Today, members of an assembly meekly allow a chairman to hold sway - unopposed.
Debate often begins with a supposition that is no more than a lie.
It allows for orderly disagreement with motions and votes that allow the majority to rule and the minority to debate without duress. It utilizes the Marxist decision-making process known as dialectics. Dialectics is simply the coming together of two opposing ideals in such a way that both ideals are forced to compromise their original position for the sake of unity. If consensus pressures adults to abandon principles and beliefs they know are right, imagine the impact it has on our children.