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Democracy Tournament: Yale \| Round: 1 \| Opponent: - \| Judge: - In a democracy, everyone must have an equal say in government ENGELEN Bart Engelen, 2007. Research Assistant of the Fund for Scientific Research. “Why Compulsory Voting Can Enhance Democracy” Palgrave Macmillan Ltd To show that low turnout is among the most serious threats AND any democratic regime Democracy is a method of Utilitarian Calculus, meaning it is inherently Utilitarian Riley Jonathan Riley, Professor of Philosophy, University of Chicago. "Utilitarian Ethics and Democratic Government" 2013 Assume, then that utilitarians AND takes account of the fact that personal utility information Compulsory voting increases voter turnout. Empirically verified in multiple countries Hill and Louth04 Dr. Lisa Hill and Jonathon Louth, 29 September - 1 October 2004. Discipline of Politics, School of History and Politics, University of Adelaide. “Compulsory Voting Laws and Turnout: Efficacy and Appropriateness” Compulsory voting was introduced in Australia AND This paper contests such a claim. Even without high fines turnout is still increased. MALKOUPOLOU Anthoula, “Lost Voters: Participation in EU elections and the Case for Compulsory Voting”, CEPS (Center for European Policy Studies), Working Document No. 317, July 2009 In Cyprus and Luxembourg AND belief or political custom Without Compulsory Voting people lose the ability to represent themselves in Government Lacroix 1 Justine Lacroix, Professor in Department of Politics, Université libre de Bruxelles. "A Liberal Defence of Compulsory Voting" 2007 However one might wonder if the AND to stand up for them’ Abstention harms socio-economic equality, a core democratic principle. Engelen 2 Engelen, 2007. Research Assistant of the Fund for Scientific Research. “Why Compulsory Voting Can Enhance Democracy” Palgrave Macmillan Ltd, The more citizens abstain, the less representative AND equality of participation and influence. Those who do not vote are marginalized Fischer Clara Fischer, Trinity College Dublic. "Cumpulsory Voting and Inclusion: A Response to Saunders" 2011 In fact, I would argue that the case is quite AND In an electoral elitism. Lower turnout increases already present marginalization Lacroix 2 Justine Lacroix, Professor in Department of Politics, Université libre de Bruxelles. "A Liberal Defence of Compulsory Voting" 2007 This leads to a second liberal notion AND if voting is not compulsory’ Compulsory voting makes nonvoters interested in politics HILL 04 Lisa Hill, 2004. Senior Research Fellow, Politics Discipline, School of History and Politics, University of Adelaide. “COMPULSORY VOTING IN AUSTRALIA: A BASIS FOR A 'BEST PRACTICE' REGIME” Federal Law Review It is not necessarily the case that non-voters are AND laws are an extremely effective way of changing entrenched behaviour. Compulsory Voting increases political education and causes politicians to become more interested in voters Lacroix 3 Justine Lacroix, Professor in Department of Politics, Université libre de Bruxelles. "A Liberal Defence of Compulsory Voting" 2007 One obviously does not need to adhere to AND associations bent on particular interests. Free riding on those who vote breaks down democratic values Lever Annabelle Lever, Associate Professor of Normative Political Theory, University of Geneva, Switzerland. "Compulsory voting: a critical perspective" 2009 The key idea here is that AND persuasive when considered more carefully’ Other methods of engagement do not grant as much political participation as voting. Lacroix3 Justine Lacroix, Professor in Department of Politics, Université libre de Bruxelles. "A Liberal Defence of Compulsory Voting" 2007 They are thus two distinctive AND of the most powerful’	9/29/13
Gold Thief NC Tournament: Harvard \| Round: 2 \| Opponent: - \| Judge: - (Robin West. "Rights, Capabilities, and the Good Society." Fordham Law Review Vol. 69 Issue (John Locke, 1690. “Second Treatise on Government CHAP. IX., Of the Ends of Political Society and Government”) Sec.131. Plan text: We would distribute GPS systems to all the mining sites, which have legal permits in the Peruvian Amazon http://web.mit.edu/12.000/www/m2006/final/solutions/sols_min_prc.html Donovan Webster FEBRUARY 2012 SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE The Devastating Costs of the Amazon Gold Rush http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/the-devastating-costs-of-the-amazon-gold-rush-19365506/#ixzz2sbZ5LJw9 NASA GOLD MINING IN THE PERUVIAN AMAZON http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view.php?id=78629 Illegal gold mining in Amazonian Peru more extensive than previously thought Author:DorothyKosich Posted: Tuesday , 29 Oct 2013 http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/content/en/mineweb-sustainable-mining?oid=210498andsn=Detail BUTLER Mining in Venezuelan Amazon threatens biodiversity, indigenous groups Rhett Butler, mongabay.com November 9, 2006 Read more at http://news.mongabay.com/2006/1109-atbc.html#JLVmhtPw5IdQ7ezM.99 Asner 13 Gregory P. Asnera,1, William Llactayob¶ , Raul Tupayachia¶ , and Ernesto Ráez Lunac¶ a¶ Department of Global Ecology, Carnegie Institution for Science, Stanford, CA 94305; and b¶ Dirección General de Ordenamiento Territorial, and c¶ Asesor de la¶ Alta Dirección, Ministerio del Ambiente, San Isidro, Lima 27, Peru http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2013/10/23/1318271110.full.pdf TAKACS David Takacs teaches environmental humanities (history, ethics, justice, politics) in the Institute for Earth Systems Science and Policy at California State “The Idea of Biodiversity: Philosophies of Paradise,” 1996, pg. 200-201) HG Health Grades Mercury poisoning -- consumption of contaminated fish: Introduction http://www.rightdiagnosis.com/m/mercury_poisoning_consumption_of_contaminated_fish/intro.htmMercury	2/15/14

