Has our view of responsible congressional oversight changed so profoundly that we can no longer openly and candidly debate an issue of paramount American interest?
At the very least, they expect the bill to stimulate public debate on an issue that, until recently, had been almost entirely absent in the nation.
Early Day Motions allow MPs to call for a debate on an issue of interest to them, and colleagues can add their signatures as a sign of support.
Some MPs are complaining about the parties applying the whip in a backbench debate - although on an issue of this magnitude it doesn't seem to be entirely unreasonable.
The MP secured an adjournment debate on the issue, due to take place in Parliament later.
Public Health Minister Michael Matheson joined his fellow MSPs in praising Mr Robertson's "immensely powerful and courageous speech" and thanked him for using his member's debate to highlight such an important issue.
The Salford and Eccles MP Hazel Blears, who wrote to the university's vice chancellor asking him to remove what she called an "unfair rule" and secured an adjournment debate on the issue in Parliament, welcomed the review.
With polls showing strong public opposition to same-sex marriage, groups fighting Tuesday's ballot measures conceded from the beginning that theirs was an uphill fight -- but they embraced the silver lining that the ballot measures were at least an opportunity to debate the issue.
For instance, the size (or quantum) of pay is rightly an issue of public debate, but to assume that executives are solely aiming to maximise their total reward is a mistake.
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Jobs were also an issue in the debate after a government report released Friday said that U.S. employers added 96, 000 to their payrolls in September, while the unemployment rate stayed unchanged at 5.4 percent.
Meteorologist Lord (Julian) Hunt, who chaired the meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Climate Change, clarified that an abrupt methane release from the current warming was not inevitable, describing that as "an issue for scientific debate".
That it became an issue of national debate and cause for national shame is entirely due to the impeccable character of Stephen and the dogged determination of his parents, Doreen and Neville Lawrence, that justice should be done.
The fate of illegal immigrants here now is the most contentious issue in an emotional debate.
It's an issue that's sparked debate and impassioned demonstrations from supporters and opponents in many countries.
The GSA leader said that was an issue for ethical and moral debate - and a very personal decision.
Only this week, a major debate began on stress in the workplace, an issue which has divided health and safety experts.
The policy has caused heated debate, with backbench MPs securing a parliamentary debate on the issue in the wake of an e-petition which has been signed by more than 150, 000 people.
The debate follows an embarrassing vote for the government on the issue earlier this week.
Across the border, however, fewer Chinese regard India as an issue of immediate importance, and debate on the relationship is far more circumscribed.
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However, his comments prompted a complaint that MSPs were not allowed to debate the issue of a head of state in an independent Scotland.
Bubbling just beneath the surface of the debate over whether states should take the deal is an issue of trust: Would the feds keep their part of the bargain?
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Four experts recently gathered to explore both sides of the issue in an Oxford-style debate on the motion "The Cyber War Threat Has Been Grossly Exaggerated" before an audience at the Newseum in Washington, D.
"There's been an awful lot of discussion and debate about the Blackberry issue, " he told BBC News.
An emergency debate was held in the Commons to discuss the issue on Wednesday.
David Cameron has brought forward the debate in an attempt to face down a backbench rebellion over the issue.
Yet, I also think it is difficult to find people willing to debate a business issue because academics are simply afraid to have an opinion.
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And then MPs turn to the pre-conference recess adjournment debate, which is an opportunity for MPs to speak on any issue they want to raise.
Tory peer Baroness Gardner of Parkes, who has been in the UK since 1954 but still has an Australian passport, raised the issue during a debate on the Commonwealth on 10 December 2009.
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