Politics & Democracy debate motions (page 5)

THBT countries with booming populations should allocate every adult a single tradable permit to have a child

Berlin WUDC 2013 · 8

THW ban political parties and require all candidates for national public office to seek election as independents

Berlin WUDC 2013 · 9 · World Schools Debating Championships

THBT policies that may have significant environmental consequences should be subject to a veto by a 'supreme court' of scientific experts

Berlin WUDC 2013 · EFL_Semis

THBT representative democracies with large numbers of foreigners living in their territory (on a temporary or permanent basis) should create specific seats to represent them in parliament.

Berlin WUDC 2013 · ESL_Final

THW hold a referendum on the death penalty.

Regents' IV · 4

THBT CDA should vote with the ruling coalition if proposed laws satisfy the Senate criteria of redelijkheid (reasonableness, judiciousness, fairness) and samenhang (congruence with other laws) (addendum: instead of for other political criteria)

Rotterdam BP Toernooi · 4

TH as an Israeli Arab would boycott Israeli elections

Trinity IV · Open_Semis

Should the government leader at federal and state level be directly elected?

Beginner Tournament Mainz (DCJG) · 1

THW ban meat consumption

Rotterdam BP toernooi · 2

THBT student societies and newspapers should have a 'no platform' policy for extremist political figures

York IV · 1

THW ban tobacco

Irish Times Open_Semis · Open_Semi_2

THW require close relatives of the homeless to pay their welfare costs to the extent that they can afford to do so

LSE Open · 4

This House would support policies of 'ever increasing political union' – i.e. progressive political integration aimed at the distant goal of federal unification – amongst members of the League of Arab States

LSE Open · Open_Final

THW ban the production and consumption of tobacco in the European Union

IDEA-DTU · 1

THW make lying by politicians punishable by law

IDEA-DTU · 2

THBT political parties should be subject to anti-monopoly laws

Polish Parliamentary Debating Championships · Open_Final

THBT at least 50% of the Legislature (Parliament) should be appointed by a socially representative random draw from the general population.

Manchester IV · 5

THBT David Cameron was wrong to offer the British electorate a referendum on EU membership.

Manchester IV · Open_Final

THW abolish all term limitations for elected officials in high offices

Budapest Open · 4

TH, as the academic and debating communities of the UK, would not invite George Galloway to our public debates

Glasgow Ancients · 1

THBT Conservative MPs should not have been given a free vote on the Marriage (same sex couples) Bill

Leeds Open · 4

THW withhold government funding from indigenous bands or tribal councils that do not have a democratic form of government.

NAUDC (also Hart House IV) · 2

THW aggressively prioritize the posting of female diplomats to countries with poor women's rights records.

NAUDC (also Hart House IV) · 3

THW extend the right to vote in Israeli elections to all Jews everywhere, including those who live outside of Israel.

NAUDC (also Hart House IV) · Novice_Finals

THBT religious leaders should not endorse candidates for political office.

NAUDC (also Hart House IV) · Open_Finals

In a run-off for the Romanian Presidency, HW rather vote for Gigi Becali than Corneliu Vadim Tudor (Romanian extremist politicians)

Bucharest Universities Debating Cup · 3

THW ban the popular vote in talent shows:

Bucharest Universities Debating Cup · Novice_Final

THW pardon Bashar al-Assad for all his crimes in exchange for him stepping down from power

Bucharest Universities Debating Cup · Open_Semis

THW allow to participate in general election only those people with IQ above a certain level

VUAS Debate Tournament · Open_Semis

THBT all politicians should be celibate

Royal Holloway Open · 1

THW not give aliens the vote (aliens live alongside humans 1 year from now)

Royal Holloway Open · 2

THB the pope should be elected by all members of the Catholic Church

Irish National Maidens · 1

THW give citizens negative votes on general elections

Zalgiris Cup · Open_Semis

THW force state officials to keep all their financial assets in domestic banks

St Petersburg Debating Open · 4

THW: Ban Political Opinion Polls

Heriot Watt Open · 3 · World Schools Debating Championships

THW allow legislation through voter initiated referenda.

HWS Round Robin · 1

THW prohibit provincial and local governments from offering tax incentives to lure corporations to open business in their domain.

