2006-2007 Resolutions

The NPDA does not officially approve of this list. This list is designed for historical interest as well as potential ideas for coaching.

A few abbreviations for the list of resolutions:

• TH = This House
• USFG = U.S. Federal Government
• USSC = U.S. Supreme Court

Purdue Boilermaker Tournament:

Submitted by Konrad Hack, Wheaton College and Kristine Clancy, Purdue University

• Round 1: The United Nations should do more to aid Africa.
• Round 2: The United States Congress should pass a voting rights act for current and former felons.
• Round 3: The U.S. response to 9/11 has harmed the United States more than the initial attacks.
• Round 4: Latin America’s move left will do more harm than good.
• Round 5: Prosecute or release Guantanamo Bay detainees.
• Round 6: Sanction Iran
• Octofinals: Israel should have no confidence in Olmert
• Quarterfinals: Marriage for some should be replaced with civil unions for all.
• Semifinals: TH should change its foreign policy toward the United States.
• Finals: Congress should pass statutory authorization for President Bush’s warrantless wiretapping program.

Top of the Rockies (University of Wyoming):

Submitted by Rob Layne, Willamette University, Carrie Robin, Northern Arizona University and Matt Stannard, University of Wyoming

• Round 1: The USFG should increase the minimum wage.
• Round 2: TH regrets Ned Lemont.
• Round 3: The USSC should reverse it decison in Hamden v Rumsfeld…
• Round 4: The US should adopt a policy to significantly decrease voter fraud in the United States.
• Round 5: The USFG should implement a single payer universalized health care system in the US.
• Round 6: Concerning withdrawal from Iraq, TH prefers leaving sooner rather than later.
• Round 7: (Two resolutions)
  • Coalition forces should adopt a new strategy to push back the Taliban in Afghanistan.
  • The protections of Roe v. Wade should be significantly limited.
• Double Octas: TH would loosen copyright restrictions.
• Octas: Standardized tests do more harm than good.
• Quarters: TH would take a leap of faith.
• Semis: NASA should be privatized.
• Finals: TH would implement and enforce the Darfur Peace Agreement.

Claremont Round Robin:

Submitted by John Meany, Claremont-McKenna College

• Round 1: Saddham Hussein should be tried by an international court outside of Iraq.
• Round 2: An Hamas-led government is preferable to an Hamas-Fatah coalition.
• Round 3: In this case, violence is the answer.
• Round 4: In this case, name names.
• Round 5: TH supports US exceptionalism in one or more international agreements.
• Final: War memorials do more harm than good.

Claremont National Open:

Submitted by Danny Cantrell, Cerritos College

• Round 1: US should boycott the 2008 Olympics.
• Round 2: TH supports the military coup in Thailand
• Round 3: Tax religious institutions
• Round 4: TH would signficantly curtail citizen-sponsored referendum
• Round 5: Ban International Adoption
• Round 7: In this case, the US should increase trade protectionism
• Quarters: In this case, reject science.
• Finals: In this case, this house opposes self-determination

Cardinal Classic Round Robin:

Submitted by Konrad Hack, Wheaton College and Jeff Jones, McKendree College

• Round 1: The United States should substantially increase its bilateral relations with North Korea.
• Round 2: The Geneva Convention is no longer relevant to today’s current geopoligical climate.
• Round 3: The United States should hold auto makers accountable for global warming.
• Round 4: The United States federal government should significantly restrict the use of pesticides
• Round 5: The USFG should substantially improve worker safety regulations.
• Finals: Close Gitmo.

UC-Berkeley Tournament:

Submitted by Dr. Becky Opsata

• Round 1: TH would change our policy toward Iraq
• Round 2: TH should protect those in harms way
• Round 3: TH would fight the powers that be
• Round 4: TH should regulate one or more developing technologies
• Round 5: TH believes speech outweighs security
• Round 6: THBT popular culture is not culture.

