Tournament: Greenhill RR | Round: 7 | Opponent: Preetham | Judge: Henson, Dorasil
The Value is Morality because ought implies a moral obligation. Practical reason is the only metaethic that doesn’t beg the question because it doesn’t require an extra “why” question.  This means that practical reason is the only proper starting point for morality because it avoids any chance of infinite regress.  Vellman 

As we have seen...to act for reasons.

And, morality, to have any force must require free will on the part of the agent, otherwise it fails to be a guide for action.  Therefore, it follows that the only binding moral laws is the law we impose on ourselves, not from any external factors. Korsgaurd.
This is just...for its own sake.

Compulsory voting ought to be a right that shouldn’t be violated Swenson writes,  
Katherine M. Swenson, J.D. Candidate, 2007, "Sticks, Carrots, Donkey Votes, and True Choice: A Rationale for Abolishing Compulsory Voting in Australia," Minnesota Journal of International Law, Summer, 16 Minn. J. Int'l L. 525, p. 540-4
As discussed above...followed the law. 

Requiring people to vote violates the right to abstain from voting Lever
Anabelle Lever, Philosophy Professor-London School of Economic and Political Science, 2008, "Compulsory voting: a critical perspective," British Journal of Political Science, http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/23098/1/Compulsory_voting28LSERO29.pdf, p. 26
So, too, people might have compelling reasons to prefer abstention to ticking their names off a list, and then going home. There is something unpleasant and disrespectful about forcing people to turn up simply to tick their names off a list, rather than letting them abstain. Putting that aside, though, the different ways in which such an act might be interpreted are hardly a matter of indifference to voters who take seriously the strategic and moral aspects of voting. So it is far from clear that people have duties to vote as long as they have no conscientious objections, and are not forced to register a political preference.

Coercion outweighs, conditions like poverty are inevitable, it’s futile to try to solve.
Kelley, 

founder and senior fellow of the Atlas Society, 98
(David Kelley, founder and senior fellow of the Atlas Society, 1998, “A life of one's own,” p68-69)

To be sure...he otherwise could.

There is no value to life in their framework – coercion makes us into mere tools of the state. Hayek writes, 

Hayek, Nobel Prize winner for Economics, 60  (F.A. Hayek, Nobel Prize winner for Economics, 1960, The Constitution of Liberty, p.20)
By “coercion” we...prescribed by the other.

Coercion ensures extinction.
Beres,
Louis Rene Professor of International Law, Purdue University, Spring, 1994, ARIZONA JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE LAW, p. 23-4
This, then, is an...of modern humankind.

Tournament: Greenhill RR | Round: 5 | Opponent: Greenhill | Judge:
Obama has the upper hand in the debt ceiling fight --- pol cap is key. Kapur 9/9,
Kapur, 9/9 --- TPM’s senior congressional reporter and Supreme Court correspondent
(9/9/2013, Sahil, “Is House GOP Backing Down In Debt Limit Fight?” http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/09/house-gop-cantor-memo-debt-ceiling-cr-sequester-immigration.php)

House Republicans are
of discretionary spending.” 

The aff would trade off with Congress’s ability to avert the shutdown - GOP has momentum and will, but they need literally every hour to get it done
Frank James, 9-13-2013, “Congress Searches For A Shutdown-Free Future,” NPR, http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/09/13/221809062/congress-searches-for-a-shutdown-free-future

The only thing
we'll let you know."
Compulsory voting kills political capital—Republicans are against compulsory voting—they want to win elections. TIME writes,

Eric Liu, writer for Time Magazine, “Should Voting be Mandatory", 2012

 Some Republicans will
Republicans could benefit.

And this is empirically proven in Pennsylvania. Economist writes, 

Economist, “If America had compulsory voting, would Democrats win every election?” 2012

Democrats are pretty
them from Philadelphia.
This will destroy the U.S. and global economy. Davidson 9/10,
 (Adam - co-founder of NPR’s “Planet Money” 9/10/2013, “Our Debt to Society,” http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/15/magazine/our-debt-to-society.html?pagewanted=alland_r=0)) 9/10/13

This is the
riskier and costlier.
This means nuclear war. Friedberg and Schoenfeld 8
Aaron, Prof. Politics. And IR @ Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School and Visiting Scholar @ Witherspoon Institute, and Gabriel, Senior Editor of Commentary and Wall Street Journal, “The Dangers of a Diminished America”, 10-28, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122455074012352571.html

Then there are...with external adventures

Any use of nuclear weapons will escalate and cause extinction. Larry

Founder of NZ Nuclear-Free Peacemaking Association  Larry, “RACING TOWARD EXTINCTION,” Dec 10, http://nuclearfree.lynx.co.nz/racing.htm  

We have greatly changed our...escalation would follow.

Tournament: Greenhill | Round: 2 | Opponent: Apple Valley MO | Judge: Haley Tripe
A. Text: The USFG will implement automatic and same-day registration, proportional representation, weekend voting, and will mail ballots to voters. I reserve the right to clarify.

