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  • That we oppose Labor’s caucus solidarity approach

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    ‘Crossing the floor’ refers to a politician voting against their own party in parliament. According to research by the Parliamentary Library, 296 individual Australian parliamentarians crossed the floor between February 1950 and April 2019. The Coalition accounted for 90.2% of the individual MPs who crossed the floor compared to Labor’s 9.8%. This disparity is due to a Labor Party approach known as ‘caucus solidarity’. This means they aim to present a united front to the parliament and voting public. All decisions are debated in the caucus behind closed doors, then all members are expected to vote in parliament for the position reached by the caucus, regardless of their individual position on the issue

    Harvard World Schools Debating Championship Australia-New Zealand Round 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-06-12

  • This house prefers a world with the Future Interests Bureau to one without

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    For the purposes of this debate, the 'Future Interests Bureau' is a proposed independent governmental body. It is composed of experts and is designed to understand the interests of minors. It would have voting power in federal elections equal to the proportion of the public that are minors

    Harvard World Schools Debating Championship Australia-New Zealand Round 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-06-12

  • Assuming feasibility, This house would require all major university policies to be approved through student referendums

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    A student referendum is a process where the whole student population can vote to approve or decline specific proposed policies.

    Santiago Ortega Cup II · Marvin Parma Cup Semifinals · 2025-06-07

  • This house believes that winners in the Big Four Awards should be determined entirely by public vote

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    The Big Four Awards include the Oscars, Grammys, Emmys and Tonys which are the most prominent performing art and entertainment awards based in the United States. They are held annually and are traditionally decided by professional voting bodies i.e. The Television Academy (Emmys), The Recording Academy (Grammys), The American Theatre Wing & The Broadway League (Tonys), and The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Oscars).

    Santiago Ortega Cup II · Round 2 · 2025-06-07

  • This house believes that the Makabayan bloc should consolidate its party-lists in the upcoming 2028 Philippine general elections

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    The Makabayang Koalisyon ng Mamamayan (Makabayan) bloc is a coalition of progressive opposition leaders. It currently fields four main party-lists with the intent of representing different marginalized sectors i.e. Bayan Muna Partylist, Alliance of Concerned Teachers Party-list, Gabriela Women's Party, and Kabataan Partylist.

    Santiago Ortega Cup II · Marvin Parma Cup Quarterfinals · 2025-06-07

  • This house would implement a Non-Constituency Member system in the Philippine Senate

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    In a Non-Constituency Member of the system, a fixed number of seats would be offered to the losing opposition candidates who secured the highest vote shares in the general elections but failed to win office. These non-elected legislators would have speaking and partial voting rights, no access to district-based funding, significantly lower salaries, and no constituent obligations. They would be explicitly barred from voting on confidence votes, budget appropriations, or constitutional amendments.

    Santiago Ortega Cup II · Marvin Parma Cup Quarterfinals · 2025-06-07

  • This house predicts an opposition-led presidency after the 2028 Philippine National Elections

    Santiago Ortega Cup II · Marvin Parma Cup Quarterfinals · 2025-06-07

  • This house believes that dominion theology has done more harm than good for the African continent

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    Dominion theology asserts the belief that God has given Christians the right to rule over the Earth. The theology places an emphasis on the need for Christians to take leadership positions in all facets of societal life such as politics, economics, education, etc. Dominion theologists believe that Christians should use their political influence to shape the world according to God’s will as expressed in the Bible.

    Santiago Ortega Cup II · Open Quarterfinals · 2025-06-07

  • This house believes that social movements should aggressively prioritize tireless persuasion tactics as their primary strategy for their campaigns

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    Tireless persuasion is an organizing strategy often used by movements to sway the opposite end of the political spectrum. This strategy is often used in times of desperation in attempts to focus all energy to persuade groups of people who do not align with your core beliefs e.g queer movement persuading bigots, liberals persuading conservatives etc.

    Salingoy: Santiago Ortega Cup 1 · Round 2 · 2025-06-07

  • This house would remove the veto powers of the permanent Security Council members

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    In the United Nations Security Council, each of the five permanent members (United States, Russia, China, France, and the United Kingdom) hold veto power. This means that if any one of them opposes a resolution, it cannot be passed, regardless of the level of support from other members.

    Salingoy: Santiago Ortega Cup 1 · Round 4 · 2025-06-07

  • This house opposes horse-race reporting.

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    In Korea, recent election coverage has been dominated by horse-race style reporting, a style of political reporting that focuses on the competitive aspect of elections, campaigns, and politics such as polls and fundraising as opposed to focusing on policy issues. Election turnout hit a new high in Korea this year at 79.5 percent.

    South Asian Schools Debating Championship 2025 · Octofinals · 2025-06-06

  • That India should abolish the Anti-Defection law

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    The Anti-Defection law, or the 52nd Amendment to the Indian Constitution, is a constitutional amendment limiting the ability of politicians to switch parties in parliament.

    USU Pre-Australs 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-06-01

  • That, as the Conservative Party, we would enter into an electoral pact with the Reform UK Party at the 2029 General Election

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    The Reform UK Party is a right-wing British political party led by Nigel Farage. The party positions itself as an alternative to the Conservative Party, particularly on issues such as immigration and economic freedom. An electoral pact would involve Reform UK withdrawing candidates in certain constituencies in exchange for similar concessions by the Conservatives, with the goal of preventing vote-splitting.

    USU Pre-Australs 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-06-01