Invitation – N. Hall HS Autumn Classic Sept. 16-17, 2016

Dear Colleagues:

We are delighted to extend to you and your students an invitation to the NHHS Autumn Classic Speech and Debate Tournament to be held Friday, October 16 (Evening Congressional Debate) and Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016. We will offer the following events: Two-person novice, JV, and Varsity policy debate, novice and varsity Lincoln-Douglas debate,  novice and varsity public forum debate, extemporaneous speaking, impromptu speaking, dramatic interpretation, humorous interpretation, duo interpretation, and original oratory. We will offer program of interpretation (POI) in light of the change in GFCA qualifying events. We will also be offering middle school level impromptu speaking and original oratory. Congressional debate will be offered on Friday, September 16 from 7:00- 9:00 pm in the media center of the school.

We request that you follow the GFCA resolution stating that "a novice debater should be a student who is debating his/her first national high school resolution in high school tournaments."  Debaters with five or more rounds of experience should compete at the varsity level.

Registration is available on the Tabroom.com website: http://autumnclassic.tabroom.com.   You may register entries until 5:00 pm on September 13, 2016.  Interested entrants beyond that deadline should contact the tournament director Steve Wang, at steven.wang@hallco.org.

Please take the time to look at the tentative schedule available via Tabroom.com.

There are many hotels in the Gainesville area.  Should you be in need of lodging recommendations, please contact tournament director Steven Wang, steven.wang@hallco.org.

Judging Requirements

Schools must provide one judge for every two congressional debaters, one judge for every two Lincoln-Douglas debaters, one judge for every two policy teams or public forum teams, and one judge for every 4 individual events entries or any fractions thereof.

You will need to specifically request hired judges. We will fill as many hire requests as we can in the order they were received, but we are very limited on the number of judges for hire available.  Please be aware that if you request judges near the tournament date, we may not be able to meet your needs, so you should plan on filling as many judges as you possibly can provide for yourselves.

Fees for hiring a judge are $150.00 per debate judge, and/or $100 per speech judge.   Please note: We’d much rather have your guest judge for the tournament than judges’ fees.  Judges available for hire are very limited; if you fail to request a hired judge but one is needed, then you will be assessed the judge’s fee or any part thereof as appropriate.

Tournament Fees

School Fee                               $25.00

Individual Events                     $15.00 per entry (1 Duo = $30)

Lincoln-Douglas                         $15.00 per debater

Policy Debate                          $30.00 per team

Public Forum                           $30.00 per team

Congressional Debate              $10.00 per entry

Middle School events              $10.00 per entry

Round Categories

Impromptu Speaking:

Text Message; The Year to Come; According to Frederick Douglass; Stranger in a Strange Land; and The Portable Mrs. Parker

Extemporaneous Speaking:

Domestic, International, Domestic, International, and Domestic

Registration Limitations

Debaters (policy, novice policy, novice Lincoln-Douglas, Lincoln-Douglas, novice public forum, and Public Forum) may NOT double enter.  Friday Congressional Debate isn’t considered a conflicting registration for Saturday debaters.

Individual Events competitors may double enter in individual events ONLY.  They may NOT double enter in Saturday debate events.  Friday Congressional Debate isn’t considered a conflicting registration for Saturday IE competitors.

Registration fees will need to be paid on a per school basis, so if your students are paying their own way, please collect those fees into one form of payment for the tournament. Registration (coaches only please) will take place in the front lobby of the school.  Judges will need to register/sign-in in the hospitality room.

Drop fees and/or nuisance fees will be applied for drops and changes made beyond deadlines.

Please may checks payable to North Hall High Friends of Forensics.

Please be aware that Wi-Fi may or may not be available. It is far safer to plan to bring all cards and evidence with you, or to access via Iphone, laptop, etc.  Printing of documents for entrants will not be possible as print resources will be required by the tab room in order to run the tournament as smoothly as possible.

Our team and parents are working very diligently to provide a quality tournament. A coaches/judges hospitality room and a concession stand will be available. As always, we expect this year's tournament to run in a smooth and timely manner. We hope to see you at the Autumn Classic!

