D. Novice IPDA Event Prompts
Rd 1-9:30 Flight A Strike/ 10:00 Flight B Strike
Speaker 1
Round 1A: The Fellowship
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Resolved: The United States Federal Government should cast the Electoral College into the fires of Mount Doom..
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Resolved: The United States Federal Government should destroy the Eye of Sauron by banning facial recognition technology.
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Resolved: When in conflict, environmental preservation of The Ents ought to be valued above industrial expansion of Isengard.
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Resolved: Isolationism, like that of the Shire, is a morally superior foreign policy to Interventionism.
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Resolved: The real world Council of Elrond– The United Nations–is failing to maintain global peace.
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Speaker 2
Round 1B: A Song of Ice and Fire
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Resolved: Winter is Coming, so the United States Federal Government should declare a national climate emergency.
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Resolved: The United States Federal Government should mandate all citizens to “take the black” via a national service mandate
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Resolved: Political pragmatism is more effective than honor in governance.
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Resolved: The 25th Amendment is an effective means to remove a president acting like the Mad King
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Resolved: Unlike a Lannister, the United States will fail to pay its debts.
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Rd 2-11:30 Flight A Strike/ 12:00 Flight B Strike
Speaker 1
Round 2A: Roll for Initiative
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Resolved: The United States Federal Government should ban loot boxes and "gacha" mechanics in video games.
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Resolved: No one likes a harsh DM, so The United States Federal Government should eliminate mandatory minimum sentencing.
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Resolved: Rehabilitation (Clerics) ought to be valued above Retribution (Paladins) in the criminal justice system.
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Resolved: The "Gig Economy" offers more freedom than traditional employment (Adventuring vs. Town Guard).
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Resolved: The United States is currently Chaotic Neutral.
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Speaker 2
Round 2B: Toss Some Coin to Your Witcher
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Resolved: To avoid Mutagens, The United States Federal Government should ban CRISPR/Gene Editing on human embryos
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Resolved: The United States Federal Government should strictly regulate the real world witchers: Private Military Contractors.
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Resolved: The lesser of two evils is a valid moral choice in voting.
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Resolved: The United States Government should toss some coin by establishing a Universal Basic Income.
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Resolved: Social media casts a spell of distortion on reality.
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Rd 3-2:00 Flight A Strike/ 2:30 Flight B Strike
Speaker 1
Round 3A: Sword in the Stone
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Resolved: The United States Federal Government should pull the sword of Executive Privilege out of the stone.
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Resolved: The United States Federal Government should pass the ERA and finally give Guinevere a seat at the Round Table.
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Resolved: When it comes to history, Right makes Might
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Resolved: King Arthur teaches us that a leader’s private life is irrelevant to their public performance.
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Resolved: The American Dream is a quest for the Holy Grail.
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Speaker 2
Round 3B: The Legend of Zelda
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Resolved: The United States Federal Government should launch a "Skyward Sword" initiative for NASA funding.
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Resolved: The United States Federal Government should stop acting like Link in a pottery shop and return all cultural artifacts.
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Resolved: In leadership, the "Triforce of Wisdom" is more valuable than the "Triforce of Courage."
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Resolved: Video games have finally "leveled up" to the status of fine art.
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Resolved: The "Council of Sages" (The Supreme Court) has become permanently corrupted.
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ELIM 1(IPDA)
Speaker 1
Bronze: Folklore & Fairytales
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Resolved: The United States Federal Government should ban TikTok (The Pied Piper).
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Resolved: The United States Federal Government should subsidize independent journalism (Town Criers).
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Resolved: Safety is more important than Liberty (Staying on the path vs. straying).
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Resolved: Wealth inequality is the root of all social evil.
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Resolved: "Cancel Culture" is a modern form of a witch hunt.
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ELIM 2 (IPDA)
Speaker 1
Gold/Silver: The last quest!
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Resolved: The United States Federal Government should “Let it Go” by cancelling all student loan debt.
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Resolved: The United States Federal Government should guarantee universal access to "Healing Potions" (Healthcare).
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Resolved: In governance, transparency ought to be valued above "Protection Spells" (National Security).
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Resolved: We rely too heavily on the "crystal ball" of economic forecasting.
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Resolved: The "Invisible Hand" of the market is merely an illusion.
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