Motions

Selected suggested motions

1.     JUNIOR LEVEL motions that can be & have been debated :

This House Believes that cats make better pets than dogs. / that school uniforms should be abolished / that Santa Claus needs a new image / TH welcomes the spirit of Christmas. / THB that Xmas sucks. / that there are too many rules / that power corrupts. / that Christopher Columbus went too far. / that television does more harm than good. / that the pen is mightier than the sword. /  that censorship is needed in a democracy. / that single-sex schools should be abolished. / that the community is more important than the individual. / that debating spoils your character.

  2.     SENIOR LEVEL (partly. from New Zealand tournaments)

This House Believes that God is dead. /.that marriage is outmoded. / that the media serves us well. / that money makes the world go round. / that Hollywood has a lot to answer for. / that the education sytem has failed us. / that we must prepare for war to prevent war. / that civilisation has failed. / that Disney beats Shakespeare. / that our world is in good hands. / that we should look back in anger. / TH welcomes the passing of communism. / that our health system is making us sick. / that romance is dead. / that euthanasia should be legalised. / that the world needs Uncle Sam. / that our teachers are failing us. / that technology has outstripped morality. / that we should cut the tax cuts. / that the nation state has had its day. / that birth control is the answer. / that humankind is the next dinosaur. / that the best goverment is a small government. / that what we really, really want is Shakespeare, not the Spice Girls. / that greed is good. / .that high fences make good neighbours. / that tradition is a millstone. / that tourists are a global menace. / that national boundaries are out of date. / that right justifies might. / that smoking should be banned. / that American culture is to be regretted. / that there should be a right to die. / that we should keep out of other people's wars./ that in democracies we should break unjust laws. / that we need a world government. / that the death penalty is justified under some circumstances. / TH would turn its swords into ploughshares. / THB that only the rich can afford the environment. / that fat cats should be put on a diet./ that the Pope should marry.  

3.     WSDC  GRAND FINALS:  

• 2001: This House Believes that. compensation should be paid for injustices committed by previous generations.
• 2000: THB that national security concerns justify the restriction of civil liberties.
• 1999: THB that the state has a duty to protect individuals from themselves.
• 1998: TH would continue to prosecute WW2 criminals.
• 1997: THB that free speech should be limited.
• 1996: THB that the government should regulate the media.
• 1995: THB that the United Nations has failed .
• 1994: THB that the United Nations is the best hope for our future.
• 1993: THB that there is a new world order.
• 1992: TH deplores the media's distortion of political issues.
• 1991: THB that the United Nations has proved itself to be impotent.
• 1990: Be it resolved that we regret nationalism.
• 1989: THB that the planet is in good hands.

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