Tournament: Meadows | Round: 6 | Opponent: Immaculate Heart KH | Judge:
Government officials called before a grand jury or congress should not be granted attorney-client privilege and instead be required to disclose all subpoenaed communications.

Circuit courts rule different ways on whether gov officials get privilege. 

Michael W. Glenn. NOTE: PRINCIPLES, POLITICS AND PRIVILEGE: HOW THE CRIME-FRAUD EXCEPTION CAN PRESERVE THE STRENGTH OF THE ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE FOR GOVERNMENT LAWYERS AND THEIR CLIENTS. Fordham Urban Law Journal. May 2013.

Another unique circumstance facing government .....  the federal grand jury context. n42

Attorney-client privilege serves as a means for the government to hide truth from citizens. Peebles 

Jennifer Peebles, Attorney-client privilege for government hampers transparency, Texas Watchdog, 10/09

When you talk to a.... government clients is our property, too.

Congress was unable to stop torture at Guantanamo because the Justice Department refused to release the Torture Memos, leaving Congress nothing and no one to try.  Jordan and Hess 08

Lara Jakes Jordan and Pamela Hess. Associated Press. 2008. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/04/10/cheney-others-okd-harsh-i_n_96158.html

WASHINGTON — Bush administration officials from Vice President .... characterized it as a “torture memo.”

Secrecy in government is bad for six more reasons.  Graham 

Kenneth W. Graham, Jr. SYMPOSIUM: FEDERAL PRIVILEGES IN THE 21ST CENTURY: GOVERNMENT PRIVILEGE: A CAUTIONARY TALE FOR CODIFIERS. Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review. March 2004.

B. Government Secrets Present Special Problems.  ....
the hands of the Justice Department. 46

Government’s distinct role as serving the public interest thus mandates abolition of attorney-client privilege in some cases. Salkin 

Urban Lawyer Spring, 2003, BEWARE: WHAT YOU SAY TO YOUR GOVERNMENT LAWYER MAY BE HELD AGAINST YOU—THE EROSION OF GOVERNMENT ATTORNEY-CLIENT CONFIDENTIALITY, Patricia E. Salkin

Rather, in the context of discussing .... the traditional attorney-client privilege.

Government lawyers are not just zealous advocates; they represent all of society as a whole and thus must advocate for public interest.  Glavin 

Rita M. Glavin. NOTE: PROSECUTORS WHO DISCLOSE PROSECUTORIAL INFORMATION FOR LITERARY OR MEDIA PURPOSES: WHAT ABOUT THE DUTY OF CONFIDENTIALITY? Fordham Law Review. 1995

Although the American Bar Association.... otherwise protected by Model Rule 1.6 and DR 4-101(B).

Querijero furthers:

MICHELLE QUERIJERO. NOTE: Without Lawyers: An Ethical View of the Torture Memos. Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics. Winter 2010.

It may be apparent from the discussion .... gross misuse of public assets." 104

Public interest is not utilitarian because we have inviolable rights in cjs, eg bill of rights.

Res questions criminal justice policy so the values and principles of that system are most relevant.
Relevancy to the res comes before other framework analysis.

Debate is relevant to the problems of the real world.
the process of philosophical education is ultimately self-defeating and produces a bunch of skeptics. Baier 1  
Annette Baier. “Postures of the Mind.” (Sorry this cite is really bad, someone else cut these cards on a whim last year and didn't record page numbers.  I can disclose full text if you want help locating them.)
The obvious trouble with our contemporary attempts ....do z? What guidance is that? 

 No reform in the system can solve this problem. Moral disagreement begins because we live in a pluralistic society with different types of values. Baier 2

Most of us do not aim to produce .... its niche in a moral theory. 

Instead of conceptualizing ethics in terms of abstract theories, we must instead look at the moral implications of a specific actor taking an action. Baier 8
What does this mean for courses ... what links the bits together.

Tournament: Golden Desert | Round: 5 | Opponent: Arbor View Arjun Arora | Judge: fink-y wink-y
I affirm.

 V: GOVERNMENTAL LEGITIMACY. 

