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	03/31/2013	NDT - SEP CP - 1NC/1NR Tournament: \| Round: 8 \| Opponent: Liberty LS \| Judge: CP 1NC Text: The United States Federal Government should establish that the penalty for violating restrictions on the production of offshore natural gas may include entry into a Supplemental Environmental Project. Implementation of the Supplemental Environmental Projects should follow the 1991 Policy on the Use of Supplemental Environmental Projects in EPA Settlements, and any conflicting federal laws and regulations should be modified to provide a narrow exemption for the above penalty. The level of penalty determines the level of compliance – restrictions don’t matter if penalties are marginal. Center for Progressive Reform 2008 (The Center for Progressive Reform, a nonprofit research and educational organization with a network of Member Scholars working to protect health, safety, and the environment through analysis and commentary, 2008, “Environmental Enforcement,” http://progressiveregulation.org/perspectives/environEnforce.html) Effective enforcement is … for citizen enforcers. Politics is a net benefit— Bonorris 2007 (Steven, Associate Director for Research, Public Law Research Institute, UC Hastings College of the Law, 1/25/7, “Supplemental Environmental Projects: A Fifty State Survey with Model Practices,” http://www.ecy.wa.gov/services/enforce/settlements/ABAHastingsSEPreport.pdf) EPA’s interpretation of … EPA’s SEP authority. The inclusion of SEPs leads to non-compliance but triggers the same industry response as the plan but leaves the restriction in place. Dana, 98 David, or of Law, Boston University School of Law, 1998, ARTICLE: THE UNCERTAIN MERITS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT REFORM: THE CASE OF SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS, 1998 Wis. L. Rev. 1181, Lexis The previous analysis … to one of underdeterrence. The 91 guidelines are key – guarantees spillover environmental effects. Kristl 2007 (Kenneth, Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic, Widener University School of Law, “MAKING A GOOD IDEA EVEN BETTER: RETHINKING THE LIMITS ON SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS,” Vermont Law Review, Vol. 31, 2007, http://lawreview.vermontlaw.edu/files/2012/02/kristl.pdf) If in fact the mitigation … activity can bring. SEPS solve any risk of an environmental crisis. Ganguly 1998 (Jeff, Executive Editor, BOSTON COLLEGE ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS LAW REVIEW, Fall 1998, COMMENT: ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION THROUGH SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS AND CREATIVE NEGOTIATION: RENEWED COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN FEDERAL ENFORCEMENT, 26 B.C. Envtl. Aff. L. Rev. 189, Lexis) Such a dynamic has been … human health and the environment. CP 1NR CP makes noncompliance more profitable LII 10 (Legal Information Institute, Cornell University Law School, 2010, “ENVIRONMENTAL LAW VIOLATIONS: AN OVERVIEW,” http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/environmental_law_violations) However, compliance with … environmental regulations. PERM DO BOTH Links to politics --- removing the restriction still triggers a political backlash Perm fails --- no incentive to undertake SEPs in the world of the plan --- CP’s key Bonorris 7, Steven, Associate Director for Research, Public Law Research Institute, UC Hastings College of the Law, 1/25/7, “Supplemental Environmental Projects: A Fifty State Survey with Model Practices,” http://www.ecy.wa.gov/services/enforce/settlements/ABAHastingsSEPreport.pdf In addition, a violator may … could normally pursue.172 Connecting the SEP and the violation is key to generating meaningful environmental benefits Bonorris 7, Steven, Associate Director for Research, Public Law Research Institute, UC Hastings College of the Law, 1/25/7, “Supplemental Environmental Projects: A Fifty State Survey with Model Practices,” http://www.ecy.wa.gov/services/enforce/settlements/ABAHastingsSEPreport.pdf Provisions already implemented …, community groups and others). PERM DO THE CP Perm do the CP severs the removal of a restriction --- voting issue: it wrecks predictable neg strats – undermines fairness and education CP is both functionally and textually competitive The CP competes because it retains the restriction: Companies still must comply with regulations Bonorris 7, Steven, Associate Director for Research, Public Law Research Institute, UC Hastings College of the Law, 1/25/7, “Supplemental Environmental Projects: A Fifty State Survey with Model Practices,” http://www.ecy.wa.gov/services/enforce/settlements/ABAHastingsSEPreport.pdf Without the kind of back-end cooperative … rather than adversarial, relationship. Failure to complete the SEP causes companies to pay the penalty for violating the original restriction Bonorris 7, Steven, Associate Director for Research, Public Law Research Institute, UC Hastings College of the Law, 1/25/7, “Supplemental Environmental Projects: A Fifty State Survey with Model Practices,” http://www.ecy.wa.gov/services/enforce/settlements/ABAHastingsSEPreport.pdf Violators are responsible … amount originally conferred.77 Altering the economics of compliance is entirely irrelevant to whether the restriction still exists Zimmermann, 11 Claus, Yale LL.M., Oxford