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Past Regionals and WSDC Motions

THBT socially progressive movements in democratic countries should seek social change through the judiciary rather than the legislature

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THS the partition of Iraq into three states: one for each of the Sunni, Shia, and Kurdish peoples

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THW ban alternative medicines

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THS the establishment of exclusive schools for LGBT students

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THB Obama has betrayed the legacy of the Nobel Peace Prize

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THR the commercialisation of indigenous art

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THW not prosecute individuals for minor crimes committed during protests of deaths of minorities at the hands of police officers

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THW televise all major criminal trials

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THBT the income tax of individuals should be based on the wealth of their parents

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That socially progressive individuals should boycott companies whose senior management express socially conservative views

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That the news and entertainment media should not depict the full horrors of war

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That there should be gender quotas in the police force

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That we should legalise performance enhancing drugs in sports

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That government medical treatment should not be provided to individuals whose health problems are the result of them knowingly engaging in risky activities

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That we regret the rise of social media charity and activism campaigns

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That governments should heavily subsidise tertiary education in science, technology and engineering at the expense of humanities and the arts

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That we should ban private funding of political parties and replace it with a publicly funded system

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That children should have a financial obligation to support their parents when they retire

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THW not prosecute people for file-sharing entertainment media on the internet

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THB political party leaders should be elected by party members, not MPs

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THW ban all forms of gambling

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THW subsidise traditional print, radio and TV media in response to the rise of online media

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TH prefers elected Islamists to military dictatorships for the Arab World

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THW tie parents’ welfare payments to their children’s health and education outcomes

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THB the NZ Rugby Union should remove its current ban on overseas based New Zealanders playing for the All Blacks

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THW require both parents to take equal amounts of parental leave

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THW remove all restrictions on immigration from impoverished countries to developed countries.

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THW make Te Reo Maori a compulsory subject in all New Zealand schools

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THW make beneficiaries use a payment card which could only be used for essential items

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THB punishment should never be an aim of the justice system

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THW re-elect Barack Obama

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THW end all funding for high performance sport

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THB politicians should lead, not follow, public opinion

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THW privatise all state-owned enterprises

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THB people should have to pass a political literacy test to be able to vote

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THW reintroduce a youth minimum wage

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THW compel doctors to report suspected cases of domestic violence to the police

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THB New Zealand should become a republic

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THW impose trade sanctions on nations that refuse to take action on climate change

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THB the possession of drugs for personal use should not be a crime

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THW offer amnesty to dictators who step down

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THBT New Zealand needs Don Brash

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THW privatise prisons

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THB Turkey should join the European Union

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THW legalise voluntary euthanasia

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THS free tertiary education

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THBT developing countries should be exempt from measures to combat climate change

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THB the Maori Party is good for New Zealand politics

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THW ban all forms of alcohol advertising

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THW means-test superannuation

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THW abolish trial by jury

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THS global nuclear disarmament

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THW prevent skilled migrants emigrating from the developing world to the developed world

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THB fertility treatment is a choice, not a right

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THW never recognise governments which take power through military coup

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THW make citizens initiated referenda binding on government

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THB New Zealand should elect its MPs through FPP rather than MMP

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THW force large companies to adopt a quota for women in senior positions

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THW use military action to overthrow the Burmese junta

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THS public, rather than private, ownership of utility companies

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THW force journalists to reveal their sources

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THW only give international aid to developing nations on the condition of reforms to women’s rights

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THW ban religious ceremonies in state schools

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THB assassination is a legitimate tool of foreign policy

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THW establish a sex offender registry

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THW extradite to people to face the death penalty

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