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Lincoln-Douglas needs renewed focus on speaking well as an important part of effective rhetorical training
Fred Robertson

In order to place proper emphasis on the evaluation of arguments, LD needs to recognize that different judges are persuaded through different means
Jon Cruz

THE PROPOSED YEAR 2006 TOPICS

1. Resolved: A victim's deliberate use of deadly force is a just response to repeated domestic violence.
Jenn Larson

2. Resolved: The use of the state's power of eminent domain to promote private enterprise is unjust.
Roberta Hyland

3. Resolved: The U.S. should accept the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.
Mark Webber

4. Resolved: In matters of family planning, the autonomy of the adolescent should outweigh the competing interests of the parent/guardian.
J. J. Rodriquez

5. Resolved: Mandatory term limits for elected officials are antithetical to representative democracy.
Brent McKibbin

6. Resolved: Gender categorization ought to be deemphasized in schools.
Sean Bennett

7. Resolved: School administrators are justified in exercising editorial control over secondary school publications for reasons other than legal liability.
Matt Molsen

8. Resolved: A just government should provide health care to its citizens.
Ahren Starr

9. Resolved: Juveniles charged with violent crimes should be tried and punished as adults.
Victoria Fetterman