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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Lucida Grande" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Lucida Grande;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;"><b>"Jenny Heidt" <<a href="mailto:jennyh@Westminster.Net">jennyh@Westminster.Net</a>> writes:</b></font></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Geneva" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Geneva;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">I agree with both of Maggie's suggestions but also think that students should be allowed to research in debates. 2 important examples re: why this should be the case:</font></span></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Geneva" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Geneva;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">1) A few years ago where there was some very surprising aff T evidence--a search during the debate revealed that it was fabricated.</font></span></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Geneva" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Geneva;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">2) A politics DA was read that had passed. The aff found one card saying "it passed." The judge did not know either way so that was critical and prevented what would have been a fairly dumb debate from occurring.</font></span></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Geneva" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Geneva;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">If a position is so bad that it can be beaten with a card or two found during prep time, why not?</font></span></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Geneva" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Geneva;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">Also, we have our files on email and a server. If someone forgot to download something, why couldn't they access it? </font></span></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Geneva" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Geneva;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">So, I think that the rule should exclude electronic communication between anyone besides the partner but not otherwise limit internet access. </font></span></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Geneva" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Geneva;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">Jenny</font></span></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Geneva" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Geneva;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;">I agree with both of Maggie's suggestions.</font></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Geneva" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Geneva;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;">I agree with Jenny that students should be allowed to research in debates, but coaches should not interfere in any way once a debate begins. I think electronic communication should be limited to a student and his/her partner, but internet access outside of that should not be limited. I would be fine with tournament directors, not the GFCA governing body, determining use of internet during rounds.</font></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Geneva" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Geneva;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;">Shunta</font></div>
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