SEHS
PICs GOOD
2NC/1NR AT: ``CONGRESSMEN WOULD COMPROMISE, BUT WE CAN'T.''



1.  CONGRESSMEN WOULDN'T NECESSARILY COMPROMISE.

There could be party bickering or any number of other reason for
Congressmen not to compromise on even very similar bills.  The net
benefits prove that there would be a basis for such disagreement.


2.  WE SHOULDN'T BE PUNISHED FOR THE STRUCTURE OF DEBATE.

Yes, the structure of debate makes the judge choose between the plan (or
perm) and the counterplan.  We are prepared to defend that the counterplan
is the best option.  We shouldn't lose just because the aff thinks there
might be some middle ground; they should have made that their plan to
start with.


3.  REAL WORLD MODELS ARE IRRELEVANT.

Allowing PICs is best for debate because it enhances preparation and makes
us consider the details of policy implementation more carefully.  If that
means deviation from a correspondence to the way things happen in the
Congress, that's OK; Student Congress is in the other building, after
all...


4.  THERE'S NO IMPACT TO THEIR ARGUMENT.

This is not a reason to reject the counterplan on theoretical grounds.  At most,
it's an argument in favor of an intrinsicness permutation, which is
abusive because it would allow the affirmative to advocate anything in the
2AC, effectively mooting the entire 1NC and making it impossible for the
neg to win.