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  • This House Opposes Race Transitioning

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    Race transitioning refers to the process of a person opting into the racial identity and/or adopting the physical presentation of another racial group, often through either undergoing medical surgery or manipulating identity characteristics/taking advantage of ambiguous identity characteristics in order to 'pass' as a race different to what they have been assigned at birth. As of 2025, race dysphoria is not a recognized medical condition.

    Vitark 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-03-21

  • This house as a parent in a marginalised community would administer compound V to their eldest child.

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    Compound V is a pharmaceutical product that alters genes to yield superhuman abilities. These abilities vary widely from increased speed, strength and physical durability to invisibility, and superhuman intelligence etc. The safety profile of compound V has not been confirmed, with severe side effects such as permanent disability and death being observed in a minority of drug candidates.

    Summer Wars 3.0: The Battle of Supremacy · Round 4 · 2025-03-20

  • This house believes that parents of the Little Rock Nine should not send their kid to Little Rock Central High School

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    TIME SET: 1957 In 1957, nine African American students, Minnijean Brown, Elizabeth Eckford, Ernest Green, Thelma Mothershed, Melba Pattillo, Gloria Ray, Terrence Roberts, Jefferson Thomas, and Carlotta Walls, were selected to desegregate Little Rock Central High School. Briggs v. Elliott case of 1952, evidence showed that Black students in Clarendon County, South Carolina, attended schools in dilapidated buildings, lacked basic amenities like heating, and used hand-me- down textbooks from White schools. In the crumbling, overcrowded Black schools, students face not just broken desks and outdated books but also the grim reality of rising crime, drug use, and staggering dropout rates. Little Rock Central High School was previously all-white, and faced immense opposition to the desegregation. It has witnessed violence, and now, Federal troops have been deployed to protect the school from riots and vandalism.

    CBS PD 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-03-15

  • This house believes that it is in the interest of the Bihar electorate to elect the Rashtriya Janata Dal as opposed to re-electing the BJP-JDU Alliance in the 2025 Vidhan Sabha Elections

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    The Bihar Legislative Elections are expected to be conducted in October or November of 2025. The state is presently governed by a coalition of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal (United), with Nitish Kumar as Chief Minister. There is ideological tension in the BJP-JDU allliance; The BJP is focussed on hindutva nationalism, while the JDU leans toward social justice. Both parties publically claim that they will put aside identity politics in favour of coexistance and development. In contrast, the opposition party, Rashtriya Janata Dal, actively champions socialist, caste-based politics and minority rights, visibly opposing BJP’s Hindutva stance.

    CBS PD 2025 · Open Grand Final · 2025-03-15

  • This House Predicts that the Malhaar Certification Initiative will lead to more harm than good

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    In March 2025, Maharashtra's Fisheries and Port Minister, Nitesh Rane, introduced the 'Malhar Certification' initiative. This program aims to certify 'jhatka' meat vendors—those who slaughter animals with a single blow, aligning with certain Hindu traditions. The certification ensures that these meat shops are exclusively operated by members of the Hindu community, particularly from the Khatik caste. The primary objectives of the Malhar Certification are to provide consumers with meat prepared according to Hindu religious practices and to promote economic opportunities within the Hindu community. The initiative also seeks to offer an alternative to 'halal' meat, which is prepared following Islamic procedures. To facilitate this, a dedicated platform—MalharCertification.com—has been launched, allowing vendors to register and obtain certification. The website emphasizes that certified meat is fresh, clean, free from saliva contamination, and not mixed with other animal meats.

    CBS PD 2025 · Open Pre-Semi Finals · 2025-03-15

  • Under the veil of ignorance, This house prefers to be born and raised in a world with one global culture.

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    Philosopher John Rawls suggests that we should imagine we sit behind a veil of ignorance that keeps us from knowing who we are and identifying with our personal circumstances. By being ignorant of our circumstances, we can more objectively consider how societies should operate.

    JUSTICE 1.0 · Semifinals · 2025-03-07

  • This house, as original producers of regional films, W deny Bollywood the right to produce remakes, unless a quota for regional actors/actresses is guaranteed. (Eg. "Mrs" from "The Great Indian Kitchen", "Drishyam" from "Drishyam" etc.)

    RML PD 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-03-02

  • This house believes that it is in the interest of Republic of Moldova to pursue re-unification with Romania

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    Transylvania, Wallachia, and Moldova are three regions that share a similar population, language, and historical background. At various points in history, they were united under the same country, Romania, in 1600 and 1918. Moldova remained part of Romania until it was occupied by the USSR in 1945. The Republic of Moldova declared independence from the USSR in 1991. Transnistria and Gagauzia are two regions in Republic of Moldova with predominantly Russian-speaking populations, operating under separate administrations from the Moldovan government. Romania has been a member of the European Union since 2007. Moldova is a candidate for EU membership and began accession negotiations in 2023.

    European Schools Debating Championship 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-02-28

  • This house regrets the rise of identity politics in the 21st century

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    Identity politics generally refers to people evaluating issues through the lens of their association with a specific social identities such as race, gender, sexuality and religion. This in turn means that approaches to issues, politicians and political parties revolve around how those things affect the relevant group or groups. Examples include: voting for parties based on the social identity of political candidates, politicians having specific manifestos for certain groups, discourse regarding social justice through the lens of various social identities.

    European Schools Debating Championship 2025 · Quarterfinals · 2025-02-28

  • In minority communities, This house prefers the narrative that reality is controlled by the material rather than the narrative that reality is controlled by the ideational

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    The "material" refers to tangible aspects of reality (such as gold, water, and muscle mass). The "ideational" refers to the realm of concepts that exist in the mind rather than as physical entities (such as philosophies, religions, and social norms)

    Leiden Open 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-02-22

  • This house believes that it is in the interest of the LGBTQIA+ community to splinter into single-issue movements (i.e. trans people forming advocacy groups that focus exclusively on trans advocacy, lesbians forming groups that focus exclusively on lesbian advocacy, etc.) as opposed to adhering to one collective movement (i.e. advocating on behalf of the entire LGBTQIA+ community)

    Leiden Open 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-02-22

  • As a Québécois Francophone in 1985, This house would prefer sovereignty to federalism.

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    In 1985, Quebec was a province within the confederation of Canada. If Quebec had gained sovereignty, it would have become an independent country. The question of sovereignty defined the politics of Quebec from the 1970s until the early 2000s. Two referendums on sovereignty were held, one in 1980 and one in 1995, but both were narrowly defeated.

    Hart House High Schools 2025 · Quarterfinals · 2025-02-15