So, they finally came out with the topic choices for next years debate season. For TP (Team Policy): "Resolved: That the United States Federal Government should significantly reform its foreign policy toward Russia" and for LD (Lincoln Douglas): "Resolved: A government’s legitimacy is more determined by its respect for individual rights than by popular sovereignty."
I was super excited when the LD resolution was announced, especially since I am is almost definitely for sure going to be doing LD this year (eek), and I think this one will be fun to debate. Last year my debate partner graduated; and since I would rather not be partners with someone who isn't on the same skill level with me, there isn't anyone (who is available) in my debate club to be my partner for TP. That means the only thing left is LD. Now don't get me wrong, LD looks super awesome, and I think it would be tons of fun. But I've been doing TP for the past five years (almost 1/3 of my life) and the thought of changing now kinda freaks me out.
In the end though, I think switching over the LD is for the best. The other night I was considering the possibility of trying to be partners with someone else from a different club who had the same skill level as me, when I realized that my main reasons for wanting to stick with TP was that it was safe, and I thought I would have a better chance at qualifying for Nationals. In my opinion, those aren't good enough reasons to stay, and it will probably be good for me to stretch myself and try a new form of debate. Also, it would have been really tough to be partners with someone who was far away. So it looks like I'm going to spending the next year of my life debating about government legitimacy; and, to be honest, I couldn't be more excited.
Until next time, au revoir.
~Nat
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