation in local opinion guarantee the link and spillover EVEN IF PUBLIC SUPPORT IS GENERALLY INCREASING – dod feasibility assessment concedes the disad comes firstKing 11 DoD will have to …/community relations. Prefer our ev – their polls are flawed, support for new reactors collapsed post fukushima, and opposition is more intense – specifically indicts the gallup polling their ev citesMariotte, 12 Nonetheless, despite asking … plant in their own local area." NIMBY is key - increases strength and intensity of opposition locallyAnsolabehere, 7 The 2007 survey focused on … general matter and as a local development. Opposition is more vocal, organized and aggressive in siting fightsAngwin, 12 The importance of … less intimidation would be possible 2NC Military Isolation Link Key/Spills OverThat spills over - sends key message to both local and military communities – causing self reinforcing cycleSkelton, 12 Commissioned and … also allow the public to see the extraordinary talent military members exhibit in their work. | |
| 10/03/2012 | CP vs Military SMRsTournament: KYRR | Round: 3 | Opponent: NW LV | Judge: 1NCThe United States Federal Government, should:Through alternate means obtain electricity from small modular reactors for Department of Energy and other non- military federal lands for 30 years and should amend any conflicting requirements to narrowly exempt that act.make available loans, loan guarantees, transferable production and investment tax credits for small modular reactorsprovide full funding for more robust detailed design and engineering efforts and should offer cost sharing for other first of a kind expenses for each distinct design, including licensing, construction, manufacturing and production costs.Establish a parity option for licensing small modular reactorsprovide full funding and support to the NRC for expedited review of licensing issues related to small modular reactors.obtain, through alternative financing, advanced microgrids for military bases in the United States, maximized to account for site specific energy factors.Necessary funding should not be provided from existing funds or programs of the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense, or the Nuclear Review Commission. Necessary funding should be provided through creation of a non-budgetary funding stream placing a 1 mill per kilowatt surcharge on commercial electricity and a 2 cents per gallon surcharge on non-federal transportation fuel. Additional funding should be provided through designating a necessary portion of federal oil and gas royalty revenue. Even single Power Purchase Agreement solves – DOD not keyKing 11 The DOE facilities in Oak Ridge… and global SMR market. More robust detailed design and engineering efforts solve expedited license approval, cost confidence and widespread commercializationRosner, et. al. ’11 (Robert Rosner, Robert Rosner is an astrophysicist and founding director of the Energy Policy Institute at Chicago. He was the director of Argonne National Laboratory from 2005 to 2009, and Stephen Goldberg, Energy Policy Institute at Chicago, The Harris School of Public Policy Studies, Joseph S. Hezir, Principal, EOP Foundation, Inc., http://epic.uchicago.edu/sites/epic.uchicago.edu/files/uploads/SMRWhite_Paper_Dec.14.2011copy.pdf-http://epic.uchicago.edu/sites/epic.uchicago.edu/files/uploads/SMRWhite_Paper_Dec.14.2011copy.pdf) The study team learned … are carried out. our diverse financial incentives solveWallace ’5 (President of Constellation Generation Group, Mike Wallace, CQ Congressional Testimony, "NUCLEAR POWER 2010 INITIATIVE," 4/26, lexis) The Department of Energy’s … investment in U.S. energy security. Only the parity option speeds up licensing, leads to approval, and solves safetyReynolds 10 advanced renewable microgrids solve, pay for themselves and avoid disad – best studySERDP, 12 DoD Study Finds Microgrids Offer … electric grid is disrupted. 2NC1NRButler – I looked up your article – also says that renewables solve and suggests SMRs but nowhere says that ONLY SMRs solveButler – your cite – 11Enhance … alternative and, yes, nuclear energy technologies. AT: DesalinationCommercialization of SMRs definitely solves desalination and spills over – none of our 1NC ev is contestedSupply side fails- water management is the root cause The energy consumption for … to be well suited for the power generation infrastructure in the United States. The most common type … aspects of the two energy resources. A2: DOD market pull keyMassive purchase market not key – learning rate cost reductions are massive but have exponential diminishing returnsRosner, et. al. ’11 (Robert Rosner, Robert Rosner is an astrophysicist and founding director of the Energy Policy Institute at Chicago. He was the director of Argonne National Laboratory from 2005 to 2009, and Stephen Goldberg, Energy Policy Institute at Chicago, The Harris School of Public Policy Studies, Joseph S. Hezir, Principal, EOP Foundation, Inc., http://epic.uchicago.edu/sites/epic.uchicago.edu/files/uploads/SMRWhite_Paper_Dec.14.2011copy.pdf-http://epic.uchicago.edu/sites/epic.uchicago.edu/files/uploads/SMRWhite_Paper_Dec.14.2011copy.pdf) Preliminarily, the study team … are discussed later in this paper. solve allcounterplan most effective, solves flaws in existing microgrid and renewable efforts and avoids our disad The report illustrates the … can earn value helping to meet those needs. Advanced microgrids solve sustained grid backup and overcomes intermittency and other indicts but don’t link to disad*Ross et al, 12 For a requirement of short-term … market. These approaches should be thoroughly explored. A2: Cybersecurity/Renewable Reliability*SPIDERS renewable based advanced microgrid tech solves prior cybersecurity issues and backup systems to overcome renewable reliability issues – funding is keyRoss et al, 12 The Smart Power Infrastructure … at Camp Smith over the last six months *What is "advanced" microgrid tech - Smart Power Infrastructure Demonstration for Energy Reliability and Security (SPIDERS) is an early example, emphasis on: Ext - Non DOD PPA solvesFed gov is huge power consumer and only small total purchase key to solveMadia’12 - Dr. Madia serves as Chairman of the Board of Overseers and Vice President for the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory at Stanford University. Previously, he was the Laboratory Director at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory from 2000-2004 and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory from 1994-1999. Stanford Energy Journal, Spring ’12 - SMALL MODULAR REACTORS: A POTENTIAL GAME-CHANGING TECHNOLOGY, http://energyclub.stanford.edu/index.php/Journal/Small_Modular_Reactors_by_William_Madia-http://energyclub.stanford.edu/index.php/Journal/Small_Modular_Reactors_by_William_Madia To determine if SMRs … of nuclear waste, corporate welfare, or carbon taxes. Military Tradeoff/Accidents turnSMRs for bases increase unique risks of nuclear accidents and flight training tradeoff DoD must also consider the … additional safety concerns. A2: DOD Energy security/emissions AdvsStatus quo efforts solve DOD energy security, dependence and emissionsKing 11 In addition to Executive Orders, … from the DOE labs and other sources ~17~. A2: DOD Energy Security AdvDOD energy supply stable and guaranteed for future Figure 4 shows feedstock used for … power within the mix of electricity generating options. DOD Procurement bad*DOD SMR procurement fails, guts successful demonstration, creates massive military resource tradeoff and unique safety/accident risksKing 11 A significant liability to DoD … power plant built on a DoD installation. DOD licensing/procurement badDOD procurement or licensing imposes MASSIVE costs and legal liabilities on military DoD would most likely … amount of spent fuel would be stored there. | |
| 10/03/2012 | Fuel Cells DA v SMRsTournament: KYRR | Round: 3 | Opponent: NW LV | Judge: DoD powering their bases with fuel cells to solve warming and reliability– plan trades offEERE 12 (Organization for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, part of the DOE, "FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM," June, http://www1.eere.energy.gov/hydrogenandfuelcells/pdfs/doe_dod_backup_power_fc.pdf) Application in backup power is key to demonstration and DoD leadership in renewablesGross et al 11 (Thomas J. Gross, Albert J. Poche, Jr. and Kevin C. Ennis, researchers for the Logistics Management Institute, "BEYOND DEMONSTRATION: THE ROLE OF FUEL CELLS IN DoD’s ENERGY STRATEGY," 10/19, http://www.lmi.org/News—-Publications/publications/publication-detail.aspx?id=371) Fuel cells solve oil dependence – causes global political instability | |
| 10/04/2012 | Litigation DATournament: KYRR | Round: 5 | Opponent: | Judge: Increased energy production fills court dockets with challenges to the legislation itself and private developers during implementationGirard Miller Co-Chair of the Firm’s global Alternative Energy Practice Group and is a partner in Fulbright %26 Jaworski L.L.P.’s Minneapolis location and Laura Morton, Senior Counsel at Fulbright %26 Jaworski, Senior Litigation Counsel at U.S. Department of Justice 2007 http://www.fulbright.com/mediaroom/files/energytrendsreport2007.pdf-http://www.fulbright.com/mediaroom/files/energytrendsreport2007.pdf The President’s National … types of cases likely to arise in the renewable energy area is set forth below. The link is huge and statistically proven —- only consensus-based policy ensures compliance Of course, the fact that groups … be expected to be higher than that for all EPA rules. Litigation costs trade off with private investment in philanthropyBernard Marcus, founder of Home Depot and the Marcus Foundation which donates 20 million a year to philanthropic organizations, 2004 http://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/topic/excellence_in_philanthropy/solutions_for_the_litigation_crisis-http://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/topic/excellence_in_philanthropy/solutions_for_the_litigation_crisis PHILANTHROPY… we have to charities. Strong private investment is key to corporate global legitimacy —- solves North/South backlashLodge 6 (George C., Professor of Business Administration – Harvard University Business School, and Craig Wilson, Executive Director – The Foundation for Development, A Corporate Solution to Global Poverty: How Multinationals Can Help the Poor and Invigorate Their Own Legacy, p. 2-4) Often, however, the … in developing countries. Global nuclear warGoldstein 10 (Joshua, Professor of International Relations – American University, "Changing World Order – Engaging the South", International Relations, http://wps.ablongman.com/long_goldstein_ir_7/38/9780/25 03754.cw/index.html) In the last chapter’s ".the North and South in new ways? | |
| 10/04/2012 | Elections - Gag Rule ImpactTournament: KYRR | Round: 5 | Opponent: | Judge: Romney will reverse Obama’s gag rule decisionIn a speech before CPAC Friday… during his first week in office, rescinded it yet again. Gag rule causes global overpopulationSan Gabriel Valley Tribune 2005("Earth staggering under expanding population" July 11, lexis) Our past efforts have … have dried up in Ethiopia. ExtinctionEdward Otten, Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati, 2000-2001, The exponential …, and outright habit destruction. | |
| 10/04/2012 | T - Restrictions - Direct Govt LimitationTournament: KYRR | Round: 5 | Opponent: | Judge: "Restrictions" are direct governmental limitations —- excludes measures the only have limiting effectsViterbo 12 (Annamaria, Assistant Professor in International Law – University of Torino, PhD in International Economic Law – Bocconi University and Jean Monnet Fellow – European University Institute, International Economic Law and Monetary Measures: Limitations to States’ Sovereignty and Dispute, p. 166) In order to distinguish an … as such*.47 This is a limitation imposed directly on the use of currency in itself, for all purposes. "Restrictions" must be legally codifiedLaw.com 12 (http://dictionary.law.com/Default.aspx?selected=1835-http://dictionary.law.com/Default.aspx?selected=1835) restriction | |
| 10/04/2012 | States CPTournament: KYRR | Round: 5 | Opponent: | Judge: The 50 States should provide full and upfront funding for all robust detailed design and engineering efforts for small modular reactors as well as all licensing costs. The scope of such detailed design and engineering effort will include preparation of construction drawings; the specification of system components; procurement engineering, including the preparation of bid packages for suppliers; a general site layout, and all nonrecurring design and engineering work at the manufacturing site.The fifty United States state governments and relevant United States territories should form constitutional commissions to uniformly amend their respective state constitutions to allow the state to run a limited deficit. The National Governors Association should create a State Reserve Bank system.More robust detailed design and engineering efforts solve expedited license approval, cost confidence and widespread commercializationRosner, et. al. ’11 (Robert Rosner, Robert Rosner is an astrophysicist and founding director of the Energy Policy Institute at Chicago. He was the director of Argonne National Laboratory from 2005 to 2009, and Stephen Goldberg, Energy Policy Institute at Chicago, The Harris School of Public Policy Studies, Joseph S. Hezir, Principal, EOP Foundation, Inc., http://epic.uchicago.edu/sites/epic.uchicago.edu/files/uploads/SMRWhite_Paper_Dec.14.2011copy.pdf-http://epic.uchicago.edu/sites/epic.uchicago.edu/files/uploads/SMRWhite_Paper_Dec.14.2011copy.pdf) The study team learned …SMRs are carried out. Allowing the states to deficit spend independently solves the economyAttewell 2009 (Steven Professor at the University of California Santa Barbra, in US Public Policy, MA from UCSB, BA from Columbia University , Dissertation done on Public at Work: Public Employment, the New Deal, and the American Welfare State," Fifty-State Keynesianism - Part Deux, July 31st http://www.economicpopulist.org/content/fifty-state-keynesianism-part-deux AS) Why is it the case that America’s … by some fair procedure (order of application, | |
| 10/04/2012 | Solvency 1N v Nuclear PowerTournament: KYRR | Round: 5 | Opponent: | Judge: Status quo review efforts will solve at earliest possible date now – overcomes barriers, ensures predictability and avoids all unnecessary delayKing 11 Speeding up license applications increases NRC time and human resource burdens – causes NRC overload and slows OVERALL design certification by spurring submission prior to needed detailed engineeringRosner, et. al. ’11 (Robert Rosner, Robert Rosner is an astrophysicist and founding director of the Energy Policy Institute at Chicago. He was the director of Argonne National Laboratory from 2005 to 2009, and Stephen Goldberg, Energy Policy Institute at Chicago, The Harris School of Public Policy Studies, Joseph S. Hezir, Principal, EOP Foundation, Inc., http://epic.uchicago.edu/sites/epic.uchicago.edu/files/uploads/SMRWhite_Paper_Dec.14.2011copy.pdf-http://epic.uchicago.edu/sites/epic.uchicago.edu/files/uploads/SMRWhite_Paper_Dec.14.2011copy.pdf) The current state of the … DC applications to the NRC. Overloading or rushing licensing review forces mass delays to overall regulatory barriers and undermines effective safety, security and non proliferation review – they’re at capacity nowRysavy et al 9 Charles F, partner with the law firm of K%26L Gates LLP and has over 15 years of legal experience with the nuclear industry, Stephen K. Rhyne is a partner with the law firm of K%26L Gates LLP, Roger P. Shaw is a scientist with the law firm of K%26L Gates LLP, has over 30 years of experience with the nuclear industry, and is the former Director of Radiation Protection for the Three Mile Island and Oyster Creek Nuclear Plants, "SMALL MODULAR REACTORS", December, apps.americanbar.org/environ/committees/nuclearpower/docs/SMR-Dec_2009.pdf Its also a net benefit to the status quo – solves by 2020 but speeding up guts safetyKing 11 Safety is always a concern …and operating by about 2020. Speeding up safety evaluation guts public acceptance of nuclear powerLyman, 11 (Edwin Lyman The Union of Concerned Scientists … have to work hard to regain the public trust. Independently, Incentivizing production demand prior to completion of detailed engineering causes premature construction – results in crucial cost overruns and dooms cost competitiveness – turns caseRosner, et. al. ’11 (Robert Rosner, Robert Rosner is an astrophysicist and founding director of the Energy Policy Institute at Chicago. He was the director of Argonne National Laboratory from 2005 to 2009, and Stephen Goldberg, Energy Policy Institute at Chicago, The Harris School of Public Policy Studies, Joseph S. Hezir, Principal, EOP Foundation, Inc., http://epic.uchicago.edu/sites/epic.uchicago.edu/files/uploads/SMRWhite_Paper_Dec.14.2011copy.pdf-http://epic.uchicago.edu/sites/epic.uchicago.edu/files/uploads/SMRWhite_Paper_Dec.14.2011copy.pdf) The key pacing element … LWR project supported with a DOE Title XVII loan guarantee. | |
| 10/04/2012 | T vs. Nat Gas ExportsTournament: KY RR | Round: 7 | Opponent: Mary Washington | Judge: JP 1NCFinancial incentives require the disbursement of public funds linked to energy production – excludes action with incentive effectsWebb 93 – lecturer in the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa (Kernaghan, "Thumbs, Fingers, and Pushing on String: Legal Accountability in the Use of Federal Financial Incentives", 31 Alta. L. Rev. 501 (1993) Hein Online) In this paper, "financial … are not incentives. "For" is a term of exclusionAllegra 2 (Francis M., Judge – United States Court of Federal Claims, "Usibelli Coal Mine, Plaintiff, v. The United States, Defendant", 11-8, 2002 U.S. Claims LEXIS 307, , Lexis) The cynosure here is … it must be strictly construed. "Restrictions" are direct governmental limitations —- excludes measures the only have limiting effectsViterbo 12 (Annamaria, Assistant Professor in International Law – University of Torino, PhD in International Economic Law – Bocconi University and Jean Monnet Fellow – European University Institute, International Economic Law and Monetary Measures: Limitations to States’ Sovereignty and Dispute, p. 166) In order to … itself, for all purposes. "On" means in contact with and links "restrictions" only to domestic energy productionGraham 16 (Arthur Butler, "Brief for Appellants – Wilson v. Dorflinger %26 Sons", Court of Appeals – State of New York, Reg. 108, Fol. 387, 1916, p. 11-12) The Standard ..he may deem advisable. Reducing export restrictions is a market incentive not a financial incentives – they are the opposite of the topic by financing demand not supplyRosner, et. al. ’11 (Robert Rosner, Robert Rosner is an astrophysicist and founding director of the Energy Policy Institute at Chicago. He was the director of Argonne National Laboratory from 2005 to 2009, and Stephen Goldberg, Energy Policy Institute at Chicago, The Harris School of Public Policy Studies, Joseph S. Hezir, Principal, EOP Foundation, Inc., http://epic.uchicago.edu/sites/epic.uchicago.edu/files/uploads/SMRWhite_Paper_Dec.14.2011copy.pdf-http://epic.uchicago.edu/sites/epic.uchicago.edu/files/uploads/SMRWhite_Paper_Dec.14.2011copy.pdf) The distinction matters – they allow everythingWTO, ’98 (Secretariat, "ENERGY SERVICES, Background Note by the Secretariat" 1NR Their card – next line – concludes that the reason the FERC doesn’t authorize is because of cost, environmental concerns, and market conditions, not an actual restrictionPudner, Law degree from Georgetown, Financial Institutions Lawyer at Baker Donelson, 9-5-12 These large supply …. possible impending construction boom. A2: Plan meets restriction and incentive – Donelson evand it says PRICE DIFFERENTIALS are creating a financial incentive – which just proves our argument that they legitimize ANY AFF that effects priceDonelson, 9-5-12 The natural gas industry … the multi-billion dollar projects. Governmental Only – A2: CIOpens up multiple new mechanisms —- covenants limit in many unique waysAlexander 5 (Frank S., Interim Dean and Professor of Law – Emory Law School, "The Housing of America’s Families: Control, Exclusion, and Privilege", Emory Law Journal, Summer, 54 Emory L.J. 1231, Lexis) As privately created and … - will enforce the restrictions as they are written. Precision —-Covenants and "restrictions" are distinct. Merging them shatters legal clarity.Rees 10 (Neil, Chair – Victorian Law Reform Commission and Professor of Law – University of Newcastle, "Chapter 6 – Purpose and Nature of Covenants", Easements and Covenants, 12-17, http://www.lawreform.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/EandC_Final_Report_ch_6.pdf) RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS … and statutory agreements and restrictions. Their interpretation causes confusion and undermines topic learningRees 10 (Neil, Chair – Victorian Law Reform Commission and Professor of Law – University of Newcastle, "Chapter 6 – Purpose and Nature of Covenants", Easements and Covenants, 12-17, http://www.lawreform.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/EandC_Final_Report_ch_6.pdf) 6.1 A covenant is a … restrictive covenants emerged. Precision outweighsShannon 2 – Bradley Shannon, law at University of Idaho, January 2002 (Washington Law Review, 77 Wash. L. Rev. 65, Lexis The first answer to this …. consequently, the progress - of the law. A2: NGconsumable form – EIA cinterp==== EIA votes negEIA 12 (United States Energy Information Administration, "Glossary", http://www.eia.gov/tools/glossary/index.cfm?id=P) Production, natural gas: … flared and vented gas.) Terminals are sent natural gas already produced upstreamBurnes et al, 12 Some clarity may be provided by … of increased LNG exports. Even if they win this interpretation they don’t meet financial incentive based on our interpretation and they also don’t removeand if they win this argument, the part of plan that removes DOE restrictions would be 100% extra topical under their interpretation And – if this argument is correct it only proves there were topical versions of their aff that solve all their offenseBurnes et al, 12 The EIA study is one of two … are also under consideration. But allowing the aff within this interpretation would crush all definition of energy productionWTO, ’98 (Secretariat, "ENERGY SERVICES, Background Note by the Secretariat" Ext – ProductionExtraction==== "Production" refers to quantity extracted from the ground ENERGY PRODUCTION… equivalent (Mtoe) energy. Ext – Terminals not productionContextual ev from congressional research services that LNG terminals are distinct from production – it is the increased production that drives the terminals and if approved they would export 12.5% of currently produced natural gasLuther et al, Congressional Research Service, ’11 As estimates for the ….also likely to rise | |
| 10/04/2012 | TPP Condition CPTournament: KY RR | Round: 7 | Opponent: Mary Wash | Judge: JP 1NC Condition CPText: The Department of Energy should approve currently pending applications for LNG exports. The United States should offer to exempt future LNG exports from section 3 of the Natural Gas Act of 1938 to nations for which the US has extended the status of Permanent Normal Trade Relations and that agree to trade negotiations with the United States, in particular offering Japan an exemption pending approval of TPP participation.CP Solves LNG Exports -~— avoids politics and allows for successful TPP negotiationsLevi 12 (Michael Levi- senior fellow for energy and the environment at Council on Foreign Relations, director of CFR Program on Energy Security and Climate Change. "A Strategy for U.S. Natural Gas Exports" Council on Foreign Relations, JUNE 2012 http://www.hamiltonproject.org/files/downloads_and_links/06_exports_levi.pdf) I thus propose that, to facilitate …opportunities for focused cooperation. Leverage solves TPP NegotiationsLevi 12 (Michael Levi- senior fellow for energy and the environment at Council on Foreign Relations, director of CFR Program on Energy Security and Climate Change. "A Strategy for U.S. Natural Gas Exports" Council on Foreign Relations, JUNE 2012 http://www.hamiltonproject.org/files/downloads_and_links/06_exports_levi.pdf) Potential U.S. exports might … and firms.TPP key to Japanese economyNaoki 11 (Tanaka Naoki - PhD Economics, president of the Center for International Pubic Policy Studies. February-March 2011, "TPP May Spark Japanese Political Restructuring," www.japanechoweb.jp/jew0505/) The manufacturing … creation of added value is to its economy. Causes Japanese lashout and warElliot 2 (Larry, Staff Writer – Guardian, "Defenceless Japan Awaits Typhoon", The Guardian, 2-11, Lexis) Even so, the west … into conflict with its bigger (and nuclear) neighbour. Condition CP 2NCWe will concede their argument that conditions are normal means – and that they take out solvency – they shouldn’t be allowed to respond since it’s their arg we’re conceding and we never claimed the counterplan solved in the 1NC, only that there was a net benefit – here’s a homerun card this means they can’t solve even if the plan doesn’t specify a condition – takes out 100% of the solvency deficit to the counterplanit also proves that there is no existing DOE legal restriction proving TBurnes et al, 12 When DOE considers a … of increased LNG exports. And - We’ll submit a list of every FERC restriction on LNGs – plan removes none of themFERC, 10 (6/28, http://ferc.gov/industries/gas/indus-act/lng/state-rights.asp-http://ferc.gov/industries/gas/indus-act/lng/state-rights.asp**)**
"Restrictions" must have force of law —- the Aff only reduces non-binding measuresNorwood 87 (Edward Andrew, "The Prosecutor and Pre-Trial Publicity: The Need for a Rule", Journal of the Legal Profession, 11, p. 179) The court then examined … "reasonably¶ likely to interfere" test. And that means they would allow infinite affs about altering a single DOE order placed on a single export facility – they’re nearly infiniteBurnes et al, 8/17/12 U.S. Department of Energy … facilities proceedings. There is no restriction - They just modify how the DOE implements their interpretation of "public interest" under existing restrictionsSchultz, 9/27/12 (James Slutz, President and Managing Director of Global Energy Strategies LLC, http://thediplomat.com/pacific-money/2012/09/27/the-interview-james-slutz/-http://thediplomat.com/pacific-money/2012/09/27/the-interview-james-slutz/**)** What steps are …. in terms of gas exports doesn’t matter. | |
| 10/04/2012 | LNG Restrictions CPTournament: KY RR | Round: 7 | Opponent: Mary Wash | Judge: JP 1NC LNG Restrictions CPThe United States Federal Government should maintain its authorization restrictions on natural gas liquefication facilities.The United States Federal Government should add to existing legal penalties for violations of authorization restrictions on natural gas liquefication facilities an alternate penalty option allowing violators to choose penalization solely through entry into a Supplemental Environmental Program requiring payment of 1% of revenue from all violating activities to an Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Trust Fund managed by dedicated non-profit organizations, conducted in co-ordination with, and with oversight by, the Department of Energy, to support the development and commercialization of Ocean Therman Energy Conversion, with an initial focus on providing financing for a 10 megawatt pilot project demonstration plant. Implementation of the Supplemental Environmental Program should provide a shield from additional legal penalties stemming from the violating action, including citizen suits and penalties under state law. Any conflicting federal laws and regulations should be modified to provide a narrow exemption for the above act.Weak penalties do not alter the restriction but ensure it is functionally ignoredCPR, ’8 Effective enforcement … by Congress for citizen enforcers. That’s specifically true of Supplemental Environmental Programs with weak penaltiesBonorris, ’7 Critics of SEPs … for SEP costs. Water colonies critical to space colonization—they teach us how to survive in space and provide the necessary energy for space travel.Marshall Savage, 1992. Professor of English at USC. "The Millennial Project: Colonizing the Galaxy in Eight Easy Steps," p. 23-24. It is our destiny to … enough raw financial power to pay the fare. Space exploration key to prevent extinction.Monga Bay, 11/30/2006. Environmental science and conservation news site. "To avoid extinction humans must colonize space says Hawking," http://news.mongabay.com/2006/1130-hawking.html-http://news.mongabay.com/2006/1130-hawking.html. As he was awarded the most … have been recipients the award. 2NCOTEC o/w Nuclear WarEven if space colonization is impossible, sea colonies provide necessary resiliency for humanity to prevent any catastrophe from causing extinction.Marshall Savage, 1992. Professor of English at USC. "The Millennial Project: Colonizing the Galaxy in Eight Easy Steps," p. 94-95. Every space colony is …-to recolonize this planet. OTEC Good- CompetitivenessOTEC key to overall US technological leadership.R. Ramesh, K Udayakumar, and M Anandakrishnan, 1997. Centre for Water Resources and Ocean Management Anna University, India., School of Electrical and Electronics Centre for Water Resources and Ocean Management Anna University, India, and Former Vice Chancellor, Anna University, Tamil Nadu State Council for higher Education. "Renewable Energy Technologies," pg. 33. 6.2 Non-economic Benefits … island defence installations. That’s key to hegemony.Adam Segal, November/December 2004. Senior Fellow in China Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. "Is America Losing Its Edge?" Foreign Affairs, http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20041101facomment83601/adam-segal/is-america-losing-its-edge.html-http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20041101facomment83601/adam-segal/is-america-losing-its-edge.html. The United States’ global … entrepreneurship at home. Global nuclear war.Zalmay Khalilzad, Spring 1995. RAND Corporation. "Losing the Moment?" The Washington Quarterly 18.2, Lexis. Under the third option, … a bipolar or a multipolar balance of power system. OTEC Good- Food/AgOTEC externally solves food shortages through fertilizer production.Christopher Barry, 2008. Naval architect and co-chair of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers ad hoc panel on ocean renewable energy. "Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion and CO2 Sequestration," renewenergy.wordpress.com/2008/07/01/ocean-thermal-energy-conversion-and-co2-sequestration/. There might be an additional … sure he will find a good use for Sir Richard’s check. Food shortages kill half the planet.Lester Brown, President of Earth Policy Institute, MPA at Harvard, Former Advisor to the Secretary of Agriculture, 2005. "Outgrowing The Earth," http://www.earth-policy.org/Books/Out/-http://www.earth-policy.org/Books/Out/. "Many Americans see … that is the overriding concern." OTEC Good- HydrogenOTEC efficiently produces hydrogen—this will enable transition to a hydrogen economy.Joseph Huang and Stephen Oney, July 2003. Senior Scientist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Professor of Ocean %26. Resources Engineering, University of Hawaii and PhD., executive vice present of OCEES. "Revisit Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion System," http://www.springerlink.com/content/n864l3217156h045/fulltext.pdf. Perhaps the largest …, renewable resource for future generations. A hydrogen economy ends oil dependence, solves global warming and prevents terrorist attacks on the US power grid.Jeremy Rifkin, 12/5/2002. President of the Foundation on Economic Trends, degree in economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and degree in international affairs from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. "Hydrogen: Empowering the People," The Nation, http://www.thenation.com/doc/20021223/rifkin-http://www.thenation.com/doc/20021223/rifkin. While the fossil-fuel era … coal and steam power did at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. CP Spurs Non ComplianceSEPs that Significantly dilute the penalty means the restriction will be ignoredBonorris, ’7 The use of SEPs, even with … authorized by state legislatures. Widespread empirical research proves counterplan causes snowballing noncomplianceCPR, ’8 Both experience and a host of … laws and regulations. Businesses will ignore restrictions if non compliance is more profitableL.I.I. ’10 (Legal Information Institute, Cornell University Law School, http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/environmental_law_violations-http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/environmental_law_violations**)** However, compliance with … relating to environmental regulations. Light SEP penalties undermine the restrictions economic effect and encourages snowballing non-complianceBonorris, ’7 Apart from the problem … to adopt a different compliance strategy. Allowing discretion to opt into SEPs to lie with companies rather than the regulatory agency undermine their deterrent effectBonorris, ’7 In addition, the allowance … mitigation amount of the SEP. 186 Enforcement settlements remove the deterrent effect – allow industry to benefitBonorris, ’7 Thus, in the eyes of … community input as a curative counterweight. 208 A2: Perm – Do CP – General – LongRestriction is determined by technical legality – purpose and economic effect are irrelevantZimmerman 11 (Claus D., LLM – Yale University and Ph.D. Candidate – Oxford University, "Exchange Rate Misalignment and International Law", American Journal of International Law, July, 105 A.J.I.L. 423, Lexis) Under IMF Article VIII:2(a), … therefore not fall within the exception under GATT Article XV:9(a). Reduced penalty determination is matter of discretion – it IS enforcement - doesn’t modify the restrictionDroughton, ’95 Thus, where specific … factor of "as justice requires." A2: Perm – Do CP – "Substantially Reduce"Any interpretation of "substantially reduce" begs the definition of "restriction"1AC Plan vagueness shouldn’t justify 2ac perm clarification – incentivizes increasingly absurd lack of plan clarification – destroys neg ground and specific education – uniquely key on this topic – also takes out solvencyTomain, 11 From a funding perspective, … emerging technologies to market. A2: Intrinsic Perm/Artificially Competitive – Do Plan and Fund XNo Solvency – funding from energy production fees key – federal budget allocations failA.E.L. ’11 Finally, the third chapter …. potential to raise more than %2480 billion per year A2: Deters DrillingCP spills over - Solves Industry confidence and fear of hostile regulatory environmentBonorris, ’7 Proponents of SEPs … obligations of permitted facilities. 161 Even a portion of fees from new production is sufficient – costs could be passed on anyone even noticingA.E.L. ’11 Finally, the third chapter … than %2480 billion per year." | |
