That these changes were made without public debate is even more disturbing.

The bill passed the House in five minutes, without debate.

Silver let the law die in 2005 without much debate.

A proposal to make over the state's public education system died without debate.

Like most of the others, it was approved without debate.

It was passed into law without debate on 24 September 2008.

Congress went along with the loan without a vote or debate.

Without much debate, it was passed by a vote of 74 to 19.

Now there is another group which does not want to vote without previous debate.

"I can't understand for the life of me how this thing passed without debate."