The MAD Mini 2012 Team Rankings and MAD Mini 2012 Individual Speaker Tab have just been released. Enjoy!

So with MAD Mini drawn to a close, its time for the debrief. While the tab is still to come, here is a list of all of the topics from the tournament for your reading pleasure:

Round 1: Social Round

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• That custody hearings should not take into account the biological origin of the child.
• That we should make pre-nuptial agreements a pre-requisite for all marriages.
• That we should use early childhood education to actively undermine traditional gender roles.

Round 2: Criminal Justice Round

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• That we should lower the standard of proof in sexual assault trials to be “on the balance of probability” (rather than “beyond reasonable doubt”).
• That we should repeal the statute of limitations.
• That we should make complete and total rehabilitation the only determinant of prisoner release dates.

Round 3: Rights Round

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• That the West should adopt a one-child policy.
• That human rights should be considered culturally relative.
• That we should allow all citizens, including the entirely healthy, to access assisted suicide.

Round 4: Military/Security Round

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• That countries should be able to prosecute foreign soldiers who commit crimes whilst serving in their jurisdiction.
• We should allow soldiers to sue the government for negligence.
• The ICC should consider the targeting of religious sites during conflict a crime against humanity.

Round 5: Gay Round

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• That Glee is good for the gay rights movement.
• That we would not allow those wrongly accused of being gay to sue for defamation.
• That we should allow the creation of GLBTIQ only schools.

Quarter Finals: Democracy Round

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• That true democracy would allow its citizens to vote for authoritarianism.
• That we should abolish term limits in established western democracies.
• Assuming intelligence could be perfectly measured: that we should make the power of your vote proportionate to your intelligence.

Semi Finals: Health Round

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• That doctors should be allowed to lie in order to create or augment a placebo-effect for their patients when no cure for their illness is available.
• That we should force treatment upon the mentally ill.
• That we should allow religious organisations to pay women who are considering abortion to carry their child to term.

Grand Final: Development Round

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• That dictators should NEVER be able to access development loans.
• That the United Nations should tax the profits of all natural resource sales worldwide.
• That post-war reconstruction contracts should be restricted to companies from countries which actively supported the war effort.

Tab coming soon is now here!

-That registration for MAD mini 2012 closes on the 3rd of February.

-That payment is due by the 30th, if you have registered.

-To make sure you have a correct team name submitted.

-To let me know if any of your details have changed, or if any of the information you submitted is now incorrect. You can reach me at  ajraws AT gmail DOT com or over facebook.

Can’t wait to see you all so very soon,
Cheers,

-Aj

Costs have been finalized at $50 for debaters and $30 for adjudicators.
We’ve also uploaded the socials details so check them out.

Most importantly:

REGISTER! Here.
You can even do it on your iPhone.

Time to start getting excited.
-MAD Mini org. comm.

Hello debaters,
MAD Mini Rego will be opening on the 10th at 1PM.
Mark it in your calendars and / or diaries. Write it on the back of your hand. Just jot it somewhere.

Don’t forget to find a partner, think of a funny team name (or not), and – especially – pray for decent weather.
Just return to the site between the 10th and the 3rd of Feb, fill in your details and BAM!, you’ll be registered.
Don’t forget to tell your friends.

We look forward to having you,
MAD mini organising committee.

Oh, Beavis. What would we do without you?
Anyway, this is what we don’t want to happen. Head over to the registration page and fill out the expression of interest form please. Ta!

xoxo Org Comm + Beavis

The Monash Association of Debaters is excited to announce the arrival of MAD Mini back onto the debating scene in 2012 for the third year running! For the second year in a row, we’ll be holding the tournament at the lovely Monash Caulfield campus and bringing you everything you’re expecting: Great fun, high quality debates (in at least ONE room), alcohol and perhaps the most rocking socials you’ve ever been to.

Those things are all to be expected though, so what’s new? Well, we have a brand new organising committee lead by the wonderful Stephen Moore. On top of that, we’ve made the call to drop replies from our debating style of choice. Of course Points of Information will still be included but we think replied were just an unnecessary hassle preventing new debaters from really getting on board.

At this stage we’re still uncertain of some details while we pan things out. As the minis progress and time goes on, we’ll know more and so will you. In the meantime, head over to the Tournament Info page and have a read. After that you may as well:

Attend the Event!
Follow us!

-MAD mini organising committee