Elsik BLUE
2023 — Houston, TX/US
TOPICS & BILLS
WORLD SCHOOLS DEBATE MOTIONS ONLINE (Th/Fri):
Round 1: This House supports mandatory voting in national elections.
Round 2: FLIP SIDE from Rd 1
Round 3: IMPROMPTU MOTION
Round 4: This House would ban lethal autonomous weapons.
Quarters (if needed): IMPROMPTU
Semis: (Semis will be IMPROMPTU if quarters doesn’t happen)
Finals: This House regrets the rise in popularity of the True Crime genre (e.g. Netflix's Monster:
The Jeffery Dahmer Story, the My Favorite Murder podcast)
WORLD SCHOOLS DEBATE MOTIONS IN PERSON (Sat.):
Round 1: This House believes that rehabilitation should be prioritized over retribution in criminal
sentencing.
Round 2: FLIP SIDE from Rd 1
Round 3: IMPROMPTU MOTION
Round 4: This House would remove veto power from permanent members on the UN Security
Council.
Quarters (if needed): IMPROMPTU
Semis: (Semis will be IMPROMPTU if quarters doesn’t happen)
Finals: In art and popular culture, This House believes that creating new lead characters for
minorities (e.g. Black Panther, Shang-Chi, and Gamora in the Marvel Cinematic Universe) is
preferable to recasting them in existing roles already played by other actors/communities (e.g.
Ghostbusters, The Little Mermaid).
CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE BILLS
CONGRESS VIRTUAL SIDE (TH/FRI): Bills 1-5 Prelims ONLINE (Thursday) and BILLS 6-10 Finals ONLINE (Friday)_
CONGRESS IN-PERSON SIDE (SAT): BIlls 6-10 Prelims (Sat. LIVE) and BILLS 1-5 Finals (Sat. LIVE)