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Democracy

Tournament: Yale | Round: 1 | Opponent: - | Judge: -

In a democracy, everyone must have an equal say in government

ENGELEN

Bart Engelen, 2007. Research Assistant of the Fund for Scientific Research. “Why Compulsory Voting Can Enhance Democracy” Palgrave Macmillan Ltd
To show that low turnout is among the most serious threats
AND
any democratic regime

Democracy is a method of Utilitarian Calculus, meaning it is inherently Utilitarian

Riley

Jonathan Riley, Professor of Philosophy, University of Chicago. "Utilitarian Ethics and Democratic Government" 2013
Assume, then that utilitarians
AND
takes account of the fact that personal utility information

Compulsory voting increases voter turnout. Empirically verified in multiple countries

Hill and Louth04

Dr. Lisa Hill and Jonathon Louth, 29 September - 1 October 2004. Discipline of Politics, School of History and Politics, University of Adelaide. “Compulsory Voting Laws and Turnout: Efficacy and Appropriateness”
Compulsory voting was introduced in Australia
AND
This paper contests such a claim.

Even without high fines turnout is still increased.

MALKOUPOLOU

Anthoula, “Lost Voters: Participation in EU elections and the Case for Compulsory Voting”, CEPS (Center for European Policy Studies), Working Document No. 317, July 2009
In Cyprus and Luxembourg
AND
belief or political custom

Without Compulsory Voting people lose the ability to represent themselves in Government

Lacroix 1

Justine Lacroix, Professor in Department of Politics, Université libre de Bruxelles. "A Liberal Defence of Compulsory Voting" 2007
However one might wonder if the
AND
to stand up for them’

Abstention harms socio-economic equality, a core democratic principle.

Engelen 2

Engelen, 2007. Research Assistant of the Fund for Scientific Research. “Why Compulsory Voting Can Enhance Democracy” Palgrave Macmillan Ltd,
The more citizens abstain, the less representative
AND
equality of participation and influence.

Those who do not vote are marginalized

Fischer

Clara Fischer, Trinity College Dublic. "Cumpulsory Voting and Inclusion: A Response to Saunders" 2011
In fact, I would argue that the case is quite
AND
In an electoral elitism.

Lower turnout increases already present marginalization

Lacroix 2

Justine Lacroix, Professor in Department of Politics, Université libre de Bruxelles. "A Liberal Defence of Compulsory Voting" 2007
This leads to a second liberal notion
AND
if voting is not compulsory’

Compulsory voting makes nonvoters interested in politics

HILL 04

Lisa Hill, 2004. Senior Research Fellow, Politics Discipline, School of History and Politics, University of Adelaide. “COMPULSORY VOTING IN AUSTRALIA: A BASIS FOR A 'BEST PRACTICE' REGIME” Federal Law Review
It is not necessarily the case that non-voters are
AND
laws are an extremely effective way of changing entrenched behaviour.

Compulsory Voting increases political education and causes politicians to become more interested in voters

Lacroix 3

Justine Lacroix, Professor in Department of Politics, Université libre de Bruxelles. "A Liberal Defence of Compulsory Voting" 2007
One obviously does not need to adhere to
AND
associations bent on particular interests.

Free riding on those who vote breaks down democratic values

Lever

Annabelle Lever, Associate Professor of Normative Political Theory, University of Geneva, Switzerland. "Compulsory voting: a critical perspective" 2009
The key idea here is that
AND
persuasive when considered more carefully’

Other methods of engagement do not grant as much political participation as voting.

Lacroix3

Justine Lacroix, Professor in Department of Politics, Université libre de Bruxelles. "A Liberal Defence of Compulsory Voting" 2007
They are thus two distinctive
AND
of the most powerful’

9/29/13

Gold Thief NC

2/15/14

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