2nd Canton IV 201, April 2012 Motions

2nd Canton IV 201, April 2012 Motions

Rd 1 EDUCATION


1. THBT in public universities, tuition fees should be directly proportional to wealth


2. THW make arts and literature classes optional in all levels


3. THW establish exclusive schools for the LGBTQ


Rd 2 POLITICS


1. TH rejects the resignation of politicians over sex scandals


2. THW outlaw negative advertisements during election campaign period


3. THW no longer reserve seats in parliament for minority groups


Rd 3 ENVIRONMENT


1. TH rejects Earth Hour


2. THBT witnessing the slaughter of an animal must be a prerequisite to eating meat


3. THW allow governments to sell parts of their land to other countries’ waste dumping


Rd 4 WOMEN


1. THBT self-identified feminists have an obligation not to make any cosmetic changes to themselves (ex. Makeup, surgery, etc)


2. THW allow pro-life organisations to pay a woman to deliver the baby


3. THBT feminism should reject monogamous relationships


Rd 5 International Relations


1. THBT it’s high time for Latin America to democratise


2. THBT African countries should reject increasing Chinese involvement in their development


3. THBT non-government entities should not be allowed to meet leaders of rogue states


Rd 6 SEX: Mature edition!


1. THBT victims of sexual abuse by priests of the Catholic Church have a moral obligation to reject financial settlements


2. TH celebrates the rise of “virginity sales” online


3. TH regrets the rise of divorce insurance


Quarters: ECONOMICS


1. THBT tax evasion must be punished with the loss of citizenship


2. THBT it is in the ASEAN’s interest to restore tariffs on Chinese products


3. THW withdraw all state benefits from the voluntarily unemployed


Semis: CRIME AND PUNISHMENT


1. In liberal democracies, THW allow criminals to financially compensate families of victims for a lesser sentence


2. THW keep a criminal record of juvenile delinquents


3. THW pardon illegal immigrants who agree to become material witnesses to a crime


Finals: MEDIA AND ADVOCACY


1. TH regrets the use of explicit and graphic imagery of suffering to promote altruistic causes


2. THW ban reporting on suicides


3. THW allow individuals to run for office in their home country even if they are on political asylum