E. Open IPDA Event Prompts

Round 1 Debate - 8:00-9:45

Speaker 1

Round 1A

  • The USFG should significantly decrease funding to Israel.

  • We should prefer objectivity over advocacy in news reporting.

  • The Paris Agreement is still relevant.

  • When the going gets tough, the tough get going

  • The USFG should ban TikTok. 

 

Round 1B

 

  • The USFG should privatize all prisons.

  • AI programs cause more harm than good.

  • Housing is a human right.

  • “Don’t ever tame your demons, but always keep them on a leash.” - Hozier

  • This house would remove the penny from circulation. 

Round 2 Debate - 9:45-11:30

Speaker 1

Round 2A

  • This house would no longer mandate vaccination for school attendance.

  • The education budget increasing is preferable to the military budget increasing.

  • Alternative energy sources are effective.

  • “When you being real, you ain’t worried about who fake.” - Megan Thee Stallion

  • The United States should restrict production of liquified natural gas. 

 

Round 2B

  • The USFG should raise the voting age to 21.

  • No books should ever be banned.

  • Individual freedom is less important than overall safety.

  • “All my troubles on a burning pile.” - Mother Mother

  • The United States should implement sanctions. 

 

Round 3 Debate - 11:30-1:15

Speaker 1

Round 3A

  • Ireland should significantly decrease funding to the Irish Aid program.

  • May the roof above you never fall in and those gathered beneath it never fall out.

  • Raising the minimum wage is not enough.

  • The International Olympic Committee should allow performance-enhancing drugs

  • In the US criminal justice system, truth-seeking is preferred over attorney-client privilege.

 

Round 3B

 

  • The United Kingdom and the European Union should repeal the Northern Ireland Protocol.

  • May the saddest day of your future be no worse than the happiest day of your past.

  • The Industrial Revolution did more harm than good.

  • The USFG should ban zoos.

  • Cancel culture has not gone far enough.

Round 4 Debate - 1:45-3:30

Speaker 1

Round 4A

  • Ireland should significantly increase funding to their navy.

  • May you live to be 100 years, with one extra year to repent.

  • This house would implement a four-day work week.

  • The Republican party no longer supports democracy.

  • Online dating is a bad idea.

 

Round 4B

 

  • The Irish Electoral Commission should approve the National Party.

  • A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures

  • The alpha-male mentality has done more harm than good. 

  • The Electoral College should be abolished.

  • Football is better than football.

Elim 1 Debate 6:30-7:30

Speaker 1

Elim 1

  • Ireland should remove the “woman in the home” clause of their constitution.

  • There’s no need to fear the wind if your haystacks are tied down.

  • Men’s mental health issues are not taken seriously enough.

  • This house would allow felons to vote.

  • Children should have more autonomy when it comes to vaccines and other medical procedures.

 

 

Elim 2 Debate - 12:00-1:00

Speaker 1

Elim 2

  • Ireland should grant asylum to Palestinian refugees.

  • Don’t be breaking your shin on a stool that’s not in your way.

  • Adoption should be significantly limited.

  • An increase in Gen Z voters will not affect the status quo.

  • Space exploration is better in the hands of corporations rather than governments.

 

Elim 3 Debate - 1:00-2:00

Speaker 1

Elim 3

  • The United Kingdom should repeal the Legacy and Reconciliation bill.

  • May the most you wish for be the least you get.

  • The USFG should significantly increase their climate change disaster preparedness. 

  • Religion in America is more social than spiritual.

  • Fourth-wave feminism is preferable to its previous iterations.

 

Elim 4 Debate - 3:45-4:45

Speaker 1

Elim 4

  • Ireland should significantly increase funding to national security.

  • May misfortune follow you the rest of your life, and never catch up.

  • Free will is a myth.

  • The United Nations should act to protect the Uighurs.

  • Humanities skills are more important than STEM skills

 

Elim 5 Debate - 4:45-5:45

Speaker 1

Elim 5

  • Ireland should implement stricter immigration laws.

  • May the grass grow long on the road to Hell for want of use.

  • This house would cancel all student loan debt.

  • Amazon is causing more harm than good.

  • There is no good way to alleviate wealth inequality in America.