HWS Round Robin · 3

TH,as the US Republican Party,would end the use of primaries to select their presidential nominee

DCU Open · Open_Semis

THW set up an online voting system for citizens to directly choose the distribution of a specified portion of the national budget

Nordic Debating Championships · 3

Should we put a limit to the time parties can be in parliament?

German Regional Championships North-East · 2

Should all Members of Parliament be selected, not through elections, but through a lottery from among all citizens?

German Regional Championships South (Austria and Switzerland) · 3

Should the candidate for Chancellor of a party be elected by all party members?

German Regional Championships West · 2

THW only allow election campaigns to be funded by a fixed budget provided by the state

Jacobs Open · 4

THW require all politicians who are running for election to do a test of general knowledge whose results would then be made ​​public

Denny Crane · 1

THBT on October 5th blood should have been spilled

Denny Crane · Open_Semis

TH, which is the EU, would sue any individual who speaks untrue of or defames the European Union

Stockholm IV · 3

THBT the EU should adopt the formation of a constitutional anti-theistic atheist society as one of its declared goals (Infoslides: The current stated goal of the european union, as stipulated in the treaty of rome, is an "ever closer union" Anti-theistic atheism society is a society that while still allowing religions to exist,more than just being secular actively seeks to eliminate religion from state institutions, laws and actively promotes atheism to the general public

Stockholm IV · Open_Final

THW make organ donations after death mandatory

Zeit Debatte Aachen · 1

THW make membership of a political party mandatory

Kalliope Debattoernooi · 1

THW ban private companies from choosing political positions and promoting them

Kalliope Debattoernooi · Open_Semis

Should there be a quota for young people in top political offices?

Brüder Grimm Cup · Open_Final

THW forbid the Supreme Court to annul legislation.

Berlin IV · 1

THBT Greece should ban the Golden Dawn party.

ULU Westminster IV · 1

THW give extra votes to young adults

ULU Westminster IV · 5

THW require all welfare recipients to take drug tests, and if they fail, cut off all monetary benefits and replace with non-monetary benefits such as food/clothing vouchers

Earlsfort Open · 1

TH, as President Obama, would grant a presidential pardon to Edward Snowden

Earlsfort Open · Open_Final

THW give the public the power, via referendum, to pardon whistleblowers.

SOAS invitational · Open_Final

THW require international development aid budgets to be approved by popular referenda

Manchester EUDC 2013 · 2

THW permit government agencies to conduct automated surveillance without court authorisation

Manchester EUDC 2013 · 4

THBT Israel should allow members of the Jewish diaspora to vote in elections

Manchester EUDC 2013 · 5

THW provide welfare in the form of basic goods and services rather than cash payments

Manchester EUDC 2013 · 9

THW give more votes to citizens according to their performance on a current affairs test

Manchester EUDC 2013 · Open_Final

THW impose the Working Time Act on politicians as well

DDG Masters Cup · 2

THW create an age limit for public appearances

DDG Masters Cup · 4

THW, as the CDU, pursue a minority government in the Bundestag

DDG Masters Cup · Open_Final

THW make EU voting compulsory.

EBS Open · 1

In light of the right to representative democracy, TH defends the fact that independent candidates compete

Open de Debates de Lisboa · Open_Final

THW bail out Detroit.

US National Open · 1

THBT US elected officials should not be subject to recall elections.

US National Open · 5

TH, deep down, secretly longs for a cold hearted Republican to lower taxes, brutalise criminals and rule you like a king.

Simpsons Open · 2

THW ban anyone with a criminal record worth 2+ years in prison from running for political office

SOAS IV · 1

THW replace parliamentary elections with a lottery system

Turku Open · 5

THBT members of parliament should be appointed by lottery

Dutch Masters · Open_Final

THW use public referendum to decide whether to give amnesty to whistleblowers

Middle Man tournament · 4

THBT party nominees for UK general elections should be selected through open primaries.

Strathclyde Presidents Cup · 1

TH: as Nick Clegg (with the benefit of hindsight) would not have joined a coalition with the Conservatives in 2010.

