Tournament: Greenhill RR | Round: 1 | Opponent: - | Judge: -
Habermas explain the conditions for political legitimacy:
Habermas, Jurgen Former Chair of Philosophy and Sociology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main Institute for Social Research, Permanent Visiting Professor at Northwestern University, "Theodor Heuss Professor" at The New School, New York. The Inclusion of the Other: Studies in Political Theory. Cambridge, MA: MIT, 2001. Print. p. 256-257.
The same is ... on moral discourse.

Dutwin thus clarifies democratic deliberation:
  Dutwin, David. “The Character of Deliberation: Equality, Argument, and the Formation of Public Opinion.” International Journal of Public Opinion Research (2003) 15 (3): 239-264.

Deliberation is ‘a ... reason and order (Bessette, 1994).

Prefer this standard since deliberation allows for compromise and pragmatic solutions. Manin  1
Bernard Manin, Elly Stein, and Jane Mansbridge. “On Legitimacy and Political Deliberation.” Political Theory, Vol. 15, No. 3 (August 1987), pp. 338-368. Sage Publications.
Finally, it is ... their own preferences.

It's the only basis for legitimacy. Manin 2:
Bernard Manin, Elly Stein, and Jane Mansbridge. “On Legitimacy and Political Deliberation.” Political Theory, Vol. 15, No. 3 (August 1987), pp. 338-368. Sage Publications.
In fact, what ... the general will.

And, we must provide a political theory which terminates in my standard. Manin 3:
Bernard Manin, Elly Stein, and Jane Mansbridge. “On Legitimacy and Political Deliberation.” Political Theory, Vol. 15, No. 3 (August 1987), pp. 338-368. Sage Publications.
This argument, however... command universal agreement.

And, the state only derives its power from the deliberative processes of its constituents. Flynn :
Flynn, (Jeffery, Communicative Power in Habermas’s Theory of Democracy, Middlebury College, Vermont, European Journal of Political Theory)
Habermas argues that ... generated communicative power.

Contention: Causal explanation. Milazzo:
Caitian Milazzo (Lecturer in the School of Politics and IR @ University of Nottingham) “Forced to Vote: The Impact of Compulsory Voting Laws on Political Discussion” MPSA Annual National Conference April 3, 2008
By focusing primarily ... informed about politics.3

Empirics prove. Milazzo:
Caitian Milazzo (Lecturer in the School of Politics and IR @ University of Nottingham) “Forced to Vote: The Impact of Compulsory Voting Laws on Political Discussion” MPSA Annual National Conference April 3, 2008
Results Table 1 reports ... discuss politics frequently.

Milazzo explains the data:
Caitian Milazzo (Lecturer in the School of Politics and IR @ University of Nottingham) “Forced to Vote: The Impact of Compulsory Voting Laws on Political Discussion” MPSA Annual National Conference April 3, 2008
Data and Methods ...behavior (political discussion). 

Caitian Milazzo (Lecturer in the School of Politics and IR @ University of Nottingham) “Forced to Vote: The Impact of Compulsory Voting Laws on Political Discussion” MPSA Annual National Conference April 3, 2008
In order to ... thirty-seven countries

Caitian Milazzo (Lecturer in the School of Politics and IR @ University of Nottingham) “Forced to Vote: The Impact of Compulsory Voting Laws on Political Discussion” MPSA Annual National Conference April 3, 2008
The concern that... the national level (Knoke 1990).

This allows other means of expression. Lardy:
Heather Lardy. University of Aberdeen. “Is there a right not to vote?” Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, Vol. 24, No. 2 (Summer, 2004)
Does freedom of ... conscience and expression

I best target through compulsory voting. Milazzo:
Caitian Milazzo (Lecturer in the School of Politics and IR @ University of Nottingham) “Forced to Vote: The Impact of Compulsory Voting Laws on Political Discussion” MPSA Annual National Conference April 3, 2008
Much of the ... their political choices.

It’s the most qualitatively valuable political discussion. Milazzo:
Caitian Milazzo (Lecturer in the School of Politics and IR @ University of Nottingham) “Forced to Vote: The Impact of Compulsory Voting Laws on Political Discussion” MPSA Annual National Conference April 3, 2008
One potential concern ... of political opinions.

And, it gives them a real opportunity to voice their opinion and protects a diversity of choices. Hill:
Lisa Hill, Political Science Program, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University, POLITICAL STUDIES, “On the Reasonableness of Compelling Citizens to ‘Vote’: the Australian Case”, 2002, p. asp
 Similarly, if a... and so on.

