Pine Tree Jolly Roger TFA IQT

2025 — Longview, TX/US

Congressional Debate

Abbreviation Cong
Format Congress
Topic:
NFHS Policy 2024-25
Resolved: The United States federal government should significantly strengthen its protection of domestic intellectual property rights in copyrights, patents, and/or trademarks.
Entry Fee $10.00
Entry 1 competitors per entry

Event Description:

The basic idea of Congressional Debate is that you are pretending to be a representative, in Congress, arguing over pieces of legislation.Representatives will take turns speaking for a piece of legislation (affirmative) or against a piece of legislation (negative).Legislation changes each semester and schools can submit legislation to be considered! Speech time limits are 3 minutes, no grace period

TFA Fall Docket:

- Prelims Order: 20, 19, 29, 24

- Finals Order: 28, 16, 30, 26, 18

The tournament will employ Direct Questioning

The tournament will employ preset precedence for speakers

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Locations
Pine Tree High School, Longview
Contacts
Christopher S Dickson Melissa L Witt
General
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Circuits
TFA – Texas Forensic Association

Dates & Deadlines

 CST
Tournament Dates Feb 1 to Feb 1 2025
Registration Opens Wed Jan 1 at 3:00 AM
Registration Closes Sat Jan 25 at 5:00 PM
Fees Freeze After Tue Jan 28 at 5:00 PM
Judge Information Due Tue Jan 28 at 5:00 PM
Drop online until Fri Jan 31 at 5:00 PM
Change fees apply after Fri Jan 31 at 5:00 PM

These deadlines are set in Tabroom for technical purposes. Always consult the invitation or tournament notices for official policies about deadlines and procedures.