PIDC 2009 Motions

PIDC 2009 Motions
Elimination Rounds:

Round 1: Gender

· THBT gay rights movements should compel openly gay celebrities to actively support their causes
· THBT feminist politics must transition from the halls of Congress to the bedroom
· THBT Muslim universities should grant professional subsidies to feminist scholars living in radically conservative Muslim states.

Round 2: Europa

· THW ban the ownership of multiple properties in land strapped European countries
· THBT it is justified for EU countries with bailout responsibilities to excuse themselves with financial commitments to the union
· THBT the European Union should subsidize rehabilitation clinics for computer addicts

Round 3: Culpability

· THBT sober passengers of a drunk driver should be held criminally liable
· THW punish bystanders of a crime
· THW allow witnesses of gruesome murders to claim emotional damages against the criminal

Round 4: Environment

· TH celebrates the use of emotional blackmail as part of environmental strategies
· THBT Earth Hour is a meaningless, faddish, exercise
· THW make waste-disposal a mandatory requirement for free trade agreements

Round 5: Print Media

· THBT print media is dead
· THW ban government officials from obtaining board positions in print media
· THW require print media to grant criticized individuals compulsory reply space

Round 6: Pop Culture

· THW remove the foreign films category in the Academy Awards
· TH regrets the rise of vegetarianism
· THW shut down the World Wrestling Entertainment for good

Round 7: Geopolitics

· THBT China should revise its amoral foreign policy by sanctioning North Korea
· TH regrets Obama’s stance of reducing investments for foreign policy initiatives
· THBT it’s time to grant statehood to Taiwan

Break Rounds

Octofinals: Local Headlines

· THB in extending the land distribution program
· TH overreacted Chip Tsao
· THBT it is time to shut the doors on visiting forces

Quarterfinals: Rights

· THW lift the moratorium on blood donations for men who have sex with men
· THBT parents who are minors should be allowed to retain custody of their offspring
· TH supports the preferential disclosure of sexual harassment issues to religious leaders over state authorities within some religious communities

Semi-finals: Football

· TH regrets the recruitment of Third World football players by European football clubs
· TH celebrates players walking-off the field in response to racist crowd hooliganism
· THBT all players should donate majority of their advertising revenue to league development of the clubs they play for

Finals: Education

· TH celebrates the rise of political activism among students in public universities
· THW accommodate student-teacher relationships among consenting adults in universities
· THB in mandatory sex education in all religious schools

PIDC 2008 (Pinoy Nationals) Debate Motions

PIDC 2008 Motions

1 The state should ban all private schools from sanctioning students who exhibit homosexual behavior
2 THW allow universities to allot slots for the admission of the children of their alumni
3 TH supports the right of private elementary schools to require pre-school education to their Grade One applicants

1 United States should support the entry of former Soviet states into the NATO
2 America should welcome Iran's involvement in Iraq
3 THW lift US sanctions on Cuba

1 The government should stop funding research searching for the gene for autism
2 TH supports the parents' right to avail of medical procedures infantilizing their disabled children by inhibiting their physiological growth
3 THW abolish employment quotas for the disabled

1 THW abolish the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority
2 The Sangguniang Kabataan is irrelevant to today's youth
3 Instead of being a political appointee, the Ombudsman should be elected by the people

1 TH celebrates the role of organized religion in defining gender roles
2 The Dalai Lama should cede control of Tibet to China
3 THW remove restrictions on campaign contributions made by religious organizations

1 The Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) has served the interests of the Filipino farmers
2 THW end the conversation of indigenous lands
3 The developing world should prioritize food security over biofuel production

1 Sponsors of commissioned art should have the right to alter the final work even without the consent of the paid artist
2 Independent filmmakers should welcome the piracy of their work
3 Authors of spins-off of copyrighted literature should not be made to pay royalties to the original author




1 Democratization should not be a goal of the West's foreign policy
2 TH regrets the Joint Seismic Marine Undertaking at the Spratly's
3 THW prioritize citizens of former colonies in guest worker programs

1 THW give married individuals the option to have multiple legal spouses
2 TH regrets the enforcement of forma & informal rules regulating sexual & romantic relationships in the workplace
3 TH celebrates the rise of easily-accessible non-commercial online amateur porn

1 The culture of privileging formal education has broadened inequality in the developing world
2 The Leftist populist revolution in Latin America has failed
3 Post-modern feminists have betrayed their Third World sisters

1 TH celebrates the Philippines' historical attachment to its former colonial masters
2 The mass emigration of Filipino workers has eroded nationalism
3 The hold of the elite in governance has strengthened Philippine democracy