Judson True, assistant program director at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, which conducts debates and discussions on issues like business, technology and education, noted that both companies would have monopolies in their respective areas.
This is no way to conduct debate on such an important issue – or indeed any issue.
"This is no way to conduct debate on such an important issue – or indeed any issue," he said.
Liz Truss, the environment secretary, said the remarks were offensive and should be withdrawn, adding that this was not the way to conduct debate about foreign affairs.
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Yet shareholder proposals are the very mechanisms that the securities laws (and, in particular, S.E.C. Rule 14a-8, known as the "town hall meeting" rule) provide for conducting debate at publicly traded firms.
"We believe the commission schedule is the best way to conduct debates, so that they are seen by the most people on free television," said Mark Fabiani, the Gore campaign's communications director.
The New Zealand Greens – the closest parallel to the Australian Greens – have had two co-leaders for over 20 years, and these positions are elected by their party conference after an extended campaign where candidates meet with members and conduct debates.
Early in the 14th century the practice developed of conducting debates between the lords spiritual and temporal in one chamber, or "house," and between the knights and burgesses in another.
Nottingham SU has conducted debates on such pressing issues as "should bottled water be banned from the union shop?" and "should we lobby the university for transexual toilets?" No wonder students are turned off – these issues simply aren't representative of the average student's concerns.
