The bill passed the Senate through a verbal vote, and wasn't publicly debated.
Only once during the dispute did I hear the woman worker's point of view publicly debated.
Parliament continued to sit throughout the war, and the war's progress was publicly debated.
This raises questions of fairness which deserve to be debated publicly.
Franklin, however, refused to publicly debate the issue of slavery at the 1787 Constitutional convention.
Every day, ministers and members of Parliament publicly debate what Israel should do.
I think that a matter of this importance should be debated publicly and decided publicly.
We are also opposed to a publicly debated nomination process, as qualified candidates would be discussed to death.
Not only did they speak to mixed company, but they also publicly debated men who disagreed with them.
I refuse to enhance his heightened sense of deprivation by publicly debating with him.