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  • This house, as Kendrick Lamar, Would run for mayor of LA in the upcoming elections in June 2026

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    Kendrick Lamar is a Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper and lyricist known for blending sharp social commentary with deeply personal storytelling, often exploring themes of race, identity, and resilience. He recently overcame pop superstar Drake in a widely publicised rap battle, beating several streaming records and winning a few Grammys in the process. Kendrick also recently headlined several high visibility shows, putting famous representatives of 100 LA neighbourhoods on one stage at the Pop Out concert on Juneteenth, and performing the Superbowl half time show

    Imperial Online Open 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-04-19

  • (C) This house supports the use of protest votes

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    A "protest vote" is a vote cast in a democratic election to express dissatisfaction against the choice of candidates or the state of the political landscape. Examples of protest votes include blank ballots (not choosing any candidate) or spoilt ballots (purposefully rendering your ballot invalid by deforming your ballot, writing unintelligible notes, or by other means).

    Taiwan International Debate Open 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-04-19

  • This House Prefers a world where monarchical successions happened primarily through adoptions

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    Under adoptive monarchy, rulers adopt grown successors into their family and lineage with the expressed intent of making them the new heirs. Often times these are descendants of close friends or family members of the ruler. For example, the first 4 emperors of Rome each inherited the title from their adoptive father.

    Imperial Online Open 2025 · ESL Finals · 2025-04-19

  • (C) This house prefers a world where religious collectivization was primarily through local denominations (e.g., communities based around religious gatherings), as opposed to central organizations (e.g. abiding by the authority of the Catholic Church)

    Taiwan International Debate Open 2025 · Open Grand Final · 2025-04-19

  • This House Believes That it is time for the Sixth Republic of France.

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    Throughout its history, France has had five republics with different constitutional arrangements (e.g. the powers of the executive and the legislature, the relationship between them, and how each is elected), generally drafted by an assembly and/or approved by referendum. The First Republic of France lasted from 1792 to 1804. The Second Republic lasted from 1848 to 1852. The Third Republic lasted from 1870 to 1940. The Fourth Republic lasted from 1946 to 1958. The Fifth Republic has lasted from 1958 to the present day.

    Champagne Intervarsity 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-04-18

  • This house regrets the stratification of NZ's MMP system.

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    Under the German MMP system, political parties have formed a range of ideologically distinct coalitions at elections (e.g. Grand coalitions of major centrist parties, the traffic light coalition between the greens, centre left, and the libertarian parties)

    Joynt Scroll 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-04-18

  • This House Believes That Marine Le Pen should not be banned from running for elected office.

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    On 31st March 2025, Marine Le Pen, 8 MEPs, and 12 assistants were convicted of embezzlement for misappropriating €4 000 000 of European Parliament funds to fund National Front (their political party) staff. For Le Pen, the sentence was 4 years of prison (2 years suspended and 2 years with electronic monitoring), a €100 000 fine, and a 5-year ban on running for public office. The verdict is currently subject to appeal. For the purposes of this debate, assume that the appeal fails.

    Champagne Intervarsity 2025 · Novice Final · 2025-04-18

  • This house believes that it is in the National Party's best interest to replace Christopher Luxon as leader before the 2026 election.

    Joynt Scroll 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-04-18

  • This House Prefers central banks to be government-run as opposed to independent.

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    Central bank independence means that they operate without political interference. In this model, central banks' powers (e.g. setting interest rates, acting as a lender of last resort) and duties (e.g. ensuring stability) are defined by laws that are rarely amended. Leadership is appointed on a bipartisan, fixed-term basis and cannot be dismissed over policy disagreements. Most central banks are independent. Alternatively, central banks can be subject to political processes and operate like a government ministry/department.

    Champagne Intervarsity 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-04-18

  • TWS introduce ballot measures

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    A ballot measure is a piece of legislation put to a public vote, generally at the same time as a general election. A ballot measure may be proposed by any citizen, but must receive a certain number of signatures to be placed onto public ballots for a vote.

    UNSW Pre-Easters 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-04-15

  • TWS implement sortition elections

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    A sortition election is an election where a representative sample of the electorate is chosen at random and comprehensively educated about their voting options. This sample then votes for the entire population.

    UNSW Pre-Easters 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-04-15

  • This house would add 'regular citizens' to parole hearings

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    Parole hearings determine whether prisoners get released from prison early on supervision. For the purpose of this debate, regular citizens are people without legal or professional expertise, and seek to represent the views and interests of the public.

    Queen's High School Tournament 2025 · Junior Semifinals · 2025-04-13

  • This house supports the Constitutional Court's decision to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol in South Korea

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    The National Assembly impeached Yoon in January 2025. The Constitutional Court upheld the impeachment on April 4, 2025, officially removing him from office. Prime Minister Han Duck-soo became acting president, and a new election is scheduled for the 3rd of June."

    Ateneo Debate Open Pre-UADC 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-04-12