doctoral candidate, July 2011, ARTICLE: EXCHANGE RATE MISALIGNMENT AND INTERNATIONAL LAW, Lexis Under IMF Article VIII:2(a), …the exception under GATT Article XV:9(a). CP reduces the penalty, not the regulation Bonorris 7, Steven, Associate Director for Research, Public Law Research Institute, UC Hastings College of the Law, 1/25/7, “Supplemental Environmental Projects: A Fifty State Survey with Model Practices,” http://www.ecy.wa.gov/services/enforce/settlements/ABAHastingsSEPreport.pdf Supplemental Environmental Projects …the principles follows. Opponents of the plan won’t backlash against the CP Ganguly 1998 (Jeff, Executive Editor, BOSTON COLLEGE ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS LAW REVIEW, Fall 1998, COMMENT: ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION THROUGH SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS AND CREATIVE NEGOTIATION: RENEWED COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN FEDERAL ENFORCEMENT, 26 B.C. Envtl. Aff. L. Rev. 189, Lexis) One result from the …to reduce penalties. SEPs cause a broad industry shift to non-compliance Bonorris 2007 (Steven, Associate Director for Research, Public Law Research Institute, UC Hastings College of the Law, 1/25/7, “Supplemental Environmental Projects: A Fifty State Survey with Model Practices,” http://www.ecy.wa.gov/services/enforce/settlements/ABAHastingsSEPreport.pdf) Critics of SEPs argue that … different compliance strategy. Empirics are on our side --- weak laws cause noncompliance with restrictions CPR 8 – The Center for Progressive Reform, a nonprofit research and educational organization with a network of Member Scholars working to protect health, safety, and the environment through analysis and commentary, 2008, “Environmental Enforcement,” http://progressiveregulation.org/perspectives/environEnforce.html Both experience and a … laws and regulations.
	03/31/2013	NDT - Immigration - 1NC/2NC Tournament: \| Round: 8 \| Opponent: Liberty LS \| Judge: Immigration reform likely but not guaranteed Julian Zelizer, CNN Contributor, Ph.D, Princeton University History and Public Affairs Professor, 3/25/13, Seize the immigration deal, www.cnn.com/2013/03/25/opinion/zelizer-immigration-reform/index.html The stars seem … many times before. Plan causes a political firestorm— Schoen 10 John is a writer for NBC. “BP Spill Clouds Future of U.S. Oil Drilling,” May 28, http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/breaking/BP_spill_clouds_future_of_U_S__oil_drilling-95099234.html Just a few months ago, offshore … natural gas, coal, wind, solar, etc. That kills Obama’s immigration push Amy Harder, National Journal, 2/6/13, In Washington, Energy and Climate Issues Get Shoved in the Closet, www.nationaljournal.com/columns/power-play/in-washington-energy-and-climate-issues-get-shoved-in-the-closet-20130206 At a news conference … blow to Republicans.” Immigration reform necessary to sustain the economy and competitiveness Javier Palomarez, Forbes, 3/6/13, The Pent Up Entrepreneurship That Immigration Reform Would Unleash, www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2013/03/06/the-pent-up-entrepreneurship-that-immigration-reform-would-unleash/print/ The main difference between … comprehensive immigration reform. Extinction Auslin 9 (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) What do these … into a big bang. 2NC Collapse is coming Gittelson 3/26 (Robert, president, Conservatives for Comprehensive Immigration Reform, 03/26/13, “Immigration reform: Future flow must meet economic need” The Hill) For me and my … the 21st century. It solves long-term sustainable growth Krudy 1/29 (Edward, “Analysis: Immigration reform could boost U.S. economic growth” Jan 29, 2013, Reuters) The sluggish U.S. … Chipotle spokesman Chris Arnold said. Agriculture Immigration key to ag Abou-Diwan 1/28 (Antoine, “Bipartisan immigration proposal acknowledges agriculture's needs” January 28, 2013, Imperial Valley Press) Bipartisan immigration proposal … solutions,” Regelbrugge said. Biotech Reform key to biotech leadership Schuster 2/17 (Dr. Sheldon – President @ Keck Graduate Institute, “Immigration Reform Could Lead to Great Things, Including Better Science and Better Science Education” 02/17/2013, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-sheldon-schuster/immigration-reform-could-_b_2706832.html) These students and … discovery and innovation. Breakthroughs in biotechnology key to rapid global expansion of GM agriculture Martino-Catt and Sachs, 8 Susan J. Martino-Catt, Monsanto Company Member of Plant Physiology Editorial Board, Eric S. Sachs Monsanto Company Member of ASPB Education Foundation Board of Directors, “ Editor's Choice Series: The Next Generation of Biotech Crops,” Plant Physiology 147:3-5 (2008) Crop genetic modification using … meeting agriculture's challenges. Only way to Solve Extinction Trewavas 2k (Anthony, Institute of Cell and Molecular Biology – University of Edinburgh, “GM Is the Best Option We Have”, AgBioWorld, 6-5, http://www.agbioworld.org/biotech-info/articles/biotech-art/best_option.html) There are some Western …; my version of it is "be prepared". AT—Secretary of Interior Obama appointed the head of Interior - means he still receives blame Shane 95 Dean and Professor of Law, University of Pittsburgh (Peter, “Political Accountability in a System of Checks and Balances: The Case of