This was my thinking too... pick (or have users submit) some option A or option B news stories and then give then let people post debate comments/points for eit

This was my thinking too... pick (or have users submit) some option A or option B news stories and then give then let people post debate comments/points for either choice. Upvotes should hopefully drag good comments to the top - then perhaps a "show of hands" to decide the issue Fighting trolls would be hard.