Resolution Ideas

Regular psychological evaluations mandatory for federal assets.

Extremism is insanity.

Utah is the happiest place in the U.S.

Term limits for mayor.

Insurance should cover abortions.

Every child should be insured.

Civil marriage shouldn't be a religious institution.

Procreation should be limited to two whole children.

Inheritances should be limited financially.

Milk is good for every body.

GM should fire their CEO.

Real estate values should be capped.

Qualifying non-qualifying individuals for financing should be a felony.

The Bill of Rights

Amendment I

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

Amendment II

A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.

Amendment III

No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.

Amendment IV

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

Amendment V

No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

Amendment VI

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.

Amendment VII

In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.

Amendment VIII

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

Amendment IX

The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

Amendment X

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.

Policy

• Establish the resolution.
  
  • Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase social services for persons living in poverty in the United States.
• Research and find evidence.
  
  • Who said it-their qualifications-when they said it. Only read the last name and the year, e.g. Zizek '01
• Define.
  
• Establish harms of the resolution. Harms are what is wrong. Most cases have no less then three harms.
• Or establish advantages in lieu of harms.
  
• Move onto inherency, why your harms are not being solved in the status quo.
  
• Form your plan. The most common form of a plan is fairly simple. Just say explicitly what the United States Federal Government should do. We reserve the right to clarify"
• THUS THE PLAN: The United States federal government should permanently expand the authorized end-strength of the United States Army by 100,000 troops. The United States federal government should then establish a 15-month active-duty enlistment option for the United States Army guaranteeing post-graduate financial aid for enlistees. We reserve the right to clarify.
• And then establish solvency. This is how your plan solves for its harms. This also needs evidence, and it must be correlated directly to your harms. If say, one of your harms was AIDS in Africa is getting out of hand. You need to have a solvency card that says your plan will decrease AIDS.