Hill 2 continues
Lisa Hill, Political Science Program, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University, POLITICAL STUDIES, “On the Reasonableness of Compelling Citizens to ‘Vote’: the Australian Case”, 2002, p. asp
It is not ... changing entrenched behavior.

Tournament: Harvard | Round: 1 | Opponent: Any | Judge: Any
Plan text: The African Elephant Range Countries should institute a ban on the domestic trade of all Ivory products. I reserve the right to clarify.

Tournament: Harvard | Round: 1 | Opponent: Any | Judge: Any
Frederick Neuhouser: Introduction to Foundations of Natural Right by Johann Fichte. Cambridge University Press, 2000.

The main steps ...  can be realized.

Frederick Neuhouser: Introduction to Foundations of Natural Right by Johann Fichte. Cambridge University Press, 2000.

Agency is a ... whether to castle.

The deduction's second ... be more than one."

Let us now ... of another" (Ill, pp. 93-94)

Ben Laurence. Prof. Of Philosophy, University of Chicago. “An Anscombean Approach to Collective Action” in Ford and Hornsby, Eds. Essays on Anscombe's Intention (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2011) 293-294.

It is enough... through their reasoning.

KANT ON FREEDOM, PROPERTY RIGHTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. ATTILA ATANER, B.A., J.D. McMaster University MASTER OF ARTS (2012) Hamilton, Ontario (Philosophy). 

We can also ... maintained in perpetuity.

Christine M. Korsgaard. “Personal Identity and the Unity of Agency: A Kantian Response to Parfit.” In Personal Identity, ed. Raymond Martin and John Barresi. Blackwell: Malden, 2003. 

The considerations I ... merely present self.

What is missing ... system of Right.

Ataner  3
For, by polluting ... res nullius objects.

Philosophy ñ Science ñ Scientific Philosophy Proceedings of GAP.5, Bielefeld 22.ñ26.09.2003 Three Forms of Practical Reasoning Sebastian Rodl
Rodl :
Michael Bratman observes... of an intention.

Desire or inclination... scarcity and circumstances.

There are two ... period of time.

  Jake Nebel, “Topicality, Implementation, and What We Ought to Prioritize”. Vicotry Briefs Daily, January 29th, 2014. http://victorybriefs.com/vbd/2014/1/topicality-implementation-and-what-we-ought-to-prioritize.
Nebel : People might respond ... it is relevant. 

Yee and Storey :
Yee and Storey 2002 (Herbert Yee, Professor of Politics and International Relations at the Hong Kong Baptist University, and Ian Storey, Lecturer in Defence Studies at Deakin University, 2002 (The China Threat: Perceptions, Myths and Reality, RoutledgeCurzon, pg 5
The fourth factor ... and the world.

Tournament: Greenhill | Round: 3 | Opponent: Brentwood | Judge:
A. interpretation: The negative can defend one unconditional counterplan that does not include any part of the affirmative advocacy.
B.
C. Ground 

Predictability

Tournament: TOC | Round: 1 | Opponent: Any | Judge: Any
Plan text: The Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, and the Republic of Mozambique should implement the ecosystems service approach with respect to their mangroves, establishing protected areas. Reserve the right to clarify. 

Plan text: The Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Republic of Mozambique should implement the ecosystems service approach with respect to their mangroves, incorporating legal mandates from the CITES. Reserve the right to clarify. 

Plan text: The Governments of China and Argentina should enact national bans on hydraulic fracturing and invest in the deployment of renewable energy technologies. Reserve the right to clarify. 

Plan text: The Governments of China and Argentina should enact national bans on hydraulic fracturing. Reserve the right to clarify.

Tournament: Harvard | Round: 1 | Opponent: any | Judge: any
I advocate that developing countries should recognize a constitutional human right to a good environment when environmental protection conflicts with resource extraction.

Tournament: Harvard | Round: 1 | Opponent: Any | Judge: any
Plan text: The National Congress of Chile should pass legislation modeled on Argentina’s National Glacier Law, banning mining operations in glacial and periglacial areas.

OR 

Plan text: The federal governments of South American nations that contain the Andean Mountain range should pass legislation banning mining in glacial regions.

Tournament: Harvard | Round: 1 | Opponent: Any | Judge: Any
Plan text: The Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, and the Republic of Mozambique should implement the ecosystems service approach with respect to their mangroves, establishing protected areas.

Tournament: Greenhill | Round: 1 | Opponent: Salado | Judge:
A. interp - PICs must have solvency advocates.
B.
C. predictability

ground