Resolutions/Events
March/April 2010
Resolved: In the United States, the principle of jury nullification is a just check on government.
Metro Finals: March 5-6
January/February 2010
Resolved: Economic sanctions ought not be used to achieve foreign policy objectives.
WACFL 4: January 16, Lake Braddock
Columbia: January 22-24
WACFL 5: January 30, Chantilly
Penn: February 13-14
November/December 2009
Resolved: Public health concerns justify compulsory immunizations.
WACFL 2: November 14: King George
WACFL 3: December 12: Westfield
September/October 2009
Resolved: Public high school students in the United States ought not be required to pass standardized exit exams to graduate.
Wake Forest: September 11-13
WACFL 1: October 3: Walt Whitman
Past Resolutions
Resolved: Military conscription is unjust. (NFL Nationals 2009)
Resolved: When in conflict, the preservation of minority cultural values ought to be valued above the preservation of a unified national culture. (NCFL Nationals 2009)
Resolved: Vigilantism is justified when the government has failed to enforce the law. (March/April 2009)
Resolved: The United States ought to submit to the jurisdiction of an international court designed to prosecute crimes against humanity. (January/February 2009)
Resolved: In a democratic society, felons ought to retain the right to vote. (November/December 2008)
Resolved: It is morally permissible to kill one innocent person to save the lives of more innocent people. (September/October 2008)
Resolved: Limiting economic inequality ought to be a more important social goal than maximizing economic freedom. (NFL Nationals 2008)
Resolved: That secondary education in America should value the fine arts over athletics. (NCFL Nationals 2008)
Resolved: Hate crime enhancements are unjust in the United States. (Mar.-Apr. 2008)
Resolved: It is just for the United States to use military force to prevent the acquisition of nuclear weapons by nations that pose a military threat. (Jan.-Feb. 2008)
Resolved: In the United States, plea bargaining in exchange for testimony is unjust. (Nov.-Dec. 2007)
Resolved: A just society ought not use the death penalty as a form of punishment. (Sept.-Oct. 2007)
Resolved: On balance, violent revolution is a just response to political oppression. (NFL Nationals 2007)
Resolved: Judicial activism is unjust in a democracy. (NCFL Nationals 2007)
Resolved: The United Nations' obligation to protect global human rights ought to be valued above its obligation to respect national sovereignty. (Mar.-Apr. 2007)
Resolved: The actions of corporations ought to be held to the same moral standards as the actions of individuals. (Jan.-Feb. 2007)
Resolved: A victim’s deliberate use of deadly force is a just response to repeated domestic violence. (Nov.-Dec. 2006)
Resolved: A just government should provide health care to its citizens. (Sept.-Oct. 2006)
Resolved: In matters of collecting military intelligence, the ends justify the means. (NFL Nationals 2006)
Resolved: When in conflict, an individual's freedom of speech should be valued over a community's moral standards. (NCFL Nationals 2006)
Resolved: Juveniles charged with violent crimes should be tried and punished as adults. (Mar.-Apr. 2006)
Resolved: The use of the state’s power of eminent domain to promote private enterprise is unjust. (Jan.-Feb. 2006)
Resolved: Judicial activism is necessary to protect the rights of American citizens. (Nov.-Dec. 2005)
Resolved: In matters of U. S. immigration policy, restrictions on the rights of non-citizens are consistent with democratic ideals. (Sept.-Oct. 2005)