Reed Invitational:

Submitted by Dr. Jim Hanson, Whitman College and Rob Layne, Willamette University

• Round 1: The United States should increase economic aid to Columbia
• Round 2: The United States should agree to reduce farm subsidies to move forward with the WTO Doha agenda.
• Round 3: The USFG should increase education efforts in prison
• Round 4: The US should set a timetable to withdraw from Iraq
• Round 5: The USFG should enforce higher standards of energy efficiency on major industry
• Round 6: TH values economic aid over military aid to South America
• Octas: The US should work to assure indigenous culture’s practices and products are given intellectual property rights under the WTO.
• Quarters: The USFG should adopt a policy to reduce overcrowding in prisons.
• Semis: The UN should take over peacekeeping operations in Iraq.
• Finals: The USFG should adopt a market based approach to fight global warming.

PLUM (Parliamentary League of the Upper Midwest) #1

Submitted by Jon Loging, Bethany Lutheran College

• Round 1: TH would grant amnesty to illegal immigrants who have been working in the United States for two years.
• Round 2: TH would make China happy.
• Round 3: <case study round>
• Bronze: Resolved: Computers are more beneficial to education than books.
• Gold: TH would protect American industries.

Talk of the Tundra (Concordia College)

Submitted by Dr. Todd Holm, Tim Loatman and Joe Kennedy, Concordia College

• Round 1: TH would give peace a chance.
• Round 2: The United States would stop the bomb.
• Round 3: TH would stop the genocide.
• Round 4: TH would give power to the people.
• Round 5: THBT force is necessary.
• Semis: TH would make the world safe.
• Finals: TH would calm the troubled waters.

M. Jack Parker Invitational (Northern Illinois University)

• Round 1: Dennis Hastert should step down.
• Round 2: This house would win by losing.
• Round 3: The Devil wears Wranglers.
• Round 4: The USFG should fund hydrogen fuel technology.
• Round 5: The UN should expand the Security Council.
• Round 6: Genetic patents are hindering medical research.
• Quarters: In this case, humanitarian aid requires military force.
• Semis:
  • Engage Syria
  • Engage North Korea.
• Finals: TH should actively support the implementation of the Millenium Development Goals.

Norene Hakett (California Baptist)

Submitted by Danny Cantrell, Cerritos College

• Round 1: Concerning North Korea, confrontation is the better option.
• Round 2: Parliamentary debate should be changed.

Lewis & Clark Invitational

Submitted by Derek Buscher, University of Puget Sound

• Round 1: The USFG should rase the minimum wage to at least $7.50 an hour.
• Round 2: The USFG should open the US-Mexican border.
• Round 3: Guantanamo detainees should receive normal US criminal due process rights.
• Round 4: In this case, science should determine US stem cell research policy.
• Round 5: The USFG should promote the civilian use of nuclear energy in the US.
• Round 6: The British Government should significantly decrease its troop levels in Iraq.
• Elim Round 1: In this case, government contractors should pay a living wage.
• Elim Round 2: The US Supreme Court should affirm the lower court decision concerning NSA wiretapping.
• Elim Round 3: The US should adopt a comprehensive policy to significantly reduce its dependence on foreign oil.
• Elim Round 4: The USFG should adopt a policy to decrease illegal immigration.

Todd Lewis Invitational (Biola University)

Submitted by Danny Cantrell, Cerritos College

• Round 1: In this case, diplomacy is best.
• Round 2: TH should rearm.
• Round 3: Obama for President in 2008.
• Round 4: For Speaker of the House, Pelosi is preferable to Hastert.
• Round 5: To the U.S., Russia is a greater threat than China.

HALF Parli Swing #1

Submitted by Dr. Don Bongiorni

• Round 1: TH wants the truth, the whole truth.
• Round 2: THBT America’s classrooms are not safe.
• Round 3: TH calls for more immigration.
• Round 4: TH would save the ice.
• Semis: TH would prosecute companies.
• Finals: TH would put Latin and Ancient Greek on the national curriculum

HALF Parli Swing #2

Submitted by Dr. Don Bongiorni

• Round 1: TH regrets the decline of conventional morality.
• Round 2: TH believes a true marriage is a free marriage.
• Round 3: THBT the world needs a helping hand.
• Round 4: THBT the government should get out of education.
• Round 5: THBT the world’s oil boom is over.
• Quarters: TH calls for more investment in nuclear power.
• Semis: TH would censor hate speech on campus.
• Finals: TH believes there is nothing to gain, by working with the world.