Because states must reconcile divergent interests, their policies must focus on concrete concerns of citizens. Rhonheimer: 

MARTIN RHONHEIMER Prof Of Philosophy at The Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome. “THE POLITICAL ETHOS OF CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY AND THE PLACE OF NATURAL LAW IN PUBLIC REASON: RAWLS’S “POLITICAL LIBERALISM” REVISITED” The American Journal of Jurisprudence vol. 50 (2005), pp. 1-70

It is a fundamental …  also the rulers.

AND, experiences rather than individual identities have moral significance. Shoemaker summarizes Parfit:

Shoemaker, David, "Personal Identity and Ethics", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2008 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.).

By way of explanation, ..  Matter (IDM) view.

Thus, the standard is minimizing suffering. 

CONTENTION ONE:

SUBPOINT A: Overfishing is incredibly common and threatens almost all of the region’s reefs. Burke et al 1: 

Lauretta Burke, Katie Reytar, Mark Spalding and Allison Perry, “Reefs at Risk Revisited in the Coral Triangle.” July 2012. World Resources Institute. CC.

Local pressure on …  the region’s reefs
AND, action is required now – critical levels will be reached within the next quarter century even with static projections. Burke 2: 

Lauretta Burke, Katie Reytar, Mark Spalding and Allison Perry, “Reefs at Risk Revisited in the Coral Triangle.” July 2012. World Resources Institute. CC.

Threat in 2030 …  be even higher

SUBPOINT B: Regional demand for fish is growing – current supply will fail by 2030. Foale et al 13: 

Foale et al. “Food security and the Coral Triangle Initiative.” Marine Policy Volume 38, March 2013, Pages 174–183. DT. 

Urbanisation is increasing …  strategies and outcomes.

PLAN: The six member countries in the Coral Triangle Initiative will prioritize environmental protection over resource extraction in the Coral Triangle region by implementing and expanding policies including Marine Protected Areas, erosion-control measures, and fishing co-management partnerships. Countries will de-prioritize marine resource extraction, implement necessary enforcement procedures, and target critical areas first. I reserve the right to clarify. Burke 3 explains: 

Lauretta Burke, Katie Reytar, Mark Spalding and Allison Perry, “Reefs at Risk Revisited in the Coral Triangle.” July 2012. World Resources Institute. CC.

We hope this … to such efforts.

The Initiative explicitly prioritizes environmental protection over resource extraction. Jakarta Globe 12: 

Jakarta Globe. 7/14/2012. “Indonesia Steps Up Its Diplomacy for Coral Triangle and ‘Blue Economies’.” DT. 

The Coral Triangle … environmental protection efforts.

CONTENTION TWO:
Overfishing kills biodiversity and disrupts the ecosystems
Center for Ocean Solutions 13: Center for Ocean Solutions, “Pacific Ocean Threats and Impacts: Overfishing and Exploitation.” retrieved Dec. 27, 2013
Among all of … such as snorkeling.

AND, overfishing is the primary cause of marine ecosystem degradation. Craig 1: 

Robin Kundis Craig. 2003. “Taking Steps Toward Marine Wilderness Protection? Fishing and Coral Reef Marine Reserves in Florida and Hawaii.” McGeorge Law Review Vol 34: 155-266. Hein Online. DT. 

Declines in fishing …  ecosystem biodiversity generally. 27

AND, coral reef ecosystems are especially dependent on biodiversity and thus provide the strongest link – the impact is extinction. Craig 2:

Robin Kundis Craig. 2003. “Taking Steps Toward Marine Wilderness Protection? Fishing and Coral Reef Marine Reserves in Florida and Hawaii.” McGeorge Law Review Vol 34: 155-266. Hein Online. DT. 

Biodiversity and ecosystem … not necessarily unique.

CONTENTION THREE:   

FIRST IS REEFS: Coral reefs k2 dev Burke 4: 

Lauretta Burke, Katie Reytar, Mark Spalding and Allison Perry, “Reefs at Risk Revisited in the Coral Triangle.” July 2012. World Resources Institute. CC.

Hundreds of millions … dependence on reefs.
SECOND IS FISHING: Overfishing has taken trillions of dollars from citizens in developing countries. Arnason et al 1:
Ragnar Arna