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  • This House would impose a worldwide energy austerity measure.

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    A worldwide energy austerity measures refers to coordinated efforts to reduce energy consumption worldwide, for example by instituting mandatory speed limits, enforcing car-free weekends, requiring work-from-home arrangements, incentivizing public transport use, reducing non-essential lighting at night, implementing rolling power outages, rationing private vehicle use, and setting mandatory indoor temperature limits.A worldwide energy austerity measures refers to coordinated efforts to reduce energy consumption worldwide, for example by instituting mandatory speed limits, enforcing car-free weekends, requiring work-from-home arrangements, incentivizing public transport use, reducing non-essential lighting at night, implementing rolling power outages, rationing private vehicle use, and setting mandatory indoor temperature limits.

    2025 Spring NHSDLC BP Open · Round 4 · 2025-05-30

  • This house would guarrantee "androids" with citizenship

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    In the future, with a huge decline in the birth rate and the rapid development of technologies, robots have taken on an extremely human-like appearance. They are now "androids" with more advanced, or at least equal, physical, intellectual, and emotional abilities. For example, even the androids are equipped with replaceable body parts and no sensibility to pain. Still, being socialised, they are emotionally able to feel the trauma under assualt.

    Vistaar NITD-PD 24 · Semifinals · 2025-05-29

  • This house as the feminist movement would prioritize rejection of marriage rather than attempts to improve the quality of marriage. (Eg: normalisation of paternity leave, promoting balance of house chores, etc)

    Vistaar NITD-PD 24 · Round 3 · 2025-05-29

  • Without foresight, This house would choose to be born in a world where there is no emphasis on individuals being special or unique rather than a world where individuals are encouraged and defined to be special and distinctive.

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    You woke up in an unfamiliar place with no memory about your life or yourself. No one seems to recognize you or know who you are, but you are currently working with physicians and authorities to get your old life back.

    Xavier Cup 11 · Grand Final · 2025-05-25

  • This house supports the use of religion in promoting climate sustainability

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    The heads of religious organizations such as the Dalai Lama and the Indonesian Ulema Council have heavily pushed for the protection of the environment and the implementation of environmental sustainability. This is based on the common core tenets of religions, that promulgate the idea of "stewardship" over Earth.

    Xavier Cup 11 · Round 5 · 2025-05-25

  • This house would ban the use of arbitration clauses in contracts involving corporations and private entities.

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    Litigation is a legal process in which the court decides the outcome for and resolves a dispute. Arbitration is a process of resolving disputes by appointing a neutral third party to study the case, receive the evidence then make a binding decision which often finds resolution quicker than litigation. A key difference between litigation and arbitration is that rulings made from litigation can be appealed through the court system, while arbitration rulings are considered final. Litigation is often a lengthy process where cases take years to be resolved, while arbitration often comes to resolutions more quickly. Arbitration is often decided by both parties and stipulated by a clause or provision in the contract.

    Xavier Cup 11 · Round 4 · 2025-05-25

  • This house supports the existence of religious courts

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    Religious courts include courts like the syariah courts in Muslim countries and the Beth Din (Jewish courts) in Israel. These courts adjudicate on religious matters, such as conversion, marriage, and divorce. Religious courts also exists side by side with secular courts, which adjudicate on matters based on the federal law of the country

    Xavier Cup 11 · Round 4 · 2025-05-25

  • (A) This house, as the BJP, W reject demands from India’s opposition parties to conduct a nationwide caste census

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    (A) India has not conducted a nationwide caste census with publicaly released caste-specific data since 1931, apart from some individual states counting Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) only. Recently, opposition parties like the Congress, RJD, and Samajwadi Party have demanded a full caste census. The BJP has historically been seen as a party dominated by upper-caste leadership and support, especially during its early years. While it has expanded its voter base to include OBCs (Other Backward Classes) and Dalits, it is often criticised for maintaining an upper-caste bias.

    Taylor's Asian Parliamentary 2025 · Quarterfinals · 2025-05-25

  • In developing countries, This house believes that government sports funding should prioritize grassroots participation (e.g. establishing local classes and facilities) over investing primarily in elite talent development (e.g. sports scholarships, funding Olympians and national teams)

    Xavier Cup 12 · Octofinals · 2025-05-25

  • This house opposes the use of the Modern Monetary Theory to justify higher deficit spending for infrastructure investment.

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    Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) is an economic idea that says countries that issue their own money — like the Philippines or the U.S. — can never truly "run out" of it, unlike a household or business. According to MMT, these governments can spend more and run higher deficits by printing money, as long as inflation stays under control. Instead of focusing on reducing budget deficits, MMT says the goal of government spending should be to keep inflation stable and ensure full employment.

    Xavier Cup 12 · Round 4 · 2025-05-25