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2011 - 2012

  • March - April
    • Resolved: Targeted killing is a morally permissible foreign policy tool.
  • January - February
    • Resolved: It is morally permissible for victims to use deadly force as a deliberate response to repeated domestic violence.
  • November - December
    • Resolved: Individuals have a moral obligation to assist people in need.
  • September - October
    • Resolved: Justice requires the recognition of animal rights.

2010 - 2011

  • NCFL Grand Nationals
    • Resolved: The United States has a moral obligation to promote just governance in developing nations.
  • March - April
    • Resolved:The United States is justified in using private military firms abroad to pursue its military objectives.
  • January - February
    • Resolved: In the United States, juveniles charged with violent felonies ought to be treated as adults in the criminal justice system.
  • November - December
    • Resolved: The abuse of illegal drugs ought to be treated as a matter of public health, not of criminal justice.
  • September - October
    • Resolved: States ought not possess nuclear weapons.

2009 - 2010

  • NCFL Grand Nationals
    • Resolved: That the United States government has a moral obligation to afford the same Constitutional rights to all people on United States soil.
  • March - April
    • Resolved: In the United States, the principle of jury nullification is a just check on government.
  • January - February
    • Resolved: Economic sanctions ought not be used to achieve foreign policy objectives.
  • November - December
    • Resolved: Public health concerns justify compulsory immunization.
  • September - October
    • Resolved: Public high school students in the United States ought not be required to pass standardized exit exams to graduate.
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