Resolutions

Topic Area

Mining

Open Prelims [Gov wins - Opp wins]

Round 1 [2-10]
Info Slide: In 2017, Teamsters Local 174 went on strike against concrete supplier Glacier Northwest. Consequently, mixed concrete hardened and spoiled. Glacier Northwest sued the union, alleging that the union timed the strike to create intentional property damage. Teamsters Local 174 argued that the strike was federally protected by the National Labor Relations Act, preventing the company from retaliating against the union for striking. The Washington Supreme Court ruled that the company’s claims were preempted under the Supreme Court’s 1959 decision in San Diego Building Trades Council v. Garmon, which blocks the state and municipal regulation of activities protected by federal labor law. The Supreme Court has agreed to review the case and consider whether an employer making common-law allegations of intentional destruction of property during a labor dispute constitutes an exception to federal labor law preemption of state lawsuits.
Resolved: In the case of Glacier Northwest, Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local Union No. 174, the Supreme Court of the United States should rule in favor of Glacier Northwest, Inc.

Round 2 [6-6]
Info Slide: Mutually preferred judging is a judge assignment system where debate teams rank judges on a preference scale prior to the tournament. When pairing rounds, rather than randomly assigning judges, Tabroom will evaluate the individually submitted rankings of both teams and attempt to assign the highest-ranked mutually preferred judge to each round. This is done by balancing preference (teams getting judges they rated highly) vs. mutuality (teams getting a judge that they and their opponents rated similarly) alongside tournament constraints.
Resolved: At high school parliamentary debate tournaments, random assignment of judges is preferable to mutually preferred judging."

Round 3 [7-5]
Digital nomadism does more harm than good.

Round 4 [7-5]
The United States federal government should impose significant restrictions on its cobalt imports.

Round 5 [9-3]
The United States federal government should end its practice of judicial review of acts of Congress.

Open Quarters(Gov listed first)

The United States federal government should adopt a short-term capital gains tax.

South Eugene RR vs Washington GM [2-1]

The repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act has done more harm than good.

MVLA CL vs Irvington SH [3-0]

The United States federal government should ban the exchange of cryptocurrency.

Los Altos YG vs Irvington RG [1-2]

Los Altos PM vs Irvington MJ [3-0]

Open Semis

The Arab Republic of Egypt should significantly increase its military support for the Tigray People’s Liberation Front.

South Eugene RR vs Los Altos PM [1-2]

Info Slide: Accession to NATO requires unanimous approval by all NATO members. Turkey and Hungary have refused to approve Sweden’s application unless certain conditions are met.
Resolved: Sweden’s accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization would do more good than harm.

Los Altos/ Mountain View CL vs Irvington RG [3-0]

Novice [Gov ballots - Opp ballots]

Round 1 [5-5]
The United States federal government should impose significant restrictions on its cobalt imports.

Round 2 [3-7]
The United States federal government should end its practice of judicial review of acts of Congress.

Round 3 [7-3]
Spotify has done more harm than good.

Round 4 [7-3]
The United States federal government should implement a federal job guarantee.

Finals [0-3]
The United States federal government should ban charter schools.