States counterplan & federalism da

1. 2012 GMU Patriot Debate Institute States counterplan &federalism da

2. What is states cp? • Fiats the 50 states governments/Washington D.C./relevant territories to do plan action. • Variations • Do every parts of the aff. • Do something similar to the aff(advantage cp?) • Lopez CP/Devolution CP • Federal action that induces state action (Normal means for the Trust Funds/Tiger Program) • States Courts CP vs Courts affirmatives.

3. States/Local Gov’t and Transportation Policy • Expanded Federal roles--$52 millions annually for highway/mass transit—represents 45% of total investments • Constitutional Limits • Article 1, Section8—”To establish Post Offices and post-Roads” • Lobby groups/Representatives from Western region=>greater financial assistance. (Failed because of debts/federalism issues) • 1800’s=many states =>land grants • 1900’s=surface transportation funding increased, “Good Roads” movements (automobile ownerships) • Federal-Aid Road Act of 1916—carefully designed to avoid constitutional issues.

4. States/Local Gov’t and Transportation Policy • The Federal Highway Act of 1921—created a state-centered approach grant programs—avoid constitutional issues. (Voluntary) • Increased federal funding, but limited to some primary highways. • Interstate commerce/promotion of general welfare=eligibility issues.

5. States/Local Gov’t and Transportation Policy • Subsequent reauthorization-increased demand for federal investment (if one part falls, then the rest falls) • 1944—abandonment of constitutional constraints on program eligibility—expansion of federal power.

6. States/Local Gov’t and Transportation Policy • Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956—authorized the construction of National Interstate Highways. • Funding Mechanism—the Highway Trust Fund/Gasoline Tax • Expanded and solidified the federal government’s role

7. Devolution CP • Fiats elimination of all federal transportation responsibilities—shift it to the state. (Lopez?) Local governments implements the plan. • Terms: • Devolution: Shifting responsibilities to lower level of governments; decentralization • PPP: Public-Private Partnerships—a project that is funded through partnership between a government and a private company.

8. Negative Strategy • CP Solvency—Diverse solvency/tricks—many aff will rely on funding/networking arguments. • Net-benefits • Politics DA/Elections DA • Spending DA • Privatization DA • Federalism DA • Solvency Turns • Earmarks/Federal Investment Fails (Solvency Take-out)

9. Federalism DA • Balance between the states and federal power—the 10th amendment of the constitution • Transportation decentralization strategy key to overall spillover • CP generates uniqueness—injects federalism into the transportation/fiscal duties. • Impacts: FREEDOM!!!!!

10. A2:Permutation • Net-benefits—1% risk calculus • Crowd-out private investments • Takes out solvency • Mutually exclusive • CP alone solves better • “laboratory of democracy”=innovation/experimentation • Less magnification of solvency deficit

11. 2AC: Answering States CP • Solvency take-out=federal government’s traditional role—neg evidence is THEORETICAL! • Permutation • Reduce the risk of the net-benefit/Impact turn or internal link turn net benefits • Theory • Framing: solvency deficit outweighs net-benefit.

12. THEORY • Utopian fiat: 50 States never do stuff in uniform/Object fiat • Multi-actor fiat: More agents/unfair burden • No solvency advocate: not 50 states should do the same thing • Topic education: Hurts—federal government vs state, not the core of the topic.