Indurti,+Akhil


 * TLDR**
 * 1) Substance over procedurals.
 * 2) Logic over evidence.
 * 3) Quality over quantity.


 * DETAIL**

**I occasionally judge for**: VHSL **Topic Familiarity**: Lots. I’ve studied, argued, and participated in a large number of surveillance-related discussions. **ROL**: I can handle speed. Just don’t spew. Be clear on tags.


 * Ideal 2NR strategies ranked **
 * 1) Case + DA
 * 2) DA + CP (net benefits)
 * 3) Impact Turning all advantages (good impact debates are awesome)
 * 4) Topic K generic


 * Non-voters **
 * K FW that change the decision from yes/no policy - no chance
 * Theory — I think theory blocks ruin debate. If you can prove in-round abuse, I might think about it.
 * FW - They reduce the clash on the topic, and make the debate dictatorial. Neg FW makes sense if the AFF’s abusive, in which case you probably don’t need to run it.

**Views about Topicality on this topic**: Let’s just say I’m not going to vote on possessives, adjectives, or descriptors. Besides proven abuse, I’ll most likely vote on T if it’s on “domestic” or “surveillance”.

**Counterplans**: The more strategic the better. It’s disappointing to see a PIC get dropped, but I generally like CP’s.

**Kritiks**: I used to love running outlandish K’s, but I’d rather see you debate Security well than Heidegger poorly. **Authors & Lit I think are relevant this year**:
 * Foucault
 * Reductionism vs. Coherentism
 * Human Dignity/Technology (Warren & Brandeis)
 * Capitalism
 * Data (Caulfield & Brownsword)
 * Desensitization

**View on evidence vs. logic scale**: I err slightly more on logic, but empirical evidence is very important for this topic, e.g: # number of collections by PRISM, extent of Tempora, etc.

**Resolving things**:
 * If there’s a K AFF against a procedural, I’m more likely to vote for the K AFF if the procedural doesn’t prove enough abuse.
 * If it’s Varsity/Open, I’m not going to spend extra work unwinding contradictions. If you don’t point out a dropped arg, don’t do analysis on the voting issue (impacts), or don’t mention a turn, I won’t count them.

**Speaker points**: Unless you blow me away like Jon Stewart or the POTUS, you can expect 29 as a max, and every awkward pause, unexplained voter, or unclear spew is -1. I don’t generally go below 20, so you essentially have 9 chances to not mess up.