The 2019 MSPDP Championship topics included the following: 
Expand Social Security to provide an adequate retirement.
The US president should serve a single 6-year term.
Facial recognition technology does more harm than good.
Autonomous weapon systems do more good than harm.
Eliminate farm subsidies!
The First Amendment should not protect lying in campaigns and elections.

Topics for the 2020 SW Regional and National Championships will be announced in late-February 2020.