Re: 1996-97 CEDA Topic

[Becky Galentine <theloft@accessone.com>]

Alfred C. Snider wrote:
> 
> Here are the questions we voted on (via email)  and then the list of the
> resulting six topics.
> 
> 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
> 
> ----------
> 
> 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
> 
> ----------
> 
> 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
> 
> ----------
> 
> 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
> 
> ----------
> 
> 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
> 
> ----------
> 
> 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.
> 
> ----------
> 
> 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

-- 
Becky Galentine
theloft@accessone.com

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• From: asnider@moose.uvm.edu (Alfred C. Snider)

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