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File Name | S22-Policy-NCFCA-26-NEG-Vouchers.docx |
File Size | 203.52 KB |
Date added | November 29, 2021 |
Category | Policy (NCFCA) |
Author | Vance Trefethen |
Resolved: The United States Federal Government should significantly reform its policies regarding convicted prisoners under federal jurisdiction
Case Summary: The AFF plan offers federal convicts the right to choose which prison they will serve their sentence in. It’s based on the concept of “school vouchers,” where parents are given a (literal or figurative) coupon (voucher) for X dollars funded by taxpayers that they can then use for any school they choose, public or private. This replaces forcing children to go to public schools as they are automatically assigned and allows poor students to afford private schools. The theory is that schools would compete for students and improve their programs to attract them. Likewise, prison vouchers in theory would motivate prisons to reform themselves or find themselves empty and the staff laid off, presumably, when no one shows up.
Key to this case are the arguments of renowned legal scholar Alexander “Sasha” Volokh. He is the big advocate for them, at least in theory. However, his law review article explaining them has a big disclaimer in it. He admits that there are also very good arguments against them, and that he personally does not advocate that the advantages of prison vouchers would outweigh the disadvantages. He says it needs more study and debate. This means both the Affirmative and Negative could ethically and honestly quote Volokh as an advocate or a critic of prison vouchers without violating any rules of TP evidence usage and author’s intent.