Tournament: UT-D | Round: 2 | Opponent: KU GO | Judge: Matt Reichle
In the status quo we see non-human persons as equipment to be used for humans gain. The military currently use hundereds of non-human persons in combat ignoring the effect of combat on them. Once Finished with their use, the military kills the non-human persons, this form of use and abuse to non-human persons is exactly what should be fought against.
Rizzo 12 CNN national security producer Jennifer Rizzo January 6th 2012 http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/06/when-a-dog-isnt-a-dog/
Non-Human Persons have the Ability to suffer, viewing them as lesser IS NOT JUSTIFIABLE  

Patell 2010Non-Human Deserve the Same Rights We Do- Just as the Draft viewed as a terrible event everyday on the Battle Field is impossing the Draft
 
Vasu Murti, writer and activist, degrees in Physics and Applied Mathematics from the University of California. “Similar Principles: The Animal Rights Movement, Feminism, and Abortion Opponents, Feminism and Nonviolence Studies.” Fall 1995 http://www.all-creatures.org/murti/art-arfemabort.htmlGautam Patell “animal rights, human wrongs” http://www.prisonerofagenda.com/environment/wildlife/animal_rights_human_wrongs.php 2010Suffering of Non-Humans should be evaluated the same as suffing of humans- By not evaluating them the same, its the root cause of Sexism and Racism
Singer 02
(Peter Singer is the author of Writings on an Ethical Life, Practical Ethics; and Rethinking Life arid Death; among many others. Re is currently the Ira W. De Camp Professor of Bio ethics at Princeton University’s Center for Human Values Animal Liberation 2002 : P _8-9_)Resolved: The United States Federal Government should ban introducing non-human persons to enter into hostilities. 

This is an instance in which we reject anthropocentism, these instances are key to producing change. Voting Affermative is neccisary to continue the talks to be at the for front to produce change.
Anthropocentism is the root cause of the drive for war, violence, and systemic militarization and domination of nature- Voting aff is the ethical rejection of Anthropocentism
Johns 98David M. Adjunct Assistant Professor of Political Science Portland State Univ. B.S. Political Science and Anthropology 1976, Portland State University; M.A. Political Science 1978, J.D. Law, 1980, Columbia University.The Relevance of Deep Ecology to the Third World (1990) Some Preliminary Comments in The great new wilderness debate By J. Baird Callicott, Michael P. Nelson ct Page/s 257Anthropocentrism is THE Foundational Hierarchy that structures all others—Only voting aff will be able to solve for the Endlessly Repeats the Oppression of the Status Quo.- Mark this Card Dont fall asleep
Best 07, Chair of Philosophy at UT-EP, 2007 JCAS 5.2 Steven Best
 Extinction Inevitable- Only by rejecting anthropocenism can we solve
Dalile 12 Boushra Dalile animal rights activist blogger, has a masters psychology. http://www.academia.edu/1476524/Environmental_Ethics_Between_Anthropocentrism_and_EcocentrismEthics that justifies violence against animals is the same that justifies all forms of violence- legislative action is the only way to solve this problem 

Andrew Linzey, Ethicist and Professor of Theology at Oxford University, 2002, “The ethical case against fur farming: a statement by an international group of academics, including ethicists, philosophers, and theologians”, http://www.infurmation.com/pdf/linzey02.pdfLocal Activism can spark legislative change- Kucinich 5

Kucinich, Representative, U.S. Congress, CNN LARRY KING LIVE Transcript, “Dogs and Cats Abused for Their Fur”, December 11, 2005, http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0512/11/lkl.01.htmlThis debate space creates a spillover of ecocentrism- Mosquin and Rowe 2004

 (Environmental ethics and scientists (both=Ph.D.)) (Ted and J. Stan, A manifesto for earth, Biodiversity 5(1), Jan/March 2001, accessed from http://www.ecospherics.net/pages/earthmanifesto.html accessed on jan 18, 2010Voting aff can politicize the environment and to promote a non-anthropocentric ethic 

Sapontzis, 95 (S. F. Sapontzis Professor are California State University, Hayward, Longbeach. Deputy editor of Between the Species: A Journal of Ethics. “The Nature of the Value of Nature” 1995 http://ejap.louisiana.edu/EJAP/1995.spring/sapontzis.1995.spring.html)

Tournament: UT-D | Round: 5 | Opponent: UNI SS | Judge: Alexa Bonnet
September 11th marked a turning point from an international relations perspective. It represented the start of the unprecedented war against an unspecified other during the so called war on terror.  It led to a war in both Iraq and Afghanistan.  The unprecedented level of securitization with policies of targeted killings,  entering hostilities,  and offensive cyber operations.  These outcomes of the War on Terror have been widely documented, discussed, and analyzed.  What has been given far less attention is the dramatic impact it has had on the individual psyche.

In fact the government has presented an evil, a threat that must be dealt with. Our individual response has been to ignore our personal responsibility in the enemy creation process because we ignore that we are the government and the government is us.