Presidential Review of Rulemaking”, 48 Ark. L. Rev. 161, 1995) The reason for the … "purely executive" establishments. EVEN if the agency is in charge of the energy’s product – Obama is still involved in the initial process Agencies link to politics Thomas McGarity, Endowed Chair in Administrative Law, University of Texas School of Law, May 2012, ARTICLE: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AS BLOOD SPORT: POLICY EROSION IN A HIGHLY PARTISAN AGE, 61 Duke L.J. 1671 The interchange-fee rulemaking … of blood-sport rulemaking. PC High Obama’s key to momentum Justin Sink, The Hill, 3/25/13, Obama: 'The time has come' to move immigration bill in Congress, thehill.com/video/administration/290129-obama-the-time-has-come-to-move-immigration-reform President Obama used a … of pressuring Congress. He’s engaging in an all-out push – it’s working Gary Martin, Connecticut Post, 3/28/13, Immigration reform gaining support in Congress, www.ctpost.com/local/article/Immigration-reform-gaining-support-in-Congress-4393187.php A Republican Party in desperate … America's Voice executive director. AT—Deal Inev CIR will pass, but its gonna be close - momentum. Icito 3-31 - the AP contributed to this report (http://icito.com/2013/03/31/labor-big-business-agree-on-key-part-of-immigration-reform/, March 31st 2013, LABOR, BIG BUSINESS AGREE ON KEY PART OF IMMIGRATION REFORM) Organized labor and big … of legal immigrants. The deal has created new momentum for the bill - they are very close. Latinos Post 3-30 (March 30th 2013, Immigration Reform 2013: Senate Group 'Very Close' To Final Deal on Immigration, http://www.latinospost.com/articles/15617/20130330/immigration-reform-2013-senate-group-very-close-final-deal.htm) After stops and stalls late …Schumer said in a statement. PC Key PC is key Julie Hirschfeld Davis, Bloomberg, 3/22/13, Guest-Worker Visas Sticking Point on Immigration Rewrite, www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-22/guest-worker-visas-sticking-point-on-immigration-rewrite.html With Senate Republicans … work cut out for him.” UQ controls the direction of the link – Obama’s push already securing broad GOP support - only a risk the plan ruins compromise Balance key – Obama is using is capital to propel passage but is not taking an overbroad role that will deter GOP support Goldfarb 1/29 (Zachary A. Goldfarb and Rosalind Helderman, “Obama makes his immigration push,” 1/29/2013, “http:www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-unveils-his-own-proposal-for-immigration-reform/2013/01/29/b27dcb78-6a47-11e2-95b3-272d604a10a3_story.html, CMR) LAS VEGAS — President Obama on … strike the right tone.” AT—Winners WIn Issue selection is key --- he can only get momentum if he starts with an issue like immigration where the public mood is changing. Overreaching with an unpopular issue empirically triggers backlash. Hirsh, 2/7 --- Chief correspondent (2/7/2013, Michael, “There’s No Such Thing as Political Capital; The idea of political capital—or mandates, or momentum—is so poorly defined that presidents and pundits often get it wrong,” http://www.nationaljournal.com/magazine/there-s-no-such-thing-as-political-capital-20130207)) Consider, as another example, … to others. “Winning wins.” AND, Sequencing – unpopular policies ruin the agenda– Obama’s entire first term proves Hirsh, 2/7 --- Chief correspondent (2/7/2013, Michael, “There’s No Such Thing as Political Capital; The idea of political capital—or mandates, or momentum—is so poorly defined that presidents and pundits often get it wrong,” http://www.nationaljournal.com/magazine/there-s-no-such-thing-as-political-capital-20130207)) .¶ THE REAL LIMITS ON POWER¶ … out of the room, the aides said. Hirsch concedes PC matters Hirsh, 2/7 --- Chief correspondent (2/7/2013, Michael, “There’s No Such Thing as Political Capital; The idea of political capital—or mandates, or momentum—is so poorly defined that presidents and pundits often get it wrong,” http://www.nationaljournal.com/magazine/there-s-no-such-thing-as-political-capital-20130207)) The point is not that … some momentum on your side.” 2NC Link Wall Bipartisan opposition to the plan---causes big fights Greenwire 6 (“Rough going seen for efforts to lift congressional moratoria,” 5-26-6, http://www.noia.org/website/download.asp?id=295) With a growing number … wider offshore leasing. Offshore natural gas is mired in gridlock---huge backlash Gardner 11 Timothy is a writer for Reuters. “Senate blocks move to open up offshore drilling,” May 19, http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/19/us-usa-drilling-republicans-idUSTRE74I3XM20110519 The Senate blocked … director of the Sierra Club.
	03/31/2013	NDT - DOI DA Tournament: \| Round: 8 \| Opponent: Liberty LS \| Judge: Interior resourcing sufficient now—offshore drilling oversight is the key issue GAO, July 2012, OIL AND GAS MANAGEMENT: Interior’s Reorganization Complete, but Challenges Remain in Implementing New Requirements, www.gao.gov/assets/600/593110.pdf Interior officials told us …changes remains uncertain. Plan triggers overstretch but leasing reform solves—impact is DOI oversight and revenue collection Frank Rusco, GAO Director Natural Resources and Environment, 3/17/2011, Past Work Identifies Numerous Challenges with Interior’s Oversight, http://www.gao.gov/assets/130/125795.pdf While this reorganization … during the leasing process.

