MURFREESBORO — MTSU’s
award-winning debate team will be part of a special public event set Tuesday,
Feb. 16, to help show voters how true political discourse should operate.
Sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Murfreesboro/Rutherford
County, the 6 p.m. “model debate” Feb. 16 at Murfreesboro’s City Hall also will
feature debaters from Belmont University to demonstrate “exemplary political
discourse and consider several issues related to the election process,”
organizers said.
City Hall is located at 111 W. Vine St., just a block south of
Murfreesboro’s Public Square.
“In today’s fractured political environment, we in the league are
concerned that Americans have lost sight of what a healthy debate looks like,”
said Leslie Collum, co-president of the local League of Women Voters.
“A cornerstone for these teams is integrity, respect and kindness, as
well as preparation on the issues.”
Both teams will be prepared to argue either for or against the questions
presented and will follow established rules for arguments and rebuttals in the
time they’re given — unlike many of the current national political “debates.”
The League of Women Voters is a national, nonpartisan organization that
works to encourage informed and active participation in government. Membership
in the League of Women Voters of Murfreesboro/Rutherford County is open to men
and women of all ages.
For more information about this program and the local League of Women
Voters, visit http://www.lwvrutherford.org.
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