| 10/04/2012 | Case vs. Nat Gas ExportsTournament: KY RR | Round: 7 | Opponent: Mary Wash | Judge: JP 1NC ChinaTheir internal links are not about why the plan is key- it’s talking about even limited status quo exports being a commitment to the pivotAsian leadership high- SKFTABriliant, 9/23/11 Implementation … of KORUS. Status quo solves and infrastructure constrains export growth regardless- their authorEbinger, Senior fellow and Director of the Energy Security Initiative at Brookings, ’12 (Charles, "Liquid Markets: Assessing the Case for US Exports of Liquefied Natural Gas," 5-2-12, http://www.brookings.edu/~~/media/events/2012/5/02%20lng%20exports/20120502_lng_exports, accessed 8-17-12) PM Finally, there is a …. We argue that the U.S. Government should neither prohibit nor promote LNG exports. Future EPA regs thump domestic natural gas production Effects of … State University researchers. Approving lng exports crushes US manufacturingMarkey ’12 (Ed Markey, Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee, 4-18-12, "Exporting Gas = Exporting Jobs," http://energy.nationaljournal.com/2012/04/what-should-us-policy-be-on-en.php~~%232198166) But ask an American … U.S. could go even higher. Turns the economyDepartment of Commerce, 1-12, "The Competitiveness and Innovative Capacity of the United States," http://www.commerce.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2012/january/competes_010511_0.pdf-http://www.commerce.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2012/january/competes_010511_0.pdf A Strong Manufacturing … across all pri‐¶ vate sector firms.¶ 3 South China Sea empirically denied – all previous disputes in the past two decades have been resolved peacefully without escalationDouble bind – either war won’t escalate or miscalc makes it inevitableBranigan 12 (Tania, writer for the Guardian, "Chinese frigate runs aground in disputed part of South China Sea," 2012, http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jul/13/chinese-frigate-runs-aground-sea) Won’t escalate to involve the US or ChinaPiper 12 (David, writer for Fox News, "David against Goliath on the South China Sea," 5/10, http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/05/10/david-against-goliath-on-south-china-sea/~~%23ixzz20W2KsqZ3) No war – our evidence cites your flashpointDesker 8 (Barry, Dean of the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, "Why War in Asia Remains Unlikely," June, http://www.iiss.org/conferences/global-strategic-challenges-as-played-out-in-asia/asias-strategic-challenges-in-search-of-a-common-agenda/conference-papers/fifth-session-conflict-in-asia/why-war-in-asia-remains-unlikely-barry-desker/) No Asian wars – multiple warrants Shared valuesDesker ’08 (Barry,- Dean of the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies ’Why War in Asia Remains Unlikely’ http://www.iiss.org/conferences/asias-strategic-challenges-in-search-of-a-common-agenda/conference-papers/fifth-session-conflict-in-asia/why-war-in-asia-remains-unlikely-barry-desker/) Just as Western … with an emerging China. Norms and economic interdependence check Asian warEskildsen 9 (Robert, Assistant Professor of Japanese History – Smith College "Whither East Asia? Reflections on Japan’s Colonial Experience in Taiwan", The Asia-Pacific Journal, 3-22, http://japanfocus.org/-Robert-Eskildsen/2058) The Meiji Restoration …out as particularly troublesome. Extended deterrence solves Asia warMcInnis 5 (McInnis, coordinator of the Project on Nuclear Issues at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington Quarterly, "Extended Deterrence: The U.S. Credibility Gap in the Middle East," Vol 28 No 2, lexis, Summer 2005) Economic collapse doesn’t cause instabilityFareed Zakaria was named editor of Newsweek International in October 2000, overseeing all Newsweek editions abroad, December 12, 2009, "The Secrets of Stability," http://www.newsweek.com/2009/12/11/the-secrets-of-stability.html Global economy resilientFareed Zakaria was named editor of Newsweek International in October 2000, overseeing all Newsweek editions abroad, December 12, 2009, "The Secrets of Stability," http://www.newsweek.com/2009/12/11/the-secrets-of-stability.html 1NC WarmingEntire advantage is wrong – nat gas increases emissions, glut causes worse fracking, methane leaks increase warming, crowds out renewables my making them non-competitive, doesn’t cause china and india to reduce emissions, can’t solve fast enough to prevent tipping pointBrad Plumer 8/20/12 (Washington Post, "Can natural gas help tackle global warming? A primer." http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/wp/2012/08/20/can-natural-gas-really-help-tackle-global-warming-heres-everything-you-need-to-know/) Unconventional gas doesn’t decrease emissions-methane leaksMcCabe ’12 (David McCabe, an Atmospheric Scientist at the Clean Air Task Force, with a focus on methane and black carbon emissions, and abatement policies, 8-14-12, "Without Critical Policy Shifts, Abundant Natural Gas Will Not Help Slow Climate Change," http://www.catf.us/blogs/ahead/2012/08/14/without-critical-policy-shifts-abundant-natural-gas-will-not-help-slow-climate-change/-http://www.catf.us/blogs/ahead/2012/08/14/without-critical-policy-shifts-abundant-natural-gas-will-not-help-slow-climate-change/) The boom in natural gas production from shale and other unconventional resources is exciting many policymakers and commentators due to the economic and … as long in the atmosphere, and emissions of methane aren’t well measured.1 Warming is inevitableHertsgaard ’05 (Mark,- environment correspondent for The Nation "It’s much too late to sweat global warming" http://www.sfgate.com/cgi~-~-http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/02/13/INGP4B7GC91.DTL) The problem is that …, the planet would continue warming for decades. No impact to warming and alt causes to its terminal impactMorris ’2K (Julian,- Julian Morris is director of think-tank International Policy Network-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Policy_Network, was formerly a Research Fellow and subsequently Director of the Environment and Technology Programme of the Institute of Economic Affairs-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_of_Economic_Affairs "Rethinking Risk and the Precautionary Principle") Altered patterns of … for the next several decades. Sulfates checkCaldiera ’07 (Ken,- scientist at the Carnegie Institution’s department of global ecology "How to Cool the Globe" http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/24/opinion/24caldiera.html?_r=1%26pagewanted=print%26oref=slogin) Even if we could stop … policy, a backup plan for climate change. | |
| 10/04/2012 | Obama Good Nat Gas LinkTournament: | Round: | Opponent: | Judge: Conclusion 2: … U.S. energy source. | |
| 10/06/2012 | Bataille Bad - 1NC/2NCTournament: Kentucky | Round: 2 | Opponent: Weber State GR | Judge: John Koch Bataille Bad – 1NC1NCand solely services evil – their author Stoekl ’90 Political questions, however, are never so easily resolved, and quite often a ( ) Thrill-Seeker turn:Their try-or-die ish trick is backwards. Things aren’t hopeless now, and Bataille’s ecstasy thrill-seeks us to death.Johnson ’3 Bataille affirms the living moment, but as a moment that creates transience (the His reasoning justifies mass atrocity and death.Boldt-Irons, 2K In 1933, Bataille contributed a review of André Malraux’s novel La Condition humaine to ( ) No value living TurnBataille wildly inflates the value of ecstasy and tempting death – in doing so, he ignores the value of livingJohnson ’3 Life is a serious business of highly charged temporal stakes, involving a being’s struggle Bataille’s starting point is so-obsessed with finding meaning through death that he becomes death-obsessed. Bataille’s not "no value to life", he’s "no value to living"Johnson ’3 For Bataille, the full engagement with the truth of transience generates a form of Bataille overestimates the value of death to the living being – the alt is to max lived time and experiencesJohnson ’3 This work sets out to attack Whose ecstasy? Turn –( ) Two specific links:First – Bataille linksJohnson ’3 Bataille believes that an affirmation of transience is politically liberating, that transience is a Second – Fascism link:Irrespective of Politics, Bataille’s worldview necessarily dismisses the systems that check the dominance of the Far-RightWolin ’6 Here, the analysis must begin with an examination of Bataille’s essay, "The ( ) Key to check the worst violenceSmall ’6 ( ) Bataille’s premise of inevitable extinction is simply wrong: Johnson ’3 I shall assume that time cannot be separated from space, and that time is ( ) Bataille’s ecstasy and sun premise turn themselves. We can have a lifetime of ecstasy if we aren’t ruinous. Johnson ’3 For Bataille, accumulation is a process that can only come about through a deferment ( ) Bataille’s arguments about energy and the sun are a cop-out – we can strive and positively succeed. Not every one of our claims is secretly backwards. Johnson ’3 For Bataille, living things have no reason to exist other than to expend their ( ) Bataille’s Ecstasy and Sun thesis gets co-opted to fascist ends.Wolin ’6 In the worldview of both Bataille and that of German young conservatives, war plays Bataille Bad – 2NCThrill-Seeker BacklineBataille’s ecstasy and sun premise is over-valued and simply gets co-opted to hasten death And, Bataille’s claim that ecstasy and ruin are inherently connected is more than dangerous – it’s flat wrong. Johnson ’3 This assumption that ecstasy is inherently ruinous is, in my view, unsustainable. ( ) Bataille’s radical openness leaves him too willing to hold-hands with evilConner ’93 Anything, absolutely anything must be possible, which means that "the impossible" Be pragmatic - Better to strive for ongoing pleasure, as opposed to a moment of ruin-based ecstasy Ext: no value to livingBataille’s thesis might arguably be good for the individual – but it dies at the altar of making decisions for others – YOLO shouldn’t apply to other people – that’s ironsIssac, ’2 "the right" BacklineThis scholarship breeds political impotence.Johnson ’3 Life proceeds at its own pace, and therefore does not slip towards death in Our second link is fascism. Instead of the left disappearing – Bataille gives hegemonic forces a boost by sanctioning them to do however they see fit. It causes the worst atrocity – here’s more ev:Wolin 6 In the worldview of both Bataille and that of German young conservatives, war plays Bataille’s argument get co-opted by the far-right – only serves fascist ends – their 1AC author ===="Politics by other means" isn’t sufficient – too defeatist, ignores individual responsibility==== A2: institutions badWe can be anti-anti-stateBarbrook ’97 | |
| 10/07/2012 | Elections - Obama Good - 1NC/2NC/2NR - Clay Round 6Tournament: Kentucky | Round: 6 | Opponent: Wake LM | Judge: Lincoln Garrett Elections – Obama Good – 1NC1NCObama winning despite lackluster debate performance but could lose- recent polls in swing statesCaberra Times, 10-8-2012 http://www.canberratimes.com.au/opinion/romneys-path-to-the-presidency-looks-arduous-20121007-2772d.html-http://www.canberratimes.com.au/opinion/romneys-path-to-the-presidency-looks-arduous-20121007-2772d.html The United States presidential election heads into the home stretch, with Barack Obama holding Overwhelming public opposition when accounting for nuclear funding mechanism – regardless of theoretical supportMariotte, 12 Conclusion 1: The public does NOT want to pay for new nuclear power. Even tiny swings have huge impact – determine the outcomeAbramowitz, 6/7/12 With five months to go until Election Day 2012, all indications are that the 2 internal links – Romney will label china a currency manipulator and Obama will do it if he’s going to loseDawson and Mason, 12 ENSURES ESCALATING TENSIONS – RESULTS IN TBILL SELL OFF, ECONOMIC COLLAPSE AND RELATIONS FAIL.MCNALLY 9. ~Chris, research fellow and political economist @ East-West Center, "CHINA-U.S. ECONOMIC RELATIONS: FROM SYMBIOSIS TO RUPTURE?" East West Center — Feb 8 — http://www.eastwestcenter.org/news-center/east-west-wire/china-us-economic-relations-from-symbiosis-to-rupture/-http://www.eastwestcenter.org/news-center/east-west-wire/china-us-economic-relations-from-symbiosis-to-rupture/~~ The unraveling of this synergy is already creating tensions, recently illustrated by the war ExtinctionStraits Times 6-25-2000 THE high-intensity scenario postulates a cross-strait war escalating into a full Romney will reverse Obama’s gag rule decisionIn a speech before CPAC Friday, Mitt Romney announced steps he would take against Gag rule causes global overpopulationSan Gabriel Valley Tribune 2005("Earth staggering under expanding population" July 11, lexis) Our past efforts have proven very successful: Because of years of hard work by ExtinctionEdward Otten, Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati, 2000-2001, The exponential growth of the human population, making humans the dominant species on the 1NRSeptember KeyMore evidence No Incentives NowObama refusing new nuclear spending now because of political fearsKorte, 12 (Greg, columnist @ USA Today, 4/27, http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/story/2012-04-13/usec-centrifuges-loan-guarantees/54560118/1)** Rhetoric doesn’t match reality- no nuclear expansion nowHeritage Foundation, 10-1-2012 http://blog.heritage.org/2012/10/01/10-ways-the-obama-administration-is-hurting-americas-energy-economy/-http://blog.heritage.org/2012/10/01/10-ways-the-obama-administration-is-hurting-americas-energy-economy/ Shutting down Yucca Mountain. The Obama Administration says it wants to pursue nuclear power Overpop OutweighsIt’s the single most probable way for extinction to come about. Nothing threatens the future of our species as much as overpopulation. Yet the very Turns India RelationsImpact – Romney would undermine US-India relationsLarison, The American Conservative, 7-6-12 Seth Mandel’s review of Obama’s diplomatic record greatly overstates things:¶ Obama snubbed India– Turns Iran StrikesGOP win causes Iran strikesDilek 9-20-11 (Emine, addicting info, "All Republican Candidates Favor War with Iran" http://www.addictinginfo.org/2011/09/20/all-republican-candidates-favor-war-with-iran/, jj) All Republican Candidates Favor War with Iran Prepare yourself my fellow Americans. If you Turns RussiaObama win key to US-Russia relations – Romney’s agenda is belligerent and controversial.Reichardt 7/9. (Adam is the Managing Editor of New Eastern Europe, "Considering Russia in the Voting Booth," New Eastern Europe, 2012, http://www.neweasterneurope.eu/node/382) Obama’s policy towards Russia is easier to gauge, since there has already been four 1NR Obama WinObama has a slight edge in polls but it’s not irreversibleCBS News, 10-1-2012 http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57523520/obama-holds-slight-lead-ahead-of-debate/-http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57523520/obama-holds-slight-lead-ahead-of-debate/ Five weeks before Election Day and two days before the first presidential debate, a Obama is still winning but Romney couldThere may be some mitigating factors for Mr. Obama. First, although the Obama likely to win but polls underestimate how tight the race will getOn "Face the Nation" Sunday, Larry Sabato from the University for Virginia Approval ratings give him a slight edgeObama is on track to win, but backers shouldn’t get overconfident. Here’s why AT: Thumper – GeneralThumpers are political folklore- don’t materialize- Iran strikes and legalizing marijuana are rumors onlyKevin Drum is a political blogger for Mother Jones, 10-1-2012 http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2012/10/its-october-so-it-must-be-time-surprise-http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2012/10/its-october-so-it-must-be-time-surprise So October Surprises come in all shapes and sizes: real ones, imagined ones No major surprises coming now – econ and foreign policy are staticSilver, 12 (Nate, 5/30, chief pollster for New York Times’ 538 election polling center. Regarded as top-level pollster based on distinct mathematical models http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/30/economically-obama-is-no-jimmy-carter/-http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/30/economically-obama-is-no-jimmy-carter/) The forward-looking data was bad as well. The stock market declined in AT: Thumper – Foreign PolicyForeign policy irrelevant – voters don’t care, its already priced in and Romney can’t exploitCook, 12 A second piece of advice for Romney: Shut up about foreign policy. It’s AT: Thumper – Iran Strikes- USIran Strikes won’t be October surprise – several reasonsCook, 12 (Charlie, Cook Political Report, National Journal, 5/7, http://cookpolitical.com/node/12454-http://cookpolitical.com/node/12454) According to The New York Times, top Israeli and U.S. intelligence AT: No Vote SwitchingNot responsive to our link arg- it’s not vote switching- that’s OUR argument- proves it’s a question of turnoutTurn out is comparatively most important factor – empirics and polls. From this week’s Pew poll:¶ Levels of engagement and enthusiasm in the political bases Turnout is the way Romney can winThere’s little reason to believe that undecided voters in this campaign will break sharply toward 1NR LinkFinancing mechanisms tilt divided public opinion into massive opposition across all party linesMariotte, 12 Conclusions¶ Americans are not exactly wild about the idea of building new nuclear reactors Especially true post fukushima – spending for loan guarantees triggers unique backlashSheppard, 11 (Kate, Staff Reporter Mother Jones Washington Bureau, 3/23, http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2011/03/nuclear-power-public-opinion-poll)** Link Turns CasePublic support guts nuclear incentives’ solvencyT.L. Fahring is a 2011 graduate from the University of Texas School of Law. He is currently a law clerk at the Texas Eleventh Court of Appeals. He is interested in energy law, environmental law, and tax law, 2011 41 Tex. Envtl. L.J. 279 lexis Uncertainties over the licensing system and public support remain. Even after the NRC’s streamlining Gag Rule – AT: US Not Key( ) US gag rule key to global restrictions on abortion.Julia Ernst, Adjunct Professor of Law; Executive Director, Women’s Law and Public Policy Fellowship Program at Georgetown Law and Tzili Mor, International legal fellow at Center for Reproductive Law and Policy, 2003, The most effective way to reduce unsafe abortion is to ensure that safe abortion services 2NRAT: Chavez/Gas Prices ThumperOnly warrant for why it swings the election is gas prices –Those don’t affect the electionWhen journalists (myself included) talk about the impact rising gas prices might have | |
| 10/07/2012 | Expedited Review CP v LNG Terminals Aff - 1NCTournament: Kentucky | Round: 7 | Opponent: Mary Washington MM | Judge: Leah Mocszulski Expedited Review CP – 1NCThe Department of Energy should determine that liquid natural gas exports to countries which the United States has Permanent Normal Trade Relations with are in the public interest. The United States Federal Government should provide the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission with all necessary resources and funding to provide expedited review assessing whether liquid natural gas export terminals comply with existing Federal Energy Regulatory Commission restrictions.DOE review of studies determines the export outcome and solves predictabilityBurnes et al, 12 The study was requested by DOE to evaluate the "cumulative impacts" that the The only DOE regulation is an assessment of public interestBurnes et al, 12 When DOE considers a request to export LNG, it must determine whether the proposed We’ll submit a list of every FERC restriction on LNGs – Every single one is assessing environmental compliance – irrelevant to overall decision on exportsFERC, 10 (6/28, http://ferc.gov/industries/gas/indus-act/lng/state-rights.asp-http://ferc.gov/industries/gas/indus-act/lng/state-rights.asp**)** Industries Natural Gas Industry Activities LNG Here’s more proof – the process review just assesses public interest based on compliance with environmental standardsFERC, 10 (6/28, http://ferc.gov/industries/gas/indus-act/lng/rev-proc.asp)** FERC is involved in LNG terminals from the time they are conceived by the industry | |
| 10/07/2012 | T vs LNG Terminals Aff - 1NC/1NR - Clay Round 7Tournament: Kentucky | Round: 7 | Opponent: Mary Washington MM | Judge: Leah Mocszulski T vs LNG Terminals Aff – 1NC – Clay Round 71NC TFinancial incentives require the disbursement of public funds linked to energy production – excludes action with incentive effectsWebb 93 – lecturer in the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa (Kernaghan, "Thumbs, Fingers, and Pushing on String: Legal Accountability in the Use of Federal Financial Incentives", 31 Alta. L. Rev. 501 (1993) Hein Online) In this paper, "financial incentives" are taken to mean disbursements 18 of "For" is a term of exclusionAllegra 2 (Francis M., Judge – United States Court of Federal Claims, "Usibelli Coal Mine, Plaintiff, v. The United States, Defendant", 11-8, 2002 U.S. Claims LEXIS 307, , Lexis) The cynosure here is the phrase "for any overpayment in respect of any internal "Restrictions" are direct governmental limitations —- excludes measures the only have limiting effectsViterbo 12 (Annamaria, Assistant Professor in International Law – University of Torino, PhD in International Economic Law – Bocconi University and Jean Monnet Fellow – European University Institute, International Economic Law and Monetary Measures: Limitations to States’ Sovereignty and Dispute, p. 166) In order to distinguish an exchange restriction from a trade measure, the Fund chose not to give "On" means in contact with and links "restrictions" only to domestic energy productionGraham 16 (Arthur Butler, "Brief for Appellants – Wilson v. Dorflinger %26 Sons", Court of Appeals – State of New York, Reg. 108, Fol. 387, 1916, p. 11-12) The Standard Dictionary defines the word "on" as follows:¶ "In or Reducing export restrictions is a market incentive not a financial incentives – they are the opposite of the topic by financing demand not supplyRosner, et. al. ’11 (Robert Rosner, Robert Rosner is an astrophysicist and founding director of the Energy Policy Institute at Chicago. He was the director of Argonne National Laboratory from 2005 to 2009, and Stephen Goldberg, Energy Policy Institute at Chicago, The Harris School of Public Policy Studies, Joseph S. Hezir, Principal, EOP Foundation, Inc., http://epic.uchicago.edu/sites/epic.uchicago.edu/files/uploads/SMRWhite_Paper_Dec.14.2011copy.pdf-http://epic.uchicago.edu/sites/epic.uchicago.edu/files/uploads/SMRWhite_Paper_Dec.14.2011copy.pdf) The distinction matters – they allow everythingWTO, ’98 (Secretariat, "ENERGY SERVICES, Background Note by the Secretariat" "Production" refers to quantity extracted from the ground ENERGY PRODUCTION Terminals are sent natural gas already produced upstreamBurnes et al, 12 Some clarity may be provided by DOE in response to Congressman Markey’s questions concerning DOE’s 1NRImpactPrecision is a prerequisite to effective policy educationShannon 2 – Bradley Shannon, law at University of Idaho, January 2002 (Washington Law Review, 77 Wash. L. Rev. 65, Lexis The first answer to this question is, why should we not care? If AT: PudnerTheir card – next line – concludes that the reason the FERC doesn’t authorize is because of cost, environmental concerns, and market conditions, not an actual restrictionPudner, Law degree from Georgetown, Financial Institutions Lawyer at Baker Donelson, 9-5-12 These large supply increases have driven the price of natural gas in the U. Of course, some or all of these projects could still be derailed if FERC AT: We Meet Restriction – NG Act of ’38NG Act of ’38 isn’t a restriction on production, it’s a restriction on siting import/export facilitiesFERC, 10 (6/28, http://ferc.gov/industries/gas/indus-act/lng/state-rights.asp-http://ferc.gov/industries/gas/indus-act/lng/state-rights.asp**)** The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has exclusive authority under the Natural Gas Act to authorize "Restrictions" must have force of law —- the Aff only reduces non-binding measuresNorwood 87 (Edward Andrew, "The Prosecutor and Pre-Trial Publicity: The Need for a Rule", Journal of the Legal Profession, 11, p. 179) The court then examined specific restrictions found in DR 7-¶ 107 rule. Although Framer’s Intent BadFramer’s intent is arbitrary and should be considered secondary to the best interpretationWeaver 7 (Aaron, Ph.D. Candidate in Politics and Society – Baylor University, "An Introduction to Original Intent", Fall, http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/BDWFiles/originalism.pdf-http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/BDWFiles/originalism.pdf) Discovering the "original intent" behind the religion clauses of the First Amendment is A2: NGconsumable form – EIA cinterp=== EIA votes negEIA 12 (United States Energy Information Administration, "Glossary", http://www.eia.gov/tools/glossary/index.cfm?id=P) Production, natural gas: The volume of natural gas withdrawn from reservoirs less ( Contextual ev from congressional research services that LNG terminals are distinct from production – it is the increased production that drives the terminals and if approved they would export 12.5% of currently produced natural gasLuther et al, Congressional Research Service, ’11 As estimates for the amount of U.S. natural gas resources have grown, so have the prospects of And – if this argument is correct it only proves there were topical versions of their aff that solve all their offenseBurnes et al, 12 The EIA study is one of two studies that DOE will use to evaluate applications But allowing the aff within this interpretation would crush all definition of energy productionWTO, ’98 (Secretariat, "ENERGY SERVICES, Background Note by the Secretariat" | |
| 10/07/2012 | Elections - Obama Good - 1NC/2NC - Clay Round 7Tournament: Kentucky | Round: 7 | Opponent: Mary Washington MM | Judge: Leah Mocszulski Elections – Obama Good – 1NC – Clay Round 71NCObama winning despite lackluster debate performance but could lose- recent polls in swing statesCaberra Times, 10-8-2012 http://www.canberratimes.com.au/opinion/romneys-path-to-the-presidency-looks-arduous-20121007-2772d.html-http://www.canberratimes.com.au/opinion/romneys-path-to-the-presidency-looks-arduous-20121007-2772d.html The United States presidential election heads into the home stretch, with Barack Obama holding Similarly, western voters voiced support for continued funding of conservation, indicating that ¶ Western States Key Even tiny swings have huge impact – determine the outcomeAbramowitz, 6/7/12 With five months to go until Election Day 2012, all indications are that the Iran strikes – 2 internal links –GOP win causes Iran strikes All Republican Candidates Favor War with Iran Prepare yourself my fellow Americans. If you Obama will attack Iran if he fears he’s losing the election Will a U.S. attack on Iran become Obama’s ’October Surprise’? Iran strikes causes multiple scenarios for extinction. 2NC2NC ModuleRomey will reverse Obama’s gag rule decisionIn a speech before CPAC Friday, Mitt Romney announced steps he would take against Gag rule causes global overpopulationSan Gabriel Valley Tribune 2005("Earth staggering under expanding population" July 11, lexis) Our past efforts have proven very successful: Because of years of hard work by ExtinctionEdward Otten, Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati, 2000-2001, The exponential growth of the human population, making humans the dominant species on the OPop Impact MagnifierIt’s the single most probable way for extinction to come about. Nothing threatens the future of our species as much as overpopulation. Yet the very Obama win key to EPA regs – solves CO2 and oil dependenceStar Ledger, 12 (6/3, http://blog.nj.com/njv_editorial_page/2012/06/scary_times_for_environment_—.html-http://blog.nj.com/njv_editorial_page/2012/06/scary_times_for_environment_~-~-.html) The grim report on jobs Friday greatly improves the odds that Republicans will win in AT: No Impact- Just Campaign RhetoricStudies prove- campaign promises are enactedJonathan Bernstein is a political scientist who writes about American politics, especially the presidency, Congress, parties, and elections. Washington Monthly, Campaign Promises What they say is how they’ll govern. Jan/Feb 12 http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/magazine/january_february_2012/features/campaign_promises034471.php?page=2-http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/magazine/january_february_2012/features/campaign_promises034471.php?page=2,) George W. Bush had a problem. As he prepared to sweep to his GOP win causes Iran strikeJon Swaine, 11-13-2011, "Republican hopefuls would go to war with Iran," Telegraph, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/republicans/8887247/Republican-hopefuls-would-go-to-war-with-Iran.html-http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/republicans/8887247/Republican-hopefuls-would-go-to-war-with-Iran.html Republican hopefuls would go to war with Iran Republican presidential hopefuls have promised to go Turns ChinaIran strikes crushes US-Sino ties, and suck China into global conflictRNVA ’9 A chilling report circulating in the Kremlin today states that President Medvedev and Chinese President
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| 10/27/2012 | Elections - Obama Good - 1NC/1NR - Harvard Round 2Tournament: Harvard | Round: 2 | Opponent: Northwestern HM | Judge: Weiner Elections – Obama Good – 1NC1NCObama wins- slight lead in critical statesWith just 12 days to go, every day without signs of Romney making gains Environment and energy uniquely key for youth vote turnout – they hate drillingSood, ’8 Public opinion related to energy made for a unique national election in 2006. Consumers’ Turnout key to election victoryBusiness Insider, 10-25-2012 http://www.businessinsider.com/win-the-election-in-final-stretch-2012-10-http://www.businessinsider.com/win-the-election-in-final-stretch-2012-10 It’s All About Turnout — Earlier in the election, some Republicans complained that the In a speech before CPAC Friday, Mitt Romney announced steps he would take against Gag rule causes global overpopulationSan Gabriel Valley Tribune 2005("Earth staggering under expanding population" July 11, lexis) Our past efforts have proven very successful: Because of years of hard work by Overpopulation causes extinction and turns the case – access to birth control is key to solveCBD- Center for Biological Diversity 11 (The Center for Biological Diversity works through science, law and creative media to secure a future for all species, "OVERPOPULATION: A KEY FACTOR IN SPECIES EXTINCTION," citing data as recent as October 2011, http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/overpopulation/index.html-http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/overpopulation/index.html) The world’s human population doubled from 1 to 2 billion between 1800 and 1930, 1NR1NRTurns global biodiversityCBD- Center for Biological Diversity 9 (The Center for Biological Diversity works through science, law and creative media to secure a future for all species, "OVERPOPULATION AND EXTINCTION," citing data as recent as 2009, Predicting local extinction rates is complex due to differences in biological diversity, species distribution Relations 1NCObama win key to US-Russia relations – Romney’s agenda is belligerent and controversial.Reichardt 7/9. (Adam is the Managing Editor of New Eastern Europe, "Considering Russia in the Voting Booth," New Eastern Europe, 2012, http://www.neweasterneurope.eu/node/382) Obama’s policy towards Russia is easier to gauge, since there has already been four US/Russian war causes extinction – most probableBostrom ’2 ~Nick Bostrom, professor of philosophy - Oxford University, March, 2002, Existential Risks: Analyzing Human Extinction Scenarios and Related Hazards, Journal of Evolution and Technology, p. http://www.nickbostrom.com/existential/risks.html~~ A much greater existential risk emerged with the build-up of nuclear arsenals in 2NC ModuleOBAMA IS PREVENTING CHINA BASHING BUT IT DEPENDS ON THE MOOD OF THE VOTERS – backsliding causes manipulator labelTHE ECONOMIST 10. ~"A turn for the worse; trade figures" Aug 21 — lexis~ The new numbers mean that frustration with China is only likely to intensify as unemployment ENSURES ESCALATING TENSIONS – RESULTS IN TBILL SELL OFF, ECONOMIC COLLAPSE AND RELATIONS FAIL.MCNALLY 9. ~Chris, research fellow and political economist @ East-West Center, "CHINA-U.S. ECONOMIC RELATIONS: FROM SYMBIOSIS TO RUPTURE?" East West Center — Feb 8 — http://www.eastwestcenter.org/news-center/east-west-wire/china-us-economic-relations-from-symbiosis-to-rupture/-http://www.eastwestcenter.org/news-center/east-west-wire/china-us-economic-relations-from-symbiosis-to-rupture/~~ The unraveling of this synergy is already creating tensions, recently illustrated by the war Risk of impact is high- increase tensions from Romney cause nuclear exchangeDonald Gross is a former White House and State Department official, 10-22-2012 http://www.salon.com/2012/10/22/quit_bashing_beijing_chinas_rise_is_good_for_america/-http://www.salon.com/2012/10/22/quit_bashing_beijing_chinas_rise_is_good_for_america/ Increased tensions with China could have a number of dire outcomes. They could lead Drilling – Dem BasePlan alienates dem base – key issueDaly, 12 Undermines base turnoutDaly, 12 The poll, made possible by a grant to the AP-NORC Center from Increased drilling costs base support – voters hate big oil, makes Obama look like hes caving to dirty special interests, perceived as zero sum with renewablesTaylor, 11 Tie opponents to Their Donations ¶ from Dirty industries¶ There are real, positive Massive voter opposition to drilling – independent voters and intensity gapTexeira, ’5 Does the Public Support ANWR Oil Exploration? In the wake of the recent narrow Opposition especially intenseLongley 2005 ~Robert, About.com guide, February, "Majority Oppose ANWR Oil Drilling, Survey Says" http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/technologyandresearch/a/anwrsurvey.htm~~ Public opposition to drilling blocks solvencySubhankar Banerjee is a writer, photographer, and activist. Over the past decade he has worked tirelessly to conserve ecoculturally significant areas of the Arctic, and to raise awareness about indigenous human rights and climate change. He is the editor of a new book, Arctic Voices: Resistance at the Tipping Point (Seven Stories Press) and won a 2012 Lannan Foundation Cultural Freedom Award. 8-2-2012 http://www.pacificfreepress.com/opinion/12142-the-original-shell-company-bringing-big-oil-to-account.html-http://www.pacificfreepress.com/opinion/12142-the-original-shell-company-bringing-big-oil-to-account.html For more than a century, environmental organizations have focused on lobbying Congress as a Obama solves oil production- federal land and water to drastically increase domestic supplyDaniel J. Weiss and Jackie Weidman, Center for American Progress , 9-28-2012 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/09/obama-versus-romney-everything-you-need-to-know-about-where-the-candidates-stand-on-energy-policy?page=3-http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/09/obama-versus-romney-everything-you-need-to-know-about-where-the-candidates-stand-on-energy-policy?page=3 Obama:¶ Oil imports lowest since 1997; dropped by 15 percent during term to 2NC Obama WinObama will win—-Nate SilverThe FiveThirtyEight model looks at a broader array of polls — including state polls — Clear victories in the last debates and superior ground gameDavid Gergen is a senior political analyst for CNN and has been an adviser to four presidents. A graduate of Harvard Law School, he is a professor of public service and director of the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. 10-24-2012 http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/23/opinion/gergen-who-will-win/index.html-http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/23/opinion/gergen-who-will-win/index.html "So, who’s going to win?" Traveling the country, that’s the National polls, swing states, slight Ohio edgeNate Cohn, The New Republic, 10-23-2012 http://www.tnr.com/blog/electionate/109011/daily-breakdown-extraordinarily-tight-race-fourteen-days-go-http://www.tnr.com/blog/electionate/109011/daily-breakdown-extraordinarily-tight-race-fourteen-days-go After the final presidential debate in Boca Raton, the two campaigns head into the AT: Enthusiasm Gap- YouthNo youth enthusiasm gap- messagingCarmen Cusido, The Charlotte Observer 9-10-2012 http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/news/newsbyid.asp?idx=293653-http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/news/newsbyid.asp?idx=293653 But many of the DNC youth delegates last week said there’s more enthusiasm coming from -Good turn-out and leads in pollsNational Journal, 9-5-2012 http://www.nationaljournal.com/2012-election/kal-penn-no-enthusiasm-gap-among-young-voters-20120905-http://www.nationaljournal.com/2012-election/kal-penn-no-enthusiasm-gap-among-young-voters-20120905 "I actually reject the notion that there’s an enthusiasm gap, and I’ll tell AT: Thumper – X legislationNothing will pass before election nowSteinhauer, 12 As Recess Nears, Little Hope for Breaking Partisan Impasse They are the sort of A2: Econ/JobsEnvironmental protection outweighs economy for voters – even if warming concerns don’tCFR, 11 Interestingly, when the issue is put AT: Wood- No PerceptionTheir argument PROVES that there’s a lower threshold for the aff linking- voters can’t discern nuance in policies and are likely to be swayed by negative sound bites about the aff especially given the timing- their authorWood 12 Elisa Wood is a long-time energy writer whose free newsletter on energy efficiency is available at RealEnergyWriters.com August 8, 2012 What Voters Don’t Know About Energy http://energy.aol.com/2012/08/08/what-voters-don-t-know-about-energy/~~%23 "They have busy lives. They are not sitting over EIA ~US Energy Information Administration~ books looking at statistics," said Rayola Dougher, senior economic advisor for the American Petroleum Institute, which has a Vote4Energy media campaign underway. | |
