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We’ve come here today to provide an answer to the great question: to compete, or to cooperate? As
such, my philosophy is that competition is superior to cooperation as a means of achieving excellence.
Let’s start with definitions. I will define competition and cooperation from a common-man point of
view: how we use them in daily life.
Competition: The act of competing in order to achieve a goal.
Cooperation: The act of cooperating in order to achieve a goal.
Next is my Value, or rather anti-value. I value any system that is inherently non-tyrannical.
I’ll be explaining to you in 3 basic contentions why the philosophy of cooperation would subject human
beings to my anti-value, and how competition is the only solution. This requires a third definition:
Separation of Powers: The constitutional allocation of the legislative, executive, and judicial powers
among the three branches of government.
SOUTH DAKOTA DEPT. OF EDUCATION SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARDS GLOSSARY, no date,
doe.sd.gov/contentstandards/social/docs/SS_Glossery05-15-06.rtf (HEG)
Now let’s get into my contentions: I’ll show you in 2 steps why competition is superior to cooperation.
A. SOP provisions were devised by the framers to provide checks and balances to prevent
tyranny. Martin Redish 91
Martin Redish, Law Professor, Northwestern, 1991 (DUKE LAW JOURNAL, December, p. 453) (HEG)
However, we believe that the separation of powers provisions of the Constitution are tremendously important,
not merely because the Framers imposed them, but because the fears of creeping tyranny that underlie
them are at least as justified today as they were at the time the Framers established them. For as the old adage
goes, "even paranoids have enemies." It should not be debatable that, throughout history, the concept of
representative and accountable government has existed in a constant state of vulnerability.
In conclusion, the choice before you today is thus: to embrace the separation of powers, preventing
tyranny, via a competitive internal government, or to embrace the tyrannical implications inherent in
cooperation. The choice is clear. Thank you.