Strathclyde Presidents Cup · Open_Final

THW give the public the power to pardon whistleblowers through a referendum

Durham IV · 2

THW ban political parties that use ethnicity as basis for their political agenda

Debatijada Open · Open_Final

THBT political parties should adopt non-hierarchical organisational structures.

Oxford IV · ESL_Semis

THW give primates and cetaceans the same rights to life, freedom from physical harm and freedom of movement as humans.

Cambridge IV · 1

THW ban religious charities from engaging in proselytisation.

Cambridge IV · 5

THW prevent those who deny climate change from seeking political office.

Cambridge IV · ESL_Semis

THBT the Republican and Democratic parties should select congressional, senate and presidential candidates through a vote by the party leadership rather than through primaries.

Cambridge IV · Open_Quarters

THW ban all polls (predicting election results)

Schwarzwald Cup · 1

THBT artists, entertainers, and musicians should not comment on politics outside of their artistic creations

Yorkshire Novices · 4

In proportion to under 30s population, THW reserve seats in parliament for 18-30 year olds

Bristol ProAM · 4

THW criminalize the possession and use of Bitcoins.

Brandeis IV · 3

THBT Facebook, Google+,and other social media platforms should remove all content produced by extremist political parties.

Lund IV · 1

THBT Pope Francis should openly endorse radical left political parties and candidates

Warsaw Open · 4

This House would legalize the use of baby-boxes all around the EU

Tournament of Champions · 1

THBT politicians should not have public profiles on twitter and other social networking sites

KCL IV · 2

Do we need a third vote (Die Drittstimme)

Streitkultur Cup · 1

THW ban re-election of politicians that did not fulfil their promises

Tournament without a name (Macedonian-Greek exchange tournament) · Open_Final

This House believes that political Islam is incompatible with democracy.

Joynt Scroll 2013 · 6

This House Believes That social movements in democratic countries should drive social change through the courts rather than the legislature

WSDC 2013 · Quarterfinals (impromptu) · World Schools Debating Championships

THW make fathers take paternity leave.

De La Salle WUDC 2012 · 1

THW prevent politicians from making fact claims that, while not technically lies, are substantially misleading to voters.

De La Salle WUDC 2012 · 2

TH supports politicians who pass progressive legislation, even where this is contrary to the wishes of the democratic electorate.

De La Salle WUDC 2012 · 6

THW ban all private healthcare in favour of a comprehensive public healthcare system.

De La Salle WUDC 2012 · 9

THBT public education systems should raise the aspirations of children from disadvantaged backgrounds beyond that which is realistic to expect them to achieve.

De La Salle WUDC 2012 · EFL_Final

THW limit government ministers' standard of living to that of someone on the current median wage.

De La Salle WUDC 2012 · ESL_Quarters

In countries with few female politicians, THB it is good to have a politically active 'first lady'.

De La Salle WUDC 2012 · ESL_Semis

THW vote Republican

Oxford Women's Open · 3

THW remove all hate speech laws

Irish Mace Debates Round 2 · 1

THW ban alcohol

Irish Mace Debates Round 2 · 16 · World Schools Debating Championships

THBT politicians should retire at 65 like everybody else

French Debate Association Tournament Preliminary Rounds · 4

THB politicians should have a sense of humor

French Debate Association Tournament Preliminary Rounds · 9

TH whishes that Barack Obama had faced a primary challenge

Trinity IV · Open_Semis

THW Vote for Mitt Romney to be the Next President of the United States of America

Irish Times Open_Semiss · Open_Semi_4

THBT film stars, music stars & other popular entertainers should be prohibited from participating in political campaigns

Manchester IV · Open_Semis

This House supports the appointment of technocratic governments in Eurozone countries suffering fiscal crisis.

Vienna IV · 5

THW ban the use of religious rhetoric in political campaigns

Mykolas Romeris IV · 4

This House Would covertly fabricate evidence that politicians who promote demonisation or criminalisation of homosexuality are gay (approximation)

Dutch Open · 5

THW create a Supreme Court to protect future generations from current lawmakers

Dutch Open · Open_Final

THW legalize all drugs

HSE Open · 4

THW ban private financing of election campaigns.