| 10/27/2012 | Elections - Obama Good - 1NC/1NR - Harvard Round 4Tournament: Harvard | Round: 4 | Opponent: NU BF | Judge: Eric Morris Elections – Obama Good – Harvard Round 4 – 1NC1NCObama wins- slight lead in critical statesWith just 12 days to go, every day without signs of Romney making gains Weakening China trade pressure costs Obama election – and Romney will label china a manipulator if he wins – turns whole caseDawson and Mason, 12 Weakening China trade pressure costs Obama election – and Romney will label china a manipulator if he wins – turns whole caseDawson and Mason, 12 Romney will reinstate Yucca Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, former Nevada Gov. Bob Miller, and former Extinction None of that is impossible, and therefore none of that is unthinkable. We 1NRImpact MagnifierYucca outweighs on timeframe and probability – it’s one of the most geologically active places for earthquakes. Maybe all the waste ought not be put in one place. Maybe, sweeping EconRomney causes double dip recession- rich tax cuts and spending cutsHuffington Post, 10-24-2012 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/24/paul-krugman-mitt-romney-recession_n_2008847.html-http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/24/paul-krugman-mitt-romney-recession_n_2008847.html If Mitt Romney is elected president, then the economy may experience another recession, WarmingRomney causes warmingDaniel J. Weiss and Jackie Weidman, Center for American Progress , 9-28-2012 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/09/obama-versus-romney-everything-you-need-to-know-about-where-the-candidates-stand-on-energy-policy?page=3-http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/09/obama-versus-romney-everything-you-need-to-know-about-where-the-candidates-stand-on-energy-policy?page=3 Climate change¶ Obama:¶ "My plan will continue to reduce the carbon pollution Resource WarsObama loss causes resource warsCuriel 2010 (Jonathan Curiel, respected journalist, taught as Fulbright Scholar at Punjab University in Lahore, Pakistan, researched at Oxford as a Reuters Foundation Fellow, "What just might happen if Obama loses in 2012," Jonathan Curiel’s blog, google) War in Iran: The Republicans’ ascension marks the return of chickenhawk diplomacy. Instead 2NC Obama WinObama will win—-Advanced state-by-state analysisThursday was a busy day for the polls, with some bright spots for each Nate SilverThe FiveThirtyEight model looks at a broader array of polls — including state polls — Clear victories in the last debates and superior ground gameDavid Gergen is a senior political analyst for CNN and has been an adviser to four presidents. A graduate of Harvard Law School, he is a professor of public service and director of the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. 10-24-2012 http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/23/opinion/gergen-who-will-win/index.html-http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/23/opinion/gergen-who-will-win/index.html "So, who’s going to win?" Traveling the country, that’s the National polls, swing states, slight Ohio edgeNate Cohn, The New Republic, 10-23-2012 http://www.tnr.com/blog/electionate/109011/daily-breakdown-extraordinarily-tight-race-fourteen-days-go-http://www.tnr.com/blog/electionate/109011/daily-breakdown-extraordinarily-tight-race-fourteen-days-go After the final presidential debate in Boca Raton, the two campaigns head into the AT: R Win- Gallup PollGallup is an outlier- 7 day rolling average makes it less accurate nowFiscal Times, 10-22-2012 http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2012/10/22/Election-Cliffhanger-Polls-Show-Obama-Romney-Tied.aspx~~%23page1-http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2012/10/22/Election-Cliffhanger-Polls-Show-Obama-Romney-Tied.aspx The one outlier is Gallup’s daily tracking poll of likely voters, which has Romney AT: R Win-National PollsPrefer 538- National polls aren’t conclusive, there’s sampling error and methodological error- any movement is statistical noiseNate Silver, genius, 10-17-2012 http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/17/oct-16-can-polls-exaggerate-bounces/?utm_source=twitterfeed%26utm_medium=twitter-http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/17/oct-16-can-polls-exaggerate-bounces/?utm_source=twitterfeed%26utm_medium=twitter Mr. Obama’s poorest set of numbers came from a pair of national polls. Link Wall Obama is using energy to appear strong on China now—plan makes Romney china-bashing attacks crediblePete Kasperowicz, The Hill, 9/28/12, President Obama flexes on China, thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/energy-environment/259245-obama-blocks-chinese-investment-in-us-wind-farms The Obama administration announced Friday that it would block an attempt by a Chinese-owned Leads to a Romney win – key issue for voters and media spinsMei, 12 According to the latest Associated Press-GfK poll conducted Aug. 16-20 Competitiveness and china fears key issue – swings votes The Obama campaign response that Romney would be willing to cede clean-energy space China fears motivate clean energy support for swing voters in swing states – they want government to protect national interest Public opposition to solar blocks solvencyGirard Miller Co-Chair of the Firm’s global Alternative Energy Practice Group and is a partner in Fulbright %26 Jaworski L.L.P.’s Minneapolis location and Laura Morton, Senior Counsel at Fulbright %26 Jaworski, Senior Litigation Counsel at U.S. Department of Justice 2007 http://www.fulbright.com/mediaroom/files/energytrendsreport2007.pdf-http://www.fulbright.com/mediaroom/files/energytrendsreport2007.pdf According to die BLM’s Instruction Memorandum issued in October 2004. "|s)olar RenewablesObama victory spurs renewables – Romney tanks itKarpinski, 8/22 Mitt Romney and President Obama have dramatically different ideas about our nation’s energy policy. Romney sets renewables back a decade- can’t solve oil dependenceRomney wants to roll back the fuel economy standards the President negotiated with automakers last Yes AccidentYes, Yucca accident – quakes, human error or water. Comarow ’1 AT: No China Bashing Internal LinkRomney and Obama are distinct- current manipulator label is relevant and likely to happen- commitment trapEd Gresser directs ProgressiveEconomy, a trade and global-economy research program at the GlobalWorks Foundation 10-16-2012 http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2012/10/16/romney_win_could_break_us-china_relationship_100288-2.html-http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2012/10/16/romney_win_could_break_us-china_relationship_100288-2.html It’s a familiar tableau in American presidential campaigns: The party out of power runs Romney will go through with it and the risk of impact is high because of Chinese political transitionColin Moreshead is a freelance writer living and working in Tokyo. He studied at Wesleyan and Waseda Universities, where his research focused primarily on Japanese economic institutions and exchange rate policy. 10-22-2012 http://www.businessinsider.com/mitt-romney-needs-to-stop-bashing-china-2012-10-http://www.businessinsider.com/mitt-romney-needs-to-stop-bashing-china-2012-10 While President Obama asserts that interactions with China during his first term have been largely Romney is distinct- will follow throughSummer Chiang, New America Media, 10-25-2012 http://newamericamedia.org/2012/10/bashing-china-to-win-the-white-house.php-http://newamericamedia.org/2012/10/bashing-china-to-win-the-white-house.php However, that may not be entirly accurate, said Cheng Li, director of | |
| 10/27/2012 | T vs China Solar Tariffs Aff - 1NC/2NC - Harvard Round 4Tournament: Harvard | Round: 4 | Opponent: NU BF | Judge: Morris T vs China Tariffs Aff1NC"Energy production" means extraction, capture, or conversion of energy This section includes definitions of the key terms used in the NGER Act,¶ and outlines the approach used to measure and AND "In" means inclusion within —- action must occur within the United States in ~in~ Show IPA preposition, adverb, adjective, noun, verb, inned, in•ning. U•nit•ed States ~ y ntəd stáyts-http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/Pronounce.aspx?search=United+States ~ country in central North America, consisting of 50 states. In this paper, "financial incentives" are taken to mean disbursements 18 of The cynosure here is the phrase "for any overpayment in respect of any internal "Restrictions" are direct governmental limitations —- excludes measures the only have limiting effects In order to distinguish an exchange restriction from a trade measure, the Fund chose not to give relevance to the The Standard Dictionary defines the word "on" as follows:¶ "In or 2NCFinancial incentives must involve funding transfer and their interpretation makes "restriction" internally bidirectional and impossible to determine – import protections can just as easily be seen as incentives for domestic solar cell productionCzinkota 9 - Associate Professor at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University (Michael, Fundamentals of International Business, p. 69) Incentives offered by policymakers to facilitate foreign investments are mainly of three types: fiscal "Production" refers to quantity extracted from the ground or equivalent amount produced | |
| 10/27/2012 | LNG Exports DA - 1NC - Harvard Round 4Tournament: Harvard | Round: 4 | Opponent: NU BF | Judge: Morris LNG Exports DA – 1NC – Harvard Round 4US banning natural gas exports now because of high demand Solar power eliminates the need for natural gas High LNG prices key to Australian LNG and the overall economy Stable Australia prevents regional conflict | |
| 10/28/2012 | States CP v Solar DecentralizationTournament: | Round: | Opponent: | Judge: States CP v Solar Decentralization – 1NC – Harvard Round 8The 50 states and federal territories should remove their restrictions on community solar siting and pass model legislation as per the advocacy of Cafrey removing Homeowner’s Associations’ restrictions on community solar sitingCP Solves all problems with current state laws and avoids federal strike down – its what your author advocatesCafrey 10 ~Kristina, JD University of New Mexico, "The House of the Rising Sun: Homeowners’ Associations, Restrictive Covenants, Solar Panels, and the Contract Clause" 50 Nat. Resources J. 721~ The perusal of various state statutes and the Contract Clause analysis has highlighted the positives, negatives, attractions, and | |
| 10/28/2012 | Neg vs Causality/Predictions K - 1NC/1NR - Harvard Round 8Tournament: Harvard | Round: 8 | Opponent: Texas GM | Judge: Corrigan Neg Answers to Predictions/Causality K1NC( ) K of linear model too sweeping and wrong.Chernoff ’5 ( ) gets trapped – aff goes from stagnant to violent.Lake 11 These five pathologies combine to divert professional debate from the substance of world politics to ( ) That causes violent fill-inFitzsimmons ’6 If the effects of stressing uncertainty were limited to contradictory statements in strategic-planning 1NRMore ev that we’ll get stuck in epistemic debate – even if Alt tries not to. THAT’S THE DAMN POINT OF THE COMPLEXITY K.Wendt, ’98 Extend Fitzsimmons—The Right fills the specific void of the predictions K. More ev…History’s on our side:Fitzsimmons ’6 Dismissing predictive models locks in the status quo—turning the kritik.Fitzsimmons ’6 Moreover, this style of decision-making is self-reinforcing. A strategist Turn: Dogma—Failure to use empirical standards of analysis causes dogmatic personal beliefs of policymakers to fill the void.Fitzsimmons ’6 Why is this important? What harm can an imbalance between complexity and cognitive or And, we do know certain things within current prediction models.Fitzsimmons ’6 In spite of its intuitive appeal, applying uncertainty to strategic planning quickly becomes problematic ( ) The future is not shrouded in mystery—we can make some predictions about future events in international relations.Fitzsimmons ’6 Additionally, the notion that today’s future is less certain than yesterday’s is overdrawn. Even if strategizing is uncertain, we should plan for the MOST LIKELY future events by looking at a robust range of evidence.Fitzsimmons ’6 Much has been made about the defining role of uncertainty in strategic planning since the | |
| 11/10/2012 | Fiscal Cliff DA - 1NC/1NR - Shirley Round 2Tournament: | Round: | Opponent: | Judge: 1NC1NCFC compromise likely despite GOP opposition- Obama PC keyJulie Hirschfeld Davis is an enterprise reporter in the Washington bureau of The Associated Press and Mike Dorning reporter for Bloomberg News 11-8-2012 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-08/obama-success-on-fiscal-cliff-may-hinge-on-better-congress-ties.html-http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-08/obama-success-on-fiscal-cliff-may-hinge-on-better-congress-ties.html President Barack Obama, his re- election victory sealed, is reaching out to Energy Tax Credits drains capital specifically necessary for Fiscal cliff deal and independently undermines compromise agreement on tax reformLeone, 12 Fiscal cliff failure causes double dip recession- it’s also reverse causal- compromise is a huge stimulusFox Business, 10-17-2012 http://www.foxbusiness.com/investing/2012/10/17/making-bullish-case-on-looming-fiscal-cliff/-http://www.foxbusiness.com/investing/2012/10/17/making-bullish-case-on-looming-fiscal-cliff/ If the U.S. falls off the fiscal cliff at the end of ExtinctionAustin ’09 (Michael, Resident Scholar – American Enterprise Institute, and Desmond Lachman, Resident Fellow – American Enterprise Institute, "The Global Economy Unravels", Forbes, 3-6, http://www.aei.org/article/100187-http://www.aei.org/article/100187) Conversely, global policymakers do not seem to have grasped the downside risks to the 1NRImpact StuffEconomic decline turns ethnic marginalizationFinsterbusch 98 (Kurt, prof of sociology @ U of Maryland – College Park, The Coming Age of Scarcity: Preventing Mass Death and Genocide in the Twenty-First Century, Eds. Michael N. Dobkowski %26 Isidor Walliman, p. 157-8) The fifth explanation of why scarcity decreases integration is that it aggravates all fissures in FC compromise allows Obama success on climateLori Montgomery covers U.S. economic policy and the federal budget, focusing on efforts to tame the national debt and Zachary A. Goldfarb staff writer covering the White House, focusing on President Obama’s economic, financial and fiscal policy 11-6-2012 http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/decision2012/fiscal-cliff-clock-starts-in-earnest-as-election-fades-to-background/2012/11/06/c4dfde6e-27b2-11e2-b2a0-ae18d6159439_story.html-http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/decision2012/fiscal-cliff-clock-starts-in-earnest-as-election-fades-to-background/2012/11/06/c4dfde6e-27b2-11e2-b2a0-ae18d6159439_story.html The president, who won reelection late Tuesday, must now confront the "fiscal Failure to reach compromise causes massive NASA cuts- devastating impactMarcia S. Smith, Space Policy Online, 9-14-2012 http://www.spacepolicyonline.com/news/white-house-report-on-sequestration-details-severe-impacts-on-nasa-noaa-and-dod-http://www.spacepolicyonline.com/news/white-house-report-on-sequestration-details-severe-impacts-on-nasa-noaa-and-dod The White House today released the report required by Congress detailing the impact of sequestration Allowing commercial fill-in is bad – locks-out Access to Space via debris and kills space conduct regsGagnon ’3 Asteroid’s coming, has huge impact. Space Access key to detect and deflect.Cambier ’9 Independently, human travel key to paradigm shift. Shift tempers violence and turns concerns cited in 1AC.White ’87 ( ) Asteroid Reps good. Empirics show our reps brought POSITIVE, non-violent reactions.Kirby ’3 AT: UQ O/W LinkCompromise likely but not assured- everything is a fightIf you watched Monday’s presidential debate, you may have heard President Barack Obama say PC KeyPC key- leadership needed to overcome GOP opposition and fashion a compromise Now, President Obama will only succeed in a second term if he governs Tough Obama advocacy key to striking a dealRichard (RJ) Eskow Writer; host, ’The Breakdown’; Senior Fellow, Campaign for America’s Future Huffington Post, 11-8-2012 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rj-eskow/after-the-election-a-new_b_2092831.html-http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rj-eskow/after-the-election-a-new_b_2092831.html President Obama was reportedly planning to reach out to House Majority Leader John Boehner today More evThe President will soon have to take action on the looming US "fiscal cliff" - a cocktail of tough spending cuts and tax AND A2: TurnsNo turns – nuclear lacks political constituency - support is shallow but opposition is intenseSkutnik, 12 supporters only ensure fight with opposition – triggers congressional battleChu, 11 (Keith, Inside Energy with Federal Lands, 11/21/11) Incentives link – publicNo congressional support - Fears of public backlashBaker, 11 I just finished speaking on a panel about alternative energy at the 63rd Annual Conference Incentives link – budget pressureEven popular next gen nuclear incentives drain capital now – get drawn into broader energy spending fightNelson, 9/14/12 Gabriel Nelson and Hannah Northey, E%26E reporters, Greenwire, 9/24/12 NUCLEAR ENERGY: DOE funding for small reactors languishes as parties clash on debt It’s General – Fossil Fuel Lobby LinkFierce fossil fuel lobby resistance ensures congressional and media oppositionAdams, 12 (Rod, Atomic Insights, Pro-nuclear advocate with small nuclear plant operating and design experience. Former submarine Engineer Officer. Founder, Adams Atomic Engines, Inc. Host and producer, The Atomic Show Podcast. , 7/24/12, http://atomicinsights.com/2012/07/the-atomic-show-185-is-thorium-superior-to-uranium.html-http://atomicinsights.com/2012/07/the-atomic-show-185-is-thorium-superior-to-uranium.html Thought I did not think of phrasing it in this manner until I sat down Competing priorities linkPlan triggers massive fights over balancing competing goals, role of government, spending pressures, picking winners and supply vs demand approachesBanks, 12 A divisive energy policy debate is playing an increasingly prominent role in the presidential election A2 WINNERS WINWINNERS-LOSE FOR OBAMARYAN 9. ~1-18 — Selwyn Professor of Social Science at the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies, University of West Indies. Ph.D. in Political Science from Cornell, http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_opinion?id=161426968~~ Link outweighs the link turn on timeframeSilber 07 ~PhD Political Science %26 Communication – focus on the Rhetoric of Presidential Policy-Making – Prof of Poli Sci – Samford, ~Marissa, WHAT MAKES A PRESIDENT QUACK?, Prepared for delivery at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, August 30th-September 2nd, 2007, UNDERSTANDING LAME DUCK STATUS THROUGH THE EYES OF THE MEDIA AND POLITICIANS~ WINNERS WIN NOT TRUE FOR OBAMA.GALSTON 10. ~William, Senior Fellow, Governance Studies, Brookings, "President Barack Obama’s First Two Years: Policy Accomplishments, Political Difficulties" Brookings Institute — Nov 4~ | |
| 11/10/2012 | Warming frontlineTournament: Wake | Round: 2 | Opponent: | Judge: Warming 2NCRecent temperatures show no increase in warmingHapper 12 (William is a professor of physics at Princeton. "Global Warming Models Are Wrong Again", Wall Street Journal, 3/27/12, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304636404577291352882984274.html-http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304636404577291352882984274.html) Warming evidence skewed – urban heat islandEvans 12 (David has a PhD in electrical engineering, worked from 1999 to 2006 for the Australian Greenhouse Office, an agency of the Australian government, designing a carbon accounting system- Financial Post, "Global Warming Theory Is Based on False Science.", 7 Apr. 2011, infotrac) Not anthropogenic – multiple warrantsSpencer 12 (Roy, former NASA climatologist and author, "Ten Years After the Warming," 2/26, http://www.drroyspencer.com/2012/02/) Warming’s inevitable – oil market guaranteesMcKibben 12 (Bill, environmental activist and author, founder of 350.org, "Global Warming’s Terrifying New Math," 7/19, http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/global-warmings-terrifying-new-math-20120719) | |
| 11/10/2012 | A2: Beck - focus on peripheryTournament: Wake | Round: 2 | Opponent: | Judge: ( ) Beck’s premise would be fatal to millions – it allows conservatives to manipulate his thesis through "doubt".Smith 99 (Mick, Professor of Environmental Studies and Philosophy – Queen’s University, Alex Law, Lecturer of Sociology – University of Abertay Dundee, Hazel Work, Lecturer of Sociology – University of Abertay Dundee, and Andy Panay Teaching Fellow – University of Abertay Dundee, "The Reinvention of Politics: Ulrich Beck and Reflexive Modernity", Environmental Politics, 8(3), Autumn, p.171-l72) Unsurprisingly, Beck’s politics recapitulates his ontology. As a political pundit, Beck aligns Beck’s critique can’t be generalized from post-WWII Europe – his failure to recognize meaningful class differences makes a failed model for politicsMarshall 3 (Brent K, Professor of Sociology – University of Central Florida, "Globalisation, environmental degredation and Ulrich Beck’s Risk Society", in Globalization: Critical Concepts in Sociology, Ed. Robertson and White, p. 178-179) As the following critique delineates. thc risk society is not generalisabie because the nation | |
| 11/10/2012 | Nuclear war turns KTournament: | Round: | Opponent: | Judge: Imagining potential nuclear wars serves as a collective warning against its possibility and opens up space for interrogating national valuesSeed, Professor of English literature at the University of Liverpool, 2000 (David, "Imagining the Worst: Science Fiction and Nuclear War," Journal of American Studies of Turkey, Vol. 11, pp. 39-49, ~http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/~~jast/Number11/Seed.htm-http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/~jast/Number11/Seed.htm) A number of recurring features emerge from these narratives. In virtually every case the AND the more necessary is the reconfirmation of these narratives as mere imaginary extrapolations.
Nuclear war causes an authoritarian crackdown on civil liberties and derails long-term efforts at disarmamentMartin, Professor of Social Sciences in the School of Social Sciences, Media and Communication at the University of Wollongong, 1982 (Brian, "How the Peace Movement Should be Preparing for Nuclear War," Bulletin of Peace Proposals, Vol. 13, No. 2, 1982, pp. 149-159) In addition to the important physical effects of nuclear war there would be important indirect AND developments the people and the peace movements of the world are largely unprepared.
Nuclear war causes crackdowns on ethnic minorities on the peripheryMartin, Professor of Social Sciences in the School of Social Sciences, Media and Communication at the University of Wollongong, 1982 (Brian, "How the Peace Movement Should be Preparing for Nuclear War," Bulletin of Peace Proposals, Vol. 13, No. 2, 1982, pp. 149-159) As mentioned earlier, one likely consequence of nuclear war, or even the threat AND double purpose, and also links peace movement activities with other social movements. | |
| 11/10/2012 | Blackouts DA vs Wind - Shirley Round 4Tournament: | Round: | Opponent: | Judge: Expanding wind causes blackoutsDriessen 12 (Paul, senior policy adviser for the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow, "Why We Need to Terminate Big Wind Subsidies," http://townhall.com/columnists/pauldriessen/2012/05/08/why_we_need_to_terminate_big_wind_subsidies/page/2) Blackouts cause accidental launchEIJ 00 (Earth Island Journal, Winter, 14(4), http://www.earthisland.org/eijournal/win2000/wr_win2000y2k.html) ExtinctionMintz 1 (Morton, Former Chair – Fund for Investigative Journalism and Former Washington Post Reporter, The American Prospect, "Two Minutes to Launch", http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=two_minutes_to_launch) | |
| 11/10/2012 | T - Gotta Fiat a Plan - 1NC/1NR - Shirley Round 4Tournament: | Round: | Opponent: | Judge: 1NC"Resolved" means Aff must have fiated-plan defending instrumental implementationWebster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, ’98¶ © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. ~www.dictionary.com, accessed 4/2/01~ Resolve \Re*solve"\ (r?*z?lv"), v. "Substantial" means material, fiated actionAHD 11 (American Heritage Dictionary, "substantial", http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/substantial) sub•stan•tial (sb-stnshl) KEY ¶ ADJECTIVE:¶ Of, relating to, or having substance; material.¶ True or real; not "Federal Government" means the government of the United States of AmericaBallentine’s 95 (Legal Dictionary and Thesaurus, p. 245) the government of the United States of America Reasons to Prefer and VoterNet Benefit ~%23 1 to our interp is Limits Disad:When Aff eschews the topic and its agent, Neg’s less-effective at challenging Aff claims.Ehninger 70 If two friends differ on whether they will gain greater satisfaction from dining at Restaurant This internally link turns their pedagogy – Neg ability to contest Aff claims improves BOTH TEAMS’ knowledge.O’Donnell 4 – PhD, director of debate at Mary Washington (Tim, WFU Debaters Research Guide, "Blue helmet blues", ed. Bauschard %26 Lacy, http://groups.wfu.edu/debate/MiscSites/DRGArticles/DRGArtiarticlesIndex.htm) The answer, I believe, resides deep in the rhetorical tradition in the often Net benefit ~%23 2 – Ground DisadIncentivizes selecting Affs with huge lit or strategic bias. This is uniquely worse without topic actor as a Neg fallback.Net Benefit ~%23 3 is Our LESSON PLAN disadPresenting args differs from Learning themEd Scholars question the link between STATING args and LEARNING THEIR CONTENT. Don’t under-estimate the importance of how we learn.Hess ’99 Pepsi Challenge – They can’t prove their lesson plans work.Our LESSON PLAN of STATE-BASED ROLE-PLAY FIAT succeeds in teaching its content. This card’s compares to other lesson plans.Kupperman ’5 Our ev’s from Ed Scholars. Prefer them – best way to transition content into learning.Patnaik ’8 1NRT version of the aff – ease permitting or streamline regulatory hurdles for wind projectsHart ’11 The biggest obstacle to renewable energy production is often the very federal government that encourages Production is generating electric energyIEPA 12 (Independent Energy Producers Association, "Glossary of Energy Terms", http://www.iepa.com/Glossary.asp) Production The act or process of generating electric energy. The topic we defined doesn’t hurt creativity. New plans, advantages, and answers to others’ ars provide creative ways to play the game. Each round’s a beautiful snowflake. No two are the same.Asen 10 – Robert Asen is Professor of Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Rhetoric %26 Public Affairs, Volume 13, Number 1, Spring 2010, pp. 121-143 – Project Muse As policy debates proceed over time, they exhibit multiple temporalities, with diff erent Creativity emerges from identifying constraints and working within them – not impact turning boundaries.Flood ’10 Our thesis is true, even if rules are artificial. Also proves some boundary is inevitable.Hough 11 Relative predictability is key to depth of preparation and discussion —- both enable critical thinkingMandernach 6 (B. Jean, Ph.D. and Professor of Psychology – Park University, "Thinking Critically about Critical Thinking: Integrating Online Tools to Promote Critical Thinking", InSight: A Collection of Faculty Scholarship, Vol. 1, p. 45-46) Online Asynchronous Threaded Discussions – Threaded discussion boards provide an opportunity to take advantage of Spontaneous thinking isn’t critical. They get an "F".Paul 92 (Dr. Richard, Director of Research and Professional Development – Center for Critical Thinking and Chair – National Council for Excellence in Critical Thinking, "Critical Thinking: Basic Questions %26 Answers", Think Magazine, http://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/critical-thinking-basic-questions-amp-answers/409) Question: Critical thinking is essential to effective learning and productive living. Would you share your definition of critical No, you’re the one that’s stale and unreflexive – this epistemologically indicts your critical authors.Zanetti ’97 | |
| 11/10/2012 | Anti-Politics - 1NC/2NC - Shirley Round 4Tournament: | Round: | Opponent: | Judge: 1NCA. Link and UniquenessFirst – Policy Equivocation.Equivocating on policy implementation makes poor curriculum and turns their racism arguments. This also proves the solution to the Right is university students like us – a uniqueness trend they reverse.Gitlin ’5 Second – Word GamesThe Aff is NOT "political" in the sense our authors discuss. Re-defining "politics" to not include concrete fiated action is a word-game that makes curriculum symbolic and impractical.Chandler ’7 (David, Centre for the Study of Democracy, Westminster, Area, Vol. 39, No. 1, p. 118-119) ( ) Retreating to aesthetics undermines struggle, reinforces exploitation.Bennett ’96 B. ImpactsAvoiding anti-politics is key to check the worst violenceSmall ’6 2NCTheir F/Wanti-political=== Nietzsche’s aesthetic framework links to anti-politicsWolin ’86 (Richard, Professor of History at Rice University, TELOS, Spring, n67, p. 84) A-to "Politics is screwed-up now"( ) The world is too "conservative" because our form of political engagement is TOO THIN. This card epistemologically indicts your spinChandler ’9 because politics is currently screwed-up, we need a POLITICAL realm to capitalize upon its failings. They give up on that, and we save it.Boggs ’97 ( ) The crisis of politics can only be solved by using politicsKatawala ’9 (Sunder, Fabian Society, A Future For Politics, p. 31) ( ) they’re correct – politics is currently imperfect, which is why our author feels we need to role-play in a decentralized, but POLITICAL fashion.Boggs ’97 A-to Cooptation( ) Their rejection of engagement dooms their alternative – only engaging existing systems can produce change.Robin M. James, Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Spring 2009, Hypatia, available via Wiley online library In these two instances of successful reappropriation of the master’s tools—autonomy/universality | |
| 11/11/2012 | Ecological Indian K - 1NC/2NC - Shirley Round 5Tournament: | Round: | Opponent: | Judge: 1NCThe Aff buys-into some essentializing perspectives about Native Americans. We’ll specifically contextualize:Their Fixico ev starts by saying "Native Americans have viewed"… Their Tinker ev defends the intersection between mystical knowledge and Native Americans.There are 586 Native American tribes – to say they ALL embrace the same form of knowledge is absurd.These specific forms of essentialism should be rejected– re-deployment bad, get commodified.Brady %26 Monani ’12 While the Campo example highlights the challenges of balancing economics with environmental¶ concerns, ( ) Independently, these reps turn case. Energy firms will form joint partnerships that will be worse if essentializing reps are in play.Brady %26 Monani ’12 To better understand how contemporary business ventures address intersections of marketing¶ and social/ Our alt advances the Aff cause without essentialzing. This makes energy exchanges better.Brady %26 Monani ’12 Several of NativeEnergy’s projects were constructed on American Indian tribal lands,¶ including a wind
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| 11/11/2012 | T - Gotta Fiat a Plan - 1NC/1NR - Shirley Round 5Tournament: | Round: | Opponent: | Judge: 1NC“Resolved” means Aff must have fiated-plan defending instrumental implementation
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, ‘98¶ © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. www.dictionary.com, accessed 4/2/01
Resolve \Re*solve"\ (r?*z?lv"), v. AND to resolve a riddle. ``Resolve my doubt.'' --Shak.
“Substantial” means material, fiated actionAHD 11 (American Heritage Dictionary, “substantial”, http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/substantial)
sub·stan·tial (sb-stnshl) KEY ¶ ADJECTIVE:¶ Of, relating to, or having substance; material.¶ True or real; not AND or extent: won by a substantial margin.¶ Possessing wealth or property; well-to-do.
“Federal Government” means the government of the United States of AmericaBallentine's 95 (Legal Dictionary and Thesaurus, p. 245)
the government of the United States of America
Reasons to Prefer and Voter
Net Benefit # 1 to our interp is Limits Disad:
When Aff eschews the topic and its agent, Neg’s less-effective at challenging Aff claims.
Ehninger 70 (Douglas, Professor of Speech – U Iowa, Speech Monographs, June, p. 108)
If two friends differ on whether they will gain greater satisfaction from dining at Restaurant AND need to assume and agree upon as a necessary condition of argumentative interchange.
This internally link turns their pedagogy – Neg ability to contest Aff claims improves BOTH TEAMS’ knowledge.
O’Donnell 4 – PhD, director of debate at Mary Washington (Tim, WFU Debaters Research Guide, “Blue helmet blues”, ed. Bauschard and Lacy, http://groups.wfu.edu/debate/MiscSites/DRGArticles/DRGArtiarticlesIndex.htm)
The answer, I believe, resides deep in the rhetorical tradition in the often AND stand to lose a great deal when we refuse a genuine starting point.
Net benefit # 2 – Ground Disad
Incentivizes selecting Affs with huge lit or strategic bias. This is uniquely worse without topic actor as a Neg fallback.
Net Benefit # 3 is Our LESSON PLAN disadPresenting args differs from Learning themEd Scholars question the link between STATING args and LEARNING THEIR CONTENT. Don’t under-estimate the importance of how we learn.
Hess ‘99 (et al Gerald F. Hess is director of the Institute for Law School Teaching and a professor of law at Gonzaga University and. – Techniques for Teaching Law – http://lawteaching.org/resources/books/techniquesforteachinglaw1999/hess-gerald-techniquesforteachinglaw1999-chapter2.pdf) Most excellent instructors . .. plan very seriously, fully aware that alternative ways of AND class planning can hdp make the classroom a more productive and enjoyable place.
Pepsi Challenge – They can’t prove their lesson plans work.Our LESSON PLAN of STATE-BASED ROLE-PLAY FIAT succeeds in teaching its content. This card’s compares to other lesson plans.
Kupperman ‘5 (et al, Jeff Kupperman is an Associate Professor of Education at the University of Michigan-Flint and a core member of the University of Michigan's Interactive Communications and Simulations group. Gary Weisserman is head of school at the 180-student Oakland Early College. He is also affiliated with the University of Michigan and West Bloomfield High School – Curriculum games: An online character-playing project as "ironist curriculum" – April 4, 2005 – available at: http://blog.jkupp.com/files/curriculum_games.pdf) This paper is a mixture of narrative and theory. The narratives were collected from AND new vocabularies, can have in creating a more just distribution of power.
Our ev’s from Ed Scholars. Prefer them – best way to transition content into learning.
Patnaik ‘8 Sumeeta Patnaik – at the time of this writing, Sumeeta was writing this project as her part of her Qualifying Assessment in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor in Education In Curriculum and Instruction, Marshall University Graduate College, Graduate School of Education and Professional Development. Prior to this writing , Sumeeta held an MA in Political Science and a separate MA in English. Available at: www.marshall.edu/gsepd/edd/.../PatnaikS_reflective_paper.doc As I sat down to write this reflection, I had to examine the length AND to put these new thinking skills into practice as a scholar and educator.
State-based macro-politics can succeed. Even if it can’t, the alternatives are worse.
Bronner ‘4 Stephen Eric Bronner, Distinguished Professor of Political Science and a Member of the Graduate Faculty in Comparative Literature and German Studies at Rutgers University, 2004 (Reclaiming the Enlightenment: Toward a Politics of Radical Engagement, Published by Columbia University Press, ISBN 9780231126090, p. 151-153) Enlightenment thinkers wished neither to abolish the state nor to bring about some utopian alternative AND alienation has been abolished and a world of direct democracy has been achieved.
Macro-options are comparatively better – this assumes the world of co-optation
Saward ‘92 (Micheal, Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, U of London, Co-optive Politics and State Legitimacy p.) Co-option should not be seen as a zero-sum game. There AND case if they had no formal influence within the decision- making process. ( ) Limits and state-Based analysis vital to actualizing their environmental justice claims:Unconditional environmental justice destroys policy priorities, tanking any risk analysis because they try to INCLUDE all viewpoints WITHOUT LIMITS
Foreman “98 Christopher Foreman is a nonresident senior fellow in Governance Studies. Since 2000, he has also been a professor and director of the social policy program at the University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy. His research focuses on the politics of health, race, environmental regulation, government reform, and domestic social policy¶ Ph.D. (1980), A.M. (1977), A.B. (1974), Harvard University The Promise and Peril of Environmental Justice
Conceptual Drawbacks of Environmental Justice From a rationalizing perspective, a major problem with the AND can deflect attention from serious hazards to less serious or perhaps trivial ones.
The attempt to INCLUDE all stories make environmental justice UNSUSTAINABLY fragile and tanks coalitionsForeman 98 Christopher Foreman is a nonresident senior fellow in Governance Studies. Since 2000, he has also been a professor and director of the social policy program at the University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy. His research focuses on the politics of health, race, environmental regulation, government reform, and domestic social policy Ph.D. (1980), A.M. (1977), A.B. (1974), Harvard University The Promise and Peril of Environmental Justice
Barnstorming and Brainstorming: EPA and Community Involvement Efforts to stimulate ongoing and meaningful public AND has passed, persons who have contributed vital organizational resources may drift away.
Inclusion of non-topical advocacy in environmental justice is debilitating – only LIMITS and FOCUS enable effective prioritizationForeman 98 Christopher Foreman is a nonresident senior fellow in Governance Studies. Since 2000, he has also been a professor and director of the social policy program at the University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy. His research focuses on the politics of health, race, environmental regulation, government reform, and domestic social policy Ph.D. (1980), A.M. (1977), A.B. (1974), Harvard University The Promise and Peril of Environmental Justice
Its relatively congenial and accessible structure belies two basic limitations. One is that, AND advisory council was simply an inappropriate forum in which to address that issue.
Environment justice must be approached through CONCRETE POLICY analysis that WEIGHS disadvantages– only SWITCH SIDE worksForeman 98 Christopher Foreman is a nonresident senior fellow in Governance Studies. Since 2000, he has also been a professor and director of the social policy program at the University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy. His research focuses on the politics of health, race, environmental regulation, government reform, and domestic social policy Ph.D. (1980), A.M. (1977), A.B. (1974), Harvard University The Promise and Peril of Environmental Justice
More frequent resort to a rationalizing, if not solely economic, perspective would encourage AND environmental blackmail," allowing disadvantaged communities to become "hooked on toxics."26 1NRLimitsLimits outweigh – they’re the vital access point for any theory impact -~-- it’s key to fairness -~-- huge research burdens mean we can’t prepare to compete – and its key to education -~-- big topics cause hyper-generics, lack of clash, and shallow debate -~-- and it destroys participationRowland 84 (Robert C., Debate Coach – Baylor University, “Topic Selection in Debate”, American Forensics in Perspective, Ed. Parson, p. 53-54)
The first major problem identified by the work group as relating to topic selection is AND of broad topics that has led some small schools to cancel their programs. ProductionGenerating electric energyIEPA 12 (Independent Energy Producers Association, “Glossary of Energy Terms”, http://www.iepa.com/Glossary.asp)
Production The act or process of generating electric energy.
AT: Native Epistemology Key( ) New methods Turn. They reify domination via new “standards of proof” – turns oppressionTyson ‘98 CYNTHIA A. TYSON is an assistant professor in the School for Integrated Teaching and Learning and Language, Literature and Culture at the Ohio State University – Educational Researcher, Vol. 27, No. 9, pp. 21-22 – 1998 – available at J-Stor
In their piece, Scheurich and Young (1997) raise the ques- tion AND -based methodologies will be dismantled and dissected while racist epistemologies remain intact.
Essentialism DA( ) K of conventional ev, objectivity, non-narrative, and experts as “white practices” is essentializing – turns their offense
Frank ‘97 (David A. Frank is an assistant professor and Director of Forensics at University of Oregon. Argumentation and Advocacy – Spring – p. 195) In her admirable attempt to discern the reasons why the debate culture is not open AND debate pedagogy that privileges non-competitive storytelling over the refutation of arguments.
( ) Line-by-Line and technical skills good – vital for micro-movements to effectuate macro-change.
A story frames our point --
In 1999, student activism culminated in a meeting between protestors and the Greek Ministry of Education. That meeting was an incredible opportunity for radical reform – but the students failed because Greek curriculum had never taught them how confront systems of domination by using specific clash and line-by-line refutation.
This contextualizes why we think our model of debate is so important.
Georgia Kontogiannopoulou-Polydorides -- Representative to the General Assembly of the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement – in 2000 (Georgia Kontogiannopoulou-Polydorides -- Dept. of Education, University of Patras, Greece -- Journal of Modern Greek Studies, Volume 18, 2000. -- http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/journal_of_modern_greek_studies/v018/18.2polydorides.pdf)
Our analysis takes off from the position that schooling in Greece has long followed the AND in educational debates in the terms advocated by leaders in the reform movement.
A-to: Critical ThinkingRelative predictability is key to depth of preparation and discussion -~-- both enable critical thinkingMandernach 6 (B. Jean, Ph.D. and Professor of Psychology – Park University, “Thinking Critically about Critical Thinking: Integrating Online Tools to Promote Critical Thinking”, InSight: A Collection of Faculty Scholarship, Vol. 1, p. 45-46)
Online Asynchronous Threaded Discussions – Threaded discussion boards provide an opportunity to take advantage of AND factors; and 5) considering the appropriateness of various courses of action.
Spontaneous thinking isn’t critical. They get an “F”.Paul 92 (Dr. Richard, Director of Research and Professional Development – Center for Critical Thinking and Chair – National Council for Excellence in Critical Thinking, “Critical Thinking: Basic Questions and Answers”, Think Magazine, http://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/critical-thinking-basic-questions-amp-answers/409)
Question: Critical thinking is essential to effective learning and productive living. Would you share your definition of critical AND 150,000 or so teachers who read the publication.
2NC-1NR Wall – Our Role-Play solve normal indicts on Role-Play or State based fiat
( ) Role-play may not be categorically good – but our form solves authenticity and motivation.
Kupperman 2K (et al, Jeff Kupperman is an Associate Professor of Education at the University of Michigan-Flint and a core member of the University of Michigan's Interactive Communications and Simulations group. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Seattle, WA – April 12.2000 – http://www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/ED455836.pdf)
In Conflix, high school students in five schools take on the roles of real AND making and discussion about the nature of democratic governance occurs in most sessions. | |
| 11/11/2012 | Fiscal Cliff DA - 1NC/1NR/2NR - Shirley Round 8Tournament: | Round: | Opponent: | Judge: 1NC1NCFC compromise likely - Obama PC keyJulie Hirschfeld Davis is an enterprise reporter in the Washington bureau of The Associated Press and Mike Dorning reporter for Bloomberg News 11-8-2012 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-08/obama-success-on-fiscal-cliff-may-hinge-on-better-congress-ties.html-http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-08/obama-success-on-fiscal-cliff-may-hinge-on-better-congress-ties.html President Barack Obama, his re- election victory sealed, is reaching out to Reducing environmental restrictions on oil triggers massive battle in congress and requires PCKraft, 12 Despite these notable pledges and actions, rising criticism of environmental programs also was evident FC failure causes the collapse of hegemony, a double-dip recession, and war in the Middle EastHutchison, U.S. Senator from the great state of Texas, 9/21/2012 Despite warnings of the dire consequences, America is teetering at the edge of a Middle East goes nuclearJames A. Russell, Senior Lecturer, National Security Affairs, Naval Postgraduate School, ’9 (Spring) "Strategic Stability Reconsidered: Prospects for Escalation and Nuclear War in the Middle East" IFRI, Proliferation Papers, ~%2326, http://www.ifri.org/downloads/PP26_Russell_2009.pdf Strategic stability in the region is thus undermined by various factors: (1) 1NREconFiscal cliff failure causes double dip recession- it’s also reverse causal- compromise is a huge stimulusFox Business, 10-17-2012 http://www.foxbusiness.com/investing/2012/10/17/making-bullish-case-on-looming-fiscal-cliff/-http://www.foxbusiness.com/investing/2012/10/17/making-bullish-case-on-looming-fiscal-cliff/ If the U.S. falls off the fiscal cliff at the end of 2NC UQ WallNewest Sunday development suggest a compromise is likely- there’s a basis for a deal even over taxesDaniel Politi writes "Today’s Papers" for Slate 11-11-0212 http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2012/11/11/john_boehner_fiscal_cliff_negotiations_will_republicans_compromise_after.html-http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2012/11/11/john_boehner_fiscal_cliff_negotiations_will_republicans_compromise_after.html David Axelrod, one of President Obama’s closest advisers said that House Speaker John Boehner Recent statementsReuters, 11-11-2012 http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/11/us-usa-fiscal-idUSBRE8A80WV20121111-http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/11/us-usa-fiscal-idUSBRE8A80WV20121111 A senior Republican senator voiced confidence on Sunday that U.S. lawmakers would Both parties agree FC aversion likelyBloomberg Business Week, 11-11-12 http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-11-11/lawmakers-in-both-parties-see-resolution-to-u-dot-s-dot-fiscal-cliff~~%23p1-http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-11-11/lawmakers-in-both-parties-see-resolution-to-u-dot-s-dot-fiscal-cliff Top lawmakers in both political parties today predicted a resolution to the standoff on the FC compromise likely- Obama leverage and GOP willingnessTom Cohen, CNN 11-10-2012 http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/09/politics/obama-fiscal-cliff/index.html-http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/09/politics/obama-fiscal-cliff/index.html Boehner’s leverage in negotiating a deal got weakened by the election that returned Obama to A2: PlanConcession=== Their consessions ev is about obama’s attempt to use it to get GOP on board for a climate bill – the plan only makes dems furious with no upsideHobson 12 Drilling – Turn ShieldExpanding offshore drilling only costs political capital – alienates dems and environmental lobby and GOP and industry complain no matter whatHobson 12 Dems KeyPC needed for BOTH GOP and Dems- Dems tempted to wait it out until it’s too late hoping for a better dealBut he added, "each party has an incentive to negotiate because they both PC needed to convince dems to get past partisanship on the fiscal cliffSteven R. Hurst, Bloomberg Business Week, 11-8-2012 http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-11-08/fiscal-cliff-will-test-republicans-democrats-http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-11-08/fiscal-cliff-will-test-republicans-democrats Obama was quiet Wednesday but returned to the White House from Chicago, where he Committees LinkExpanding offshore drilling spurs partisan battle and committee gridlockE%26E Daily, 12 (Environment and Energy Daily, 1/17, lexis) Despite an impressive track record at clearing energy and public lands measures, the Senate Opposition from even single powerful committee member drains capital because of unique ability to block legislationSeidenfeld 94. , Associate Professor, Florida State University College of Law, 94 (Mark, Iowa Law Review, October, Lexis) The cumbersome process of enacting legislation interferes with the President’s ability to get his legislative Outweighs every other factor of supportAssociation for Postal Commerce, No Date Given, http://www.postcom.org/public/publicaffairs/howabillbecomesalaw.htm CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES. Committees are the infrastructure of Congress. They are where the bulk Flip Flop LinkPlan is a massive public flip flopWhatley, 12 Drains PCGoddard, 9 (Taegan, Creator – Political Wire, CQ Politics, 3-19, http://innovation.cq.com/ liveonline/51/landing-http://innovation.cq.com/liveonline/51/landing) Turn Shields - AllNo turnsall energy policy drains capitalWhitman, 12 Even popular energy legislation gets drawn into broader partisan energy debate – ensures gridlockHarder, 12 Energy RestrictionsAltering energy restrictions triggers congressional gridlock and requires PC – our ev assumes post election politicsWhatley, 12 Should Republicans hold the House, and Democrats hold the Senate, it will make Fiscal Cliff SequencingIt’s a sequencing question – if their link turns are true resolving fiscal cliff results in aff but theres absolutely zero congressional support to do the plan until cliff is resolvedFreed, 12 Energy Restrictions – Competing Goalsmassive fights over balancing competing goals, role of government, and supply vs demand approachesBanks, 12 A divisive energy policy debate is playing an increasingly prominent role in the presidential election 2NRUniquenessRecent statements prove gridlock won’t block a dealLA Times, 11-7-2012 http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-boehner-fiscal-cliff-obama-20121107,0,7860933.story-http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-boehner-fiscal-cliff-obama-20121107,0,7860933.story The day after the election, House Speaker John A. Boehner made the first compromise is possible- Obama leverage and incenvtivesSEAN WEST, Bloomberg News, 11-9-2012 http://www.newsday.com/opinion/oped/west-barack-obama-john-boehner-have-strong-incentives-to-avoid-the-fiscal-cliff-1.4205274-http://www.newsday.com/opinion/oped/west-barack-obama-john-boehner-have-strong-incentives-to-avoid-the-fiscal-cliff-1.4205274 Voters were so impressed with the results that they have re-elected the two FC compromise in lame duck likely despite disagreementsErskine Bowles, who served as chief of staff to President Bill Clinton, was co-chairman of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. 11-9-2012 http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/columns/sensible-plans-to-avert-fiscal-cliff-are-out-there/1260613-http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/columns/sensible-plans-to-avert-fiscal-cliff-are-out-there/1260613 Based on my conversations with President Barack Obama, I am confident that he is | |
| 12/22/2012 | T - Gotta Fiat a Plan - 1NC/1NR - Shirley DoublesTournament: Wake | Round: | Opponent: Harvard BS | Judge: Spies, Harris, Walters 1NC1NCInterpretation and violations"Resolved" means Aff must have fiated-plan defending instrumental implementationArmy Officer School 4 (5-12, "~%23 12, Punctuation – The Colon and Semicolon", http://usawocc.army.mil/IMI/wg12.htm) The colon introduces the following: a. A list, but only after " "Substantial" means material, fiated actionAHD 11 (American Heritage Dictionary, "substantial", http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/substantial) sub•stan•tial (sb-stnshl) KEY ¶ ADJECTIVE:¶ Of, relating to, or having substance; material.¶ True or real; not imaginary.¶ Solidly built; strong.¶ Ample; sustaining: a substantial breakfast.¶ Considerable in importance, value, degree, amount, or extent: won by a substantial margin.¶ Possessing wealth or property; well-to-do. "Federal Government" means the government of the United States of AmericaBallentine’s 95 (Legal Dictionary and Thesaurus, p. 245) the government of the United States of America Reasons to Prefer and VoterNet Benefit ~%23 1 to our interp is Limits Disad:When Aff eschews the topic and its agent, Neg’s less-effective at challenging Aff claims.Ehninger 70 If two friends differ on whether they will gain greater satisfaction from dining at Restaurant This internally link turns their pedagogy – Neg ability to contest Aff claims improves BOTH TEAMS’ knowledge.O’Donnell 4 – PhD, director of debate at Mary Washington (Tim, WFU Debaters Research Guide, "Blue helmet blues", ed. Bauschard %26 Lacy, http://groups.wfu.edu/debate/MiscSites/DRGArticles/DRGArtiarticlesIndex.htm) The answer, I believe, resides deep in the rhetorical tradition in the often Net benefit ~%23 2 – Ground DisadIncentivizes selecting Affs with huge lit or strategic bias. This is uniquely worse without topic actor as a Neg fallback.And, Our LESSON PLAN of STATE-BASED ROLE-PLAY FIAT succeeds in teaching its content. This card’s compares to other lesson plans.Kupperman ’5 Too sweeping to say State-reformism can NEVER work due to neolib – winds-up inverting the error.Chandler ’9 1NRDirect Governmental Limitation"Restrictions" are direct governmental limitations —- excludes measures the only have limiting effectsViterbo 12 (Annamaria, Assistant Professor in International Law – University of Torino, PhD in International Economic Law – Bocconi University and Jean Monnet Fellow – European University Institute, International Economic Law and Monetary Measures: Limitations to States’ Sovereignty and Dispute, p. 166) In order to distinguish an exchange restriction from a trade measure, the Fund chose not to give relevance "On" means in contact with and links "restrictions" only to energy productionGraham 16 (Arthur Butler, "Brief for Appellants – Wilson v. Dorflinger %26 Sons", Court of Appeals – State of New York, Reg. 108, Fol. 387, 1916, p. 11-12) The Standard Dictionary defines the word "on" as follows:¶ "In or AT: StateCategorically Neoliberal=== Creativity emerges from identifying constraints and working within them – not impact turning boundaries.Flood ’10 Third – their sweeping premise is flat-wrong. Even if it’s right, the State WILL BE a useful agent IN THE FUTURE – these cards also answer "education is inevitably neoliberal"Eckersley ’4 While acknowledging the basis for this antipathy toward the nationstate, and the limitations of Fourth – Sweeping "State Bad" args wrong in context of neo-lib and green politics. And, fiat is a game-changer. They can reform the State.Eckersley ’4 Of course, not all states are democratic states, and the green movement has Aff K of the Capitalist State has a pessimism bias – it’s way, way too sweepingEckersley ’4 Together, these different challenges capture what I take to be the most significant and A2: Eckersley PreemptThey’ll likely respond with a card from Smith —- but he misses the boat on governance and the mere controversy proves our argument about the need for topical deliberation Globalization has dampened the claims of traditional political sovereignty. But some environmentalists argue for AT: Fairness Contrived/BadBasic agreement on the framework for discussion is a necessary condition for meaningful debateEhninger and Brockriede 63 (Douglas, Profs Speech – University of Iowa and Wayne, CSU Fullerton, Decision By Debate, p. 20-21) Every debate that ever has occurred or ever will occur must be dominated by a | |
| 12/22/2012 | Counter-Pedagogy - Shirley DoublesTournament: Wake | Round: | Opponent: Harvard BS | Judge: Spies, Walters, Harris 1NCCase( ) Ecopedagogy would solve nothing – excess abstraction.Wapner ’11 How do we get ourselves out of the ecological crisis? How do we steer ( ) Eco-pedagogy DOESN’T show that State experts fail and lacks a link between pedagogy and enviro-solvency.Fassbinder ’10 In doing so, Kahn moves swiftly to construct the problem of environmental crisis as ( ) Ecopedagogy not helpful in the classroom – at this stage, it’s just ivory tower theorizingFrancis ’11 How many educational resources have been produced in the UK designed to¶ help teachers (Note: the author printed an apology for a typo on "Kahn’s" last night – but this is directly responsive). ( ) Aff pedagogy helps neolib – assumes GirouxBowers ’5 ( ) Aff’s reductionist – can’t solve.Geras ’5 THE SECOND PART of the answer- to which I now turn—is a ( ) Aff won’t solve – too extremeLewis ’92 If we are to preserve the earth, environmentalists must forge the broadest possible coalition ( ) Aff scapegoats – blocks solvencyLewis ’92 A third commonality of the extremist mode of thought is the thesis that social health 1NCNet benefit ~%23 1 BackfiringEcopedagogy backfires. The curriculum won’t resonate with youth, and deflates teachers. Turns the Aff.Wapner ’11 Kahn is clear that ecopedagogy is not simply about schooling. Following¶ Marcuse and 1NCNet benefit ~%23 FreireFirst – they can’t win on "not our Freire". Central themes of your Egopedagogy book are based on Freire.Misiaszek ’10 Kahn’s book helps define and develop through theories and subsequent praxis, as the title Second – Yes, you link – Kahn’s ecopedagogy is rooted in FreireJournal of Sustainability Education ’10 Beth Pollock provides the historical roots and inspiration of Kahn’s Ecopedagogy in Freire and Illich, giving us a good pre-view of what to expect in the book. She finds Kahn’s call for a new kind of pedagogy, founded in these greater thinkers, timely as we work towards establishing educational processes that provide the necessary literacy to face ecological and sustainability issues now and in the future. Third – Aff Vagueness is a voter. Neg burdens distinct – we react and must brace for contingencies brought-on by vagueness. They have no plan and one-card describing their "pedagogy". On-point book reviews should link. Normatively, they dodge the tough questions – which is educationally what we need addressing.Gitlin ’5 Fourth – Kahan admits he linksKahn ’10 Tomorrow’s sustainable society – one that sustains all life, and not just its most Impacts:First – Eco-pedagogy that relies on Freire NEVER solves and boosts CapBowers ’6 The growing awareness that the rate and nature of change in the world’s cultures is Second – Your Freire-ian assumptions over-jettison – means Aff can’t solve neo-lib or politics.Bowers ’6 While the above summary of changes in cultures and natural systems does not adequately identify Third – Freire-ian analysis makes solutions impossible – locks in Western linguistic hegemony.Bowers ’6 The failure of both progressive theorists such as Dewey and Freire, as well as Try-or-die for us, not them – Freirians lock-in the very Western thoughts the Aff critique. Also greatest perm answer ever:Keesing-Styles ’3 1NCNext off – Counter-pedagogyFirst – Our Alt is Bowers’ community-based approach. It’s called Ecojustice EducationEcological Curriculum Theories and Frameworks ’12 The common denominator of global EcoJustice problems is a refusal to acknowledge the destructiveness of Second – Perm is hopeless and links to ethnocentrism. Bowers contrasts his Alt to Kahn’s Ecopedagogy – whose individuality crowds communal indigenous options, turning the aff.Ecological Curriculum Theories and Frameworks ’12 Ecopedagogy: Ecopedagogy developed out of the critical pedagogy of Paulo Freire and seeks to Note: we only think applies to SOME indigenous groups – we are not making a claim about ALL of themThe prior card frames our ethnocentrism net benefit. Their pedagogy is necessarily ethnocentric. Also can’t solve democracy. Paulo Freire, the contemporary theorist who has followers around the world, also ignored This ethnocentrism cranks local cultures and turns Aff’s eco-themes.Bowers ’6 Given the view of the non-Western cultures held by both Dewey and Freire Kahn grants that Bowers’ alt would better solve on the ground – best disseminationKahn ’10 Lastly, no survey of contemporary ecoliteracy frameworks would be complete¶ without mention of the AND 2NCOVWe’re best way to recognize and prevent patterns of domination, commodification and causes of social and ecological violenceEcological Curriculum Theories and Frameworks ’12 An EcoJustice approach is laid out by Bowers.¶ Six elements to define EcoJustice according General critiques of communitarianism don’t apply – they aren’t one thing – except opposition to radical individual liberalism – which is what the aff critiques tooGrasso, 12 (Ken, Prof Poli Sci @ Texas State, EPS, Evangelical Philosophical Society, 6/14, http://blog.epsociety.org/2012/06/on-communitarianism-interview-with-ken.html-http://blog.epsociety.org/2012/06/on-communitarianism-interview-with-ken.html**)** In this interview with Ken Grasso, we discuss the various nuances of ’communitarianism Alt’s sufficient to solve, starts with community, and here’s ev supporting our alt not from Bowers:Burgess ’9 I commend Professor Bowers for alerting us to the important role that current ecological crisis A-to "Freire Good"We don’t jettison everything Freire ever said – just his approach to neo-lib and his individuality concept.Bowers ’6 Rather than attempting to address the problem of globalization and the Ecological Crisis by relying Perm( ) Check-mate. Perm’s an impossible conceptual combo.Gedicks, 95 ( ) Yes, this contextualizes and proves perm links to neo-libByrne, 95 | |
| 01/03/2013 | Sequestration DATournament: USC | Round: 2 | Opponent: Dartmouth | Judge: 1NC1NCSequestration compromise likely despite dissatisfaction- avoids across the board defense cuts Thus, the euphoria that stock traders are exhibiting today may be a bit premature. However, what traders see is that America’s Funding energy drains PC – even if it’s bipartisanBarlas, 12 But it is highly unlikely that Obama’s blueprint will lead to a firmer footing for Obama PC key to forge a sequestration deal IT TURNS out that the fiscal cliff has a balcony.¶ Democrats and Republicans abseiled Despite warnings of the dire consequences, America is teetering at the edge of a Strategic stability in the region is thus undermined by various factors: (1) 1NRExt. Yes Compromise The spending cuts, which had been slated to take effect on January 2, But, for the Pentagon, lawmakers could still act in January and avert the Congress averted the fiscal cliff with a last-minute tax deal, but thousands DOD – A2: Military Shields LinkMilitary energy debates are divisive and cause larger energy debates—-zero risk of a link turn even if the plan saves moneySnider 12 But this is not a good time to be requesting money at the Pentagon. GOP frames energy shifts as forcing additional spending cuts in other areasDavenport, 12 But even here, Republicans – including the Romney campaign – have criticized Navy contracts to Media spin ensures military energy innovation incentives drawn into hyper partisan climate debate – regardless of political supportNisbet, 10 (Matthew, Prof Comm @ American U, 11/3, http://bigthink.com/age-of-engagement/eye-on-2012-a-post-partisan-plan-to-engage-the-public-on-climate-change?page=1-http://bigthink.com/age-of-engagement/eye-on-2012-a-post-partisan-plan-to-engage-the-public-on-climate-change?page=1**) A number of promising climate policy proposals have emerged over the past several months. Link WallEven Non controversial energy legislation requires PC to overcome poison pill ridersChemnick, 12 Kerry conceded that it would be difficult to pass almost anything in an election year It’s a sequencing question – if their link turns are true resolving fiscal cliff results in aff but theres absolutely zero congressional support to do the plan until cliff is resolvedFreed, 12 forced tradeoffs ensure fight – drawn into broader budget battle – swamps bipart supportRyan, 11 (Margaret, Energy AOL reporter, 10/10, http://energy.aol.com/2011/10/10/bipartisan-energy-options-hostage-in-congress/** Wind incentives drain PC – causes massive congressional budget fightNorthey, 12 Murkowski said the issue of whether Congress should extend clean energy tax credits for wind Wind incentives drain PC – the issue is politicized, it can barely get enough congressional support and only as rider to other billsJacobs and Noble, 12 massive fights over balancing competing goals, role of government, and supply vs demand approachesBanks, 12 A divisive energy policy debate is playing an increasingly prominent role in the presidential election Turns CaseSequestration collapses energy funding The "fiscal cliff" refers to the double-whammy the U.S AT: No Impact The nation stepped back Tuesday from the so-called fiscal cliff that had threatened The spending cuts, now set to take effect in March, equal %24110 The most dangerous casualty of any economically-induced drawdown of U.S. SAN FRANCISCO — With superpower nuclear arsenals plummeting to a third of 1980s levels and 2NC Israel- Egypt Impact Should Congress pull itself together and avert the current fiscal cliff, the same defense sequestration will still lurk AND In history, there is a powerful difference between anarchy and chaos. Watching different | |
| 01/03/2013 | Efficiency tradeoff DATournament: USC | Round: 2 | Opponent: Dartmouth | Judge: DOE energy efficiency will get adequate funding now but top of chopping block – plan trades offSands, 12 (Derek, Inside Energy with Federal Lands, 4/30, lexis) No matter how America gets its energy, the last thing we can afford is Extinction What do these trends mean in the short and medium term? The Great Depression | |
| 01/03/2013 | K "Friendly" Sequestration DA - 1NC/1NR - USC round 3Tournament: USC | Round: 3 | Opponent: Texas | Judge: Brian Severson 1NCSequestration compromise likely despite dissatisfaction Thus, the euphoria that stock traders are exhibiting today may be a bit premature. However, what traders see is that America’s Plan costs PCE%26E Daily, 12 (Environment and Energy Daily, 1/17, lexis) Despite an impressive track record at clearing energy and public lands measures, the Senate IT TURNS out that the fiscal cliff has a balcony.¶ Democrats and Republicans abseiled ( ) Sequestration boosts HIV. Hurts research, prevention and disproportionally affects people of color. AMFAR ’12 "Sequestration will undermine everything we’ve done to accomplish the National HIV/AIDS Strategy ( ) New round of mass violence vs. Native American populations ensues LRG ’7 HIV/AIDS has affected the entire world. Within the Indigenous People and Native American Indian Communities within the AND ( ) Independently – even small blips in support cause millions of deaths. Ramakant ’12 Safeguard HIV prevention research funding – New momentum on research into HIV vaccines, microbicides ( ) Virus Reps intrinsically neutral – doesn’t cause violent political responses. Also proves our reps reconceive dominantMayer ’7 ( ) We didn’t say a thing about GLOBAL pandemic. Modest depictions of REGIONAL problems create POSTIIVE REALITIES.Palomba ’8 Reception-theory proves reps don’t "create reality". Audiences are smart and reach their own conclusions.Kraus ’89 1NRAT: Complexity K of DA( ) Aff won’t change linear models and leads to unintended consequences.Ford ’9 One foreign diplomat friend of mine likes to joke, at least privately, that They are a wholesale rejection of predictions – instead of reading evidence, they assert that we’re an incorrect prediction( ) Predictions K leaves us immobilized in the face of any forthcoming difficultyDr. Richard Slaughter is the president of Foresight International, in Brisbane, Australia. He is a futurist of international standing with a PhD in Futures Studies. He is the author and/or editor of 16 books and has written numerous articles and papers on futures themes and methodologies. He has long-standing professional links with prominent international institutions, organizations and research bodies. Futures – Volume 40, Issue 10, Pages 853-926 (December 2008) – obtained via Science Direct I take the view that the futures field is at an advanced stage of development ( ) Their predictions K is simply dated – predictions research has improved and is vital.Ruud van der Helm is a Dutch policy officer on instrument development in the Aid Effectiveness and Policy Department. Futures – Volume 41, Issue 2, Pages 67-116 (March 2009) – obtained via Science Direct These major traits of the Futures field are both the result of, and an ( ) Epistemology K comes 2nd and assumes zero foresight. At worst, we’re just a little off.Cowen ’4 The epistemic critique relies heavily on a complete lack of information about initial circumstances. AT: Dickinson/IdeologyTheir ev is just a blog post, not peer reviewed and solely in the context of Supreme court nominations – Dickinson concludes negDickinson, 2009 (Matthew, professor of political science at Middlebury College. He taught previously at Harvard University, where he also received his Ph.D., working under the supervision of presidential scholar Richard Neustadt, We All Want a Revolution: Neustadt, New Institutionalism, and the Future of Presidency Research, Presidential Studies Quarterly 39 no4 736-70 D 2009) Small wonder, then, that initial efforts to find evidence of presidential power centered Ideology doesn’t outweigh – presidential success dictates votesLebo, 2010 (Matthew J. Lebo, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Stony Brook University, and Andrew O’Geen, PhD Candidate, Department of Political Science, Stony Brook University, Journal of Politics, "The President’s Role in the Partisan Congressional Arena" forthcoming, google) Keeping this centrality in mind, we use established theories of congressional parties to model Prefer our studies – examines both presidential and congressional influence – their studies don’t.Lebo 10. ~Matthew J., Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Stony Brook University, and Andrew O’Geen, PhD Candidate, Department of Political Science, Stony Brook University, "The President’s Role in the Partisan Congressional Arena" Journal of Politics — online~ K of DA BadThe debate can’t morph into anything other than the plan vs the status quo or a competitive policy option – they can’t win on framing, reps, or epistemology as independent reasons to vote affReps don’t create reality AND reps focus is a double-turn with their Ks of causationRotter 2K ====Extra-T==== "Resolved" means Aff must have fiated-plan defending instrumental implementationWebster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, ’98¶ © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. ~www.dictionary.com, accessed 4/2/01~ Resolve \Re*solve"\ (r?*z?lv"), v. "Substantial" means material, fiated actionAHD 11 (American Heritage Dictionary, "substantial", http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/substantial) sub•stan•tial (sb-stnshl) KEY ¶ ADJECTIVE:¶ Of, relating to, or having substance; material.¶ True or real; not imaginary.¶ Solidly built; strong.¶ Ample; sustaining: a substantial breakfast.¶ Considerable in importance, value, degree, amount, or extent: won by a substantial margin.¶ Possessing wealth or property; well-to-do. "Federal Government" means the government of the United States of AmericaBallentine’s 95 (Legal Dictionary and Thesaurus, p. 245) the government of the United States of America Extra-T’s a voter – makes any arbitrary and unpredictable part of the aff a reason to vote for them | |
| 01/03/2013 | States CP v. Texas GMTournament: USC | Round: 3 | Opponent: Texas | Judge: Brian Severson *1NC*1NCThe 50 states and federal territories should remove states’ restrictions on community solar siting and pass model legislation as per the advocacy of Cafrey removing Homeowners’ and Property Owners’ Associations’ restrictions on community solar siting.CP Solves all problems with current state laws and avoids federal strike down – its what your author advocatesCafrey 10 ~Kristina, JD University of New Mexico, "The House of the Rising Sun: Homeowners’ Associations, Restrictive Covenants, Solar Panels, and the Contract Clause" 50 Nat. Resources J. 721~ *States 2NC*A2: Perm- Do BothLinks to net benefits- still includes federal action- no developed shielding argument sufficient to solve the link in the short termPerm can’t solve – duplicate action undermines implementation- complexityChristopher K. Leman, Resources for the Future, Washington, D.C., and Professor of Politics, Brandeis University, and Robert H. Nelson, Economics Staff, Office of Policy Analysis, United States Department of the Interior, Summer 1982 ("The Rise of Managerial Federalism" – Environmental Law) p. lexis When federal policy had limited goals, the hitches and compromises occasioned by intergovernmental bargaining 2NC 50 State FiatIncreases education —- allows debate about many state governments and local politics—-federalism is the central issue in energy policyDavid Brakke, Ph.D., Dean of the College of Science and Mathematics at James Madison University, "Federalism," Association of Women in Science Magazine, Vol 30, No 1, 2001 (http://csm.jmu.edu/brakke/Asset/Publications/AWIS_columns/Federalism_/federalism_.html) As we approach the 250th anniversary of the birth of James Madison, father of The education about process is independently necessary in the context of energy- implementation is THE relevant question- there is an overemphasis on irrelevant issues of substance rather than processSean Nolan, Associate Professor of Law and Dispute Resolution Program Director. Vermont Law School 2011 Negotiating the Wind: A Framework to Engage Citizens in Siting Wind Turbines Despite demonstrated need and available technology, the promise of wind energy has yet to This is true of 50 state uniform fiat too- NGANGA 2008 (National Governor’s Association, "Securing a Clean Energy Future," http://www.nga.org/Files/pdf/0807ENERGYRD.PDF) Founded in 1908, the National Governors Association (NGA) is the collective voice The NGA does comprehensive energy stuffDierkers, Senior Policy Analyst for the National Governors Association, 07 (Gregory, May 7, "Recent State Actions Promoting Alternative Energy", , www.nga.org/Files/pdf/0705ALTENERGY.PDF-http://www.nga.org/Files/pdf/0705ALTENERGY.PDF) Given recent energy price unpredictability and anticipated longer-term growth in energy demand, Centralization DA – 2NCWe’ll link turn this deficit – States cp is obvi better for decentralizationSteven G. Calabresi, Professor of Constitutional Law, Formerly Law Clerk, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Court of Appeals Judge Robert H. Bork, and Ralph K. Winter, and Served in the Reagan and Bush Administrations, December 1995 ("A Government of Limited and Enumerated Powers: In Defense of United States v. Lopez" – Michigan Law Review) p. lexis The greater congruence of mores between citizens and representatives in state governments in turn may Independent state action shatters the centralized sovereign nation-stateMingus 3 (Matthew S., Ph.D., Assistant Professor School of Public Affairs and Administration – Western Michigan University, "Transnationalism and Subnational Paradiplomacy: Is this Perforated Sovereignty or Are Democracy and Civil Society Just Reaching Across Borders?", 6-20, http://www.patnet2003.alaska.edu/pdf/papers/Mingus%20full%20paper.pdf) International borders are one type of boundary and they are used frequently as barriers rather The plan doesn’t —- they devolve only because the centralized feds chose to —- precludes changePapworth 1 (John, Founding Editor – Fourth World Review, "Peace Through Social Empowerment", 9-5, http://www.cesc.net/adobeweb/radcon/radical.pdf) .Once the power of people to make decisions at community level is nullified by This makes localities pawns of central governmentPapworth 1 (John, Editor @ Ecologist + editor of Fourth World Review, Bringing Up the Local Issues, The Ecologist, June, http://www.cesc.net/radicalweb/radicalconsultation/papworth/jp3.html) We create a better model for deliberation – internally link turns the deficitRichard L. Revesz, Professor of Law, New York University, December 2001 ("Federalism and Environmental Regulation: A Public Choice Analysis" – Harvard Law Review) p. lexis follow on solvesTony Dutzik senior policy analyst with Frontier Group, specializing in energy, transportation and climate policy et al, Spring 2011 "The Way Forward" http://www.environmentamerica.org/sites/environment/files/reports/The-Way-Forward-on-Global-Warming.pdf-http://www.environmentamerica.org/sites/environment/files/reports/The-Way-Forward-on-Global-Warming.pdf
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| 01/05/2013 | T - Fiated Plan v Harvard BS - USC OctosTournament: | Round: | Opponent: | Judge: 1NC1NC"Resolved" means Aff must have fiated-plan defending instrumental implementationWebster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, ’98¶ © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. ~www.dictionary.com, accessed 4/2/01~ Resolve \Re*solve"\ (r?*z?lv"), v. ’Should’ means the resolution is policy and fiat oriented Martens ’7 "Federal Government" means the government of the United States of AmericaBallentine’s 95 (Legal Dictionary and Thesaurus, p. 245) the government of the United States of America Our LESSON PLAN disadCurriculum’s best when it starts with fiated, state-based political actionGitlin ’5 Negotiated Stasis:The alt to the Negotiated topic is not this solely the Aff at hand. It’s un-negotiated stasis. That’s worse for BOTH TEAMS’ knowledge.O’Donnell 4 – PhD, director of debate at Mary Washington (Tim, WFU Debaters Research Guide, "Blue helmet blues", ed. Bauschard %26 Lacy, http://groups.wfu.edu/debate/MiscSites/DRGArticles/DRGArtiarticlesIndex.htm) The answer, I believe, resides deep in the rhetorical tradition in the often Negotiated Stasis is pre-req to knowledgeZappen ’4 More than standard whine. Un-negotiated stasis makes clash and meaning sharply decline.Ehninger and Brockriede ’63 Sequencing – All their args indict a policy topic – not that, once given said topic, they get to ignore it. You can support their cause – but voting Aff mis-channels efforts from topic selection to this round.Smith ’3 "Restrictions" K’d in the 1AC are from Byrne %26 Toly. Such "restrictions" are social, not legal. Rural communities prove no formal restriction’s in place.Byrne and Toly ’6 If the above assessment of the contemporary energy discourse is correct, then the enterprise If they somehow win Affs don’t need to be USFG, they still need to K a legal – not social – "restriction".Viterbo ’12 In order to distinguish an exchange restriction from a trade measure, the Fund chose not to give "Reduce" means decrease in quantitySt. Croix 9 (County Ordinances, "Chapter 43 – Recycling Ordinance", http://www.co.saint-croix.wi.us/Ordinances/CHAPTER%2043%20-RECYCLING.pdf) "Reduce" means decreasing the quantity of materials or products or both that are generated as waste or disposed of. Qualitative increase isn’t topical —- "increase" refers to quantityEncarta 7 – Encarta World English Dictionary, 7 ("Increase", 2007, http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?refid=1861620741-http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?refid=1861620741) Increase So does "substantially"Bernes 7 – Debra Bernes, Then Judge on the Georgia Court of Appeals, Pomerance v. Berkshire Life Ins. Co. of Am., 288 Ga. App. 491, 494-95, 654 S.E.2d 638, 640-42,2007 (Westlaw) Bearing these principles in mind, we must first determine whether the policy language 641 at issue is clear and 1NRAT: State/Topic/Curriculum/FiatCategorically Neoliberal=== Creativity emerges from identifying constraints and working within them – not impact turning boundaries.Flood ’10 Their sweeping premise is flat-wrong. Even if it’s right, the State WILL BE a useful agent IN THE FUTURE – these cards also answer "education is inevitably neoliberal"Eckersley ’4 While acknowledging the basis for this antipathy toward the nationstate, and the limitations of Stasis DA turns the impactWalton ’4 Switch-Side Debate SOLVES Dogma – history’s with us.English ’7 A-to "tie to topic"( ) Slippery slope – why does their "tie to the topic" need to be energy ?... Why couldn’t it be "restriction" ?.. or "production" ?... when the standard devolves to a tie to ANY word – instead of ALL words – it’s the worst form of Aff choice.Heidt ’5 Its not a framer’s intent argument. Its a context argument. The interpretations of "resolved" that speak to people’s ability to If the standard for affirmation is "any tie to topic" – that’s infinite and hurts our activity’s relevance. Academic relevance turns their offense.Lutz ’2K AT: Fairness Contrived/BadBasic agreement on the framework for discussion is a necessary condition for meaningful debateEhninger and Brockriede 63 (Douglas, Profs Speech – University of Iowa and Wayne, CSU Fullerton, Decision By Debate, p. 20-21) Every debate that ever has occurred or ever will occur must be dominated by a | |
| 01/07/2013 | 1NC v. Native RenewablesTournament: Fullerton | Round: 3 | Opponent: Minn | Judge: Leah M 1NC"Restrictions" directly limitViterbo 12 In order to distinguish an exchange restriction from a trade measure, the Fund chose Section 2604’s leasing and development, not production —- it’s a regG.P.O. – ’5 ’’SEC. 2604. LEASES, BUSINESS AGREEMENTS, AND RIGHTS-OF- Voter:1. Limits —- infinite laws affect but don’t limit production —- makes the topic —- kills preparation2. PrecisionSchackleford 17 – Schackleford, justice – Supreme Court of Florida, 3/12/’17 There would seem to be no occasion to discuss whether or not the Railroad Commissioners 1NC"Production" means generationIEPA ’12 Production –The act or process of generating electric energy. Plan’s production. That’s on the other page.Leasing’s distinct:DOI ’9 The BLM is presently considering leasing 59 parcels covering approximately 117,150 acres of More ev – same cite:DOI ’9 Voter —-Ground —- electricity is core ground: key to nuclear or coal trade-off, prices, politics, etc.Limits – They open to effects and extra – any stage of the game is T. Explodes research.1NCNext off – Uniqueness for our Case turns:First – Small-scale renewables solving and affordable for tribes.Kronk ’10 Not only do alternative energy projects have a strong likelihood of success, as explained Squo’s sufficient. Energy’s small-scale, Tribally-owned and more sensitive than big business.Meisen ’12 A third way to develop renewables on tribal lands is to use them for rural Second – DOE procurement.YOU DON’T NEED OUTSIDE INVESTORS TO SOLVE:New procurement solves case while boosting tribal ownershipEnergy.gov ’12 At the White House Tribal Nations Conference today, the Energy Department announced two new ( ) DOE solves start-up costs for small-scale renewable projects. Avoids dependence.ICT 12-6 Also at the Tribal Nations Conference, the Energy Department announced new training and education Third – Navajo distinction – they comprise 75% of under-served. Small-scale projects solve and big outside-investor ones won’t.Bronin ’12 Renewable energy development could also help meet the needs of the many underserved households on Restrictions lifted by Aff don’t block Navajo renewables. They build Tribally-owned ones, instead.Kaushik ’12 Notwithstanding the hurdles, tribes such as the Navajo Nation are actively pursuing the ownership Part of BROADER TRENDS towards self-run projects. Proves restrictions not key, and avoids investor turns. This card rules:Kaushik ’12 Renewable energy projects on tribal lands are fast becoming a reality. Tribal communities in Independently, new public-sector Navajo plan just announced.Navajo Nation ’12 Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly signed a Memorandum¶ of Understanding with Sandia National Laboratories last Friday during a signing¶ ceremony at the Navajo Nation Museum.¶ "Through the leadership of the Navajo Nation and the Department of Energy, we are able¶ to have the national lab’s scientist and engineers to work alongside the Navajo Nation,¶ supporting the critical needs in areas of energy development and technology¶ deployments," President Shelly said. New project solves without investor "get-rich-quick" scheme.Slothower ’12 President Ben Shelly and his staff have been working on the energy policy for about (Note: Shelly = Navajo President Ben Shelly and Zah = a spokesperson for Navajo people). And, Aff’s Nixon K of "short-time frame" tubes them. Gradual solvency in squo without ’get-rich-quick" schemes.Kronk ’10 Federal Support for Alternative Energy Development in Indian Country¶ In addition to increasing interest Draw a line – We’ll pre-empt their foreseeable K of paternalism here:First – 3504 lifts leasing restrictions. That’s GPO.Second – leasing deals underappreciate spats between tribal governments and tribal members. This essentializes along the way,Wood ’94 A barrage of recent development proposals directed to tribes starkly demonstrates an intense modern pressure Third – Deontological paternalism args wrong.Wood ’94 A second criticism focuses on the paternalistic and moralistic overtones which have at times pervaded K of public funding won’t cut it. Squo differs from plan because projects are tribally-owned and avert dependence.MacCourt ’10 Many tribes are already involved in energy development. The Tribal Energy Program of the 1NCNext Off is Big-time Plan Flaw:As a factual matter the Energy Policy Act *is* the ITESDAAnderson ’5 Title V of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 concerns Indian energy.2 The ITEDSA governs NON-RENEWABLES. Wind and Solar fall under BSLA, which plan doesn’t touch.Slade ’11 Tribes, and supportive industry, went to Congress, calling for a greater tribal This card’s pretty decisive:Slade ’11 Tribal Energy Resource Agreements. Responding to demand for still¶ greater flexibility and tribal They lose:First – Legal Precision matters. They chose a law review Aff. They gain strategy from that, and shouldn’t get to fall-back on imprecise intent. Send plan back for education and coherence.Second – presumption’s Neg. Otherwise Affs could do nothing and always win.TERA Page – 1NC( ) Their Gough and LaDuke cards go Neg:Gives alt causes – mining, drilling, sanitation, and a UN Declaration.calls for small scale, Fed money, AND tribal ownership. That’s OUR UNIQUENESS arg and the OPPOSITE of plan.( ) Other checks on biopower – won’t hit extremes.Dickinson ’4 ( ) *Framing point – saying the Aff’s sufficient to solve sovereignty or biopower is like saying space exploration is solved by having Strauss jump toward the moon. Countless alt causes post-plan.( ) Best solvency take-out ever:Zero-TERA’s in place. Thus, sovereignty violations are purely theoretical. That’s their Kronk ev.If theoretical power’s links – then, Aff won’t solve. Post-plan, the exact 3504 power stays in place for fossil fuels.US Code ’12 ( ) Outside investors not involved in renewables projects on tribal lands now.Hamilton ’12 While both Canada and the United States have recently benefitted from increased voluntary corporate investments ( ) Awehali 1.0 – Plan causes "fossil fuel colonialism" – becomes an "in" for big business exploitation.Awehali ’6 Now imagine, if you can, that you run a US-based energy ( ) Aff sovereignty link is small. Oversight doesn’t hurt it – on-point review of Royster.Fosland ’12 The required incorporation of public "notice-and-comment" periods into the (Note – specific to section 3504 oversight – which is the exact US Code in the plan text) ( ) Neg’s sovereignty link turn is huge. Call this our Awehali 2.0 Turn. Proves try-or-die for tribal-owned projects.Awehali ’6 The Energy Policy Act also shifts responsibility for environmental review and regulation from the federal (Note: plan loosens the sections of the Energy Policy Act – the broader legislation which contains the I.T.E.D.S.A and US Code 3054 – to make it easier to Native American Nations to forge new partnerships with outside energy firms. As of now, there are zero approved TERA’s in place under the Energy Policy Act-ITEDSA-3054 – which the neg is saying is a good thing. Plan paves the way for our first wave of approved TERA’s) ( ) Outside Investor Sprawl TurnAff causes large-scale, non-tribal projects. Turns environment and sovereignty for tribal MEMBERS.Bronin ’12 In theory, the 95 million acres of tribal lands in the United States are Outside investors abuse their new-found leverage – push large-scale transmission projects.LeBeau ’9 | |
| 01/25/2013 | Pitt Round Robin - Neg Round ReportsTournament: Pitt Round Robin | Round: 4 | Opponent: West Georgia GM | Judge: Malcolm Gordon Round 4: Vs. West Georgia GM, with Malcolm Gordon as the Judge T - violation, aff must defend implementation. -substantial Grande K - he invented it, no one else recognizes. Red pedagogy uses western notions. Red pedagogy harms Native Americans more. Try or die for neg, not them. Plan not tied to red pedagogy. Keep Native American studies and western philosophies separate. Wind DA - Case - grammar claims counterproductive to framework claims, the aff not inherent because about a 2011 rule already lifted, squo is sufficient to solve paternalism claim, deontological paternalism claims are wrong and impact turned. Liberation won't come from energy industry. Dooms planet if get in bed with energy industry. Ethics decided on consequences. Imperialism is no the root cause of violence. 2NC: Case - Read evidence that says DOI already removed the restriction,non-inherent means vote Neg because the Neg can't debate. Read more evidence to show that Plan was already done, claim that even if there is a distinction, squo would be enough to solve. Tribe members may not want oil, gas, and other companies coming in to produce energy on their land. Plan allows fossil fuel exploitation which turns case. status quo energy products solve as long as small and controllable by Native Americans. Tribally owned energy is better than big business. If outcomes net worse, why would paternalism or sovereignty matter if impacts net worse. 1NR Args: DA - kicks, but no link arguments prove T abuse. T - kills education because it's analogous to a pop quiz on unassigned reading. It's hard to win inherency because they will say the 1AC is a performance. Dropped that extra-T is a voter. Their interpretation of debate is wrong, it's about linear thinking and evidence processing. If they don't go for framework, turn is a voter. 2NR Strat: Grande K - not going for it, extend perm, they never read condo bad. Don't lead to more oppression. T - If impact turn restriction they debate then vote Neg. No warrant for why reading T is a voter against Neg. Case - Aff will trade government for corporate control of resources, the plan opens up native lands for corporate exploitation. Too little time in 1AR spent on case turns. Concede uniqueness question that Native Americans building renewable energy in squo, no reason why restriction they outline is bad. Default to specific implementation of a specific restriction. They've conceded that tribal councils not always best. Sovereignty solved in squo. Corporate control is a DA to the aff. Corporate control worse than government control. Impact analysis - we control internal link to worse world for Native Americans. Link turn aff if think corporations worst. Navajo extinction. Squo solves most of the aff, not going for inhenrency, they just provide uniqueness for the turns. Round 5: Vs. Minnesota CE, with Jordan Foley as the Judge | |
| 01/26/2013 | Wind DA - Pitt RR R2Tournament: | Round: | Opponent: Michigan DH | Judge: Next Off – Wind DisadA – it’s intermittent, means net increase in particulates.Boone ’10 Because wind plants are continuously generating between zero and 100% of their rated capacity B - More particulates means more deaths and suffering.Cohen ’90 Much has been said and written about environmental problems with nuclear power, and they | |
| 01/26/2013 | T - Must Have a Plan - Pitt RR Round 2Tournament: | Round: | Opponent: | Judge: 1NC1NCThe affirmative’s failure to advance a topical defense of federal policy undermines debate’s transformative and intellectual potential – this is different from frameworkThe alt to the Negotiated topic is not this solely the Aff at hand. It’s un-negotiated stasis. That’s worse for BOTH TEAMS’ knowledge.
O’Donnell 4 – PhD, director of debate at Mary Washington (Tim, WFU Debaters Research Guide, “Blue helmet blues”, ed. Bauschard and Lacy, http://groups.wfu.edu/debate/MiscSites/DRGArticles/DRGArtiarticlesIndex.htm)
The answer, I believe, resides deep in the rhetorical tradition in the often AND stand to lose a great deal when we refuse a genuine starting point.
Negotiated Stasis is pre-req to knowledge
Zappen ‘4 (James, Prof. Language and Literature – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, “The Rebirth of Dialogue: Bakhtin, Socrates, and the Rhetorical Tradition”, p. 35-36) Finally, Bakhtin describes the Socratic dialogue as a carnivalesque debate between opposing points of AND in Soocrates' successive refutations and humiliations of Gorgias, Polus, and Callicles. Productive deliberation requires limits, rules, and norms – creating a common ground which allows future play to be anticipated ensures a democratic striving-together which checks back against their counter-productive and reactive opposition to constraintsAcampora ‘02 (Christa Davis Acampora 2, Professor of Philosophy at Hunter College of the City University of New York, Fall 2002, “Of Dangerous Games and Dastardly Deeds,” International Studies in Philosophy, Vol. 34, No. 3) The agonistic game is organized around the test of a specific quality the persons involved AND not only beyond good and evil but also beyond the cowardly and barbarous.
Effective deliberation is the lynchpin of solving all existential global problemsChristian O. Lundberg 10 Professor of Communications @ University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, “Tradition of Debate in North Carolina” in Navigating Opportunity: Policy Debate in the 21st Century By Allan D. Louden, p311 The second major problem with the critique that identifies a naivety in articulating debate and AND their time and political energies toward policies that matter the most to them. The merits of debate as a tool for building democratic capacity-building take on AND navigate academic search databases and to effectively search and use other Web resources: To analyze the self-report ratings of the instructional and control group students, AND searching, not just in academic databases. (Larkin 2005, 144) Larkin's study substantiates Thomas Worthcn and Gaylcn Pack's (1992, 3) claim that AND cite and rely upon from an easily accessible and veritable cornucopia of materials. There are, without a doubt, a number of important criticisms of employing debate AND to the possibilities of meaningful political engagement and new articulations of democratic life. Expanding this practice is crucial, if only because the more we produce citizens that AND with the existential challenges to democracy in an increasingly complex world.
