First Class

Good to have you all back - some from writing, some from Junior Debate.  So basically we will do the same as last year, but with more focus on discussion. I won't push you as hard to do "Critical Responses," but I'd be happy to see you express your opinions in writing from time to time on your blogs.  What you take away from this class is up to you, now that you are sagacious Seniors.;)

Next class, our motion is as follows:

THB: Korea should allow presidential re-election.
 

I like this one. I hope you guys are able to come up with some historical examples for the sake of argument, and I think it's an interesting debate from both the Opp and Gov stand-point.  It never hurts to post some stuff on your blog to assist everyone in coming up with arguments. 

Opposition:  Rachel, Inseong, Changwoo
Government: Joowon, Youngil, Byungwoo

How we arrived at this motion:

Discussion about Ahn as a potential candidate in Korea, and Ron Paul as a potential candidate in America.  Since American politics has a huge impact on the world, we should definitely follow it a bit more closely.  Reading up on Ron Paul is a fun place to start, and we can put him in the same boat as Ahn Chulsoo for many reasons.  He's the most interesting candidate in this election, but probably won't get much support because he's simply a little bit "out there," positioned oddly as a Republican.  We watched the following videos: