Toto, do you think there is such a place?
Palmer eloquently explains the LD situation, and why the activity is on its own trying to solve its problems. It need not be. His article is Why LD needs the NDCA
We've talked about this on TVFT, and I've certainly whined about the other organizations often enough. The thing about NCDA that truly sets it apart is that it is run by its membership. There will never be serious change in LD from NFL or TOC; the most earth-shattering thing NFL has done in (not terribly) recent memory was dictate that there is no presumption and that there are equal burdens in LD: a lot of good that did. And as CP says, TOC perhaps has the power to change things, since everyone and his monkey wants to be a TOC debater, but they judiciously withhold this power because it is only tangentially warranted by the importance of their tournament (and to be honest, if someone can name a more political and dubious operation than the TOC advisory committees, please sit next to me, because I really want to hear it). NDCA, on the other hand, by its nature can address serious concerns in the activity, and has proven so on the policy front.
The thing is, unless more schools recognize and join the NDCA, it won't happen. I can't imagine any serious LD program satisfied by NFL as the "strong central authority" CP claims the activity needs.
Read the article.
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