Supreme Court fiat

Supreme Court fiat refers to mandating the actions of the Supreme Court in the Affirmative plan. Due to the potential for abuse, Supreme Court fiat generates regular controversy in-round.

Fiating constitutionality
The most controversial form of Supreme Court fiat arises when an Affirmative case would likely violate the Constitution, so the Affirmative team fiats that the Supreme Court will uphold their plan as constitutional. Proponents of this argument argue that the Supreme Court is part of the Federal Government, and is therefore just as legitimate an actor as Congress, and that the Supreme Court's actions can be considered a topical reform of policy. Opponents argue that fiating the Supreme Court is a cop-out that unfairly lets the Affirmative dodge the issue of constitutionality, and that the Supreme Court is not a legislative/policy-making entity and therefore should not be a valid actor (especially when the resolution specifies reforming a "policy".)