Most would agree that genetically modified salmon should be thoroughly examined, regulated and debated before it's put on the market.
It changes not only with respect to its tenets and research tools, but also the way its propositions are received, criticized, regulated and debated by an audience far outside the community of those who practice it.
Yes, there are 160,000 people across the US driving for Uber, yet this small group is becoming the center of what's being debated, regulated, and discussed, while most of the 53 million Americans working independently are largely overlooked.
If we accept that language shapes our reality, then it would make sense that the way we think about abortion, the way it's legislated and regulated, and the polarized debate that swirls around it, has been influenced by terms like "pro-life," "late-term abortion," and "fetal heartbeat"—all of which have come out of the anti-abortion movement.
The debate is about how that is regulated and how much say the poor communities have.
There are plenty of good debates to be had about how marijuana should be regulated and what should be done with past offenders (among other issues).
At the core of the debate is the question of whether Internet-based traffic should be regulated and taxed.
At the beginning of each new session of Parliament, the House elects from its members the speaker, who presides over and regulates debates and rules on points of order and members' conduct.
In 2007 a Council for Quality Improvement and Priority Setting was established "to debate, implement, regulate, and supervise" the national health plan under the Patient Rights Act of 2001.
The debate surrounding a ballot measure that would legalize, regulate and tax marijuana in California is similarly enlightening.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has called for "an open debate" and careful study of proposals to legalize, regulate, and tax marijuana.
