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2011- 2012

  • March
    • Resolved: The United States should suspend all assistance to Pakistan.
  • February
    • Resolved: Birthright citizenship should be abolished in the United States.
  • January
    • Resolved: The costs of a college education outweigh the benefits.
  • December
    • Resolved: In the United States, current income disparities threaten democratic ideals.
  • November
    • Resolved: Direct popular vote should replace electoral vote in presidential elections.
  • October
    • Resolved: Private sector investment in human space exploration is preferable to public sector investment.
  • September
    • Resolved: The benefits of post-9/11 security measures outweigh the harms to personal freedom.

2010 - 2011

  • March
    • Resolved: North Korea poses a more serious threat to United States national security than Iran.
  • February
    • Resolved: Wikileaks is a threat to United States national security.
  • January
    • Resolved: In the United States, plea bargaining undermines the criminal justice system.
  • December
    • Resolved: Cyberbullying should be a criminal offense.
  • November
    • Resolved: High school Public Forum Debate resolutions should not confront sensitive religious issues.
  • October
    • Resolved: NATO presence improves the lives of Afghan citizens.
  • September
    • Resolved: Allowing deep water offshore oil drilling is in the best interest of the United States.

2009 - 2010

  • NCFL Grand Nationals
    • Resolved: That the constitutional right of freedom of religion has wrongly evolved into freedom from religion.
  • April
    • Resolved: On balance, government employee labor unions have a positive impact on the United States.
  • March
    • Resolved: Affirmative action to promote equal opportunity in the United States is justified.
  • February
    • Resolved: In the United States, organized political lobbying does more harm than good.
  • January
    • Resolved: President Obama's plan for increasing troops in Afghanistan is in the United States' best interest.
  • December
    • Resolved: That merit pay based on student achievement should be a significant component of K-12 teacher compensation in United States public schools.
  • November
    • Resolved: Failed nations are a greater threat to the United States than stable nations.
  • October
    • Resolved: When in conflict, the United Nations should prioritize global poverty reduction over environmental protection.
  • September
    • Resolved: United States policy on illegal immigration should focus on attrition through enforcement rather than amnesty.
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