ESA Regulations Removal Flow Matthew Hamilton, Eveready

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ESA Regulations Removal Flow

Teams running case:
Broadduss/Bruce

Harm 1: ESA Hurts Landowners

A) No development can occur on land confiscated under the ESA
Harm 2: ESA Hurts Species
A) Scorched Earth Policy
B) Shoot, Shovel, and Shut up
Mandate 1: Abolish Conflicting Treaties
Mandate 2: Abolish Fines and Jail Sentences
Mandate 3: Abolish Land Regulations
Advantage 1: Landowners Protected
Advantage 2: Landowners Will Help in Species Recovery
Cross-Examination:
-How many species listed under the ESA are on the verge of recovery?
-How many species actually die from the “shoot, shovel, and shut up” syndrome?
-What are the specific treaties your first mandate would be dealing with?
-Do you have any guarantee landowners will willingly participate in species recovery?(If they say
“Yes”, ask:)
-Are you aware of the act called Safe Harbor?(If they say “Yes”, ask:)
-How many landowners have signed on to that act?
Arguments:
Solvency: 2nd Harm – Affirmative is unable to bring up numbers on how many species are actually
killed by landowners because, as they say, “The Fish and Wildlife Service hasn't released that
information”. How does the FWS even know animals are being killed, due to the “shut up” part of the
“shoot , shovel, and shut up” syndrome. The Affirmative team doesn't even know what they're talking
about, due to the fact that they do not have any numbers. Therefore, they can't solve for a harm that
may not even exist.
Inherency: More Time & Money Distribution – It takes over 20 years for a single species to
recover, we just haven't waited long enough to reap the benefits of species recovery under the ESA.
DA: Biodiversity Decrease– Affirmative says under their first harm that development cannot occur
on land confiscated under the ESA, in order to protect endangered species. Enacting their plan and
removing these regulations would severely spike land development and result in the harming of
species.