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Re: CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM IS THE BEST TOPIC EVER

jbskarb@asu.edu wrote:
> 
> I am going to have to disagree with Steve on this one...
> 
>  The multiple avenues that the affirmative can take argument that
> Steve makes seems to be a reason not to adopt this topic area.  Multiple
> times Steve has posted aobut how it will be more difficult for the
> affirmative to win with this topic.  I am a bit confused.  If the
> affirmative can increase, decrease, or just tinker with something who has
> the upper hand...certainly not the negative.  The reason behind this is
> that there is no predictable negative ground.  Sure they
> are going to talk about cfr...but which side do they have to take?  If
> you thought that it was hard covering all of the cases on the environment
> topic...then watch out if cfr is the topic.
> 
> Justin Skarb
> Arizona State U.

i think Segal's comments on negative ground clearly demonstrates that 
there are core issues.  predictable ground?  whatever.  become an expert 
on the topic area (i think there are three months to do that), develop 
DEEP arguments on the core issues in each of the directions.  it is 
hardly like last year's topic with the term pollutant being one of the 
broadest terms since the land use topic.

in addition, there are ways suggested in some of the proposed Segal 
resolutions that could provide these limits that you seem to desire to 
give the negative predictability.  perhaps if the discussion could get 
beyond the fact that people are so ignorant of the subject matter that 
they prefer to call it boring or unpredictable and consider it 
seriously, Scott's efforts in framing a fairly good preliminary 
discussion (as had been suggested in a previous post by Mancuso) some of 
the potential depth of the topic would be NOTICED.  So far it seems that 
ONE debater has taken the time to do that and Steven's conclusions seem 
at odds with all the rest of yours.

david rhaesa
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