Our DECISION-MAKING disadThe devil’s in the details – Their energy topic is problem-oriented rather than solution-oriented – the aff is the equivalent of Mitt Romney saying “I support more jobs” without defining how we get there – that’s worse for decision-making skillsArentsen et al 2K (Maarten J., senior researcher and vice-director of the Center for Clean Technology and Environmental Policy of the University of Twente in the Netherlands, “Institutional and Policy Responses to Uncertainty in Environmental Policy: A Comparison of Dutch and U.S. Styles,” Policy Studies 28.3, Ebsco)
Uncertainty of policy response: How to escape from problems and their consequences? For AND discusses the role of expert communities and other factors that stimulate productive learning. Equivocating on policy implementation makes poor curriculum. This also proves the solution to the Right is university students like us – a uniqueness trend they reverse.
Todd Gitlin formerly served as professor of sociology and director of the mass communications program at the University of California, Berkeley, and then a professor of culture, journalism and sociology at New York University. He is now a professor of journalism and sociology and chair of the Ph.D. program in Communications at Columbia University. He was a long-time political activist( from the Left). From the Book: The Intellectuals and the Flag – 2005 – available via CIAO Books – date accessed 9/25/10 – http://www.ciaonet.org.proxy2.cl.msu.edu/book/git01/git01_04.pdf
Weak thinking on the American left is especially glaring after September 11, 2001, AND useless. It amounts to secession from the world where most people live.
1NROverviewTopical versions of the aff –lift restrictions on Native American energy production.
NRC ‘12 (National Resources Committee – US House of Representatives – Committee on Natural Resources – http://naturalresources.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=296902)
Native American Energy Act (H.R. 3973) Status: Passed in AND energy production on tribal lands by reducing government barriers and streamlining burdensome procedures. It’s a State power issue:
NRC ‘12 (National Resources Committee – US House of Representatives – Committee on Natural Resources – http://naturalresources.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=296902)
Reduces unnecessary and frivolous lawsuits that are specifically designed to prevent Indians from producing energy AND management of Navajo energy leasing and increases Navajo sovereignty over its natural resources.
A-to “tie to topic”
( ) Slippery slope – why does their “tie to the topic” need to be energy ?... Why couldn’t it be “substantial” ?.. or “the” ?... when the standard devolves to a tie to ANY word – instead of ALL words – it’s the worst form of Aff choice.
Heidt ‘5 (David, at that time he was a Debate Coach @ Emory University – now at UMich – “Re: eDebate Re: Zomp and James”, 4-8, http:~/~/mail-a(%%)rchive.com/edebate@ndtceda.com/msg32084.html)
Its not a framer's intent argument. Its a context argument. The interpretations of "resolved" that speak to people's ability to personally get off about the topic are stupid (really) b/c they assume "resolved" in the context of a specific agent--ie, "I am resolved to never post on edebate again"--which is different from "Resolved: I should never post on edebate again". The first is a statement of action. The second is a resolution. "Resolved" in the context of a debate topic just means that the community expressed an opinion by voting for a topic.from dictionary.com: 3. A formal resolution made by a deliberative body. Or here's more ev from the Lousiana House: http:~/~/house.louisiana.gov/htm(%%) Resolution A legislative instrument that generally is used for making declarations, stating policies, and making decisions where some other form is not required. A bill includes the constitutionally required enacting clause; a resolution uses the term "resolved". Not subject to a time limit for introduction nor to governor's veto. ( Const. Art. III, §17(B) and House Rules 8.11 , 13.1 , 6.8 , and 7.4) The debate community is obviously not the legislative body this evidence refers to, but I doub't you'll come up with another definition of "resolved" that both applies it to the resolutional context and even comes close to an alternate interpretation. This is clearly the origin of the word. Now, you can maybe make the argument that context doesn't matter, that we should all make up our own interpretations of what words mean because that's truly liberating, and that you really need to prefer our interpretation b/c its vital to our ability to topically defecate in debate--but any determination that context doesn't matter is also a determination to just ignore the topic altogether. The same reasons to prefer your alternate interpretation of resolved easily justify preferring an alternate, made up interpretation of any other word in the topic. I guess when you say that most no plan teams you've seen are topical, you must really mean that these no plan teams just assert they're germane to the topic b/c at one point they said the word "energy", or maybe just "the", or that they're topical b/c "U.S." means "us" or "resolved" means "ignore everything after the colon". They may have an outrageous interpretation of certain words, but that doesn't make them topical.
T – AT: Red Pedagogy
( ) Best T card ever – Grande concludes that Red Pedagogy doesn’t dismiss the reformism in our T argument.
Grande ‘7 (their author – a chapter from the book Critical Pedagogy, edited by: P McLaren, JL Kincheloe, Chapter 17 by Sany Grande – Red Lake Woebegone: Pedagogy, Decolonization, and the Critical Project – Page 330-31)
Red Pedagogy: Where There Is Resistance There Is Power¶ Audre Lorde s essay AND the grammar of empire as just one tool for unthinking our colonial roots.
Red Pedagogy doesn’t reject USFG action.Crum, your author and your book, 6 Steven Crum, Department of Native American Studies, University of California, Davis. “Review of Red Pedagogy: Native American Social and Political Thought By Sandy Grande” Great Plains Research Vol. 16 No. 1, 2006
To put the term Red Pedagogy into perspective, the author provides a discussion of AND is necessary reading for anyone seeking "emancipatory pedagogies" for indigenous people.
Switch-Side Debate SOLVES Dogma
Switch-Side Debate SOLVES Dogma – history’s with us.
English ‘7 (Eric, Graduate Student in Communication – U Pittsburgh, Et al., “Debate as a Weapon of Mass Destruction”, Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies, Vol. 4, No. 2, June) It is our position, however, that rather than acting as a cultural technology AND heirs to brand the activity as a ‘‘weapon of mass destruction.’’ | |
| 01/26/2013 | Ecological Indian K - Pitt RR R2Tournament: | Round: | Opponent: | Judge: Their Allen ev clearly buys-into essentializing myths of the Ecological Indian. We’ll specifically contextualize and quote the 1AC:"The difference between the western philosophy and Native metaphysical and ontological ideas are that Natives have an innate reverence to the land."Reject this essentialism – doesn’t matter who initially deployed it and it matters that Michigan re-deployed it.Brady %26 Monani ’12 While the Campo example highlights the challenges of balancing economics with environmental¶ concerns, ( ) Our counter-epistemology affirms Native epistemologies without stereotypical branding – these case studies frame that we can solve.Brady %26 Monani ’12 Several of NativeEnergy’s projects were constructed on American Indian tribal lands,¶ including a wind Neg’s sovereignty link turn is huge. Call this our Awehali 2.0 Turn. Proves try-or-die for tribal-owned projects.Awehali ’6 The Energy Policy Act also shifts responsibility for environmental review and regulation from the federal Eco-IndianBrady L 2NC These reps turn the caseBrady %26 Monani ’12 Aff levels the distinctiveness of Native American knowledge.Calderón ’6 Red Pedagogy: Native American Social and Political Thought calls attention to the vital need Second – it centers the discussion on what Non-Native Americans are doing.CHAMPAGNE ’2(et al; DUANE CHAMPAGNE. Duane is a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. He also holds a Ph.D. and is a Professor, Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles – it places him in a unique subject position for commentary on this item. Native American Studies in Higher Education – page 8) Reflecting Indian communities and their interests and values, we believe, has several implications Impacts and AltIndependent Native Scholarship is best – resist tie to academia.Cook-Lynn ’97 In this context, Indian scholars have suggested that the term essentialism is, in Keep Native American Studies and Western Academia far apart. It’s the best thing you can do for indigenous studies.Cook-Lynn ’97 The reason for this lack of nurturing is not that Native American Studies lacks disciplinary Western Academic tie to Red Pedagogy will play out poorly for indigenous knowledge.Cook-Lynn 97 A2: Unity good The 1AC attempts to unite tribes under an environmental banner – reaffirms essentialist images, and a western lens ensures nature/culture dualismsUlloa ’03 —- Research Instituto Colombiano de Antropologia e Historia-ICANH (Astrid, The Ecological Native: Indigenous Peoples’ Movements and Eco-governmentality in Colombia, Latin American Studies Association, http://lasa.international.pitt.edu/members/congress-papers/lasa2003/files/UlloaAstrid.pdf-http://lasa.international.pitt.edu/members/congress-papers/lasa2003/files/UlloaAstrid.pdf) Transnational environmental movements and NGOs have an idea of indigenous peoples and their practices that | |
| 01/26/2013 | Cards Round 4 Pitt RRTournament: | Round: | Opponent: | Judge: Interpretation and violations"Resolved" means Aff must have fiated-plan defending instrumental implementationWebster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, ’98¶ © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. ~www.dictionary.com, accessed 4/2/01~ Resolve \Re*solve"\ (r?*z?lv"), v. "Substantial" means material, fiated actionAHD 11 (American Heritage Dictionary, "substantial", http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/substantial) sub•stan•tial (sb-stnshl) KEY ¶ ADJECTIVE:¶ Of, relating to, or having substance; material.¶ True or real; not imaginary.¶ Solidly built; strong.¶ Ample; sustaining: a substantial breakfast.¶ Considerable in importance, value, degree, amount, or extent: won by a substantial margin.¶ Possessing wealth or property; well-to-do. "Federal Government" means the government of the United States of AmericaBallentine’s 95 (Legal Dictionary and Thesaurus, p. 245) the government of the United States of America Reasons to Prefer and VoterNet Benefit ~%23 1 to our interp is Negotiated Stasis:The alt to the Negotiated topic is not this solely the Aff at hand. It’s un-negotiated stasis. That’s worse for BOTH TEAMS’ knowledge.O’Donnell 4 – PhD, director of debate at Mary Washington (Tim, WFU Debaters Research Guide, "Blue helmet blues", ed. Bauschard %26 Lacy, http://groups.wfu.edu/debate/MiscSites/DRGArticles/DRGArtiarticlesIndex.htm) The answer, I believe, resides deep in the rhetorical tradition in the often Negotiated Stasis is pre-req to knowledgeZappen ’4 Incentivizes selecting Affs with huge lit or strategic bias. Uniquely worse without topic actor for Neg to fall back on.Competitive preparation is an end onto itself. T debates design the game – and no one thinks the ideal way to design a game is for only one-side to be meaningfully prepared.Net Benefit ~%23 2 is Our DECISION-MAKING disadDevil’s in the details – Their energy topic is problem-oriented rather than solution-oriented. Aff is the equivalent of Romney saying "I support more jobs" without defining how we get there – that’s worse for decision-making skillsArentsen et al 2K Uncertainty of policy response: How to escape from problems and their consequences? For Letting them dodge on-point literary criticism is the worst kind of academic pivot. Such moving targets make discussions impossible.Gitlin ’5 Sans a plan, all their reps, epistemology and other justifications are extra-T – voter for reasons cited above.Second Offcase Explicit Links – Impossible to win "Not our Grande" – two reasons:First – Grande INVENTED Red Pedagogy. It’s not ANYONE ELSE’S conception.Second – Grande’s Red Pedagogy calls for explicit ties between indigenous studies and critical pedagogy.Calderón – quouting Grande – in ’6 Red Pedagogy: Native American Social and Political Thought calls attention to the vital need Link in practiceRed Pedagogy levels distinctiveness of Native American knowledge.Calderón ’6 Red Pedagogy: Native American Social and Political Thought calls attention to the vital need Impact and Alt"Un-tie" Native American Studies and Western Academia. Better for indigenous studies.Cook-Lynn ’97 The reason for this lack of nurturing is not that Native American Studies lacks disciplinary Such ties only hurt Native American studiesCHAMPAGNE ’2DUANE CHAMPAGNE. Duane is a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. He also holds a Ph.D. and is a Professor, Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles – it places him in a unique subject position for commentary on this item. Native American Studies in Higher Education – page 8 Native American studies is seen as a highly specialized academic discipline after the model of Try or die for us, not them – these ties means Aff can’t solve.Cook-Lynn ’97 the Aff’s not inherent. Their card’s about a 2011 BIA rule that was lifted.Winchester ’12 Recent reforms that trim the red tape for leasing on tribal land might provide a Sufficient to solve Aff’s particular paternalism claimGerdes ’12 America’s Indian Country has the potential to host a significant share of the renewable energy (Note: Jefferson Keel is the President of The National Congress of American Indians. Founded in 1944, it is the oldest, largest and most representative American Indian and Alaska Native organization) Aff paternalism claims ignore council vs.member distinctions. No consensus on outside investors.Wood ’94 A barrage of recent development proposals directed to tribes starkly demonstrates an intense modern pressure Federal review means Councils consider members.Wood ’94 Third, in considering the federal government’s role in reviewing tribal council action, it (Please note: "Trust" is a Federal Role in this context) This means deontological paternalism args wrong and turned.Wood ’94 A second criticism focuses on the paternalistic and moralistic overtones which have at times pervaded Their particular impact SOLELY goes neg. Warrior critiques tribal councils and demands member sovereignty from them.Independently – the restriction they K is good. Checks industry-violence toward members.Awehali ’6 Industry violence turns Aff’s paternalism args.Wood ’94 New BIA rule still allows members to object to DOI.DOI ’12 6. Are timelines a necessary part of the review process?¶ A. The 2NC KLink Extensions – Western Tie = kills Red Pedagogy Here are some concrete examples of how Western Academic tie to Red Pedagogy will play out poorly for indigenous knowledge.Cook-Lynn ’97 caseInh It means Aff’s not inherent.I.P.I.R 11-28 United States: Salazar Finalizes Reforms To Streamline Leasing, Spur Economic Development On 56 Second – Does everything plan does – ends review; solves wind and solar.DOI ’12 FACT SHEET¶ Residential, Business, and Wind %26 Solar Resource Leasing on Indian And, cover kills sovereignty and eventually cracks the resource base.Lindgren ’6 Energy profiteers may be creating an illusion of Native American independence¶ None of us Try-or-die for us. Absent Tribal ownership, no sovereignty. Trend’s with Neg.Gray ’9 In 2009, the Indian Country Renewable Energy Consortium was formalized as by its original Uniqueness Uniqueness for our Case turns:First – Small-scale renewables solving and affordable for tribes.Kronk ’10 Not only do alternative energy projects have a strong likelihood of success, as explained Squo’s sufficient. Energy’s small-scale, Tribally-owned and more sensitive than big business.Meisen ’12 A third way to develop renewables on tribal lands is to use them for rural | |
| 01/27/2013 | Hagel DA - Pitt RR Round 5Tournament: | Round: | Opponent: | Judge: 1NC1NCHagel confirmation likely despite opposition- Obama campaigning for his confirmationMark Landler White House correspondent for The New York Times. Prior to taking up this post in March 2011, he was the newspaper’s diplomatic correspondent. He has reported for The Times from 67 countries on six continents, from Afghanistan to Yemen, NYT, 1-22-2013 http:~/~/www.nytimes.com/2013/01/23/us/politics/first-test-of-new-term-comes-in-cabinet-hearings.html?_r=0url:http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/23/us/politics/first-test-of-new-term-comes-in-cabinet-hearings.html?_r=0
While Mr. McCain did not say how he would vote on Mr. AND .A., who resigned in November after admitting to an extramarital affair.
Oil spoils destroy any supportJoyce 10 (Christopher Joyce is a correspondent on the science desk at NPR. His stories can be heard on all of NPR's news programs, including NPR's Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Weekend Edition., 5/1/2010, "Offshore Drilling Loses Support After Gulf Oil Spill", www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126511355)
Days into the oil spill, President Obama said he still supports offshore drilling so AND fence are now likely to jump off and not support any new drilling.
PC’s key to Hagel confirmationChuck Todd et al 1-8, MSNBC anchor, 1/8/13, “First Thoughts: No margin for error in Hagel nomination,” http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/08/16412788-first-thoughts-no-margin-for-error-in-hagel-nomination?lite
~*** No margin for error in Hagel nomination: Yesterday’s official rollout of Chuck Hagel AND Obama believes he’s earned political capital, and he’s going to use it. Hagel confirmation breaks the Washington consensus on IranGray and Miller, writers for Buzzfeed, 1/6/2013 (Rosie and Zeke, “Obama Upends Iran Debate By Picking Chuck Hagel,” http:~/~/www.buzzfeed.com/rosiegray/com/rosiegray/obama-updends-iran-debate-by-picking-chuck-hagel)
Their hope — and their foes’ fear — is that Hagel’s confirmation could mean that AND some Republicans and some Israeli leaders that American bombs should start falling now. That avoids Middle East war and economic meltdownHussain, writer and analyst on Middle East politics, 9/12/2012 (Murtaza, “Why war with Iran would spell disaster,” http:~/~/www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/09/201291194236970294.html)
After a decade of exhausting and demoralising conflict between the United States and two of AND and are at the forefront of pushing a new American conflict with Iran. Iran strikes causes multiple scenarios for extinction.Chossudovsky -06 (Michel Chossudovsky, The Next Phase of the Middle East War, Global Research, http:~/~/www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=vaandaid=3147url:http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=vaandaid=3147(%%))
The Bush Administration has embarked upon a military adventure which threatens the future of humanity AND basin, eventually leading to the destabilization and conquest of the Russian Federation.
1NRTurns Case – HSRHagel Nomination key to Obama’s second term agenda – it’s the defining momentWright 12/26 Robert Wright is a senior editor at The Atlantic and the author, most recently, of The Evolution of God, a New York Times bestseller and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Chuck Hagel Gets His Second Wind, DEC 26 2012, http:~/~/www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/12/chuck-hagel-gets-his-second-wind/266631/http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/12/chuck-hagel-gets-his-second-wind/266631/, mccarty
Hagel has now drawn support from liberals all across the foreign policy spectrum, from AND moment for President Obama. I'll let Andrew Sullivan have the last word. Obama domestic agenda includes HSRCSM, 8-21-2012 http:~/~/www.csmonitor.com/USA/2012/0821/com/USA/2012/0821/Obama-plan-for-high-speed-rail-after-hitting-a-bump-chugs-forward-again
President Obama's vision of bullet trains whizzing through the California countryside, and from Boston AND $1 billion spent – or about 180,000 direct jobs overall. HSR solves econ- long term growth through six independent warrantsTodorovich et al. 11 — Petra Todorovich, Director of America 2050—a AND , Accessed 06-08-2012, p. 16-18)
High-speed rail’s ability to promote economic growth is grounded in its capacity to AND creates net economic gains in addition to the other economic benefits described here. Turns Case – OilObama solves oil production- federal land and water to drastically increase domestic supplyDaniel J. Weiss and Jackie Weidman, Center for American Progress , 9-28-2012 http:~/~/www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/09/obama-versus-romney-everything-you-need-to-know-about-where-the-candidates-stand-on-energy-policy?page=3url:http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/09/obama-versus-romney-everything-you-need-to-know-about-where-the-candidates-stand-on-energy-policy?page=3
Obama:¶ Oil imports lowest since 1997; dropped by 15 percent during term to AND 3/30/12, NOLA, 4/15/12 2NC Will Pass/AT: U OverwhelmsErr neg- their won’t pass warrants are reasons PC is key- it will take effort but it’ll get thereStirewalt, writer for Fox News, 1/7/2013 (Chris, “Obama Antagonizes with Hagel Pick,” http:~/~/www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/01/07/obama-antagonizes-with-hagel-pick/#com/politics/2013/01/07/obama-antagonizes-with-hagel-pick/#ixzz2HIw1d0GW)
With Republicans still resentful of Hagel’s ostentatious opposition of Bush-era policies and support AND , but the ordeal will be frightful and expend plenty of political capital. Hagel confirmation likely- has sufficient Dem support and possibly some GOP but it faces opposition and threat of a filibusterDonna Cassata, AP, 1-22-2013 http:~/~/www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2013/01/22/com/news/politics/articles/2013/01/22/senate-chair-count-up-hagel-vote-after-hearing
Top Senate Republicans said Tuesday they would reserve judgment on Chuck Hagel's nomination until after AND off a firestorm as Senate leaders try to negotiate new rules on filibusters. Hagel nomination likely but needs to overcome concernsJoel Palmer, San Antonio Libertarian Examiner, The Examiner, 1-23-2013 http:~/~/www.examiner.com/article/com/article/the-senate-should-confirm-chuck-hagel
On Monday, after the inauguration, President Barack Obama officially nominated Chuck Hagel to AND Obama could have chosen, Hagel is the best and should be confirmed. 1NR COURT LINKS TO POLITICS
CONTROVERSIAL COURT DECISIONS SPARK CONGRESSIONAL BACKLASH – CITIZENS PROVES. ZELENY 10 JEFF, “Political fallout from the Supreme Court ruling” New York Times -- Jan 21 -- http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/21/political-fallout-from-the-supreme-court-ruling/ Today’s ruling upends the nation’s campaign finance laws, allowing corporations and labor unions to AND not tipped so far for corporate interests that citizens voices are drowned out.”
CONTROVERSIAL DECISIONS EMBOLDEN CONGRESS AND THE MEDIA. Greenwald 6 (Glenn, Civil Rights Lawyer and Author “How would a Patriot Act?”, http://glenngreenwald.blogspot.com/2006_06_01_glenngreenwald_archive.html) Additionally, court opinions historically have a political impact as well as legal effects AND has impact, often profound impact, in the political realm as well.
SOTOMAYOR MEANS OBAMA IS BLAMED FOR COURT DECISIONS. SAMUEL 9 (Terence Samuel, Deputy Editor– The Root and Senior Correspondent - Prospect, “Obama's Honeymoon Nears Its End”, American Prospect, 5/29, http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=obamas_honeymoon_nears_its_end) This week, Barack Obama named his first nominee to the Supreme Court, then AND or at least finesse through his campaign and during his presidency so far.
AND SOUTER DELAYED RETIREMENT SPECIFICALLY TO ALLOW OBAMA TO APPOINT A LIBERAL JUDGE – SUPERCHARGES THE LINK. CHUN 9. Wong Hoi, staffwriter, “The Over-Politicized US Supreme Court” Aug 20 -- http://watchingamerica.com/News/33122/the-over-politicized-us-supreme-court/ America’s first Hispanic female judge, Sonia Sotomayor, was recently sworn in as justice AND task – reaching a just result in the case that was before him.” A2: Politics link turnOil and gas lobbies fight AGAINST the plan because its oil only – also takes out 100% solvency – ESPECIALLY given their certainty key claims on SEPMarEx 11 (Maritime Executive , “Gas-Only Drilling in Offshore Moratorium Areas Suggested”, 1/19, http://www.maritime-executive.com/article/2005-10-20gas-only-drilling-in-offshore-moratori) Oil and gas industry groups are criticizing a provision in House offshore drilling legislation that AND , only to be forced to abandon the resource, stranding substantial investments."
A2: Plan =HorsetradingThis is a new link – it assumes plan as half of grand bargain with climate regulation – either only does one half which INFURIATES dems and is a huge loss and flip flop for Obama – Or fulfills the horsetrade by immediately pushing carbon tax – which is a new linkDavenport, National Journal, 12-6-12
(Coral, “How Obama and Congress Could Find Common Ground on Energy,” http:~/~/www.nationaljournal.com/magazine/com/magazine/how-obama-and-congress-could-find-common-ground-on-energy-20121206, In 2008, Barack Obama campaigned for the White House on the promise that he AND are more open to the carbon tax as a way to raise revenue.
AT: Hagel Not Key- IranAll alternatives to Hagel support war with IranGreenwald, columnist for the Guardian, 1/5/2013 (Glenn, “Chuck Hagel and liberals,” http:~/~/www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jan/05/uk/commentisfree/2013/jan/05/hagel-liberals-gays-israel-democrats)
All of the Democratic alternatives to Hagel who have been seriously mentioned are nothing more AND other plausible nominees - on issues of war. foreign policy and militarism? Hagel changes the conversation on Iran -- avoids warBeinart, writer for the Daily Beast, 1/7/2013 (Peter, “Hagel: A New Era In Foreign Policy?,” http:~/~/www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/01/07/html)
The final reason for the resiliency of this Republican foreign-policy cocoon is the AND uniformed military, some of whom have already expressed skepticism about bombing Iran.
2NRPresident Always Gets Blame
OBAMA WILL GET THE BLAME FOR ALL POLICIES PASSED THIS YEAR – THE HILL IS TOO POLARIZED FOR ANY BLAME DEFLECTION. Politico 9. 2-13-09 -- http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0209/18827.html The Washington climate, which led to a party-line vote on the stimulus, has big political AND blame -- for all the massive changes in government he envisions over the coming year.
Presidents are the focal point of politics – they get the credit/blame. CNN Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer 4/28/02
Bruce Morton, Cnn Correspondent: Networks will often air whatever the president says, AND Congresses. They're sexier. But it won't always be coverage they like.
PRESIDENCY IS THE FOCAL POINT OF POLITICS – PRESIDENT GETS THE CREDIT OR THE BLAME, DESERVED OR NOT Rosati 4. Jerel A., University of South Carolina Government and International Studies professor THE POLITICS OF UNITED STATES FOREIGN POLICY, 2004, p. 80 Given the popular image of presidential power, presidents receive credit when things are perceived AND the opportunity to challenge an incumbent president or his heir as presidential nominee. AT: Hagel Not Key- GeneralHagel’s key—He’ll drive internal change at the Pentagon—that’s Vlahos—only SecDef that’ll challenge the militarist consensusGreenwald 1/5—Glenn Greenwald, The Guardian, 1/5/13, Chuck Hagel and liberals: what are the priorities? http:~/~/www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jan/05/uk/commentisfree/2013/jan/05/hagel-liberals-gays-israel-democrats
All of the Democratic alternatives to Hagel who have been seriously mentioned are nothing more AND sustaining destructive US policy in the Middle East and commitment to endless war. Critical to effective diplomacy—prevents escalationsGoodsell 1/6—Paul Goodsell, Omaha World Herald, January 6, 2013, Chuck Hagel's record suggests his approach to military, budget, http:~/~/www.omaha.com/article/20130106/NEWS/701069941/1707url:http://www.omaha.com/article/20130106/NEWS/701069941/1707
“The U.S. secretary of defense today is a high-stakes AND , Hagel has said he favors a negotiated solution rather than military intervention. Turn shieldNo turns-~--liberals hate the plan and conservatives won’t give Obama credit for itWalsh 11, Bryan, TIME Senior editor, November 9, “Why Obama’s Offshore Drilling Plan Isn’t Making Anyone Happy,” http://science.time.com/2011/11/09/why-obamas-offshore-drilling-plan-isnt-making-anyone-happy/#ixzz26snhDbbI Nonetheless, Obama has set a target of reducing U.S. oil imports AND with so many other issues for Obama, it’s lonely at the center. Relaxing drilling restrictions empirically causes backlash-~--no risk of offenseBroder 10 John is a writer for the New York Times. “Obama to Open Offshore Areas to Oil Drilling for First Time,” March 31, http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/31/science/earth/31energy.html?_r=0 But while Mr. Obama has staked out middle ground on other environmental matters — AND to be gained in the offshore areas are not worth the environmental risks.
