**Curtail
1nc Curtail = Reduction
Interpretation—curtail means to reduce in quantity
Oxford Dictionaries 15
“curtail”, http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/curtail
Definition of curtail in English: verb [WITH OBJECT] 1Reduce in extent or quantity;
restriction on: civil liberties were further curtailed
impose a
Violation—the affirmative does not mandate a reduction in
domestic surveillance
Reasons to prefer—
a) Limits—our interpretation limits the affirmative’s
mechanism to a direct reduction of domestic surveillance
versus mechanisms that merely impose restrictions on
surveillance
b) Ground—reductions in domestic surveillance are key to
core disadvantage ground like the terrorism disad
Voting issue for competitive equity
2nc Definition Ext.
Curtail means to reduce
MacMillan Dictionary 15
‘curtail’, http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/american/curtail
curtail VERB [TRANSITIVE] FORMAL to reduce or limit something, especially something good
2nc Violation Ext.
Regulation moots the curtailment—curtailment requires a net
reduction from the status quo
Howell 14 - US District Court Judge
Beryl, HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES, et al., Plaintiffs, v. SALLY JEWELL, Secretary of the Interior, et
al.,1 Defendants, v. STATE OF WISCONSIN, et al. Intervenor-Defendants. 1 Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure
25(d), Sally Jewell, Secretary of the Interior, is automatically substituted for her predecessor in office. Civil Action No. 13186 (BAH) UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 175846
December 19, 2014, Decided December 19, 2014, Filed
Moreover, by defining "significant portion of a species' range" in the final rule as referring only to a
species' "current range," the FWS explicitly contradicts the conclusions by courts finding that "range" must
include the "historical range" and the ESA's legislative history. LEG. HIST. at 742 (H. Rep. 95-1625, from Committee on
Merchant Marine and Fisheries, regarding ESAA) ("The term 'range' [in the ESA] is used in the general sense, and refers
to the historical range of the species."); Defenders of Wildlife, 258 F.3d at 1145. It also
renders meaningless
the word "curtailment" in 16 U.S.C. § 1533(a)(1)(A), since it is impossible [*162] to
determine the "present . . . curtailment of [a species'] habitat or range" without knowing what
the species' historical range was prior to being curtailed.
2nc Secure Data Act Violation
Secure Data Act does not mandate a reduction in surveillance
Newman 14 – staff writer at Slate
Lily Hay, Senator Proposes Bill to Prohibit Government-Mandated Backdoors in Smartphones, 12/5/14,
http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2014/12/05/senator_wyden_proposes_secure_data_act_to_keep_governme
nt_agencies_from.html
Bills aimed at curtailing surveillance have failed to pass in the Senate this month (also
most of the time), and the Secure Data Act will probably face the same uphill battle. As Ars
Technica points out, an amendment similar to the Secure Data Act passed the House in June, but never became a bill. It's
worth noting, though, that the Secure Data Act doesn't actually prohibit backdoors —
it just prohibits agencies from mandating them. There are a lot of other types of pressure
government groups could still use to influence the creation of backdoors, even if they couldn't
flat-out demand them.