History
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Misc
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When was AUMF originally passed?

9/15/01

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What does it mean that this is an "on balance" resolution?

that debaters need only tip the scale to their side to win, giving them room to acknowledge but outweigh their opponent’s arguments.

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How many current members of Congress voted for AUMF AND is this a Pro or a Con argument?

only a third of the sitting members of Congress today

voted for the 2001 authorization - Pro

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What is one way the US could have resisted ISIS in Iraq without direct military engagement AND is that argument Pro or Con?

 For instance, instead of bombing ISIS in Syria, the United States might hire Private Military Contractors or give munitions to the Iraqi Army. - Pro

200

Name seven countries the current AUMF has been used to support military campaigns in

 Afghanistan, the Philippines, Yemen, Djibouti, Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Iraq, and Somalia

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Currently how many proposals are there for different versions of the AUMF
six
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What concrete harm is John Bellinger  concerned about in a Pro world?

For example, as John Bellinger (former legal adviser to the State Department

and National Security Council under Bush) points out, there is a reasonable legal concern that

“if members of ISIS or of a new group today are detained and then challenge their detention as

not being authorized under the original authorization that they might have a very good

argument

200

What example does Urda give of a war in which  the American Army waged covert war abroad, toppled regimes, and funded insurgents AND is that argument Pro or Con

the Cold War - Pro
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When was a second AUMF authorized AND how was it different?

 October 11, 2002 - allowing the president “to

use the Armed Forces of the United States as he determines to be necessary and appropriate to

(1) defend the national security of the United States against the continuing threat posed by

Iraq; and (2) enforce all relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions regarding Iraq.” 

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What constitutional article outlines presidential power?

Article II
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What is the "snowball" argument and is it Pro or Con?

 Discussing with the Washington Diplomat, Bellinger has also argued that the

“snowballing stretch” of the 2001 AUMF has expanded to “cover more persons, groups and

even nations.14” This extensive coverage --and the details that make it up, from fallen soldiers

to unending conflicts-- could constitute the basis of a Pro argument

400
What was the issue Congress had when Obama used AUMF to use military force against ISIS?

 it was “criticized as an overbroad interpretation of the bill,” especially since ISIS did not even exist when the September 11 attacks took place4

                                  
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What does it mean for something to be normative?

whether something is morally good or not: "This topic requires debaters to examine how the AUMF affects US power-projection, as well as the normative question of if power projection is good"

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How many times did Obama use AUMF?
19
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