1 | 2 Teams in debate: BIRMINGHAM A (OG) TCD HIST A (OO) UBC A (CG) MONASH C (CO) | 1 | | | James LeederⒸ , Ken Newby , Olivia Johnston , Rachel Homnick | 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. | |
2 | 3 Teams in debate: COLGATE SM (OG) BIRMINGHAM A (OO) QDU A (CG) DAV A (CO) | 3 | | | William OnyeajuⒸ , Ken Newby , Rodolfo Machado | This house supports job security legislation | |
3 | 1 Teams in debate: BRANDEIS Z (OG) CAPE TOWN A (OO) DUKE A (CG) BIRMINGHAM A (CO) | 3 | | | Bexley BrownⒸ , Andres Sastoque Gonzalez , Diego Fernando Duarte Leal , Dominique Roch | 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). | |
4 | 2 Teams in debate: OSAKA B (OG) WILLAMETTE A (OO) BIRMINGHAM A (CG) HAWAII B (CO) | 4 | | | Oskar SherryⒸ , Fay Asimakopoulos , Felipe Rojas Riaño | 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 | |
5 | 4 Teams in debate: BIRMINGHAM A (OG) COLGATE MS (OO) LAVAL A (CG) USFQ B (CO) | 7 | | | Jonathan HaderleinⒸ , Aaron Donaldson , Germán Puentes | 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 | |
6 | 4 Teams in debate: MONASH C (OG) BIRMINGHAM A (OO) BEIHANG B (CG) UNMALANG A (CO) | 10 | | | Ratib AliⒸ , El Pirata Luna , Jake Silverman | 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 | |
7 | 3 Teams in debate: PENN B (OG) ROSARIO A (OO) ATENEO A (CG) BIRMINGHAM A (CO) | 12 | | | Brian WongⒸ , Abdullah Ahmad , Alessandra McGowan | This House, as Iran, would cease all support for militant groups in the Middle East (e.g. Hezbollah, Hamas, Houthis, etc.) | |
8 | 3 Teams in debate: ALASKA C (OG) IIUM B (OO) BIRMINGHAM A (CG) HEBREW A (CO) | 14 | | | Owen MooneyⒸ , Jaewan Park , Mariam Ragab | 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 | |
9 | 1 Teams in debate: STANFORD D (OG) GW B (OO) NWU-PUKKE A (CG) BIRMINGHAM A (CO) | 14 | | | Steven PennerⒸ , Ary Ferreira da Cunha , Juan Vargas Alba , Lucía Arce | This house would not allow out of court settlements for workplace discrimination and harassment | |