Speaker 1

Round 1A

1. The rise of authoritarian and violent rhetoric within the Republican Party poses a serious threat to national security.
2. Political gridlock does more good than harm..
3. Supreme Court Justices should be term limited.
4. The US Senate should abolish the filibuster.
5. A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.

Round 1B
1. The Republican party no longer believes in the Constitution.
2. Government shutdowns do more good than harm.
3. An age limit of 70 should be established for presidential candidates.
4. The US House of Representatives should reform the election of the Speaker.
5. I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it.

Round 2A
1. Mask mandates in public schools do more harm than good.
2. More companies should encourage remote work.
3. When in conflict, economic concerns ought to outweigh public health concerns
4. The Trump Administration handled the Covid emergency poorly.
5. Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and inhumane.

Round 2B
1. On balance, changes caused by the pandemic have improved the consumer experience.
2. More companies should offer increased sick leave.
3. When in conflict, personal autonomy outweighs societal regulations.
4. The Biden administration ended the COVID emergency too soon.
5. Public health is a powerful tool to level that playing field, to bend the arc of our country away from distrust and disparities and back towards equity and justice.

Round 3A
1. Russia is winning the misinformation war.
2. The US should increase military aid to Israel.
3. Soft power is preferable to hard power.
4. Turkey’s relationship with the United States does them more harm than good.
5. The greatest crime since World War II has been US Foreign Policy. 

Round 3B
1. America’s support of Ukraine has gone too far.
2. The international community has abandoned the women and girls of Afghanistan.
3. The US should not be the world’s police.
4. China’s relationship with Russia will do them more good than harm.
5. Foreign Policy is an explicitly amoral exercise. 

Round 4A
1. The Supreme Court has lost legitimacy.
2. Congress should impose more regulations on social media sites.
3. Bipartisan cooperation is preferable to partisan gridlock.
4. On balance, the influence of public intellectuals has decreased.
5. Congress should significantly increase regulation on the Cryptocurrency industry.

Round 4B
1.The United States is on the brink of Civil War.
2. The US federal debt limit should be abolished.
3. The UAW is just in their decision to strike.
4. Concerns over Tik Tok are exaggerated.
5. The US should adopt a more international approach to the threat of monopolies.

Elim 1
1. The NIL creates more harm to College Football than benefits.
2. Robo-Umps would do more harm than good for Major League Baseball.
3. Membership in Professional Sports Hall of Fames should not consider off-the-field issues.
4. Professional Sports Leagues should reduce restrictions on banned substances in the blood and urine.
5. NFL games in Europe do more harm than good for the NFL. 

Elim 2
1. High schools should require students to take a life-skills class.
2. College professors should be trained in mental health counseling.
3. The American Education System is failing its youth.
4. Personal health is more important than academic success.
5. On balance, state universities are better than private universities.