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Desert Valleys Debate League (DVDL) Topics

District of Columbia Debate League (DCDL) Topics

East Bay Debate League (EBDL) Topics

Golden State Debate League (GSDL) Topics

Inland Valley Debate League (IVDL) Topics

Pacific Coast Debate League (PCDL) Topics

Claremont Topics - For April 18, 2009

Viruses are alive.
The United States should make it mandatory for citizens to vote in elections.
The use of clean coal does more good than harm.
Billboards should be banned.
Andrew Jackson should be removed from the $20 bill.
Soldiers with PTSD should be eligible to receive the Purple Heart.

East Bay Debate League (EBDL) Topics

California should ban single-use plastic bags.
On balance, video games do more good than harm.
The U.S. should not send humans into space.
Offshore drilling is good for America.

Big Apple Debate League (BADL) Topics

Pacific Coast Debate League (PCDL) Topics

The benefits of China’s Three Gorges Dam outweigh its costs.
The United States should increase its use of nuclear power.
The California three strikes law should be overturned.
Reality TV does more good than harm.
The drinking age in the US should be lowered to 18.

Inland Valley Debate League (IVDL) topics

A playoff system should determine college football championships.
Parents should not buy war toys for children.
US government bailouts of private companies do more harm than good.
California should eliminate the “Three Strikes” law.
It is unethical to eat meat.

Desert Valleys Debate League (DVDL)
Topics for Jefferson tournament, February 28th

The CSTs should be eliminated.
The Guantanamo detention facility is necessary for national security.
The Environmental Protection Agency should pass the proposed “Cow Tax”.
Reality TV does more harm than good.
Governments should not bail out failing industries.

Golden State Debate League (GSDL)

Community service should be mandatory for high school students.
Private ownership of handguns does more harm than good.
Medical testing on animals does more good than harm.
California should issue drivers' licenses to undocumented immigrants.

District of Columbia Debate League (DCDL)