Nebraska Double-Up (Creighton University)

Submitted by Annaleigh Curtis, Washburn University

• Round 1: The US federal government should reduce its dependence on foreign oil.
• Round 2: The US military needs a collective demotion.
• Round 3: TH believes community is more important than the individual.
• Round 4: THBT environmental preservation should be valued over economic gain.
• Round 5: The Outer Space Treaty should be obeyed.
• Round 6: The USFG should respect the natural rights of suspected terrorists.
• Semis: France is right.

Cougar Classic (Azusa Pacific University)

Submitted by Danny Cantrell, Cerritos College

• Round 1: Brazil should immediately pursue a nuclear program.
• Round 2: The African Union should redirect its focus away from the Darfurian region.
• Round 3: China should fight capitalism internally.
• Round 4: The European Union should increase relations with one or more former Soviet countries.

Vocal Viking (Bethany Lutheran)

Submitted by Jon Loging, Angie Nissen, Aaron Lambrecht and Kate Loging, Bethany Lutheran College; Michael Dreher, Terilyn Johnston Huntington and Kristine Moore, Bethel University

• Round 1: Actors should not be advocates.
• Round 2: TH believes reformation needs sacrifice.
• Round 3: TH would limit parental involvement in youth sports.
• Round 4: Scare the kids!
• Quarters: Resolved: The United States would reform its system of voting.
• Semis: TH would keep its enemies close.
• Finals: TH would withhold compassion.

University of Puget Sound

Submitted by Derek Buscher, University of Puget Sound

• Round 1: The USFG should require insurance parity for all forms of treatments and disorders.
• Round 2: The US Congress should pass legislation eliminating the force and/or effect of Presidential Signing Statements.
• Round 3: The USFG should eliminate the use of electronic voting machines in federal elections.
• Round 4: The USFG should negotiate a new bilateral free trade agreement with one or more South American countries.
• Round 5: One of more UN Security Council member nations should impose sanctions on the US for violation of the UN Convention Against Torture.
• Round 6: The UN should assist one or more non-nuclear countries in the acquisition of civilian nuclear technologies.
• Elim 1: The USFG should establish a policy to significantly increase diplomatic relations with Venezuela.
• Elim 2: The UN should rescind article X section 1 of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty.
• Finals: The US Congress should override executive limitations to the Freedom of Information Act.

Jack Lynch Invitational (St. Anselm’s University)

Submitted by David Trumble, St. Anselm’s

• Round 1: The world should solve global poverty before spending another dollar on space exploration.
• Round 2: A Democratic takeover of the House and/or Senate will benefit Pres. Bush.
• Round 3: That Mom was right.
• Round 4: That the US should reinstitute the military draft.
• Semifinals: That gay couples should be granted a right to civil unions throughout the United States.

Hillsdale College Contemporary

Submitted by Dan Henning, Hillsdale College

• Round 1: Multilingualism is not an option.
• Round 2: TH believes improved information technologies are essential to universal human rights.
• Round 3: TH would perform the absurd.
• Round 4: TH would reduce by half the proportion of people who suffer from hunger.
• Round 5: The global economy will suffer more than benefit from United States global warming policies.
• Semifinals: Fences must be mended.
• Final: TH prefers the old basketball.

