Space City Swing NIETOC TFA Invitational

2023 — Houston, TX/US

Topics/Congress Info

CX will use the NSDA 2023 topic: Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its security cooperation with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in one or more of the following areas: artificial intelligence, biotechnology, cybersecurity.

LD will use the NSDA Jan/Feb 2023 topic: Resolved: Justice requires open borders for human migration.

PF will use the NSDA February 2023 topic: Resolved: In the United States, right-to-work laws do more harm than good.

Congress

Wildcat (Friday)

Prelims - 21-25 (Docket Order - 22, 25, 23, 24, 21)

Finals - 1-5 (Docket Order - 2, 4, 5, 1, 3)

Lobo (Saturday)

Prelims - 1-5 (Docket Order - 1, 4, 2, 3, 5)

Finals - 21-25 (Docket Order - 25, 24, 22, 21, 23)

WSD

Round 1 - This House supports mandatory voting in national elections

Round 2 - This House supports mandatory voting in national elections

Round 3 - Impromptu

Round 4 - 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).

Quarters - This House believes that rehabilitation should be prioritized over retribution in criminal sentencing.

Semis - Impromptu

Finals - This House, as the United States, would publicly recognize Taiwan as a sovereign nation.

Extemp -

Wildcat (Friday)

Domestic Extemp

Prelims - Politics

Semis - Social Issues

Finals - The Economy

Foreign Extemp

Prelims - Asia

Semis - Africa

Finals - International Conflict

JV Extemp - JVX will be a mix of DX and FX in every round

Lobo (Saturday)

Domestic Extemp

Prelims - Health Care/The Environment

Semis - Politics

Finals - US Foreign Policy

Foreign Extemp

Prelims - Europe

Semis - Latin America

Finals - The Middle East

JV Extemp - JVX will be a mix of DX and FX in every round