2026 SRJC Forensics Speech and Debate Festival! - DAY 1 Sat. & DAY 2 Sun.
Santa Rosa Junior College - Oct 17-18 | Status: Completed | 10:09 PM Pacific
Tournament Time: 10:09 PM Pacific
A. Open Extemp (Sat) Event Prompts
1A: PER, ADS, POI, PRO, DUO, OP, EXT (8:40/9:10)
Speaker 1
Speaker One Who will star in Texas, James Talarico or Ken Paxton? Should the U.S. federal government livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan around the globe? Is the U.S. Space Force now a vital part of military operations?Speaker 2
Speaker Two Who will star in California, Xavier Becerra or Steve Hilton? Should the U.S. federal government attempt to ban overseas ballots from around the planet? What should the U.S. do about Earth’s orbital debris complicating planet-based astronomy?Speaker 3
Speaker Three Who will star in Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed or Mike Rogers? Did the federal government cross the event horizon in hiring Prosegur for USPS facilities? Has the U.S.’s model of investment into private companies for space development been successful?Speaker 4
Speaker Four Who will star in Ohio, Sherrod Brown or Jon Husted? Should the federal government have jettisoned international election monitors? Is ICEYE earth’s best solution for detecting floods and wildfires quickly?Speaker 5
Speaker Five Who will star in Maine, Troy Jackson or Susan Collins? Should the federal government have acted differently in deploying the USS Abraham Lincoln from deep space? Does NASA’s failure to rescue the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory spell disaster for future satellite recaptures?Speaker 6
Speaker Six Who will star in Alaska, Mary Peltola or Dan Sullivan? Should the federal government blast forward with interest in drone technology? Is the U.S. launching too many satellites?
2A: PER, ADS, POI, PRO, DUO, OP, EXT (11:25/11:55)
Speaker 1
Speaker One Is Russia’s economy starstruck after the U.S. diesel deal? What should be done to ensure aid rockets to Yemen amidst the Houthi-Saudi Arabian conflict? Will Israel's plans to militarize space prove successful?Speaker 2
Speaker Two What should the African Union do about the meteor storm of violence in Northern Ethiopia? Is Iran maintaining airtight control over the Strait of Hormuz? Does Japan need international involvement for its space development plans?Speaker 3
Speaker Three What can the United Nations do about the flaring tensions between Cambodia and Thailand? Is Ukraine making a stellar decision in targeting Russian energy sites? What is India doing to afford the costs of its growing space program?Speaker 4
Speaker Four Does Iran need to launch an attack on U.S. soil? What can France do to disassemble student protests? Is North Korea a meaningful player in space development?Speaker 5
Speaker Five How should Saudi Arabia contend with Houthi forces? What impact has Ukraine’s strike on Russian data centers had? What is China doing to ensure it can afford its ambitious plans for space?Speaker 6
Speaker Six What is the United Kingdom doing to ensure the affordability of its space development plans? What should Albania do in response to the black hole of violent student protests in Tirana? Who will build the next space station after the ISS is decommissioned?
FINAL A: PER, ADS, POI, PRO, DUO, OP, EXT 2:50/320
Speaker 1
Speaker One How can [your region on planet Earth] rocket affordable housing forward? What should [your region] do about local water rights? What should [your region] do about local poverty?Speaker 2
Speaker Two How can [your region on planet Earth] reduce the costs of groceries? What should [your region] do about city sprawl? What should [your region] do about skyrocketing homelessness?Speaker 3
Speaker Three How can [your region on planet Earth] make transportation more affordable? What should [your region] do about harmful zoning practices? What should [your region] do about local crime?Speaker 4
Speaker Four How can [your region on planet Earth] reduce the costs of utilities? What should [your region] do about closing businesses? What should [your region] do about third “spaces”?Speaker 5
Speaker Five How can [your region on planet Earth] responsibly improve income for workers? What should [your region] do about local habitat loss? What should [your region] do about the gravity of drug abuse?Speaker 6
Speaker Six How can [your region on planet Earth] address childcare affordability? What should [your region] do about non-local investors seeking to build? What should [your region] do about local law enforcement?Speaker 7
Speaker Seven How can [your region on planet Earth] reduce costs of medical care? What should [your region] do about empty plots of land? What should [your region] do to improve local schools?