AT: Hagel Not KeyHagel’s key—He’ll drive internal change at the Pentagon—that’s Vlahos—only SecDef that’ll challenge the militarist consensusGreenwald 1/5—Glenn Greenwald, The Guardian, 1/5/13, Chuck Hagel and liberals: what are the priorities? http:~/~/www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jan/05/uk/commentisfree/2013/jan/05/hagel-liberals-gays-israel-democrats
All of the Democratic alternatives to Hagel who have been seriously mentioned are nothing more AND sustaining destructive US policy in the Middle East and commitment to endless war. Critical to effective diplomacy—prevents escalationsGoodsell 1/6—Paul Goodsell, Omaha World Herald, January 6, 2013, Chuck Hagel's record suggests his approach to military, budget, http:~/~/www.omaha.com/article/20130106/NEWS/701069941/1707url:http://www.omaha.com/article/20130106/NEWS/701069941/1707
“The U.S. secretary of defense today is a high-stakes AND , Hagel has said he favors a negotiated solution rather than military intervention. | |
| 02/09/2013 | Immigration Ptx DA - NU R2Tournament: NU | Round: 2 | Opponent: Trinity GK | Judge: Aaron Hardy Politics1NCImmigration reform likely- high skilled immigrants solve tech industries and the economyIt’s starting to look as if meaningful immigration reform finally has a chance of becoming PC keyShifter 12/27/12—President of the Inter-American Dialogue %26 adjunct professor of Latin American politics at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service ~Michael Shifter, Will Obama Kick the Can Down the Road?, http://www.thedialogue.org/page.cfm?pageID=32%26pubID=3186~~ Not surprisingly, Obama has been explicit that reforming the US’s shameful and broken immigration Oil spoils destroy any supportJoyce 10 (Christopher Joyce is a correspondent on the science desk at NPR. His stories can be heard on all of NPR’s news programs, including NPR’s Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Weekend Edition., 5/1/2010, "Offshore Drilling Loses Support After Gulf Oil Spill", www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126511355) Days into the oil spill, President Obama said he still supports offshore drilling so Expanding visas key to bioweapons security —- checks use of engineers pathogensBrumfiel 3 (Geoff, Physical Science Correspondent – Nature Magazine, "Russia’s Bioweapons Labs: Still Out in the Cold", Science, 423, 6-23) Collaborations between Western researchers and former Soviet bioweapons scientists could benefit both parties. But Russian bioweapons cause extinctionMaartens 6 (Dr. Willie, Ph.D. – Business Economics and Management, Mapping Reality: A Critical Perspective on Science and Religion, p. 251-252) The scientists are the ’high priests of today’ and their beliefs, dogmas, 1NRVisas must fill the gap in aerospace industryRedorbit 8 (Science, Tech, and Space News Agency, "Aerospace Industry Faces Coming Worker Shortage", 3-4, http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1281235/aerospace_industry_faces_coming_worker_shortage/) As the large baby boom generation retires over the next decade, the aerospace and Turns heg and the economyWalker 2 (Robert, Chair, Commission on the Future of the US Aerospace Industry, http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/aerospace/aerospacecommission/AeroCommissionFinalReport.pdf) Aerospace will be at the core of America’s leadership and strength in the 21st century Reform solves India relationsLA Times 11/9/12 ~Other countries eagerly await U.S. immigration reform, http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2012/11/us-immigration-reform-eagerly-awaited-by-source-countries.html~~ "Comprehensive immigration reform will see expansion of skilled labor visas," predicted B. Solves Asia If I am permitted to digress a bit, let me say parenthetically, that AT: No BillDetails of Obama’s bill have been leaked – it exists and solves the impact. During Monday’s inaugural address, President Barack Obama reiterated his call for comprehensive immigration reform 2NC UQ WallAnd- their warrants are just PC key warrants- leadership is keyDallas Morning News 1/2/13 ~Editorial: Actions must match Obama’s immigration pledge, p. http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20130102-editorial-actions-must-match-obamas-immigration-pledge.ece~~ The president’s words to NBC’s David Gregory are only that — words. What will CIR will pass- Obama pushThe Republic, 2-3-2013 http://www.azcentral.com/news/politics/articles/20130130immigration-reform-bumpy.html President Barack Obama and a bipartisan group of eight senators have set the stage for AT: Thumpers- GeneralCIR push is number one- other issues are getting shelvedMoffett 1-21. ~Dan, journalist, immigration specialist, "Obama’s Inauguration Begins Push For Comprehensive Reform Bill" — immigration.about.com/b/2013/01/21/obama-inauguration-begins-push-for-comprehensive-reform.htm~ Top Democrats and White House aides are saying that President Obama not only talked about Nothing else is going to get in the wayPRESTON 1 – 12 – 13 NYT Staff ~Julia Preston, Obama Will Seek Citizenship Path in One Fast Push, http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/13/us/politics/obama-plans-to-push-congress-on-immigration-overhaul.html?_r=0~~ President Obama plans to push Congress to move quickly in the coming months on an PC KeyObama pushing in the next month- reaching political will is keyThe White House point woman on immigration, Cecilia Muñoz, predicted a comprehensive overhaul PC key- need to broker a dealFOLEY 1 – 15 – 13 reporter for the Huffington Post in Washington, D.C. She previously worked at The Washington Independent ~Elise Foley, Obama Gears Up For Immigration Reform Push In Second Term, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/15/obama-immigration-reform_n_2463388.html-http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/15/obama-immigration-reform_n_2463388.html~~ Obama has repeatedly said he will push hard for immigration reform in his second term Obama push for CIR is critical- needed to broker a dealPresident Barack Obama has spoken a lot about the need for "comprehensive" immigration Bully pulpit drives public and Congressional supportChristi Parsons White House correspondent for the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times and Tribune newspaper chain 2-4-2013 http://articles.latimes.com/print/2013/feb/04/nation/la-na-obama-20130204-http://articles.latimes.com/print/2013/feb/04/nation/la-na-obama-20130204 Obama isn’t waiting. He’s running opinion leaders through the White House at a daily PC Theory True- GeneralPC theory true for Obama- empiricsColor Lines, 10-14-2011 http://colorlines.com/archives/2011/10/is_president_obamas_jobs_drumbeat_working.html-http://colorlines.com/archives/2011/10/is_president_obamas_jobs_drumbeat_working.html But what Obama’s new insistence on a jobs agenda proves is this: the presidency AT: Winners WinDoesn’t win on energy policyMatthew N. Eisler, Research Fellow at the Center for Contemporary History and Policy at the Chemical Heritage Foundation, 12 ~"Science, Silver Buckshot, and ’All of The Above’" Science Progress, April 2, http://scienceprogress.org/2012/04/science-silver-buckshot-and-%E2%80%9Call-of-the-above%E2%80%9D/~~ Conservatives take President Obama’s rhetoric at face value. Progressives see the president as disingenuous PC finite- needs to prioritize issues- they trade offCharles Babington covers the White House for the Associated Press.¶ He came to Washington, D.C. in 1987 as a one-person bureau for the News %26 Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina. He spent 16 years at The Washington Post, covering Congress, the White House and other beats. He joined the AP in 2007.¶ Babington holds a degree in Islamic history from the University of North Carolina, where he was a Morehead Scholar., 12-24-2012 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/24/obama-agenda_n_2359400.html-http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/24/obama-agenda_n_2359400.html Veteran politicians and presidential historians say it’s almost impossible for Obama to "go big Politics links - MoreMost recent evidenceHolt, President of the Consumer Energy Alliance, 1/7/2013 Given the partisan divide in Congress, enactment of significant energy or environmental legislation dealing with key issues such as energy efficiency, Renewable Fuels Standard reform, and offshore development, will be extremely difficult and Congressional oversight of the federal regulatory agencies will be highly partisan and largely ineffective. Oil and gas lobbies fight AGAINST the plan because it’s oil only – also takes out 100% solvency – ESPECIALLY given their certainty key claims on SEPMarEx 11 (Maritime Executive , "Gas-Only Drilling in Offshore Moratorium Areas Suggested", 1/19, http://www.maritime-executive.com/article/2005-10-20gas-only-drilling-in-offshore-moratori)** Flip Flop LinkPlan is a massive public flip flop – also proves its a lossWhatley, 12 Drains PCGoddard, 9 (Taegan, Creator – Political Wire, CQ Politics, 3-19, http://innovation.cq.com/ liveonline/51/landing-http://innovation.cq.com/liveonline/51/landing) This is ultimately a PC key arg- can still pass with inclusion- not a deal breakerFrank Sharry, a longtime immigrant rights’ advocate and executive director of America’s Voice, | |
| 02/09/2013 | Environment DA - NU R2Tournament: NU | Round: 2 | Opponent: Trinity GK | Judge: Aaron Hardy Enviro1NCDrilling will destroy numerous biological hotspots – including fish population and North Atlantic Right Whale, and crushes fisheriesGravitz 9—Oceans Advocate for Environment America ~Michael Gravitz, Statement at the Department of Interior Hearing On Offshore Ocean Energy Development in Atlantic City, New Jersey, April 6, 2009, pg. http://tinyurl.com/cxkzanz~~ 3. When deciding whether to approve seismic testing or exploration and production off the 4 independent links - we don’t need to win large spills or even that production occurs- auditory disruption prevents multiple vital functions Out at Sea, But Not Out of¶ Harm’s Way Human survivalNautiyal %26 Nidamanuri 10—Centre for Ecological Economics and Natural Resources @ Institute for Social and Economic Change %26 Department of Earth and Space Sciences @ Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology ~SUNIL NAUTIYAL1 %26 RAMA RAO NIDAMANURI "Conserving Biodiversity in Protected Area of Biodiversity Hotspot in India: A Case Study," International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences 36 (2-3): 195-200, 2010 The hotspots are the world’s most biologically rich areas hence recognized as important ecosystems not | |
| 02/09/2013 | Navy DA - NU R2Tournament: NU | Round: 2 | Opponent: Trinity GK | Judge: Aaron Hardy Navy1NCPlan impedes critical naval training, testing, and operations – specifically key to carriers – DOD ConcludesMarkey, 12 (Edward, US Representative, 6/20, http://www.c-spanvideo.org/appearance/601877392)** Decline of naval power causes multiple scenarios for global nuclear war and turns case – collapses trade, econ and causes massive oil shocksEaglen 11 – Mackenzie, Research Fellow for National Security – Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, Heritage Foundation, and Bryan McGrath, Retired Naval Officer and the Director – Delex Consulting, Studies and Analysis, "Thinking About a Day Without Sea Power: Implications for U.S. Defense Policy", Heritage Backgrounder, 5-16, http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2011/05/thinking-about-a-day-without-sea-power-implications-for-us-defense-policy Global Implications. Under a scenario of dramatically reduced naval power, the United States 2NCGreat Power Wars/Econ/TradeCollapse of naval power causes global wars and crushes trade and economic growthEaglen 11 – Mackenzie, Research Fellow for National Security – Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, Heritage Foundation, and Bryan McGrath, Retired Naval Officer and the Director – Delex Consulting, Studies and Analysis, "Thinking About a Day Without Sea Power: Implications for U.S. Defense Policy", Heritage Backgrounder, 5-16, http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2011/05/thinking-about-a-day-without-sea-power-implications-for-us-defense-policy Implications of the Loss of Preponderant Sea Power Naval effectiveness prevents global WMD conflictsPeele 97 (Reynolds B., Lieutenant, USMC, The Importance of Maritime Chokepoints, Parameters, Summer) There are presently six significant regional economic and military concerns that require constant strategic focus Naval power’s key to trade and growth and solves drug trafficking and WMD prolifEaglen 9 – Mackenzie Eaglen is Senior Policy Analyst and Eric Sayers is a Research Assistant for National Security at The Heritage Foundation, 3-24-2009 http://www.heritage.org/Press/Commentary/ed032409b.cfm Beyond the vagaries of history and human behavior, a central element of America’s national LRestricts crucial naval activities – largest base and crucial carrier operationsHelderman 10 Blocks critical navy operations – including carrier operationsMoran, 10 (Jim, US Congress, 5/18, http://moran.house.gov/press-release/virginia-shore-drilling-limits-says-dod-report)** The link is highly significantVirginian Pilot, 10 (5/30, lexis) Naval interference is massive and irreplaceableBarakat, 10 (Matthew, Associated Press, 5/19, http://hamptonroads.com/2010/05/report-va-offshore-drilling-would-interfere-military-ops-http://hamptonroads.com/2010/05/report-va-offshore-drilling-would-interfere-military-ops**)** Drilling in most of the Virginia coastal waters that the government wants to use for 2NC Carriers Link*====Best DOD study agrees – specifically undermines CVN operations and training – any activity links even absent production==== On 18 September 2009, the DoD Principals for the OCS sent an overview letter key to all naval power – no other optionsRonald O’Rourke, a specialist in naval affairs at CRS, 2012 (He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the Johns Hopkins University and was valedictorian of his class at the Hopkins Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), where he obtained a master’s degree. "Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier (CVN) Homeporting at Mayport: Background and Issues for Congress," http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/weapons/R40248.pdf-http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/weapons/R40248.pdf, Accessed June 25, 2012) Then-Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Admiral Gary Roughead summarized the Navy’s That’s the vital link to all naval and military power, heg, conflict deterrence and deescalationGordon, 6 ("LEVERAGING AMERICA’S AIRCRAFT CARRIER CAPABILITIES", John Gordon IV, Peter A. Wilson, John Birkler, Steven Boraz, Gordon T. Lee, Prepared for the US Navy, RAND, http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2006/RAND_MG448.pdf ) Aircraft carriers and their embarked air wings have been central to the exercise of U Carriers key - KoreaCarrier effectiveness key to solve Korean nuclear use – nothing else solves because south korea and japan won’t allow bases to be used for strike missions in crisisRAND 6 ("LEVERAGING AMERICA’S AIRCRAFT CARRIER CAPABILITIES", John Gordon IV, Peter A. Wilson, John Birkler, Steven Boraz, Gordon T. Lee, Prepared for the US Navy, http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2006/RAND_MG448.pdf ) Korean Crisis This vignette, set later in this decade, when North Korea might Carriers Key – China/Taiwan WarEffective Carriers key to solve Taiwan crisis and US China warRAND 6 ("LEVERAGING AMERICA’S AIRCRAFT CARRIER CAPABILITIES", John Gordon IV, Peter A. Wilson, John Birkler, Steven Boraz, Gordon T. Lee, Prepared for the US Navy, http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2006/RAND_MG448.pdf ) Set in early 2009, this vignette examined the possibility of the United States coming 2NRUniquenessNo Virginia drilling now – the NAVY IS PREVENTING ITWhen Doug Domenech looks out at the Atlantic Ocean, he sees oil and natural Their ev just cites a proposalMcClatchy 2-4-13 Murkowski wants oil leasing off the coasts of Virginia, North Carolina, South Yes our card cites proposed Virginia drilling. No, it didn’t happen A2: Won’t grant leaseArea of interference is too large – can’t have bothBarakat, 10 (Matthew, Associated Press, 5/19, http://hamptonroads.com/2010/05/report-va-offshore-drilling-would-interfere-military-ops-http://hamptonroads.com/2010/05/report-va-offshore-drilling-would-interfere-military-ops**)** Moran said by telephone that he knew that the drilling plan would significantly affect Naval Pentagon doesn’t have a veto – they rely on Interior discretionBarakat, 10 (Matthew, Associated Press, 5/19, http://hamptonroads.com/2010/05/report-va-offshore-drilling-would-interfere-military-ops-http://hamptonroads.com/2010/05/report-va-offshore-drilling-would-interfere-military-ops**)** That is indistinct from the administrative discretion the plan overridesCBO 12 (Congressional Budget Office, August 2012, "Potential Budgetary Effects of Immediately Opening Most Federal Lands to Oil and Gas Leasing", www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/08-09-12_Oil-and-Gas_Leasing.pdf-http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/08-09-12_Oil-and-Gas_Leasing.pdf) Leasing Offshore Federal Lands The geographic scope of leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf has | |
| 02/09/2013 | Offshore Drilling Solvency - NU R2Tournament: NU | Round: 2 | Opponent: Trinity GK | Judge: Aaron Hardy Solvency1NCIER sucksSourceWatch, 12 (7/11, http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Institute_for_Energy_Research-http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Institute_for_Energy_Research**)** should be dismissedSourceWatch, 12 (October, http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Think_tanks)** doesn’t solve price, supply or independence under any scenarioMcAuliff ’11 (Michael McAuliff, a senior congressional correspondent and blogger for HuffingtonPost.com and a former Washington reporter and editor for the New York Daily News, 7-6-11, "More U.S. Oil Drilling Won’t Lower Gas Prices, Experts Say," http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/06/more-us-oil-drilling-wont-help-gas-prices_n_858473.html) WASHINGTON — Republicans used the politically potent argument about the cost of gas Thursday to too small, backstopping, speculation and price independence impossibleYetiv 12 (Steve A. Yetiv, a professor of political science at Old Dominion University, is the author, most recently, of "The Petroleum Triangle: Oil, Globalization, and Terror.", 9/4/2012, "Is the Energy Boom a Mirage?", www.nytimes.com/2012/09/05/opinion/is-the-energy-boom-a-mirage.html?_r=1) But what does this oil boom really mean? Will it deliver lower oil prices Technical and economic barriers block, current leasing massively swamps and best sites already selected- Local infrastructure issues block Offshore Leasing For this analysis, CBO used EIA’s estimates of the potential for new Access doesn’t block - Production booming, including federal lands – new sales and unused leasesGoad 8-2-12 The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power held a hearing this morning Solves whole aff nowWosepka et al, 12 GDP. Increased domestic production is already contributing to overall US GDP growth via industrial *2NC*SQuo Solves – Econ/Industry/Price Spikes AdvantagesSolving Econ NowMullaney, 12 (Tim, USA Today, 5/15, http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/story/2012-05-15/1A-COV-ENERGY-INDEPENDENCE/54977254/1)** If anything like that happens, an improbable-sounding litany of good things can Prices will stay low – no spikesLior Cohen (MA graduate in Economics, worked for several years in a variety of economic related positions) August 20, 2012 "Will Natural Gas Fall Below %242.50?" http://seekingalpha.com/article/817181-will-natural-gas-fall-below-2-50 Sufficient despite federal access restrictionsMills, Their Author, 10-30 There are good reasons for this shift. The nation is in desperate need of Aff insufficient to solve econ internal linkCBO 12 (Congressional Budget Office, August 2012, "Potential Budgetary Effects of Immediately Opening Most Federal Lands to Oil and Gas Leasing", www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/08-09-12_Oil-and-Gas_Leasing.pdf-http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/08-09-12_Oil-and-Gas_Leasing.pdf) 2NC Access Now - Short70% undiscovered oil not restricted now — best CBO estimatesNisen, ’12 Opening all Federal lands to oil and gas leasing has long been a point of Production booming, lots of access now and solvency time frame really long anywayConathan 12 (Michael Conathan is the Director of Ocean Policy at American Progress. It hasn’t worked yet. There are currently more oil rigs operating on U. A2: Green RiverIt’s OPEN NOW – but not economical and new tech needs to be developedCBS 12 (citing a CBO study, "An American Oil Find That Holds More Than All of OPEC," 11/13, http://abcnews.go.com/Business/american-oil-find-holds-oil-opec/story?id=17536852) | |
| 02/09/2013 | Asia Pivot & Econ Answers - Offshore Drilling - NU R2Tournament: NU | Round: 2 | Opponent: Trinity GK | Judge: Aaron Hardy EconI/L DefenseHigh prices won’t kill econ – best dataLuskin 11 (Donald L, chief investment officer at Trend Macrolytics LLC and the co-author with Andrew Greta of "I Am John Galt," out in May by Wiley %26 Sons, "Oil Prices Won’t Kill the Recovery", 2011, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704893604576200392973262006.html?mod=googlenews_wsj-http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704893604576200392973262006.html?mod=googlenews_wsj) Will the spike in oil prices emanating from instability in the Middle East be enough Not enough jobs are createdKrugman 12 (Paul Krugman joined The New York Times in 1999 as a columnist on the Op-Ed Page and continues as professor of Economics and International Affairs at Princeton University. Mr. Krugman received his B.A. from Yale University in 1974 and his Ph.D. from MIT in 1977. He has taught at Yale, MIT and Stanford. At MIT he became the Ford International Professor of Economics., 3/15/2012, "Natural Born Drillers", html?_r=2%26partner=rss%26emc=rss) Meanwhile, what about jobs? I have to admit that I started laughing when Deficits – Not Key EconNo impact to budget deficitsKnowledge@Wharton 04 Online Journal of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business Although deficit hawks warn that growing deficits cause interest rates to rise and undermine economic Asia PivotAsia Pivot NowYour Asia pivot internal link is entirely about the status quo – we will concede the card and introduce the ununderlined parts as evidence – it says it solves 100% of the case – it also says that MIDDLE AMERICA energy production is key – not offshore – they can’t indict the card because they introduced it *(NOTE YOU DON’T NEED TO READ THE CARD)Karl, 7/24/12 Pivot’s happening nowHallinan 12-30 – Cole, Columnist for Foreign Policy in Focus, "Four More Years: The Asia Pivot", Truthout, 2012, http://truth-out.org/news/item/13623-four-more-years-the-asia-pivot China must back off, because its current claim violates the United Nations Convention on the Law of the It’ll acceleratePlate 1-24 – Tom, Visiting Professor at the United Arab Emirates University, "Obama’s ’Pivot’ Test", Khaleej Times, 2013, http://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?xfile=data/opinion/2013/January/opinion_January63.xml%26section=opinion FOR THE US and Asia, now is the time, if ever there was a time. As President Barack Obama moved officially into his second-term, presumably the historic "pivot" to Asia in US foreign policy will proceed briskly apace. That would be good. There is no time to dawdle. | |
| 02/09/2013 | NEPA CP - NU R3Tournament: NU | Round: 3 | Opponent: Liberty LS | Judge: Nate Cohn CP1NC The United States Federal Government should:-establish a pilot project that equally considers both environmental harms and benefits of offshore wind plans, projects and policies evaluated under the National Environmental Policy Act,-issue a National Environmental Policy Act guidance encouraging agencies to utilize "mitigated findings of no significant impacts" for offshore wind projects-increase staffing and resources dedicated to expediting federal reviews for offshore wind energy projects as per the advocacy of Salter-Substantially increase research and development funding for offshore wind energy-Establish long term cash transferable investment and production tax credits and advanced energy project credits for offshore wind energy-provide coordinated long term purchasing commitments for offshore wind energy for federal lands and building and provide high level commitment and engagement to facilitate coordinated power purchase contracts between project developers and other entities-not decommission oil rigsCounterplan solves best – 3 independent mechanisms combine to ensure most rapid approval without reducing environmental review NEPA and Renewable Energy: Realizing the Most Environmental Benefit in the Quickest Time cont Our combination of financial incentives solves – ensures confidence and overcomes regulatory hurdles and uncertaintyBowes and Allegro, 12 Multi-year financial incentives outweigh and solve reason short term permit approvals are key –plan guts environment, causes uncertainty, litigation, and net delay by preventing effective assessment prior to siting decisionsLyons, 11 Comparative ev – financial incentives are largest barrier, NEPA review quick and prevents net delay by identifying and avoiding conflicts earlier in process – plan and perm can’t solveHuntley, 11 Let me address directly the often-heard charge that NEPA, along with other Financial incentives swamp permit barriers – plan guts environment, destroys effective interagency coordination key to air power and increased litigation turns case – current case by case discretion solves betterTaylor, 11 Industry agrees Financial incentives swamp and they prefer streamlining within NEPA –plan kills environment, stakeholder participation and independently increases permit denials by enducing excess agency cautionTaylor, 11 But Republicans on the panel insisted the bills are carefully crafted proposals that only involve 2NC solves better than plan Counterplan comparatively better - solves delays while maintaining NEPA – plan decimates effective environmental reviewSalter, 11 2NC Mitigated FONSIs solve Mitigated FONSIs best middle ground – solve delay and cost while preventing environmental damageSalter, 11 Mitigated FONSIs massively reduce current costs – counterplan saves moneySalter, 11 Reducing the time and cost of EISs also requires policy changes. This Article discusses Fears of coming CMSP makes uncertainty and delays inevitableVan Cleve Et Al, 10 In contrast to practices throughout the last century, ocean space and resources are no State and federal coastal zone management makes delay and regulatory uncertainty inevitableVan Cleve Et Al, 10 Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning Finally, developers were asked to share their views on Building transmission lines takes a decadeDoom, 12 (Justin, Bloomberg News, 6/14, http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-14/google-backed-offshore-wind-grid-gets-environmental-review.html-http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-14/google-backed-offshore-wind-grid-gets-environmental-review.html**)** A %245 billion transmission line backed by Google Inc. (GOOG) and construction process delays 3 yearsTrabish, 10 Lanard said the Smart from the Start initiative assumes that projects consisting of 100 3.6 megawatt to 5 megawatt turbines, producing 360 to 500 megawatts at a cost of %241.5 billion to %242 billion. Getting from first foundations to full generation is expected to take two to three construction seasons. 2NC – A2: Cat-ex’s Now/No NEPA cred ====New guidance reinvigorates NEPA cred – only new inappropriate use of categorical exclusions reverses==== | |
| 02/09/2013 | Offshore Wind Solvency - NU R3Tournament: NU | Round: 3 | Opponent: Liberty LS | Judge: Nate Cohn SOLVENCYSQ Solves – Top-LevelAff claims based on anecdotal ev – Alt factors cause delay, barriers can be overcome and effective financing more important – their ev lacks statistical supportLovaas, 12 (Deron, director of federal transportation policy. His main focus is on policies about transportation and energy, NRDC, 6/14 http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/dlovaas/stewardship_not_streamlining.html-http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/dlovaas/stewardship_not_streamlining.html**)** Further, if the purpose of the policy is to reduce project delays, it’s Multiple recent actions solve offshore wind development, fed signal, and permitting barriersBowes and Allegro, 12 Much progress has been made over the last few years to make offshore wind energy Recent no significant impact finding shaves 2 years off approval processKoch, 12 Coming soon – new momentum, about to pass tipping point and key environmental reviews completedOWW, 12 (Offshore Wind Works, Clean Energy States Alliance, 9/13, http://offshorewindworks.tumblr.com/post/31471987996/new-momentum-brings-atlantic-offshore-wind-to-turning)** Stakeholder Participation Turn1NC Consensus agrees current streamlining best – plan increases uncertainty, delay, and litigation by undermining early stakeholder input and jacks environment for 6 reasonsEarly stakeholder input key Huntley, 11 We are opposed to H.R. 2170, H.R. 2171 Plan excludes public from decisionmaking process – crushes legitimacy of both offshore wind and NEPA – turn outweighs on balanceSalter, 11 Categorical exclusions have gained renewed currency in the environmental policymaking debate after their increased use Even failed litigation outweighs – causes far larger delays and costsRyan Kusmin, * J.D. Candidate (2011), Washington University School of Law; B.A. (2007), University of Kansas. 2011 http://lawreview.wustl.edu/inprint/88/3/kusmin.pdf-http://lawreview.wustl.edu/inprint/88/3/kusmin.pdf Even if a plaintiff s lawsuit based in nuisance law against a wind generator or Independent of litigation - Public support uniquely key for offshore wind – early and genuine input criticalFrulla et al, 12 Further, in the private sector, historic ocean users are deeply embedded in the turns case through litigation, resource conflicts, and agency permit denialsPool, 11 H.R. 2170 would narrow the scope of environmental review for renewable energy Increases future litigation, jacks environment and NEPA cred and specifically guts commercial fisher outreachCruickshank, 11 thats uniquely key to offshore windHagos, 7 Based on the scoping survey carried out for this study, the following recommendations are Industry votes neg - Key to business confidence, certainty and avoiding future litigation challenges – on balance more effectiveHuntley, 11 The business community has also awakened to the value of public participation afforded through the guarantees massive backlash and crushes offshore wind – genuine stakeholder input keyFrulla et al, 12 Found in the Wind: The Value of Early Consultation and Collaboration with Other Ocean Best studies confirm on balance increases effectivenessHuntley, 11 "The NEPA process is intended to help public officials make decisions that are based Your 1ac ev says the biggest key to harmonization is lack of development standards through marine spatial planning or strategic environmental assessment and concedes that could happen soonPortman, 10 ~Marine Renewable¶ Energy Policy¶ Some US and International Perspectives Compared, Michelle E, Assistant Professor/Senior Lecturer Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. Research Areas: environmental, http://www.tos.org/oceanography/archive/23-2_portman.pdf~~ Both of those things are being developed now – post dating your evCruickshank, 11 US comprehensive regulatory framework for offshore wind in place and improving nowCruickshank, 11 OCS Renewable Energy Regulatory Framework The Energy Policy Act of 2005 provided the Secretary of Plan is the opposite of harmonization with EU regulatory regimeFox, ’6 As we shall see below, there are problems associated with the direct measurement of Their portman ev is backwards – it says exchanging info on EXPERIENCE with offshore wind EIS’ key to streamline permitting – disad to aff because plan both precludes US from having any experience to share and makes EUs experience irrelevant to US policyPortman, 10 ~Marine Renewable¶ Energy Policy¶ Some US and International Perspectives Compared, Michelle E, Assistant Professor/Senior Lecturer Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. Research Areas: environmental, http://www.tos.org/oceanography/archive/23-2_portman.pdf~~ Lessons for Policy Deve lopmen t¶ From the growing literature on the¶ subject 1AC broehl ev concedes – Even after leasing approval and sale - Europe does additional extensive environmental assessments prior to constructionBroehl, 10 ~Comment - Europe shows way to critical cost savings, Jesse Broehl, Windpower Monthly Magazine, 17 October 2010, 3:34pm Perspective is also gained looking to Europe, the birthplace of offshore wind, where Plans alienates key EU allies by treating renewable development and strict biodiversity protections as zero sum – 1ac ev concedesAbolotins, 11 ~Energy policy analyst, Centre for public policy PROVIDUS Project director Both the EU and the U.S. invest heavily in energy-related EU requires environmental assessment of overall national offshore wind program and Environmental Impact Assessments for individual projectsFox, ’6 1AC portman ev concedes Strategic Environmental Assessment key to harmonization – that’s the opposite of NEPA exemptionEC, 12 (European Commission, 9/27, http://ec.europa.eu/environment/eia/sea-legalcontext.htm)** Each new scale up requires an assessment of cumulative effects under EU directiveFox, ’6 In addition, we need to invest greater efforts in modelling tools because our greatest | |
| 02/09/2013 | Offshore Wind Interagency Coordination & Credibility TurnsTournament: NU | Round: 3 | Opponent: Liberty LS | Judge: Nate Cohn Interagency Coordination Turn1NC NEPA uniquely key to early and effective interagency coordination - streamlining multiple inevitable reviews and net reduces delaysCEQ, 97 Interagency coordination — how well agencies share information and integrate planning responsibilities with other agencies Specifically true for offshore wind - Multiple reviews inevitable but NEPA exclusion undermines effectiveness of interagency coordination, consultation, info sharing and environmental review*Cruickshank, 11 and triggers mass industry opposition so politics turns and industry confidence are both links for us- new tech and lack of prior agency review make it uniquely inappropriate for categorical exclusion Markey et al, 11 Decline of naval power causes multiple scenarios for global nuclear war and turns case – collapses trade, econ and causes massive oil shocksEaglen 11 – Mackenzie, Research Fellow for National Security – Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, Heritage Foundation, and Bryan McGrath, Retired Naval Officer and the Director – Delex Consulting, Studies and Analysis, "Thinking About a Day Without Sea Power: Implications for U.S. Defense Policy", Heritage Backgrounder, 5-16, http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2011/05/thinking-about-a-day-without-sea-power-implications-for-us-defense-policy ====Plan undermines broad coalition of environmental support necessary for financial incentives key to solve==== NEPA CRED TURN1NC Even though categorical exclusions are common now - new and inappropriate expansions post final C-ex guidance document uniquely devastate NEPA cred and US environmental leadership – predetermining exclusion prior to public input explicitly violatesEdwards et al, 10 White House issues sweeping draft NEPA guidance on greenhouse gas analysis, mitigation monitoring and key to hegDavid H. Carstens, Chief of Operations, Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2, Eighth US Army, Korea, Spring 1 (Parameters, http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usawc/Parameters/01spring/carstens.htm) Extinction For if America falters, the world is unlikely to be dominated by a single Heg prevents multiple extinction scenarios, alternatives cause warDr. Robert J. Art 12 (Christian A. Herter Professor of International Relations at Brandeis University, May 2012, "America’s Path Grand Strategy for the Next Administration" Center for New American Security http://www.cnas.org/files/documents/publications/CNAS_AmericasPath_FontaineAndLord.pdf-http://www.cnas.org/files/documents/publications/CNAS_AmericasPath_FontaineAndLord.pdf) Why are these national interests crucial to the United States? Clearly, the country | |
