Public Forum Topic Briefs: NSDA Public Forum Resolutions

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NationalsResolved: The United States is justified in using force to remove authoritarian leaders from power.
AprilResolved: The United States should eliminate the President's authority to deploy military forces abroad without Congressional approval.
MarchResolved: The United States federal government should ban corporate acquisition of single-family residences.
FebruaryResolved: The Federal Trade Commission should establish a federal regulatory framework for sports betting.
JanuaryResolved: The People's Republic of China should substantially reduce its international extraction of natural resources.
November/DecemberResolved: The United States federal government should require technology companies to provide lawful access to encrypted communications.
September/OctoberResolved: The United Kingdom should rejoin the European Union.

NationalsResolved: On balance, in the United States, the benefits of presidential executive orders outweigh the harms.
AprilResolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its investment in domestic nuclear energy.
MarchResolved: In the United States, the benefits of the use of generative artificial intelligence in education outweigh the harms.
FebruaryResolved: The United States should accede to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
JanuaryResolved: The African Union should grant diplomatic recognition to the Republic of Somaliland as an independent state.
November/DecemberResolved: The United States should substantially reduce its military support of Taiwan.
September/OctoberResolved: The United States federal government should substantially expand its surveillance infrastructure along its southern border.

NationalsResolved: The United States should establish a comprehensive bilateral trade agreement with the European Union.
AprilResolved: The United Nations should abolish permanent membership on its Security Council.
MarchResolved: In the United States, collegiate student-athletes should be classified as employees of their educational institution.
FebruaryResolved: The United States federal government should ban single-use plastics.
JanuaryResolved: The United States federal government should repeal Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
November/DecemberResolved: The United States federal government should forgive all federal student loan debt.
September/OctoberResolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its military presence in the Arctic.

NationalsResolved: The United States should adopt ranked-choice voting for its federal elections.
AprilResolved: The United States Federal Government should ban the collection of personal data through biometric recognition technology.
MarchResolved: The Republic of India should sign the Artemis Accords.
FebruaryResolved: In the United States, right-to-work laws do more harm than good.
JanuaryResolved: The United States Federal Government should increase its diplomatic efforts to peacefully resolve internal armed conflicts in West Asia.
November/DecemberResolved: The United States' strategy of Great Power Competition produces more benefits than harms.
September/OctoberResolved: The United States Federal Government should substantially increase its investment in high-speed rail.

NationalsResolved: The United States should establish a comprehensive bilateral trade agreement with Taiwan.
AprilResolved: Japan should revise Article 9 of its Constitution to develop offensive military capabilities.
MarchResolved: In the United States, the benefits of increasing organic agriculture outweigh the harms.
FebruaryResolved: On balance, Turkey's membership is beneficial to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
JanuaryResolved: The United States federal government should legalize all illicit drugs.
November/DecemberResolved: Increased United States federal regulation of cryptocurrency transactions and/or assets will produce more benefits than harms.
September/OctoberResolved: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization should substantially increase its defense commitments to the Baltic states.

NationalsResolved: In the United States, social media is beneficial for democratic values.
AprilResolved: The benefits of the International Monetary Fund outweigh the harms.
MarchResolved: On balance, the benefits of creating the United States Space Force outweigh the harms.
FebruaryResolved: On balance, the benefits of urbanization in West Africa outweigh the harms.
JanuaryResolved: The National Security Agency should end its surveillance of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents.
November/DecemberResolved: The United States should adopt a declaratory nuclear policy of no first use.
September/OctoberResolved: The United States federal government should enact the Medicare-For-All Act of 2019.

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