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