[Erin Pavlina]

There's a lot of fear about what the political forum could become. I say we try it and see if that's what happens. Like I said, I'm the first to pull the plug on disrespectful arguing and personal attacks and name calling.

I really want to hear what everyone has to say about world affairs. Sure I have some of my own opinions and some of them are pretty rooted, but I totally respect people who draw their own conclusions after careful consideration and possession of all the facts. I want to learn. I want to learn from the people at this forum where I know and trust them.

But we don't know exactly what will happen if we put the forum up, so I say we try it for a few weeks and see if we can have intelligent discussions without resorting to heated debates and name calling. If we never try, we'll never know.