D. Open IPDA Event Prompts

Rd 1-9:30 Flight A Strike/ 10:00 Flight B Strike

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    Round 1A: The Fellowship

    1. Resolved: The United States Federal Government should cast the Electoral College into the fires of Mount Doom..

    2. Resolved: The United States Federal Government should destroy the Eye of Sauron  by banning facial recognition technology.

    3. Resolved: When in conflict, environmental preservation of The Ents ought to be valued above industrial expansion of Isengard.

    4. Resolved: Isolationism, like that of the Shire, is a morally superior foreign policy to Interventionism.

    5. Resolved: The real world Council of Elrond– The United Nations–is failing to maintain global peace.

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    Round 1B: A Song of Ice and Fire

    1. Resolved: Winter is Coming, so the United States Federal Government should declare a national climate emergency.

    2. Resolved: The United States Federal Government should mandate all citizens to “take the black” via a national service mandate

    3. Resolved: Political pragmatism is more effective than honor in governance.

    4. Resolved: The 25th Amendment is an effective means to remove a president acting like the Mad King

    5. Resolved: Unlike a Lannister, the United States will fail to pay its debts.

Rd 2-11:30 Flight A Strike/ 12:00 Flight B Strike

  1. Speaker 1


    Round 2A: Roll for Initiative

    1. Resolved: The United States Federal Government should ban loot boxes and "gacha" mechanics in video games.

    2. Resolved: No one likes a harsh DM, so The United States Federal Government should eliminate mandatory minimum sentencing.

    3. Resolved: Rehabilitation (Clerics) ought to be valued above Retribution (Paladins) in the criminal justice system.

    4. Resolved: The "Gig Economy" offers more freedom than traditional employment (Adventuring vs. Town Guard).

    5. Resolved: The United States is currently Chaotic Neutral.

  2. Speaker 2


    Round 2B: Toss Some Coin to Your Witcher

    1. Resolved: To avoid Mutagens, The United States Federal Government should ban CRISPR/Gene Editing on human embryos

    2. Resolved:  The United States Federal Government should strictly regulate the real world witchers: Private Military Contractors.

    3. Resolved: The lesser of two evils is a valid moral choice in voting.

    4. Resolved: The United States Government should toss some coin by establishing a Universal Basic Income.

    5. Resolved: Social media casts a spell of distortion on reality.

Rd 3-2:00 Flight A Strike/ 2:30 Flight B Strike

  1. Speaker 1


    Round 3A: Sword in the Stone

    1. Resolved: The United States Federal Government should pull the sword of Executive Privilege out of the stone.

    2. Resolved: The United States Federal Government should pass the ERA and finally give Guinevere a seat at the Round Table.

    3. Resolved: When it comes to history, Right makes Might

    4. Resolved: King Arthur teaches us that a leader’s private life is irrelevant to their public performance.

    5. Resolved: The American Dream is a quest for the Holy Grail.

  2. Speaker 2


    Round 3B: The Legend of Zelda

    1. Resolved: The United States Federal Government should launch a "Skyward Sword" initiative for NASA funding.

    2. Resolved: The United States Federal Government should stop acting like Link in a pottery shop and return all cultural artifacts.

    3. Resolved: In leadership, the "Triforce of Wisdom" is more valuable than the "Triforce of Courage."

    4. Resolved: Video games have finally "leveled up" to the status of fine art.

    5. Resolved: The "Council of Sages" (The Supreme Court) has become permanently corrupted.

ELIM 1(IPDA)

  1. Speaker 1


    Bronze: Folklore & Fairytales

    1. Resolved: The United States Federal Government should ban TikTok (The Pied Piper).

    2. Resolved: The United States Federal Government should subsidize independent journalism (Town Criers).

    3. Resolved: Safety is more important than Liberty (Staying on the path vs. straying).

    4. Resolved: Wealth inequality is the root of all social evil.

    5. Resolved: "Cancel Culture" is a modern form of a witch hunt.

ELIM 2 (IPDA)

  1. Speaker 1


    Gold/Silver: The last quest!

    1. Resolved: The United States Federal Government should “Let it Go” by cancelling all student loan debt.

    2. Resolved: The United States Federal Government should guarantee universal access to "Healing Potions" (Healthcare).

    3. Resolved: In governance, transparency ought to be valued above "Protection Spells" (National Security).

    4. Resolved: We rely too heavily on the "crystal ball" of economic forecasting.

    5. Resolved: The "Invisible Hand" of the market is merely an illusion.