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Hello all- sorry for the barrage of emails- here are the main speaking positions for the mini con Saturday.

by Lisa Swanson on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at 5:39pm ·

Hey ya'll, here are the main pro and con speaking positions for NCHS' minicon this Saturday! Chapter Presidents, please inform your kids of who has what!

 

Block I:

Resolved, that the United States government stop subsidizing corn.

Pro: Karthik Bala (NNHS)

Con: Gayatri Sanku (NCHS)

Moderator: Sai Yalluru (IMSA)

 

Resolved, that the United States was justified in bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Pro: Will Donnelly (NNHS)

Con: Nathan Geldner (IMSA)

Moderator: Hari Ravi (Neuqua)

 

Resolved, that health care be treated as a commodity.

Pro: Prahith Chakka (Neuqua)

Con: Neil Dave (NCHS)

Moderator: Kristiana Yao (NNHS)

 

Thought Talk: Resolved, are intellectual property rights more important than the freedom of the Internet?

Moderator: Edeline Chen (NCHS)

 

Block II:

Resolved, that the balanced-budget amendment be added to the Constitution.

Pro: Lisa Swanson (NCHS)

Con: Summer Wu (IMSA)

Moderator: Timothe Smith (NCHS)

 

Resolved, that the West refrain from intervening in the Arab revolutions.

Pro: Anthony Marquez (IMSA)

Con: Shaker Samman (Port Huron)

Moderator: Mark Gaughan (Neuqua)

 

Gavel Debate: Resolved, that the American Political System is broken.

Moderator: Kim Liu (Neuqua)

 

LUNCH!

 

Block III:

Resolved, that the President of the United States be elected by popular vote.

Pro: Iman Khan (Waubonsie)

Con: Prahith Chakka (Neuqua)

Moderator: Priyanka Das (NCHS)

 

Musical Chairs:

Moderator: Edeline Chen

 

Block IV:

Resolved, the United States is winning the War on Terror.

Pro: Ben Paren (NCHS)

Con: Praneeth Tripuraneni (NCHS)

Moderator: Bobby Mannis (Lake Forest)

 

Resolved, that the moratorium on building nuclear power plants in Illinois be lifted.

Pro: Anuskha Mehrota (Neuqua)

Con: Lisa Swanson

Moderator: Priyanka Das (NCHS)

 

Resolved, that the 22nd Amendment be repealed.

Pro: Jack Carbanara (NCHS)

Con: Mystery Guest

Moderator: Edeline Chen (NCHS)

 

Block V:

Resolved, that schools should implement random drug tests.

Pro: Ryan Chiu (IMSA)

Con: Aaron Geldner (IMSA)

Moderator: Aneysha Bhat (Neuqua)

 

Press Secretary:

Moderator: Karthik Bala

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