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There is a new address for TVFL. It is http://trivalleysite.sythasite.com
The old website has been removed.
Congratulations to Vivek, Jonathan and Michael for a great job at the tournament. In LD, Jonathan and Michael broke into octos. In OO, Vivek finished 4th for the whole tournament. NOT BAD considering it was his FIRST TOURNAMENT EVER!!!!! Jonathan finished 10th in the whole tournament and Michael finished 2nd. It was a great job!!!!!!
TUESDAY NOV. 4....ENTRIES MUST BE POSTED.
CONTACT JONATHAN HADERLEIN FOR ENTRY.
Where: Hart High School
Address: 24825 N. Newhall Ave.
Newhall, CA 91321
(661) 259-7575
Schedule
8:00- 8:30 AM Registration in the Library
8:30 - 9:00 AM PO meeting in cafeteria
8:30 - 9:00 A.M. Judges Instructions
9:00-11:00 AM Round 1
11:30-1:00 PM Round 2
1:30-3:00 PM Round 3
4:00 PM Awards in the Cafeteria
Food will be sold between rounds. There will be some extra time between rounds two and three to grab some lunch, but food will be sold all day in our cafeteria. Please patronize our food sales. Do NOT leave campus.
Directions to Hart High School: Take the 5 North to the 14. Go north on the 14 to the San Fernando exit (first exit). Turn right off the exit onto San Fernando Rd. Continue on San Fernando to Newhall Ave and turn left. Follow Newhall through the light (Lyons Ave.) and the school will be on your left. Park in the first parking lot you come to, which is the parking lot closest to the tab room. You can also go a little further down Newhall to the next parking lot near the auditorium.
Entries: You must indicate whether your entry is a novice (1st or 2nd congress), junior varsity (3rd or 4th congress), or varsity (5th congress or more) entry. Varsity entries should expect to PO one round.
Fees: $8 per congress entry and checks should be made out to Tri-Valley Forensic League.
Judges: Each school is obligated to provide one qualified judge per every 12 entries or fraction thereof.
Entry Deadline: Tuesday, November 4, 2008 (Election Day): You need to email your entries to jrobin9812@sbcglobal.net by 10pm. Drops will be allowed by 7pm Wednesday with no penalty.
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TVFL Fall Congress Bills
November 8, 2008
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I) state Topic Area 4: War on Terror
A bill to provide for the safe redeployment of United States troops from Iraq.
Co-sponsors: Chaminade/Monroe (Rajan/Graber)
Be it enacted by the Student Congress here assembled,
A) The President shall promptly transition the mission of United States forces in Iraq to the commencement of safe, phased redeployment from Iraq; such redeployment shall be carried out in a manner that protects the safety and security of the United States Armed Forces.
B) Effective in 180 days, funding in Iraq will be limited to the following: conducting targeted military strikes against al Qaeda and its affiliates; providing security for U.S. personnel and infrastructure; training members of the Iraqi Security Forces who have not been involved in sectarian violence or in attacks upon U. S. Armed Forces, and continuing to redeploy U.S. troops from Iraq.
II) state Topic Area 4: Human Rights
A resolution to secure the federal voting rights of persons who have been released from prison.
Whereas the right to vote is the most basic constitutional act of citizenship; and
Whereas laws governing the restoration of voting rights after a felony conviction are unequal throughout the country; and
Whereas this leads to an unfair disparity and unequal participation in federal elections based solely on where a person lives; and
Whereas state disenfranchisement laws disproportionately impact racial ethnic minorities; and
Whereas regaining the right to vote helps to rehabilitate and reintegrate ex-offenders into society; and
Whereas disenfranchising ex-offenders who are living in the community serves no compelling State interest; and
Whereas state disenfranchisement laws suppress electoral participation among eligible voters and damage the integrity of the electoral process; and
Whereas the United States is the only Western democracy that permits the permanent denial of voting rights to individuals with felony convictions;
Be it resolved by the Student Congress here assembled,
The right of an individual who is a citizen of the United States to vote in any election for Federal office shall not be denied or abridged because that individual has been convicted of a criminal offense unless such individual is serving a felony sentence in a correctional institution at the time of the election.
III) state Topic Area 2: Energy Policy: Oil Drilling
A Resolution to Protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Author: Camille Saucier, Taft H.S.
Whereas oil interests are lobbying to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR),
Whereas ANWR comprises 19,800,000 acres of the north Alaskan coast,
Whereas the northern coastal plain of ANWR, the proposed area for drilling, contains a vital ecosystem with many endangered species,
Whereas if the oil companies can drill in ANWR, this would enable oil companies to use ANWR as a precedent to drill in other protected areas,
Be it resolved by the Student Congress here assembled that the Artic National Wildlife Refuge be protected from oil interests.
IV) state Topic Area 2: Energy Policy: Gasoline Prices/Alternative Energy
The National Energy Emergency Act
A bill to provide gas price relief and hold oil companies accountable for price gouging and profiteering.