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03/31/2013

NDT - SEP CP - 1NC/1NR

Tournament: | Round: 8 | Opponent: Liberty LS | Judge:
CP 1NC
Text: The United States Federal Government should establish that the penalty for violating restrictions on the production of offshore natural gas may include entry into a Supplemental Environmental Project.
Implementation of the Supplemental Environmental Projects should follow the 1991 Policy on the Use of Supplemental Environmental Projects in EPA Settlements, and any conflicting federal laws and regulations should be modified to provide a narrow exemption for the above penalty.

The level of penalty determines the level of compliance – restrictions don’t matter if penalties are marginal.
Center for Progressive Reform 2008 (The Center for Progressive Reform, a nonprofit research and educational organization with a network of Member Scholars working to protect health, safety, and the environment through analysis and commentary, 2008, “Environmental Enforcement,” http://progressiveregulation.org/perspectives/environEnforce.html)

Effective enforcement is … for citizen enforcers.

Politics is a net benefit—
Bonorris 2007 (Steven, Associate Director for Research, Public Law Research Institute, UC Hastings College of the Law, 1/25/7, “Supplemental Environmental Projects: A Fifty State Survey with Model Practices,” http://www.ecy.wa.gov/services/enforce/settlements/ABAHastingsSEPreport.pdf)
EPA’s interpretation of … EPA’s SEP authority.

The inclusion of SEPs leads to non-compliance but triggers the same industry response as the plan but leaves the restriction in place.
Dana, 98
David, or of Law, Boston University School of Law, 1998, ARTICLE: THE UNCERTAIN MERITS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT REFORM: THE CASE OF SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS, 1998 Wis. L. Rev. 1181, Lexis
The previous analysis … to one of underdeterrence.

