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IPDA Round 1: 

1. The United States federal government should pass a law regulating AI usage by the military

2. The United States federal government should abolish the Department of Education

3. Developing nuclear power is preferable to developing solar power

4. Expanding workers rights does more harm than good for the economy

5. Wildfires are a greater threat to California than earthquakes

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IPDA Round 2:

1. The United States Department of Education should increase federal funding for charter schools

2. NATO should disband

3. The internet has done more harm than good

4. Music prior to the year 2000 is preferable to music post the year 2000

5. Northern California is preferable to Southern California

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IPDA Round 3:

1. The United States should reform its immigration system to provide a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants

2. NASA should significantly increase its efforts to return to the moon

3. California’s Proposition 36 will do more harm than good

4. Electric vehicles do more harm than good

5. Genetic engineering does more harm than good

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IPDA Round 4:

1. The United Nations should eliminate the veto power of the permanent members of the security council

2. The United States should abolish the electoral college

3. The Democrat party would politically benefit more from moving to the left than they would from moving to the right

4. Free trade does more harm than good

5. Vampires are cooler than werewolves

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IPDA Bronze:

1. The United States should codify the death penalty as a violation of the 8th amendment

2. The United States should ban GMO foods

3. Competing in debate provides more education than competing in speech

4. Increasing gun control does more harm than good

5. The Marvel cinematic universe has done more harm than good

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IPDA Gold:

1. The United States should end all military aid to Israel

2. California should secede from the union

3. Immigration restrictions do more harm than good for the economy

4. Michelle Obama is a preferable 2028 presidential candidate to Gavin Newsom

5. The development and use of Artificial intelligence does more harm than good