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Resolved: In the United States, national service ought to be compulsory
Version I -- August 14, 2017

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Lecture
Lecture
Key Terms of the Resolution
Affirmative Arguments
Negative Argument

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Resolved: In the United States, national service ought to be compulsory
In –Within/Throughout
United States – Country, but doesn’t describe where the service ought to take place – proposals include the peace corps, for example; military service occurs outside the US
National Service – service to one’s country – military service, “community service” – Education Corps, Americorps, peace corps, legal aid
Compulsory – Word in the literature is mandatory
(a) Law, get arrested (b) Condition financial incentives Compulsory probably eliminates financial incentives

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Core Topic Debates
Should we invest in national service? Values of it vs. the costs
Should it be mandatory/compulsory? Many advocates for mandatory, but in order to win on the Aff you have to structure your case properly and defend mandatory in 1AC. Only two mandatory cases – draft (very hard to defend), mandatory with options (really once case)
Negatives should be well-prepared to debate mandatory
Lecture – Benefits, including which are easiest to defend with mandatory
Voluntary CPs and CP mechanisms
Disadvantages/Ks – go with Mandatory
That’s just the CP – modern LD is very critical – anti-government, anti restrictions on liberty, plus national service in the age of Trump?

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Affirmative -- Arguments in Favor of Service
*Share the burden of war – costs of war disproportionately impact minorities and the least well off (compulsory)
*National unity – different classes and races not interacting now, US polarized (compulsory)
*Citizens would become more engaged in politics, especially on issues related to foreign policy; Sense of shared civic responsibility
*Social problems – education, poverty *Benefits participants – maturity, life skills, career skills
*Benefits military – enough troops, different roles, reduces costs
*Civil-military relations

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Arguments Against Service
General
*It’s expensive – general costs, veteran expenses
*Economy – reduces the active labor force
*Hurts individuals – education, other obligations to family, some service is provided by low paying jobs
*Triggers more early marriages
*Hurts the military – reduces the effectiveness of the fighting force, bad attitudes (compulsory)
*North Korea perception (compulsory)
*Politics (compulsory) *Wars of aggression (enhanced by compulsory?)

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Arguments Against Service
Critical
*Capitalist – trains people for success in a capitalist economy, programs will be designed that way,
*Coercive – requirement to serve the state is a violation of freedom, freedom absolute (coercion); taxation links (not net-beneficial) *General Ks of the liberal, government-based order –Agamben, Foucault, *Race Ks – The whole point of national service is to support civil society…

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Counterplans
Voluntary
-- Expand the number of programs, encourage people
-- Expand the number of programs, financial incentives
-- Expand the number of programs, condition financial opportunities (compulsory)? Net-Benefits
-- Coercion Kritik
-- Court Clog (+ State power precedent?)
-- Miltary readiness OR Wars of aggression? (Or both?)
-- Politics
-- Korea DA?

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Strategic Thoughts
Affirmative
-- Must have compulsory/mandatory defense in 1AC
-- Must choose advantages that are needed to defend compulsory (national unity, equality, racism)
-- Must have angle on these Ks – defense of state, defense of civil society – There is no fighting the link
-- There is probably only one Aff not beatable by voluntary CP (legal aid is a good aff, probalby can’t beat voluntary CP)
Negative
-- Voluntary CP is very good -- Ks are very good, especially with a Trump angle..