LSE Open 2014
The London School of Economics Open 2014 just finished, and here are the motions from the tournament:
Round 1: THBT Governments should not assist in the rebuilding of disaster prone areas
Round 2: THR the existence of critic or professionally determined film awards, including the Academy Awards, Palme D’Or, and Sight and Sound’s Top 10
Round 3: THB that it is the West’s interest for long term Brent Crud Oil prices to fall below US$60 per barrel
Round 4: THB that the LGBT movement should abandon the claim that sexuality is not a choice
Round 5: THB European Football leagues should aggressively redistribute income from successful to less successful domestic clubs
Open Quarter Final: THW criminalise its citizens from fighting in foreign conflicts
ESL Semi Final: THBT the states of the Western Balkans should ban positive depictions of indicted or convicted war criminals
Open Semi Final: THB that majority liberal supreme courts should actively misapply constitutions in order to advance progressive rights
ESL Final: THW Financially Incentivise Inter-racial and Inter-faith Marriage.
Open Final: THR Jiyas use of the Burka
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