Like Athenian democracy, this system worked well for a long time, and, if the chief Athenian legacy was the proof that politics could be understood and debated logically and that under the right conditions democracy could work, Rome proved that the political process of competition for office and the public discussion of policy were valuable things in themselves.
Some pretty basic numbers illustrate the point — and provide an idea of where the debate should logically wind up.
Even if you believe the Second Amendment grants each American an individual right to own a gun, which remains a matter of some debate, it does not follow logically, legally or constitutionally that this right is absolute.
The White House and the Democrats' continuing failure to reshape that debate has lead directly and logically to Paul Ryan's budget plan this week, which is a more regressive version of the same plan American voters resoundingly rejected last November.
Always try to think logically while you are debating, and realize that there are flaws in all arguments.No matter who you are debating, you still have a chance if you calmly analyze their contentions.
Logically, that argument cannot be overcome.
(He said something similar in his speech in Israel on Sunday, where it followed, not entirely logically, praise for the lively debate found in the Israeli press).
Yet the question of harmful behavior during pregnancy is logically quite separate from the abortion debate, according to John Robertson, a professor of law and bioethics at the University of Texas.
Philosophers have debated for decades why hypothetical moral dilemmas that are logically identical can elicit different answers.
Logically, only the next administration can conclude this debate.