The 91 guidelines are key – guarantees spillover environmental effects.
Kristl 2007 (Kenneth, Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic, Widener University School of Law, “MAKING A GOOD IDEA EVEN BETTER: RETHINKING THE LIMITS ON SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS,” Vermont Law Review, Vol. 31, 2007, http://lawreview.vermontlaw.edu/files/2012/02/kristl.pdf)
If in fact the mitigation … activity can bring.

SEPS solve any risk of an environmental crisis.
Ganguly 1998 (Jeff, Executive Editor, BOSTON COLLEGE ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS LAW REVIEW, Fall 1998, COMMENT: ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION THROUGH SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS AND CREATIVE NEGOTIATION: RENEWED COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN FEDERAL ENFORCEMENT, 26 B.C. Envtl. Aff. L. Rev. 189, Lexis)
Such a dynamic has been … human health and the environment.

CP 1NR
CP makes noncompliance more profitable
LII 10 (Legal Information Institute, Cornell University Law School, 2010, “ENVIRONMENTAL LAW VIOLATIONS: AN OVERVIEW,” http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/environmental_law_violations)
However, compliance with … environmental regulations.

PERM DO BOTH
Links to politics --- removing the restriction still triggers a political backlash

Perm fails --- no incentive to undertake SEPs in the world of the plan --- CP’s key
Bonorris 7,
Steven, Associate Director for Research, Public Law Research Institute, UC Hastings College of the Law, 1/25/7, “Supplemental Environmental Projects: A Fifty State Survey with Model Practices,” http://www.ecy.wa.gov/services/enforce/settlements/ABAHastingsSEPreport.pdf
In addition, a violator may … could normally pursue.172

Connecting the SEP and the violation is key to generating meaningful environmental benefits
Bonorris 7,
Steven, Associate Director for Research, Public Law Research Institute, UC Hastings College of the Law, 1/25/7, “Supplemental Environmental Projects: A Fifty State Survey with Model Practices,” http://www.ecy.wa.gov/services/enforce/settlements/ABAHastingsSEPreport.pdf
Provisions already implemented …, community groups and others).

PERM DO THE CP
Perm do the CP severs the removal of a restriction --- voting issue: it wrecks predictable neg strats – undermines fairness and education

CP is both functionally and textually competitive
The CP competes because it retains the restriction:

Companies still must comply with regulations
Bonorris 7,
Steven, Associate Director for Research, Public Law Research Institute, UC Hastings College of the Law, 1/25/7, “Supplemental Environmental Projects: A Fifty State Survey with Model Practices,” http://www.ecy.wa.gov/services/enforce/settlements/ABAHastingsSEPreport.pdf
Without the kind of back-end cooperative … rather than adversarial, relationship.

Failure to complete the SEP causes companies to pay the penalty for violating the original restriction
Bonorris 7,
Steven, Associate Director for Research, Public Law Research Institute, UC Hastings College of the Law, 1/25/7, “Supplemental Environmental Projects: A Fifty State Survey with Model Practices,” http://www.ecy.wa.gov/services/enforce/settlements/ABAHastingsSEPreport.pdf
Violators are responsible … amount originally conferred.77

Altering the economics of compliance is entirely irrelevant to whether the restriction still exists
Zimmermann, 11
Claus, Yale LL.M., Oxford doctoral candidate, July 2011, ARTICLE: EXCHANGE RATE MISALIGNMENT AND INTERNATIONAL LAW, Lexis
Under IMF Article VIII:2(a), …the exception under GATT Article XV:9(a).

CP reduces the penalty, not the regulation
Bonorris 7,
Steven, Associate Director for Research, Public Law Research Institute, UC Hastings College of the Law, 1/25/7, “Supplemental Environmental Projects: A Fifty State Survey with Model Practices,” http://www.ecy.wa.gov/services/enforce/settlements/ABAHastingsSEPreport.pdf
Supplemental Environmental Projects …the principles follows.

Opponents of the plan won’t backlash against the CP
Ganguly 1998 (Jeff, Executive Editor, BOSTON COLLEGE ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS LAW REVIEW, Fall 1998, COMMENT: ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION THROUGH SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS AND CREATIVE NEGOTIATION: RENEWED COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN FEDERAL ENFORCEMENT, 26 B.C. Envtl. Aff. L. Rev. 189, Lexis)
One result from the …to reduce penalties.

SEPs cause a broad industry shift to non-compliance
Bonorris 2007 (Steven, Associate Director for Research, Public Law Research Institute, UC Hastings College of the Law, 1/25/7, “Supplemental Environmental Projects: A Fifty State Survey with Model Practices,” http://www.ecy.wa.gov/services/enforce/settlements/ABAHastingsSEPreport.pdf)
Critics of SEPs argue that … different compliance strategy.

