Tournament: ADA Nationals | Round: 1 | Opponent: Liberty HM | Judge: Terrell Taylor

1. “The United States federal government should” means the debate is solely about hypothetical policy action
   Ericson et al. 03
   (Jon M., Dean Emeritus of the College of Liberal Arts at California Polytechnic State University, 2003, “The Debater’s Guide,” Third Edition,” p. 7, accessed via Google Books on 3-29-12 Bosley)
   The Proposition of Policy: … that you propose. 

2. Congress enacts “statutory restrictions” and federal judiciary imposes “judicial restrictions”
Peterson 91 – Associate Professor of Law at the George Washington University National Law Center
(Todd D. Peterson, B.A. 1973, Brown University; J.D. 1976, University of Michigan, Book Review: The Law And Politics Of Shared National Security Power -- A Review Of The National Security Constitution: Sharing Power After The Iran-Contra Affair by Harold Hongju Koh, New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press. 1990. Pp. x, 330, March, 1991 59 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 747)
Based on both … take effective action.

3. “War powers authority of the President” refers to Commander in Chief power to deploy military force
Bejesky 12 (Robert, M.A. Political Science (Michigan), M.A. Applied Economics (Michigan), LL.M. International Law (Georgetown). The author has taught international law courses for Cooley Law School and the Department of Political Science at the University of Michigan, American government and constitutional law courses for Alma College, and business law courses at Central Michigan University and the University of Miami, WAR POWERS PURSUANT TO FALSE PERCEPTIONS AND ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION IN THE "ZONE OF TWILIGHT,” St. Mary's Law Journal, 44 St. Mary's L. J. 1, lexis)
V. CONCLUSION¶ The roles of war …nearly two centuries.

1. Stasis – there’s a limitless number of alternative frameworks outside of instrumental defense of the resolution which are unpredictable and unmanageable for the neg’s research burden – a focus on a specific policy action provides a limited topic of discussion and equitable ground for productive clash
   Steinberg and Freeley 08
   (David L. – Lecturer of Communication Studies at the University of Miami, and Austin – Criminal, Personal Injury, and Civil Rights Law Attorney, “Argumentation and Debate: Critical Thinking for Reasoned Decision Making,” 12th Edition, http://www.scribd.com/doc/54200547/Argumentation, p43-45, accessed 7-18-12 Bosley)
   Debate is a means …in the following discussion.

4. Switch-side debate – detachment in debate for sake of deliberation is productive by guaranteeing clash and teaching epistemic modesty – any reason the resolution is bad or insufficient is a reason to vote neg
Haskell 90 – Professor of History at Rice University
(May, Thomas, History and Theory, 29.2, “Objectivity is Not Neutrality: Rhetoric vs. Practice in Peter Novick’s That Noble Dream”, p. 129-157)
Detachment functions in … their perceived merits

5. Policy Education – simulations of specific war powers policies preserves student agency while enhancing decision-making and ability to actualize real-world change
Donahue 13 – Associate Professor of Law at Georgetown
(Laura K., “National Security Law Pedagogy and the Role of Simulations”, 4-11-13, http://jnslp.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/National-Security-Law-Pedagogy-and-the-Role-of-Simulations.pdf)
The concept of … the years to come.

Tournament: ADA Nationals | Round: 1 | Opponent: Liberty HM | Judge: Terrell Taylor
The 1AC’s is a K of American policy and dangerous—it contributes to the collapse of US primacy
Kagan 98 (Robert, senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and PhD in American History from American U, “The Benevolent Empire,” Foreign Policy. Summer, http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=viewandid=275 shree)
Those contributing to … next American humbling.

Ignore their hipster politics—the whining needs to end so we can face real threats
Hanson 3 (Victor Davis, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Professor Emeritus at California University, Fresno, Ph.D. from Stanford, “We Could Still Lose.” National Review Online. August 11. http://www.hoover.org/publications/digest/3050721.html shree)
If one were to collate … they pass away.

Results in wars around globe
Rosen 3 (Stephen Peter Rosen, Beton Michael Kaneb Professor of National Security and Military Affairs at Harvard University, The National Interest. “An Empire, if You Can Keep It.” March 22. http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-99377575.html shree)
Rather than wrestle … much more attractive.
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Vote negative to align yourself with American dominance—the unwavering rhetoric of support is critical to preserving international stability.
Kristol and Kagan 96 (William Kristol – visiting professor in government at Harvard University and Robert Kagan – senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and PhD in American History, “Toward a Neo-Reganite Foreign Policy,” Foreign Affairs. July/August, http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=viewandid=276 shree)
TWENTY YEARS later, …and moral confidence.