text: You couldn't be more wrong Elizabeth! Not about the merits of the motion which, although badly worded, poses no threat to free speech. But your notion that it 'shouldn't be up for debate' is wrong-headed.
  
  Anything and everything is up for debate in a democracy if someone wants to debate it - provided they do so absent hate speech. If you want to look for one thing more than any other that made the obscenity of a Trump presidency possible, it would be the insistence of those on the left that some topics were out of bounds for public debate. The PC police stifled discussion on hot button issues to the point that ordinary citizens - even fair minded ones - rose up in protest. They rebelled against an establishment they felt threatened one of their most cherished freedoms - the freedom to speak their mind. 
  
  Psychologists will tell you that venting, for individuals, can be a healthy outlet. It's no different for societies. Politicians - and columnists - should bear that in mind.