Thich Nhat Hanh, Zen Master, poet, Founder of the Engaged Buddhist movement. Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Martin Luther King Jr. Mindful Politics; edited by Melvin McLeod. 2006 p. 39-41And, the analogy of a piece of paper proves the concept of interdependency  to be true and prove we really are the government and the government is us

David Loy, prof on the Faculty of International Studies at Bunkyo University, Japan. Student of Zen for over twenty years and is a qualified Zen Teacher. Lack and Transcendence; The Problem of Death and Life in Psychotherapy, Existentialism , and Buddhism.1996 P. 90-91
 But yet we still have celebrated the start of the wars.  We reelected Presidents who pushed desperately to attack our enemies and kill them with impunity.  We watched on television as our soldiers marched on Baghdad and fought in the hills of Afghanistan. We yearned for the day that the perpetrators of September 11th and those affiliated with evil would face their death.

One of those days came with the killing of Osama Bin Laden. With the announcement we danced in the streets, waving the American flag and singing God Bless America. Despite this triumphant victory against the so called evil other the unprecedented use of executive authority has not lessened.  Our excitement has turned to apathy and blind acceptance.   Most people cannot name another person other than Osama Bin Laden who has been killed by our targeted assassinations  but we accept it because it gives our lives a sense of purpose to align with the good against the evil
 
The Buddhist concept of the ego “I” self explains why the war on terror has been so agreeable. The ego “I” self simply means how do you define and see yourself in the world. The War on Terror gives a person a clear definable evil which is a precondition to define oneself as good. As long as the ego “I” self is pereceived as a static independent entity it ensures suffering that prevents liberation and ensures constant state of war. 
 
This is explained by a very long but unbelievably good piece of evidence from Professor of Ethics at Xavier University,  David Loy
David Loy, Besl Professor of Ethics/ Religion and Society at Xavier University and a Zen Teacher in the linage of Koun Yamada. Money, Sex, War, Karma; Notes for a Buddhist Revolution. 2008 p. 127-138 Our affirmative is about an individual method of resistance to the psychological situation that we find ourselves in that results in either a celebration of, or a blind acceptance to,  the war on terror.
  
To be clear, our affirmative is not about the geopolitical ramifications of presidential authority of the Obama Administration but rather the ramifications in each of us that has led to an acceptance of this policy.  The question is not why you should vote affirmative, but why you as individual would ever choose not to support our advocacy. More importantly, what motivates the decision to refuse to call for an end to the use of current presidential authority. 

First, the reason why we as individuals have chosen to support the war on terror is the good versus evil ego creation. The Good-versus-evil ego creation has led to an environment of non-stop aggression where violence is reciprocated and will never allow us to feel safe enough.  

 Chogyam Trungpa, meditation master, scholar, artist, and founded Naropa University in Boulder Colorado, Shambhala Training and Vajradhatu, an international association of meditation centers. The Sanity We Are Born With; A Buddhist Approach to Pscyhology. 2005 p. 123-125Second, Voting aff is to affirm a basic openess and trust about the world - to focus on the past events that has caused the world we live in now, or the future is irrelevant we should only focus on the current behavior patterns-- this is the basis of a buddhist transition
 
Chogyam Trungpa, meditation master, scholar, artist, and founded Naropa University in Boulder Colorado, Shambhala Training and Vajradhatu, an international association of meditation centers. The Sanity We Are Born With; A Buddhist Approach to Pscyhology. 2005 p. 146-148Third, To embrace the basic goodness is to be open to the impermanence of our lives-- it is to be open to the constant changes that occur to how we define our  ego “I” selves – this process ensures we are able to die without regrets

Thubten Chodron, studied and practiced Buddhism in India and Nepal since 1975and resident teacher at Dharma Friendship Foundation in Seattle. Buddhism for Beginners 2001 p. 40-1Fourth, This ability to die happy is a removal of the typical belief in the mastery of the world around us – this means we abandon the notion that if we kill enough terrorist we will be secure, our lives long and our lives prosperous – instead the affirmative embraces liberation that realizes how we die is infinitely more important than whether or not it will be nuclear
 
Ken Jones, lifelong activist and a Zen practitioner for over 30 years and founding member of the UK Network of Engaged Buddhist. The New Social Face of Buddhism; a Call to action. 2003 p 39-41  Fifth,  Individual ontological change comes first. The Ego-I self seeks to destroy what causes our discomfort, like terrorist not receiving their due “due justice” and death. However, applying the due justice to terrorist will never make us feel secure enough which ensures an endless cycle of violence and aggression. This is why a focus on the individual must come first.
 
Ken Jones, lifelong activist and a Zen practitioner for over 30 years and founding member of the UK Network of Engaged Buddhist. The New Social Face of Buddhism; a Call to action. 2003 p 71-73There is no impact – their predictions are incorrect—the world is too complex to understand – its empirically proven
 
Kurt Spellmeyer, award-winning teacher and scholar in the English department at Rutgers University and authorized to teach Zen by Kangan Glenn Webb. Buddha at the Apocalypse; Awakening From a Culture of Destruction. 2010 p.  109-116We are in the direction of the kritik – The buddhist oreintation promotes diversity –  by engaging difference nondualsitically, being in the moment and engaging in infinite play ensures true diversity 

Peter D. Hershock, Director of the Asian Studies Development Program at the East- West Center in Honolulu. Valuing Diversity; Buddhist Reflection on Realizing a More Equitable Global Future. 2012 p. 257-264