Sincerely,

Steve Wang

NHHS Speech and Debate Coach

Tentative Saturday, September 17th Schedule:

Debate:                Extemp Draw                     IEs:

8:30 Rd. I              8:15 EX Draw 211                8:45 Rd I

10:15 Rd. II           9:45 EX Draw 211               10:15 Rd. II

11:45 – 12:45 Lunch available on campus         

12:15 Rd. III          12:15 EX Draw 211              12:30 Rd. III

2:15 Rd. IV           1:45 EX Draw 211                2:00 Rd. IV

3:45 Rd. V             3:15 EX Draw 211                3:30 Rd. V

5:30 Awards                                                     5:30 Awards

Congressional Debate Legislation

(Congressional Debate to be held 7 to 9 PM in the N. Hall Media Center Friday, September 16th)

September/October Packet

This packet is intended for usage at GFCA fall

invitationals. GFCA Invitationals are not required to

use this packet, this is merely a guide.

A Bill to Modernize Antiquity

1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

2 SECTION 1. Section 2 of 16 USC 431‐433 is amended to remove the words “President of

3 the United States” and replace them with “Congress of the United States,

4 through appropriate legislation.”

5 SECTION 2. The words “at his discretion” and “by public proclamation” are stricken

6 from Section 2.

7 SECTION 3. The Department of interior will oversee implementation of Congressional

8 legislation relating to national monuments

9 SECTION 4. This shall take effect upon passage.

10 SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.

A Bill to Regulate Charter Schools

1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

2 SECTION 1. Title V, Part B, Subpart 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

3 of 1965, as amended (ESEA), Section 5201 ‐ 5211 is amended by inserting

4 the following wording into Section 5202 (d): “No charter school run as a

5 for‐profit enterprise shall be eligible for this funding. Non‐profit or

6 district‐sponsored charters may continue to apply for this grant.”

7 SECTION 2. A for‐profit enterprise may include a school operated or overseen by a

8 publically or privately held company which operates the school in order

9 to generate a profit for shareholders or owners.

10 SECTION 3. The Department of Education shall oversee the implementation of this

11 legislation. Current funding to for‐profit charter schools shall not be

12 renewed beyond the current academic year.

13 SECTION 4. This shall take effect upon passage.

14 SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.

A Resolution to Commemorate the Constitution

1 WHEREAS, September 17th is Constitution Day; and

2 WHEREAS, it is a day to learn about the United States Constitution, its history, and the

3 rights enumerated within; and

4 WHEREAS, all educational institutions receiving federal funds are required to hold an

5 educational program about the Constitution for their students; and

6 WHEREAS, different institutions may choose to celebrate Constitution Day in different

7 ways; and

8 WHEREAS, some of those educational programs may not uphold the true spirit of the

9 Constitution and intent of Constitution Day; now, therefore, be it

10 RESOLVED, By the Congress here assembled that the Department of Education should

11 create a clear and consistent curriculum for all educational institutions to

12 use during Constitution Day programs.

A Bill to Discourage Private Prisons

1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

2 SECTION 1. The Bureau of Prisons shall refrain from building any new prisons in

3 states which contract with private or for‐profit prisons. All current

4 construction projects in affected states will immediately cease. The BOP

5 shall also relocate all federal prisoners from states which have such

6 contracts by January 1, 2020.

7 SECTION 2. Private or for‐profit prisons are defined as privately or publically held

8 corporations which contract with state and local governments to handle

9 corrections services. They may own or lease the buildings in which the

10 prisoners are housed.

11 SECTION 3. The Bureau of Prisons shall oversee terms of this legislation. The Director

12 of the BOP shall determine which states are not in compliance.

13 SECTION 4. This will take effect immediately upon passage.

14 SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.

A Bill to Keep the West Coast Out of the Loop

1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

2 SECTION 1. No result from an election for a federal office may be made public or

3 communicated by the press until all polling locations for that office have

4 been closed for a period of one hour.

5 SECTION 2. A. For Presidential elections, all polling locations will include those in

6 Alaska and Hawaii. For Congressional elections, polling locations will

7 include those within that state or district. This is exclusive of absentee

8 balloting or provisional ballots.