B. Competition: Competes via net benefits

Solvency
C. Solvency: Making registration easier and having proportional representation solves the voter turnout problem.

Arend Lijphart, political science professor at the University of California, “The Problem of Low and Unequal Voter Turnout – and What We Can Do About It” 1998

First of all...just 5 percent! 

And, weekend voting and mail ballots increase voter turnout too.

Arend Lijphart, political science professor at the University of California, “The Problem of Low and Unequal Voter Turnout – and What We Can Do About It” 1998

Franklin (1996, 226–30) has found...10 percentage points.
Compulsory voting means democrats control the House

Lexington 12 "If America had compulsory voting, would Democrats win every election?" The Economist, Sep 28th 2012

But here is...He did not agree.

Democratic control of the House causes nuclear war.

Mazurak 13 (Zbigniew, defense analyst with 6 years of experience in the field, specializing in the defense budget, nuclear weapons strategy, and missile defense. I also have B.A. and M.A. degrees in history "Stop the Democrats’ unilateral cuts in the US nuclear deterrent21" Conservative Daily News Jun 13, 2013

The Left never...true ideological allies. 

Cuts kill the nuclear triad and gut deterrence of space weapons

Maginnis 11 (Robert Maginnis is a retired Army lieutenant colonel, and a national security and foreign affairs analyst for radio and television, ‘CATASTROPHIC’ DEFENSE CUTS SEEN AS TIPPING POINT OF U.S. MILITARY SUPREMACY, 10/20/11, Human Events) AT

Our nuclear deterrence...leading military power.

Space weaponization causes Extinction

Mitchell 1 Gordon Mitchell et al, Associate Professor of Communication at the University of Pittsburg, 7/2001. ISIS Briefing on Ballistic Missile Defense no. 6, ,http://www.isisuk.demon.co.uk/0811/isis/uk/bmd/no6.html.

A buildup of...conflict ever seen.

Tournament: Greenhill RR | Round: 3 | Opponent: Annie Kors | Judge: Zhu, Hodge
Immigration reform will pass. The Hill 8/21,

Mike Lillis, writer for The Hill, “Gutierrez: 'The majority already exists' on immigration reform”, 8/22

Comprehensive immigration reform...added, "already exists."  

Compulsory voting kills political capital—Republicans are against compulsory voting—they want to win elections. TIME writes,
Eric Liu, writer for Time Magazine, “Should Voting be Mandatory", 2012

 Some Republicans will...Republicans could benefit.

And this is empirically proven in Pennsylvania. Economist writes, 

Economist, “If America had compulsory voting, would Democrats win every election?” 2012

Democrats are pretty...them from Philadelphia.

Immigration reform key to solving the nursing shortage. Hanlon Law Group 12, 

Hanlon Law Group, 2012, “Nursing Shortage Should Be Top Priority in Health Care and Immigration Reform,” www.visaandgreencard.com/CM/Articles/Nursing-Shortage.asp

As policymakers, special...health care system.

Nursing shortage impedes efforts to prepare for bioterror attacks. Oncology Times 07,

Oncology Times, 07, “Reps. Capps, LaTourette Call for Increased Funding of Nurse Education Programs,” http://journals.lww.com/oncology-times/Fulltext/2007/07100/Eye_on_Washington.4.aspx

Nurses also are...to preparedness efforts.

Bioweapon use spreads globally and causes extinction – outweighs nuclear weapons. Steinbruner 97,
John Steinbruner, Brookings Senior Fellow, 1997, “Biological weapons: a plague upon all houses,”

Although human pathogens... necessarily its outer limit.

Bioterrorism is a severe threat to the US. It is necessary to act now. The Commission the Prevention of WMD Proliferation and Terrorism: 

“W O R L D   A T   R I S K” The Report of the Commission on the Prevention of WMD Proliferation  and Terrorism. First Vintage Books Edition: December 2008

The Commission believes...shrinking, not growing.

Tournament: Greenhill RR | Round: 1 | Opponent: Ram Prasad | Judge: Clancy, J Melin
I value morality.

I accept the aff standard with the following side constraint that ought also equates to can.

Gracyk’s  explains:
Theodore Gracyk Philosophy Department Minnesota State University Moorhead.    http://web.mnstate.edu/gracyk/courses/phil20318/ought-can_Outline.htm

Many philosophers use...gamble away the money!)

Compulsory Voting is impossible in India. Znews writes,
Znews, “Compulsory voting impossible: Election Commission” 2010

Bangalore: Election Commission...expenditure monitoring division

Compulsory voting is impossible. Birch

Sarah Birch, writer for United Nations University Press, “Full Participation: A comparative study of compulsory voting” 2009. 

Compulsory voting can... g?osowanie obowia?zkowe.

Tournament: Apple Valley | Round: 1 | Opponent: Anyone - but specifically for you ram, love you | Judge:
In the United States criminal justice system, truth-seeking ought to take precedence over attorney-client privilege except in the case of state attorney-client privilege.