Capital Cities Classic (Washburn)

Submitted by Dr. Kevin O’Leary, Washburn University

• Round 1: The United States Federal Government should substantially change its foreign policy with China.
• Round 2: The United States Federal Government should reverse the spread of nuclear weapons.
• Round 3: Conservatism is dead.
• Round 4: Bipartisanship will fail.
• Round 5: The United States Federal Government should ratify the Kyoto Protocol.
• Round 6: The United States Federal Government should approve the U.S.-Peru Free Trade Agreement.
• Octafinals: The United States Federal Government should significantly increase its efforts to halt the current Iranian nuclear program.
• Quarterfinals: The United States Supreme Court should overrule U.S. v. Morrison, 529 U.S. 598 (2000).
• Semifinals: This House believes it is inappropriate “To Catch a Predator.”
• Finals: Remember Paradise (PA)

Pat Kennedy Round Robin (University of the Pacific)

Submitted by Konrad Hack, Wheaton College

• Round 1: TH would overturn the Digital Millenium Copyright Act.
• Round 2: The United Nations should declare impunity unacceptable.
• Elim 1: TH would withdraw from Afghanistan.
• Elim 2: The United States should recognize Daniel Ortega.

University of the Pacific

Submitted by Konrad Hack, Wheaton College

• Round 1: TH should make voting mandatory.
• Round 2: The USFG should mandate free Internet for all.
• Round 3: TH prefers democracy over representation.
• Round 4: TH values liberty over justice.
• Round 5: Blockade North Korea
• Round 6: Embrace Hamas

Washington University (St. Louis)

Submitted by Abram Rose, Washington University

• Round 1: In this case, transparancy is not the answer.
• Round 2: The USFG should pass the DC Fair and Equal Rights Voting House Act.
• Round 3: THBT Japan should take the initative.
• Round 4: TH would value equity of economic growth over magnitude of economic growth.
• Round 5: TH would give legal exceptions for terrorism suspects.
• Quarterfinals: TH would bite the bullet.
• Semifinals: The USFG should increase regulation of the media.

Linfield College

Submitted by Christi Siver, University of Washington

• Round 1: Saddam’s sentence is good for Iraq.
• Round 2: Rumsfeld’s resignation is good for Iraq.
• Round 3: TH would support the Oaxaca protesters.
• Round 4: TH should punish Iran for its missile test.
• Round 5: Ride the congressional blue wave.

Parliamentary League of the Upper Midwest #3

Submitted by Jon Loging, Bethany Lutheran College

• Round 1: THBT the dangers of terrorism are overstated.
• Round 2: TH would bring back the military draft.
• Round 3: <Case Study>
• Bronze Round: TH would deceive the press.
• Gold Round: TH would offer Thanksgiving dinner to all Americans.

Greater Portland Parliamentary League #1

Submitted by Shannon Valdivia, Mt. Hood Community College

• Round 1: TH calls for more immigration
• Round 2: TH believes community is more important than the Individual
• Round 3: A Nuclear North Korea is more dangerous than a Nuclear Iran

Texas Community College State Association Tournament

Submitted by Dr. Don Bongiorni

• Round 1:
  • 1. THBT the media reflect more than determine our culture’s values.
  • 2. TH resolves that a zebra does not change its spots.
  • 3. THBT isolationism is under-appreciated.
• Round 2:
  • 1. States rights are underemphasized.
  • 2. TH would restrict its borders.
  • 3. THBT there is too much reality in reality TV.
• Round 3:
  • 1. THBT you can’t mandate morality.
  • 2. In higher education, written evaluations would be superior to letter grades.
  • 3. The aesthetic has given way to the expedient.
• Round 4:
  • 1. THBT it’s time to hit the escape key.
  • 2. TH fears that something wicked this way comes.
  • 3. THBT the Founding Fathers would be horrified.
• Semifinals:
  • 1. THBT prisoners’ rights should be limited.
  • 2. THBT the people have lost their voice.
  • 3. TH would suspend the rules.
• Final Round:
  • 1. Experience is the best teacher.
  • 2. TH would bet it all!
  • 3. We must all hang together or surely we will all hang separately.

