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Round 1

This house would ban all communication tech companies (such as Google, Apple, Facebook, WhatsApp, etc.) from encrypting their users' data, including the content of their communications, in such a way that the company cannot retrieve that data even under a court order. (Encryption)

Government 1.44
Opposition 1.56
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Round 2

This house supports job security legislation (Job Security)

Government 1.49
Opposition 1.51
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Opening 1.56
Closing 1.44
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Round 3

This house would redefine the criterion for excessive force in the US to be any use of force beyond what is reasonable given all the facts of the case, including the benefit of hindsight (e.g. whether the individual had a gun, not whether it was reasonable to believe he had a gun). (Force)

Government 1.76
Opposition 1.24
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Opening 1.60
Closing 1.40
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Round 4

This house would limit the amount of time that a museum can display a given piece of art to 3 months out of every 10 year period, rather than allow museums to display their works as long as they choose (Art)

Government 1.43
Opposition 1.56
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Opening 1.56
Closing 1.43
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1.68
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Round 5

This house would allow citizens to vote on individual bills in place of their elected representative, with the representative retaining the voting power of those of their constituents who did not directly vote on that specific bill (Democracy)

Government 1.65
Opposition 1.35
Average Points per bench
Opening 1.47
Closing 1.53
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1.67
1.27
1.64
1.42
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Round 6

This house believes that all states should mandate that research on and use of CRISPR technology be exclusively carried out by institutions funded entirely by the state (CRISPR)

Government 1.19
Opposition 1.81
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Opening 1.56
Closing 1.44
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1.19
1.94
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1.68
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Round 7

This House, as Iran, would cease all support for militant groups in the Middle East (e.g. Hezbollah, Hamas, Houthis, etc.) (Iran)

Government 1.35
Opposition 1.65
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Opening 1.54
Closing 1.46
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1.72
1.32
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Round 8

This house prefers a world in which all individuals who have achieved a middle class standard of living choose to pursue the highest level of achievement in their chosen career, rather than a world in which those individuals prioritise day-to-day enjoyment over work (Poverty)

Government 1.19
Opposition 1.81
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Opening 1.59
Closing 1.41
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2.03
1.23
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Round 9

This house would not allow out of court settlements for workplace discrimination and harassment (Justice)

Government 1.22
Opposition 1.78
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Opening 1.70
Closing 1.30
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1.32
2.08
1.12
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Partial Octofinals

This house believes that ASEAN should negotiate all investment deals with Chinese government entities as a bloc (with decisions made by majority vote of its members), so that no member state can enter into investment deals without the rest of the world (ASEAN)

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Octofinals

This house supports the court's decision to acquit Tehlirian (Tehlirian)

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Quarterfinals

This house, as a parent of a child of ASPD, would enable and support that child given that child's aims based on their current psychological makeup, instead of trying to make them more empathetic (Autism)

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Semifinals

This house would create an international court with the ability to classify national debt as "odious debt" at the debtor nation's request and remove the obligation of that nation to repay (Debt)

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Grand Final

This house would rather save the life of a single child, over extending the life of 5 adults by 10 years (Life)

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ESL Quarterfinals

This house, as the Chinese Communist Party, would lift all restrictions on foreign investments in China, except restrictions critical to national security (CCP)

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ESL Semifinals

This house prefers a non-adversarial legal system (Legal System)

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ESL Finals

In democratic post-colonial states, This house believes that opposition parties to the party of independence should claim and use the legacy of anti-colonial resistance. (Colonialism)

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EFL Semifinals

This house believes that Catholic religious officials in Mexico should not make statements in support of governmental policies, political parties, or candidates. (Catholicism)

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EFL Finals

This house believes that it is better for the general population to be more optimistic about the current and future state of the nation (including societal cohesion, peace processes, the state of the economy) than an objectively accurate judgement. (Optimism)

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