9 B. Results may include exit polling data, official or unofficial “calling” of

10 states prior to official communication from the appropriate state

11 authority, or actual results provided by the appropriate state authority.

12 SECTION 3. The United States Election Assistance Commission shall be responsible for

13 monitoring and enforcing the provisions of this Act.

14 SECTION 4. This will take effect on November 1, 2016.

15 SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.

A Resolution to Reassure the World

1 WHEREAS, the current election season has not cast America in the best light; and

2 WHEREAS, policies suggested by presidential candidates have caused concern in other

3 countries over their long‐term effects; and

4 WHEREAS, questions about the morals and ethics of presidential candidates have been

5 repeated ad nauseum by a ratings‐conscious media; and

6 WHEREAS, concerns about foreign influences over both candidates have clouded the

7 debate over who will be the most effective president; and

8 WHEREAS, the American people show no inclination of reversing the increasing

9 polarization within society over the past eight years; and

10 WHEREAS, we need to regain the confidence of other countries that the United States is

11 still acting in the best interests of the world; now, therefore, be it

12 RESOLVED, By the Congress here assembled that regardless of who is elected president,

13 our Constitutional system of government will insure that our actions will

14 remain consistent with our position as a leader in the free world.

A Bill to Prohibit the Prohibition of References

1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

2 SECTION 1. It shall be considered a violation of fair labor practices for companies to

3 prohibit individual employees from providing references for coworkers or

4 former employees.

5 SECTION 2. A reference is a written or verbal statement describing the habits of a

6 coworker or former employee, or a recommendation for future

7 employment, usually given to an inquiring employer. This does not

8 include factually incorrect statements which would violate current EEOC

9 guidelines.

10 SECTION 3. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will oversee

11 enforcement of this legislation, and may refer violations to the National

12 Labor Relations Board for further investigation and sanctions.

13 SECTION 4. This will take effect immediately upon passage.

14 SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.

A Bill to Require ACA Participation

1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

2 SECTION 1. Any health care company which currently is or wishes to become a

3 federal contractor must participate in the Affordable Care Act health

4 insurance exchanges in any state in which it does business. Failure to do

5 so will result in the cancelling of current federal contracts or ineligibility

6 for future contracts.

7 SECTION 2. “Health care company” shall include insurance providers, as well as

8 medical professionals, manufacturers of medical devices, or

9 pharmaceutical companies. The health insurance exchanges may include

10 both the state‐run exchanges as well as the exchange managed by the

11 Department of Health and Human Services for states without their own

12 exchange.

13 SECTION 3. The Secretary of Health and Human Services will oversee the

14 participation of companies in the state and federal healthcare exchanges

15 and determine eligibility for federal contracts.

16 SECTION 4. This shall take effect on February 1, 2017.

17 SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.

A Bill to Create Accountability in

Non‐Profit Organizations

1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

2 SECTION 1. Non‐profit groups with a 501 (c) (3) or 501 (c) (4) designation shall be

3 required to file reports attesting to compliance with the Sarbanes‐Oxley

4 Act Section 404.

5 SECTION 2. 501 (c) (3) and (4) organizations are non‐profit organizations approved

6 for specific purposes by the Internal Revenue Service.

7 SECTION 3. The Securities and Exchange Commission shall be responsible for

8 enforcement of this legislation. The Public Company Accounting

9 Oversight Board shall be responsible for collecting and responding to

10 reports filed by the groups affected by this legislation.

11 SECTION 4. This shall take effect for the 2018 fiscal year.

12 SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.

The Hearing Protection Act of 2016

1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

2 SECTION 1. The $200 transfer tax on firearm silencers or suppressors is eliminated.

3 Silencers and suppressors shall be placed in the same category as long

4 guns with respect to the National Firearms Act.

5 SECTION 2. Silencers and suppressors are devices designed to dampen the noise from

6 the firing of a handgun.

7 SECTION 3. The Internal Revenue Service will oversee the elimination of the transfer

8 tax. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms will oversee the

9 recategorization of silencers and suppressors under the NFA.

10 SECTION 4. This shall take effect on January 1, 2017.

11 SECTION 5. All federal and state laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby

12 declared null and void.