USU Open · 2

THW cancel the exemption on the 5% vote threshold for national minorities

Norddeutschen Regionalmeisterschaft · 4

THBT it would be good for the Catholic Chuch to let the next pope be elected by a vote by all Catholics

Süddeutschen Regionalmeisterschaft · Open_Semis

THW grant an amnesty to illegal immigrants

Saggsn- Masders · Open_Final

This House would make a number of votes of one voter inversely proportional to his/her personal wealth.

"Denny Crane" Faculty of Political Science · 4

This House believe that only people who take the law into their hands can save us.

"Denny Crane" Faculty of Political Science · Open_Semis

THW make votes public

Split Union Open · 3

THBT there should be no restrictions on political donations

Iron Man BP Tournament · 1

THBT all EU countries should set the bar of entry to their parliament in such a way that would ensure a two party system

Mediterranean Universities Debating Championships (Koc University) · 2

THW Give First Nations Peoples (eg. Native Americans and Aboriginal Australians) Complete Autonomous Self-Government

Belgrade EUDC 2012 · 2

THW Let Anyone Take Up Residence in Any Country, Provided They Can Show that They Will Not be an Economic Burden on that Country

Belgrade EUDC 2012 · 9

THW Amend the US Constitution To Prohibit Any Involvement by Religious Organisation in the Electoral Process

Belgrade EUDC 2012 · Open_Final

This house would ban all political polls before any election

SSE Riga IV · 5

THBT decisions on the legalisation, banning, or limiting of substances, including, but not limited to narcotics, tobacco & alcohol should be left to panels of experts rather than to elected representatives

Red Sea Open · 3

THW force anyone suspected of being a 'stolen child' [under the Argentinian military junta 1976-1983] to undergo DNA testing to establish whether they are indeed stolen children and then make the results public

Red Sea Open · 5

THBT all Government Policy Should Follow the Strict Logic of Maximizing Total Happiness

Red Sea Open · Open_Semis

THW abolish referenda

Roosevelt Academy Open (RA Open) · 1

THW vote for Obama

Roosevelt Academy Open (RA Open) · 3

THW prefer US Presidential candidates to be selected exclusively by party elites

UCL President's Cup · 4

THW financially incentivise voting

Bogwall (SSDC Novices) · 2

THW give the ECB a veto over all national budgets within the Eurozone

UCD Vice-President's Cup · 3

You are a Liberal leaning journalist covering the White House, you have received exclusive and indisputable evidence that during his college years Barack Obama had an active gay sexual life, THW Publish the Story.

UCU Open · Open_Final

THW publicly shame persons found guilty of committing hate speech.

Durham IV · 4

THBT the Greek military should suspend democratic government until economic recovery

Oxford IV · 4

THB governments should actively discourage consumerist lifestyles

Oxford IV · ESL_Semis

THW give extra votes to youths over the age of 18

Oxford IV · ESL_Final

THBT Emily's list should fund pro-choice male candidates

Oxford IV · Open_Quarters

THBT States should forcibly reverse the transmigration policies of their former dictators

Oxford IV · Open_Semis

THW abolish all political parties

UK Debate Challenge · 1

THW allow workers to sell employment rights back to their employers

UK Debate Challenge · 2

THBT the right to decide the timing and manner of one's death is a fundamental component of liberty

UK Debate Challenge · 3

THBT the Myanmar NLD should actively support a pro-democracy campaign of civil disobedience

UK Debate Challenge · 4

THW remove immunity from prosecution from holders of high political office

UK Debate Challenge · 5

THW ban the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, from adopting children

Open de Debates da Sociedade de Debates da Universidade de Coimbra (SDUC) · 2

THBT democratic reform is more important than economic growth for China

Cambridge IV · 4

THW penalise politicians who break pre-election pledges

IDAS tournament · 2

THW decriminalize incest between consenting adults

Lund Debate Challenge · 1

TH Regrets the Rise of the Career Politician

John Smith Memorial Mace England Leg · 5

THW ban far-right parties from competing in elections in European countries

IDEA Debate@Europe final event · Open_Final

THW introduce blind voting in national elections

Cork IV · Open_Semis

TH supports direct elections of governors in Russia

Moscow Open · 2

THW give the members of every political party the right to determine the voting behaviour of their deputies

