Lincoln Douglas

Hopefully, real soon there'll be some more stuff here. I'll try and get some clever explanations of what this kind of debate is, and probably some policy bashing as well.

The March/April Lincoln Douglas topic is: "On balance, individuals obligations to themselves ought to take precedence over obligation to the community." Granted, it doesn't sound like any fun to debate, but this topic rules the earth.

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The structure of a round.
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