I believe that in debating is me stating my views on individual subjects and why I have those views and you reciprocate. Sometimes these discussions can get frustrating when facts are not introduced to back up the respective speaker. When individuals present information as fact, that information has to come from a reliable source. The only way to do this would be to cite the source. This is a discussion board and I would think it would be ridiculous to do that. One thing is for sure, "People are passionate about politics". I have to commend everyone on here for acting civilized and stating their views in a civilized manner. This is an impersonal discussion format and I doubt that people are committing personal attacks against anyone. There may be attacks but they are against your ideas and views that you post. I hope no one takes this personally. It's good healthy discussion. BTW, I'm a life long Independent but I vote according to the information I have at hand and how the candidates proposed actions will affect me and my country.