Empirics are on our side --- weak laws cause noncompliance with restrictions
CPR 8 – The Center for Progressive Reform, a nonprofit research and educational organization with a network of Member Scholars working to protect health, safety, and the environment through analysis and commentary, 2008, “Environmental Enforcement,” http://progressiveregulation.org/perspectives/environEnforce.html
Both experience and a … laws and regulations.

03/31/2013

NDT - Immigration - 1NC/2NC

Tournament: | Round: 8 | Opponent: Liberty LS | Judge:
Immigration reform likely but not guaranteed
Julian Zelizer, CNN Contributor, Ph.D, Princeton University History and Public Affairs Professor, 3/25/13, Seize the immigration deal, www.cnn.com/2013/03/25/opinion/zelizer-immigration-reform/index.html

The stars seem … many times before.

Plan causes a political firestorm—
Schoen 10 John is a writer for NBC. “BP Spill Clouds Future of U.S. Oil Drilling,” May 28, http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/breaking/BP_spill_clouds_future_of_U_S__oil_drilling-95099234.html
Just a few months ago, offshore … natural gas, coal, wind, solar, etc.
That kills Obama’s immigration push
Amy Harder, National Journal, 2/6/13, In Washington, Energy and Climate Issues Get Shoved in the Closet, www.nationaljournal.com/columns/power-play/in-washington-energy-and-climate-issues-get-shoved-in-the-closet-20130206
At a news conference … blow to Republicans.”

Immigration reform necessary to sustain the economy and competitiveness
Javier Palomarez, Forbes, 3/6/13, The Pent Up Entrepreneurship That Immigration Reform Would Unleash, www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2013/03/06/the-pent-up-entrepreneurship-that-immigration-reform-would-unleash/print/
The main difference between … comprehensive immigration reform.

Extinction
Auslin 9
(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)
What do these … into a big bang.
2NC
Collapse is coming
Gittelson 3/26
(Robert, president, Conservatives for Comprehensive Immigration Reform, 03/26/13, “Immigration reform: Future flow must meet economic need” The Hill)

For me and my … the 21st century.
It solves long-term sustainable growth
Krudy 1/29
(Edward, “Analysis: Immigration reform could boost U.S. economic growth” Jan 29, 2013, Reuters)

The sluggish U.S. … Chipotle spokesman Chris Arnold said.

Agriculture
Immigration key to ag
Abou-Diwan 1/28
(Antoine, “Bipartisan immigration proposal acknowledges agriculture's needs” January 28, 2013, Imperial Valley Press)

Bipartisan immigration proposal … solutions,” Regelbrugge said.

Biotech
Reform key to biotech leadership
Schuster 2/17
(Dr. Sheldon – President @ Keck Graduate Institute, “Immigration Reform Could Lead to Great Things, Including Better Science and Better Science Education” 02/17/2013, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-sheldon-schuster/immigration-reform-could-_b_2706832.html)

These students and … discovery and innovation.

Breakthroughs in biotechnology key to rapid global expansion of GM agriculture
Martino-Catt and Sachs, 8
Susan J. Martino-Catt, Monsanto Company Member of Plant Physiology Editorial Board, Eric S. Sachs Monsanto Company Member of ASPB Education Foundation Board of Directors, “ Editor's Choice Series: The Next Generation of Biotech Crops,” Plant Physiology 147:3-5 (2008)

Crop genetic modification using … meeting agriculture's challenges.

Only way to Solve Extinction
Trewavas 2k (Anthony, Institute of Cell and Molecular Biology – University of Edinburgh, “GM Is the Best Option We Have”, AgBioWorld, 6-5, http://www.agbioworld.org/biotech-info/articles/biotech-art/best_option.html)

There are some Western …; my version of it is "be prepared".

AT—Secretary of Interior
Obama appointed the head of Interior - means he still receives blame
Shane 95 Dean and Professor of Law, University of Pittsburgh (Peter, “Political Accountability in a System of Checks and Balances: The Case of Presidential Review of Rulemaking”, 48 Ark. L. Rev. 161, 1995)
The reason for the … "purely executive" establishments.

EVEN if the agency is in charge of the energy’s product – Obama is still involved in the initial process
Agencies link to politics
Thomas McGarity, Endowed Chair in Administrative Law, University of Texas School of Law, May 2012, ARTICLE: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AS BLOOD SPORT: POLICY EROSION IN A HIGHLY PARTISAN AGE, 61 Duke L.J. 1671
The interchange-fee rulemaking … of blood-sport rulemaking.

PC High
Obama’s key to momentum
Justin Sink, The Hill, 3/25/13, Obama: 'The time has come' to move immigration bill in Congress, thehill.com/video/administration/290129-obama-the-time-has-come-to-move-immigration-reform

President Obama used a … of pressuring Congress.

He’s engaging in an all-out push – it’s working
Gary Martin, Connecticut Post, 3/28/13, Immigration reform gaining support in Congress, www.ctpost.com/local/article/Immigration-reform-gaining-support-in-Congress-4393187.php

A Republican Party in desperate … America's Voice executive director.
AT—Deal Inev
CIR will pass, but its gonna be close - momentum.
Icito 3-31 - the AP contributed to this report (http://icito.com/2013/03/31/labor-big-business-agree-on-key-part-of-immigration-reform/, March 31st 2013, LABOR, BIG BUSINESS AGREE ON KEY PART OF IMMIGRATION REFORM)
Organized labor and big … of legal immigrants.

The deal has created new momentum for the bill - they are very close.
Latinos Post 3-30 (March 30th 2013, Immigration Reform 2013: Senate Group 'Very Close' To Final Deal on Immigration, http://www.latinospost.com/articles/15617/20130330/immigration-reform-2013-senate-group-very-close-final-deal.htm)
After stops and stalls late …Schumer said in a statement.

PC Key
PC is key
Julie Hirschfeld Davis, Bloomberg, 3/22/13, Guest-Worker Visas Sticking Point on Immigration Rewrite, www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-22/guest-worker-visas-sticking-point-on-immigration-rewrite.html

With Senate Republicans … work cut out for him.”
UQ controls the direction of the link – Obama’s push already securing broad GOP support - only a risk the plan ruins compromise
Balance key – Obama is using is capital to propel passage but is not taking an overbroad role that will deter GOP support
Goldfarb 1/29 (Zachary A. Goldfarb and Rosalind Helderman, “Obama makes his immigration push,” 1/29/2013, “http:www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-unveils-his-own-proposal-for-immigration-reform/2013/01/29/b27dcb78-6a47-11e2-95b3-272d604a10a3_story.html, CMR)

LAS VEGAS — President Obama on … strike the right tone.”
AT—Winners WIn
Issue selection is key --- he can only get momentum if he starts with an issue like immigration where the public mood is changing. Overreaching with an unpopular issue empirically triggers backlash.
Hirsh, 2/7 --- Chief correspondent (2/7/2013, Michael, “There’s No Such Thing as Political Capital; The idea of political capital—or mandates, or momentum—is so poorly defined that presidents and pundits often get it wrong,” http://www.nationaljournal.com/magazine/there-s-no-such-thing-as-political-capital-20130207))

Consider, as another example, … to others. “Winning wins.”
AND, Sequencing – unpopular policies ruin the agenda– Obama’s entire first term proves
Hirsh, 2/7 --- Chief correspondent (2/7/2013, Michael, “There’s No Such Thing as Political Capital; The idea of political capital—or mandates, or momentum—is so poorly defined that presidents and pundits often get it wrong,” http://www.nationaljournal.com/magazine/there-s-no-such-thing-as-political-capital-20130207))

.¶ THE REAL LIMITS ON POWER¶ … out of the room, the aides said.
Hirsch concedes PC matters
Hirsh, 2/7 --- Chief correspondent (2/7/2013, Michael, “There’s No Such Thing as Political Capital; The idea of political capital—or mandates, or momentum—is so poorly defined that presidents and pundits often get it wrong,” http://www.nationaljournal.com/magazine/there-s-no-such-thing-as-political-capital-20130207))

The point is not that … some momentum on your side.”

2NC Link Wall
Bipartisan opposition to the plan---causes big fights
Greenwire 6 (“Rough going seen for efforts to lift congressional moratoria,” 5-26-6,
http://www.noia.org/website/download.asp?id=295)
With a growing number … wider offshore leasing.

Offshore natural gas is mired in gridlock---huge backlash
Gardner 11 Timothy is a writer for Reuters. “Senate blocks move to open up offshore drilling,” May 19, http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/19/us-usa-drilling-republicans-idUSTRE74I3XM20110519
The Senate blocked … director of the Sierra Club.

