Ocean Policy

TOPIC LECTURE
Rich Edwards, Baylor University
Resolved: That the United States federal government should establish an ocean policy substantially increasing protection of marine natural resources.
WORDING COMMITTEE
Chair: Susan McLain of Glencoe High School, in Hillsboro, Oregon;
William J. Murray of Mechanicsburg Area School District in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania;
Bob Ihrig of Mankato West High School, in Mankato, Minnesota;
Terri Robinson of Fort Wayne, Indiana; Sandy Patrick of Cheyenne East High School in Cheyenne, Wyoming;
David Glass of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, in Tarrytown, New York; and
Christy Spruell, of Calallen High School, in Corpus Christi, Texas.
The committee selected ocean policy, rights of children, federal elections, federal public lands and international trade
In the second vote, ocean policy was preferred over the rights of children topic by a substantial margin.

THE TOPIC PARAGRAPH: OCEAN POLICY
The ocean contributes in many ways to human exi...