Hillsdale Mid-Winter Tournament

Resolutions submitted by Dan Henning, Hillsdale College

• Round 1: Buy Beckham.
• Round 2: George Bush needs a slice of rhubarb pie.
• Round 3: Netflix is no Blockbuster.
• Round 4: TH would roll.
• Round 5: Union would have benefited England more than France.
• Round 6: TH would create a Middle East policy which recognizes goodwill must trump history.
• Quarters: TH prefers no phone to iPhone.
• Semis: Restore love.
• Finals: The eagle has landed.

Flatland Fiesta

Resolutions submitted by Duane Fish, Northwest College

• Round 1: THBT the media has gone too far.
• Round 2: TH should reduce the gap between the haves and the have nots.
• Round 3: TH would change parliamentary debate.
• Round 4: Capitalism
• Round 5: TH values social unity over cultural diversity.
• Semifinals: THBT political correctness has gone too far.

Pt. Loma Nazarene

Resolutions submitted by Konrad Hack, Wheaton College

• Round 1: Title IX mandates on college athletics should be repealed or significantly reformed.
• Round 2: Sports Illustrated Magazine should stop producing its swimsuit issue.
• Round 3: The State of Virginia should apologize for promoting slavery.
• Round 4: The State of California should disallow parents from spanking their children.
• Round 5: Government support of sports entertainment unfairly favors the rich over the poor.
• Round 6: America should invest more at home and less abroad.
• Doubles: Civil Unions are better than gay marriage.
• Octas: The US Federal Government should substantially reduce unfunded mandates.
• Quarters: Congress should cut the purse.
• Semis: The United States should follow the lead of Hugo Chavez.
• Finals: The United Nations should better protect and preserve ocean species.

THBT

Submitted by Jon Loging, Bethany Lutheran College

• Round 1: THBT the Chinese New Year has more value than Valentine’s Day.
• Round 2: THBT it should protect the food and water supply.
• Rounds 3-4: Case Study
• Round 5: TH would be a secret admirer.
• Round 6: TH insists on an even playing field.
• Semis: THBT the military should work smarter, not harder.
• Finals: TH would significantly change its drug policy.

Northern California Forensic Association Championships

• Round 1: TH believes it is not necessary to understand things to debate them.
• Round 2: THBT market enviornmentalism is better than government regulation.
• Round 3: Consumerism is consuming us.
• Round 4: Resolved: Reality television obscures reality.
• Round 5: TH would teach intelligent design.
• Round 6: TH would stop the surge.

Minnesota Intercollegiate State Tournament:

• Round 1: Resolved: Minnesota needs a new transportation solution.
• Round 2: In this instance, high schools have failed America.
• Round 3: TH prefers the concept to the product.
• Round 4: Redistribute the wealth.
• Quarters: TH would disband.
• Semis: TH prefers the unexpected to the rehearsed.
• Finals: TH would kill the bird with two stones.

Transylvania University

• Round 1: TH believes if it’s cracked, it’s broken.
• Round 2: THBT “surge” is a soda.
• Round 3: TH believes in the beauty of “ism”.
• Round 4: THBT all’s well that ends well.
• Quarters: TH Rocks da house!
• Semifinals: THBT time is immaterial.

Hollatz/Larson Debates (Wheaton College)

Topics submitted by Travis Whitsitt, Colorado College

• Round 1: The United States should substantially increase the size of its armed forces.
• Round 2: The United States Federal Government should adopt a guest worker program.
• Round 3: The United States Federal Government should significantly decrease petroleum consumption.
• Round 4: The United States Federal Government should reform one or more entitlement programs.
• Round 5: United States efforts to combat malaria do more good than harm.
• Round 6: United States efforts to combat HIV/AIDS do more good than harm.
• Round 7: The United States Federal Government should adopt a standard tax deduction for health insurance.
• Round 8: The United States Federal Government should adopt the Opportunity Scholars Program.
• Octafinals: No Amnesty for undocumented workers in the United States.
• Quarters: The United States Federal Government should double the capacity of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
• Semis: Balancing the US budget is best achieved by pursuing a pro-growth strategy.
• Finals: The United States Federal Government should pass medical liability reform.

