National Parliamentary Debate Invitational

2018 — Berkeley, CA/US

Resolutions

Round 1

Flight 1 Varsity: The United States federal government should suspend arms exports to Saudi Arabia for at least a year.

Flight 1 JV: The United States federal government should implement sanctions against Saudi Arabia.

Flight 2 Varsity: The United States federal government should suspend arms exports to Turkey for at least a year.

Flight 2 JV: The United States federal government should implement sanctions against Turkey.

Round 2

Flight 1 Varsity and JV: The United States federal government should repeal all oil and gas tax deductions.

Flight 2 Varsity and JV: The United States federal government should substantially increase funding for offshore wind projects.

Round 3

Flight 1 Varsity: The People's Republic of China should ban semi-lethal and lethal autonomous weapons.

Flight 1 JV: The United States federal government should ban lethal autonomous weapons.

Flight 2 Varsity: The United Kingdom should ban government and commercial use of artificial intelligence for automated biometric identification.

Flight 2 JV: The United States should ban automated license plate readers.

Round 4

Flight 1 Varsity: The United States federal government should pass a one-off 14.25% wealth tax on the net worth of individuals and trusts worth $10 million or more.

Flight 1 JV: The United States federal government should offer 4 years of tuition-free college.

Flight 2 Varsity: The United States federal government should lower the federal estate tax exemption to $1,000,000 per person.

Flight 2 JV: The United States federal government should increase the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour.

Round 5

Flight 1 Varsity: India should ban the nontherapeutic use of antibiotics in animal agriculture.

Flight 1 JV: The United States federal government should ban the nontherapeutic use of antibiotics in animal agriculture.

Flight 2 Varsity: The European Union should ban the manufacture, sale, and use of organophosphate pesticides.

Flight 2 JV: The United States should ban the manufacture, sale, and use of organophosphate pesticides.