IVED 2010 Motions

Heading #1
THAT STATUE OVERLOOKING ELLIS ISLAND:
THE AMERICAN FREEDOM

The land of America is found, fought for, and build into greatness by refugees fleeing the tyrannical kingdom and oppressive European regimes around after the 15th century; as well as those escaping the massive expanse of war-atrocities of the World War II. The concept of freedom is thus, as symbolized by the Statue of Liberty herself, is extremely crucial in the constitutional definition of the American welfare. But reality always mar the idyll dreams of freedom: limitations of freedom always enter the fray, in the name of security, or equality, or practical prudence; among other things.

1. THBT the US should favor the Senate's version of universal health care.

2. THW repeal the American amendment permitting train passengers to travel with handguns and/or other firearms as part of their checked luggage.

3. THW punish the enacter of Manhattan Declaration as perpetrators of hate crime under the Matthew Shepard Act.


Heading #2:
TRANSBORDER AFFAIRS

A nation stand side-by-side with their neighbors. Along those imaginary fence we call borders, many bullets are being tossed, many entries are being stolen, many deals are sealed under the breath of headline-winning smiles of perfectly-coiffed leaders. These three motions inquire the analysis of the particular relationships across the borders: which is for the better, which is for worse; and, most importantly, which is which for which side of the fence?

1. THS the ICC prosecution of war crimes in the Gaza Strip based on the Goldstone Commission Report.

2. THBT Cambodia should deport Thaksin back to Thailand.

3. TH regrets the Lisbon Treaty.


Heading #3:
THE POSTVICTORIAN YOUTH

The Victorian-flavored 'normality' of appropriateness (many times, religious appropriateness), permeating so greatly within the larger part of most modern society nowadays, is what Foucault describes as the repressive hypothesis. Some groups clamor of how the enactment of appropriateness through many forms of its constraining social toll makes many youths lose some social qualities. But when deconstruction is commenced, the question is always about which form is best for the new order. In this case, how less Victorian should we treat the youth in order to gain the most merit?

1. THBT more of New York's Harvey Milk School should be established.

2. THW insert various alternatives of sexual conducts such as anal sex, mutual gratification, and masturbation, into the curriculum of sex-education.

3. THBT the calculus of Heaven and Hell should never be used to teach children about morality.


source: ganx of debaters