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Date Tournament Round Motion
2021-06-26 Nagoya Debate Open 2021 1 THW allow the cultural defense in all criminal proceedings
2021-06-26 Nagoya Debate Open 2021 1 THW repeal section 230
2021-06-26 Nagoya Debate Open 2021 1 THW hold corporate owners/executives legally liable for the occupational accidents in workplaces.
2021-06-26 Nagoya Debate Open 2021 2 THR the IOC’s decision to ban “Black Lives Matter” apparel at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
2021-06-26 Nagoya Debate Open 2021 2 TH, as FIFA, W boycott the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
2021-06-26 Nagoya Debate Open 2021 2 THR fining Naomi Osaka for skipping out on the press conference.
2021-06-26 Nagoya Debate Open 2021 3 THBT the South Korean government should exempt male K Pop artists with notable achievements from military conscription
2021-06-26 Nagoya Debate Open 2021 3 THR the decision of The Billboards to stop counting bundled music for their charts
2021-06-26 Nagoya Debate Open 2021 3 THS the YOLO lifestyle
2021-06-26 Nagoya Debate Open 2021 4 THBT revenue from tourism sites associated with Indigenous cultures (eg Chichen Itza and related Mayan sites in Mexico) should be distributed directly to these communities
2021-06-26 Nagoya Debate Open 2021 4 THBT Asian immigrants to Western countries should assimilate in the culture of their host country even at the expense of losing their original culture
2021-06-26 Nagoya Debate Open 2021 4 THW mandate all newly created superheroes to represent racial/sexual minorities
2021-06-26 Nagoya Debate Open 2021 Novice_Final THW mandate Affirmative Action for all debate tournaments
2021-06-26 Nagoya Debate Open 2021 Novice_Final THW allow joint team participation in majors
2021-06-26 Nagoya Debate Open 2021 Novice_Final THBT silent rounds should be abolished
2021-06-26 Nagoya Debate Open 2021 Open_Quarter THR the creation of the microcredit system in impoverished areas
2021-06-26 Nagoya Debate Open 2021 Open_Quarter THW weigh shareholder votes based on the length of time their shares have been held.
2021-06-26 Nagoya Debate Open 2021 Open_Quarter THR the rise of cryptocurrency
2021-06-26 Nagoya Debate Open 2021 Open_Semi THBT the US should provide aid to Palestine at the expense of weakening ties with Israel
2021-06-26 Nagoya Debate Open 2021 Open_Semi TH, as the Israeli government, would officially acknowledge all kinds of conscientious objection
2021-06-26 Nagoya Debate Open 2021 Open_Semi THBT progressive rabbis should actively denounce Zionism
2021-06-26 Nagoya Debate Open 2021 Open_Final THW ban the collection of metadata
2021-06-26 Nagoya Debate Open 2021 Open_Final THBT access to the internet should be a basic human right in developing countries.
2021-06-26 Nagoya Debate Open 2021 Open_Final THP a world in which AI undertakes all court rulings