Do you believe the Democratic Party should take the lead in curtailing the surveillance state?

[Douglas Carpenter]

Definition of CURTAIL


: to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part <curtail the power of the executive branch> <curtail inflation>

— cur·tail·er noun


Examples of CURTAIL

The new laws are an effort to curtail illegal drug use.
School activities are being curtailed due to a lack of funds.


Origin of CURTAIL

by folk etymology from earlier curtal to dock an animal's tail, from curtal, noun, animal with a docked tail, from Middle French courtault — more at curtal
First Known Use: 1580


Related to CURTAIL

Synonyms: abbreviate, abridge, shorten, cut back, dock, elide, syncopate, truncate

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13 votes, 1 pass | Time left: Unlimited
	1. NO! That could make the Democratic Party soft on terroism and appear soft on terrorism thus causing a great deal of damage to our electability..
	0 (0%)
	2. NO! All this fuss about \"the surveillance state\" is a bunch of nonsense to weaken the Obama Administration and I don\'t want any part of it!
	1 (8%)
	3. Both 1 and 2
	0 (0%)
	4. YES! This ever increasing surveillance state is or will become a threat to our liberty if it is not signficantly curtailed.
	1 (8%)
	5. YES! It is already an issue whether we like it or not and it is not going away. If the Democratic Party does not make it an issue - someone else will - much to the Democratic Party\'s liability
	0 (0%)
	6. Both 4 and 5
	11 (85%)
	7. I Don\'t Always Drink Beer, But When I Do I Prefer Dos Equis ...
	0 (0%)
	1 DU member did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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