Resolutions

(Aff ballots - Neg ballots)

Open

Topic area: Berlin housing policy

1. The US constitution should be amended to make the Supreme Court an elected body. (7-6)

2. The US federal government should commit to militarily defending Taiwan in the event of an invasion by the People’s Republic of China. (4-9)

3. The Berlin state government should implement the Expropriate Deutsche Wohnen & Co. referendum of expropriation of the property of private real-estate companies with 3,000 or more units in the city, through public purchases by the Berlin state government. (8-5)

4. The US federal government should cancel the trilateral security pact AUKUS. (2-11)

5. The US federal government should pass a codetermination law requiring that every large for-profit corporation has at least half of its board of directors elected by its workers. (9-4)

Q.a. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization should disband. (I KS vs W GJ: 2-1)
Q.b. The US federal government should impose significant economic sanctions on Tunisia until the Tunisian parliament is allowed to reconvene.
Q.c. On balance, a parliamentary system, in which the executive is chosen by the legislature, is better than a presidential system, in which the executive is elected directly. (DV CX vs LA CL: 0-3, MA GP vs GB KS: 2-1)

S.a. The US federal government should militarily intervene in the Tigray region of Ethiopia.
S.b. US high schools should be allowed to discipline students for social media posts made off campus. (I TZ vs MA GP: 2-1)
S.c. The EU should invoke Article 7 of the Treaty on European Union to suspend all of Poland’s EU membership rights. (I KS vs DV CX: 3-0)

Finals: N/A (close-out)


Novice

Topic area: tech monopolies

1. The US federal government should substantially reduce its nuclear arsenal. (6-2)

2. The US federal government should break up Facebook. (3-5)

3. The US federal government should implement a federal jobs guarantee. (5-3)

4. The US Constitution should be amended to create term limits for members of Congress. (3-5)

Finals: N/A (close-out)