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Re: DA's a reason to reject aff

In a message dated 97-07-11 08:46:59 EDT, Croasmun writes:

<< Too bad more undergraduate debaters don't make the sort of arguments Bill
 did here. If debaters are engaged in advisory rhetoric, consider what
 advice some negative teams were giving the EPA.  Picture in your mind a
 televised Congressional hearing, with an EPA official testifying: "We
 were presented with absolutely unanimous and uncontested evidence that
 _____ seriously harms the environment, but we decided to allow the harms
 to continue because we did not want to affect the President's popularity
 going into the 1996 election." >>


Uh, gee, you think that's an outlandish thought? Is it unreasonable to
imagine the President pushing an item to the backburner, even though he knows
its the right thing to do, for reasons dealing with his popularity? Uh gee, I
think we don't have to look any further than one of Clinton's first actions
as President - the no ask, no tell policy on homosexuals in the military.
Clinton reversed his actions due to public and legislative outcry. Of course
Presidents consider popularity....

Wake up,

Bear
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