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Write specific topics under each of the areas. You say time is a barrier to
this. That then is my first suggesstion. Let's change topic comm operations
so this isn't a problem. I'm not sure we need bylaw changes to do so but
if we do ok. Is it necessary to have 5 topic areas to choose from? I seem to
recall that the topic comm. is only required to provide 3 if I'm wrong let
me know.
I would prefer to have only 3 topic areas to choose from and have 3 specific
resolutions under each as opposed to the random word association we get
under topic areas now. For example, our ballot will give us 5 topic areas to
vote for the first one will say:
Latin America:  What should be the U.S. policy towards Latin America?
Mexico, Cuba, environmental issues, indigenous people, trade, foreign aid,
immigration, political reform, human rights, culture, drugs, suppression.

I have no idea what I am voting for. There are literally thousands of possible
resolutions that could be written under this topic area. which of those
possibilities is chosen effects whether or not I would vote for it or not.
If the rez is Resolved: that the United States should strengthen the embargo
of Cuba I would probably prefer a different topic. Same can be said for
Resolved: that the U.S. should strengthen drug interdiction efforts in
Latin America. But I would like to vote for Resolved: that the United States
federal government should increase it's foreign aid to latin america by
15 million dollars. I think we should follow the NDT's process of picking
topic areas with rough wording and then altering the wording slightly once
a topic area is chosen. The topic comm. could pick 3 topic areas and
write 3 actual resolutions under each and then we could fine tune the
wordings once we had picked a topic area. I think that this would mean changes
like (using the example resolutions I wrote above) should the rez say
foreign aid or development assistance, strengthen or substantially increase,
Latin america or a specific list of countries. The topic comm. wouldn't need
to do topic paper type research until after a topic area is chosen but at
the same time I would know what I"m voting for.
It's late and I feel like I haven't explained my ideas very well so if you
have questions i was probably unclear so let me know.
"2AC #7 extend the evidence, group the answers..."
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