WUDC Manila 2012
Here are the motions from the WUDC held in Manila in 2012. Tell us how you remember the tournament!
Prelim Rounds:
Round 1: THW make fathers take paternity leave.
Round 2: THW prevent politicians from making fact claims,that, while not technically lies, are substantially misleading voters.
Round 3: THW force large companies who leave an area to pay the costs of any resulting structural unemployment.
Round 4: THW require individuals to use all their wealth beyond USD 5 millions for philanthropic projects.
Round 5: THW require deaf parents to send their kids (whether deaf/hearing) to mainstream schools for their primary & secondary education.
Round 6: TH supports politicians who pass progressive legislation even when it is contrary to the wishes of the democratic electorate.
Round 7: TH supports the free movement of labour worldwide.
Round 8: THW exempt academic disputes from defamation law.
Round 9: THW ban all private healthcare in favour of a comprehensive public healthcare system.
Break Rounds:
Main :
Octo Finals: THW not allow a single media company to own multiple TV channels or newspapers (whether in print or online)
Quarter Final: THBT “Western” consultants advising dictatorships have a moral duty to sabotage them.
Semi Final: THBT images designed to even slightly sexually attract/aroused viewer should be restricted to specialist adult site/xxx domain.
Final: TH supports nationalism.
English as a second language (ESL):
Quarter Final: THW limit Government ministers’ standard of living to that of someone on the current median wage.
Semi Final: In countries with few female politicians, this house believes it is good to have a politically active ‘first lady’
Grand Final: THS scientist who fabricate evidence exaggerating certainty of man-made climate change where there is low likelihood of being caught.
English as a foreign language (EFL):
Semi Final: THBT when doctors discover a patient has a STD, they should reveal that information to the patients partner.
Grand Final: ???
Other Motions:
Master R1: THW stop public funding for the post secondary education and use the money to give everyone an equal loathsome payment on their 18th Birthday to use how they see fit.
Adj Test: THW ban all reporting of individual hostage taking.
Public Speaking: Why I debate?
Women’s Night Motion: THW only sell porn for women made by women.
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