NEAO 2006 Motions

Northeast Asian Open Debate 2006 (NEAO 2006)

Round 1: People vs. The Man




This House Would risk civilian casualties for military

victories.

This House Believes that Guantanamo Bay detainees

should receive normal US criminal due process rights.

This House Would violate individual rights to protect

the domestic order.



Round 2: Pop culture



This House Believes that Borat is good for Kazakhstan.

THBT orphans prefer the “Material World” to the 3rd

World.

THBT celebrities should be required to perform

community service.



Round 3: The Environment



THW sacrifice growth to protect the world's oceanic

creatures.

THW blame citizens, not their governments, for global

warming.

This House Supports private ownership of public water

systems.



Round 4: Economics



THW abolish the minimum wage.

THB the Korean Wave has broken.

THW sign a Free Trade Agreement with America.



Round 5: The Soviet Union



THS the re-creation of the Soviet Union.

THBT the Russian government should protect voices of

opposition within its borders.

THB the European Union should include the nations of

the Former Soviet Union.



Quarter Finals: Government and Morality



THBT government has a moral obligation to end poverty.

THW make education gay friendly.

THW ban religious symbols in government institutions.



Semis: Very Bad People



THW waterboard (torture) Dick Cheney and Donald

Rumsfeld.

THW mourn Fidel Castro's death.

THW not give Saddam Hussein the death penalty.



Finals: Northeast Asia



This House Believes that Taiwan has earned its seat in

the United Nations.

THBT Japan should build nuclear weapons.

THBT Korea should be thankful for the American Empire.



Rookie Final: Science and Health



THW subsidize public consumption of wine.

THW ban animal testing for the creation of new

medicine.

THBT nature trumps nurture.