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torek, 23 december 2008 |
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Round 1: This house believes that Obama should close the Guantanamo Camp immediately.
Round 2: This house believes that it is time to close the borders to economic migrants.
Round 3: This house would eliminate compuslory service in Malaysia.
Round 4: This house would legislate agains the embedding of journalists.
Round 5: This house would prosecute Robert Mugabe for crimes against humanity
Quarterfinals: This house would bomb terrorist bases in Pakistan.
Semifinals: This house believes that South American countries should nationalize thir natural resources. Watch the debate video
Finals: This house would use the military against Somali pirates. Watch the debate video
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torek, 02 december 2008 |
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Round One - Religion (Ireland I):
That this house would compel priests to divulge the details of confessionals in criminal trials.
Round Two - Economics:
That this house supports bailing out failing financial icons
Round Three - International Relations:
That this house believes that Iraq has the right to freely prosecute all foreign soldiers for serious crimes committed in their nation.
Round Four - Health
That this house believes that governments should provide a rebate for preventative health care measures.
Round Five - EU (or Ireland II):
That this house believes that EU member states should allow for domestic referendums on all constitutional changes to the EU.
Round Six - Social Policy
That this house would grant the mentally ill and their families the right to refuse medical treatment.
Round Seven - International Relations (II):
That this house believes the West should force South Africa to oust Mugabe.
Semi Final: That this house would allow Bosnia to break up
Grand Final: That this house would allow potential parents to pay women to carry unwanted children to term.
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torek, 02 december 2008 |
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Webmaster: Hrmm... I sure have seen a lot of debate motions, but WTH? (what the Humphrey Bogart?) Cambridge tournament is weird I see.... Anyone debated this, could you give us some more info?
Round 1: This House should never have switched from Scotch to Martinis. (Humphrey Bogart)
Round 2: This House would strive on with mindfulness. (Siddhartha Gautama Buddha)
Round 3: This House would bugger Bognor. (King George V)
Round 4: This House would live as a philosopher, and die as a Christian. (Giacomo Casanova)
Round 5: This House believes that / light light I mean / never there he will never / never anything / there / any more. (Malone from 'Malone Dies' by Samuel Beckett)
[ESL Break Motions]
This House is going outside. It may be some time. (Captain Lawrence Oates)
This House believes that the rest is silence. (Hamlet)
[Open Break Motions]
This House believes that the bastards got us but they won't get everybody. (Alexander Litvinenko)
This House told you it was ill. (Spike Milligan's epitaph)
This House believes that last words are for fools who haven't said enough. (Karl Marx)
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torek, 02 december 2008 |
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TH believes in a constitutional right to a minimum standard of living
TH supports a ban on the use of runway models below a healthy BMI
TH would legalize insider trading
TH would let dying languages die
TH believes that NATO should have a seat at negotiations with the Taliban, should they occur.
Semifinals: TH would impose a total publication ban on news of high-profile kidnappings.
Final: TH would regret the indictment of Omar al-Bashir.
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torek, 02 december 2008 |
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1. This House believes the gay community should "out" gay celebrities
2. This House believes the military should overthrow governments which have lost popular legitimacy
3. This House would criminalise individuals and organisations who do not recycle
4. This House would abolish all forms of affirmative action
5. This House would allow parents to cast proxy votes on behalf of their children
6. This House believes the Palestinians should give up the Right of Return
Semis: This House would make insulting religion a crime
Final: This House believes freer markets, rather than more government intervention, are the solution to the current economic crisis
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