Surveillance Topic Resources — Consolidated List

Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially curtail its domestic surveillance.

The following essays constitute a complete article on the 2015-16 surveillance resolution.  Additional essays on specific arguments and other resources follow.

Topic Essay

Introduction
Topicality
Advantages
Plans/Cases
Disadvantages
Counterplans
Kritiks
Conclusion

Definitions

Surveillance
Domestic/Foreign

Specific Argument Essays

Business Records/Section 215 Meta Data Aff
Encryption Aff
Muslim Surveillance Aff
DNA Surveillance Aff
Drones
Immigration Surveillance Aff

Terrorism Disadvantage

Answering Terrorism

Race K

FILES

Advantages

Icon of Privacy Advantage Privacy Advantage — Subscribers Only (198.2 KiB)

Icon of Totalitarianism Advantage Totalitarianism Advantage — Subscribers Only (230.3 KiB)

Icon of Cybersecurity Impacts Cybersecurity Impacts — Subscribers Only (265.5 KiB)

Icon of Borders Kritik Borders Kritik — Subscribers Only (180.0 KiB)

Icon of Biopower Advantage Links Biopower Advantage Links — Subscribers Only (224.5 KiB)

Icon of Biopower Impacts Biopower Impacts — Subscribers Only (80.9 KiB)

Advantage Answers

Icon of Privacy Advantage Answers Privacy Advantage Answers — Subscribers Only (98.3 KiB)

Icon of Rights Advantage Answers Rights Advantage Answers — Subscribers Only (196.3 KiB)

Icon of Cyberwar Answers Cyberwar Answers — Subscribers Only (251.9 KiB)

Icon of Internet Freedom Answers Internet Freedom Answers — Subscribers Only (124.6 KiB)

Disadvantages & Answers

Icon of DA -- Terrorism Disadvantage DA — Terrorism Disadvantage — Subscribers Only (693.1 KiB)

Icon of Terrorism Answers Terrorism Answers — Subscribers Only (1.0 MiB)

Icon of Cybersecurity Impacts Cybersecurity Impacts — Subscribers Only (265.5 KiB)

Icon of Cyberwar Answers Cyberwar Answers — Subscribers Only (251.9 KiB)

Affirmative Cases

These Affirmative cases contain the core evidence for the specific case.  You will find additional evidence for advantage extensions and disadvantage answers in the files above.

Icon of Section 215 Metadata Aff Section 215 Metadata Aff — Subscribers Only (135.4 KiB)

Icon of Encryption Aff Encryption Aff — Subscribers Only (128.7 KiB)

Icon of Muslim Surveillance Affirmative Muslim Surveillance Affirmative — Subscribers Only (118.7 KiB)

Icon of DNA Surveillance Affirmative DNA Surveillance Affirmative — Subscribers Only (218.2 KiB)

Icon of Immigration Surveillance Affirmative Immigration Surveillance Affirmative — Subscribers Only (248.5 KiB)

Icon of Drones Affirmative Drones Affirmative — Subscribers Only (104.4 KiB)

Case Negs

These Affirmative cases contain the core evidence for the specific case.  You will find additional evidence for advantage answers and disadvantage links in the files above.

Icon of Section 215 Metadata Neg Section 215 Metadata Neg — Subscribers Only (212.9 KiB)

Icon of Encryption Neg 2 Encryption Neg 2 — Subscribers Only (173.2 KiB)

Icon of Muslim Surveillance Neg Muslim Surveillance Neg — Subscribers Only (153.4 KiB)

Icon of Drones Negative Drones Negative — Subscribers Only (176.8 KiB)

Kritiks

Icon of Racism K Racism K — Subscribers Only (186.9 KiB)

Icon of Biopower K 2015-16 Biopower K 2015-16 — Subscribers Only (220.7 KiB)

Icon of Critical Legal Studies Kritik Critical Legal Studies Kritik — Subscribers Only (246.7 KiB)

Kritik Answers

Icon of Biopower Answers Biopower Answers — Subscribers Only (248.6 KiB)

Icon of Critical Legal Studies Answers Critical Legal Studies Answers — Subscribers Only (299.2 KiB)

Surveillance Monitors

February-March

January 2015

November-December 2014

October 2014

April-August 2014

Bibliographies

General 

Biometric surveillance

Biopower and surveillance

Borders

DNA surveillance of arrestees

Drones

Immigration and surveillance

Racism and surveillance

Law reviews

Law reviews from Heine Online