WSCA

Resolutions submitted by Dr. Jim Hanson, Whitman College

• Round 1: The United Nations should alter policies in and very near the Timor-Leste.
• Round 2: The United States Supreme Court should overturn Buckley v. Valeo.
• Round 3: The United Nations should press the nuclear powers to further reduce their nuclear weapons stockpiles.
• Round 4: The United States should close some or all of its military bases in Saudi Arabia.
• Round 5: The United States should significantly increase or hasten the redeployment of troops from Okinawa.
• Round 6: The United States federal government should use health savings accounts to provide health care for all Americans.
• Octafinals: The recent 22 IAEA sanctions on Iran for its nuclear enrichment program are a good idea.
• Open/JV quarters, novice semis topic: The United Nations should restrict Australia’s involvement in Timor-Leste.
• Finals: Don’t punish non-physician assisted suicide.

Willamette

Topics submitted by Rob Layne, Willamette University

• Round 1: The USFG should do substantially more to curb and/or treat depression in men.
• Round 2: The NPDA should do more to promote wellness at tournaments
• Round 3: Daimler-Chrysler should split.
• Round 4: Ten or more South American and/or Central American countries should create and use the same currency system.
• Round 5: The USFG should subsidize day care for those living at and/or below the poverty line.
• Round 6: In this instance, the grandfather clause should pass away.
• Octafinals: Curb human population growth.
• Quarters: In this case, government censorship is justified.
• Semis: Mandatory drug testing of public officials is justified.
• Finals: The USFG should substantially change its nuclear policy toward India.

Capital City Classic

Topics submitted by Dr. Kevin O’Leary, Washburn University

• Round 1: The USFG should pass the Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2007.
• Round 2: Congress should amend its 2002 Iraq authorization as follows: remove all US combat forces from Iraq by March 2008.
• Round 3: THBT nuke war debate is the bomb.
• Round 4: TH believes the game of debate is more important than the truth.
• Round 5: Good health is the burden of the state, not the individual.
• Round 6: Congress should pass The Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 800).
• Octafinals: TH should significantly alter its policy toward Venezuela.
• Quarters: Congress should enact comprehensive and uniform food safety legislation.
• Semis: Congress should repeal the Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2004.
• Finals: Rock ‘em Sock ‘em.

Houston HALF Parli Swing

• Round 1: The Federal Government should give more power to the States
• Round 2: The Federal Government should give more rights to its citizens
• Round 3: Resolved: Social Security is a victim of identity theft.
• Round 4: Resolved: Higher education is a necessity.
• Round 5: America should better embrace her undocumented workers.
• Round 6: Resolved: As a whole, higher gasoline prices are good for the United States
• Semis: Resolved: TH would significantly change our relations with the UN
• Finals: TH would pass the passengers’ rights bill.

Part 2:

• Round 3: THBT dogma threatens liberty.
• Round 4: The United States Government should significantly change its immigration policy.
• Round 5: In this case, it is better to be feared than loved.
• Round 6: Resolved: The U.S. needs a strong third party.

Pi Kappa Delta Nationals

Topics submitted by John Boyer, Lafayette College

• Round 1: The USFG should increase its non-military humanitarian presence in Africa.
• Round 2: TH would change the way it administers Social Security.
• Round 3: On balance, speech codes do more harm than good.
• Round 4: The rise of trans-national companies has widened the global wealth/poverty gap.
• Round 5: The US should adopt a line item veto.
• Round 6: The USFG should adopt a policy to substantially increase the welfare of US servicemen and women.

25th Novice Nationals (Laramie County Community College)

Topics submitted by David Maus, David Dickmeyer and Michael Dreher, Bethel University

• Round 1: In this instance, inequality is necessary to achieve equality.
• Round 2: In this instance, forgiveness is the answer.
• Round 3: The USFG should significantly reform its policy on intellectual property.
• Round 4: The US should remove one or more existing trade barriers.
• Round 5: America needs a new anti-drug.
• Round 6: Kosovo deserves our recognition.
• Quarters: Homeland security is overrated.
• Semis: TH prefers Ahmadinejad over Chavez.