At the very top of the things-to-do list is finalizing the Modest Novice. I've already said what I want to say over on the Modest Novice site, so I'll just cross-post.
http://www.modestnovice.org/2009/03/17/possible-wordings/(I'm sure we'll return to news and views and general bologna soon enough here. I've lately come to realize that whenever I say something that is, shall we say, less than glowing about persons who remain anonymous, 95% of the VCA thinks I'm talking about them. How
vanevain! Still, I would hate to keep you from your general albeit misguided rankles, so bear with me a little bit, and we'll tell you everything you need to know about you-know-who, whatchamacallit and you yourself—you bloody vile spalpeen—soon enough.)
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I *still* think this is way too much of an easy Aff. Of course civil disobedience is a good tool for achieving justice, or fighting for it, or what=have-you. This is just not much of a burden. And I still think that my suggestion of dropping the term entirely, and going for something like "following the law v. following your conscience" is a far more interesting alternative, that would make for much more balanced debates, with fewer mentions of Rosa Parks and Gandhi.
Leave in a democracy. Opens up neg ground to argue alternative legal channels should solve, meaning a risk of (their offense) warrants a negative vote.
In the US opens it up to specific and probably empirical examples - antithetical to what you want novices to be learning. LD is about theoretical debate, not necessarily "here's an HR violation, it didn't get solved for, lets do CD".
And "today" seems a bit of a pain as well.
I think there are theoretical introductions to the social contract, talking about maintaining societal order, etc etc opened for the neg. They simply cannot allow it to come down to them v Rosa Parks - that's a loss. But saying that Rosa Parks' goals could have been achieved better/faster/stronger in another manner (or that CD slowed them in general) is definitely a viable option.
Change "fight for justice" to "in achieving justice".
As for "the best tool" versus appropriate, its pretty hard on the aff to prove categorically there is NO POSSIBLE WAY EVER to achieve it 1% better.
"Appropriate" left for very balanced debates when it was argued, and I think is overall the best wording choice there.
Oh and also,
"How vane"
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