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Round 2 CFL vs. Emporia XB1acIntro“If you look at the Earth without architecture, it's sometimes a little bit unpleasant. So there is this basic human need to do shelter in the broadest sense of the word, whether it's a movie theater or a simple log cabin in the mountains. This is the core of architecture: To provide a space for human beings.” – This quote from Pritzker Prize winning Swiss architect Peter Zumthor offers a glimpse into the necessity of space for human survivalBecause I agree with Peter Zumthor’s position that shelter is a necessity I affirm the following; Resolved: The United States ought to guarantee the right to housing.DefinitionsI will begin my speech by defining a few terms in the resolution to clarify what exactly I am defendingFirst, Dictionary.com defines the word “guarantee” as, “a promise or assurance, especially one in writing, that something is of specified quality, content, benefit, etc., or that it will perform satisfactorily for a given length of time”Second, The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty defines “right to housing” in their 2004 report saying the followingNational Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty, 2004, (NATIONAL LAW CENTER ON HOMELESSNESS & POVERTY, “Homelessness in the United States and the Human Right To Housing,” http://www.mplp.org/Resources/mplpresource.2006-06-13.0349156065/file0)//natmart As defined in human rights law, the right to housing does not require nations to immediately ensure that the right is fulfilled; rather, it imposes an obligation on countries to • “Progressively” realize the right. This means that continuous progress be made to ensure that everyone has adequate housing – whether through private initiatives, government incentives, or direct government intervention. • It also means, however, that governments shall not deprive people of the right to adequate housing that they already enjoy, and that they prevent private actors from violating the housing rights of others. This obligation includes not decreasing enjoyment of the right through retrogressive measures This means that I am not affirming the notion that the government should buy everyone houses—that would be absurd—Rather, I am proposing that the government should ensure that private corporations do not discriminate who may buy property based on things like race, gender, sexuality, or any other traitValueMy value for this debate will be that of Human rights, defined by the Stanford encyclopedia of philosophy as “norms that help to protect all people everywhere from severe political, legal, and social abuses”Download 36.72 Kb. Share with your friends:
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