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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