This Student Congress finds that:
Excessive prices for petroleum products have created severe economic hardships, including the loss of jobs, business failures, and price increases throughout the economy; and
Those hardships jeopardize the normal flow of commerce and constitute a national energy and economic crisis that is a threat to the public health, safety, and welfare of the United States; and
Affordable supplies of crude oil and refined crude oil products such as gasoline, diesel fuel, heating oil, and jet fuel are vital to the economic and national security of the United States; and
The price of crude oil and refined crude oil products have skyrocketed to record levels; and
Record prices for petroleum products are hurting millions of consumers, workers, and businesses of the United States, and threaten long-term damage to the economy and security of the United States; therefore
Be it enacted by the Student Congress here assembled, to
Deny oil companies a tax deduction for income attributable to the production of petroleum products;
Impose a windfall profits tax on oil companies;
Establish an Energy Trust Fund funded by revenues raised by the tax provisions of this Act to reduce U.S. dependence on petroleum energy sources (distributions of amounts to be made available through separate acts of appropriation);
Authorize the President to declare a National Energy Emergency if the well-being of U.S. citizens is at risk because of a shortage of affordable supplies of crude oil, gasoline, or petroleum products. Under such declaration, it shall be unlawful for oil companies to sell petroleum products at unconscionably excessive prices.
Grant the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) the authority to enforce this Act and impose criminal penalties for violations.
V) state Topic Area 6: California Issues
A Resolution Concerning the Expansion of Medi-Cal to Include Emergency Services for Illegal Immigrants
Sponsor: West Ranch High School
Whereas illegal immigrants are precluded from receiving legal medical benefits from the state, and
Whereas illegal immigrants requiring medical attention seek said medical attention through hospital emergency rooms, which are legally mandated to provide such treatment, and
Whereas the unfunded medical treatment of illegal immigrants causes an undue burden on emergency rooms and has resulted in the closure of many such emergency rooms, and
Whereas such closures place the entire health infrastructure at risk,
Be it resolved by the Student Congress here assembled that:
Congress should expand Medi-Cal to provide for the emergency treatment of illegal immigrants, so that hospital emergency rooms can be compensated for the treatment of such patients.
VI) state Topic Area 6: California Issues
A Bill to Control Billboard Blight
This Student Congress finds that:
Polls reveal that most people see billboards as ugly, intrusive, and uninformative; a recent Texas A&M University study has determined that billboard sprawl contributes to commuter stress.
A Baltimore study in the 1990s revealed that three out of four billboards were located in the city's minority neighborhoods. Of those billboards, 75 percent advertised alcohol and tobacco. Other studies in Chicago, Detroit, Louisville, Atlanta, and elsewhere reveal similar trends. Alcohol and tobacco advertisers are leading users of billboards according to the most recent Advertising Age figures.
Oakland and San Diego have already passed ordinances prohibiting billboard advertising of alcohol in residential areas and near schools; the courts have found these ordinances constitutional.
Four states have billboard bans in place: Hawaii, Vermont, Maine and Alaska; the nationwide total of cities and communities prohibiting the construction of new billboards is at least 1500 to date.
Billboards are a safety hazard: they are designed to distract motorists' attention from the road. In 1987, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit declared that: "No empirical studies are necessary for reasonable people to conclude that billboards pose a traffic hazard, since by their very nature they are designed to distract drivers and their passengers from maintaining their view of the road."
Advances in display technology have expanded the deployment of high resolution and dynamic imaging. The introduction of digital technology to billboards, where static displays of advertising have heretofore been the norm, raises questions on the effects that electronic billboards may have on drivers' attention. Therefore
Be it enacted by the Student Congress here assembled,
To place a statewide moratorium on all new billboard construction, and to
Halt the conversion of existing billboards to digital/electronic format, and to
Reclaim the scenic landscape along our highways by requiring billboard companies to permanently remove 25% of their existing signage.
Good news! The long awaited tshirts sweatshirts and other random things with our logo printed on them are ready for you to order! You can either order yours separately or at the meeting tomorrow. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO ORDER AT THE MEETING, WE WILL TAKE NO IOUs OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE! YOU MUST PAY IN ADVANCE!
Pricing is on the site for all items. Please show your support and wear NOHO couture!
Click here to order yourself or to go to our cafepress page!
go to http://welcome.to/tvfl This is the website for the Tri-Valley Forensic League. Click on calendar & a schedule of TVFL tournaments will come up. Go to tournament you wish & click on debate or ie on that line & schedule with driving directions & timetable wll appear. A great resource for interested members & their parents. Also, the CHSSA rules & checklists for marking your scripts or speeches for the State Qualifier are listed at bottom of home page below CALENDAR. http//nflonline.org is the website for the National Forensic League (NFL) & has all kinds of information including ROSTRUM articles on events & general news.
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