03/31/2013

NDT - DOI DA

Round Reports

Tournament	Round	Report
UTD	1	Opponent: James Madison \| Judge: Matt Moore 1nc T Restrictions Framework Cap Case 2NC/1NR Cap Case Framework 2NR Cap
UTD	4	Opponent: UNT AA \| Judge: Kearney AFF- SMRs 1nc SMR Spec HTGR Only CP Budget Politics Security K NRC Overstretch DA Case 2nc/1nr SMR Spec HTGR Only CP Case NRC DA 2NR NRC DA
UTD	5	Opponent: Wyoming BF \| Judge: Lauren Sabino AFF - Wind 1nc T restrictions biomass CP Security budget politics Hege bad 2nc/1nr 2nr Hege bad
UTD	7	Opponent: UT CM \| Judge: Petit 1nc Framework Case 2nc/1nr Framework 2nr Framework
UTD	Quarters	Opponent: UT FS \| Judge: 1nc F/w Case 2nc/1nr F/W 2nr F/W
UNT	2	Opponent: Houston \| Judge: Moore 1nc T Restrictions Geo-engineering CP budget Politics Security 2nc CP Case 1nr Politics Topicality 2nr Politics Case
UNT	4	Opponent: Michigan \| Judge: AFF - IFR 1nc Alt Energy Trade Off NRC Overstretch Geo engineering CP budget politics Case 2nc/1nr CP NRC Overstretch Alt Energy Trade Off 2NR NRC overstretch Alt Energy Trade Off
UNT	6	Opponent: KU \| Judge: Herndon 1nc T Procurement T Increase States/Devolution CP budget Politics Cap K 2nc/1nr T Procurement T Increase States Politics 2nr T Procurement T Increase
UNT	Quarters	Opponent: Towsom \| Judge: Moore, Zagorin, Casey 1nc Framework OOO Case 2nc/1nr Framework OOO 2nr Framework
NU	3	Opponent: Emory DH \| Judge: Hardy 1NC States CP Immigration Politics Electricity Prices Disad Case Block 2NC Electricity Prices Case 1NR Politics 2NR Electricity Prices Case
NU	5	Opponent: Wake Forest \| Judge: 1NC T - Procurement Electricity Prices Disad Immigration Politics Geoengineering Counterplan Case Block 2NC Geoengineering Counterplan Case 1NR Politics 2NR All of block
NU	8	Opponent: George Mason \| Judge: Spies 1NC Russia natural gas disad Immigration Politics SEP Counterplan Case 2NC SEP Counterplan Case 1NR Politics 2NR SEP Counterplan Politics
D3	1	Opponent: Emporia FT \| Judge: Osborn 1NC T - SMR Spec T - Procurement/R and D Immigration Politics (warming impact) Space colonization turns Case defense Solvency defense 2NC T - Procurement/R and D Space colonization turns Case defense Solvency defense 1NR Politics Disad 2NR T - Procurement/R and D
D3	4	Opponent: Houston AJ \| Judge: Petit 1NC T Security K Immigration Politics Courts CP Case 2NC T Security K Case 1NR Politics 2NR T
NDT	5	Opponent: Louisville VW \| Judge: McVey, Reed, Albiniak 1AC: QUARE Pedagogy 1NC: Framework, intersectionality turns on case 2NC: Framework 1NR: Framework, case 2NR: Framework

Tournament

Round

Report

UTD

Opponent: James Madison | Judge: Matt Moore

UTD

Opponent: UNT AA | Judge: Kearney

UTD

Opponent: Wyoming BF | Judge: Lauren Sabino

UTD

Opponent: UT CM | Judge: Petit

UTD

Quarters

Opponent: UT FS | Judge:

UNT

Opponent: Houston | Judge: Moore

UNT

Opponent: Michigan | Judge:

UNT

Opponent: KU | Judge: Herndon

UNT

Quarters

Opponent: Towsom | Judge: Moore, Zagorin, Casey

Opponent: Emory DH | Judge: Hardy

Opponent: Wake Forest | Judge:

Opponent: George Mason | Judge: Spies

Opponent: Emporia FT | Judge: Osborn

Opponent: Houston AJ | Judge: Petit

NDT

Opponent: Louisville VW | Judge: McVey, Reed, Albiniak

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