WSD Motions + Schedule

Friday, October 15

4:45 PM Judge + Student Roll Call

5:00 PM Motion Drop + Judge Training

6:00 PM Round 1 Impromptu

7:30 PM Round 2 Impromptu

Saturday, October 16

9:00 AM Round 3: This House welcomes climate pessimism. Info slide: Climate pessimism is the viewpoint that catastrophic global heating and severe ecological breakdown cannot be fully prevented and we should make decisions based on this fact.

10:30 AM Round 4: Climate Pessimism (flip side)

12:30 PM Round 5: This House believes democratic elections are better served by public financing than by privately funded campaigns. Info Slide: A publicly financed election is one in which candidates’ campaigns are funded by the state through public funds, such as tax revenues, rather than through private donations, corporate contributions, or candidates’ personal wealth.

**All 3-2s will clear. Schedule will accelerate based on if runoff is needed

2:15 PM Runoff (if needed) - Campaign Funding; flip for sides (unless previously hit on this topic, then it will be side locked)

4:00 PM Quarters: Impromptu

6:30 PM Semis: This House regrets the use of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as the primary metric of a nation’s success.

8:00 PM Finals: Impromptu