| 02/11/2013 | Code Switching Answers - Octocs NorthwesternTournament: | Round: | Opponent: | Judge: First – essentialism turn:Assumes an essentializing conception of "black" or "white" debate or langauge. People of color can and do engage in role-play fiat. "Whites" can and do run performance-style affs. Their arg essentializes:Doss %26 Gross ’94 For several decades, the language of many African Americans has been found to be Reject such essentialism – even if it’s an attempt at "strategic essentialism":McLaurin ’12 Philosopher Lawrence Blum, in writing on stereotypes as a general phenomenon,¶ attempts a Second – We have creative turns to black vernacular hurting black participation. This ev gives background info for our turns:Koch ’1 The purpose of the present investigation was to examine African American¶ adults’ perceptions of ( ) Frameworks calling for Code Switching via increased black vernacular are bad. They discourage African-American college students from participation. This card’s expressly about Code Switching.Koch ’1 Only one study has empirically assessed African American reactions to¶ CS. Doss and (Note: This Koch article clarifies that the acronym "CS" means "code switching" – this is expressly in the first Koch ev we read) ( ) Increased BE in this round would decrease African-American participation in debate. Studies show African-Americans steer-away from educational settings that build BE into their design.Koch ’1 One language that has received increasing attention from researchers, theorists,¶ and the public ( ) We’ll take a moment to explain the methodology of this study. Some may think this ev’s about how OLDER-adults perceive black vernacular. But, "adults" in this study are black college students. This is the very audience that they seek to court:Koch ’1 PARTICIPANTS¶ The sample consisted of 102 African American undergraduates at a public¶ university ( ) Different Study – same results. Assumes Black Vernacular and Code-Switching.Doss %26 Gross ’94 One hundred thirty African American subjects listened to audiotapes of vernacular speech patterns. Subjects | |
| 02/11/2013 | Digital media turns - Octos NorthwesternTournament: | Round: | Opponent: | Judge: Our Film and Digial video disad and PIC. The Affs ideas can be conveyed without the displacement of those kinds of media. This card is "debate-specific" and shows the specific downsides of such media in an argumentative format. Our Alt’s to endorse the Aff concept, including those embodies in the film, but to convey those ideas verbally. It creates better basis for clash and discussion.Jarvie ’4 My article is, of course, part of a literature discussing the strengths and Their Digital video calls for more education about Kings and Queens from African-American historical roots. That uniquely turns the case – ignores the gendered violence of those historical societies and reifies the idea of hegemonic curriculum.Nieto ’99 2 Critical multicultural education challenges hegemonic knowledge¶ Students learn to accept much of what Our external impact is gendered violence. Reject such violence and use the State to do it.PfPC ’8 More broadly, they’ll call for new methods of evidence and presentation. These new standards morph in a new objecitivty that reifies racial violence. Any basis to reject us can be used to reject people of color over time.Tyson ’98 In their piece, Scheurich and Young (1997) raise the ques- tion | |
| 03/07/2013 | Bypassing NRC bad - NU R7Tournament: | Round: | Opponent: Northwestern LV | Judge: Safety/SecurityBypassing NRC licensing dooms safety and security – military admits they have no idea how to do itDefense Environment Alert, 10 (7/6, lexis) Careful and effective licensing key to SMR safety – prevents accidents and prolif – despite inherent safety advantagesLyman, 11 (Edwin Lyman Proponents of small modular reactors (SMRs) claim that their designs have inherent safety Effective and careful licensing key to prevent major SMR accidentITA, 11 SMR designs are promising to industry as a commercial opportunity and to governments as a Undermines mission critical military operationsKing 11 Another factor is whether a nuclear accident would affect critical DoD missions. It is important that DoD consider only those sites that support missions that are not so critical to national security so that if an interruption caused by a nuclear incident, or an evacuation order, would create lasting damage to national security. Strong NNPP safety record key to Nuclear Navy – key to primacy and prevent nuclear first strikeFederation American Sciences, 95 (http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/eng/nnppcra.htm)** Decline of naval power causes multiple scenarios for global nuclear war and turns case – collapses trade, econ and causes massive oil shocksEaglen 11 – Mackenzie, Research Fellow for National Security – Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, Heritage Foundation, and Bryan McGrath, Retired Naval Officer and the Director – Delex Consulting, Studies and Analysis, "Thinking About a Day Without Sea Power: Implications for U.S. Defense Policy", Heritage Backgrounder, 5-16, http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2011/05/thinking-about-a-day-without-sea-power-implications-for-us-defense-policy Global Implications. Under a scenario of dramatically reduced naval power, the United States Crushes public support key to commercializationRamana, 11 The major challenge for the nuclear¶ industry today is regaining trust. Once¶ Military bases increase the riskKing 11 DoD must also consider the potential effect of military training on reactor operations. Reactors Accidents cause extinction Spending TradeoffDOD licensing imposes MASSIVE costs and legal liabilities on military – spend fuel management and decommissioningKing 11 DoD would most likely bear the greatest legal environmental liability if it were to own Those Costs are massiveTravis Madsen et al Frontier Group Policy Analyst Prior to joining Frontier Group in, Travis completed a fellowship at the New Jersey Public Interest Research Group, Travis holds a bachelors degree in molecular biology and chemistry from the University of Colorado, 2009 http://www.scribd.com/doc/22721696/Generating-Failure-Environment-California-http://www.scribd.com/doc/22721696/Generating-Failure-Environment-California However, the capital cost of a new nuclear plant is only part of the kills hegSpencer 11, research fellow in nuclear energy – Heritage, 6/22/’11 With multiple wars ongoing, traditional threats looming, and new ones emerging, the Excluding NRC licensing means they can’t sell back to grid – this undermines cost competitiveness – kills solvency or imposes huge cost on DODKing, Associate Director of Research and Associate Research Professor of International Affairs at George Washington, 11 Cost overruns on initial plants deter commercialization and future reactorsHolt, 12 (Mark, Congressional Research Service policy analyst specializing in nuclear energy since 1988, 6/1, lexis) Litigation turn/politics linkTriggers unique politics link and wave of litigation – military not shieldBishop, 12 The Department of Defense (DOD) could, and does, utilize its own Turns case – litigation delays, mass cost overruns and public backlashFahring 11 (T.L., JD – University of Texas Law and Law Clerk – Texas Eleventh Court of Appeals, "Nuclear Uncertainty: A Look at the Uncertainties of a U.S. Nuclear Renaissance", Texas Environmental Law Journal, 41 Tex. Envtl. L.J. 279, Lexis) B. The Reduction in Reactor Licensing Hearing Formality Might Cause a Public BacklashSecond, Nuclear Industry Skills ShortageDOD SMR doing it on own creates massive military resource tradeoff, unique safety/accident risks amd requires extending careers for NNPP personnelKing 11 A significant liability to DoD ownership and operation is having full responsibility for all risks Extending active duty careers of NNPP personnel dooms US nuclear industry and blocks commercialization of the affO Shea, 12 (Patrick, Times Online, 9/4, http://www.timesonline.com/news/local_news/navy-and-nuclear-industry-sign-deal-to-fight-workers-shortage/article_64f8c887-6796-55e1-80e7-45369da494c3.html)** | |
| 03/29/2013 | NDT Rd 2 - DA - Immigration - 1NCTournament: NDT | Round: 2 | Opponent: Texas BK | Judge: Susko, A Kall, Vint The stars seem to be … many times before. A bipartisan group of … a political imperative. Recessions, especially the … our deep economic ills. Less intuitive is how periods of … deserves more attention. | |
| 03/29/2013 | NDT Rd 2 - DA - Space Radar - 1NCTournament: NDT | Round: 2 | Opponent: Texas BK | Judge: Susko, A Kall, Vint Countermeasures prevent upside but more effective US space radar causes China conflict escalation, miscalc and nuclear use – 4 reasons even defense that assumes miscalc doesn’t apply – creates first strike perception, prevents conflict de-escalation, unique accident and security risks by causing high alert and predeployment during mobility phases Li 7 Bin, director of Arms Control Program at the Institute of International Studies, Tsinghua University, “Tracking Chinese Strategic Mobile Missiles,” Science and Global Security, Vol. 15, p. 1-30 CONCLUSION The proposed U.S. … mutual understandings are reached. Chinese launch on warning causes nuclear war – miscalc, crisis escalation, unauthorized and accidental use Confronted with the …and debate to begin. | |
| 03/29/2013 | NDT - CP - States - 1NC/2NCTournament: NDT | Round: 2 | Opponent: Texas BK | Judge: Susko, A Kall, Vint *The scope of such a DDandE effort would include preparation of construction drawings; the specification of system components; procurement engineering, including the preparation of bid packages for suppliers; a general site layout (that would then be adapted to individual plants); and all nonrecurring design and engineering work at the manufacturing site. The study team learned … for SMRs are carried out. Our ESCA plank Solves coop and military energy requirements California and the … to our troops. As we approach the 250th … regional and national level. Despite demonstrated … solution can be reached. Founded in 1908, the National Governors Association … for Best Practices. Given recent energy price … of the above elements. 2NC Solvency - General And it’s the single fastest way to solve regulatory and licensing barriers Vital link to rapid commercialization – solves all barriers, vendors just need the funding and zero delay – attempting earlier construction only causes cost escalation turning case - solves NRC licensing, cost confidence, construction funding and market demand – The key pacing element …Title XVII loan guarantee. Key link to Solve costs and risks – spurs commercialization and DOD acquisition Sensitivity results indicate … on the cost of electricity produced. Our ESCA plank Solves coop and military energy requirements transparent collaboration and info sharing with private sector solve DOD needs – its their standard practice Those mechanisms specifically already exist for SMRs The nuclear energy … based on that recommendation. Cost competitiveness means DOD accepts - its the primary determinant - The industry is concerned … the industry sources. A2: DOD Key Solve Licensing Barriers While the NRC guides … licensing as depicted in figure 5. will solve barriers soon and result in commercialization by 2020 Safety is always a … by about 2020. Consensus agrees We identify three …types as shown in Figure 6. Status quo DOD efforts will solve In addition to Executive …and DoD orders 16. Your 1AC ev concedes that’s sufficient Path forward: Department of … their wide-scale adoption. | |
| 03/29/2013 | NDT - Case - Licensing Turns - 1NRTournament: NDT | Round: 2 | Opponent: Texas BK | Judge: Susko, A Kall, Vint The Department of Defense (DOD) could, …, be challenged in federal court. Turns case – litigation delays, mass cost overruns and public backlash B. The Reduction in Reactor …cost uncertainty to developers. 284 1NR Nuclear Industry Skills Shortage Turn DOD SMR doing it on own creates massive military resource tradeoff, unique safety/accident risks amd requires extending careers for NNPP personnel A significant liability … a DoD installation. Extending active duty careers of NNPP personnel dooms US nuclear industry and blocks commercialization of the aff 1NR Spending Tradeoff Turn DOD licensing imposes MASSIVE costs and legal liabilities on military – spend fuel management and decommissioning DoD would most likely … be stored there. Those Costs are massive However, the capital cost of a … over a period of decades. kills heg With multiple wars ongoing, … for government support. Excluding NRC licensing means they can’t sell back to grid – this undermines cost competitiveness – kills solvency or imposes huge cost on DOD Cost overruns on initial plants deter commercialization and future reactors 1NR Safety/Security Turn Bypassing NRC licensing dooms safety and security – military admits they have no idea how to do it Careful and effective licensing key to SMR safety – prevents accidents and prolif – despite inherent safety advantages Proponents of small modular reactors … risks than large reactors. Effective and careful licensing key to prevent major SMR accident SMR designs are promising to … and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Undermines mission critical military operations Another factor is … to national security. Accidents cause extinction One of these technologies, … into the future. Strong NNPP safety record key to Nuclear Navy – key to heg and prevent nuclear first strike Global Implications. Under a scenario of … less than Hobbes might conjure. Yes Naval Challengers Crushes public support key to commercialization The major challenge … trust statements about safety Military bases increase the risk DoD must also … additional safety concerns. Accidents cause extinction | |
| 03/29/2013 | NDT - Case - A2: DOD SMR'sTournament: NDT | Round: 2 | Opponent: Texas BK | Judge: Susko, A Kall, Vint Status quo review efforts will solve at earliest possible date now – overcomes barriers, ensures predictability and avoids all unnecessary delay No commercialization – loss in economies of scale outweigh other cost benefits According to the standard …1340 megawatt reactor. SMRs can’t be ready for deployment until post 2020 Capital cost estimates … pertaining to shale gas. | |
| 03/29/2013 | NDT - T - Financial Incentive - 1NC/2NCTournament: NDT | Round: 2 | Opponent: Texas BK | Judge: Susko, A Kall, Vint “For” is exclusive Even if it made …of the Amendment. n20 Production is GENERATION – not distribution or sale Production The act or process of generating electric energy. That’s distinct from distribution and sale and purchase– obvi.gov 2NC for is a term of limit and exclusion - Their financial incentive interpretation proves they don’t meet––webb says funds must targeted at inducing a SPECIFIC activity – and that INDIRECT effects are excluded –their funds are Primarily targeted at inducing distribution and sale, which indirectly effects production Their interpretation massively unlimits – allows funding OR regulation for ANY part of energy transmission, distribution, or services that are part of that supply chain – there are lots – this would also make the restriction part of the topic completely unmanageable Even within government purchases there are massive variation in mechanism, not to mention the nearly infinite types of financing they can specify which all change solvency and link arguments – multiplied by each energy subtype In depth assessment key to education and good policy making on financial incentives We are a fair limit – depth key for education and good policy making and production incentives funding must be contingent on production – they make it contingent on sale and distribution to a specific market Investment Incentives In general, … to use as starting points. | |
| 03/30/2013 | NDT- Case- Towson- 1NC/2NCTournament: NDT | Round: 4 | Opponent: TowsonJR | Judge: CaseSexton/Intersectionality TurnsSexton/Intersectionality Turn – 1NC( ) Sexton’s starting point of radical non-communicability cements violence against Native Americans. This is our "external" impact, if you will. SMITH ’10 This tendency for theorists of race to presume the givenness of the settler state is Nishime ’9 What is most surprising after 244 carefully argued pages is the fourteen-page section Inter-sectional focus key – turns our opponent’s cause Pabst ’3 Sexton/Intersectionality Turn – 2NC( ) Intersectionality turns their offense – key to solve colonialism, racialized statism, and avoids pitting racial groups against each other SMITH ’10 Decentralized Language TurnDecentralized Language Turn – 1NCTheir decentering of language and rejection of humanist values deprives us of the ability to recognize and speak out against atrocities, or to fight ideas like Holocaust denial. Only intellectual defense of the integrity of language and positive values can check totalitarianism and genocide. Decentralized Language Turn – 2NCDecentering of language really does matter. By destroying confidence in the ability to share ideas or values through language, it causes us to remain silent in the face of violence and human extermination. Our alternative of defending the integrity of language and speaking honestly within our community can generate powerful ethical feelings that spill over to other communities. | |
| 03/30/2013 | NDT- Framework- Towson- 1NC/2NCTournament: NDT | Round: 4 | Opponent: TowsonJR | Judge: Topicality1NCTopicality – 1NCThe Affirmative undermines debate’s deliberative capacity. The role of the ballot should be to assess the desirability of topical action. The colon introduces the following: a. A list, but only after " The Proposition of Policy: Urging Future Action In policy propositions, each topic contains In order to distinguish an exchange restriction from a trade measure, the Fund chose Box I.1. Types of incentives¶ Financial incentives¶ • Investment grants "Production" refers to quantity extracted ENERGY PRODUCTION¶ Energy production is a function of the natural resources of each country The answer, I believe, resides deep in the rhetorical tradition in the often Finally, Bakhtin describes the Socratic dialogue as a carnivalesque debate between opposing points of Uncertainty of policy response: How to escape from problems and their consequences? For The second major problem with the critique that identifies a naivety in articulating debate and BlockT Version Solves – 1NRMultiple energy restriction and financial incentive affs are consistent with their themes and prove that you can still recapture under our interpretation A good energy policy for blacks would guarantee abundant supplies and low prices. Of T Prior Question to Case – 1NR=== AT: We Meet – We Recapture( ) Slippery slope – why does their "tie to the topic" need to be energy ?... Why couldn’t it be "substantial" ?.. or "the" ?... when the standard devolves to a tie to ANY word – instead of ALL words – it’s the worst form of Aff choice. Heidt ’5 Its not a framer’s intent argument. Its a context argument. The interpretations of A-to: Critical ThinkingRelative predictability is key to depth of preparation and discussion —- both enable critical thinking Online Asynchronous Threaded Discussions – Threaded discussion boards provide an opportunity to take advantage of Spontaneous thinking isn’t critical. They get an "F". Question: Critical thinking is essential to effective learning and productive living. Would you AT: Switch-Side Debate Bad(From 2NC) African American Ideology: Liberalism Although there are a variety of ways of defining ideology (From 1NR) English ’7 | |
| 03/30/2013 | NDT- K- False Attribution 1NC/2NCTournament: NDT | Round: 4 | Opponent: TowsonJR | Judge: False AttributionFalse Attribution 1NCThere’s VERY strong reason to doubt that there is anything racist or anti-black about asking the aff to defend a topical plan Evidence suggests Black consciousness is linked to both strong political mistrust and sense of internal political efficacy – that specific combination is uniquely motivated to participate by a governmental policymaking focus This specifically makes focus on conventional government based public policymaking implementation a Comparatively more successful strategy for making debate inviting to black participation and black consciousness than the aff The Conditional Relationship between Mistrust-Sense of Efficacy and Participation Though the work of The statistical backing for our claims and motivational explanations are overwhelming Findings for High-Initiative Conventional Policy Behavior. WORKING HYPOTHESIS 1: Among the Implications
2. Affs rejection of the topic is fundamentally counterproductive and harmful to goal of making debate less anti-black and our defense and advocacy of reading a topical plan is BETTER in round practice to make our future debate community more inviting and attractive 3. Proper Identification of barrier is a prerequisite to all aff goals – if we demonstrate that they’re focusing on the wrong one than WE have advanced the search for a more effective strategy and done more to challenge racism in the community than they have Because of the variety in proven interventions, states and communities have leeway to find OVExtend Shingles – 2AC airballs on false attribution – they haven’t indicted our specific study or presented any evidence to the contrary outside their personal experience – overwhelming data shows policy focus is uniquely good for black citizens The increases during the 1960s in racial con- sciousness, political participation, political | |
| 03/30/2013 | NDT Rd 6 Reverse Auction CP 1NCTournament: | Round: | Opponent: UNLV BV | Judge: Auction CP1NCThe United States federal government should: Counterplan solves technical viability and commercial success This report describes a proposal for government to enter into long-term contracts with Allocate contracts through low-bid auctions To overcome this problem, the Grattan Institute’s Award subsidies to low-carbon energy sources on the basis of a competitive bidding First, technical evaluations create incentive for high performance. Before bids go into the auction, they are reviewed by technical experts at the regulator. It appears that only the bids ranked as performing the highest from a technical perspective are forwarded to the auction. This may give bidders an incentive not only to minimize the requested subsidy, but also at least achieve and perhaps exceed the technical and service requirements for the project at hand. | |
| 03/30/2013 | NDT Rd 6 CIR Politics 1NC/1NR/2NRTournament: | Round: | Opponent: UNLV BV | Judge: Politics1NCCIR passage likely- Obama PC key to overcome partisanship The stars seem to be aligning for immigration reform.¶ The election of 2012 scared A bipartisan group of leading senators has reached agreement on the principles for a sweeping Why have House Republicans soured on the program? Many believe the government should only Recessions, especially the deep downturn that started in 2008, always cause us to Less intuitive is how periods of economic decline may increase the likelihood of external conflict 2NC Impact – Russian BioweaponsExpanding visas key to bioweapons security —- checks use of engineers pathogens Collaborations between Western researchers and former Soviet bioweapons scientists could benefit both parties. But The scientists are the ’high priests of today’ and their beliefs, dogmas, 2NC Will PassFirst- PC is the vital internal link - as long as Obama has sufficient PC immigration reform is likely- that’s ABC A Republican Party in desperate search for relevance to Latino voters. An expanded Democratic SIEGEL: Let’s move on to the next issue, immigration. David first. When President Barack Obama called on Congress to send him an immigration bill "in It’s almost shocking at this point to see members of Congress from both sides of AT: Won’t Pass- Recent DelaysNot derailed- just delayed- can still iron out differences The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which must review the bipartisan immigration reform AT: PC Bad – GeneralFirst- Obama push inevitable- that’s CNN and ABC- only a question of whether it’s successful means this CANT be offense That’s the comparison to keep in mind to understand the extraordinary transformation of Beltway politics PC KeyObama PC key to capitalize on timing and momentum "Our timing is right," said Richard J. Durbin of Illinois, President Barack Obama cast immigration reform in economic terms Tuesday as he prodded Congress to The prospects for major immigration reform are now the brightest in years, but for Loan Guarantees LinkNew Energy loan guarantees drain capital – Obama must push through political minefield With fresh clout, White House likely will continue clean energy spending push All indications CoalCoal is a political heavyweight – lobbying ensures fights Now that King Coal has been officially dethroned, will Congress once again consider carbon Striking the same theme, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Friday passed a bill dubbed the Stop the War on Coal Act to roll back environmental laws that affect the fossil-fuel industry, although the Senate will almost certainly block it. Flip FlopFinancial incentives for new coal tech is flip flop In his budget request to Congress in February, Obama proposed to cut funding for nuclear energy research and development by %2488 million in fiscal 2013, a reduction of 10% below current levels. Obama also sought to eliminate about %24105 million from DOE’s fossil energy R%26D program, which conducts coal-related research, among other things. At the same time, the Obama budget would boost efficiency and renewable budgets by 30% in 2013, to %242.3 billion. DemsDems hate the plan A Senate resolution seeking to reverse federal regulations limiting emissions of mercury and other toxic ONLY PC solves Dem support The president’s words to NBC’s David Gregory are only that — words. What will AT: Coal LobbyCoal lobby’s dead – Plan drains political capital A dinosaur backed into a corner by a pack of smaller dinosaurs may be mortally Despite these notable pledges and actions, rising criticism of environmental programs also was evident 2NR Will Pass – AT: CitizenshipEven in the House with citizenship passage is likely A bipartisan group of House negotiators is "very close" to a deal on | |
| 03/30/2013 | NDT Rd 6 Case-Warming InevitableTournament: | Round: | Opponent: UNLV BV | Judge: WarmingInevitableWarming’s inevitable – oil market guarantees Profit motive guarantees | |
| 03/30/2013 | NDT Rd 6 QER CP 1NC/2NC NewTournament: | Round: | Opponent: UNLV BV | Judge: QER1NCThe United States Congress should: provide all necessary support for expedited build up of relevant analytic capabilities and pass a non-binding concurrent congressional resolution of both houses demanding implementation of review outcomes as a national energy policy imperative The President and Executive Secretariat should immediately establish a policy determination to provide full support to make a top priority of the first stage of recommendations that the United States Federal Government provide loan guarantees for power plants that employ coal-direct chemical looping in the United States. . Experts agree it’s the single most important energy policy, spurs implementation and avoids budget fights When PCAST recommended the DOE QTR, the most important recommendation was the development of 7 reasons our process is key – Solves Certainty Better An integrated Federal energy policy up to these challenges needs staying power, and that Solves Signal immediately and independently solves even if it doesn’t result in the aff The Quadrennial Energy Review Act of 2011 authorizes a high-level government-wide 2NC Binding Enactment/CR TrickThe 2AC answers the GSU version of QER, not the NDT version – we include a nonbinding congressional resolution of support for the plan. That means CP sends signal immediately solving aff and results in future binding enactment – perm can’t solve because immediate legislation links to politics – When the lawmaking agent does not comply with the rules, its communications will not Causes president implementation, solves any signal argument immediately and causes future congressional approval – perm can’t solve link because prior passage of the resolution is key Captures all upsides of formal legislation via congressional signal , perception of future legislation and anticipatory changes by stakeholders - our ev assumes energy policy and investment decisions 2nc Solvencysingular energy policies fail, only the counterplan sets up contingencies which are key Why We Need a Quadrennial Energy Review On good days, when I’m more optimistic Coordination solves better than the aff – spinoffs, quicker implementation, avoids duplication which takes out the aff These considerations set the stage for extraordinary action by the Federal government to support not A2: Establishing links / No implementationBipartisan support for QER The Department of Energy’s forthcoming "straw man" vision of what is needed to A2: Delay/No expertise/Links to PoliticsStaged process means delay only til January A staged process should be implemented now so as to provide some elements of a Building DOE analytic capabilities solves As recognized in the QTR, there is much to do for further iteration of Sped Up QER Timetable can be met through Expanding DOE analytic capabilities S. 1703 would legislate a required QER, and this would clearly reinforce the PCAST recommendation, and I support that. Two comments: The faster schedule put forward in S. 1703 relative to the PCAST recommendation I think could certainly be handled in equilibrium, but it wouldn’t require, as already indicated, that 2012 be used effectively to build up DOE analytical capacity if the accelerated schedule has any chance of being met. | |
| 03/31/2013 | NDT Round 7: Drilling Bad DA 1NCTournament: | Round: | Opponent: | Judge: Drilling will destroy numerous biological hotspots – including fish population and North Atlantic Right Whale, and crushes fisheries 3. When deciding whether to approve seismic testing or exploration and production off the 4 independent links - we don’t need to win large spills or even that production occurs Out at Sea, But Not Out of¶ Harm’s Way¶ The Atlantic canyons Human survival The hotspots are the world’s most biologically rich areas hence recognized as important ecosystems not | |
| 03/31/2013 | NDT Round 7: Equip CP 1NCTournament: | Round: | Opponent: | Judge: approve leasing of crude oil by entities that wish to engage in joint crude oil production with Cuban energy-producing entities in the area of the Gulf of Mexico’s Eastern Gap included in the United States’ Outer Continental Shelf Planning areas for non drilling and production activities. maintain its restrictions on joint crude oil production with Cuban energy-producing entities in the area of the Gulf of Mexico’s Eastern Gap included in the United States’ Outer Continental Shelf Planning areas. And Statutorily clarify that the above act is narrowly exempt from, and supercedes, all potential conflicting laws and regulations United States Federal Government should modify all relevant federal laws, regulations, agency rules, policies and guidelines accordingly. EQIP solves soil erosion | |
| 03/31/2013 | NDT Round 7: 1NC Case v. Cuba Aff- Relations/Economy Adv.Tournament: | Round: | Opponent: | Judge: Relations with Cuba are dead in the water Status quo solves Cuban influence and US influence is irrelevant Relations Adv Recent strains in the U.S.-Latin America relationship, although real, 55.If S.B. 1070, Arizona's attempt to set its own Unilateral action doesn’t solve- want consulatation Stratfor 8 (“The Russian Resurgence and the New-Old Front”, 9-15, Russia is attempting to reforge its Cold War-era influence in its near abroad Econ Adv Cereijo 8 (Manuel, “State Sponsored Terrorism: Cuba”, Net For Cuba International, 9-3, http://www.netforcuba.org/english/Columnists/Cereijo/001en-CubaandTerrorism.htm) Cuba's biotechnological capacity places it in group four of the World Health Organization's five categories Cuba doesn’t have bioweapons CNS 8 (Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies, “Country Profiles: Cuba”, August, http://www.nti.org/e_research/profiles/Cuba/) While both public and private persons have with some frequency alleged that Cuba has supported - Latin American democracy is strong Graham 6 (Carol, Senior Fellow in Economic Studies and Global Economy and Development – Brookings Institution, Ph.D. – Oxford University, author of multiple books on Latin American political and economic development, “Is Latin America Going Radical?”, 3-1, http://www.brookings.edu/views/op-ed/graham/20060301.htm) With Hugo Chavez as an increasingly vocal critic of the United States, the electoral -- Latin American democracy is increasing Cardenes 8 (Mauricio, Senior Fellow and Director of the Latin American Initiative – Brookings Institution, and Leonardo Martinez-Diaz, Political Economy Fellow – Brookings Institution, “Revitalizing Ties to Latin America”, October, http://w ww.brookings.edu/reports/2008//media/Files/rc/reports/2008/10_global_economics_top_ten/200810_latin_america.pdf) While the United States has been focused elsewhere, important trends have swept the Latin | |
| 03/31/2013 | NDT Round 7: 1NC/2NC OIRA CPTournament: | Round: | Opponent: | Judge: The United States Federal Government should immediately initiate Executive Order 12866, 13563, 13579, 13609 and 13610 “early actions” regulatory “lookback” review of joint crude oil production with Cuban energy-producing entities in the area of the Gulf of Mexico’s Eastern Gap included in the United States’ Outer Continental Shelf Planning areas restrictions and immediately invite the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to, through informal review: participate, provide information analysis and recommendations, and allow interested regulated parties, stakeholders, and federal agencies to provide comment through scheduled meetings. Lookback review spurs Removal of restrictions and burdensome regulations – solves certainty, industry confidence, agency implementation and binding change to Energy regulation by end of 2013 but after politics DA Seven months after receiving an executive order to cut red tape, federal agencies today OIRA recommendations key - overcome objections and implementation barriers in energy production restriction context – our counterplan vital to topic policymaking and education - predictable, real world and in lit CBA and OIRA recommendations solve aff restrictions – ensures regulated industry proposed outcomes cold hard empirics disprove every solvency deficit and no advanced leaks When former Harvard Law Professor and eclectic intellectual Cass Sunstein was named administrator of the Still links - the counterplans executive order review and “early actions” mechanism is a ceiling on delay – not a floor establishing it – determining review’s conclusion and outcome means its implemented with no delay EPA to Undertake 35 Priority Regulatory Reviews In this Plan, EPA defines 35 regulatory Our mechanism places a ceiling on delay – doesn’t impose floor requiring it – outcome is immediate once review reaches a conclusion – which the perm imposes 8.2 How often must I review my rules? Each bureau must review 2NC A2: Delay – end of year Small delay solves politics link EPA to Undertake 35 Priority Regulatory Reviews In this Plan, EPA defines 35 regulatory Spurs policy change in less than 1 year – but the reviews EXISTENCE isn’t even announced until july semi-annual agenda 8.2 How often must I review my rules? Each bureau must review Early actions fully implemented in less than year – empirics (Note – Regulatory lookback was initiated by executive order in January 2011) Reason for inclusion: EPA intends to work with USDA and state governments to explore Average OIRA review delays 53 days The Order will likely strengthen OIRA, the office in OMB that oversees and coordinates 2NC A2: Leaks On Monday, I attended a panel discussion on the Office of Information and Regulatory 5. OIRA Overreach. EO 12,866 instructs OIRA to focus on “ 2NC A2: Vague “No Implementation” 2AC arg Empirics and institutionalization - unique context and narrative, empirics, review guidelines and emphasis - our ev is specific to energy production I have two key concerns about the White House requiring that agencies review existing regulations Advocates of the restriction won’t be allowed to influence the review Although major differences of opinion exist among observers of the federal rulemaking process regarding the OIRA solves Obama signal best – and guarantees implementation Katzen: I would add to that, and I agree with both of them Solves signal and confidence – regulatory policy key, energy producers watch CP closely, sends broader signal All Eyes on OIRA for Hints About Second Term Having survived an avalanche of campaign Regulatory lookback review Spurs removal of regulatory trade and investement barriers and solves international regulatory harmonization and coordination – existing reviews prove Many of the reforms result from public input and outreach. Several agencies, including | |
| 03/31/2013 | NDT Round 7: 1NC/1NR CPTournament: | Round: | Opponent: | Judge: The stars seem to be aligning for immigration reform.¶ The election of 2012 scared A bipartisan group of leading senators has reached agreement on the principles for a sweeping Despite these notable pledges and actions, rising criticism of environmental programs also was evident Recessions, especially the deep downturn that started in 2008, always cause us to Less intuitive is how periods of economic decline may increase the likelihood of external conflict But before we look at the modern ‘Guns versus Butter’ model, it first --Destabilizing Bilateral or Regional Effects of the Crisis: The weakening of states can Non-PC Link Wall + Yes PC Spillover At a news conference where TV cameras in the back were nearly stacked on top Already many of the same dynamics are developing, with President Obama stamping immigration reform Two scholars have explored the determinants of the president's policy agenda. Light (1099 After Obama was inaugurated as president in 2009, House Democrats unleashed a formidable agenda Drilling – Turn Shield Obama’s ability to persuade Dems key With Senate Republicans and Democrats moving closer to an agreement to grant a chance at Kerry conceded that it would be difficult to pass almost anything in an election year There are compelling reasons for the United States and Latin America to pursue more robust AT: High Skilled Inevitable But that’s not the way it’s going to happen. What Obama didn’t say in NEW ENTREPRENEURS key to the economy The infographic predicts that comprehensive immigration reform would provide a $1.5 trilion A Republican Party in desperate search for relevance to Latino voters. An expanded Democratic |
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