Nikolausturnier · 2

TH welcomes the government's proposed fat tax

Irish Times Debates · 1

THW ban all lobbyist activity

Tilbury House IV · 4

THBT emerging democracies should ban the election of close family members of current or previous office-holders

IDEA European Cup · 3

the Greek left wing party Syriza has promised to renegotiate the current bailout, and turn back a number of austerity measures, such as lowering of pension and welfare benefits. Motion: As a Greek voter, THW vote for Syriza

IDEA European Cup · Open_Final

This house believes that governments should not provide benefits on the basis of marital status

Botswana WUDC 2011 · 3

This house believes that central banks should set limits on government spending

Botswana WUDC 2011 · 4

This House would prioritise asylum Seekers who have engaged in armed struggle against oppressive regimes

Botswana WUDC 2011 · 5

This House would require individuals to reveal their actual identity when communicating on the internet

Botswana WUDC 2011 · 7

This house believes that the southern african development community (SADC) should pursue political union

Botswana WUDC 2011 · 8

This House would buy countries votes in international organizations

Botswana WUDC 2011 · Open_Octos

This house supports a one state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Botswana WUDC 2011 · EFL_Semis

This House would give more votes to the poor

Botswana WUDC 2011 · EFL_Final

This house believes that the courts should break up consistently dominant political parties

Botswana WUDC 2011 · ESL_Final

This house prefers a philosopher King to a tyrannical democracy

Botswana WUDC 2011 · Masters_Final

THW force elected politicians and their families to use only public health and education services

Red Sea Open · 2

THBT a universal minimum standard of education is a prerequisite for democracy

Red Sea Open · Open_Semis

THW ban political parties that propagate racism and xenophobia

Kiev Open · Open_Semis

THW give Parliament the right to determine the moment a monarch steps down

Masters · 1

THW remove the right to religious freedom from the constitution

Masters · 3

THBT it is legitimate for politicians to lie to the electorate about their real views.

UCD VP · 5

THB that Barack Obama's Presidency has been a Success

Irish Times Debates First Round · 7

THW Force People to take a Mandatory Civics Test before Voting in National Elections/Referendas

Irish Times Debates First Round · 13

TH Regrets the Demise of the Green Party

Irish Times Debates First Round · 15

THW abolish geographical constituencies and hold only national elections

John Smith Memorial Irish Mace Round 1 · 7

THW abolish all laws prohibiting cruelty to animals

John Smith Memorial Irish Mace Round 1 · 10

THBT the leaders of big world corporations should be democratically chosen by national elections

Oxford IV · ESL_Final

THW allow family members to forcibly commit proven alcoholics and drug addicts to rehabilitation clinics

Cambridge IV · 1

THW take the children of the Amish into care

Cambridge IV · ESL_Semis

This house would ban under 18's from appearing on reality TV shows

Bogwall · 1

THW make voting a use it or lose it right

IDAS · 0

This House approves of "hacktivism" against misbehaving corporations.

IDAS Tournament II · 2

THW Remove all State Funding from RTE

Irish Times Round 2 · 1

THBT American political parties should hold their primaries nation-wide on one day

Cicero Debattoernooi · 1

THBT one party's maximum share in the parliament should be limited to 50% + 1 place

Moscow Open · 2

Should news be censored when it could shake the confidence in the public finances of a Eurozone member?

Zeit Debatte Karlsruhe · 5

THBT all bail-out packages should be approved by a popular referendum in the recipient party

Cork IV · 1

THW legalize opium production in Afghanistan

Paris Centrale IV · 5

THBT serial marital infidelity should be a bar to seeking high political office

Paris Centrale IV · Open_Semis

THW break the state monopoly on alcohol

Finnish National Championships · 1

THW appoint the parliament by lottery

Finnish National Championships · Open_Final

THBT Courts in Emerging Democracies should break up persistently dominant political parties

KCL IV · Open_Final

THW make the right to vote contingent on basic knowledge about political issues

Stuttgart IV · 1

THW abolish political parties and only allow election of individuals

Dutch Novice Cup · 2