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1996-97 CEDA Topic

To: ceda-l@cornell.edu, NDT-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU, merger-l@debate.net
Subject: 1996-97 CEDA Topic
From: asnider@moose.uvm.edu (Alfred C. Snider)
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1996 10:42:46 -0400

TOPIC #1:
R: That the USFG should increase regulations that require industries to
substantially decrease the production and/or emission of environmental
pollutants in the US.

MOTION #1: SOLVE THE SPLIT INFINITIVE.

R: that the USFG should enact regulation requiring industries to decrease
substantially the domestic production and/or emission of environmental
pollutants.

PASSES 7-0

MOTION #2: STRENGTHEN ADDITION
This means changing the word enact to "strengthen."

PASSES 4-2-1

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TOPIC #3:
R: that the USFG should substantially reform one or more of the following:
Endangered Species Act, Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act.

MOTION #3: STRENGTHEN FOR REFORM
This makes the topic a bit less bi-directional. They have to make them
stronger, not gut them. The topic would then be:
R: that the USFG should substantially strengthen one or more of the following:
Endangered Species Act, Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act.

PASSES 6-0

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TOPIC #4:
R: that the USFG should increase the rights of non-human animal species in
the US.

MOTION #4: RIGHTS ===> WELFARE
The topic would then read:
R: that the USFG should increase substantially the protection of the
welfare of non-human animal species in the US.

FAILS  5-2

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TOPIC #5:
R: that the USFG should adopt substantial regulatory reform to decrease
airborne pollutants within the US.

MOTION #5: MAKE IT LIKE TOPIC #1
R: that the USFG should enact regulation requiring industries to decrease
substantially the domestic production and/or emission of airborne
environmental pollutants.

PASSES 6-1

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MOTION #6: STRIKE THREE TOPICS  (2-4-6)
Tim Mahoney of Pace University thinks that 2-4-6 are not within the topic
area of "environmental regulation." Thus, he wants all three of them struck
from the ballot.

FAILS 7-0

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Thus, the new topics are as follows: (USFG  will be written out on the ballot)

R: that the USFG should strengthen regulation requiring industries to
decrease substantially the domestic production and/or emission of
environmental pollutants.

R: that the USFG should substantially strengthen one or more of the following:
Endangered Species Act, Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act.

R: that the USFG should increase the rights of non-human animal species in
the US.

R: that we should embrace the principles of deep ecology.

R: that biocentric ethics are more desirable than anthropocentric ethics.

R: that the USFG should strengthen regulation requiring industries to
decrease substantially the domestic production and/or emission of airborne
pollutants.

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WHAT NOW?

THANKS TO ALL ... everyone who participated, no matter the point of view.

DISCUSS AND VOTE ... I think you at least have a choice of which poison to take.

MAKE SUGGESTIONS ABOUT THE PROCESS ... I will be posting a list of possible
changes soon.

GET READY ... CEDA's call for Topic Papers for the 1997-98 season is coming
soon.


Alfred C. Snider, University of Vermont
Chairperson, CEDA Topic Committee

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